tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22254728740322377742023-11-16T03:23:13.169-08:00OC Garden JenWith my chickens, hubby and girls, transforming my 60s tract home into a tiny urban farm, one step at a time in Orange County,CA. Zone 10 and loving it.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger132125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225472874032237774.post-5965436395744030202015-04-27T10:44:00.000-07:002015-04-27T10:44:00.692-07:00The ladies!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225472874032237774.post-34015002527446330722015-04-23T10:30:00.002-07:002015-04-23T10:30:38.876-07:00Tools in butchering a rabbit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225472874032237774.post-87127556231205702302015-04-22T12:48:00.001-07:002015-04-22T12:48:29.089-07:00Rabbits UpdateRaising meat rabbits is enjoyable, and I'm glad I took the plunge last year! So far our rabbitry us producing meat for us to eat, breeding stock to sell and loads of manure for our veggie garden.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225472874032237774.post-19817348550366231372015-01-21T10:42:00.000-08:002015-01-21T10:42:00.192-08:00New House, New Urban FarmMy new 102 year old house, working on the urban farm. Rabbitry, Aviary and gardens are all up and running aftrer the move and happily producing<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225472874032237774.post-30627720744324897382015-01-18T10:39:00.000-08:002015-01-18T10:39:18.658-08:00New Zealand Meat Rabbits updateFirst successful litter.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225472874032237774.post-13585778345805872182014-09-01T11:01:00.000-07:002014-09-01T11:01:45.050-07:00Juniper Berry Essential Oil-Doterra Product of the MonthJuniper Berry Doterra Essential Oil is the September 2014 Product of the Month.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Primary Benefits of Juniper Berry Essential oil are:</span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #cc0000;">Supports healthy kidney and urinary function</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #cc0000;">May benefit problematic skin areas</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #cc0000;">Acts as a natural cleansing and detoxifying agent</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #cc0000;">Helps relieve tension and stress </span></li>
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION<br />
Derived from the coniferous tree, Juniper Berry<br />
essential oil has a rich history of traditional uses<br />
and therapeutic benefits. Juniper Berry acts as a<br />
natural cleansing agent, both internally and externally.<br />
Juniper Berry supports healthy kidney and urinary<br />
function and is very beneficial to the skin. Its<br />
woody, spicy, yet fresh aroma has a calming effect<br />
that helps relieve tension and stress. When diffused,<br />
Juniper Berry helps to cleanse and purify the air.<br />
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DIRECTIONS FOR USE<br />
Diffusion: Use three to four drops in the diffuser of<br />
your choice.<br />
Internal use: Dilute one drop in 4 fl. oz. of liquid.<br />
Topical use: Apply one to two drops to desired<br />
area. Dilute with dōTERRA Fractionated Coconut Oil<br />
to minimize any skin sensitivity. See additional<br />
precautions below.<br />
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CAUTIONS<br />
Possible skin sensitivity. Keep out of reach of children.<br />
If you are pregnant, nursing, or under a doctor’s<br />
care, consult your physician. Avoid contact with<br />
eyes, inner ears and sensitive areas.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225472874032237774.post-42373608045261404092014-09-01T10:51:00.003-07:002014-09-01T10:51:54.252-07:00Meat Rabbits AdventureI'm one month into a new adventure in raising my own meat source. I chose rabbits since they are quiet, easy to butcher, legal to own in my area, multiply like rabbits and their manure is extraordinarily useful in my poor soil. <br />
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I am raising New Zealand Giant White Rabbits. Their offspring should be butcher weight at about 10-12 weeks of age. My goal is to produce 200 pounds of meat per year with my buck and two doe's. Ideally, next year it will be closer to 400 if I purchase or barter for additional cages. From what I understand that is a very realistic goal if each doe has 4 -5 litters per year which is considered a non-intense breeding schedule.<br />
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As always this blog is a record and online diary, so here's a rundown of the costs:<br />
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Rabbits<br />
3 Does and 1 Buck: $80 (1 Doe Traded for $20 in colloidal silver so I have 2 does and 1 buck)<br />
4 Cages with feeders and water bottles: $220<br />
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Feed: $12 per 50 pound bag, lasts about 1 month<br />
Alfalfa: $12 per bale, lasts around 6 months.<br />
The rabbits will also eat household scraps, and herbs / plants already raised on-site.<br />
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My guess is that it will cost approximately $250 per year to raise 200 pounds of meat, giving me a price of $1.50 per pound.<br />
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I also estimate it will take me 150-250 hours per year to properly care for the rabbits, including butchering, cleaning, etc.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225472874032237774.post-60433788624690028902014-07-21T09:39:00.000-07:002014-07-21T09:39:00.058-07:00New Fence and Monarchs!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Our front / side yard vegetable garden is doing well. the raised beds I brought with me from the old house are in, we've harvested a bit of food but I wanted to add a fence to the front area to divide it visually / screen it a bit for the neighbors sake. As we all know, gardening ain't always pretty so I thought by adding a front fence it would help avoid any possible complaints from the neighbors. (Although seeing as how we bought the empty for years hoarders house the neighbors have been nothing but grateful that we've fixed up the place and we get compliments every week from our neighbors)</div>
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So we were at the new Starbucks Drive through and saw some great landscape and fencing panels. My hubby said he could build it and he did. Now normally that could be a period of months or years before he feels like getting it done, but this time he had it done in a few hours! Wow!</div>
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So here's the new fence. He used pressure treated lumber since the color and thickness was right and sunk the posts in some quickset concrete. I love how it turned out</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And look here, just a few weeks later and my milkweed plant is being decimated in a good way by monarchs! There are at least 30 of them on the plant and it doesn't look very pretty anymore but I can't wait to see the butterflies!</td></tr>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225472874032237774.post-56672309854765023562014-07-01T09:20:00.000-07:002014-07-01T09:20:00.142-07:00Garden Update Spring 2014More garden goodness<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Artichokes-they are perennial here in Zone 10 but the Santa Ana winds have been pushing them over, so I have plates under the plants kind of propping them up. I think I'll add rocks and gravel around their base to help anchor them from the wind</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Annie over the <a href="http://www.dragonflyshopsandgardens.com/" target="_blank">Dragonfly</a> built me these two potted arrangements a few years ago and they are still going strong. I give the pot a haircut every 8 weeks or so in the spring / summer and less frequently in winter but it's always trying to escape the pot :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Late Winter Cabbage, definitely had a few cabbage worms that I had to hunt down and squish!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But we still ate a lot of coleslaw, next year Saurkraut</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And my best friend in the garden :) <a href="http://www.manuretea.com/" target="_blank">MooPooTea</a> from Annie Haven</td></tr>
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I used the <a href="http://www.groworganic.com/omega-3-chicken-forage-blend-irrigated.html" target="_blank">Omega 3 Forage seed mix from Peaceful Valley</a> and scattered seeds under the wire and watered for a few days. It grew quickly and very lush and the chickens enjoyed it for about 6-8 weeks before it needed re-planting. I moved it out of the area, let them dig up the remaining plants and just re-planted it. I love this because it is a great way for them to get fresh greens when they are locked up in Chicken Park.</div>
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The outside of the chicken salad bar is surrounded with random bricks and it is about 6 inches tall which is perfect. We tried it about 2 inches off the ground but the chickens weight smashed the wire down and they ate the roots of the plants quickly, so lesson learned on that one!</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225472874032237774.post-83050885874519784112014-06-14T08:58:00.002-07:002014-06-14T08:58:55.822-07:00RandomnessStill working away here getting things in order in the garden. We're coming up on almost 12 months here and so much work and care has gone into pulling this place into shape.<br />
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Thanks to the miracle of <a href="http://www.manuretea.com/" target="_blank">MooPooTea</a> and Gypsum, my sandy, salty, chemical laden, disgustingly full of broken glass and pottery soil is starting to let things grow.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brewing up the MooPoo Tea from Annie Haven, this is a miracle worker and I can't say enough good things about it...safe, organic, cheap, easy, you name it! It's my go-to defense and fertilizer for my entire garden</td></tr>
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After a few trials and errors we realized belatedly that the previous owner had managed to keep everything to 'dirt' by spraying on a TON of full on bad stuff like Round up, a pre-emergent, and loads of SALT! (What the heck!) etc. So no seeds would sprout if put directly in the soil AT ALL. We invested in sod for a part of the back-yard and it died faster than anything I've ever seen.<br />
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That's when we became Gypsum fanatics. We read that gypsum will bind up salts and other pesticides sprayed onto land then let it wash away so my husband became throwing gypsum over all of the soil. In the last 6 months I've been able to plant directly in the soil and see results from seed, yippee! My anemic plantings are becoming lush!<br />
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On another interesting note, I've discovered that if you dust an area with Gypsum and do not water it in, it will dehydrate and kill anything in its path. This is a very useful discovery because we had some runner grass creeping in to my vegetable garden and it is now decimated once sprinkled with Gypsum.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225472874032237774.post-84865006466969567952014-03-17T18:07:00.001-07:002014-03-17T18:07:19.452-07:00The Rooster<br />
Oh we had a Mr. Chicken visit us a few months ago, our neighbor came over to tell us that a rooster was on the run down the street thinking that it would be ours since we're the 'chicken people'...it wasn't ours, all our girls were accounted for. Hubby jumped in the car, chased down the rooster and tossed it in the trunk and drove it home. This poor pitiful rooster was in bad shape, very skittish, flaky skin, just looked like he had a tough life. He stayed here for a couple of days before he went to live at our local feed store. It was the first time the ladies had seen a rooster, they were twitter-pated!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225472874032237774.post-22395208703593623992014-03-16T19:40:00.001-07:002014-03-16T19:40:28.350-07:00Rosy Ruffles My Newest Hen AdditionIt's been a while since I posted! Um, yes a little over a year and so much has changed and so much stays the same. I moved, started another urban farm six miles from my old urban farm which is now happily rented out to a family with a green thumb :)<br />
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So I started over with more land, this time with a city lot that was used for 50 years by a hoarder. As in every time I put the shovel in the ground I become an archeologist, unearthing treasures as in lots of broken glass, pots, cement, random bricks, knives and bones(!?) Seriously!<br />
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I have just recently adopted a new hen from her old owners who were stealth chicken keepers in Newport Beach and got busted. Here's my newest little girl :<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225472874032237774.post-86837371577764123602012-12-07T15:16:00.001-08:002012-12-07T15:16:03.039-08:00Homestead Survival: Black Soldier Fly Composter / Automatic Chicken Fe...I want to make one of these....<br />
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<a href="http://homesteadsurvival.blogspot.com/2012/12/black-soldier-fly-composter-automatic.html?spref=bl">Homestead Survival: Black Soldier Fly Composter / Automatic Chicken Fe...</a>: http://gardenpool.org/beneficial-insects/black-soldier-fly-composter-automatic-chicken-feeder The Small-Scale Poultry Flock: An All-...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225472874032237774.post-79854471159488202082012-12-04T15:28:00.000-08:002012-12-04T15:28:00.424-08:00Worm CompostingI am officially the caretaker / owner of two new worm farms! I took a class at Dragonfly on worm composting a few weeks ago, enjoy the pics. In about 8 months, I'll have my first batches of compost!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225472874032237774.post-13657006508107290102012-11-30T15:21:00.000-08:002012-11-30T15:21:00.428-08:00Making Homemade ExtractsNever tried this before, but I did it and so can you, it was really easy!<br />
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Mint<br />
Orange<br />
Lemon<br />
Vanilla (still brewing to full strength)<br />
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Gather, wash and dry mint leaves-1 cup of leaves<br />
Pour vodka over the mint in a sterilized / clean jar-1 cup of vodka<br />
Shake and let sit for 2 weeks<br />
Strain the mint leaves out, discard<br />
Pour into a pretty jar. I ordered mine from Mountain Rose Herb Company, click on the picture to check out their company.<br />
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<b>Instructions for Citrus Extract (I made 1 lemon and 1 orange)</b></div>
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Zest / Peel the skin only off of a few fruits. You want to be careful not to get the white part because it will make your extract very bitter.</div>
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Pour vodka over the peel in a sterilized / clean jar-1 cup of vodka<br />
Shake and let sit. Unlike the mint you don't have to strain it out in any hurry, you can leave it for a month or two. I left mine for a month and then strained it into the pretty bottle. Some recipes you just leave the peel in there forever and add vodka as you want to make more extract. I would rather start with a clean batch each time.<br />
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FYI, I did a taste test on the Orange Extract since I still had some of my Watkins Orange Extract in the pantry and I could NOT tell any difference in flavor so no more bottles of 5.99 for an ounce of extract! I made 8-16 ounces of each extract and even factoring in buying the bottles, vanilla and vodka I still made these for a fraction of the cost. (Plus someone left a bottle of vodka at my house after a party so I didn't even have to buy the vodka! I just used what I had.)<br />
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<b>Vanilla Extract</b><br />
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Hands down I use Vanilla Extract the most out of any extract, with Orange Extract being a close second so even though this vanilla extract did cost me $ to make I can make much more quantity than I can buy for the price.<br />
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For the vanilla extract you pour vodka over several split vanilla pods and then let it develop over a period of about 6 months. You can use it at anytime but it gets stronger the longer it ages, so this one I'm still waiting to use. I have it sitting in my baking pantry in a large mason jar and I still have about 4 more months before I think I'll try using it, I want to make sure it is good and strong.<br />
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I purchased a vial of vanilla pods from Mountain Rose Herb Company for $7.00 and I only used half of them to make 16 ounces of extract. Click on picture to go to their website and order.<br />
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While googling the heck out of extract making I thought it was a pretty cool idea that some people had to use mini liquor bottles to try and make their vanilla extract with different rums, etc. I suppose that would flavor differently and the little bottles look cool and you don't have to invest in a large bottle of any one liquor, so that seemed like a good idea.</div>
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I wanted to make almond extract but based on my research, if you poured vodka over the type of almonds we eat, it would never develop a true almond extract flavor. The type of almonds used in extract making are Marcona almonds and they are not allowed to be sold to the general public as they are considered poisonous. Interesting, huh! So I'll still be buying almond extract as my husband uses it quite often to make his Italian cookies.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225472874032237774.post-11652928594004448592012-11-27T15:04:00.000-08:002012-11-27T15:04:00.244-08:00Painting Stripes on My Wall-Pinterest Fail!So I've been inspired on good ol' pinterest to paint stripes on a wall. I have a tiny very simple wall in the entrance to my master bedroom that I thought would be perfect to try my paint stripe technique on. Small enough that I could do the job easily and it was such a boring wall that it needed something.<br />
I've seen all over the pinterest boards how folks were painting a matte base and then painting the same color of paint in a gloss. They must have not used the exact same color because that's what I did and I can only see the stripes when the light hits just right and even then it's questionable. But...here's how I did it<br />
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I had to figure out how to tape the wall so I measured the wall and figured out I could do 12 inch stripes with a 9 inch opening...<br />
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Gathered my measurements and materials:<br />
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Here's my drawing of how the stripes would work with the measurements</div>
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I made notes of where the tape would go, that came in very handy because the tape isn't evenly spaced. You need to tape off in a way that where your paint goes is the right size so you need to take that into consideration.</div>
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Once you've got your tape up, the painting was easy, but can you even tell I painted? Yeah, me neither. It was about an hour total plus the extra quart of paint and the tape, so about a $20 project fail :) I've definitely had worse DIY fails. At least this one is so unnoticeable I don't have to fix it and what I learned is that painting stripes is not bad, just takes a bit of patience. I think now I'll do stripes again someday but in contrasting colors instead of the exact same colors.</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225472874032237774.post-75696900305880894492012-11-22T14:56:00.000-08:002012-11-22T14:56:00.400-08:00Oooooodles of Nooooodles!My youngest is on a noodle making binge, watch out world:<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225472874032237774.post-74693493130760838152012-11-16T14:54:00.000-08:002012-11-16T14:54:00.187-08:00Shut the Front Door-Before and After3 cans of stripper+16 hours of an arm workout+1 quart or primer+1 quart of paint+1 vinyl Hello decal =<br />
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The green is the original house color, at least I'm pretty sure it is.</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225472874032237774.post-61244329731083292812012-11-05T16:00:00.000-08:002012-11-05T16:00:05.669-08:00Living Room Wall ReduxI've been pulling out the screws that have 50 years of paint and bondo on them one at a time. My goal is to take out 4 screws everyday until I get these shelves out of here. Yes, they take that long :) <br />
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My goal (fingers crossed) is to get these shelves down and the ceramic tile torn off to expose the brick fireplace that is under there. Wish me luck!<br />
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I hate hate hate these shelves. First my living room ceiling is sloped but whoever put these in put 4 shelves on one side and 3 shelves on the other. It just emphasizes my weird slanted ceilings.<br />
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Then, these don't go all the way to the floor, they're not really 'built-in' looking and they overlap on the fireplace and mantel. I don't have OCD but boy oh boy that drives me crazy.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225472874032237774.post-50815511776088854002012-11-03T11:53:00.000-07:002012-11-03T11:53:00.165-07:00Steampunk Pumpkins-Now a Yearly TraditionThis is our second year doing steampunk pumpkins with Libby Williamson of Blue Denim Design. She held the seminar at <a href="http://www.dragonflyshopsandgardens.com/" target="_blank">Dragonfly Shops and Gardens</a> this year and it was a blast. Can't wait for next year!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225472874032237774.post-38162414893162903472012-11-02T08:10:00.001-07:002012-11-02T08:10:46.728-07:00Life with Dylan: School fundraiser does more harm than goodTake a look at the post from my friend Michele's blog: <a href="http://www.lifewithdylan.com/2012/11/school-fundraiser-does-more-harm-than-good.html?spref=bl">Life with Dylan: School fundraiser does more harm than good</a>: Anyone who has children is familiar with the annual school fundraisers. Almost all schools have at least one fundraiser and I understand t..<br />
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What are your thoughts on conscientious consumerism, or have you heard of that term?<br />
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For me, the key is balance and research. I find that picking up the phone and asking questions often results in more information than I realized along with a particular set of circumstance that would be very difficult and un-marketing-like for product manufacturers to try to put on their sales materials.<br />
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Have a blessed day!!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225472874032237774.post-50616919291666021952012-10-23T11:18:00.000-07:002012-10-23T11:18:00.697-07:00How did I dye those lamp shades<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Some folks asked how I dyed the lamp shades in my daughters room. Here's how I did it:</div>
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Outside of the house in the sun! (important)</div>
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1 bottle of black RIT dye</div>
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Then I lowers in the lampshades and carefully saturated them without splashing myself with the color.<br />
I turned them a few times and let them soak for about an hour on each side. <br />
Then I carefully rinsed them with the hose to check the color.<br />
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They were perfect. These were antique silk lampshades so they didn't get that dark especially because I couldn't use heat, it would have dissolved the glue holding the lamp shade together and there was delicate silk ribbon embroidery and bead detail that I didn't want to risk.<br />
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I loved how they turned out!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0