tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70532094365290260562024-03-13T22:20:37.379-05:00The Lavendar Treecreating with recycled woolThe Lavendar Treehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10016466859798256206noreply@blogger.comBlogger490125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053209436529026056.post-20135714653150081352013-01-26T22:04:00.000-06:002013-01-26T22:04:23.432-06:00Taking a StepMy last post was on Martin Luther King Jr Day. I've been doing a lot of thinking since then about this blog and it's future. I know I've told you before that I've really struggled with my creative thinking and energy over the past.....well, many months. With a heavy heart, I've decided that I need to take a sabbatical of sorts from my blog.<br />
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For many months now, The Lavendar Tree blog hasn't lived up to my expectations of what a good creative place should feel like. I don't want to quit - but I am going to take a perhaps much needed break from my blog and the worries of keeping it satisfactorily updated. I'd like to ask you to not give up on me - because I hope to be back much stronger, dedicated, and with God's help, perhaps even inspirational.<br />
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I'm feeling somewhat relieved, but yet much sadness by taking this step - but I'm doing what I feel is best for me at this time.<br />
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The Lavendar Treehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10016466859798256206noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053209436529026056.post-61806025239557213442013-01-21T12:00:00.002-06:002013-01-21T12:00:48.164-06:00Martin Luther King Jr DayToday we honor Martin Luther King Jr.<br />
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Schools are closed. Post offices are closed. Office buildings are closed. But thankfully, our minds are not closed.<br />
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Fortunately for me, I'm able to honor it at home so I don't have to step outside in our extremely cold, 11 degrees BELOW zero temperature. I'm one of those lucky Americans who gets the day off work.<br />
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I'm going to take some time today and ponder this awesome Martin Luther King Jr quote.<br />
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<br />The Lavendar Treehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10016466859798256206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053209436529026056.post-33042649393542409702013-01-19T09:31:00.002-06:002013-01-19T09:31:25.130-06:00In LoveI am in love with a new blog called <a href="http://www.heatherspriggs.com/" target="_blank">Heather Spriggs</a>. I can't believe I've never found it before but am so glad I finally did.<br />
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The Lavendar Treehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10016466859798256206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053209436529026056.post-47126466498484066952013-01-17T21:21:00.001-06:002013-01-17T21:21:47.820-06:00Clara Settles InIt was just over a month ago that I took in my stray buddy, <a href="http://thelavendartree.blogspot.com/2012/12/meet-clara-a.html" target="_blank">Clara</a>. She's really settled in nicely and seems to enjoy her new life.<br />
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She snuggles with me every night, wakes me up with head-rubbing-loving every morning, and gives me welcome home hugs when I drag back home after work.<br />
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Oh - and did I mention that she loves to keep the sofa nice and warm for me? What a good helper.<br />
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<br />The Lavendar Treehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10016466859798256206noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053209436529026056.post-43512960302265203992013-01-14T19:48:00.002-06:002013-01-14T19:48:19.602-06:00Fun Fingerless Gloves (FFG)A couple weeks ago I decided that I have really missed knitting and crocheting. I checked around the internet for a simple, yet cute pattern for fingerless gloves (<a href="http://www.whitegirlknits.blogspot.com/2010/12/pattern-magical-fingerless-mittens.html" target="_blank">free pattern here</a>).<br />
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It was an easy knit pattern and helped used up scraps of yarn from other projects.<br />
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What makes the pattern so darn easy is that is in knit flat and then simply stitched up the side - leaving a hole where you want your thumb.<br />
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It was fun getting the knitting needles moving again.<br />
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<br />The Lavendar Treehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10016466859798256206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053209436529026056.post-45488161007623751272013-01-09T22:17:00.002-06:002013-01-09T22:17:58.091-06:00A Savings PlanI've been out of commission again for awhile - I came down with the nasty flu bug that is running rampant here in the midwest. I still am not up to my normal self - but I'm feeling much better than I was a week ago.<br />
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I ran across this on Facebook the other day. Wish a new year upon us, it seemed like a pretty cool and somewhat do-able way to save a few dollars over the course of a year. I might just give it a try!<br />
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But just so we don't get confused, here's my color of the universe. PURPLE.<br />
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<br />The Lavendar Treehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10016466859798256206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053209436529026056.post-56793585031867554232013-01-01T02:10:00.000-06:002013-01-01T02:10:19.188-06:00Happy New YearI wish you the very best happiness for a great new year!<br />
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I'm up at 2:05 am on January 1 - not because I've been celebrating - but because I've been sick. Cold/flu. Yuck. I haven't been this sick in years - it's going on day four now - and now I remember why I don't like to be sick! Here's to a <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">healthy</span></b> new start to the new year!<br />
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<br />The Lavendar Treehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10016466859798256206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053209436529026056.post-26803206973088381442012-12-27T13:14:00.000-06:002012-12-27T13:14:38.877-06:00Here a ChickChickens can be so much fun. Just before the holidays set in, I made some wool chicken refrigerator magnets. They were quite fun and oh so easy.<br />
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The Lavendar Treehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10016466859798256206noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053209436529026056.post-39478657840817701482012-12-21T18:53:00.000-06:002012-12-21T18:53:24.575-06:00Happy Holidays!My heartfelt wishes to you and your families for a wonderful holiday season.<br />
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Don't let anyone steal your Christmas cheer!<br />
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<br />The Lavendar Treehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10016466859798256206noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053209436529026056.post-20252081727782494242012-12-20T11:52:00.004-06:002012-12-20T11:52:51.207-06:00The Owl Pillow That Isn'tI guess I'm pretty lucky, most often when I get an idea or see an idea from someone else's work, I can dig in and make it. Sure - it's not always just what I had in mind - but it works.<br />
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Well I saw this pattern somewhere on the world wide web some time ago and thought it was a great idea. It appeared that an owl face and outline was either painted or drawn on a beautiful wool fabric. (I apologize for not giving full credit to the original artist - I'm sometimes so bad about noting where I get ideas from so I can't point back to it when the proper time comes.)<br />
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I remembered a wonderful gray wool that I had stashed away for years - waiting for the right project to come along. I dug it out and proceeded to drawn the owl faces on the fabric - intending to sew each individual one into a small pillow-like piece.<br />
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I started the process by using a permanent black marker thinking that it would certainly work well - easy to draw with - and it's permanent, right? <br />
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After utilizing all of the fabric I had, I started to cut out shapes to sew the pieces together for the pillow - and realized that the marker was rubbing horribly off on my fingers. Sure - it was still permanently on the fabric - but it was also on my fingers.<br />
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So....I now have about 10 cute little faded owl faces with no place to go and no place to call home. All-in-all, kind of a failure project, but I guess I learned from it. I've also debated whether I want to try hand stitching the design with black wool yarn/thread, but gosh, that seems like a lot of hard work. In the meantime, this project will sit in the undone world of my fabrics and projects.The Lavendar Treehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10016466859798256206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053209436529026056.post-61793880595922385272012-12-18T09:15:00.001-06:002012-12-18T09:17:29.628-06:00Meet Clara A.Last Friday, I arrived home from work to find a cat hollering to me from the crawl space under my house. It was cold, snowy, and nearing the evening dark.<br />
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As I knelt down to talk to her, she immediately came to me and started purring. I knew I had to take her inside where it was warm. After she was safe inside, I started knocking on neighborhood doors to see if anyone had lost their little love. No one knew of any lost cats.<br />
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I've always been a "dog person" and anticipated getting another after losing my sweet baby, <a href="http://thelavendartree.blogspot.com/2012/08/loss-of-good-friend.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ea9999;">Charlotte</span></a>, this summer - but this cat was so loving and cozy. I warmed up to her immediately. I knew if no one claimed her, she'd have to stay with me. I decided to keep her safe over the weekend, and if no one came for her in that time, I would take her to the vet for a check-up on Monday. Also, Sunday evening we (the cat and I) had a discussion about her name. We determined that it would be Clara A. ("A" as in Angel). And, IF she were not a Clara, it would be Clarence.<br />
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Well, I'm happy to report that Clara IS Clara and is doing well. She had her vet visit yesterday afternoon. She's healthy, spayed (previously), vaccinated, and estimated to be about 2 1/2 years old.<br />
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After making the mix, I packaged it in clean (new) canning jars, wrapped with string, added a little bag of mini marshmallows, and wrote on a small tag so the recipients would know how much mix to use for that perfect cup of chocolaty warmth!<br />
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In addition to the gift jars, I had to make sure I had some still left for myself. If you taste it yourself - I think you'll know why I turned seasonally selfish on this one!<br />
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The next day, I looked out my back door at this sweet little bird - sitting cozily in the snow covered bird feeder. At first I thought he might be injured because he sat there for well over an hour. But, thankfully, he was just fine. He must have just needed a rest (like all of us) after the big snow fall.<br />
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The Lavendar Treehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10016466859798256206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053209436529026056.post-77371123511328838112012-12-08T18:24:00.001-06:002012-12-08T18:24:16.286-06:00A Holiday ChandelierMany moons ago, I purchased this wooden chandelier at a thrift store. In typical me-fashion, I promptly grabbed the can of spray paint and provided it with a lovely fresh antique white coating.<br />
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Now for Christmas-time, I've decided to move the chandelier to my kitchen table and sprinkle the petals with miniature vintage tree ornaments. I'm enjoying their shinny simplicity. And who doesn't love vintage?<br />
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<br />The Lavendar Treehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10016466859798256206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053209436529026056.post-18216367923635228332012-12-04T18:50:00.001-06:002012-12-04T18:51:43.444-06:00Baby on the WayA couple weeks ago, I received an email from a friend/co-worker of her young son wearing a T-shirt saying "BEST BIG BRO". I responded promptly telling her that the picture was really cute - and the shirt was fun.<br />
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She quickly appeared at my desk asking "Don't you get it?". I said "What?". She replied, "The picture."<br />
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I told her I thought it was a great photo - and I thought it was cute that he was being called a big brother....assumably to her family cat and dog.<br />
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She said "But don't you get it?......He doesn't have a sibling." I said, "Yup - that's so cute about him being a "brother" to the animals.<br />
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She stared at me with a quizzical smile/question on her face that basically said "you nut" - and at that moment I GOT IT. I broke out laughing - realizing that it was her cute way of telling me that she was pregnant and her son would soon have a new sibling!<br />
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We spent the next several minutes laughing at my response/non-response and then I was able to properly congratulate her.<br />
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To help remember our giggles about her big announcement - I decided to make her a coffee cup coaster of her son's photo. I printed the photograph, decoupaged it to the top of a tile, coated it poly spray, and added felt pads on the back.<br />
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She loved it.<br />
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The Lavendar Treehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10016466859798256206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053209436529026056.post-71839315966234702952012-11-30T09:15:00.003-06:002012-11-30T09:15:46.185-06:00Tree Yarn BombingI know it's crazy. I know it's nuts. But it just makes me smile when I see some of the fun yarn bombing that folks do.<br />
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Stop on by - yummmm.....I can smell the hot cidar aroma already......<br />
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<br /><em>Imagine walking through a field of lavender, can you smell the fragrant blossom? Isn’t the field breathtakingly beautiful? Rhapsody is a light purple, almost lavender tint that will promote creativity, be uplifting and calming. It’s a relaxing color that is best used to create a restful and relaxing space.</em><br />
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The Lavendar Treehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10016466859798256206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053209436529026056.post-50304913577683781072012-11-26T09:13:00.000-06:002012-11-26T09:13:13.510-06:00Cyber MondayIt's Cyber Monday. If I would have had my game face on, I would have had loads of new product in my Etsy shop and giving you a code for that special discount everyone is looking for. Well I didn't. Maybe next year. But go ahead and take a look at all the other creative folks on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ea9999;">Etsy</span></a> today. You just never know what you'll find there!<br />
The Lavendar Treehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10016466859798256206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053209436529026056.post-10559191599136591972012-11-19T21:09:00.001-06:002012-11-19T21:10:49.461-06:00Small Business Saturday<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'BentonSans Regular', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px;">Small Business Saturday is a day for everyone — from the business owners who create jobs to the customers who buy locally — to support small businesses that invigorate the economy and keep communities thriving.</span><br />
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These paints are so chalk-like, vintage, antique, and wonderful. To me, they take me to a comfy, cozy, and warm place. I hate to have to admit that I haven't tried them yet - but I've yet to see a project painted with them that doesn't look fantastic. They are on the top of my "must try" list and some of her books are on my Christmas Santa list!<br />
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Take a look at <a href="http://anniesloanpaintandcolour.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Annie's blog</a> for some grand inspiration. Below are some other photos I've seen of some fantastic furniture makeover projects.<br />
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The Lavendar Treehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10016466859798256206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053209436529026056.post-81524597220772308352012-11-07T21:43:00.004-06:002012-11-07T21:43:50.811-06:00Wool Dryer BallsMy oh my - I can't believe how long it has been since I've posted anything for The Lavendar Tree. Sometimes the weeks just fly by and I can't figure out where the time has gone.<br />
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I've been working on product for a couple local shows coming up in the next few weeks. (Note: HOW can it be creeping this close to the holiday's already??)<br />
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Here are a few 100% wool dryer balls in progress. They have yet to get the final outside layer of roving before the final felting process.<br />
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It cracks me up that even the not-to-be-ever-seen-again inside ends up being purple. I guess I really DO breathe purple.<br />
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The Lavendar Treehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10016466859798256206noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053209436529026056.post-55526114930830196692012-10-22T20:25:00.002-05:002012-10-22T20:25:26.913-05:00Autumn JoyA sweet friend of mine brought by these home-grown gourds and baby pumpkins the other day.<br />
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I love how they look all together on my kitchen table. They scream (in a good way!) <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-size: large;">a</span></b>u<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;"><b>t</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">u</span>m<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">n</span></b> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8; font-size: x-large;">j</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">o</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b>y</b></span> to me every time I pass by!<br />
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