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Sorry for the little hiatus! Should be back to almost business as usual soon! :) I've been busy finding somewhere to live and getting settled into my new job. Next mission - buy a sewing machine and an oven! And tomorrow I'm off to the fabric market. :)</div>
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I'm not gonna lie, this post may have been scheduled as right about now I'm probably sitting at the table in my aunt's house eating Christmas dinner (turkey, ham, sausage stuffing, roast potatoes, loads of gravy mmmm...), pulling crackers, exchanging presents or playing board games with my wonderful family. But I just wanted to be sure to wish all of you a wonderful Christmas also.</div>
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<br />Being Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01667468724560698563noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-458862503707686584.post-91213117918591370132012-12-23T04:59:00.001+07:002013-01-03T01:36:53.383+07:00Strawberry Christmas Tree<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have a few quick little Christmassy things that I want to get up on the blog before Christmas, in case anyone is in need of a last little bit of inspiration! :) I had seen these cute strawberry Christmas tress all over pinterest (like this one from <a href="http://www.cantstopmakingthings.com/2011/01/strawberry-christmas-tree.html">Can't Stop Making Things</a>) so I just had to have a go myself!<br />
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It sounded pretty simple - grab a styrofoam cone, pour melted chocolate on it and stick the strawberries to it. Unfortunately, life is never simple! :) Firstly, I couldn't find a styrofoam cone anywhere! I eventually found a site I could order them from online but they wouldn't have arrived on time. So I went to a flower shop and bought a piece of oasis! I made a cone shape out of a piece of card and cut the oasis to fit underneath it. Then I covered that in baking parchment and poured the chocolate on!<br />
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I was feeling pretty proud of my problem solving skills. But I wasn't finished yet. I started sticking on the strawberries but they wouldn't stick! They just kept sliding down the cone! I'm sure if I had had more time I could have done the bottom row and waited for the chocolate to harden a little and then do the next layer. But I was in a rush, guests were starting to arrive!<br />
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So I roped in some helpers (my sister and cousin) and we decided to try pushing cocktail sticks into the cone first and then sticking the strawberries onto them! If the cone had been made of styrofoam this would have been genius! But getting cocktail sticks through baking parchment, card and oasis is tough!! We persevered though and it was all looking great until ... we ran out of strawberries!! </div>
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So we ended up with a half empty tree of chocolate covered strawberries. :( But it was still a huge hit! Everyone loved it! </div>
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<b>-</b> Buy extra strawberries!!</div>
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Linked up to: <a href="http://www.cheeriosandlattes.com/saturday-show-tell-42/">Cheerios and Lattes</a>, <a href="http://iamaddictedtorecipes.blogspot.ca/2012/12/scrumptious-sunday-recipe-link-party-43.html">Addicted to Recipes</a>, <a href="http://thediydreamer.com/from-dream-to-reality/from-dream-to-reality-linky-party-48/">DIY Dreamer</a>, <a href="http://wallisfarmsdailywalk.blogspot.ie/2013/01/blog-post.html">Wallisfarm's Daily Walk</a>, <a href="http://earning-my-cape.blogspot.ie/2013/01/super-link-party-33.html">Earning My Cape</a>, <a href="http://www.sugaranddots.com/2013/01/what-i-whipped-up-wednesday.html">Sugar and Dots</a>, <a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.ie/2013/01/whatever-goes-wednesday-141.html">Someday Crafts</a></div>
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Well would you look at that, I'm actually on time with my freebie this week!! :) And it's almost Christmas so I'd have the perfect excuse if I was late. This week's post is all about time aptly enough.</div>
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First up I want to share a Telling Time activity I've been working on. The pack includes activities and worksheets to teach telling time to the hour and half hour. The main activity is a wristwatch scavenger hunt.<br />
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Each child gets their own watch which they colour and cut out. You can choose only time to the hour or half hour or a mixture of both. I've also included blank watches so you can add in some tricky ones to challenge your more able students. </div>
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Then they put their giant watches on and use some sticky tape to close them. If you plan on using the watches to complete all the checklists or for reviewing time later in the year it might be worth covering them with clear contact to protect them or print them on light card.<br />
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They are each given a scavenger hunt checklist and must walk quietly around the room reading the time on their friends watches and recording the answers. There are different checklists so you can decide how long the activity will last or how difficult or easy it will be for each child. Once they have completed the activity they sit down and use the included worksheets to put their time telling skills to work once again</div>
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And still on the theme of time - - > this week's freebie!<br />
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The beginning of a new year is a great opportunity to teach reflection and goal setting skills. This little craft is a great follow up to discussion on what your class have achieved this year and what their hopes are for 2013.</div>
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I've included a few different versions with differing amounts of writing and drawing requirements so you can pick the ones that suit your students. But the basic idea is that they write about their memories of 2012 and goals for 2013 on these stars. Then cut them out, stick the two sides together and hang them in your classroom as a visual reminder of all they have achieved and their dreams for the new year.</div>
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And secondly your Freebie! :) When I was small I remember being told that if I wasn't good that Santa would bring me nothing but coal on Christmas Eve! So when I saw these cute Lump of Coal Rice Krispie Treats on pinterest I knew I had to give them a try. I know a few people who've been a little bit naughty this year! :)</div>
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They're easy and fun to make and taste pretty delicious so I though they'd make cute little presents to give to your class! But seeing as little kids tend not to like being told they're naughty I came up with this cute little poem to let them know these lumps of coal are pretty special!</div>
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- Just use your normal Rice Krispie Treat recipe (<a href="http://www.kelloggs.ie/whatson/ricekrispies/krunchy-mallow-bars.aspx">I use this one</a>) and add black food colouring! I found some at a kitchen supply store but you can buy <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000VLRNS/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0000VLRNS&linkCode=as2&tag=beininsp-20">some on amazon</a> too. I used liquid food colouring and had no problems so go for that over gel/paste if you can. Once you've melted your marshmallows and butter just add in enough drops to turn the mixture black.</div>
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- The next part is the messy bit. Lay out some baking paper on your counter and spoon little odd shaped dollops of the mixture onto the paper. You could also put butter on your hands and use them but be warned it's very sticky!!<img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=beininsp-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0000VLRNS" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /></div>
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- Don't worry about the size or shape of these little guys, the odder they are the better!<br />
- Remember to take pictures of yours once they're all bagged up! I forgot! So all you get is the few crap pictures I took on my phone. :(<br />
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I'm trying to make as many of my Christmas presents as possible this year but I can't share many of them yet as their recipients might see them! But I'm pretty sure the little girl who's getting this Princess Super Hero Cape doesn't read my blog. :) So I thought I'd share some pictures of it.</div>
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There are loads of great tutorials for making capes so I'm not going to do a full tutorial but these are the blogs that inspired mine: I used the patterns from <a href="http://www.serving-pink-lemonade.com/2010/10/super-cape.html">Serving Pink Lemonade</a> for the top of the cape and the princess crown and <a href="http://www.livinglocurto.com/2009/01/super-hero-party/">Living Locurto</a> for the eye mask. And I got the dimensions for my cape from <a href="http://www.howdoesshe.com/super-hero-cape/">How Does She</a>. </div>
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Once you've cut out your pieces sew your logo onto the center. My cape is purple on one side with a SuperGirl T logo (the little princess' name begins with T) and pink with a princess crown on the other side. I had found gorgeous gold fabric to use but it frays really easily so in retrospect it wasn't the best choice. I ended up using a zig-zag stitch around the outside so hopefully that'll keep it secure but use felt if you can, much less hassle!</div>
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This is purple side of the cape (which needs to be ironed!). I also made a Princess Super Hero mask to match, pink on one side and purple on the other. You could also make super hero cuffs but this costume is more Princess than Super Hero so I might add a crown or wand, we'll see!</div>
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- It was a little tricky working out what size to make it as I can't measure the little princess! But I'm hoping it'll be okay and I put a large piece of velcro on the neck so it'll be easy to adjust it. </div>
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***Thanks so much to all of you who entered. The lucky winners are Bronwen and Deborah!***<br />
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I can't quite believe that this little blog of mine has 100 followers!! And just today it hit 20,000 page views!!<br />
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I remember when I started it I was getting about 20 or 30 page views a day (and most were probably from my mum!) and I watched the follower numbers creep painfully slowly from 2 to 3 to 4. And now there are 100 of you!! And lots more following through Facebook. :) Well you're in great company because each and every one of you is awesome. I really do love the comments you leave and I love visiting your blogs and seeing what's happening in your lives and getting some inspiration!<br />
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I started this blog while I was recovering from a serious illness. I knew I'd have up to 6 months off work to recover but wondered how I would keep myself sane in that period. Well thanks to this little blog I've been busy baking, sewing, crafting, blogging, learning, selling products on TPT and am now feeling recovered enough to be starting a new job in January! :)<br />
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So as a way of saying thanks to all of you (and "Happy Christmas"!) I'm running a little giveaway! As you all live in different parts of the world it was hard to think of a suitable prize. But some generous friends over at TPT have donated loads of amazing teaching resources that can be sent directly to your inbox anywhere in the world! :) And I'll be giving away 8 products from my TPT store! And I'm also giving away two <a href="http://beinginspired-blog.blogspot.ie/2012/09/day-26-sock-monkey.html">sock monkeys </a>that I made so that all those of you who aren't teachers will feel appreciated too. I'm not sure if they'll make it to you before Christmas but they'll get there eventually, wherever in the world you may be! :)</div>
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So, enough talking - here's the giveaway! I've divided in into two bundles. They are divided by age group but feel free to enter them both if you like! The winner of Giveaway #1 will win any 4 products from my TPT store, a cute little sock monkey and a bundle of 20 teaching resources suitable for Pre K to 2nd Grade. And the winner of Giveaway #2 will win any 4 products from my TPT store, a cute little sock monkey and a bundle of 13 teaching resources suitable for 3rd to 6th Grade. Feel free to pin, share, invite your friends and spread the word! :) </div>
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I know, I know it's Saturday, my bad! But I've still got a freebie for you! :) This poor little blog is feeling a bit neglected lately but Christmas is taking over a little here! I promise I will have some more crafty and sewing posts soon but a lot of my current projects are presents for people so you'll have to wait until after Christmas to see them! And I'm working on something special for all you lovely people who read my blog! :)<br />
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My <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/CVC-Word-Jigsaw-Center-literacy-center-activity-to-practice-making-CVC-words">CVC Word Jigsaw center</a> is by far my most popular product in my store so I thought a follow up pack would be a good idea. So I made a Jigsaw Sentences pack!<br />
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This is great for building reading skills and for teaching the basics of sentence structure. There are 9 sentences, each made of 6 words on jigsaw pieces. Each sentence is a different color so the child just has to focus on reading each word and putting it in the correct order. There's also 3 sheets of extra words so they can mix and match and create their own sentences!</div>
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I know this is a very un-Christmassy post but I came across these props in my resource box today and wanted to share. I love <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004JKLBUU/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B004JKLBUU&linkCode=as2&tag=beininsp-20">Eric Carle's "The Very Hungry Caterpillar"</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=beininsp-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B004JKLBUU" style="border: currentColor !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />. It's probably my favourite kids book ever! It's great for teaching the life cycle of the butterfly, the days of the week, counting, healthy eating and so much more! I used it in India to teach food vocabulary too. And the kids just love the cute little caterpillar, especially when he eats too much and throws up! :) </div>
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What makes a great book even better? Having some props for the kids to play with while they read it! :) I found these ones over @ <a href="http://www.kizclub.com/storypatterns/caterpillar(C).pdf">Kizclub.com</a> and they are a huge hit! I took the time to cut, laminate and then cut again and they've held up really well over the last few years and lots of hands on play!<br />
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Caterpillar lunch from <a href="http://www.canadianfamily.ca/2012/05/cute-snack-idea-the-very-hungry-caterpillar/">Canadian Family</a> Caterpillar classroom door decoration from <a href="http://www.ehow.com/clips/7479020/">eHow</a> </div>
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Friday Freebie time again!! :) This week I have some super cute Christmas themed letter mazes for you! But first here's a little update on some of the other new stuff I've been working on for <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Being-Inspired">my TPT store</a>:</div>
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Remember the <a href="http://beinginspired-blog.blogspot.ie/2012/11/nativity-hand-puppets.html">nativity hand puppets</a> I made? Well I had a lot of people asking me for patterns to make them or it I sold them anywhere. Unfortunately I made them last year so I don't have the patterns anymore and I'm way to slow at sewing for it to be profitable to sell them. But I decided I could still do something with them - I turned them into nativity flashcards and a word wall! </div>
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These are great to reinforce reading and spelling words associated with the nativity and can also be used to retell the story of the first Christmas. :) </div>
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And now this week's freebie! Sticking with the Christmas theme, this one's for the little kids - Christmas letter mazes! They can practice letter identification skills while they trace a path through the maze and help Santa and the penguin to get to the end. </div>
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It'll make a cute addition to your literacy centers this winter, just print and laminate and it's ready to go. :) There are 6 mazes, focusing on the letters S and P and using upper and lower case letters. And did I mention it's free? :) </div>
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I know I promised this post on making fabric tangrams on Saturday but I ran into a little problem! I had it all set to go and was just uploading the photos when Blogger informed me that I'd run out of photo space!!! It seems that my plan of lazily uploading giant pictures without re-sizing them had finally caught up on me. Newbie bloggers take note - re-size!!<br />
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But after a bit of searching I've discovered a few work arounds. Firstly I connected my blog email address to the blog and set it as a contributor which means if I log in through it I can still upload photos. Basically that email address has its own photo storage allowance. But it's a bit of a pain so the other thing I discovered is that as long as you keep your pictures smaller than 1026 pixels you can upload to your hearts content. So for now I'm okay again! And I suppose I'll start re-sizing some old pictures and replacing them and stop uploading giant pictures! Well after today. :)<br />
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Now back to the task at hand. On Friday I gave you my Friday Freebie - <a href="http://beinginspired-blog.blogspot.ie/2012/11/friday-freebie-3-and-huge-sale.html">a tangram booklet and template</a>. I'm a huge fan of tangrams but I started thinking how I could make them even more fun. The answer - make them out of fabric instead of card! :) I originally saw<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/127719339404082733/"> this pin</a> of a "tangram-esque fabric puzzle" on pinterest from <a href="http://thereisbeautyallaround.wordpress.com/">Beauty All Around</a>. It's amazing, she made 42 little coloured fabric squares! There's no way I'd have the patience for that but I figured I could give a normal 7 piece tangram set a go.<br />
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Then pin the pieces right sides together and sew around the sides. Make sure to leave a gap so you can turn and stuff them. The trickiest part for me was sewing the corners on the triangular ones. </div>
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Then turn the pieces the right way out and stuff them with your little pieces of wadding. Use a ladder stitch to neatly sew up the gaps and then you're all done!</div>
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And of course do <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fun-with-Tangrams-Freebie">download my little booklet</a>. It has 12 shadow puzzles in it with the solutions at the end. And it's free! I made a little bag to keep the pieces in and the booklet fits in perfectly too if you print multiple pages on one piece of paper.</div>
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<b>Things I've learnt:</b><br />
- This really should be a thing I have not learnt, I still left too tiny a gap and had zero fun turning and stuffing some of my tangrams. Will I ever learn?<br />
- But I did learn lots about re-sizing pictures and avoiding paying Google any money. ha ha Love you really Google.<br />
- And I learnt that fabric tangrams are so much more fun to play with than card ones. I made these as a gift but might have to keep them and make another set!<br />
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Being Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291505405245993509noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-458862503707686584.post-41052735098063520552012-11-24T06:29:00.001+07:002012-11-30T05:03:26.564+07:00Friday Freebie #3 and a Huge Sale!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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But before we get to that I've got some exciting news! I'm participating in my first <span style="font-size: large;">TPT</span> <span style="font-size: large;">sale</span> and it's a big one!! This Monday and Tuesday (26th and 27th) there will be<span style="font-size: large;"> 28% off everything in my store!!</span> So have a look at some of the new things I've added, go put them on your wishlist and then head back over next Monday or Tuesday and grab a bargain! </div>
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If you like last week's freebie (<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Border-Clipart-Freebie">Border Clipart</a>) then do check out my <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Christmas-and-Winter-Clip-Art-Pack-Penguins-Snowmen-Christmas-Trees">Christmas clipart collection</a>. There's cute penguins, snowmen, christmas trees, plum puddings and holly! Use them to add some fun to your worksheets, Christmas displays or TPT products. :)</div>
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Sticking with the Christmas theme I used those little penguins to make this cute <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Penguin-Upper-and-Lower-Case-Letters-Literacy-Center-letter-matching">literacy pack</a>. It contains upper and lower case letters on penguins for a fun letter matching activity. As well as these flashcards there's also penguin themed worksheets to practice letter identification, formation, matching and order. And did I mention how cute they are? :)</div>
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<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Positional-Language-Flashcards-and-Activity-Pack-Christmas-themed">Gingerbread man Positional Language Pack</a>. This pack come in two versions so make sure you get the one that's right for you! This one is great for young children and ESL/EAL learners who need to practice positional language. It contains flashcards, worksheets and activities to learn and practice using words like "under", "beside", "behind" etc. Children will love working out where the gingerbread man is hiding!</div>
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This pack also come in <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Gaeilge-Positional-Language-Flashcard-pack-Christmas-themed">a version as Gaeilge</a>. It can be hard to find cute resources for teaching Irish online and the ones that do exist are either very expensive or aren't very attractive. But don't worry, I'm working on solving this problem! One pack at a time. :) So if you're planning on covering positional language like "ar an", "os comhair" etc. in the next few weeks then this Christmas themed pack is perfect for you!</div>
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And finally, this week's FREEBIE!! :) <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fun-with-Tangrams-Freebie">Fun with Tangrams - Click here to download</a>! This pack contains tangram piece templates, ideas for use and a booklet with 12 puzzles and solutions. And it's free!! </div>
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You can see in the picture that I used the template to create a fabric set of pieces. They are so much more fun to play with than paper or card ones. I made them as a gift but I'm already thinking I'll just have to make a second set and keep these for myself! Check back tomorrow and I'll show you how I made them.</div>
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Want more freebies? Check out <a href="http://beinginspired-blog.blogspot.ie/2012/11/friday-freebie-1.html">Friday Freebie #1</a> and <a href="http://beinginspired-blog.blogspot.ie/2012/11/friday-freebie-2-borders-and-jigsaw.html">Friday Freebie #2</a>!</div>
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Linked up to: <a href="http://www.teachingblogaddict.com/2012/11/freebie-friday-we-hope-you-are-having.html">Teaching Blog Addict</a>, <a href="http://www.classroomfreebies.com/2012/11/welcome-to-manic-monday-at-classroom_26.html">Classroom Freebies</a>, <a href="http://primaryinspiration.blogspot.ie/2012/11/candy-cane-linky-party-come-on-over.html">Primary Inspiration</a></div>
Being Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291505405245993509noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-458862503707686584.post-62056702756945180692012-11-22T04:39:00.003+07:002012-11-22T04:39:26.657+07:00Liebster Award and a Giveaway!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been nominated not once but twice for the Liebster Award! :) Thanks T'onna @ <a href="http://sewingbarefoot.blogspot.ie/2012/11/liebster-blog-award.html">Navy Wifey Peters</a> and Shannon @ <a href="http://sewingbarefoot.blogspot.ie/2012/11/liebster-blog-award.html">Sewing Barefoot</a>. <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Puritan;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">The Liebster Award is given by bloggers to up and coming bloggers who have less than 200 followers. It is to show new bloggers that they are appreciated and to help spread the word about new blogs. </span></span></span><br />
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<b>1.</b> I've been purposefully being vague and not giving away too much about myself here but I guess it might be time to divulge a little more! :) So number 1 - my name is Karen.</div>
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<b>2.</b> I live in Ireland. Which is lovely most of the time but way too cold and wet at others! </div>
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<b>3.</b> I originally started this blog to keep myself amused as I recovered from an illness. It definitely served that purpose and I'm pretty sure it's here to stay!</div>
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<b>4.</b> I am a primary school teacher and love my job. Although in magic land I'd be paid 3 times as much and people would actually appreciate what I do... :)</div>
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<b>5.</b> I keep telling myself I'm going to learn how to crochet but somehow manage to find a million other things that need to be done first. </div>
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<b>6.</b> I am a world champion procrastinator. (See number 5.)</div>
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<b>7.</b> I am addicted to crisps (chips for you Americans) and would happily give up chocolate forever just so long as I could keep eating my crisps. mmmm</div>
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<b>8.</b> I used to live in Bangkok, Thailand and might hopefully be moving back there soon!</div>
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<b>9.</b> I am a terrible singer. Like hands over your ears, panes of glass breaking, I'd rather scrape my nails down a blackboard terrible. ha ha. Thankfully little kids don't mind too much and nobody else has to hear me sing!</div>
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<b>10.</b> I still haven't learnt how to drive. Another thing sitting pretty on my to do list.</div>
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<b>11.</b> I spent a month volunteering in an orphanage in Thailand and googled to see if any of the adoptive parents had blogs so I could follow along and see how the kids were doing. Thus began my adventures in blogging!</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 23px;"><b>What is your favorite craft project you've created? </b>Hmm that's a tough one. Probably my little <a href="http://beinginspired-blog.blogspot.ie/2012/09/hedgehog-pin-cushion.html">hedgehog pin cushion</a>. He looks cute (so much so that I included him in my header) and unlike most of the things I make I actually use him every day. :)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 23px;"><b>What's your favorite book? </b>I love to read. But I tend to be a bit feast or famine about it! Haven't been reading too much lately as all my free time is going into this blog and <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Being-Inspired">my TPT store</a>. But my all time favourite book is "We Need to Talk about Kevin" by Lionel Shriver. Or any of her books really.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 23px;"><b>Do you have any children? If so, how many and what are their names & ages? </b>Nope no kids!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 23px;"><b>What's your favorite season and why? </b>I love Christmas but hate the cold and dark so I'm gonna go with summer. I'm all about the sunshine and beach time!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>What are a few blogs that you read on a daily/weekly basis? </b>Way too many! The 11 blogs I've nominated of course. And I'll give you a few others across the spectrum:</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">- <a href="http://thaiadoptionblogs.blogspot.ie/">Thai Adoption Blogs</a> (lots of Thai Adoption blogs)</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">- <a href="http://www.jembellish.blogspot.ie/">Creating my Way to Success</a>, <a href="http://thediydreamer.com/">The DIY Dreamer</a>, <a href="http://earning-my-cape.blogspot.ie/">Earning My Cape</a> (3 awesome crafty blogs)</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">- <a href="http://livingmontessorinow.com/">Living Montessori Now</a>, <a href="http://4thgradefrolics.blogspot.ie/">4th Grade Frolics</a>, <a href="http://www.classroomfreebies.com/">Classroom Freebies</a> (full of great teaching ideas)</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">- <a href="http://oursonnylife.com/">Our Sonny Life</a> (if you're going to read any read this one)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>What is your favorite TV show? </b>I love "How I Met Your Mother" and "The Big Bang Theory". I'd love to lock Sheldon and Barney in a room together and watch them drive each other crazy! ha ha</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>What is your favorite pin on Pinterest? </b>Too many! My <a href="http://pinterest.com/BeingInspiredie/sewing-inspiration/">sewing inspiration board</a> is probably my favorite board so I'm just picking something from it that I'd love to make but seeing as I have a very long surname I probably won't! - <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/127719339404220282/">Pencil Banner</a></span></center>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Are you a dog or cat person? </b>Cat. Definitely cat. :) I like dogs, and will probably own one someday but they are a lot of work and too jumpy and dirty for my liking! Cats on the other hand are always clean and are independent enough to be able to cope on their own when I go away for the weekend. And you may have to work a bit more for their affection but that just makes you appreciate it more! </span></center>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Where do you buy most of your clothes? </b>I'm a huge fan of H&M, Penneys, Forever 21 and Zara. Basically the only shops I can afford to buy stuff in at the moment!</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>How long have you been blogging? </b>I started this blog last January, just to see how to do it. I put up a picture of a bag I'd made and then forgot all about it. Then this summer I found myself with too much time on my hands so I decided to turn it into a real blog! :)</span></center>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Questions I'm Asking My Nominees:</span></b><br />
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1. Why did you start blogging?<br />
2. I'm giving you a thousand euro - what are you going to do with it?<br />
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3. Do you like to travel? What's your dream holiday destination?<br />
4. What achievement are you most proud of? Permission to brag!<br />
5. If time wasn't an issue what new activity would you take up?<br />
6. What's your favourite Christmas tradition?<br />
7. Any blog recommendations?<br />
8.What's your favourite pin on Pinterest?<br />
9. A few easy ones to end with - chocolate or crisps/chips?<br />
10. Cats or dogs?<br />
11. Real books or ebooks?<br />
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- <a href="http://www.lovecraft2012.blogspot.ie/">Ana Love Craft</a><br />
- <a href="http://www.thepurplepumpkinblog.co.uk/">The Purple Pumpkin Blog</a><br />
- <a href="http://learningwithmrsleeby.blogspot.ie/">Learning with Mrs. Leeby</a><br />
- <a href="http://sew-licious.blogspot.ie/2012/11/buttermilk-donut-cookies-recipes.html">Sew-Licious Home Decor</a><br />
- <a href="http://sunnystitching.blogspot.ie/">Sunny Stitching</a><br />
- <a href="http://www.maturespringchick.com/">Fall Fever</a><br />
- <a href="http://onelessheadache.blogspot.ie/">One Less Headache</a><br />
- <a href="http://makingboysmen.blogspot.ie/">Making Boys Men</a><br />
- <a href="http://fifthinthemiddle.blogspot.ie/">Fifth in the Middle</a><br />
- <a href="http://kinderloves.blogspot.ie/">Kinder Love</a><br />
- <a href="http://everneveragain.blogspot.ie/2012/11/grown-up-gifts-heat-pack.html">Ever Never Again</a><br />
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Don't forget to comment on here and leave me a link when you've answered!! :) It is a little time consuming but it's nice to get to know a bit more about the people behind the blogs!<br />
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I participated in my first giveaway this week! It's being hosted by Leah over at <a href="http://learning-4-keeps.blogspot.ie/2012/11/great-blessings-giveaway_19.html">Learning for Keeps</a> to celebrate her reaching a milestone 200 followers!! She has 4 different prizes to be won, each containing about 10 teaching resources made by teachers. There's some great stuff for all you teachers, homeschoolers and moms out there! :)<br />
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My CVC Word Jigsaw Center is included in pack number 4 so be sure to enter that one!! :) And if you're already following me then you don't even need to do anything new, just head on over and enter.<br />
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I promise to do my very own giveaway when I reach 100 followers so if you're not following already be sure to join up! :) And don't worry, there will be more recipes and crafts coming in the next few days too! </div>
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<b>Things I've Learnt:</b></div>
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<b>- </b>The power of social networking and collaboration.</div>
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- I seem to follow a lot of big blogs! In deciding on who to nominate I visited lots of my favourite blogs only to realise just how huge some of them are!! Kinda made me realise I need to spend more time visiting smaller blogs. We need some attention too! :)</div>
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It was my sister's birthday last week and she's a bit obsessed with VW campervans so I made her these little coasters. They were pretty easy to make but confirmed what I already knew - I could never open an Etsy shop. I hate making multiples of things!! The first one is great fun, making a pattern, choosing the fabrics, working out how to put it all together, shouting at the sewing machine, all that good stuff! And when it's finished you're sitting there, smiling away, all proud of yourself ... until you realise you have to make 3 more! :(</div>
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But it was all worth it in the end. She's a pretty good sister. :) And despite a few issues with the wing mirrors they turned out okay. I used an image I found on google images as my template and then just cut it up to make my pattern. (<a href="http://www.chic-shack.com/ekmps/shops/skooby53/images/vw-inspired-campervan-single-large-cushion-personalised-167-p.jpg">Here it is </a>if you want to make some!). I was going to add a VW sign but I couldn't cut it small and neat enough and I was under time pressure so I didn't. Next time. :)</div>
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And seeing as I spent so long making them I've decided you guys can look at a few more pictures of them. :)</div>
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Not my best photography but I was on route to deliver them before I realised I hadn't taken any pictures and din't have my good camera with me.</div>
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- Tiny little things like wing mirrors are impossible to turn the right way out!! If you're thinking of making some of these make sure to make your wing mirrors and wheels way bigger than you think necessary! I lost most of mine to the seam allowance and then had a nightmare turning them.<br />
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Linked up to: <a href="http://itssoverycheri.com/2012/11/18/its-party-time-11-18-2012-linky-party/">Its So Very Cheri</a>, <a href="http://navywifeypeters.blogspot.ie/2012/11/submarine-sunday-7.html">Navy Wifey Peters</a>, <a href="http://becolorful.typepad.com/becolorful/2012/11/motivated-monday-november-19th.html">Be Colorful</a>, <a href="http://www.jembellish.blogspot.ie/2012/11/a-round-tuit-128.html">Creating my way to Success</a>, <a href="http://makingtheworldcuter.com/2012/11/making-the-world-cuter-monday-november-19-2012/">Making the World Cuter</a>, <a href="http://www.thegirlcreative.com/2012/11/just-something-i-whipped-up_18.html">The Girl Creative</a>, <a href="http://www.sewcando.com/2012/11/thanksgiving-weeks-craftastic-link-party.html">Sew Can Do</a>, <a href="http://sewingbarefoot.blogspot.ie/2012/11/the-weekly-creative-9-and-giveaway.html">Sewing Barefoot</a>, <a href="http://www.thegunnysack.com/2012/11/whats-in-gunny-sack-link-party-64.html">The Gunny Sack</a>, <a href="http://todayscreativeblog.net/thanksgiving-placesetting-printable/">Today's Creative Blog</a>, <a href="http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/2012/11/take-look-tuesday_19.html">Sugar Bee Crafts</a>, <a href="http://www.hopestudios.blogspot.ie/2012/11/tutorial-tuesday_20.html">Hope Studios</a>, <a href="http://carolynshomework.blogspot.ie/2012/11/the-inspiration-board-link-party-77.html">Homework</a>, <a href="http://ladybug-blessings.com/?p=2726">Ladybug Blessings</a>, <a href="http://www.amy-newnostalgia.blogspot.ie/2012/11/anti-procrastination-tuesday_19.html">New Nostalgia</a>, <a href="http://thediydreamer.com/from-dream-to-reality/from-dream-to-reality-linky-party-43/">The DIY Dreamer</a>, <a href="http://earning-my-cape.blogspot.ie/2012/11/super-link-party-28.html">Earning My Cape</a>, <a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.ie/2012/11/whatever-goes-wednesday-145.html">Someday Crafts</a>, <a href="http://www.sugaranddots.com/2012/11/what-i-whipped-up-wednesday-bram.html">Sugar and Dots</a>, <a href="http://www.semihomemademom.com/2012/11/show-share-wednesday-13.html">Semi Homemade Mom</a>, <a href="http://www.thecraftyblogstalker.com/2012/11/blog-stalking-thursday-68.html">The Crafty Blog Stalker</a>, <a href="http://www.firefliesandjellybeans.com/2012/11/happy-thanksgiving-show-off-your-stuff.html">Fireflies and Jellybeans</a>, <a href="http://www.michellestastycreations.com/2012/11/happy-thanksgiving-i-want-to-start-by.html">Michelle's Tasty Creations</a>, <a href="http://www.dianarambles.com/2012/11/pin-me-8.html">Diana Rambles</a>, <a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/2012/11/linky_party_115/">Thirty Handmade Days</a>, <a href="http://www.thepurplepumpkinblog.co.uk/2012/11/link-party-11-purple-pumpkin-blog.html">The Purple Pumpkin Blog</a></div>
Being Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291505405245993509noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-458862503707686584.post-17258890768182761082012-11-16T18:49:00.000+07:002012-11-24T20:50:45.299+07:00Friday Freebie #2 - Borders and Jigsaw Puzzles<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Friday Freebie time again! :) <a href="http://beinginspired-blog.blogspot.ie/2012/11/friday-freebie-1.html">Here's a link to last week's post </a>in case you missed it, but basically the idea is that once a week I'll give you a little update on the new things I've added to my TPT store and give you a little freebie. Publicity for me, free stuff for you! </div>
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I got some great feedback on my CVC Word Jigsaw center pack from last week so I went with that theme again this week and made two more jigsaw packs! The first teaches colours:</div>
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The pack has two purposes. First it contains 12 large jigsaw pieces in different colours with the colour word written on them. These can be used to make a wall display to reinforce spelling, reading and colour identification. And secondly it contains smaller pieces and a set of worksheets. These can be used to explore colour mixing. Slot the pieces together like a jigsaw to show what happens when you mix the colours.</div>
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I also made a <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Jigsaw-Piece-Number-Math-Center-Greater-ThanLess-Than-and-Addition-Sums">Jigsaw Piece Numbers pack</a>. This one works great as a maths centre. It contains a set of green jigsaw pieces with the numbers 0 -20 and multiples of 10 up to 100 on them and a set of yellow pieces with maths symbols on them. They can be used for free play and exploration, allowing kids to create their own number sentences.</div>
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And finally - <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Border-Clipart-Freebie">this week's freebie</a>. It's a pack of 13 free .png borders for you to use to dress up your worksheets and other teaching documents. Feel free to use them for whatever you like, just include a link to my blog or TPT store if it's for commercial use. I've actually had this up in my store for a few days but added more borders (including some Christmassy/wintery ones!) to it last night especially for you guys.<br />
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I'm working on a great freebie for next week. It's kinda related to jigsaw puzzles but begins with a T... cryptic eh? ha ha If you guess what it is I'll send you a copy first!</div>
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Oh and I only have 10 followers on <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Being-Inspired">TPT</a> and much as I love and appreciate those 10 I'd love some more!! Pretty please follow along if you download my freebies. :) Or start <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Signup/referral:BeingInspired">your very own TPT store</a> and join in the fun! </div>
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<b>Things I've Learnt:</b><br />
- Hmm lots of things this week actually. I found the forums on the TPT website and learnt lots about marketing and pricing my products. And I joined my first collaborative pinterest boards! I'm pretty excited about these. There's so many great teaching ideas out there and collaborative boards just make it easier to share it!<br />
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I'm super proud to say that my free borders were featured on Teaching Blog Addict's Freebie Friday!!! :) If you're looking for some more freebies check out <a href="http://beinginspired-blog.blogspot.ie/2012/11/friday-freebie-1.html">Friday Freebie #1</a> and <a href="http://beinginspired-blog.blogspot.ie/2012/11/friday-freebie-3-and-huge-sale.html">Friday Freebie #3</a>.</div>
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So it's all go on the Christmas present production front here. Next up - homemade glitter name crayons! :) I first saw and pinned this idea almost a year ago - re-use old crayons to make cute little<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/127719339402147685/"> heart shaped crayons</a>! I'll probably still do this for my class for Valentine's Day but hearts aren't very Christmas-y and it's been too long since <a href="http://beinginspired-blog.blogspot.ie/2012/09/melted-crayon-art.html">I last melted something</a> so decided to make these cute glitter name crayons instead!<br />
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They're so easy to make, especially if you can rope in some little helpers to peel the paper off the crayons! Here's how you do it:<br />
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First peel the paper off your crayons, break them into little pieces and sort them by into colour groups. It's up to you how many different colours you want in each crayon but be careful not to let them mix together too much when they're melted unless you want a whole bunch of brown crayons! </div>
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Next grab some alphabet ice cube trays. I searched for weeks for these but ended up buying them on amazon. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001CJGM1E/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001CJGM1E&linkCode=as2&tag=beininsp-20">These are the ones I bought</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=beininsp-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B001CJGM1E" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />. They're freezer and oven safe so perfect for this!</div>
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I had them in on a low heat (about 140° C) for about 5 - 10 minutes. But just keep an eye on them and keep checking them. Make sure they're fully melted and then take them out of the oven to cool. Be careful moving the tray, the more you shake them the more the colours will mix.</div>
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They actually come out quite easily, I didn't have one broken crayon. Although I suppose if they do break you know exactly how to fix that! :)</div>
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The letters can of course also be used to make lots of other words and are great for some tactile letter exploration. Next I'm going to make a full alphabet set for school. If I can bring myself to peel more crayons that is... :)</div>
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- As ever when crayons are concerned it's worth paying the little extra for good quality ones! At a push I'd mix in a few old cheap ones with the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004TTI6/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00004TTI6&linkCode=as2&tag=beininsp-20">Crayola ones</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=beininsp-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00004TTI6" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />.<br />
- Peeling the paper off is definitely the most time consuming part of making these. So either soak them in warm water first or use a craft knife to slice the paper wrapper open.<br />
- I wish I'd added a bit more glitter but I only had glitter in a bag and it was so messy!! Next time I'll get a little tube and sprinkle some more in. Cos really you can never have too much glitter in life. :)<br />
- Use a toothpick to swirl the melted crayons if you want the colours to marble a little or mix completely. I didn't touch most of mine (bar the light blue one) as I wanted the colours to stay a little distinct.<br />
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Thought I'd share these little felt nativity hand puppets that I made for Christmas last year. This was in my pre-sewing machine days so I just hand sewed the puppet and used craft glue to attach the fabric. I wish I'd sewn the pieces on now as it would look much nicer but they're holding up pretty well!</div>
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Here's Mary and Joseph and baby Jesus. All the puppets have a little velcro spot on them so they can give and receive gifts. Sheep from the shepherds and gold, frankincense and myrrh from the wise men. :)</div>
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The angel and the shepherds and their sheep. The sheep were the most fun to make! </div>
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And finally, the three wise men. The one in the middle is my favourite, mainly because of the awesome fabric my cousin gave me for his clothes. And the guy on the right is supposed to be carrying a little chest, not a handbag... :)</div>
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*Update - I've had a few requests for patterns for these puppets. Unfortunately I don't have them anymore as I made these last year (a.k.a. pre- blog!) and threw them away. But I based them on ones I found over at <a href="http://www.tipjunkie.com/holiday-crafts/christmas/felt-nativity-hand-puppets/">TipJunkie</a> and I just found some cute ones over at <a href="http://angieasplund.blogspot.ie/2009/11/nativity-puppets.html">This and That</a> for more inspiration too. You just need a hand puppet base that's big enough for your/your kids' hands and then you can use the same template for the faces and clothes and just change the fabric. I just made my pattern pieces on scraps of paper.<br />
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**Another Update - Although the puppets are not for sale I have made them into images and created a nativity word wall and flashcard set from them which is available <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Nativity-Word-Wall-and-Flashcards">here in my TPT store</a>.<br />
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- Ha ha well since this time last year? Sewing machine's aren't so scary after all.</div>
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Being Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291505405245993509noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-458862503707686584.post-88939507220509057142012-11-09T18:42:00.000+07:002012-11-12T19:23:17.405+07:00Friday Freebie #1My blog struggles a little with its identity. Is it a crafting blog? A place for sharing recipes? An education blog? Well, it kinda tries to be all three. But I'm conscious of not letting any one of those things take over from the others. Although poor little recipes haven't had a look in in a while!<br />
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Anyway, to keep things balanced and organised I've decided to add a little education feature post to my blog - the Friday Freebie! Every Friday I'll give you a little update on the things I've added to my Teachers Pay Teachers store and give you a little freebie for you to use in your classroom or at home too. Publicity for me, free stuff for you. Sound good? :)<br />
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I'm still figuring out this whole TPT thing, it's hard to know how much to charge for things that you spend all day making. If anyone has some tips then please let me know! And if lots of people buy stuff then I'll keep it super cheap I promise, teachers already spend too much of their own money on teaching resources!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">So what have I added this week? Click on the image to download or find out more.</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;">This is my favourite. I literally spent all day working on it yesterday but I love it! It's a set of lower case letters on jigsaw puzzle pieces. The consonants are on red pieces and the vowels are on blue to make it easier to differentiate them. Then they can be pressed together to create CVC (3 letter consonant-vowel-consonant) words. And I've made a few worksheets for the kids to practice on. </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;">These are the first thing I've ever sold from my store! I made a grand total of 45c. :) But we've got to start somewhere right? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They are cute little stop sign cards that you hand out to children when they start misbehaving. This encourages them to identify the inappropriate behaviour themselves and make better choices. And it saves your voice from having to remind them ever two seconds! </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm pretty much in love with these little cards too. I love classroom management techniques that allow the kids to take a bit more responsibility for their actions and then give them some positive reinforcement. These little cards can be left on any desks that are being kept tidy and neat. They have a little poem on them and come with a poster to display to remind the class what the "desk fairy" likes to see!</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;">And finally your freebie of the week! A cute little poster to remind those chatterboxes in your class or home that you need to be quiet to be able to listen! :) "Listen has the same letters as Silent". </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Want more freebies? Click on my "<a href="http://beinginspired-blog.blogspot.ie/search/label/free%20downloads">free downloads</a>" label and see what else I have for you! :)</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Want to open your own TPT store? <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Signup/referral:BeingInspired">Click here</a> and give it a try!<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><b>Things I've Learnt:</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">- Hmmm... I've learnt a lot about copyrights and photoshop mainly! :)</div></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Linked up to: <a href="http://www.teachingblogaddict.com/2012/11/we-are-thankful-for-freebie-friday.html">Teaching Blog Addict</a>, <a href="http://www.sunscholars.com/2012/11/for-kids-friday-88.html">Sun Scholars</a>, <a href="http://www.readingconfetti.com/2012/11/12-science-activities-for-preschoolers.html">Reading Confetti</a></div>,<a href="http://www.classroomfreebies.com/2012/11/welcome-to-manic-monday-at-classroom_12.html">Classroom Freebies</a>Being Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291505405245993509noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-458862503707686584.post-42315512470133376502012-11-08T01:59:00.004+07:002012-11-14T00:28:39.421+07:00Etch-a-Sketch iPad Cover<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="text-align: center;">I had a lot of fun making </span><a href="http://beinginspired-blog.blogspot.ie/2012/09/day-24-ipad-3-cover.html" style="text-align: center;">my first iPad cover</a><span style="text-align: center;"> so I decided to make another one! :) As much as I love <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00746LVOM/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00746LVOM&linkCode=as2&tag=beininsp-20">my iPad</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=beininsp-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00746LVOM" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> I think I probably got more enjoyment from toys I had as a kid, like my Etch-a-Sketch. So why not combine the two! I did a little searching and found this great iPad cover at </span><a href="http://smashedpeasandcarrots.blogspot.ie/2010/07/project-for-hubby.html" style="text-align: center;">Smashed Peas and Carrots</a><span style="text-align: center;"> and decided to have a go myself. She has a super tutorial so if this doesn't make sense then check it out! I think hers is for an original iPad though, this was made for my new iPad. I was a little generous with the dimensions cos I wanted it to fit in with a thin rubber cover on it too so just test yours as you go!</span><br />
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- 2 pieces red felt for the inside @ 10" x 12"</div>
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- 1 piece grey felt approx 8" x 10"</div>
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Once you've cut out all your pieces, pin the velcro to the top of two pieces of red felt. </div>
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Sew them in place, making sure they will line up properly. Use at least two or three rows of stitches to keep it nice and secure. We don't want your little iPad falling out! :)</div>
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Once that's done, pin the two pieces of felt rights sides together. You velcro should be closed and hidden, like the picture. Sew down the sides and across the bottom but leave a gap of about 3 or 4 inches at the bottom for turning later. Make sure you don't sew across the top!</div>
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This will be the inside of your cover so if you're not sure how much seam allowance to leave, test to see if your iPad fits in snugly!</div>
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Now we can get to work on the outside of your cover. First you need to cut a rectangle out of one piece of red felt. You'll be putting the grey felt behind it as your Etch-a-Sketch screen. I wish I'd made my "screen" a little smaller but I'll give you the dimensions I used and let you make up your own minds! It's 6" x 8¾".</div>
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This is the really fun part! You could do any design you liked on this. I went for simple, figured sewing it with my sewing machine might be almost as tricky as drawing it on an Etch-a-Sketch! First I drew my design on the felt using a vanishing ink fabric pen and my trusty ruler. Then I sewed over the lines with grey thread, easy. :)</div>
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<b>Things I've Learnt:</b><br />
- Leave a little extra felt on the top/open end as when you sew it up at the end you'll lose a little space.<br />
- Press the seams, I'm lazy so I didn't and regret it. :(<br />
- Sew the buttons on after you sew in the grey felt, much easier than trying to navigate around buttons with your sewing machine!<br />
- If you don't have a vanishing ink fabric marker then print or draw your design and pin the paper to your felt. I did it this way when I made my <a href="http://beinginspired-blog.blogspot.ie/2012/09/day-23-felt-mazes.html">felt marbles maze</a> and it worked out great!<br />
- I'm thinking this would make a cute phone or kindle cover too.<br />
- You could always buy a hard cover one if you're not a sewer. :)</div>
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I've had this pinned for ages but only just got around to buying some cheap wine glasses to give it a try this weekend. I was originally thinking they'd be cute to use at Christmas (watch out reindeer!) but it turns out my red <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004BPPDMU/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B004BPPDMU&linkCode=as2&tag=beininsp-20">chalkboard paint</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=beininsp-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B004BPPDMU" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> is actually pink! Ah well, I love them anyway!<br />
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Pretty happy with the results. And they were really easy to make! My inspiration came from <a href="http://justshortofcrazy.com/2011/09/chalkboard-wine-glasses-tutorial.html">Just Short of Crazy</a> . She had the bright idea to dip the entire bottom of the glass into the paint. But my paint pot was pretty small and I figured I end up wasting a lot of paint if I transferred it to a bigger container. So I just painted them with paintbrushes. I was afraid they would end up with brush stokes on them but they dried perfectly! :)<br />
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I did a bit of research for this one and the main problem people seemed to have was with the paint dripping as it dried. So I wrapped the glass in paper towels and secured them with some masking tape. It was pretty much all for nothing though - no drippage! Maybe it was my blackboard paint but a little bit of masking tape would have done the trick. Better safe than sorry though, right?<br />
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Oh and if you don't have any blackboard paint there's a great tutorial over at <a href="http://www.salttree.net/2011/08/make-it-chalkboard-paint.html">Salt Tree</a> to make your own! I haven't tried it yet but it looks great. I might try making some green and red paint so I can make my Christmas glasses after all.<br />
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Or I could just write some Christmassy messages on these ones... :)</div>
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- Don't use cheap pound shop paintbrushes or you'll end up with lose brush hairs ruining your pretty glasses!<br />
- Make these a few days in advance of when you need them. I had to do two coats and it takes a long time to dry fully. But the actual process is very quick!<br />
- They're probably not dishwasher safe but you can hand wash them no problem. Just don't try to wipe them clean with a damp tissue. Unless you like little bits of white tissue all over your pretty glass! Oops.<br />
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They can be used by parents or teachers as a fun way to practice spellings. In general I have issues with the way spelling is taught. Often kids are just given a random list of words from a spelling book to learn off each week. And instead of being taught spelling strategies they are just tested at the end of the week. The same kids succeed and and the same kids struggle each week. And most of them forget the new words quickly as they are not using them in their writing and reading.</div>
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But it doesn't have to be like this! The words can be relevant and purposefully selected. They can be chosen from the class novel or the current area of study in science or maths. They can relate to common errors that are being made in the class or link in with a specific word family that is being taught. Or ideally they can be a combination of all of these. There's no reason why each child can't have an individual modified spelling list depending on their ability level and the mistakes they commonly make in their writing. </div>
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So once you've got the words all right, what next? There's still a few more things you can do to help improve your kids spelling. Get them to actually apply their new knowledge and use the words they're learning. Identify the words in the world around you and help make them relevant to your kids. Ask them to look for the commonalities between the words and encourage them to come up with their own spelling rules and mnemonics. </div>
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But mostly - make learning spellings fun! And that's where these spelling chants come in. It's just a list of silly ways to practice spelling new words. Like the "snap and clap" where you snap your fingers on each vowel and clap on each consonant. Or the "explosion" where you start off whispering the letters and gradually get louder until the word explodes at the end! Silly but fun. The way all learning should be. :) </div>
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Pin your two hot water bottles together (right sides facing if your fabric has a right and wrong side). Sew around the outside, leaving a small gap on the bottom edge so you can turn and fill it. I sewed a zig zag stitch around the outside afterwards just to make it extra secure. (Don't want any rice escaping!)</div>
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Mix some rice with a few drops of lavender oil and leave to dry. Then fill your hot water bottle with rice. Sew across the bottom to close it up.</div>
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Next I sewed a little cover for it. I kinda just figured this out as I went, using the original template as a rough guide. As you can see from the picture, just leave a few inches of extra fabric at the top. I cut along the fold.</div>
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Then sew it up in a similar manner to the <a href="http://beinginspired-blog.blogspot.ie/2012/10/day-29-soap-pouch.html">soap pouch</a> I made.</div>
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This is what the other side looks like, with the hot water bottle tucked safely inside.</div>
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- I filled mine with rice as that's what I had in the cupboard but after trying it out a few times it doesn't really hold the heat that well. It's lovely and hot for about 10 minutes but it'd be nice if it lasted just a bit longer! I know you can use buckwheat and flax seed too so maybe they'd be better!<br />
- This little guy is quite small so I might have to make a bigger one next time. You could easily enlarge the template though.<br />
- Be careful when heating these in the microwave, nothing worse than smelling burnt rice instead of lavender! They're pretty small so 1 minute to 1 and a half minutes max! It's a good idea to watch it and turn and shake it half way through.<br />
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*Thanks to Melanie @ <a href="http://mymulberryjunction.blogspot.ie/">My Mulberry Junction</a> for her comment - dent corn might be a better option than rice to keep the heat a bit longer! :) And to Jessi @ <a href="http://practicallyfunctional.net/">Practically Functional</a> who suggested using lentils instead! I think I'll just have to make another one to test it out! Oh and thanks Fran for her tip about putting a cup of water in the microwave with the heat pack to keep the rice from drying out/burning!<br />
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This is one of my favourite activities for teaching the letters of the alphabet. </div>
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Its basically a whole bunch of shapes that can be used to make the letters of the alphabet. The letters are each a different colour so it's easier for kids to find the right pieces. Then they have to figure out how to put them together to form the letter.</div>
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I give them a little checklist so they can keep track of what they've found. Ticking off the list is often their favourite part! It also provides a little help if they're struggling to remember what some of the letters look like. It's laminated so once they've found them all I can wipe it clean for the next kids!</div>
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So where can you get your own set? </div>
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You can <span style="font-size: large;">download the alphabet puzzles for </span><a href="http://www.kizclub.com/activities/letterpuzzles-1(C).pdf"><span style="font-size: large;">free at kizclub.com</span></a>.</div>
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And you can <span style="font-size: large;">download my <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/beinginspired0blog/school-downloads/I%20can%20make%20small%20letters.docx?attredirects=0&d=1">checklist for free here</a></span>. </div>
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Then just print, laminate and cut! </div>
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<b>- </b>Make sure to laminate these! They hold up pretty well if you do, and after all that cutting you'll want them to! I laminated them before I cut them out. This saves cutting twice and means the pieces line up properly. But they're not quite as durable as if you laminate them after cutting.<br />
<span style="text-align: center;">- I keep them all in a little plastic folder with the checklist and a pen. It's perfect for centre work or early finishers. </span><br />
- These would be great to use at home if you printed them on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001EHA6QG/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001EHA6QG&linkCode=as2&tag=beininsp-20">magnetic paper</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=beininsp-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B001EHA6QG" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> and let your kids use them on the fridge.<br />
- The shapes can also be used to make all kinds of fun pictures and creations too!<br />
- <a href="http://www.kizclub.com/">Kizclub.com</a> is amazing! There's loads of free resources for picture books and alphabet and phonics activities. They also have this puzzle in capital letters.<br />
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Being Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291505405245993509noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-458862503707686584.post-33958182355831225542012-10-24T01:58:00.001+07:002012-10-29T00:38:49.818+07:00Mini Oven Mitt<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I've had this pinned for ages but just never found the right material to make them with. Well that was my excuse, have I told you about my epic procrastination skills? :)</div>
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Well I finally made it! A cute little mini oven mitt!</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Cute huh? It's much less bulky than a big oven glove, easier to get a grip on small things and it doesn't take up so much room in an over packed kitchen! I got the inspiration over at </span><a href="http://www.theidearoom.net/2009/10/oven-hand-mitt-tutorial.html" style="text-align: left;">The Idea Room</a><span style="text-align: left;"> and there's an awesome tutorial and pattern there too. I changed mine a tiny bit and used a plain fabric for the inside part instead of two contrasting fabrics for the back and hand parts.</span></div>
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These are the front parts, where your fingers will go! The underside is a plain white fabric and there's some batting in between.</div>
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The back of my little soon to be oven mitt.</div>
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I had serious issues with the bias tape. One of many attempts here!</div>
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It's the perfect size for gripping hot muffin trays as you take them out of the oven. </div>
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And it has a little loop to hang it up with so it's not in the way! :)</div>
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Here's the other side. And the not so perfectly sewn bias tape. But I still think it's kinda perfectly cute! </div>
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<b>Things I've learnt:</b><br />
- I used bias tape for the edge of the hand parts too instead of coordinating ribbon (as per the tutorial). It was easier and I kinda like the look more.<br />
- But I had so much trouble with the bias tape around the outside. Like so much trouble. I think I sewed and ripped the stitches out 3 times! Then I found this amazing tutorial - <a href="http://www.danamadeit.com/2008/07/tutorial-heart-hotpads-how-to-sew-bias-tape-the-proper-way-and-the-cheating-way.html">How to Sew Bias Tape the Proper Way</a> over at <a href="http://www.danamadeit.com/">Made</a>. It didn't turn out perfectly but it's good enough for me! :)<br />
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