tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62929565733971996672024-03-12T20:55:07.126-07:00hand stitched living...I hand stitch my life together, day by day..Aneta Haynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18150711290812527447noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292956573397199667.post-74527350394486003952012-05-15T13:41:00.001-07:002012-05-15T13:41:10.142-07:00Craft Shows- Exploring New PossibilitiesAs most of you have already noticed, I love making things, actually all sort of things starting from arts and crafts, photography, baking, cooking, gardening etc. Seriously, I can spend a long time making my list. So over a year ago, I have decided to open my Etsy shop <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/stitchinnetka?ref=si_shop" target="_blank">Stitchinnetka</a>, where I can release my creative energy into making some money that can be used on things that I can't make it. Well, and that's how I opened a new chapter in my life. I had no idea what I was putting myself into..I just wanted to make some stuff . And yes, believe me I made some volumes of stuff last year ! something about 350 items ! A little bit overwhelming,and satisfying , when I trying to visualize that. The biggest part that is missing in my making process is lack of direct contact with my client, when I can meet the owner of my creation. It's especially inspiring to see kids that get excited about my goodies :). <br />
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I really strive for a direct, face to face contact with my customers, so this year I have decided to explore selling at craft shows.<br />
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My first appearance was the <a href="http://www.greenpointnews.com/news/4480/greenpoint-goes-green-at-5th-annual-earth-day-festival" target="_blank"> Earth Day Festival in Greenpoint</a>,Brooklyn, NY in my old neighborhood where I used to walk my dogs every day. I couldn't say 'no ' to this offer. And for that big first time I took my whole family with me, to make it special and fun. They all very excited to spend and day in the city and help mama to make some money, team work in a full force.<br />
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It was truly great to have girls with me, especially because I was running a workshop on how to make fabric covered buttons and hair accessories. Maya and Amelie were just perfect assistants, they had a blast teaching other kids how to make little colorful creations. I love saving fabric scraps for this kind of projects,where I can teach kids creating something bright and colorful out of pieces of joyful patterns. And thank you <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/threddies" target="_blank">'Threddies</a>' for a fast delivery of gorgeous elastic bands :). Girls where absolutely thrilled to work with them. I hope that one day, I will be able to run a little arts and crafts center when kids can hang out after school and learn and developed their skills. I believe that everyone has some sort of need to use hands to make things. Process of hand making brings out confidence and awareness of changing our imagination and dreams into reality. And I think that is a very crucial skill to understand and use by kids,as it is a essential part of being a human. Unfortunately, in our fast paced society children are lucking time to not even to create, but also to think about it. So I have decided to incorporate workshops into my craft shows - love, learn and make :)<br />
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After one wonderful and exciting Saturday , I had a craft show in my hometown - Lindenhurst. I did the same gig - sellling my handmade creations and teaching kids few crafts . I think we made way over 70 button that day!<br />
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SO that was one busy weekend. I really had a great time chatting with customers, other crafters and friends and family that came to visit. Workshop was a huge success and I have learned how to run show more efficient. Looking forward more adventures ...next stop Craft Show run by 'Surfs Out'<br />
restaurant in <span class="il">Kismet, Fire Islands, NY - May 28th, keeping fingers crossed for great weather and lovely day at the beach promoting handmade movement :) . If you are around, please stop by, say 'Hi and join us for some crafting. And don't forget to bring sunglasses and sun lotion :). </span>Aneta Haynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18150711290812527447noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292956573397199667.post-52954016539380649072012-05-09T12:12:00.000-07:002012-05-09T12:12:08.193-07:00Maya's Fancy Cupcake Birthday ExtravaganzaSince last two weeks have been extremely busy, so I didn't have a chance to update my blog...but today, thanks to steady rain and gloomy weather I can actually do it- write few things about the last party of our family birthday season :)<br />
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Maya has always been a cupcake princess. Since she started walking whenever she had a chance she would wonder off with a cupcake in her hand. I think the idea of the having an ownership of a cake ( even the one of the size of a cup) made her very happy. Another big passion for cupcakes comes for the fact that they are just so easy and fun to decorate. My kids have always been my assistants when it comes to final touches and cake/ cookie decorating, and Maya definitely is a leader in this project.<br />
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It wasn't a surprise that Maya had decided to have a cupcake theme
for her party. I actually I was really please with her choice ! Finally I
can make 120 cupcake plus a cake within one night ! I simply LOVE
baking challenges. We were supposed to have 4 flavors. Vanilla and
chocolate were just obvious choices, after that I had suggested
strawberry, which was approved by the whole family... and then we got
stuck. I though about lemon flavor, but didn't get much support for
that, so I ended up making extra vanilla. In the end, that was the best
choice since most of kids loved that flavor.<br />
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As usual, I baked through the whole night. Whenever I have to prep for birthday parties for my kids, I have a very strong need to bake, make food and stay up as long as possible. I think for those special days, I'm powered by my inner memories of labor coming back to surface. I get this super powers that make me do extraordinary things for the sake of celebrating birth of my kids. And yes, I do think cupcakes are included in a group of extraordinary things, they make people smile and feel good, just like holding little babies. Sometimes I wonder, if my need to do this crazy work comes from the fact I did have home births and the energy of those amazing and powerful moments in my life is still so alive and vibrant in this house.<br />
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So after night in the kitchen, came a beautiful Sunday morning. Perfect day for outdoor party ! Yes, the Universe was very kind to us that day :). I have made usual yummy salads and tarts for lunch, kids and daddy organized furniture outside, few friends came and helped with lovely cupcake garlands decorations :). And soon after guests started to arrive .<br />
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Fancy Cupcake Birthday Extravaganza was about celebrating cupcakes and inner baker in every child. Everyone was asked to think of what kind of bakery they would love to have. After that we all designed aprons and logos for individual bakeries and cupcake boxes.All my supplies I got from <a href="http://www.orientaltrading.com/" target="_blank">Oriental Trading Company</a>. Kids were absolutely thrilled with this idea.<br />
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And to finish off this sweet day we had one gigantic birthday cupcake to share ...<br />
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It was one happy and sweet Birthday Party, that I hope it will bring lots of fun and laughter for Maya till next birthday.<br />
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I had a one great and memorable adventure day yesterday. I went to Martha Stewart Show ! Yey, that was truly exciting. They were filming episode about Etsy and Etsy sellers, crafters, makers, artists etc. I have never been to any TV show, so on the top of hanging out with awesome, creative and colorful crowd of talented people, I had a opportunity to check out behind the scenes of famous Martha Stewart Show.<br />
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I must say, the whole show was run super smooth and flawless. Highest level of professionalism, very impressive work. It was absolutely great to see Martha Stewart in action ! These lady really knows her work, very calm and self-confident, there is a lot to learn from her. And I love her openness to trying new crafts! During this episode there was <span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_Label_VideoGallery">a little workshop about how to make whimsical jewelry using polymer clay with seller Jessica Partain from<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/inediblejewelry" target="_blank"> 'Inedible Jewelry'</a>. Martha did her best putting this craft together. And believe me, you need to have some skills to make it happen. Also Also</span><span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_Label_VideoGallery"> Matt Stinchcomb, </span><span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_Label_VideoGallery">Etsy’s vice president of marketing,</span><span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_Label_VideoGallery"> was giving </span><span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_Label_VideoGallery"> </span><span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_Label_VideoGallery"> helpful tips for starting your own shop on Etsy. </span>Beautiful, unique creations from Etsy sellers where all over the studio, many of them that I have seen on Etsy site, so it was truly amazing to see it in person. I was really blown away by beauty of all handmade creations. The audience was filled with Etsy seller and everyone was asked to bring one item to show off, so I brought with me my new addition to crown collection : <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/97926674/fancy-birthday-party-crown-pink-and-red" target="_blank">Fancy Schmancy Birthday Crown.</a><br />
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Unfortunately, I TOTALLY forgot to take my camera to take some photos ! From all the possible days, trips etc. yesterday I totally forgot to carry with me my very special extension of my body- my precious camera. I couldn't believe myself that it happened, but well I guess that will be a sweet unforgettable memory kept in my head just for myself. But hopefully I will be able to see it my creation on TV. The show will be on air Thursday April 26th, at 10 am and 2pm. After that you can watch it on internet on Hallmark website http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/themarthastewartshow/home . Every Etsy seller that came to the show was photographed with their items, so maybe I will get a glimpse of fame :)...and here is the glimpse on Etsy audience from show filmed that day, I got my personal photo! yey :) http://www.marthastewart.com/902171/etsy-show-audience#/902157<br />
Now, back to studio prepping for Maya's Birthday Party and TWO craft shows coming up in two weeks , I don't think I will sleep for about two weeks.Aneta Haynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18150711290812527447noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292956573397199667.post-53488794361950397762012-04-11T16:43:00.000-07:002012-04-11T17:19:58.925-07:00My growing projectsSpring time - season to grow any thing : seeds, dreams, ideas etc. My Etsy shop <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/stitchinnetka?ref=si_shop" target="_blank">Stitchinnetka</a> is already 1 year old. I can't believe how fast this year went by. I have never thought that actually my creativeness would really rule my life. Evey morning I wake up to make and create, I go to sleep thinking of next projects, dream about it and wake up to repeat the cycle of things coming to life. My kids, my truly wholesome creations, intertwine through the whole process giving me the inspirations for the next projects and ideas for creative adventures. Every moment of the day new ideas spring to life. This year, I have decided to join few craft shows... of course that was warmly applauded by crowd of my little fans :). So here I am ,brainstorming for new ideas and designs ... I feel like changing my studio into Santa's workshop, and it's not even close to Christmas Season.<br />
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Few days ago Mada from Polesty, blog that features Polish artists, designers and crafters from all over the world , published my interview in <a href="http://networkedblogs.com/wgCfU" target="_blank">'Crafting Space'</a> section. I'm so proud to be included in this amazing group of talented people :). My funky studio got some publicity :) YEY !<br />
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Some of my photos were taking by my oldest daughter Amelie :) She is super proud of her first baby steps into photography. Seeing her photos of a blog was really moving. I'm so proud of her, she really captured some great moments.<br />
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And speaking about photography.... one more big project that have started to sprout many years ago finally is starting to bloom ! My passion for photography is turning into true work of mine that I absolutely adore. And yes, no surprises here,kids and families are my main clients. I just had a first photo shoot today, exciting, challenging and very fulfilling. I can't wait to play with editing now.<br />
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I love seeing my new projects grow .... Thank you my dear family and friends for all wonderful support :)<br />
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My kids are moving to the backyard for next 2 or 3 seasons ! They have already done traditional ritual to open the outdoor season - art session with wet chalk all over the patio :).<br />
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...and then to make everything more official comes Easter with all colorful projects, yummy spring food and lots of fresh air .<br />
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Once a year my husband becomes Master Easter Bunny for a day. He loves organizing Easter egg hunt. To me,it is a pretty new tradition. In Poland where I grew up, we didn't have amazing Easter Bunnies that bring eggs filled with treats.It must be a specific species for USA habitat :). I do love watching and taking photos of that phenomenal activity...kids totally go bonkers for that!<br />
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Finally I have a great reason to hang out my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/93233375/easter-decoration-spring-birthday-banner" target="_blank">spring banner</a> :) This is one of my favorites and really goes well with hues in my house .Yey- to all the bright and cheerful colors :)<br />
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Happy Spring and Easter to all :). To all new beginnings !<br />
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Aneta Haynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18150711290812527447noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292956573397199667.post-26028516327784202972012-04-03T10:55:00.000-07:002012-04-07T07:00:11.280-07:00Fantastic Robot Extravaganza I can't believe it has been almost a whole month without a new post!! I got super busy with too many things at the same time...but after all I have managed to put together a birthday party for my sweet 5 year old Oliver. This time he ordered Fantastic Robot Extravaganza . I was very pleased with this choice, because we got super fun craft for that occasion ! Building robots out of recycling boxes, egg cartoons, plastic containers etc. It took me a long time to collect all the necessary supplies and crafty goods to accommodate creative needs of 30 guests. My garage looked like one big trash can, but after all it was totally worth the fun of creative adventure.<br />
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Weather that day was my big asset :). The rain stopped , the sun came out , and we decided to move party to my backyard. Best decision of the day that set the great energy for the party to unfold itself into a great fun. I have been having parties last 10 years, but this was my first midday party, it started at 11:30am, and I must say it worked out just perfect. Kids were in fabulous moods, happy to play, make and create. As usual, I mad a mini feast for parents, all my favorite party 'cheer up' food- mushroom tart, bean loaf, cabbage/ walnut salad, beet/ spinach/ goat cheese salad, barley dish, succotash, lots of cheese and fruit for kiddos, million pretzels and crackers. Principal to having a good time, is a good and nutritious food.<br />
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Sun and food created a really relaxing and laidback atmosphere. Kids happily got into building amazing structures with dads and coloring robot pages. I must stay that the architectural part was 100% dominated by boys ...building and destroying structures <br />
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Girls were totally immersed in coloring robot pages with watercolors ...very whimsical moment ...<br />
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Natural stereotypical gender tendencies totally shined through this activities. But when it came down to building robots, girls and boys came together and they all did really fantastic job creating unique and funky robot creatures.<br />
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Some of them even transformed themselves into robots :)<br />
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I was really stunned how happy kids were doing this project , and for a big finale we had a robot parade with a funky robot dance party...and that's when kids went a bit wild :)<br />
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And of course the party had to end with a robot cake :). This time I made <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/350178/hummingbird-cake" target="_blank">hummingbird cake</a> by Paula Deen, recipe borrowed form Martha Stewart website. It's a perfect cake for a sunny weather. And as usual I had to accessories it with chocolate chips and cream cheese frosting.<br />
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Oliver had a super fantastic time surrounded by love, laughs and tons of great friends.I love to seeing my boy to grow in a happy man.<br />
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Aneta Haynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18150711290812527447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292956573397199667.post-26015958899729459482012-03-07T15:42:00.003-08:002012-03-07T18:37:06.765-08:00Amelie's Birthday PartyIt was one super busy month of February. 'Thing-a-Day' project was a lot of fun and work. Amelie joined me on this year's marathon of making and creating.It was fun all the way. Now, back to daily life :).<br />
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Last Sunday we have celebrated Amelie's 10th Birthday! Yes, I'm still totally not believing that my baby is growing so fast, I wish there was a way to slow down a bit the growing into a teenager proccess. So for this grand occasion we had a big girly bash filled with giggles, cookie decorating, crafts and dress-up madness.<br />
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It seams like every party we have, kids are decorating cookies.Pretty much cookie decoration become a traditional activity for any gathering in our house. So that was pretty easy idea for girls to work on, and since Amelie requested very girly theme, I made tons of cookies in girly shapes ..of course, mostly fashion related, and I just had to add few mustaches here and there for little brothers. <br />
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It was no surprise that all the girls loved the photo shoot idea and had a blast dressing up..<br />
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I think they would have spent the whole day doing just that- posing in front of camera :) I love seeing so much silliness going wild. I wish I just keep still those precious moments of innocent play time, those giggles and funny faces. <br />
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And for a big finale there was one huge cake, of course it had to be turquoise since it is Amelie's favorite color these days with simple chocolate and vanilla flavors. Recipe comes form my beloved '<a href="http://www.amazon.com/More-Magnolia-Recipes-Famous-Kitchen/dp/0743246616/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1331173646&sr=8-3" target="_blank">More from Magnolia Bakery' Book </a><br />
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Happy Birthday My Sweetheart :)Aneta Haynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18150711290812527447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292956573397199667.post-46649530371088196262012-02-16T12:46:00.000-08:002012-02-16T17:53:29.100-08:00Big Birthday Bash Last weekend Gavin, my youngest baby, turned 3!!! years old. I still see him as my tiny little bambino. It's so difficult to accept the fact the he is changing into very independent little boy that can't stand being called 'baby'.<br />
So I guess I shouldn't be surprised that he chose airplanes as his party theme. I would assume that it might be the metaphor for being ready to fly free and soar through the sky. I can totally picture him doing that one day.<br />
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At the party as usual we had a pretty good mix of kids of different ages, about 15 little people total. I came up with 'decorate you plain' craft. It was just perfect, young and older kids was pretty happy creating their unique airplanes with paper, stickers, markers etc.I cut them out from cardboard boxes that I'm obsessively saving for millions of crafts my kids come up with every week .I just love recycling art .<br />
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I was absolutely impressed how much they liked their creations. To stretch a bit creative time, I asked them also to decorate airplane cookies. And that was a fantastic success as well . A night before, I baked about 300 cookies ....<br />
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Of course,there was a lot of folding paper action for paper airplanes and lots of running / flying in and out of the house. The big finale was the cake..yes! the airplane cake ! .. made with vanilla and chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting inspired by recipes form famous '<a href="http://www.amazon.com/More-Magnolia-Recipes-Famous-Kitchen/dp/0743246616/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1329425097&sr=8-3" target="_blank">Magnolia'</a> bakery in NYC <br />
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That was one busy Sunday filled with lots of friends, love and laughter. Now I'm planning next party for Amelie, my oldest daughter, and that will be a very different celebration indeed ...only 9 year old girls allowed! <br />
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Another day filled with excitement about another birthday. Have I
mentioned that February is just bursting with birthdays in my family? So
thanks to all the celebration we have so much motivation and
inspiration for all this crafts.<br />
Amelie decided to share her love for headbands and she made one of
her lovely accessories for her friend’s b-day. And it absolutely HAD be
purple and turquoise <img alt=":)" class="wp-smiley" src="http://s0.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif?m=1300133966g" />
, even thought me made tons of headbands in this hues. Well, here it
is one more variation. It must be the most popular color combo of this
season .And btw, it makes sense ! these are the colors for February and
March ( according to astrology) .Thank you dear Aquarius and Pisces friends for a very powerful influence.And I think Neptune is supposed be very powerful these days.<br />
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And I made something with a little bit of turquoise myself…cute banner
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And all those project are of course our entries for <a href="http://thingaday2012.wordpress.com/2012/02/10/day-9-6/" target="_blank">'Thing-a-Day' </a>...keep on working out those crafty muscles ...Aneta Haynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18150711290812527447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292956573397199667.post-24658439160944041802012-02-09T08:01:00.000-08:002012-02-09T08:04:34.793-08:00Another crafting night... February is one of the busiest months here, especially when it comes to parties, crafting and gift giving.<br />
Last evening we had one big family crafting night. We made 30 little valentine hearts for Oliver's friends in pre-K. It was mostly Amelie and me cutting and stitching, and Oliver and Maya had to chip in a bit with counting hearts and stuffing them with little stickers. I felt like I was surrounded by bunch of elves :).I must say we created one cute bunch of little Valentines.<br />
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And conveniently this project was perfect match for my <a href="http://thingaday2012.wordpress.com/2012/02/09/day-8-6/" target="_blank">'Thing-a-Day' Challenge </a><br />
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First of all, relax, that is a fun project. Super easy, have a nice cup of tea with some cookies or a piece of nice dark chocolate :) . Here is your list of tools and materials:<br />
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1. First, cut two fabric strips.I'm making here a big flower, so first layer is 4 inch by 14 inch, and a second one is 3 inch by 14 inch. If you want to make a smaller flower, you can make width one inch shorter, so it will be 3inch by 14 inch and 2 inch by 14 inch. You can totally play around with length and width.<br />
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3.Once you button is ready, fold your fabric strip in half with right sides outward...<br />
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So as you can see, and hopefully experience, the process of making this headbands is very simple and easy. You can make a nice gift for your children, friends in no time. Instead of elastic, you can use a ponytail holder or hair clip . Or you can even make brooches or badges ! There is lots of ways to enjoy this fabric flowers. <br />
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Happy crafting :) <br />
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<br />Aneta Haynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18150711290812527447noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292956573397199667.post-44581854138508397702012-02-06T22:42:00.000-08:002012-02-06T22:42:40.300-08:00Still craftingMonday was super busy. Lots of happening ,as usual, but we have manged to make a little project that was beneficial for many kids as well. Apart from chocolate chip cookies that were gone pretty fast, I made a play dough that Amelie transformed into Pretended Foods :). Again- Perfect project for '<a href="http://handstitchedliving.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/day-6/" target="_blank"> Thing-a-Day' </a><br />
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Amelie made sweet little card<br />
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Today Amelie got up at 7am!!! just to let me know that she was ready to work on her project ! Well, I guess it's good to be excited about making and creating, but REALLY 7am on Saturday morning isn't exactly the good time to shout it out to your sleeping parent . Kids are truly full of surprises.<br />
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Here it is -Amelie's little bird key chain charm. She found the idea from one of <a href="http://www.veetje.be/uiltjes-knappen-knappe-uiltjes/" target="_blank">the blogs</a> we know through Pintrest boards . She did most of work herself, I made few final stitches.<br />
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And to sweeten the day I made some Sweetheart Brownies, good test for the V-day :).<br />
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And here is the link to our entry for 'Thing-a- day ' - <a href="http://thingaday2012.wordpress.com/2012/02/05/day-4/" target="_blank">Day 4 </a><br />
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Also talking about the V-day, it's almost here. One of my headbands got featured in this <a href="http://etsykids.blogspot.com/2012/02/nod-to-headbands.html" target="_blank">cute little collection </a>on EtsyKids .<br />
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I have a feeling that there will be more of those cute little headband projects happening in a very near future. I'm thinking of putting together a short tutorial ,since I have already few requests... It's very easy and kids-friendly, definitely anyone can do it. Stay tuned. <br />
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Yes, it is this time of the year 'thing-a-day' - making and creating through February all 29 days this year :). Amelie got absolutely excited about that, so I thought that with her skills and need to create she can totally enter this race with me. I must say it is a lot of fun to have her by my side, she has amazing powers when it comes to brainstorming and bringing out inspiration :).It is going to be one interesting month.<br />
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<a href="http://thingaday2012.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/day-1-6/" target="_blank"> Day 1</a> - Cute Headbands with handmade ( and very much beloved ) fabric covered buttons <br />
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Here is our new little obsession cover buttons. Yes, we have been making those for last few days and every single new button brings out smiles and amazement. I have been saving my precious fabrics scraps from all my sewing projects from my store, so now girls have a huge selection of patterns and colors to play with.<br />
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These cute and sweet cover buttons bring tons of possibilities. They can be used to fancy up pony holder or headbands, so I got tons of those as well, just because girls can't stick to one color . <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/threddies" target="_blank">Threddies</a> is a great Etsy store with great supplies when you have too many favorite colors. You can also make endless amounts of button covered magnet collections using unique patterns and colors. The process of making button is pretty easy and very satisfying , kids 6 and up should be able to do it with a little bit of guidance . Honestly, I was holding myself back from taking over this craft, it is really a lot of fun. At this crafting speed most likely I will have to order more supplies next week, so far we liked this <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/basilandfluffy" target="_blank">Basil and Fluffy</a> for our supplier.<br />
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And when the late night comes and all the kids are in bed, yes, mama instead of working sneaks few button cover projects here and there. I will be posting those shortly. Happy Crafting everyone. Stay warm, happy and creative during these long days.<br />
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The Holiday rush was started once the Advent Banner was strung across the room ...every morning kids were jumping out of beds waiting for a new surprise and getting ready for a new holiday adventure .<br />
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The most festive of all parties was Winter Solstice Celebration. It was extra special this year ,because we had whole families coming together for the night walk and happy gathering. House was filled with delicious food, cookies,laughter and heart warming conversations. It is such a empowering and beautiful experience to be surrounded by great friends during new beginnings .<br />
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After weeks of baking and making came Christmas Eve, the day when in our family we exchange the gifts For kids, definitely the most anticipated day of the year. Apart form broken leg incident, Gavin was overloaded with excitement, it was a pretty happy evening .Kids stayed up late testing toys and new goodies, giving me the best gift next morning - sleeping in :). For busy Mama Elf Christmas Day is the day when mama become human again , and a big pancake breakfast usually brings me back to normal life. Festive and slow day is filled with more gifts giving and receiving .<br />
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And yes, of course we were totally spoiled with the yummiest foods of all , starting at <a href="http://eatalyny.com/" target="_blank">Eataly</a> with glorious Italian coffee and heavenly dessert Diabella at 11am ! Through out the city, we were tasting little and big treats, like gourmet pretzels at Bryant Park or accidental delightful sushi dinner on Upper West Side.To finish off the day we had many pots of tea accompanied by huge and delish cupcakes at <a href="http://alicesteacup.com/" target="_blank">'Alice's Tea Cup'</a> .Yes, we do love adventures in NYC and it always becomes something to remember for sometime .<br />
And the last big event for the year was the New Year's Party. It was big and spectacular, filled with fabulous decorations, balloons, games,attempts to fly wishing lights and tons of confetti, that I will be finding around the house for many week to follow. Again the house was filled with friends, laughter and few wild dances.<br />
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The new beginnings were celebrated with love and laughter sending us into the new year with open hearts. Thank you dear friends for sharing that joy!Aneta Haynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18150711290812527447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292956573397199667.post-3107736026387786102011-11-27T10:11:00.001-08:002011-11-27T11:06:33.757-08:00Thanksgiving - Harvest Feast I'm pretty new to the idea of Thanksgiving. It has been 10 years of learning this tradition , and still very is so much to discover. As a vegetarian I do have a little bit different approach to that day. No pressure on perfect turkey that day in my kitchen.<br />
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The most essential part that I so adore the most about that day is mandatory rule for all family members to help out with cooking. So far I didn't even have to ask for help, kids just flee the kitchen with joyful heartwarming need to help mama with preparation of the FEAST. Oliver and Maya are pro potato peelers and really wish for bigger gatherings and more potato dishes. So far we are stuck with sweet potato fries, baked mini potatoes and mashed potatoes...they said that next year we should have two more variations.<br />
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Amelie is definitely my pro chopper, she actually manged to make Waldorf salad all by herself !<br />
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Delicious Waldorf Salad was one of my finest discoveries of culinary adventures during my very first Thanksgiving dinner.Simple recipe : celery, apples, raisins,walnuts, lettuce and yummy dressing mayo/ yogurt/ honey with a little bit of chives totally blends beautify with potato dishes or succotash.<br />
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<b>Apple Waldorf salad recipe</b>.
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<li>3 or 4 apples, unpeeled, cut from the core, and chopped into bite size pieces (about 3 cups)</li>
<li>1 tablespoon lemon juice</li>
<li>1/3 cup raisins</li>
<li>1 cup celery, cut in long sticks</li>
<li>1/3 cup walnuts, toasted taste better</li>
<li>1/3 cup yougurt </li>
<li>2 table spoons of mayo</li>
<li> honey, splash or 2 </li>
<li>pinch of salt</li>
<li>chives, as much as you wish </li>
<li>lettuce , about 2 cups, shredded or chopped</li>
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Don’t bother peeling the apples unless their skins are
really unattractive. Cut up 3 or 4 of them, until you get
about 2-1/2 or 3 cups of chopped apples. Sprinkle the lemon
juice over the apples. The acid in the lemon juice
prevents the apples from turning brown. The raisins will taste
best if you plump them first. Do this by measuring them
into a cereal bowl and adding enough warm tap water to
cover them completely. Allow them to sit for a few minutes,
absorbing the water, and softening up. Drain them very
well when you need them. I actually squeeze them to make
sure they are very dry. Chop up the celery, it should take
about 2 stalks or so.Toast walnuts in the oven on 350F for about 7 min. Mix everything
together in a medium sized bowl with the mayonnaise, yogurt , honey and salt,
coating all of the ingredients with the dressing.
It is now ready to serve, or you can chill it overnight and
serve it tomorrow instead. This is so crunchy and chewy, perfect <span class="st">sweet and tangy salad.</span><br />
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<span class="st"> Another great family tradition for that day is baking those delicious<a href="http://bakedbree.com/herb-rolls-baked-in-a-jar"> Rolls Baked in a Jar </a>. Kids skip the rosemary part, but it still tastes pretty awesome, and they love the idea of many little steps of baking that goodness ...of course with grand finally of pulling out the rolls from the jars.</span><br />
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<span class="st"> And yes, those yummy rolls go fantastically well with cranberry sauce, that kids make. Super easy recipe, fresh orange juice, cinnamon sticks, maple syrup , stir it here and very and hear it pop .</span><br />
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<span class="st"> One of my favorite foods for that day is fantastic succotash</span> , traditional Native American food dish made with primarily of corn and lima beans or other shell beans. The very first step is very important - blanching onions with butter ! that gives the whole dish a little bit of sweetness. After that add peppers, red or green, saute a little bit, add beans and corn, cook about 15 minutes. I like adding herbs as well, sage, thyme and oregano bring a nice earthy flavors of harvest season.<br />
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We also have mushroom spinach tart, baked brussel sprouts with almonds ( yum), vegetarian gravy made with mushroom stock and nutritional yeast ( yes, that is super yum ).<br />
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The grand finally for the evening is the glorious pumpkin pie made with assistance of Oliver -my sweet pastry chef and Maya -dough rolling girl .<br />
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Making vegetarian Thanksgiving feast is totally possible, it happens
every year in my house. We celebrate our family with delicious foods
giving thanks for a delightful harvest . And we let one turkey run wild.<br />
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<br />Aneta Haynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18150711290812527447noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292956573397199667.post-82677344017054839932011-11-22T08:39:00.001-08:002011-11-22T20:57:39.856-08:00Adventures in Smorgasburg<a href="http://www.smorgasburg.com/" target="_blank"><br /></a><br />
I do LOVE food, that is definitely one of my big passions, making it and eating it, and sharing that joy with my friends is the way I would spend the rest of my life I only could. Last weekend I was lucky enough to go for super exciting trip to my old neighborhood Williamsburg. The main reason was to experience the wonderful foods of Brooklyn's Flea Food Market - <a href="http://www.brooklynflea.com/2011/05/17/here-comes-smorgasburg/">Smorgasburg </a>filled with local, fresh goods and food/ health consciousness chefs, cooks, bakers. And yes, that was a very successful trip indeed. I'm so grateful to have a fantastic friend that shares the same love for food, she was my witness that all that amazing and delicious food was actually real, and it wasn't only my dream. It was truly difficult to taste all the goodness with only one stomach, but I must say we did manage to do a lot of tasting.<br />
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My favorite food of all was homemade tempeh, absolutely amazing , I had to take extra home. Of course my little Maya the Sweet Tooth Princess was in heaven with the mini cupcakes and cookies that now I have to figure out how to make at home. This little sweet wheat free goodies called sandcastles are on my 'baking challenge list'. Ingredient list is pretty simple : organic whole rye flour, organic extra virgin coconut oil , arrowroot , organic evaporated cane juice, sea salt, organic pumpkin seeds, organic Vermont maple sugar, organic cardamom, guar gum...adjusting proportion will be fun :). If anyone has an idea how to mix it all up , please let me know.<br />
Also kids had a great opportunity to taste fresh homemade kambucha.Yes, the face expressions were unforgettable, now we will be trying to grow some yummy tea at home. One of my friends has started his little production already, can't wait to taste it . I will be brewing my kambucha after holiday madness. Yes, it is pretty exciting for sure.<br />
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<br />Aneta Haynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18150711290812527447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292956573397199667.post-12964645931603163062011-11-11T10:07:00.001-08:002011-11-11T12:40:17.585-08:00Seasonal Baking Adventures Most likely everyone will agree that fall is absolutely perfect time for baking. My family definitely has that sort of instinct rooted deep in our taste buds. These days we are having lots of pies, cookies, brownies, muffins etc. Since the boys are home with me, they took over the title of my left and right hand assistant. And they usually will instigate and inspire all sorts of baking adventures in the house. I would say Oliver would be the right hand assistant and the head of choosing the baking project and well, Gavin will be my left hand, he doesn't have that much to say, but he is absolutely crucial for a great outcome of the master piece ...and few spills here and very. I'm must say for sure that baking with this boys speeds up the whole process, now I wonder how soon they will take over my kitchen, and if I will be able to let them do that all the way.<br />
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So far on the top of baking list is glorious Pumpkin Pie. I love using simple recipe for crust - Pate Brisee form Martha Stewart , which probably is a universal french pie dough invention with adorable name. Usually I will mix whole wheat flour with white flour 1:1, for health and crunch reasons. As it comes to pumpkin puree, we steam the squash and save the seeds for snacks. Some people like to bake pumpkin , hopefully one day I will try that technique as well. And the secret pie recipe that I have discovered about 5 years ago comes form this source <a href="http://www.pickyourown.org/pumpkinpie.php">www.pickyourown.org</a> . This recipe and website is super informative, whoever wrote that is a professional pie maker and loves his craft.<br />
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Last Monday I have tried a little twist on traditional pie, we made many tiny and cute mini pies...kids were in love and inhale half of the batch. And yes, we served this goodness with homemade whipped cream, and adding real vanilla instead of vanilla extract takes this whole baking and tasting adventure to level of highest yumminess.<br />
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And after all this baking adventures, when all the kids are asleep and dreaming about pies, I sew away into Holiday Season. My newest addition to Holiday Collection turned out to be a super cute <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/85846875/christmas-tree-garland-holiday-party">little red holiday tree garland</a>, made with cozy red felt and scraps form my old projects.Now I have only one more garland to make to complete my collection. A little bit of felt and precious fabric scraps can really make people smile and be sentimental about Christmas. I'm so happy to make it happen.<br />
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<br />Aneta Haynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18150711290812527447noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292956573397199667.post-76360623024802166372011-11-01T12:17:00.000-07:002011-11-01T17:18:54.211-07:00Halloween Madness Halloween - so far I don't really get why every year kids must go on the candy hunt and after that they are willingly robbed by parents from all the trophy they harvested... But I have to admit, I do love the dress-up part of that day. And I do love the excuse to make the dresses for my girls . Every year I spent week of sleepless nights sewing away ...love the creative process that just happens. It has been 9 years since I started to sew for Halloween, I have learned so much trough out the whole process. In the beginning it was following the patterns, now I just make it happen. It all comes down to a little bit of practice, persistence and allowing your mind to bring your imagination into reality...and some good coffee at 5pm to make your creative juicy flowing after kids are in bed :).<br />
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And the most rewording part is the big smile and sparkles in the eyes when kids wake up in the morning and see their dream dress come to life. I hope one day their will be able to bring they own dreams to life just like that.Aneta Haynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18150711290812527447noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292956573397199667.post-38586961212810027602011-10-21T11:28:00.000-07:002011-10-21T11:28:46.910-07:00Crafty Friday Again, I will start with the weather update- it's cold here. Yes, I spend last night in my sweater, I have officially opened fall season in my house. But, still hoping few dozens of tomatoes in my garden will ripen in my garden before the first frost.<br />
So today I'm having Super Crafty Friday, two sets of wish flags all done, one birthday crown in making...and yes, I'm planning in my head pattern for a flamenco dress.Maybe I should start listening to some Spanish tunes for a inspiration. Back in day, I used to be very impressed by<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ooorl5STstY&feature=related"> 'Madredeus</a>', amazing Portuguese band that have been featured in Wim Wenders movie 'Lisbon Story' ... Yes, I can tell, all the memories rushing back right now when I'm listening to that, so yes it is not exactly Spain, but close enough to make me think of flamenco-like ideas. It would be great to get more recommendations, because during Halloween we might have a flamenco dance-off. <br />
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So besides overwhelming dress project, I have something little and sweet to work on- birthday crown for my friend's girl. She is a sweet pink loving girl, so the crown will be pinkish with cute little flowers, and I have found these cool tutorials on how to make felt/fabric flowers .It looks like fun, and pretty much sure Amelie will be working on this project as soon as she sees it. Pintrest is endless source of inspiration and ideas, check it out <a href="http://pinterest.com/search/?q=diy+flowers">diy flowers</a>.Aneta Haynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18150711290812527447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292956573397199667.post-22735755817552212052011-10-20T09:29:00.000-07:002011-10-20T09:29:05.820-07:00Time for Fall - Halloween Countdown I've been waiting for fall many weeks already. I can't deny that I do enjoy those crazy hot days that we keep on having here. It almost makes me feel like we are on vacation in some sort of imaginary land. Yes of course, it does feel nice to still be able to pick fresh tomatoes and basil form the garden in October! , but my inner sense of seasons is totally freaking out right now. First of all, I'm over dressing my kids, which is very bizarre situation, because consciously I'm really telling myself not to do that, and I'm still throwing sweaters at them every morning. Second, I can't really enjoy making and eating apple pie or pumpkin pie the way it is supposed to be done. And the most frustrating part is that I have been totally neglecting the fact that Halloween is almost next week ! I have fabrics for one flamenco dress so far, a really good looking pile of cute fabrics , now I have to put it together. That will be Maya's costume, and she needs it for next Friday.<br />
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Amelie's request for Halloween is a can-can dress...hmm, not necessary my first choice of outfit for a growing lady, but I do have to admit it is a cool dress, and I'm personally a big fan of ruffles.So far we have a head piece for her outfit, that's a big plus. Picking up fabric for this one will be a little bit challenging, because her vision is slightly different then mine ...and I do want to make her wear cool traditional bloomers as well . Stay tuned for end of this story.<br />
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And about the boys. I must say I'm totally impressed with Oliver, he got himself an astronaut outfit in September! He has been ready to go trick-or-tricking since long time ago. And Gavin still can't make up his mind, he is torn between cowboy, dragon and pirate. He does have props for all the dress ups, but I wouldn't be surprised if he will just combine all of then into one.<br />
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So yes, Saturday was a day of adventures on 'Milk Pile' farm. Lots of apples were pick that day, many delicious apple doughnuts were eaten paired with yummy apple cider, amazing local raw cheese and handmade potato curly fries!( sweet potato variation is my fave). After that little feast, we were lost in corn maze for about an hour, and actually between 7 kids that we had in out jolly group Gavin managed to be really lost for a few minutes :).Yes, this little man likes to wonder off on adventures of his own.<br />
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After Apple Picking we had a more of the grow-up kind of adventures -Wine Tasting. Yes, it is a harvest season in the full bloom and we needed to embraces that as much a possible. 'Duck Walk' Vineyards were just on the way out from the apple orchard, so there was no way out without stopping by, I mean really there was no other way.<br />
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Kids had amazing ...time rolling down the hills for about 2 hours, which gave the grow-ups a nice amount of time to relax and enjoy some delicious wine with amazing cheese ( yes, we do LOVE cheese ). We were a little bit stunned that no other entertainment but simplest joy of rolling down the hill made our bunch of kiddos so happy and free.<br />
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Next day, Sunday, was even more sunny and hot, so we went on discovery hunt at the Nature Center that has been recently opened , absolutely peaceful preserve right by the Great South Bay. After a nice hike we had a nice rest stop right by the beach ,it felt like we were on little summer vacation. No taste of fall whatsoever .<br />
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And last day of amazing 3 day summer vacation, even thought it was super hot, we decided to make the apple pie. It was very difficult to ignore 40 lb of apples sitting in our fridge. We made two big apple pies from <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/344255/old-fashioned-apple-pie">Martha Stewart recipe</a> Old-Fashioned Apple Pie and went to the beach ! again! for some sea glass hunting, of course some kids went for some swim and mad splashing.<br />
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By the time we were back, the pie was ready to eat :).<br />
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That was perfect weekend easing summer into fall. And now I'm back to brain storming for Holiday Season, my little Etsy store needs some designs asap.... I think I need to hired some elves soon.Aneta Haynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18150711290812527447noreply@blogger.com1