tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861250567197526112024-03-05T12:12:16.084-05:00center of attention deficit disordershowing off to no one in particularLiz Vickermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03992844386629625249noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786125056719752611.post-21179463516002247552012-09-28T15:53:00.001-04:002012-09-28T15:53:38.557-04:00wasting timei haven't spent much time blogging lately, my silhouette cameo has taken over my free time. i just -love- this thing!<br />
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some recent cards...<br />
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<br />Liz Vickermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03992844386629625249noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786125056719752611.post-91570905237412642252012-09-19T23:45:00.000-04:002012-09-19T23:45:43.619-04:00wanna chance to win a cuttlebug?go here:<br />
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and then browse her blog, she makes THE most adorable cards!<br />
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<br />Liz Vickermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03992844386629625249noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786125056719752611.post-20391548540333595642012-08-13T22:05:00.000-04:002012-08-13T22:05:10.823-04:00what i love bestcard making. and my cameo. my husband reluctantly bought it for me for mother's day. and by reluctantly, i mean, he said "yeah, another piece of crap you'll use twice." wince. he knows me too well; jack of all crafts, master of none. but i'm pretty sure i've proven him wrong, this thing hasn't been off my dining room table since i got it. i love, love, LOVE it and i use it ALL the time.<br />
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here's a card i just made for my mother in law's birthday this week:<br />
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so, how much do you like your mother in law? :D <br />
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so this little soiree i've been planning since june; i feel like an olympic gymnast, i totally stuck it. nailed it. the crowd went wild, people cheered, i received corporate endorsements and martha stewart is freaking out because i'm about to take over her empire.<br />
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ok, i lie, but the party went off without a hitch and the severe weather that was predicted to ruin our entire day didn't show its ugly face until 10 pm; about 10 minutes after the last guest made it safely to their car.<br />
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how lucky can a girl be? my sister in law called about 20 minutes before the party saying it was POURING at her house 5 miles away. the sun never stopped shining here for a minute!<br />
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<span style="color: black;">i'm not going to lie to you, this party was a lot of work and we did it entirely by ourselves, from the invitations, to the decorations, to the food and desserts. i started early and did almost everything in advance that i could so that saved me an enormous amount of stress (don't worry, there was still plenty to go around the week leading up to the party!) </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">i wish i had better photos, but you know, you can't plan a party, host a party and take pictures for your blog! </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">we had grilled chile lime honey shrimp in baked wonton cups with mango salsa and some amazing stuffed breads that my mom was so kind to provide for appetizers. for lunch it was the aforementioned chicken, penne with marinara, grilled, sliced london broil, a field greens salad with cherry tomatoes and a simple olive oil and balsamic dressing, eggplant parmagiana that my mom made and some nice italian bread. no pictures of anything! waaaaa.</span></div>
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different iced teas, pink lemonade, and a to die for peach basil white
wine sangria. that sangria will be my go-to for many summers to come! i
bought a few cases of pint sized mason jars and used cupcake liners
under the screw cap to keep the bugs out of drinks (thanks pinterest)
hung tags with bakers twine so each person could write their name on
their drink and stuck in those darling, yet very expensive striped paper
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<span style="color: black;">i made labels for one case of the water bottles (anything more than that was just proving i had too much time on my hands!) and i promise the tape, scissors and boxes beneath the table were gone before the guests came! a 1/4 keg of sam adams, some bottled beer, chilled pinot grigio and pinot noir quenched the thirst of some 50 party goers on this very hot day.</span></div>
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i should add at this point, that we really tried to keep costs down for this party and in doing all of it ourselves we were able to save a lot of money. i cut corners where i could, like using paper table cloths on the tables and cutting burlap into runners and tying scraps of it onto mason jars filled with lime slices,sunflowers and hydrangea from my yard for a cohesive look. tissue paper flowers and fabric pennant banners (that i made a little of each night) completed the borrowed ez up tent decorations.<br />
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and now, my favorite part. desserts. i found this cake on pinterest:<br />
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i loved the vintage look of it and tried my best to recreate it. yeah, i sorta didn't stick that landing.<br />
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but it tasted delicious, thanks to my mother in law who baked it. hot milk cake with strawberry filling. yum.<br />
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some sugar cookies with royal icing<br />
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and the dessert table, the crowning glory of the party as far as i'm concerned.<br />
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on the dessert table were jars of candies, chocolate covered pretzel
rods with sprinkles, chocolate covered marshmallows on sticks, gum
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remember this vintage buffet i was refinishing for my master bath? it's not there yet. it's been in my garage, unfinished. i put two quick coats of paint on it for the party and thanks to our banging it around on its way out of the garage, it became perfectly distressed! ha.<br />
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in the drawers of a vintage buffet i stuck push pop cupcakes, pound cake with banana pudding
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and i love old window sashes, you know. so i took this chippy one and some dollar store contact paper, used my cameo to cut 'good luck tori' and put a picture of her getting on the bus for her very first day of kindergarten. i'm teary now. she's leaving for college in two weeks,where does the time go?!?!</div>
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yeah, i don't like to spend money on things i think i can make myself. case in point, baker's twine; it's all over every party blog and it's not cheap. i'm a week away from my youngest daughter's 'going away to college' party and it's decorations crunch time. now, i've been planning this party for a month or two, and i'm pretty proud of myself, just for that...i'm usually 'last minute lizzie' but i gave myself a ton of time for things i ordered online to arrive.<br />
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anyhoo, i really wanted some baker's twine to dress up the mason jars and striped paper straws for the beverage and desserts table. i've seen a few diy tutes, and they all use markers. i tried it,and i wasn't thrilled with the results. the marker doesn't seem to penetrate the twine very well, and you're left with color usually only on one side of the twine. plus, i'm not sure i want something that's not food safe,that close to my food.<br />
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enter gel food paste. and vodka. two of my favorite things! ha. ok, maybe just one. so grab yourself some kitchen twine or cotton crochet thread, some cheap vodka (no such thing in my house), a chopstick, a cordless drill, some condiment cups (i have a ton, we make jello shots in them), and a paintbrush. oh and glass and some mixer of your choice.<br />
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you really don't need the cordless drill but it really speeds up the twine wrapping and unwrapping. ready?<br />
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get your drill and open the chuck (i think that's what they call it, you know,the part where you'd normally put the drill bit) stick the thick end of your chopstick in there and tighten it up.<br />
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(kind'a like you're looking down the barrel of a .45mm,eh? this is chuck. say hello chuck)<br />
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take the loose end of your string and tie a little knot around the chopstick. <br />
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now gently give the trigger some pressure,while holding the twine somewhat taut and guide the twine down the length of the chopstick.</div>
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now draw the twine back in the other direction if you don't really care about the stripes being uniform,otherwise,cut the twine. and yeah, take your finger off the drill trigger now :D<br />
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if you can't find gel paste food colors (available at most cake decorating shops)i'm pretty sure that regonary old liquid food color will suffice. use your color mixing skills and make a few yards in every color of the rainbow!</div>
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<br /></div>Liz Vickermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03992844386629625249noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786125056719752611.post-72636018250859287352012-07-12T13:45:00.001-04:002012-07-12T13:45:32.623-04:00the mister's birthday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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ah to be such a younger bride. :D<br />
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off to make a hopefully delicious dinner of pork and shrimp spring rolls and thai green curry chicken.<br />
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<br />Liz Vickermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03992844386629625249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786125056719752611.post-13541226428031231662012-07-06T13:29:00.002-04:002012-07-06T13:29:47.752-04:00busy busy busyi've had a few emails asking where i've been, and all i can say is BUSY. holy crap, summer is FLYING by.<br />
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we're in the thick of summer ball season, playing every weekend until the end of july. in between i'm trying to start planning my youngest daughter's going away to college party. most people have graduation parties, but the only free weekends we have are in august and by then it's a little late to call it a grad party.<br />
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just though i'd share a little of what i've done so far, which is the invite and some of the tent decorations..i've been spending a TON of time on <strike>the black hole.com </strike>pinterest and i'm gleaning so many ideas for this bash!<br />
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ok, so now that you all know i'm not dead, i'll go back to party planning and softball...will post more soon!<br />
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salted caramel chocolate mini cupcakes with dark chocolate frosting and chocolate dipped pretzel goldfish<br />
how can you not like theses? they're salty and sweet at the same time, like eating m&m's and potato chips; my favorite flavor combo.<br />
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i fashioned a cupcake stand from four cardboard cake circles, some wrapping paper, cardstock cut in a wave border from my cameo, and soup cans covered with wrapping paper. it took a little beating when someone was TRYING to help me, ahem. <br />
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since the first time i made salted caramel chocolate cupcakes, i've learned a valuable lesson. people are always expecting SWEET from a chocolate cupcake and sometimes the surprise of the salt isn't a good thing. i labeled them for this party, so there were no surprises. and no half eaten cupcakes because they didn't like what was in 'em.<br />
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a little close up of the wave cupcake wrappers from my cameo. i had originally purchased a beautiful light blue velum paper to use, but i couldn't get the cameo to cut it! good thing i have tons of paper and cardstock laying around, because last minute lizzie waited til yesterday morning to make the stand and wrappers! lol<br />
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the graduate's cake which set the theme for the cupcakes. i'm happy to say the future marine biologist was THRILLED with my cupcakes.Liz Vickermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03992844386629625249noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786125056719752611.post-47045904938739857982012-06-08T21:46:00.002-04:002012-06-10T09:12:05.842-04:00cupcakes! feels like forever since i've posted; i've been so crazy busy the past few weeks with the end of school and my youngest daughter's high school graduation and her softball team's state tournament run. we lost in the quarterfinals but what a great run it was! her school graduates early for around here, late may, while the state tournament is still in full swing, so she actually graduated thursday night and had to play in a game on friday. the seven seniors on the team had to leave their 'all night' grad party by 1am so they could get a good night's sleep and be ready for the bus to the game at 11:30 am. it was a nearly two hour ride with traffic and we lost. oh well, you win some you lose some. it's been a great pleasure being able to watch her play varsity for the past four years and i'm looking forward to four more in college. she makes me so proud.<br />
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so what else have i been doing? well, the mister bought me a silhouette cameo for mother's day and i've been playing around with that - nothing photo worthy yet, but i haven't really put my nose to the grindstone on it yet with all the craziness that is life here lately.<br />
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i do plan to make some cute wave topped cupcake wrappers for these bad boys:<br />
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orange creamsicle cupcakes with swirled orange vanilla buttercream frosting and some gumpaste star fish and a rolled fondant topper that i embossed with a cuttlebug embossing folder.<br />
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these are for a graduation party tomorrow for my daughter's best friend in the whole wide world, and her parents have been so great to my daughter that the least i could do was make 3 dozen standard size cupcakes, 4 dozen sugar cookies and 2 dozen mini cupcakes, right?<br />
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the graduate is going to roger williams university in the fall to study marine biology and she asked if i could do a fish type theme. oh yes i can! <br />
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i made a bunch of tropical fish, seahorses and dolphins from gumpaste and i've never worked with that medium before. i was channeling my mother in law, who, years ago made the most gorgeous wedding cakes ever; including mine! i'm not sure i have the patience for gumpaste flowers, but the fish were fun.<br />
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i also made my own rolled fondant, mostly because i refused to pay $11.99 for 4 tiny packages of wilton, when i could make my own for like $3. marshmallows, water, confectionery sugar. and muscles. whoa boy, after kneading it for what seemed like 3 days, i totally was ready to spend $11.99! oh, ps? i have like six pounds of rolled fondant left over. everyone's getting a fondant cupcake for the next year!<br />
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oh, so you wanna see the fish you say?<br />
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earl grey tea cupcakes with vanilla swiss meringue buttercream. the buttercream is like silk and the ear grey cake is to die for! i personally love earl grey tea cupcakes with lavender buttercream, but to be honest, i think the lavender is an odd taste (to me, almost like sage or fresh oregano). i love it together, but not a crowd pleaser!<br />
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please pay no attention to my cruddy sheet pan; olive oil does that to them. yeah, that and lack of anal retention regarding scrubbing! they'll look purdier when i put them on a cupcake tower tomorrow.<br />
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the color scheme presented a bit of an issue, since the requested cupcakes were: orange creamsicle, earl grey tea and salted caramel chocolate. the latter are mini cupcakes and are awaiting frosting, which is setting up in the fridge as i type. i've been at these cupcakes since 2pm today, so i think i'll wait to frost them til the morning. i covered pepperidge farm pretzel goldfish with chocolate and will place those atop to carry along the fish theme. <br />
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i've had a chicken wire basket on my mind (sorta like a devil's haircut, but not really) for the past two weeks. i kept looking for large gauge wire that i could fashion into a basket, but to no avail. then, the other afternoon i was at my inlaws and walked past two tomato cages on the ground near their shed. perfect shape for a basket. today i left the mister to finish up the porch ceiling (yay! it's done, it's done!) and i went to the hardware store to get one thing. a tomato cage. everything else i had on hand. so this little project cost me under $3.</div>
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gather your supplies, work gloves (a must! if you want to protects your skin) a bolt cutter or heavy duty wire snips, a needle nose pliers and some chicken wire (don't ask how much, i have no idea, we had a roll hanging around in the garage). safety glasses would be smart, but i took my chances, only once hearing my mother's voice saying 'you'll take an eye out with that!'.</div>
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(you could use the top tier of the cage to make a bigger basket, but
since this was my first time, i figured i'd start small.) they do also
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roll out your chicken wire and cut a piece that's manageable to work with, big enough to surround the smaller circle of the cage leaving room on all sides. place the smaller circle (bottom) of the cage against the wire. leaving an inch or so on the perimeter, clip away leaving enough wire 'fray' to wrap around the lower circle. <br />
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turn the frame over so the bottom is on the top, center your chicken wire on top and start to wrap the end pieces of wire around the tomato cage base, using your gloved finger at first, then using the needle nose pliers to twist it further around the base. try to keep your ends to the inside of the basket, so there are no sharp points sticking out. once you've wrapped the entire piece of chicken wire, you can go back with a wire cutter and cut the ends close to the base.</div>
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now bring your newly bottomed basket over to the roll of chicken wire, and cut another manageable piece, this time just bigger than the height of the basket and a little wider than the distance between the middle supports. get wrappin', same as the bottom. because the basket tapers, you will have a little more chicken wire toward the bottom, just trim it away with your wire cutter, leaving enough to wrap around the supports. again, try to keep the ends to the inside of the basket and snip away at the end.</div>
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i had so much fun making this that i made two. one i made a handle for (out of a 5/8" wooden dowel and coat hanger wire) and spray painted white.</div>
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this was really a quick project, i made two baskets in about an hour and a half and only drew blood twice! be careful, the chicken wire,when cut, is sharp! i will also mention that this basket is best suited for outdoors, as the bottom may scratch your table. </div>
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i think i paid $3 for the set at a thrift shop. might'a been $5. either way, a total steal in my book. i sanded and painted them an off white the day i purchased them and then they sat while the other half and i <strike>fought</strike> installed and beadboard ceiling on the porch. so now mother's day is just around the corner (last minute lizzie) so i got to work tonight on one for my mother in law and one for my mom. more after the jump...<br />
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the largest of the three is for my mother in law, she loves to entertain and throw parties. hell, when her immediate family gets together there are 22 of us. we're an instant party, just add alcohol. heh. i painted the base with 4 coats of blackboard paint and transferred a simple header scroll and 'fromage' ..turned out pretty swell if i say so myself ;)<br />
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now, my mom..she's tough. hates 'stuff'. says 'don't buy me stuff, i haven plenty of stuff, i have no where to put 'stuff''. god love her. she's getting 'stuff'. in the form of the cutest little apron lady from <a href="http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">the graphics fairy</a>.<br />
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the apron lady graphic was printed on a water slide decal and laid directly onto the wood. carol from the <a href="http://thepolkadotcloset.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">polka dot closet</a> does it this way sometimes, and she's right, the grain of the wood shows up beautifully behind the image. i'll give it a couple coats of acrylic sealer and call it a day.<br />
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the third tray has yet to be completed, because it's for me. but, seeing these two trays together, kinda, sorta makes me wish i could keep them all. damn me for being so magnanimous!<br />
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ok, so this isn't really a full tutorial, but i figured i'd show you how i did the scroll and 'fromage' on the blackboard tray. as you can see, the whole tutorial thing was a total afterthought. <br />
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k, so you print out your graphic. i found the scroll at <a href="http://www.freeprintableborders4u.com/" target="_blank">freeprintableborders4u.com</a>, and the font is black jack. print 'em out, cut 'em if you want and cover the back of the paper with regular white chalk. i sent shivers up my spine several times with the whole chalk noise thing, but it was worth it! once you've covered the back with chalk, turn it over and place it on your surface, chalk down, printing up. tape it in place so it doesn't move. take a ball point pen and trace the outline of the graphic and words and you'll end up with something like this:<br />
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typically, i'd outline the graphic and font with a paint marker, but i don't have an off white paint marker and i didn't want it to look like it was outlined, so on this one i just went with my paintbrush and carefully painted between the lines, allowing the first coat to dry and then touching up the lighter spots with the brush again..and then, of course, back with the brush and the black chalkboard paint to fix some slip ups. (we all have 'em!). once all the paint dries, just take a damp cloth and wipe away the chalk outlines if any are still showing.
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1. i have a blatant disregard for majuscules, which is an antiquated term for upper case letters. i like to think i'm channeling e.e. cummings, when in fact i'm just lazy about the shift key.<br />
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2. i obsess over silly things that don't matter in the grand scheme of things, but thankfully i have a severe case of attention deficit disor..hey is that burlap?!<br />
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3. i'd rather make something than clean up a mess. and oddly, or not, there's often a mess once i've made something. vicious cycle.<br />
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4. my biggest fear is outliving my mom; she's my best chick friend.<br />
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8. i'm fairly irreverent and sometimes don't follow rules<br />
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first is my internet sister from another mister, sign maker extraordinaire and her name's not inndia. she puts the nut in nutmeg and always makes me laugh. say a prayer for her ill kitty and visit her at <a href="http://www.nutmegplace.com/" target="_blank"> nutmeg place.</a><br />
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andrea at <a href="http://queenbandme.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">queen b and me</a> sucked me in with her bathroom remodel and i've been a fan of her blog ever since; she's got great ideas and such flair!<br />
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i'm not sure when i started following deanna at <a href="http://www.deannario.com/" target="_blank">it's just me</a>, but i'm sure glad i did. she finds -the- best junk, cheap! -and- her chest of drawers is one of the most beautiful furniture refinishes i've seen online.<br />
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and speaking of furniture refinishing, carolyn at <a href="http://mysimplemessterpiece.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">my simple messterpiece</a> constantly has me drooling over her furniture re-dos. oh and that laundry sign. sigh.<br />
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when i grow up i wanna be carol from <a href="http://thepolkadotcloset.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">the polka dot closet</a>. seriously, the woman has it all together, makes the most lovely crafts with flair and aplomb and has a booth at an antiques mall. i love how she shares information like pricing and what sells and what doesn't. the woman's all class.<br />
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jazmine at <a href="http://keepitkrafty.blogspot.com/2012/04/bathroom-reveal.html" target="_blank">keep it krafty's</a> been keeping it busy since she moved into her new place, her bathroom reveal showed us all that with just a little creativity you can completely change the look of a small bathroom by replacing old dingy shower doors with a new curtain. instant gratification at its finest! great job jazmine!<br />
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and finally, from the long list of submissions *pregnant pause followed by a rimshot -ba dum dum-* stacy at <a href="http://stacyvaughnblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/jumbo-scrabble-letters.html#comment-form" target="_blank">handmade by stacy vaughn</a> shared these wicked amazing jumbo scrabble tiles. i am coveting these cause i think they're super cool. i'd love to make a giant scrabble board on the patio and use these with it. i'll need the patio first...(minor detail).<br />
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thanks everyone for linking up, the party's always small, but i love looking at your stuff no matter what.<br />
i'm going to hold off on the link up this week because i won't be around much this weekend. look for center of attention sunday! sunday! sunday! next week. same bat time, same bat channel.<br />
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i work <strike>part time</strike> once a week at j. crew as a personal shopper (yes, i do it just the the discount). a few years ago we sold the cutest rainboots ever and i think i have 4 pair that have been sitting in the hall closet for a few years now. they're getting more use now. i loaded the bottom with some 3/4 stone, used some larger rocks in the shaft and a plastic chinese soup container with holes drilled in the bottom fit perfectly in the top.<br />
these boots have an adorable floral strap on the side, that i didn't get in the photo :( and those are two real birds nests next to the boots. we found the nests between the joists of the porch. no birds were hurt during this project, they'd long ago flown the coop.<br />
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2000 page views. i'm the sh*t. stop laughing. i get a little giddy when i see that my blog's been viewed 2000 times in a month. that's a pretty big deal to me and my center of attention deficit disorder. so thanks for looking at me!<br />
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as a fluke i put the thrift store cookie jar on craigslist for $25. someone wants it! holy crap. so either i'm going to get raped and pillaged when they meet me or they're really gonna give me $25 for something i got for $4 and took literally six minutes to make. (don't worry about the rape and pillage, i'm having them come to where i work, it's a very public place).<br />
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what else, what else? the kid's hitting .541 right now in 6 games and has a slugging percentage of 1.125 and her high school team has won their last six games straight. god i love living vicariously through my daughter! why yes, i WILL have another piece of cake!<br />
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it's really hard to be creative without a printer. i had the other half lug home the big color laser from the office this weekend, but it's rough schlepping that back and forth. i really don't want to invest in a printer right now, i have a prom, a limo bus, a gown, a hairdo, shoes, accessories, college tuition deposit and a boatload of other senior year expenses to deal with. not to mention estimated quarterly taxes and college tuition coming up. oh and i really, really, really want a silhouette cameo. so i'll keep lugging the laser back and forth for a while.<br />
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does anyone remember the aol commercial years ago about spam protection..with the middle aged woman wearing a leopard print catsuit, knocking at the guy's door saying 'hey, wanna read my blog?' sometimes i feel like that woman....sans the catsuit.<br />
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i now return you to your previously viewed program without any further interruption. thanks for reading.Liz Vickermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03992844386629625249noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786125056719752611.post-24169495316049638422012-04-15T21:42:00.000-04:002012-04-15T21:42:56.772-04:00it's not christmas yetbut the porch ceiling is almost finished! one more full weekend oughta do it. <br />
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i also drilled a couple holes in my beach sign, strung some jute through it and hung it on my front door. it's a bit early for the beach, but it's going to be 90 degrees tomorrow! woo hoo!
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the front door needs a paint job. it's coming. by christmas.Liz Vickermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03992844386629625249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786125056719752611.post-29276318741372693272012-04-15T09:08:00.001-04:002012-04-15T09:10:47.341-04:00center of attention sunday! sunday! sunday!last week's center of attention sunday was more like an informal gathering of a few friends rather than a party and i'm ok with that. i don't want to be a big, popular blogger, really. :D
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i am serious about that last bit, i'm not sure i'd have time to visit 200 link ups. sometimes i wonder how some of these bloggers have time to cook, clean and raise a family, refinish three hundred square feet of furniture and blog about it.
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marilyn at <a href="http://4you-withlove.blogspot.com/2012/04/dollar-is-all-you-need.html"target=_blank>4 you with love</a> found a .50 canvas of miley cyrus and did what any good american should; she painted over her.
she then turned some odds and ends into an adorable wall hanging. this has 'fun' written all over it.<br><br>
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jazmine at <a href="http://keepitkrafty.blogspot.com/2012/04/welcome-home-plaque-tutorial.html" target=_blank>keep it crafty</a> has moved into her new place and commemorated her first house key with this super cute framed glitter key.
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and i'm so happy carolyn <a href="http://mysimplemessterpiece.blogspot.com/2012/04/do-it-yourself-metal-wall-art-from.html" target=_blank">at my simple messterpiece</a> is feeling better and had time to share her garden edging turned cabinet top decoration. this makes me miss having open space atop my cabinets. <br><br>
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softball is in full swing with games mondays, wednesdays and fridays and i've traveled a good part of connecticut's shoreline to get to 'em. which leaves me slacking in the creativity department, mostly. with the mister having to work today, the porch got put off another day but i didn't mind because i've been itching to use the water slide decals that finally came. i picked up a great white <strike>shark</strike> cookie jar at a local thrift shop whose sales benefit the disabled. $4! and it's huge! and pretty.<br />
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and prettier now, i believe, yeah?
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and since that took a whopping six minutes to complete, i was up and out of the house by 11am, which is like sunrise in mcvick speak. i hit up six tag sales, two thrift shops, goodwill and joan's, coming home only with clearance acrylic paint from joan's. oh and this simple set of three wooden trays that i've already sanded and painted with one coat of paint.
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the wheels are turning and i'm contemplating mother's day gifts with these. <a href="http://cadeedee.blogspot.com/2012/03/just-some-stuff-that-im-digging-right.html" target="_blank">a blackboard cheese tray </a>
for my mother in law, <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinrReKw_IVc8Q3lx4RAC2A4sJSy5c5JL87LUcTBBt477D4zrLqKuBzklU_jE_s2BC-HdVKQbpvirXadziYjAYbk5sxgvebw1mUNkAX7yENj27J4Ii2VZPJP7iG8D19D_zJV1Sfjr9JAfnC/s1600/Apron-lady-GraphicsFairy2.jpg" target="_blank">a graphics fairy simple black silhouette </a> on white for my mom and i'm keeping one for me! i'm thinking some <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFj1JVgHA06uDNrJNsaYIdsr5-524Pa9gzjRTJLrYOqBCp-07B7_oX12BbCHl84RJq0rfBUgSzW9LKOKWbiW08wKQA-oBwBnAmIPMUR6ugCD-NKhnbM7u-1XIR5zxLj9Z0sXmLUkPoKwT/s1600/knifeforkspoon-graphicsfairy.jpg%0A" target="_blank">utensils from graphic's fairy </a> <br />
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and just to prove to myself that i could, i made a sign with some leftover wood from the bedroom ceiling project. <br />
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i applied a thinned coat of raw umber acrylic paint to pre-primed scrap of 1x6, let that dry, brushed on a nice healthy coat of elmer's glue, let that dry just a bit but still tacky and painted on some linen white that i made with old clay beige and untinted white satin paint. this is the same color mix i used for the french graphic on burlap tray <a href="http://cadeedee.blogspot.com/2012/03/i-miss-it-already.html%0A" target="_blank">here </a>. sign painting is so much easier now that i've found sharpie paint markers. i just print out my graphic, rub the back the paper with artist charcoal and trace over the outlines onto the surface i want to paint. and because i drink wayyyy to much coffee and diet coke, the sharpie marker is a godsend. just outline the letters, paint the inside and it looks pretty sweet.
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so i suppose i wasn't at all unproductive today. the mess in the house proves it. err...
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of course not, but that's what's on my mind this easter morning. it's quarter to ten and the kids are still in bed, no rush to rip in and devour the easter baskets anymore. *insert sigh* i miss the excitement. cherish your babies ladies, oh how the time flies.<br>
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rough cut french fries tossed in thyme, salt and truffle oil. <br><br> there is something so perfect about the combination of salt and truffle oil. it's earthy and addictive and your tongue just begs for more. i swear i'm going to put my misto sprayer full of truffle oil in my purse so that the next time i'm at five guys i can just douse their fries and be sated without the hour wait to get into the place i had these last night.<br><br>
oh yes, and part two. the mister is gathering his <strike>eggs</strike>toolbelt as i type and we are going to ruin the peace and quiet of easter sunday morning with sawing, hammering, nailing and probably the occasional 'jesus christ!' when something goes awry (i promise to add, 'died on the cross for our sins' when this exclamation occurs)! this porch ceiling has been hideous for too long, that ends today.<br>
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if all goes as planned i'll have the 'after' pics by christmas.Liz Vickermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03992844386629625249noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786125056719752611.post-68959014427622448582012-04-08T09:20:00.000-04:002012-04-15T09:19:17.551-04:00center of attention sunday! sunday! sunday!is it sunday already? this week has flown by so fast! i suspect the rest of the school year will too. i was just informed that there are 24 school days left for my youngest who graduates in may. where does the time go?
well here we are, easter sunday; enjoy these features while you're sneaking marshmallow peeps and jelly beans. <br><br>
center of attention this week is this <a href="http://www.deannario.com/2012/02/from-dresser-to-chest-of-drawers.html" target="_blank">amazing chest of drawers, refinished by it's just me </a>
in a word? <i>unfreakinbelievable</i>! i've seen many furniture re-dos, but this one just takes the cake. i love everything about this dresser, from the soft glazed color to the lines to the hardware to the fabulous distressing.
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karen at <a href="http://somewhatquirkydesign.blogspot.com/2012/03/little-things-mean-lot-last-week-during.html" target="_blank"> somewhat quirky</a>
always makes me smile. while i'm not a religious person (12 years of <strike>incarceration</strike>catholic school) this quote really appeals to the spiritual side of me. i'm going to find something to do with this quote, by golly!
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so there's this great recipe floating around pinterest for no bake nutella cheesecake by
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i've made it three times this week! once in regular custard cups because i was just dying to try it, the second for a family get together (remember the 3 olives grape vodka hangover?) to which i added frangelico liqueur and served in crystal irish coffee glasses and once for my daughter's team pasta dinner tonight in mini muffin liners (sans the frangelico). it's so freakin' good and wicked easy!<br />
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the ease of this dessert, multiplied by its deliciousness, prompted me to totally rip this off and make another version. i toyed with the idea of a flutternutter cheesecake (which i'm still going to make, but not today) marshmallow fluff, peanut butter and a shortbread crust. no, today was so bright and sunny, seasonably warm; a true spring day. and then it hit me. lemon. and not lip puckering lemon, just a silky lemon kiss. so without further ado, i present the lemon kiss no bake cheesecake bite:<br />
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crust:<br />
40 nilla wafers (i used the store brand and they're small, so about 1 cup crushed) i think those lemon cooler cookies might be really good too, that's an after thought.<br />
3 T butter, melted<br />
1/2 teaspoon grand marnier liqueur (because everything's better with a little alcohol, yeah?)<br />
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crush nilla wafers in the food processor, stream in melted butter and liqueur until well mixed.<br />
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line 36 mini muffin cups with paper liners. using a regular (not measuring) teaspoon, add a heaping teaspoon of cookie mixture to each cup and press down with the back of a spoon to compact and form crust. set aside.<br />
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1 8 oz package of cream cheese, softened<br />
1 8 oz container of non dairy whipped topping such as cool whip, thawed<br />
1 10 oz jar of lemon curd (in the jelly/jam aisle)<br />
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1/2 teaspoon yuzo juice (you can substitute lemon, lime or orange juice)<br />
1/2 teaspoon grand marnier liqueur (because <strike>i might be an alcoholic</strike> see above)<br />
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beat softened cream cheese and 3/4 of the jar of lemon curd (reserving the remaining lemon curd for decoration), juice and liqueur with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. fold in the entire container of whipped topping. <br />
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spoon into a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip, or use a plastic zip loc bag with the corner cut (use a pinking shears for a similar effect) and pipe onto prepared crusts. add the remaining lemon curd to another bag and place a small dot of curd atop each, adorn with a sugar pearl.<br />
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alternately, you can just <strike>suck the filling from the pastry bag right into your mouth </strike>spoon the filling right onto them there crusts.<br />
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if you're patient, refrigerate for at least 2 hours, but they're really best set overnight. if you're <br />
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these are a seriously easy treat, but look elegant when piped - great for your easter dessert.
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