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June 2012 Art Show KBAF Booth

Hairbow Rainbow Wall and "buckets" of magic wands.

 The rainbow wall again ( I really loved this and it made the booth seem so bright and happy)!

Crochet Clips

Princess Crowns/Veils & my  new banner...wanted to actually have the costume there but it was way too windy and Melanie broke :(     I will have to find a new one now.

Lined Clips w/ no slip grips

All the embellished snap and alligator clips- plus embellished bobbi pins.

Mini Korker Bows

The luggage tags made another appearance.

Crayon ClipsDays of the Week embroidered hair clips. Embroidered Snap Clips - I LOVE the swirl design!

Full frontal...check out that banner! I am so obsessed with embroidery!!

Close up of my custom

"KISSED BY A FROG BANNER"

that I made with my new embroidery machine.

My CUSTOM (made by me) banner to let everyone know that I am "SPECIALIZING IN CUSTOM ORDERS" complete with my little frogs!

My next show is not until September and we have plans to make more boy items (that are absolutely adorable). Plus, I will have more one-of-a-kind costumes and embroidery. Hmmm, maybe I need a bigger booth. HA.

Hope you all enjoyed the pictures. Now you know where I have been for so long.

Hopefully, over the next few weeks I can figure out how to get my etsy shop in order.

HUGS~

Jenni

LET THE GAMES BEGIN

The Bloggy Olympics have begun!

Head on over to HATING MARTHA for full details and grab a button!!!

Let the games BEGIN!

AND don't forget to enter to win the awesome giveaway from Kijsa...go HERE to enter

Here is the event schedule again, as a reminder…

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Bloggy Olympics 2012!

Let the games begin BS, MO is ready to represent!
Hey all you Olympic fans who is ready to their CRAFT ON?? I know I am! I have been anxiously awaiting the torch all day and am so excited to be part of this CRAFTastic Ceremony!

See? I've got my game face on!

Be careful or I will bite your Slim Jim too! HA-GAME ON!

(Want to know more about the Slim Jim biting Princess...scroll down to read my interview.)

Guess what? The 2012 Summer Olympics are coming soon and we are so excited! To help get in the spirit of the Olympics and to add a bloggy spin of our own we will be hosting a

6 week Bloggy Olympics!

There will be 17 different blogs participating over

 6 weeks and 6 events from June 9th- July 21st.

 Each week 3 blogs will share a simple tutorial that you can copy or will get you thinking about that event’s theme. At the end of the week they will host a 3 blog linky party for you to link up your finished event projects. And of course there will be features, giveaways, and fun Olympic stuff!

The Opening Ceremony begins Thursday, June 7th and runs until Friday, June 8th at midnight.

Come link up your blog if you are planning on joining in an event for the “Bloggy Olympics”. Our Olympic event schedule is: decorating (Event 1), kitchen (Event 2), paint (Event 3), crafts (Event 4), fabric (Event 5), and outdoors (Event 6). Join 1 event or plan on joining all!

SO HERE'S THE LINE-UP

(more details coming)

Decorating-Event 1, week of June 9th

Kitchen-Event 2, week of June 16th

Paint-Event 3, week of June 23rd

Craft- Event 4, week of June 30th

Fabric- Event 5, week of July 7th  <----THAT'S ME

Along with my FROGulicious pals Mel, The Crafty Scientist & Miss Jamie, DIY HOME SWEET HOME

Outdoor: Event 6, week of July 14th

I can't spill the beans on all the details you are going to have to click through on the "NEXT TORCH HOLDER"  buttons and meet everyone. I  know you will not be disappointed! This a totally awesome group of bloggers.

PLUS, when you come to the end

 of the adventure of our virtual torch,

 over at Hating Martha (the Bloggy Olymic Mastermind) 

there is a FAB giveaway!

See you at the Olympics!

Special Thanks to HERE'S TO HANDY ANDY for passing the torch to the FROG and now I graciously pass it on to LET BIRDZ FLY be sure to check it out!

 

   

HERE IS MY OLYMPIC INTERVIEW:

Birthdate:   May 29 (A true lady never tells her age, or so my mother has always told me)      

Birthplace:   "Pepsi"cola, FLORIDA     

Hometown:   Um-ah-er...I moved to Kansas when I was 3 weeks old. YUUUUP, I am a DORTHY. But then I moved to IOWA where I resided until I graduated college. So maybe I am now a PORK QUEEN. Of course I have now lived in GOOD OLE' MO for over 10 years. So you all can pick!     

Residence:    Oh you are gonna love this. At least I do every time I get this question...I now live in BS,MO! NO, really! I cannot make this stuff up! It makes me giggle every time!!!  

Height:     Good question! I have always been 5'10" However, at my annual physical this year the nurse told me I was 5'8" Hmmmm, either she was too short to actually see the numbers or I am shrinking!           

Olympics:            2012

Teammate:  Mel, The Crafty Scientist & Miss Jamie, DIY HOME SWEET HOME       

Event:       Fabric- I am going to rock your socks off! I have kinda decided that fabric is a passion and seeing what kind of creations I can make with it and pushing the out side of the box. This year, I won 2nd place in the Simplicity Pattern Company's Costume Contest. Wanna know what blew them away? I SPRAY PAINTED SATIN! 

• Who is your biggest fan?  My hubba-hubba! Sappy I know but it is true! He loves me and knows how passionate I am and supports everything little crazy whim. He is my Prince Charming

• How do you think people will remember you?   Dude- seriously? People are gonna remember that I am FROGulicious!!

•What do you do in your spare time that isn’t blogging? I have 4 kids I don't have spare time.

•What are you really bad at that you would love to be good at? Time Management/Organization (I know, no big secret there)

• What are the main lessons you’ve learned in life? Life is short and unpredictable, cherish every moment and everyone in the moment.

• What is your greatest challenge in this event? Balancing on the HIGH WIRE

• What tips do you give to a beginner starting out in this event? Have fun and make friends. Go outside your comfort zone...YOU WILL BE AMAZED AT WHAT YOU CAN DO IF YOU PUT YOUR MIND TO IT!

50th Wedding Anniversary

Last week I was lucky enough to be able to be part of a 50th Wedding Anniversary gift! Can you believe that? 50 years! 50 YEARS! I am not sure that happens often anymore! It was such an honor to be part of something so fabulous!
I worked with my client for a couple of days to try to come up with the perfect gift and eventually she decided on doing a quilt. BUT I do not know how to make quilts. So she picked up a ready made quilt at our BRAND NEW Home Goods store and I helped make it special for her in-laws.
Thanks to one of my Yahoo groups I was able to find the perfect embroidery design over at Urban Threads...

(source via Urban Threads)

I stitched it out with my machine  on to her quilt...

 

First, I grabbed an old quilt to test the design and make sure my little embroidery machine could handle sewing on a quilt. I added a little personalization as requested (the above pic shows my initials and my hubs + our anniversary date). Word to the wise double check the date before stitching! My anniversary is on the 27th not 31st (that would be my son's birthday). At least I got the year right! 

Then I tested some more...

And FINALLY I took the plunge and just did it!  

SUPER CUTE, RIGHT??

 Well check this out! After I gave the quilt back she added the cutest buttons. I swear, I want one of these so bad now...with the correct date of course!