Last week I posted a picture of the new flower I made for my daughter’s hat…well of course I took pictures during the process for a little tutorial! A little while back my pastor did a series on gifts/personalities. He was describing what different ones look like on a practical level. On one he used an example of someone that likes to give step by step instructions to tell people what to do…Chris nudged me on that one. My mom always called me bossy as a little girl…
Supplies: Felt, flowers, feathers, alligator hair clip (or whatever type of clip you like), hot glue gun
Step 1: Remove the stems from the flowers
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Step 2: Hot glue the petals back together (this makes the flower flatter than it is with the stem)
Step 3: Get all the layers together
Step 4: I added a bead for the center by pushing a needle through the glue and then back out
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Step 5: Enjoy some chocolate….makes every craft project better….especially when kids are sleeping and you don’t have to share
Step 6: Cut your feathers
Step 7: Glue the feathers to the back
Step 8: Add a little lace, I cut a strip then stitch the bottom together turning it into a circle
Step 9: Glue the lace on the back, then a small circle of felt
Step 10: Cover part of the alligator clip with felt
Step 11: Glue clip to felt backing
Step 12: Let your little girl take your breath away
If you aren’t a fan of using it as a hair clip, you could pin it to a shirt, belt, bag or purse…
Now you didn’t think I forgot about my country music theme I had going on did you?! Since my diy project doesn’t really match a song I thought those of us country music fans could play a little game in the comment section today…in preparation for tonight’s big show. Here is how to play, I’ll start with a lyric then the next commenter has to write another song line using a word (or form of the word) from the previous comment. For example:
Comment 1: You and me going fishing in the dark, lying on our backs and counting the stars…
Comment 2: I must be wishing on someone else’s star
Comment 3: Call someone who cares
How fun is this! Are you singing those songs now too? For some reason my spam guard at times blocks your comments. I won’t be on the computer all day, so if you leave one and I don’t get to it before someone else leaves another comment, I apologize now. Okay, so I’ll start it off with a line from “Then” (a Song of the Year contender):
“We’ll look back someday, at this moment that we’re in. And I’ll look at you and say, And I thought I loved you then“
by AshleyAnn
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Jodi - My Mom always said I was too sensitive! (bossy too)
Then I found out that, really, I’m just discerning. It’s a good trait!
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Christina - You said the way my blue eyes [shine]d, Put those Georgia [stars] to shame that night.
Norma - Stunning clip and even more stunning baby girl!
ellebows - I love, love, love!! the picture is priceless. makes me want another baby girl so badly!! fabulous tutorial!
Alba - But does the wind still blow in oklahoma
Out here the hollywood stars sure shine bright… (Does the wind still blow in Oklahoma, Reba McEntire)(i’m not a country girl, but I wanted to participate, thanks google!)
Kari - I tip my hat, to the [keeper] of the stars…{going to bed now, last entry for me tonight. Ashley, this was a really fun post! I’ve been checking in all day long! Great idea!}
AshleyAnn - This time I found a keeper, I made up my mind
Lord the perfect combination is her heart and mine – that should be double points for 3 words in a row matching!
Rachel C - That last one should be bonus points for double Judds songs.
Rachel C - Love can build a bridge, betwee your heart and mine.
AshleyAnn - Let’s give them something to talk about, how about love?
Rachel C - I wanna talk about [me], wanna talk about I, wanna talk about number one oh my, me my
Kari - Remember when I was young and so were you and time stood still and love was all we knew, you were the [first] so was I…
Holly Todd - You take a deep breath and you walk through the doors, It’s the morning of your very first {day}. And you say hi to your friends you ain’t seen in a while, Try and stay out of everybody’s waÿ = Taylor Swift “Fifteen”
Trinity - tomorrow’s another day and i’m thirsty anyway so bring on the (rain)
AshleyAnn - You can {kiss} me with the windows open while the rain comes pouring inside -This Kiss
Erin Jones - the first date “{MAN} I didn’t kiss him and I should have”
Our Song–Taylor Swift
Holly Todd - You got to {stand} for something or you´ll fall for anything, you got to be your own man not a puppet on a string.
Kari - I’ll stand by [you}, I’ll stand by you…won’t let nobody hurt you.
Lesley - oops, Mary beat me but it’s all good, the song she beat me with was sung by AshleyAnn’s husband at my wedding!!! This is a fun game by the way.
Lesley - you were [always] on my mind – good ol’ Willie Nelson!
Mary - I cross my heart, and promise to give all I’ve got to give to make all your dreams come true..
AshleyAnn - I loved her first, I held her {first} and a place in my heart will always be hers
Aunt Sandy - Lesley beat me to the last posting. lol So here’s another one to work on: (I) should have watched that first step.
Aunt Sandy - Let’s fall to pieces together. Guess you tell I like George.
Lesley - I was country when country wasn’t [cool]
Aunt Sandy - It ain’t cool to be crazy about (you)
Elizabeth - MELTING my heart..like all those days gone by that I’ve spent with you….
Rachel - I can feel you breathe, it’s washing into me, and suddenly I’m melting into you.
bopha - ..and today you know that’s good enough for me, breathing in and out’s a blessing can’t you see.
robyn - “Mama” tried to raise me better, but her pleading, I denied…
Kari Sanchez - Mama’s, don’t let your babies grow up to be “cowboys”
Christian T - So when you see the Cowboy, he’s not ragged by choice.
Kara - I should’ve been a Cowboy…
Lisa Johnson - it’s a great day to be alive. You know the sun’s still shining when I close my eyes. There’s some hard (times) in the neighborhood, but why can’t everyday be just this good
Rachel - [He]‘s a good time Cowboy casanova standin’ up against the record machine.
Tess S - When she was 3 years old on her {daddy’s} knee He said you can be anything you want to be. She’s a wild one.
Love the tutorial.
AshleyAnn - I called home to {mom} and daddy,
I said “Your boy is now a man.”
She said “I don’t care if you’re 80,
you’ll always be my baby.”
patti - that’s about the cutest clip/pin i’ve ever seen. seriously. love it.
Trinity - Go from a hard WORKIN’ dad to being mr. mom…
Carol - Take me back to Tulsa, I’m to young to marry
Aunt Sandy - Livin’ on Tulsa (time)
AshleyAnn - Yea, I’ve been workin’ all week
And I’m tired and I don’t wanna sleep
I wanna have fun
It’s time for a {good} time
Lesley - Heeey good [lookin], whaaat cha got cooking?
bopha - ..dreamin of the day THAT you wake up to find that what you’re lookin for has been here the whole time…love that Taylor Swift
Kari Sanchez - [WENT]…that’s the night that the lights WENT out in Georgia (The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia, Reba)
Kari Sanchez - Katie H- great minds think alike! [FAMILY]…how we went from something’s missing to a FAMILY. (He Didn’t Have to Be, Brad Paisley)
Katie H. - Way [DOWN] yonder on the Chatahootchie…. (had to post another one since Kari beat me last time)
Katie H. - WOW Kari…are you in my head?
Katie H. - Down [HOME] where they know you by name and treat you like family…
Kari Sanchez - Down home where they know you by name and treat you like family (Down Home, Alabama)
AshleyAnn - Brother she’s [all] country, from her cowboy boots to her down home roots
Lesley - all my rowdy [friends] are coming over tonight (do ya wanna dance?)
christina larsen - I’ve got friends (IN) low places. . .
Sorry, I have limited country knowledge; but I couldn’t resist on commenting. And, BTW, I like to give people detailed instructions, too. However, mine has to do with cooking. lol.
Colette Amey - “We can’t go BACK again; there’s no use giving in. And there’s no way to know what might have been.” (What Might Have Been by Little Texas, one of my favorite country songs)
Trinity - I LOVE this game! “From this MOMENT, as long as I live, I will love you, I promise you this….”
Jennifer Williams - From this moment life has begun…