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| The front of the bodice. |
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| The back. I added the tabs and the lacing because as she grows, the bodice will grow with her. So, she can use it for dress up for years to come (hopefully). |
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| The fabric is vintage satin with a gorgeous tonal rose print. The bodice is made from the scraps from one of my elementary school Christmas dresses. Thanks, Mom, for saving the scraps! |
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| I can't wait for you to see how poofy this is! |
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| I wish I could wake Madam Lu up to try this on her...well, not really...!!!! |
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| So, what do you do with your candles when the wicks are gone? I always melt the extra wax out of the jars so that I can reuse the jars....but, after letting the good smelling wax simmer on the stove for a day, it just gets thrown away. |
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| Well, why not make more candles???? There are some pretty complex instructions for making new wicks...but I thought "what would a prairie chick do?" I mean, they may not have boric acid laying around....so what if I just braid some twine...dip it in the wax and let it dry.... |
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| They only took about 20 seconds to dry... |
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| And then I poured the wax back into the jars... |
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| See all of their little wicks.... |
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| They cooled to a nice grassy green color that is perfect in the master suite...Note...I am attracted to very similar fragrances...fresh linen, cotton, etc. So, when I mixed all of the waxes together, the smell is fresh and fine. I would NOT mix tropical breezes with musk and pine needles.... |
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| My little helper...she was surprisingly good at cleaning out the empty jars before we refilled them...I just had to put a pile of towels on the floor under her...! |
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| I brought the bakers rack back in...like I do every fall. This year, I think I finally like the set-up. |
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| And what will all of the bins and baskets be filled with??? Well, I know the topic of "family rooms and toys" is highly controversial. I see all of the home shows where family rooms make it look like the children are neither to be seen nor heard. Sorry. I am all for chick, but kids DO live here. And it is just as much their area as it is mine. And I will have the rest of my life to have serious furniture and collections and vignettes...for this brief moment in my life toys will have attractive storage, but they will be a part of the room....notice Madam Lu's little kitchen adjacent to mine? See how perfectly it nestles in the bay window? The bins will be filled with toys, books, etc. You can see in the previous picture that the bottom crate is already staged....Say "hello" to Heinrich, my handsome boy.... |
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| Sometimes it is nice to have someone older, wiser, and ready with a hug to tell your woes to..... |
