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handmade dolls that are completely radAubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01970681286292203613noreply@blogger.comBlogger595125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282964259682414782.post-64277915242313126272017-11-16T19:54:00.000-08:002017-11-16T20:00:53.641-08:00Miah's Birthday featuring BLUSH fabrics!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XRgIeaLg3JQ/Wg5PzMvl34I/AAAAAAAAPk0/-GWEpN7wU1kcOAPkwkJ5wY4GUrYz3ANywCLcBGAs/s1600/DSC_0001-005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1072" data-original-width="1600" height="427" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XRgIeaLg3JQ/Wg5PzMvl34I/AAAAAAAAPk0/-GWEpN7wU1kcOAPkwkJ5wY4GUrYz3ANywCLcBGAs/s640/DSC_0001-005.JPG" width="640" /></a>I have to say, this collection really gave me all the feels. It is soft and sweet, and bright and European too! European as a adjective?? I hope that is not a weird description, but honestly, the moment I opened my box from <a href="http://www.madeeveryday.com/" target="_blank">Dana</a> I was instantly thinking about an unexpected trip I took to Europe in March. I mean, Literally. ALL. THE. FEELS. I was whisked back to a hill in Switzerland, as I started planning what I wanted to do with this truly beautiful fabric! </div>
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So, The kitties. </div>
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I mean, they are kind of the star of the show. That is when I decided that this was a celebration, and Miah was a pink Kitty celebrating her birthday in the woods with some of her quirkiest, best friends.</div>
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meet <a href="http://shop.aubreyplays.com/product/pink-birthday-kitty" target="_blank">Miah</a>.</div>
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<a href="http://shop.aubreyplays.com/product/pink-birthday-kitty" target="_blank">Miah</a> is sweet soft spoken feline.</div>
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Her birthday was coming, and she did not really plan to make such a fuss, because, well, that is just how Miah is. She really would have been quite happy with a simple picnic. The idea of anything more than that, sort of, well, made her <a href="http://www.madeeveryday.com/?s=blush+fabrics" target="_blank">BLUSH</a>.</div>
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When her very best friend Sadie told her they were having a picnic, she had NO IDEA, that, THAT, was just a way to get her out in the woods, right at dusk on a soft picnic blanket that sat under beautiful lights strung above her on the beautiful trees dropping all of their fall colors.</div>
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this is<a href="http://shop.aubreyplays.com/product/sweet-mint-kitty" target="_blank"> Sadie.</a> (isn't she sweet?)</div>
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Sadie sure knows how to make a girl feel special!</div>
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BUT, the biggest surprise was that Miah's friend Nola flew all the way in from Switzerland JUST to say happy birthday to Miah.</div>
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isn't <a href="http://shop.aubreyplays.com/product/owl-darling-nola" target="_blank">Nola</a> silly?!?</div>
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She arrived at the party wearing a mask, but she did not fool anybody! </div>
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An owl can't look that much different than an owl right??</div>
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Miah knew straight away it was her dear friend who moved to Switzerland less than a year ago. seeing her again, almost brought her to tears. Aren't friends the very best!?</div>
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As the evening came to an end, their sweet Unicorn friend serenaded them with her guitar.</div>
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she's just learning, but it sounded beautiful just the same.</div>
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isn't <a href="http://shop.aubreyplays.com/product/unicorn-you-look-lovely-blush" target="_blank">she</a> lovely?</div>
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Gizmo, packed s'mores for everyone to carry along with them on their travels home.</div>
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I mean, what else is a girl's best friend for? Chocolate is always a good idea!</div>
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(except for Gizmo of course, dogs can't eat chocolate crazypants!)</div>
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poor girl.</div>
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Just as everyone hugged their goodbyes, they heard a familiar buzz, and oh, thankgoodness,</div>
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Lu arrived JUST in time!</div>
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<a href="http://shop.aubreyplays.com/product/sweet-little-baby-bee" target="_blank">Lu</a> is such a soft and gentle soul.</div>
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Most that meet her decide that they are not afraid of bees after all.</div>
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She has always been a bit shy, but since her sister Suki could not make it to the party</div>
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(because, well I ran out of time!!)</div>
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She had to muster up the courage to fly to the party all by herself, and give Miah all of her best birthday wishes. (for both of them)</div>
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What a great night.</div>
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And that my friends, is how a box of beautiful fabric, from a <a href="http://www.madeeveryday.com/about/" target="_blank">very sweet soul</a></div>
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turned into a birthday party.</div>
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You can find Miah and friends now. </div>
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<a href="http://shop.aubreyplays.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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You can find BLUSH FABRICS at retailers now!</div>
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Look for Lu's sister Suki to show up soon.</div>
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(ha! well, the best laid plans....)</div>
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Thank you so much for stopping by today.</div>
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xoxo,</div>
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Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01970681286292203613noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282964259682414782.post-83893442466182537592017-04-27T06:28:00.000-07:002017-04-27T13:05:09.950-07:00Fiesta Fun Fabrics & the three little pigs!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Maybe it just might be my newest obsession.</div>
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Maybe because I am certain that Pua in Moana</div>
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is the best little side-kick I can think of.</div>
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Maybe it is because since I found out a friend of mine is getting a baby pig, all I can think about is how badly I want to hold it, and bounce it around like a tiny baby.</div>
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Maybe it's because if I ever wrote a children's book, my idea of a great fiesta would be one thrown by adorable pigs eating the best veggie tacos ever.</div>
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BUT, Maybe. this list of maybe's would have never even began if I had not been sent a box of fabrics from <a href="http://www.madeeveryday.com/" target="_blank">DANA WILLARD</a>, full of her new line of fabric. <a href="http://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/fiesta-fun-fabric-lookbook/" target="_blank">FIESTA FUN FABRICS</a>.</div>
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I mean, once I got this stack of happy party fabrics, that was all I could think about.</div>
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Pigs throwing a party, and a stack of delicious veggie tacos!</div>
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(AND MAN, I hope they send me an invitation!)</div>
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I ended up making three sister pigs. One of the Sisters is a mama to two sisters!</div>
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These Fabrics have all the colors for them to dress with the perfect combo of sass and sweetness! </div>
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This collection has two categories: VIVA (including 8 prints) </div>
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and SIESTA (including 8 prints) My very favorites were in this group: the pink citrus sunset has an adorable retro vibe that just makes me happy, and the pinata confetti dots are the perfect print for pretty much any project! They are just so HAPPY!</div>
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AND: Three of the prints come in a SUPER SOFT cotton/spandex blend knit. </div>
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I actually loved the super soft feel of it so much, I saved most of it for myself! </div>
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If you want to grab some of these, they are available now! </div>
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AND, if you want a bunch of inspiration, check out more of the FIESTA FUN TOUR here!<br />
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So much fun for me to be included in such a talented group of makers.<br />
Thank you for including me Dana!</div>
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xoxo,</div>
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aubrey<br />
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PSSST.....these little pigs are available for purchase!</div>
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I plan to have them in the shop<a href="http://shop.aubreyplays.com/category/ready-to-ship" target="_blank">http://shop.aubreyplays.com/category/ready-to-ship</a> soon!</div>
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Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01970681286292203613noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282964259682414782.post-91783568254139564742017-01-14T21:23:00.000-08:002017-01-14T21:27:20.745-08:00Here Comes the Fun!! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi Guys! looking for inspiration for your next project? </div>
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Stop what you are doing like right meow! </div>
I was so very excited when I got an email from <a href="http://sewcaroline.com/" target="_blank">Sew Caroline</a>, asking me to be a part of her #herecomesthefun blog tour!!<br />
Caroline's newest line of fabrics that she has designed for <a href="http://www.artgalleryfabrics.com/" target="_blank">Art Gallery Fabrics</a> is SERIOUSLY living up to it's name. IT REALLY IS SO FUN GUYS!!!<br />
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From the moment I opened my package, I couldn't stop dancing.....or actually singing! And, then I realized why! These happy fabrics actually have lyrics from different songs all over them.</div>
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So I have to tell you, from the minute I saw these fabrics and knew that they were heading my way, there was no doubt in my mind that they would make the most adorable kitties! Call me crazy, but that is what they told me they wanted to be! Of course I don't mean literally, but I was immediately like, this has to be kittens!! Because, really, what is more happy and fun than her new line of happy fabric made into a pile of kitties! </div>
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except for, maybe puppies...</div>
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and well, now I bet you can guess what I will be making next out of these bright and happy fabrics.</div>
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Here comes the fun fabrics come in two different cotton <a href="http://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/here-comes-the-fun-fabric-collection/" target="_blank">colorways</a></div>
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Warm Lane and Cool Street.</div>
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These patterns were so much fun to mix and match, and actually this kitty is wearing both the warm and cool colorways and I think they look great all together!</div>
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I think the best part about it is the splashes of black that shows up on them everywhere.</div>
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I had such a great and happy time working with these fabrics. <br />I plan to get my hands on some of the knits in this line too, because they will be perfect for leg warmers for lots of my dolls this year. </div>
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<b>AND GUESS WHAT!? CAROLINE IS HOSTING A GIVEAWAY !!</b></div>
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it includes:<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> one bundle of Here Comes the Fun Fabrics and one Scissors bundle from Fiskars!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: pre-wrap;">YOU will LOVE them! I honestly have to say I am in love with the spring action snips that will come in your Fiskars bundle, and wonder how I went without them for so long. </span></div>
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-Thanks so much for stopping by to say hi today!</div>
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These kitties will all be in <a href="http://shop.aubreyplays.com/" target="_blank">my shop</a> this coming week!!</div>
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<i><span style="color: purple;">xoxo,</span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">{{HOP over <a href="https://www.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=%22https://twoblondesandasewingmachine.wordpress.com/%22%20target=%22_blank%22%3ETwo%20Blondes%20and%20a%20Sewing%20Machine%3C/a%3E" target="_blank">here</a> tomorrow to see the next stop on this fun tour of fabrics!}}</span></div>
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Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01970681286292203613noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282964259682414782.post-80319168840521462122015-06-24T08:19:00.000-07:002015-06-24T08:30:18.115-07:00COLORING SHEET<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wowzer!<br />
How are you guys?<br />
Today I want to talk about a little awesomeness that happened last week.<br />
It was one of those unexpected happy moments, where me and my little AGREED on what she should wear.<br />
It was magic.<br />
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Some of you reading this still have littles.<br />
Littles that will let you dress them how ever you want.<br />
AND, let me tell you, for me, that was always one of the perks of having those littles in the first place!<br />
Maybe someone up there knew that, and slowly weaned me from it.<br />
My first born, was my son, and lucky me, he could care less how I dressed him....all the way up to age twelve.<br />
But my daughters. Well, that is just an entirely different beast.<br />
And truth be told, there are some days I almost want to wear a sign that says,<br />
"yes, I love my daughter. No she is not an orphan. She is just stubborn. Has a crazy sense of style. SHE DRESSED HERSELF TODAY."<br />
yeah, I know, I know it shouldn't matter right?<br />
{sigh}<br />
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SO this magic happened one afternoon when she walked up behind me while I was working on my computer. You see, I was looking at this awesome site that sells adorable kids Moccasins.<br />
<a href="http://freshlypicked.com/" target="_blank">Freshly Picked.</a><br />
Let me repeat, they sell KID SIZED moccasins! I say this loudly, because maybe you are like me and think these mocs are just for babies and longingly wish that your baby was still little enough to wear them?<br />
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SO, our conversation went a little something like this:<br />
<span style="color: cyan;">"what are you looking at mom? those are A.dor.ABLE. I wish they had them for kids... Those are just for babies right?"</span><br />
I agreed.<br />
<span style="color: magenta;">"yes they are baby mocs. I wish they....hey wait a minute....."</span><br />
AND guess what!? They have a handy-dandy <a href="http://freshlypicked.com/pages/sizing" target="_blank">size chart</a> that you print out right at home.<br />
<span style="color: magenta;">"Bean, come over here and stand on this just a minute...."</span><br />
AND guess what!? They have moccasins that fit my SEVEN year old!!<br />
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YES. to answer your question, we were both dancing.<br />
AND then, even though there were about a gazillion colors to choose from, she picked out a color that I would have picked also!!<br />
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So, I let them know we'd like a pair.<br />
They arrived super quick and we fought over who got to open that box first!<br />
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Adorable. I am keeping that bag and pin for myself. yes, Oh yes I am!<br />
SO, Now that I have my hot little hands on these mocs let me tell you:<br />
they really are adorable. And made well, and smart.<br />
they have elastic hidden all around the top so that those bad boys can stretch out to get your kiddos feet in in a snap. And, seeing that mine is a kid, she can do it all by herself. lickity-split.<br />
I can imagine this helps them stay put for the very littles in your life too.<br />
AND she loves them.<br />
Like, really, really loves them.<br />
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I quote:</div>
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<span style="color: cyan;">"OHMYGOSHMOM, these are BEAUTIFUL.</span></div>
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<span style="color: cyan;"> ADORABLE. </span></div>
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<span style="color: cyan;">so soft, so good</span></div>
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<span style="color: cyan;">GREAT!"</span></div>
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SO, if you have not heard of <a href="http://freshlypicked.com/" target="_blank">Freshly picked</a> yet. </div>
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CHECK THEM OUT!</div>
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They just so happened to have just been on ABC's Shark Tank.</div>
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AND, just so happened to strike a pretty cool deal with one of the sharks!</div>
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{fist pumps!!}</div>
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These Moccasins are so comfy and adorable, and they come in too many fun colors to choose!</div>
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BUT THE BEST PART i HAVE TO TELL YOU?</div>
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THE VERY BEST PART?</div>
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I HAVE TEAMED UP WITH FRESHLY PICKED TO GIVE AWAY YOUR VERY OWN PAIR OF DARLING MOCCASINS THIS MONTH!</div>
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If you don't follow me on instagram yet, find me!</div>
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<a href="http://instagram.com/aubreyplays" target="_blank">aubreyplays</a></div>
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that is where I will be posting teasing pictures in the next couple of weeks </div>
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and where all the details will be soon!</div>
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WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU PICK?</div>
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xoxo,</div>
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aubrey</div>
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<br />Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01970681286292203613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282964259682414782.post-81197379916819740262014-01-09T07:41:00.002-08:002014-01-09T07:41:21.062-08:00hello winterHello 2014.<br />
hello winter.<br />
Have you seen the dolls in the shop recently?<br />
there seems to be a common theme.<br />
They are dressed for winter!<br />
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see what original dolls are currently in the shop now!<br /><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/aubreyplays?section_id=8149895" target="_blank">here</a></div>
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<br />Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01970681286292203613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282964259682414782.post-32029452902127618272013-12-29T11:53:00.000-08:002013-12-29T11:53:10.674-08:00On where I am going...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Halloween is my favorite.</div>
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These little bats are going to make it even better.</div>
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Hitting<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/aubreyplays?ref=si_shop" target="_blank"> the shop</a> now!</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px; text-align: left;">His favorite? the fox. BUT WHAT DOES A FOX SAY!?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">This little pal was inspired by my daughters obsession with <a href="http://youtu.be/jofNR_WkoCE" target="_blank">the song</a> ;) and after a late "mad scientist" night making her this surprise shirt, I couldn't resist making a mini version too.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">He is my very first boy "hello doll" and has wool felt blonde hair and orange freckles!</span><br />
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he is one of a kind and can be found <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/165507649/little-boy-doll-what-does-the-fox-say?ref=shop_home_active" target="_blank">here</a></div>
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inspiration comes in many forms.</div>
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Something about her struck me the minute I first saw her...</div>
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She is part of the Richmond mural project 2013 in Richmond, Virginia.</div>
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a place where some of my favorites live. ;)</div>
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and, I think of her often.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px; text-align: left;">I imagine this girl in the mural takes baths in strawberry jam and has a pet rubber duck. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px; text-align: left;">Because why not?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px; text-align: left;">Her tattoo features a bird (representing her bird from the mural)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px; text-align: left;">and the words </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px; text-align: left;">"use the whole box" </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px; text-align: left;">(reminding you to express yourself using the whole box of crayons in life)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">She went fast. so in case you missed her, my latest Hello doll left the shop last week.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">hello capturing the world.</span></div>
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expressing yourself.</div>
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hello little badazz photography geek...</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">with your little blue hair streaks and polka dot hair tie.</span></div>
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Hello sweeeeeet little bikes.</div>
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hello lovely tattoos.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">and hello sassy pig tails.</span></div>
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Hello adorable black glasses. </div>
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and hello one of a kind special awesomeness.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">Say hello to this fabulous doll.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">Each, hello doll is one of a kind </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">just for you.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">This girl shoots faster than a speeding bullet.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">she is made with love and care.</span></div>
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each detail is carefully sewn for quality and beauty.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, arial; line-height: 25px;"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: large;"><i>Interested in just ordering that camera as an accessory?</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, arial; line-height: 25px;"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: large;"><i>let me know.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, arial; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 25px;"><i>I am a push over for love notes.</i></span></span></div>
Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01970681286292203613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282964259682414782.post-6818196008865786592013-08-28T10:56:00.000-07:002013-08-28T11:09:43.096-07:00MCR marching band tutorial ( of sorts...)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So, I bet you are wondering. Did she just wake up one day and say, you know what? I am going to make a My Chemical Romance costume...cause you know, that's badazz.<br />
nope. It didn't go down that way...<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">THURSDAY:</span><br />
<i><span style="color: cyan;">hey mom, can I go to a party on Saturday?</span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: cyan;">aaaand mom? It is a MCR party and I have to wear a costume from Black Parade...I was thinking the jacket...</span></i><br />
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I was all like sure. sounds fun. let me see where I can find you a costume....<br />
Enter me being blown away.<br />
After searching all over the place the jackets alone were all over $130. bucks!<br />
Not only that, but in order to have anything shipped to me in time for the party, we were talking hefty shipping fees too.<br />
I googled patterns and tutorials...I even started just searching for marching band uniforms. Nada.<br />
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<i><b>Me: hey, I don't know if I am going to be able to find a jacket. It all costs too much. Maybe we'll just have to get you a t-shirt</b></i><br />
<i><b>{sad face }</b></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">FRIDAY:</span><br />
well if you know me....t-shirt?<br />
Bahahahahahahaha NO.<br />
I woke him up.<br />
<b><i>"come on, I am not making any promises, but I think we're going to make you a marching band uniform."</i></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(this was my pile when we returned. Front and center? that MCR outfit.)</span></div>
First stop.<br />
Salvation Army.<br />
Size 16 Boys suit.<br />
The elderly lady at the checkout raved on what a nice suit I got and for such a great price.<br />
I didn't have the heart to tell her, I was going to be um, altering it. A LOT.<br />
$7 (I think we got really lucky)<br />
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next stop the fabric store.<br />
I bought out all of their silver buttons (9 smaller silver ones and 2 larger for the shoulders)<br />
I got 3 packs of white bias tape<br />
I bought a LONG black metal zipper that fit from the top of the jacket to JUST where it started to curve.<br />
( I knew I would be cutting that part off)<br />
$20.<br />
BAM. this was starting to look like he was going to get this costume for $27 bucks!<br />
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Ok. so FIRST things first.<br />
Cut off all of the buttons.<br />
this suit also had a tag on the arm and buttons at the cuffs.<br />
gone.<br />
Next I cut the bottom of the suit. I had seen a super expensive MCR jacket in my searching that had a cool cut out shape on the bottom, so I went for that. you can see above how much total was cut. BUT, don't throw those away yet! you are going to be using them later to make the shoulder pieces.<br />
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Okay so if you are still playing along I will list the rest of the steps for you:<br />
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<li>I used bias tape to line the entire bottom of the jacket and this took care of any raw edges I had just created with my cuts.</li>
<li>I also turned the collar up and used bias tape to line that as well. It seemed to do the trick for keeping that collar up too. just keep remembering to cut the bias tape long enough to turn under the raw edges.This was starting to look not like a suit and a little bit more like a marching band uniform.</li>
<li>Next we want to cover up all the button holes. I cut strips of the bias tape that were pretty equal in length and laid it out. I made sure I had enough buttons for each side of the bias tape going all the way down. (I did. score!) Then, one at a time I stitched each strip down tucking the unfinished edges under and sewing them down. This wasn't rocket science. I tried to keep it all fairly straight and even but didn't stress about it too much.</li>
<li>next I cut more bias tape to lengths that would wrap around each arm cuff. It was tricky getting this straight and feeding it through the sewing machine but it added enough detail to make this jacket really start to look like a marching band uniform.</li>
<li>We needed shoulders...I used the fabric that I had cut from the bottom of the jacket and cut out 4 ovals. I sewed the ovals right sides together and then insided them out. I attached bias tape all the way around each oval. I placed one on each shoulder and then sewed one of the larger metal buttons to each side.</li>
<li>the edges of the center of the jacket were already finished for me...so I opened up my zipper and pinned a side at a time. Zipper just underneath the edge and then all I had to do was top stitch each side.</li>
<li>I wanted to be sure the zipper would not come off at the top so I used MORE bias tape to put little tabs at the top of each zipper side</li>
<li>I attached all of the buttons last to the end of each bias tape line </li>
<li>Let me tell you. it was very late on Friday night at this point, and I was delirious. But I was pretty impressed with myself if I do say so myself.</li>
<li>Saturday morning, (lastminutemuch?) I took more of the bias tape and sewed a strip down the outside of each pant leg....cause remember? I got a whole suit out of this deal....and voila.</li>
<li>I was done.</li>
<li>He was happy. AND in the end it made every single minute worth it.</li>
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SO, there you go. this seemed long and tedious. but it really wasn't that bad. And if you are really desperate for a MCR marching band uniform. I think this is an option. I posted this by request. But I hope if you happen to stumble upon it, it will make you a <span style="font-size: x-large;">rockstar</span> mom some day too.<br />
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I don't know about you, but I think a good pair of jeans is a good pair of jeans...even if they are starting to look a little hole-y.</div>
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But at some point, the point when in the dark you accidentally put your leg through one of the holes, well, maybe it's time to re-evaluate...Or get creative...It's a good pair of jeans we're talking about here! you've got to save them. wear them to the very bitter last thread end. </div>
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Enter this tutorial: let me tell you "how <span style="font-size: x-large;">I</span> patched my jeans" </div>
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1. trim off all the extra torn threads. They'll just be in the way once you start patching.</div>
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2. pick up some heatNbond</div>
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yep, get a whole roll at Walmart. this stuff is awesome. You will use it if you're crafty.</div>
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If you don't believe me you can buy it cut at your fabric store too and only get enough for your patches.</div>
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Also pick out some fabric to use as your patch. I used a white cotton that has lace pre-sewn on. I have also used flannel plaid which turned out super punky too.</div>
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3. cut a piece of the heatNbond to completely cover your hole. leave about 1/2 inch overlap all the way around (that is the part that is going to stick your patch to your jeans.</div>
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4. lay your heatNbond piece that you just cut over your hole and use a pencil to mark where the actual hole is leaving and even frame on the outside. Cut out the area you just marked. you should have a piece that looks sort of like a frame. </div>
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5. lay the heatNbond paper side up on the RIGHT side of your patch fabric, and iron in place</div>
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6. cut out your fabric so that it is the same size as the heatNbond paper</div>
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7. turn your jeans inside out. Peel off the heatNbond paper. Put in place on your jeans trying to get the "frame" evenly distributed to the inside of your jean leg.</div>
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(it is clear...so even if there is overlap peeking out to the world. No big.)</div>
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8. turn your jeans right side out. pause to do a little happy dance , cause wow. you might have bought them this way to start with!</div>
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9. Now you can do a few things...</div>
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you can just trust that heatNbond and move along. (instructions say it will stay even with washing...but I have never believed them or tried that.</div>
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You can do what I did which I am not going to lie, is the least fun part:</div>
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you can thread your jean leg up onto the arm of your sewing machine and slowly and carefully stitch in place. I use the zig-zag stitch to do this.</div>
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Or you can sew your patch by hand. It would be fun to even do some cute embroidery stitches?</div>
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Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01970681286292203613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282964259682414782.post-54343229064227862722013-07-19T09:06:00.004-07:002013-07-19T09:06:53.083-07:00MISS INDEPENDENCE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">hello Miss independence.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">and freedom. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">and star spangled tattoo.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">Hello little knee highs. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">in such an irresistibly sweeeeeet cherry print.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">Hello lovely pin up inspired army suit.</span></div>
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and little hat. Hello sassy hair buns. and hello one of a kind special awesomeness.</div>
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Say hello to this fabulous doll.</div>
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Inspired by that black and white photo... can you spot it?</div>
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One of a kind and ready to ship.</div>
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just for you.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">This girl likes to show the world that there are no rules,</span></div>
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when it comes to being you, and when it comes to standing up for what you want.</div>
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and she is <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/157187657/miss-independence-pin-up-inspired-hello?ref=shop_home_active" target="_blank">in the shop</a> now.</div>
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One of a kind. just for you.</div>
</span>Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01970681286292203613noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282964259682414782.post-57047947638944178432013-05-30T13:11:00.003-07:002013-05-30T14:52:37.509-07:00SUPER stuff to see. I miss you.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi. I have not fallen off the planet. I just am way more efficient over on this little spot called <a href="http://instagram.com/aubreyplays" target="_blank">instagram</a></div>
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People who follow me there, probably know way too much...but that's cool. </div>
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What's not cool, is I sort of miss you guys over here in blog land.</div>
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But I am trying to be super mom, super woman ya know, and this is my best for now.</div>
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NO super long chatty blog posts just quick cool stuff to check out!</div>
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like this guy:</div>
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and knee patches</div>
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and tiny TATTOOS.</div>
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yep, I may live a little bit vicariously...</div>
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Anyway, I wanted you to know that, I am <a href="http://instagram.com/aubreyplays" target="_blank">here</a>. I mean<a href="http://instagram.com/aubreyplays" target="_blank"> there</a>. </div>
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I would love for you to follow me. </div>
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Tons of fun stuff gets thrown up there.</div>
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Most one of a kind cheeky.</div>
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Most of it goes, before it ever makes it to the shop and that...</div>
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well that is just plain AWESOME. </div>
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But if you want a little bit of awesomeness, you have to jump over and say hi friends!</div>
<span style="font-size: x-large;">let's play.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">AND, if you do stop over, say hi. You know, so I know, and then I won't feel like I am giving a high five here and am just, you know hang'n.</span>Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01970681286292203613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282964259682414782.post-48921045696487835282013-03-15T08:00:00.003-07:002013-03-15T08:12:16.103-07:00It's awesome. but you make it that way<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A few months ago, I was at the fabric store. (what!? me...at the fabric store, I know. you are shocked)</div>
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It was a Friday afternoon and I was thanking the woman who had just cut my yards of fabric for me.</div>
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the woman grumbled.</div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">"doesn't make any difference anyway. same as any other day...except now my kids will be home all weekend to annoy me."</span></div>
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WOW.</div>
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didn't expect that one coming.</div>
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BUZZ. KILL.</div>
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SO, instead of skipping off to my car, like I normally do, no lie....I sort of stumbled to it.</div>
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I sat down and thought to myself, hmmm. is she right?</div>
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If you know me, then you know, that this thought lasted for only a brief minute.</div>
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UM, Nooooo. She is not right.</div>
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Sure every other day is pretty much the same as Friday.</div>
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And sure, I am not all dancing queen at a club with my man in DC on a Friday night like I was many decades ago...</div>
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And yes, the kids will be home, and they will make messes and I will yell.</div>
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But isn't that sort of awesome?</div>
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Yep. It's Friday and that's AWESOME.</div>
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this got me thinking, but why? </div>
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Being awesome is a state of mind.</div>
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On Fridays, I have a hot lunch date with my guy.</div>
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(and by hot I mean, we go out for lunch and let someone else make us something hot)</div>
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But, knowing that, I do try to dress a little cuter, put a little more bounce in my step.</div>
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WE DECIDED that that is what we want to do on Fridays.</div>
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On Friday, the BEAN, has, "slurpee Friday."</div>
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She loves slurpees. </div>
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I made up "slurpee Friday" so she stopped asking me for one every day.</div>
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But, it makes Friday awesome for her. </div>
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She says it every Friday morning...</div>
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"yay! It's Friday!!!"</div>
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Everyone in this house is always happy that it's Friday...</div>
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SO, the more I thought about this, the more I realized that this attitude:</div>
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That doesn't mean, we'll go out like we do on Fridays...</div>
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but what if I wake up on Sunday and think:</div>
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YES, today my house is going to smell like laundry!!</div>
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(one of my favorite, favorite smells)</div>
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instead of: o.joy.laundry.</div>
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I bet, without even trying too hard even, I could maybe think why every single day of the week is awesome.</div>
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EVEN...that dreaded MONDAY! :)</div>
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The point is...</div>
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It's Friday, and I want you to feel good about that.</div>
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I want you to feel good every day.</div>
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It's going to be awesome.</div>
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But you are the one making it that way.</div>
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<br />Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01970681286292203613noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282964259682414782.post-80208884080865726392013-02-14T05:25:00.002-08:002013-02-14T05:25:47.998-08:00hello, doll.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: start;">hello sheek nerd.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: start;">and hello little heart knee patches.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: start;">hello one of a kind special awesomeness.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: start;">hello lovely hairclip.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: start;">hello sassy buns.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: start;">Say hello to these fabulous dolls.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: start;">Each One of a kind and ready to ship.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: start;">just for you.</span></div>
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Much like my flapper babies, these "hello dolls" just make you feel feminine and sweet.</div>
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Each made one of a kind, based on my glorious stash and my current whims.</div>
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Grab the one you like while it is still available! No two are alike!</div>
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</span>Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01970681286292203613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282964259682414782.post-57607885761819913392013-02-01T12:10:00.001-08:002013-02-01T12:10:32.487-08:00instagram killed the blog-star<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d4d4f; font-family: Lekton, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">image: </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/71085919/i-am-a-big-deal-no2-11x14-print?ref=sr_list_1&ga_search_query=blog&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade" style="background-color: white; color: #f0886c; font-family: Lekton, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0pt; outline-style: none; outline-width: medium; padding: 0pt; text-align: left; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">parada creations</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d4d4f; font-family: Lekton, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"> via etsy</span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">yeah, until I got my hands on an instagram account....</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the bad.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the ugly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and I've gotten any and all of the current thoughts off my chest.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">lately... this has been playing in my mind.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I think it might be just a little bit true.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">are you playing with instagram now more too?</span></div>
<br />Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01970681286292203613noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282964259682414782.post-89352966935692174312013-01-15T07:34:00.000-08:002013-01-15T07:34:01.995-08:00Do you have a sweetheart?oh, you know, spending the morning uploading pictures and making up silly stories about adorable owls.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">This sweet owl and I have something in common.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">Doodles and daydream'n</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">Her soft ears feature a lovely floral fabric from the secret garden.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">She has chocolate polka dot wings and a happy turquoise heart.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">Her sweet sleepy brown eyes have me asking.... </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">if she daydreams all day, does she even sleep at night?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">This sweet owl wishes she lived in a retro themed world.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">Her soft ears feature a black cherry fabric.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">She has red polka dot wings and a tiny red polka dot heart.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">Sweet sleepy turquoise eyes ensure she will have nothing but happy dreams.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">This sweet owl thinks sundays at the park are the cats meow.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">Her soft ears feature a lovely floral on icey blue.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">She has red polka dot wings and a beautiful turquoise and red heart.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">Sweet sleepy brown eyes have me guessing....is she dreaming in red or turquoise?</span></div>
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<br />Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01970681286292203613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282964259682414782.post-64853726980206666202013-01-13T00:00:00.000-08:002013-01-13T13:11:48.978-08:00Sweethearts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;">At the beginning of the year, I decided a few things.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Things that were hard to decide, and also things that were right in front of me.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #444444;">One of these things, was how I want </span><span style="color: orange;">aubreyplays</span><span style="color: #444444;"> to be in my life this year.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I think t<a href="http://aubreyplays.blogspot.com/2012/06/day-i-got-asked-to-emmys-part-5.html" target="_blank">he day I said no to the emmy's</a> was the day it all sort of clicked for me.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I need to be the center of this little hub of a family.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I don't want to miss a thing.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Saying goodbye to Max this week, just reaffirrmed that for me.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It also reminded me that in order for me to be my best me,</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><span style="color: #444444;">to be my authentic self, creating and continuing </span><span style="color: orange;">aubreyplays</span><span style="color: #444444;"> is </span></span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">essential to who I am.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I am sort of relieved at this thought. But I have to make some changes.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">SO, </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;"> I am going to start off the year doing things a little different at </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;"><span style="color: orange;">aubreyplays</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;">.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;">All items that I make will be one of a kind creations that I will not recreate. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;">I am hoping that by following my whims, and leaning towards a playful spirit, that I will be able to capture a love of life and send out some happiness that you will enjoy and smile from as well.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;">This will also allow me to focus on family when I need to focus on family </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;">and play when I have the time to play.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;">TO kick this off, I am challenging myself to make an effort to use up my glorious stash of favorite scraps.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">{I feel more freedom knowing that I do not have to keep a supply of a certain fabric and can use what ever feels right!}</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;">From now until February expect to see "sweetheart" creations for the tiny loves of your lives. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;">Another new thing?</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;">I also am going to post these creations up for grabs </span><a href="http://instagram.com/aubreyplays" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;" target="_blank">via instagram</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;"> FIRST!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;">The first person to leave a comment with their paypal address gets to purchase it. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;">On most items, instagram purchases will also mean free shipping. (as my little thank you to you)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;">After 24 hours, if the item has not sold I will put it into </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/aubreyplays?ref=si_shop" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;" target="_blank">my etsy shop</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;">.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fcfcfc; color: #444444; font-family: proxima-nova, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;">The ease of snapping an instagram picture and posting the item will make things easier </span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fcfcfc; color: #444444; font-family: proxima-nova, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;">((and more fun I think!))</span><br />
If you are not on instagram, don't worry! I can't imagine everything will go<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: xx-small;">...can I?</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;"><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">So expect to see happy little items coming!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span>Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01970681286292203613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282964259682414782.post-57937416696893747092013-01-11T19:41:00.001-08:002013-01-11T19:42:06.343-08:00DO you have directions to where you are going?<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Excuse me, but do you carry a map everywhere you go?</span><br />
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Wear it on your heart?<br />
Follow a plan?</div>
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You can’t, can you?<br />
Even if you have life planned out to the T….with all your to do lists…it’s not going to happen.<br />
And actually, life has it’s best for you in the form of surprises.<br />
I promise this.<br />
<a href="http://s1143.photobucket.com/albums/n623/revolutionizeher/?action=view&current=31595634855308053_7GRIxJ0u_c.jpg" style="color: #666666; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" class="aligncenter" height="400" src="http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n623/revolutionizeher/31595634855308053_7GRIxJ0u_c.jpg" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-bottom-left-radius: 3px; border-bottom-right-radius: 3px; border-top-left-radius: 3px; border-top-right-radius: 3px; border: 0px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); display: block; margin: 10px auto; padding: 5px;" width="397" /></a><br />
Sometimes you do what works, not what you had planned:</div>
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because you don’t have it all figured out yet</div>
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because you are still searching</div>
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because you don’t know actually where we are going, but we are heading there anyway</div>
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because we evolve.</div>
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So here is my journey.<br />
I was born an artist. I believe that.<br />
When I am painting or drawing I feel the most alive. The most like me.<br />
I can feel the exact same way I did when I was four.</div>
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So wait, how is it that I have a little shop selling things I sew? Why am I not PAINTING!?</div>
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We get lost. In life you will lose yourself but it is only temporary if you are listening.<br />
Babies and working and LIFE sometimes stand in front of us and we can’t reach those things we love to do.<br />
They are there in the distance but we forget to keep them close. Important.<br />
We make the people we love important.</div>
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As a woman who is strong enough and driven enough to go after what you wanted,<br />
You are strong enough to make sure you make YOU important.<br />
If you make doing the things you love important, then you will be authentic.<br />
If you are being true to yourself you will be your best for those you love.</div>
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The map, or directions that I asked you about?<br />
They will come.</div>
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As you go after your dreams in this venture.<br />
Don’t worry about what works for everybody else.<br />
Don’t forget to look at your authentic self.<br />
If you are a little lost. Listen. Keep an open mind.<br />
It will find you.</div>
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I was a painter.<br />
I painted murals for people for years.<br />
I stepped away and started this new venture.<br />
because it was what I wanted to do.<br />
because it kept me at home more.<br />
because I was only painting things that other people wanted me to paint.<br />
Because I thought it would work.</div>
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In the back of my mind I knew I wanted to include my art.<br />
That piece of me, because that is what would keep me authentic.<br />
It is how you would get to know me best.<br />
But I was lost. I had to keep listening.</div>
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The whole point of this, is to tell you we all need to listen.<br />
I want you to listen to yourself in your venture.<br />
I want you to do what makes you feel authentic.</div>
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Like when you were four.<br />
Think about it…<br />
ALL FOUR YEAR OLDS RULE THE WORLD DON’T THEY??</div>
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At least they think they do.<br />
I want you to find that confidence again too.<br />
And then you will succeed.</div>
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<i><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: xx-small;">*I originally wrote this last year for revolutionizeHER.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: xx-small;"> The whole point was to encourage women to go after their dreams and to be authentic. TO take the time they need for themselves so that they will be their best for those they love. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: xx-small;">SO, You will be you.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: xx-small;">I thought it was worth revisiting this week, as a reminder to me as well.</span></i></div>
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Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01970681286292203613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282964259682414782.post-34841006521325102632013-01-08T06:39:00.001-08:002013-01-08T08:03:32.095-08:00honorary guard angel. for always.I am not sure how to begin this.<br />
I can't seem to shake this.<br />
SO I am going to write it all down.<br />
Will it to go.<br />
This overwhelming ache that just won't go away.<br />
He was just a dog right?<br />
No. Unfortunately, he was way more than a little more than that.<br />
And I just can't shake it.<br />
People are so insensitive.<br />
Really.<br />
SO if you don't want to hear about my dog then, move along.<br />
Sorry.<br />
And if you decide to stay, I might make you cry.<br />
I am sorry about that too.<br />
I am doing this for me.<br />
For him.<br />
On the morning that my dog died, I had brushed him and trimmed his nails.<br />
I had cared for him just like I had for the past 9+ years.<br />
He was one of mine.<br />
He was one of us.<br />
Later that night, heart broken, I couldn't help but feel a little glad that it had happened that way.<br />
I had sent him off to heaven looking his best.<br />
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It doesn't seem fair to start with the end.<br />
The beginning was much more sweet.<br />
He was this tiny little football player looking yellow ball of fur.<br />
I loved him instantly.<br />
He loved us instantly.<br />
We had spent months deciding on the perfect dog.<br />
One that would be good to our young little family.<br />
Collin was almost 5 and Chloe almost 3.<br />
We all say, there has never been a better dog.<br />
not ever.<br />
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I always had people tell me what a good dog he was.<br />
He didn't steal things off the counter.<br />
He didn't steal my balls of yarn.<br />
He just wanted to make us happy.<br />
And he did.<br />
He did such a good job doing that.<br />
I always said it was more than me training him.<br />
It was him.<br />
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He could jump and catch a frisbee or tennis ball like some kind of crazy talented show dog.<br />
He loved the water. He loved to swim.<br />
I wish I would have taken him to a lake more often.<br />
Once, When I was in the shower, the kids opened the door for an electrician who had shown up a little early. He told me they wouldn't come in unless I put my "guard" dog away.<br />
WHAT? Max?<br />
He had stepped up to the plate. He knew those kids should not have opened up the door.<br />
Max made it clear that he was there too. Sort of funny, because most people only knew him as someone who might lick them to death.<br />
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I always told him it was lucky I loved him, because OH that hair. He had so much hair. I could barely keep up with it. He was beautiful. He was strong. He was smart. But what he was the most is sweet. He had such a sweet spirit.<br />
His favorite thing was waffles.<br />
On Saturday night he seemed like he wasn't feeling well.<br />
I made him one.<br />
It was the last thing he ate..<br />
another grateful thought I have had.<br />
He loved waffles.<br />
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When I was pregnant with the Bean, he knew.<br />
He knew before I did.<br />
He had started following me around. Sitting in front of me.<br />
He blocked me into the shower by sitting too close to the door to let me out.<br />
Silly dog. What is wrong with you?<br />
Nothing. He was watching out for me.<br />
When She came home he transferred that to her.<br />
Sitting in front of where she lay. Eyeing anyone who came to see her.<br />
A gentle giant. Faithfully loyal and good.<br />
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The kids used him as a step stool when they were little.<br />
He happily let them.<br />
He played hide and seek with them.<br />
They often got mad because he could always find them.<br />
He would give them away.<br />
He loved to jump up and get fresh water straight from the bathroom sink.<br />
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Max had cancer.<br />
We just did not know it.<br />
On Saturday night I knew something was wrong.<br />
By Sunday at 2:00 in the afternoon, he was gone.<br />
When they told me there was nothing we could do, I cried.<br />
But I didn't want him to go alone. He had always been with us.<br />
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His whole life.<br />
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When they brought my husband and I back to him he smiled and wagged his tail.<br />
Even in pain, he wanted us happy.<br />
I told him everything I could think to tell him.<br />
I told him everything I thought the kids would want to tell him.<br />
The vet told me he wouldn't close his eyes.<br />
I hugged him and held him. I told him I loved him.<br />
I thanked him.<br />
<br />
He let out a happy long satisfied breath.<br />
He closed his eyes.<br />
Of course he would do that for me.<br />
Of course he would leave in the most pleasant way possible.<br />
That's just who he was.<br />
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I keep remembering him sitting up on the car ride to the hospital.<br />
Soaking it all in.<br />
Yesterday I had to clean out the car.<br />
I let the chunks of his hair go in the wind.<br />
ridiculous right? that something like that was so hard to let go of.<br />
It was the last bits I had.<br />
<br />
people ask me,<br />
you knew right?<br />
that's why you got your "new" dog...<br />
No.<br />
and he's not new. He's a lot different.<br />
I got Baltimore because I had this overwhelming feeling that it was the right time.<br />
But, I got him for Max.<br />
I thought they would have a couple of years together.<br />
Not just a couple of months.<br />
I came home from the hospital feeling so very empty.<br />
And, I have this crazy new puppy to care for.<br />
It felt so strange. Like, why did it happen that way?<br />
To show me life's cycle.<br />
To help me carry on.<br />
I would have never gotten a puppy if I had known.<br />
It would have hurt too much.<br />
It was the right time I suppose. I just did not know at the time why.<br />
I think he's helping us. I hope he can remember Max and help carry on his spirit.<br />
In some small way.<br />
In his own way.<br />
The kids are now 14 and 12.<br />
A new era really.<br />
It's just so hard to let that one go.<br />
And now I am done talking about it.<br />
I don't want you to feel sorry for me.<br />
I am lucky.<br />
It's just mine to keep in my heart now.<br />
But I had to write it all down.<br />
For me.<br />
and for him.<br />
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<br />Aubreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01970681286292203613noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282964259682414782.post-71305263199097770712012-12-16T08:05:00.004-08:002012-12-16T08:05:39.464-08:00Sunday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;">how's yours going?</span></div>
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