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Craft – Sheep Party

The kids made an ornament at my Sheep themed party. I followed this tutorial and created craft kits for each child. I added a name tag (cut strip and punched hole in card stock) since many siblings were at the … Continue reading

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Stamped Wooden Disc Tutorial

Disc for Sheep Scavenger Hunt I wanted an outdoor activity for my Sheep Themed party. I thought it would be fun to use my sheep stamp on wooden discs. We carved the stamp several years ago. I thought we should … Continue reading

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Place settings – Sheep Party

My vision for the table was sheep in a pasture. The colors were white and green. Place card – I used the directions from this and this. I ended up doing a combination of the two. I made these in … Continue reading

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Favor Bags – Sheep Party

I decided to embroider my typical sheep drawing on bags to hold the kids favors. Originally I had thought about sewing the bags but I found some at Michaels Craft Store (Creatology Canvas).  I invited 3 nieces and 7 nephews … Continue reading

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Menu – Sheep Party

Mini Bagels – I made plain, cinnamon sugar, a few poppy and salt. I found this recipe a few years ago. It is very popular with my guests. The kids at the party loved the mini bagels. Lamb butter – … Continue reading

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Sheep Party

I do not have children but I have 3 nieces and 8 nephews with a 9th nephew on his way. I thought it would be fun to celebrate my birthday and invite all of my nieces and nephews. Some adults … Continue reading

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Junta Hispana

Today I attended Junta Hispana  at Flushing Meadows Corona Park.  Junta Hispana is a Hispanic cultural festival that includes all twenty Spanish-speaking countries. A list of Spanish speaking countries can be found here. I knew before attending that a passport … Continue reading

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Christmas in July

I embroidered and appliqued these ornaments for Christmas 2010. (I know that this photo is not good but you can still get the idea). They are from a Hatched and Patched pattern. I purchased the pattern and started this project … Continue reading

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Bissap Juice

I tried Bissap juice (deep purple in the above photo) at the Bastille Day Fete in Manhattan on July 10. The woman who sold it said that Bissap was an African berry. I discovered during an online search that Bissap … Continue reading

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Walked Manhattan

In May, my brother and I walked Manhattan. By walk Manhattan I mean walk the island from tip to tip. The route we walked was mostly the Broadway route with a few detours. It ended up being about 14.2 miles. … Continue reading

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I enjoy discovering and trying new things. I envision this blog to be a place to share what I am doing in my free time. Most likely it will be related to: Crafts Daytrips Embroidery Food Party planning

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