tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37171025247151707902024-03-05T01:34:52.440-05:00Love, Hadleigh DesignsKristin Mastrangelo MUAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07798060888417539426noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3717102524715170790.post-10230011843729238892012-04-25T08:30:00.000-04:002012-04-25T08:30:04.117-04:00Sometimes Things Should Sparkle<div style="text-align: center;">
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After Hadleigh was born I had a small issue. No, not postpartum depression...although this problem created a small case of "OMG if this doesn't stop my life will end"-itus. (yes that's my very own ailment)</div>
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I had a c-section with Hadleigh. Mostly because I was scared to death that she was going to be the same as Brien. </div>
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With Brien I was promised an 8 pound lovely little bundle of boy. I gained 7 pounds in my whole pregnancy...to be honest...it was a dream. When I was delivering...we had a TON of problems. Mostly because his heart rate dropped deadly low...my heart rate dropped deadly low...I was woozy and feeling like boo boo. The doctor threw paper work at me to sign because WE HAD to have an emergency c-section. Brien came out a whopping 10 pounds 10 ounces of flubbery baby boy. He was perfect. And to be honest...he was a string bean...He was 24 inches long. But needless to say...he scared the bageegees out of me. </div>
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So with Hadleigh I planned everything. I wasn't about to be put in the place I was before. Well Hadleigh was a HUGE 7 pounds 6 ounces. Tiny TINY little thing. My smallest baby...And everything with her delivery (AND pregnancy) went beautifully. It was genius. However afterwards...within 3 months of her birth I was dealing with the same problem I went through with Brien.</div>
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I was dealing with postpartum alopecia. My hair was falling out in clumps. That was depressing. Like really depressing. Finally my hair stopped falling out. And it's growing back in. And it's looking fabulous. So once I started dying my hair blonde again my fabulous stylist, Bobbie, said "Kristin...you're gonna have to cut back and only wash your hair once a week. Start trying out dry shampoos and you'll be able to do it."</div>
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As horrible as it sounds...I have. However in doing that by day 3/4 I'm wearing my hair in pony tails, messy buns, braids...you name it...I've done it. It's been hard. But it's almost all the way back in and I'm still just washing my hair once a week (because let's be real here...I went from black to blonde) But when I go to wash my hair...I pull out that pony holder it still rips out hair and just breaks my heart. So I went looking for something amazing to help me. To be able to hold up my hair and be super easy on my locks.</div>
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Cue {Knotieties}. </div>
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Created by the ever fabulous & ridiculous sweet Jen Croghan. She is the sweetest little thing ever...not to mention amazing. She makes beautiful little elastics. Some sparkly, some for blondes, some for brunettes...completely up to you! Now let me explain. These aren't your typical hair ties. These are wide elastics, that you can also rock on your wrist for some bling as well.</div>
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I bought myself some. I love them. I can sleep in them, run in them, gym it up in them and when I take them out...NO HAIR. You don't hear any breakage. And I love them.</div>
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I bought Hadleigh some...they brighten up her little piggie tails. And she clearly loves taking them out and using them as bracelets...because Hadleigh...is a girly girl.<br />
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You should check out Jen & her adorable {knotieties}. </div>
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She's having a GIVEAWAY right now now too...so get in on that...</div>
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Her Facebook can be found <a href="https://www.facebook.com/knotieties" target="_blank">HERE!!!</a></div>
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Her Blog can be found <a href="http://knotieties.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">HERE!!!!</a></div>
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Her SHOP can be found <a href="http://knotieties.storenvy.com/" target="_blank">HERE!!!!</a></div>
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Go to her Facebook and tell her I sent you...</div>
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Show her some REAL Love, Hadleigh Fan love...because you all are the greatest!!!</div>
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I love you all! =) </div>
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And you know what...while you're showing her some love...drop by our Facebook page and say hi!</div>
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Until Next Time!</div>
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It's our very first birthday! We've been creating beautiful little hats for a year now and I am pleasantly pleased with all of you wonderful followers & the beautiful fans we have over at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/lovehadleighdesigns" target="_blank">Love, Hadleigh Designs Fan Page</a>. You all have been completely amazing and super duper!</div>
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We've actually passed our actual first birthday because to be honest...I forgot about it back in the hustle and bustle of January. I know I'm a horrible person right?</div>
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I am here today to make it up to you =)...."how" you may ask?</div>
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Well I will be giving away a hat tomorrow and having a sale the rest of the week. SO...get over to <a href="http://www.facebook.com/lovehadleighdesigns" target="_blank">LHD</a> and join in the fun! =) </div>
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Say happy birthday and have a cupcake (you might have to make your own!)</div>
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Maybe if I'm feeling up to it on Friday we'll have a game night...just because I literally have such a BLAST playing with all of you! So lucky me and lucky you!!<br />
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So here's to the past amazing year of Love, Hadleigh Designs and to a year getting to know so many of you!!</div>
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xoxo,</div>
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I'll tell you what I did on mine....I'd show you photos...but I can't...my camera is slowly heading to the final resting place of dead cameras. It hates me. So until it's replaced...my memories will have to do.</div>
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To start off my Saturday evening...we had some fabulous friends over. Matt & his adorable little underlings, Rowan & Gio. My boys adore Matt & love it even more when he brings them little playmates.</div>
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Gio & Hadleigh are about 9 months apart in age. hehehe...moving on. Hadleigh being the elder. They get along great and actually spend most of their time staring at each other...following each other or hugging. I love it all. It's just adorable!</div>
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Well we enjoyed "playtime" with 8 kids in the house....in case you count wrong...my kid count goes like this...</div>
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Nathanael, Thomas, Rowan, Brien, Hadleigh, Gio, Studley & Matt. Yes, you know it as well as I do...that men are just giant children. They'll agree if they're being honest! =)</div>
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We stuffed our faces full of pizza & washed it down with root beer floats. All 4 of my babies crashed around 8:30pm. A full half an hour past normal bedtime...will they sleep past 7am tomorrow...doubtful.</div>
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As soon as they're in bed, I find my cell phone and bust out EVERY SINGLE COLOR OF YARN I have on hand. </div>
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My sister in law (genius photographer & awesome in general) (you can find her <a href="https://www.facebook.com/alyssa.reneephotography" target="_blank">HERE</a> or <a href="http://Www.alyssareneephotography.com/" target="_blank">HERE!!</a>) </div>
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She picked her colors and I settled in on putting away and REorganizing all of my yarn. Which literally took me about 1.5 hours to do. Yes. 1.5 hours. I have so much & in so many colors. But I finally got it all done, looked at Studley and said...I think I need more baskets. </div>
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I laugh. Mostly because when you come into my home...aside from projects sitting around on "my" end table and a giant aqua mason jar filled with notions, every size crochet hook they make & a bunch of knitting needles...you wouldn't know I have a hoard of yarn and run my own "crochet" business from home. People ask me "where do you keep it all?" I say...hidden in every nook and cranny. And now as of tonight...it is back to being color coordinated and in the right place. It's been a long time coming.</div>
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And then I sit back, look at Studley and say..."whoa babe, watch out...I'm a woman on the ledge. Spending my saturday nights organizing yarn....uh oh. What's next?"</div>
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He just laughed. Apparently he already knew I was crazy. Who knew!</div>
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Although who would have thought my idea of a Saturday would be spending it with some crazy children & organizing yarn...and be completely ok with that! =)</div>
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I LOVE Pinterest.</div>
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It's an amazing way to keep track of about 129387283461823729347 new projects you want to start...I love everything about it. It's easy to use and completely and utterly addicting.</div>
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I now have a ton of stuff I want to make. I will have to eventually find the time. But when I do. Yes I plan on doing each and every one of them...or at least that's my goal. Finding the time to add in addition to the rest of the stuff I have to do is my problem!! Where do these people find the time? </div>
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I manage some time here and there...and let's be serious here....when I'm out and I'm bored doing whatever it is that I should be doing...like waiting for pizzas at Little Ceasars...I'm PINNING on my iPhone. Because come on now, that's one of the most amazing apps. I love it!</div>
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I haven't been on in a few days, other than my phone, which is fine with me, but I can hear it calling every time I'm on the computer. It's hard to stay away, but I know that everything else comes first. AND then I get Pinterest. I also know that when I'm on Pinterest I need to slot a few hours. Not because I'll spend them all on there, but it is a possibility to lose track of time and it stretches INTO hours lol.</div>
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So I literally feel like I've been hiding from the blogging world.</div>
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I've been popping out some new styles, working on orders and trying to stay sane.</div>
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I love this little variation of the Chloe. It also comes in these colors however is not limited to these colors. Remember I work in the beauty of YOUR imagination if you so choose...</div>
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Oh..hello there...it's Me...I know. It's yet again been awhile. I'm reaching the bottom of my list of orders...well at least over the extremely large hump. I think once I can breath a bit I'll be happy. But for now I'm happy to take a few minutes to say hi to my readers. </div>
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I was re-reading my blog and I saw the post from 9/11. I teared up. Mostly because as non of you know (since I didn't tell you) for Thanksgiving, Studley, my dad (pop) and my step mom, literally PILED the 4 kiddos into their Honda Odyssey (yes that's a shameless plug hehe) and we drove up to New York City.</div>
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<br /></div>Kristin Mastrangelo MUAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07798060888417539426noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3717102524715170790.post-85462610618121384532011-10-07T09:00:00.000-04:002011-10-07T09:00:17.345-04:00Sewing Love<div style="text-align: center;">
I love to sew, but I seriously haven't had the time in literally ages. </div>
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When I dusted off my lovely trusty old machine I come to find out that storage ghosts have been playing with it and broke my backwards button. </div>
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Eventually I need a new sewing machine. Studley thinks I can make mine work *which I can* but who doesn't want a new one.</div>
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Until then I continue to collect these LOVELY fabrics...which again...drives Studley INSANE! But whatever...it's my job.</div>
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But of course before I get it a machine I needed a dress. I have been shopping and shopping for pillow case dresses FOREVER. Mostly because when you see them you think "oh, gee. I could do that myself" or "um well that kind of looks tacky" and to be honest...some of these dresses out there are just that..."tacky". Cheap ribbon is used to tie up the sides? What ever happened to craftsmanship? Seriously?</div>
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So I continued to shop....and shop, and shop, and shop and shop...and then WAIT. What is this? The most adorable dresses in the fabrics I've been dying for...because let's be honest...they're gorgeous!</div>
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Which brings me to the point....Etsy is such a lovely place...</div>
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a place where I found Marissa Smith. </div>
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The most brilliant, accommodating seamstress, I think, I have ever met! </div>
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Her shop can be found <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/creativebee706">HERE!</a> It's called "Creative Bee by Marissa Smith". She is just that! Amazing!</div>
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I'm shopping for Hadleigh's birthday present. Literally on her birthday because I have been searching for weeks...and finally I see this picture. I'm in love. It's perfect. Then I say well shoot, I need it by next Sunday, I wonder if she can do it...</div>
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Wouldn't you know she could! </div>
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This is my Hadleigh in her beautiful custom dress from Creative Bee. I love it. When I got it (literally 3 days after I paid for it) I just fell in love with it. The quality is just AMAZING.</div>
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It's everything you're looking for in a boutique style dress from a SAHM!</div>
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So if you're looking for dresses, or skirts, or anything of the kind...you should go check out her shop.</div>
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I am so thrilled with her work I just bought another dress for my little princess...</div>
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Yes I'm shameless...that is a headband I just made specifically to match this dress...turned out adorable!!!</div>
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(want to order one? shoot me an email at {lovehadleighdesigns(at)gmail(dot)com})</div>
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Ok. I'm done for now. Go check her out..because she's pretty awesome! :) She also makes women's shirts...so you could definitely get a matching outfit with your princess! :):)</div>
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Xoxo,</div>
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Good Monday to you! :) How'd the weekend treat you?</div>
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Early Saturday morning found me freezing my little tail off down at a local yard sale/ craft show (mostly yard sale) in the freezing wind with some lovely rain to accompany it...I was excited once I sold a bunch of "junk". Not really junk...rather great stuff that was actually well loved :).</div>
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Mid Saturday found me at Tommy's baseball game....(still cold and breezy...less rain!) The game was great...he loves baseball...</div>
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Saturday afternoon found me at a BBQ/ Fall Bash at one of Studley's co-workers. They have it every year and it's a party we go to religiously. It's one of the BEST times around and it really shows what amazing people Studley works with and for...and how "family" oriented they all are. It's a great group of people and ALWAYS a great time!</div>
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Sunday. Sunday was a lovely lazy Sunday. Freezing cold, which meant the most delicious white chili for dinner with homemade tortilla chips. (definitely forgot to make my famous cornbread!) I also spent nap time doing a lovely craft while my boys practiced their drawing. They decided it was time to practice being an artist because "Mom is an artist" hehehe....</div>
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So would you love to see my end product? How about a tutorial on how to make your own? I know plenty of Etsy shop owners who are going to be pretty upset at this...but it's ok :).</div>
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Hadleigh has a nice collection of bows, clips and headbands...not to mention hats and such...but I've been finding bows and clips all over the place. Everytime she decides she's done she pulls it out and I set it down and then spend more time looking for them than she does wearing them! </div>
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SO...boom...accessories holder......SUPER CHEAP!</div>
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Now you're gonna loop up your 1.5 inch ribbon up and behind. The loop is as big as you want. I did 3 loops, but your goal is that at the bottom it's as long as your straight side. So when you hang it they match. This is the most tedious part because you also need to make sure your loops are matching widths. For a perfectionist & OCD sufferer this part was not my favorite, but still pretty easy! </div>
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Take your 7/8" ribbon and cut nice sized strips. Wrap it around your ties. Tie a bow. This also took me a little while, because clearly they had to be perfect. I could still mess with them! :)</div>
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Take your extra 1.5" and tie an extra bow and put it on the top of your letter, or really wherever you please! Embellish as you like! I started out with a wooden word Princess, but it got nixed when it didn't look like it should (Brien had broken it, I tried to fix it...never looked cute again! I'm sure I could have taken more time with it, but I didn't want to.) I went minimal with the embellishments, but painting polka dots on the "H" crossed my mind. I went with 1 heart, 1 heart with a lock & 1 key. Threaded on itty bitty ribbon and hot glued by the bottom of the big bow.</div>
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This is just a small selection of bows Hadleigh has from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/girlsncurlsaccessories">Girls & Curls Accessories</a>!!! We love Mindy!</div>
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I can't believe it's been 10 years already...I remember it like it just happened yesterday. I didn't have any babies yet...in fact I wasn't even in my last trimester with Nathanael. I was sitting at home watching the news, having a cup of tea and in the middle of laundry.<br />
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I sat and cried most of the day. Thinking of families who've now lost loved ones due to the selfishness and repulsiveness of the people willing to take not only their lives, but the lives of millions of others. Not stopping to think that maybe these people had husbands, wives, babies, kids, moms, dads, and any other branch of relationship a human can have. No they saw terror. The way to bring the biggest terror possible.<br />
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It wasn't like a that for America. No. I saw it as a reason to bring the entire country together and fight back against these people so willing to take away from people they didn't even know. We banded together like a giant family. Consoling those who've lost, comforting any fears that were there, and standing strong....Together.<br />
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Watching the news today brings back all of those feelings. My eyes are welling up with tears and just listening to the stories is just heart breaking.<br />
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They tried to break us. We didn't break...we got stronger. I thank all of the firefighters, our soldiers, the courageous men and women in the towers trying to help, on flight 93, all of the men and women in the Pentagon and the families who've lost and a country who has bonded and come together as a family. Thank you of all of your courage, bravery and strength.<br />
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<br />Kristin Mastrangelo MUAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07798060888417539426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3717102524715170790.post-68635330583603317292011-09-07T09:00:00.000-04:002011-09-07T09:00:18.500-04:00You might ask..."Who are you?"<div style="text-align: center;">
Good evening my lovely bloggians! (yes...I just made that up)</div>
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I've missed you all dearly. I know...you want to know...Who the heck are you? Oh duh...I know...It's been a long time! Since I last posted a few things have changed!</div>
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First...my awesomeness has gotten even awesomer...haha (also a new word.) I have decided that the super dark brown hair must go....considering that I've had dark hair for forever...and NO that is NOT my natural hair color. I am actually a dirty blond. So with saying that I have decided to go back to the blond, but a PRETTIER blond, because honestly I don't like the color of my hair. SO...I'm making it prettier...well actually my fabulous stylist is making it pretty. </div>
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Second...Oh and yes, because I wasn't nerdy enough....I have succumbed to the eye doctor finally and purchased glasses...headaches gone, terrible blurry vision gone...awesomeness reinstated! I must say I'm liking nerdy chic though...I'm kind of in love with it! :)</div>
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Things have been going completely fabulously this summer in the life of "Love, Hadleigh Designs" as well as myself...We have been completely blessed and things have just been smooth sailing. For the most part :) Every life has a bump now and then right?</div>
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So Studley takes me to the Apple store and we get my iPad fixed for free...because seriously Apple is amazing. Followed by Studley buying "us" (yes me) a new iMac. I'm officially in love. Amazing. That's all I can say. Like best machine ever. (aside yes from the innovative iPad, which I adore to a million amazing little pieces) </div>
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Kristin Mastrangelo MUAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07798060888417539426noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3717102524715170790.post-15818775782623973712011-06-16T11:15:00.003-04:002011-06-19T13:03:43.762-04:00It's Thursday...time for a laugh!<div style="color: #2f2f2f; line-height: 16px; text-align: center;">I found this on another blog...however I can't remember it right now off the top of my head...<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">It's Thursday and I found this and had to share it. So let’s celebrate with a little bit of <a href="http://www.crochetconcupiscence.com/2011/04/humorous-crochet-quote/" style="color: #312e31; text-decoration: none;" title="Humorous Crochet Quote"><span style="color: blue;">crochet humor</span></a>. We all know that crocheters are often called “hookers” and there are lots of puns associated with the term. But crochet hookers do have some things in common with those women who sell themselves, don’t they?</span></div><div style="color: #2f2f2f; line-height: 16px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #2f2f2f; line-height: 16px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I'm not trying to market myself as a hooker...but...since I am a "hooker" hahaha....sigh...</span></div><div style="color: #2f2f2f; line-height: 16px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="color: #2f2f2f; line-height: 16px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Here are ten things that hookers and “hookers” have in common:</span></div><ol style="color: #2f2f2f; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 35px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 7px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Hookers make money doing something that other people do for free.</span></li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 7px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Although there are some male hookers the majority of hookers are women.</span></li>
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<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 7px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Women have been hooking for hundreds of years. It’s an age old art although not one that society always looks favorably upon. Some women are proud to be hookers and even flaunt it in public. Others hide their hooking in the privacy of their own homes.</span></li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 7px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">You constantly have to market yourself as a hooker if you want this to be a profitable job.</span></li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 7px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Hookers put a little of their souls into every job they do.</span></li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 7px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Amateurs and experts alike can do a great job at hooking if they put some passion into it.</span></li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 7px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">You don’t need a lot of special gadgets to be a hooker but the right tools do make the job a lot easier.</span></li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 7px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;">The best hookers are using their skills to take care of other people.</li>
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2f2f2f;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">I hope you all had a good laugh. This amused me! Happy Thursday everyone!!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2f2f2f;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2f2f2f;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">Welcome to my new fans on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/lovehadleighdesigns">Facebook!</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2f2f2f;">and</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2f2f2f;">Welcome to my new readers here! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2f2f2f;"><br />
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</span></div>Kristin Mastrangelo MUAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07798060888417539426noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3717102524715170790.post-12637543869123640452011-06-15T10:16:00.000-04:002011-06-15T10:16:24.577-04:00Creepin' on some blogs...<div style="text-align: center;">haha.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I love that word...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Creep.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
It amuses me the many ways you can use it...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Eww. That guy was a totally creeper.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I was totally creepin' on you.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The Creep by The Lonely Island</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">hehehe.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It amuses me.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here I sit with a HUGE grin on my face at saying it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Well I was doing a creep on some blogs. Mostly just scanning since I really don't have the time right now to be playing on here. I have about 1983293472 orders to fill. I know I'm not complaining.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">But I found this fabulous tutorial which I will be making a run to Target and Joann's to do this week.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mostly because I HATE my lampshades with a passion currently. I think they're lame. And they're brown. Which is weird because my house is greys, blues, whites, and a red kitchen (soon to be blue).</div><div style="text-align: center;">But my lamp shapes are really just a hodge podge since they were meant for a different reason. I just acquired them and put them in my living room because I needed the light.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So I'm going to make this, but with a bleached burlap. Because you all know I love me some burlap.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you want the tutorial for the no sew ruffled lamp shade go here....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://crapemyrtlecottage.blogspot.com/2011/06/no-sew-ruffled-lampshade-tutorial.html">A Little Piece of Heaven: NO Sew Ruffled Lampshade</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">or the original ruffled lampshade that does require you to sew or use a machine....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/finally-ruffled-lampshade-tutorial-some.html">Dear Lillie:The Ruffled Lampshade</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I adore both of these blogs. They're absolutely love.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So check them out and keep a lookout for when I finally get around to doing my lampshades...I think I'll see if I can get out to Joann's tomorrow...especially since burlap is currently on sale! :):)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Much love readers...go check out my fan page! We're round the bend close to 600! You all are absolutely amazing! I love you all!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</a>Kristin Mastrangelo MUAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07798060888417539426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3717102524715170790.post-29200111130092719782011-06-10T12:50:00.000-04:002011-06-10T12:50:08.549-04:00Beautiful Custom Bags...that are homemade?<div style="text-align: center;">So excited.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I should have had this out this morning, but my night last night was thrown off by a major storm and to be honest I didn't want to be on the computer during it. So I worked.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now I get to share with you my new find!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">During the craft show Jackie and I participated in back at the beginning of May, I met this man. His name is Rand Kuenzi. He was also a vendor at the show and was doing a raffle! Me being me I said absolutely I'll add myself to your raffle! I love the chance to win anything! :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now let me say this. Rand makes these amazing bags. Out of tshirts and canvas, fabric and canvas, uniforms, all sorts of stuff are in his designs. Basically he can take a tshirt or uniform and make it into this adorable tote!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimEA40QKZh0GB_D4xoVsSfrvHuEACpEitWOaXKqhOwtEcOmp0scnK-sUzYOrefkixA-awsJ8W53U_0CgZ6W_Tg-NnP2n8SwPoi7BhGvpnaEGqYx0ZD3371gzLyOie6vALAo799Zv3Mt4wM/s1600/SD531567.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimEA40QKZh0GB_D4xoVsSfrvHuEACpEitWOaXKqhOwtEcOmp0scnK-sUzYOrefkixA-awsJ8W53U_0CgZ6W_Tg-NnP2n8SwPoi7BhGvpnaEGqYx0ZD3371gzLyOie6vALAo799Zv3Mt4wM/s200/SD531567.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1y5Lws3qc5_WGrCnnZZVzIHqJhLVmgVv5ap2Hrgs1OcobtlYOyVBkSkSk5VymN2OOxksy60O7IijI-n8raUHVgpcZ9CyOHeepMFf8bDf7celq_Fl_XnmU_dA8SFw-cBnQSB7fANdXeNl/s1600/il_570xN.228935528.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1y5Lws3qc5_WGrCnnZZVzIHqJhLVmgVv5ap2Hrgs1OcobtlYOyVBkSkSk5VymN2OOxksy60O7IijI-n8raUHVgpcZ9CyOHeepMFf8bDf7celq_Fl_XnmU_dA8SFw-cBnQSB7fANdXeNl/s200/il_570xN.228935528.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">A couple days later I received an email saying I had won! Me! I never win stuff like that, but boom! I won.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So me being me...I have all of this stuff that I wear and stuff that Jason wears and to be honest I had A MILLION ideas swarming my head. I couldn't decide. Then I went to my storage closet to put some stuff away when I saw my BEAUTIFUL Heidi Grace bird cage fabric. So I immediately sent him an email asking if he could use that instead. Of course his answer was yes. When we finally got together to talk about my bag and the design of it I had so many ideas. He must have been wondering what in the lords good name he had gotten himself into! I definitely had some demands LoL. But he delivered in a way I couldn't imagine! I LOVE IT. Want a peak at my fabulous new diaper bag/ overnighter?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Check it out...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCkLEpNU4nT1o_xP6cC7UZ1p9CanSkXEIJ1wCyCnT9V0AjFH-jeUgEIenRawjT_or8busSA-LHYYrK8PNZIyMfOrA3dPu7CQfzayBhWE8bJ0q5J2Qpd52IjxPMAgb3SlmwApUKSGQDPL7z/s1600/SAM_2125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCkLEpNU4nT1o_xP6cC7UZ1p9CanSkXEIJ1wCyCnT9V0AjFH-jeUgEIenRawjT_or8busSA-LHYYrK8PNZIyMfOrA3dPu7CQfzayBhWE8bJ0q5J2Qpd52IjxPMAgb3SlmwApUKSGQDPL7z/s320/SAM_2125.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can view even more pictures and all of it's features at the end of this post!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ok now. I had the opportunity to chat quite a bit with Mr Kuenzi and I decided that I wanted to do a Q&A with him. To let you all know how awesome he is :)...so here it goes! Enjoy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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LHD: How did you get started making bags?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Rand: Daughter Grace, now a college Junior, was in Home Economics class in Middle School and had a sewing project and I was the available parent to assist. Additionally, my grandmother was a world-class quilter and my mom used to make some projects when we were growing up on a small family Dairy Farm in Southern Wisconsin. My hometown of New Glarus, Wisconsin is full of crafty Swiss and Norwegian people and I am Swiss-Norwegian so crafting is just in the genes.</span></div><div class="im" style="color: #500050;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
LHD: Did being in the military have any influence on you getting started?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">Rand:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"> Yes, my military values and experience are embedded in Kuenzi Fabrications. Being in the military is a daily exercise in "defining requirements" at best value and ensuring Quality is in each product and service. Also, most of my military career has been in aircraft maintenance which is essentially engineering.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="im" style="color: #500050;"><div><br />
LHD: Once you got past making the first bag, how did you expand and move into selling your bags?</div><div> </div></div></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">Rand:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"> I gave away totes for about seven years as I improved the quality and then in 2009 I sold some bags because ladies I made them for DEMANDED to pay something for my effort and the quality. My wife says I would "give away the store" if I let my heart lead the enterprise and she's probably right. In the last year I have given away more than 50 totes, mostly to teachers, students, and other parents.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="im" style="color: #500050;"><div> </div><div> </div><div>LHD: How do you juggle family and creative-time? When do your ideas and inspirations come to you?</div><div> </div></div></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">Rand:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"> Juggling family and creative-time is pretty easy because my family inspires most of my creations. For inspiration, I just keep my eyes open all the time and have traveled extensively outside the United States which has certainly broadened my horizons.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="im" style="color: #500050;"><div> </div><div>LHD: What's your typical day like?</div><div> </div></div></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">Rand:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"> Typical day is get up and go work full-time job for the Department of Defense and then I get home and craft for 4-5 hours while getting ready for the next day's activities and schedule.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="im" style="color: #500050;"><div> </div><div><br />
LHD: With work and then more work :) how do you and your wife make time for each other?</div><div> </div></div></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">Rand:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"> Making time for my wife is a challenge but because we're both Mid-Lifers and we both have family at the top of our priorities, we are nearly always together when I am not away at my first job. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="im" style="color: #500050;"><div> </div><div><br />
LHD: How did you first come up with the idea to make tshirt conversion tshirts?</div><div> </div></div></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">Rand:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"> Ah, T-Shirt conversions. That's a funny inspiration. I was at a local Thrift store and noticed how many cool and stylish t-shirts were in near new condition yet selling for around $5 apiece and thought the previous owner must have let the shirt go with a sad grimace. Also, the thought of just throwing away clothes was irritating. Just because an outfit or t-shirt doesn't fit anymore does NOT mean it can't be transformed into something useful--and why not a tote? </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="im" style="color: #500050;"><div> </div><div><br />
LHD: What is your favorite date night thing to do with your wife?</div><div> </div></div></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">Rand:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"> Olive Garden dinner out.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="im" style="color: #500050;"><div><br />
LHD: Best part of being a dad of girls?</div><div> </div></div></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">Rand:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"> The best part of being a dad of daughters is STILL having them call me "Dad" and knowing I always will be that special guy to in their lives. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="im" style="color: #500050;"><div><br />
LHD: Least favorite thing about being the only guy?</div><div> </div></div></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">Rand:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"> Being the only guy in the house means I am misunderstood ALL THE TIME so I have somewhat learned to deal with it but also have become less sensitive when they say I am not making sense.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="im" style="color: #500050;"><div><br />
LHD: If I want to order a bag...how do I go about it?</div><div> </div></div></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">Rand: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">If anyone wants to order a bag or just look at the possibilities, they can visit <a avglsprocessed="1" href="http://www.kuenzifabrications.etsy.com/" style="color: #0658b5;" target="_blank">www.kuenzifabrications.etsy.<wbr></wbr>com</a> or send me an email at<a href="mailto:kuenzifabrications@gmail.com" style="color: #0658b5;" target="_blank">kuenzifabrications@gmail.com</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><div> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">LHD: Final Thoughts? </span></div><div><br />
</div></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">Rand: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">If I NEVER make another sale or face the prospect of never making a profit I will STILL CONTINUE to fabricate because it's a passion. I am also seriously considering writing a book about my passions and intend to intermingle the sewing/fabrication ambition and success to tell my story.</span><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Thank you so much, Rand, for answering all of my questions and also for the opportunity to have a custom Kuenzi design! I've been toting it proudly EVERYWHERE! :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</div>Kristin Mastrangelo MUAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07798060888417539426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3717102524715170790.post-62801230033387972942011-06-09T13:53:00.000-04:002011-06-09T13:53:07.522-04:00BLOG GIVEAWAY ALERT! :)<div style="text-align: center;">Hello my lovelies...I know I'm a terrible person for leaving you all out in the cold....sigh...alas my life has been so hectic. However...I'm here now!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So on that note...check back tomorrow for tomorrow's post featuring a great guy and an amazing artist! We'll be having a Q&A with him and you won't wanna miss it....(especially after you see pictures of my new diaper bag/ overnighter) That'll be tomorrow am!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">For now. You MUST go check out Trendy and Posh. She's having a big blog giveaway and I just got in on it and I believe you must too! You won't regret it. Plus you should go visit her on Facebook at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Trendy-and-Posh/110111392399622">Trendy and Posh!</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So GO HERE----> <a href="http://trendyandposh.blogspot.com/2011/06/fans-giveaway.html?showComment=1307641627798#c5895846245894649816">Trendy & Posh's Fans Giveaway</a> and enter!!!! You won't regret it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">SO...check these babies out!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">A lovely little note pad...I am in love with these! When Jackie first showed this to me I fell in love! :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And believe me. This is just the beginning...not even a CHIP off of Jackie's perpetual iceberg!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I think you guys will be thoroughly amazed at her work. The quality and craftiness in all that she does! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you all had an absolutely LOVELY Memorial Day weekend and I hope you all have visited Love, Hadleigh Designs fan page and taken advantage of the sale going on today only for new orders!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I will be back in just a little while I'm sure. I've got a tutorial to post. And I think I'm trying to decide if I want to take you on a tour of my house...what do you say?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Love you all!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Xoxo,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIO2I6CTimmAtP2NFQLyig7ykGqxW-m_Q_DqM7UkMJTG_NmrUK-kTj8SGwoP9UdSG76W_peSy1K8fFpe2vrcwGLiZU_ZXQ5E0Ag5YU6v_xRSJiEe1wx1Dqlfip8DL2iFOFVO7ry9TfMND/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIO2I6CTimmAtP2NFQLyig7ykGqxW-m_Q_DqM7UkMJTG_NmrUK-kTj8SGwoP9UdSG76W_peSy1K8fFpe2vrcwGLiZU_ZXQ5E0Ag5YU6v_xRSJiEe1wx1Dqlfip8DL2iFOFVO7ry9TfMND/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Kristin Mastrangelo MUAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07798060888417539426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3717102524715170790.post-60353462980242541542011-05-26T11:18:00.000-04:002011-05-26T11:18:41.950-04:00BIG BIG NEWS ALERT!!<div style="text-align: center;">Oh heavens...it's been a little bit since I've been on here. Between teething and some allergy type colds the boys had I didn't have any extra time to be here! SO...I'm back...and I bring a peace offering...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">NEWS. Who doesn't love news...good news! :) Great news...possibly the greatest news! :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://hazardclan.webs.com/breakingnews.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="220" src="http://hazardclan.webs.com/breakingnews.gif" width="320" /></a></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">Love, Hadleigh Designs...well, I'm expanding. I will become "WE"!!! My fabulous sister in law is joining the ranks of Love, Hadleigh and I couldn't be MORE excited!</div><div style="text-align: center;">We are bringing you, our lovely readers and the rest of the world, Jackie's gorgeous line of custom and handmade greeting cards...they're beautiful. (I love every single on of them...in fact as it were I always am getting my greeting cards from her...baby shower, "Hey Jackie, do you have a cute girl baby shower card already made?" hahahaha she always gets that call. Yes I can make them....yes she makes them better...and to be quite honest...she has WAY better ideas when it comes to all that goodness!! :)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Her line is not even limited to just greeting cards. We will be featuring her crafts that she sells and all that lovely goodness that is bottled up in her mind! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Please don't forget to welcome her!!! I am so excited to be able to bring all of her amazing stuff to you all! :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">SO be on the look out on "our" facebook pages for new merchandise straight from her!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">On another exciting note. I'll be featuring a tutorial here in a day or so...I'm super excited about it....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">XOXO,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIO2I6CTimmAtP2NFQLyig7ykGqxW-m_Q_DqM7UkMJTG_NmrUK-kTj8SGwoP9UdSG76W_peSy1K8fFpe2vrcwGLiZU_ZXQ5E0Ag5YU6v_xRSJiEe1wx1Dqlfip8DL2iFOFVO7ry9TfMND/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIO2I6CTimmAtP2NFQLyig7ykGqxW-m_Q_DqM7UkMJTG_NmrUK-kTj8SGwoP9UdSG76W_peSy1K8fFpe2vrcwGLiZU_ZXQ5E0Ag5YU6v_xRSJiEe1wx1Dqlfip8DL2iFOFVO7ry9TfMND/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Kristin Mastrangelo MUAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07798060888417539426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3717102524715170790.post-78251838918259717132011-05-19T09:47:00.000-04:002011-05-19T09:47:17.263-04:00Officially Brilliant WINNER!!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://images.pictureshunt.com/pics/c/congratulations-2307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="233" src="http://images.pictureshunt.com/pics/c/congratulations-2307.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Congratulations to comment #29, Andrea from Charcoal and Crayons!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You are our winner! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Please respond to my email within 48 hours or </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll have to choose a new winner...we wouldn't want that!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To all of you other "winner" :) You know I love you all! So I will be planning another giveaway soon. Actually we're going to be playing bingo on facebook. First I have to explain to everyone how it works and get everyone interested! :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">XOXO,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIO2I6CTimmAtP2NFQLyig7ykGqxW-m_Q_DqM7UkMJTG_NmrUK-kTj8SGwoP9UdSG76W_peSy1K8fFpe2vrcwGLiZU_ZXQ5E0Ag5YU6v_xRSJiEe1wx1Dqlfip8DL2iFOFVO7ry9TfMND/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIO2I6CTimmAtP2NFQLyig7ykGqxW-m_Q_DqM7UkMJTG_NmrUK-kTj8SGwoP9UdSG76W_peSy1K8fFpe2vrcwGLiZU_ZXQ5E0Ag5YU6v_xRSJiEe1wx1Dqlfip8DL2iFOFVO7ry9TfMND/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Kristin Mastrangelo MUAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07798060888417539426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3717102524715170790.post-47217814919656689462011-05-17T11:56:00.002-04:002011-05-17T11:59:59.267-04:00Found & Featured Blog: AdelynSTONE by Kristan Lynn<div style="text-align: center;">Oh thank heavens it's Tuesday. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Why? I don't know. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It's not like I ever have a horrendous Monday...I just like to get to Tuesday</div><div style="text-align: center;">...seems so much more relaxed. Haha..not really this Tuesday. I've stolen away from the rest of my list (yes I'm in my second set of spring cleaning. 1 of 4.) Yes I do spring cleaning 4 times a year. It's the only way to keep up with all the junk 4 kids and a hubby (sure ok...and myself) store away throughout the year. Every 3 months to be exact.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyway...I decided to steal away for a hot second and play...and in doing so I found more crafts I'm going to be doing...probably counter active. Thanks brain for the idea of taking a break!!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So...I don't even remember HOW I found this marvelous lady, but I'm so glad I did. I love her blog. I read it ever couple days and back track. Well today I got a surprise.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This lovely lady is Kristan. I know great name right ;)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://www.kristanlynn.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="adelynSTONE" height="125" src="http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e201/kcarroll_03/buttonbyjulie.jpg" width="125" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Her blog's name is AdelynSTONE.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://www.kristanlynn.blogspot.com/">AdelynSTONE by Kristan Lynn</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I am officially in love. (BTW she has <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/adelynstone">an etsy store</a> AND <a href="http://www.facebook.com/adelynstone">a facebook page</a> so I suggest you go check her out!)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Her post on the 3rd caught my eye and gave me some inspiration...so I'll definitely be doing some crafts... </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I decided to add the links she had as well as a link to her post. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I hope you love her stuff and her blog as much as I do!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Now there are more in this blogpost from her...so go check them out <a href="http://kristanlynn.blogspot.com/2011/05/i-tin-i-can.html">HERE!</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The next one...I'm gonna post is two pictures...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">and then it's up to you to go check out the rest over at her blog!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Now like Kristan, I always have newspaper around...so these...yes something might be done with it aside from just recycling it! Because I'm a sucker for upcycling anything possible!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">You can find her blogpost about reusing newspaper <a href="http://kristanlynn.blogspot.com/2011/05/its-in-news.html">HERE!!!!</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">How about a preview though!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Paint strips of newspaper to make colorful newspaper roses.<br />
Then glue them onto a frame or make a wreath! </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://michelemademe.blogspot.com/2010/04/newspaper-rose-wreath.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_p4lcuBpuGJY/Tc3b3WTeg2I/AAAAAAAACuc/20O5i-YzjCo/rose%20wreath%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="236" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You definitely should go check out her blog, etsy store, facebook page...whatever. She's awesome! :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As for me...it's back to work. I'll be back soon with some updates as to my awesome crafts that I've actually gotten done :) And I'll be post up curtains soon I hope! Once I get this leg of my year of spring cleaning event then I should have some extra time to get my curtains sewn up! :) Fingers crossed! Thanks for reading!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Get your entries in!!! Let all your friends know about it! </div><div style="text-align: center;">The winner will be announced on May 19, 2011!!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm so excited! Good luck everyone....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2714/5709903891_db293349e7.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Hadleigh's 5 month old feet" class="alignleft" height="149" id="blogsy-1305128419154.408" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2714/5709903891_db293349e7_m.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Then we got to Hadleigh. Hahahaha this makes me chuckle because as the only girl I thought it was adorable we ended up having to use her feet. She wasn't about to open her hand once we had paint on it. She then proceeded to squeeze paint all over her, on my floor, on Studley, on me...it was a mess. Once we cleaned it up we mixed some more paint...Her print is a beautiful mix of a violet and a little bit of white. I painted one foot at a time and placed it. Now this frustrated me soooooooooooo bad. Studley was standing there telling me...DON'T worry it's it's imperfections that make it perfect...basically she moved her foot and squished her toes. Still looks adorable and I know that she was only 5 months old...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Have a happy Wednesday! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Xoxo,</div><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIO2I6CTimmAtP2NFQLyig7ykGqxW-m_Q_DqM7UkMJTG_NmrUK-kTj8SGwoP9UdSG76W_peSy1K8fFpe2vrcwGLiZU_ZXQ5E0Ag5YU6v_xRSJiEe1wx1Dqlfip8DL2iFOFVO7ry9TfMND/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="alignleft" height="115" id="blogsy-1305128419116.2605" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIO2I6CTimmAtP2NFQLyig7ykGqxW-m_Q_DqM7UkMJTG_NmrUK-kTj8SGwoP9UdSG76W_peSy1K8fFpe2vrcwGLiZU_ZXQ5E0Ag5YU6v_xRSJiEe1wx1Dqlfip8DL2iFOFVO7ry9TfMND/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div>Kristin Mastrangelo MUAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07798060888417539426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3717102524715170790.post-9776964557644949462011-05-09T09:00:00.001-04:002011-05-09T09:00:00.368-04:00So you want to learn to crochet?<div style="text-align: center;">Hello everyone! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Today...today I have a bunch of stuff on my plate. Will I get it all done....doubtful, but I'm not gonna lie...I've got a list. Put a list in my hand with things to check off and I get motivated. I'm super excited though, because it includes working on a new project! Or an old project that I haven't had time to get to. I'm sure you know how that goes!</div><br />
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alright. Now the main reason for today's post.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjICGTwWYAEQdBSFvzC05eSiRhUhVpCbwLrC7HWwWlJTqYRm51K4sWCi85C60hp6hSOx52WX6UuBlNyN-JxVKt9Nng9WA04PAhTBJ14pHiovlMXMhXP4e0sHNlqwIsoFl-Y2DP7jeOW68Q1/s1600/learn+to+crochet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjICGTwWYAEQdBSFvzC05eSiRhUhVpCbwLrC7HWwWlJTqYRm51K4sWCi85C60hp6hSOx52WX6UuBlNyN-JxVKt9Nng9WA04PAhTBJ14pHiovlMXMhXP4e0sHNlqwIsoFl-Y2DP7jeOW68Q1/s320/learn+to+crochet.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I've been getting many inquiries about wanting to learn how to crochet. Are you interested in learning? Have you ever thought about taking a class? Well I'm thinking of opening my home for a weekly or bi weekly class. How many of you would be interested in something like this? I will be providing crochet hooks. So basically all you would have to do is show up with your learning pants on!! :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I'd love to get some feedback on how many would be interested...because in order to make this class a reality I'd need a class lol! Once I figure out a group I can figure out all the little business things! :)</div><div style="text-align: center;">So to sum it up...I want to have a class for all of you in my area who'd like to learn to crochet. Let me know if you're interested! I think this would be a fabulous opportunity to get together and to learn something new!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Happy Mother's day to all of you super hero moms and moms to be out there!! There is something to be said about a mom....<br />
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Ok..so since you all are reading, but haven't been showin' the love and following on here...here is some incentive. PLEASE READ ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM!<br />
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I'm <u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">giving away</span></b></u> a hat or headband (whichever you want). That's right. Any 1 hat, any style, any size (or headband...also if you're getting a headband...by all means you can get 2) So 2 headbands <u>or</u> 1 hat...any style, any size and any color....told you I was crazy!<br />
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1. <u><b>Follow</b></u> my blog and leave a comment on this post with your email address so I can get in touch with you. (<u>mandatory</u> entry to qualify for additional entries)<br />
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So you have the ability to have up to 7 entries...<br />
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*This contest goes until May 18, 2011 at 11:59pm EST. Entries will be taken up until this time!<br />
*If there isn't a comment with each corresponding entry it will be considered invalid.<br />
*After the time I will tally the entries and put it through the randomizer if there is a tie.<br />
*The Chosen Winner has 48 hours to respond to my congratulatory email before another winner will be chosen.<br />
*Winner will pay $6 shipping and handling via paypal.<br />
*<b>Again PLEASE make sure you place a separate comment for EACH entry you do including your email in EACH comment</b>. This is so I can give you each available entry as well as keep them organized and get in touch with you if you've won.<br />
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</div>Kristin Mastrangelo MUAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07798060888417539426noreply@blogger.com60tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3717102524715170790.post-2522977933925090622011-04-30T18:58:00.000-04:002011-04-30T18:58:47.349-04:00Underestimated Craziness meets Brilliant Giveaway<div style="text-align: left;">Today was a long, lovely, beautifully tiring day! Last night Nathanael had the privileged of spending the night at a fun lock-in type thing at school for being on the honor roll again. I had to be to pick him up this morning at 8am. I knew we had all sorts of craziness going on today...so I got up and got ready for the day at 6am...after staying up to watch the Redwings game last night until 1:15am. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I got to get Nathanael and realized I left my ID on my piano in my bedroom, so thankfully they let me take him with my BJ's card and my bank card...I got home, helped Studley get the kiddos ready (fed and out the door) and I was super excited we were on point...dropped Nathanael off at his field and headed over to watch Brien's game. 4 year olds playing soccer...COMPLETELY hilarious! Definitely if you're having a bad day Saturday mornings at 10am...great mood booster. </div><div style="text-align: left;">His games over...we piled into the car and headed to Nathanael's game. Get there and realize that Brien's game as gone over by 30 minutes and we missed almost all of Nathanael's game (he didn't care, but it broke my heart) ((he tells me he doesn't care he has a game tomorrow as well...but as a mom come on...)) then we speed on over to McDonald's (nutritious right?) for a quick lunch because I did completely run out of time to pack up lunch for the kids today and head over to Tommy's game...the kids did amazingly well for the amount of time they were outside and boom...the meltdown began...Brien definitely doesn't miss naps for a reason. He is stubborn. He gets it honestly, but still. We made it home and the boys all loved their little nap they took...so did I! Hadleigh was a gem all day napless...poor girl passed out hard at 3pm...I was pretty sure she was dead it was such a deep sleep...now my kids look like little zombies and I believe there won't be any arguing about bedtime this evening. Yes!!!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Nevertheless...it was a beautiful day filled with family and fun and SUN! And while driving in the car, talking to Studley I realized it was time for a new giveaway. This one...way easier than the last! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">So check out our next blog post for rules and basically find out what in the world I'm giving away!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Btw...thank you all for reading...you guys are super awesome.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Kristin Mastrangelo MUAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07798060888417539426noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3717102524715170790.post-4749719514460690772011-04-26T14:29:00.000-04:002011-04-26T14:29:49.827-04:00New Blog Alert! New Moms 411!Stumbled upon this blog and wanted to share it with you all!! They're having a giveaway right now so get in and get your entries in!! Check it out here....<br />
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<a href="http://newmoms411.blogspot.com/2011/04/new-blog-celebration-my-1st-giveaway.html">New Mom's 411: Giveaway!</a><br />
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Definitely check it out! She's up and new!<br />
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xoxo,<br />
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Shelves are ridiculously expensive. Why I don't know. Personally I think it's frustrating how much places charge for decorations. I mean I get mark up. But what I don't get is the need to rape people that are just trying to make their houses homes or even just functional. Hence there is now the blog world. The blog world is full of people sick and tired of over paying for something that we can do ourselves.<br />
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So. Here I present a brilliant lady named Trisha over at "The Sweet Survival". I ran across her blog on Blue Cricket Designs...the one blog I read this month lol. Thank Heavens I did!!! Because I found this beautiful little post. And my next project is born (actually I'm sure Studley will do most of the building and such) (yeah I'll be painting it! He's such a man!) So hang tight...and enjoy this little beauty from such a talented lady!<br />
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So go over, check her out...I definitely will be making a few of these as soon as we get a break...hahaha right. Like that's gonna happen!!!<br />
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Enjoy your Tuesday...it's the only one this week!!<br />
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Xoxo,<br />
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