Turkey Time With the Frog

This turkey time was originally posted on Lady Bird Lane on 11/10/11 for my girl Miss Carlee. I cannot tell you how honored I am/was that she let me hop over to her house to play for the day, AH_MA_ZING! SO enjoy my WILD TURKEYNESS

 I can not tell you how excited I am to be here and be guest posting about TURKEYS!!! We have gone totally wild over turkeys here at the FROG pond. That is what I like to call my little baby blog, Kissed By A Frog. We always have tons of stuff going on over there. I host a weekly linky PARTY every THURSDAY. There is also a huge hodge podge of projects that I have created and tutorials so you can make your own. So hop over any time and check out all of the FROGuliciousness!!

First, we went to visit a pumpkin patch for Jack-O-Lanterns. They did not have any pumpkins but they did have these little gobblers...

All caged up and fanned out. I stuck my phone through the fence for a better shot. 

I realize this is not a turkey but it is beautiful... 

Okay, so this is not a Turkey either but it is a HUGE Chicken. It counts, right? 

This is the blurry action shot from underneath the BIG Chicken. I think this was some sort of fried chicken buffet but we did not eat here. They wait was too long for the kids.

After all the BIRD craze...we hit the craft store to see what we could find.

We did a little Velvet Elvis Turkey Coloring.

Can you guess which kid colored which TURKEY?? 

And I made a little TURKEY napkin ring. I, of course, do not have fancy napkins that necessitate a napkin ring. But it does look lovely wrapped around a piece of felt.

HEE HEE 

Here is a better picture. Have I mentioned that our camera broke? I have to use my phone for the pics and they are terrible! I seriously apologize! I have added a new camera on to my Christmas list. However, it may get lost in all of the other things I asked for.  

We also saw a TURKEY headband and made one for ourselves. I think I did pretty good!!

And then about a month ago, I donated a few items to an auction to help raise money for family to adopt.

I call it

SHAKE YOUR TALE FEATHER

TUTU Set

Little BLINGY Tom 

There are over 200 yards of tulle in this tutu. It really turned about better than I could have imagined.

We also have a few more little turkey projects in the works for THANKSGIVING

This big foam ball will eventually be my Thanksgiving centerpiece.

I bet you are thinking it is gorgeous, right?

I know but, if  you use your imagination then it will all come turkether. (OMGoodness, I am cracking myself up over here!)

We are going to make some of these little turkeys for place holders (6 for $1 @ JoAnn)

Then I am moving on to a Christmas project!! Are you excited?? I know I am!!!

Before I go I just wanted to show you this little hair clip I made....

I have a full tutorial that landed in the pond Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011.

Hop over and visit me and check out all of my tutorials or just say HI. I would love to have you!

THANK YOU SO MUCH Miss Carlee, you are totally awesome for letting my hope over to the Lane and play today!

HUGS to all!!

Jenni

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

Turkey Hair Bow Tutorial

On Thursday, I will guest posting over at Lady Bird Lane with the wonderful Miss Carlee. She is doing an entire series dedicated to turkeys and guess what?! I, of course, went all out with my turkeyness. Here is a sneak peek of the of one of the projects I did to go totally turkey.

A turkey hair bow.

There are a ton of other things the kids and I did for our turkey post but this little Tom is my favorite and I am gonna tell show you how to make it. And PLEASE let me apologize now for my picture quality but our camera broke when we were on vacation. (Yes, you read that right. I went on vacation over Halloween weekend! We had a blast!! Did not get many pics since the camera broke the first night we were there but we had a great time! I will post pics some time soon!!)

I, most literally, had scraps of ribbon for this project. I hope you do to because then this little guy gets even cuter because he will cost you NOTHING! I wish I had been able to add some purple but could not find any "scrap" purple ribbon.  

This is a ruffled edge ribbon, I just did a simple running stitch down the center. I think it was about a half yard long maybe a little more.

Then "ruffle" it.

After you tie off or secure the thread on both ends grad a scrap piece of felt (or a left over felt leaf from the wreath you made earlier this year.) Glue one end to the center.

Just "wrap" the ribbon like  you would if you were making a rosette and glue as you go.

Now cut a little piece (about half an inch) and glue like a half figure 8.

Then fold in half to make a beak. See all that hot glue. I read this tip in an email from fav crafts the other day...use your hair dryer to get rid of hot glue webs. IT TOTALLY WORKS!

Then cut a teeny tiny square of red ribbon about the size of your pinkie finger tip. Make sure to heat seal the ends of this one. 

Glue the beak to whatever you determine to be the head and then glue the red square to the side.

I tried to get some pic of this but they are horrible. I apologize!  

I glued on a couple of googly eyes that I also had on hand.

He is starting to take shape.

Cut one 4 inch strip of orange.

Fold it in half like a hot dog not a hamburger.

And cut the ends into a "V" shape.

Now fold it in half like a hamburger and dab a little glue to hold it into place.

Then glue it to the bottom of the turkey body so that he has some little feet.

Cut the rest of your ribbon into 6" strips (no need to be precise, I wasn't).

Make half figure 8 with all of your strips...

Layer them like you would like and then glue them on to your felt base.

TAAA-DAAAA!! ALL DONE!

Totally Free little Tom.

Now attach to a clip or headband and you too can be a wild turkey with me!

Linkung up to these parties here and:

http://makingtheworldcuter.blogspot.com, http://dittledattle.blogspot.com, http://greenfamily-life.blogspot.com, http://www.craftskeepmesane.blogspot.com/, http://www.madincrafts.com/, http://sewchatty.blogspot.com/,

http://boogieboardcottage.blogspot.com/, http://skiptomylou.org, http://pollywantacrafter.com,
http://creatingreallyawesomefreethings.com/, http://thegirlcreative.com, http://debbie-debbiedoos.blogspot.com, http://sumossweetstuff.blogspot.com/, http://memakingdo.blogspot.com/,

http://www.youhadmeatcraft.com/, http://jembellish.blogspot.com/search/label/A%20Round%20Tuit

http://carolynshomework.blogspot.com/, http://fussymonkeybiz.blogspot.com/,

http://jaysonandashley.blogspot.com/, http://tipjunkie.com/, http://athomewithk.blogspot.com/,

http://www.theivycottageblog.blogspot.com/, http://todayscreativeblog.net/, http://creatingahouseofgrace.blogspot.com/, http://gigglesglitzandglam.blogspot.com/, http://amy-newnostalgia.blogspot.com/, http://abowlfulloflemons.blogspot.com/, http://www.homestoriesatoz.com/, http://sugarbeecrafts.com, http://adiamondinthestuff.blogspot.com/, http://www.sweetfloweret.com/, http://www.nothingbutcountry.com/, http://itssewforyou.blogspot.com/,http://crayonfreckles.blogspot.com/, http://www.homemakeronadime.com/, http://reasonstoskipthehousework.blogspot.com/, www.bluecricketdesign.net, http://sistersstuff.blogspot.com/, http://twindragonflydesigns.blogspot.com/search/label/Inspiring%20Creativity%20Wednesdays
http://www.handymancraftywoman.com/, http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/, http://fabricbowsandmore.blogspot.com/, http://www.strictly-homemade.blogspot.com/,
http://www.rookno17.com/, http://www.pinkapotamus.blogspot.com/, http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/, http://polkadotsonparade.blogspot.com/, http://gingersnapcrafts.blogspot.com/, http://thediyshowoff.blogspot.com/, http://www.sewwoodsy.com/, http://alliemakes.blogspot.com/search/label/Making%20It%20With%20Allie, http://www.thrifty101.blogspot.com/, http://christinasadventures2010.blogspot.com/, http://firefliesandjellybeans.blogspot.com/search/label/Show%20Off%20Your%20Stuff%20Party, http://www.somewhatsimple.com/, http://www.houseofhepworths.com/, http://www.theshabbychiccottage.net/, http://www.yesterdayontuesday.typepad.com/, http://www.katiesnestingspot.com/, http://itssewstinkincute.blogspot.com/, http://rhinestonebeagle.blogspot.com/, http://www.lovelycraftyhome.com/, http://www.remodelaholic.com/, http://www.findingfabulousblog.com/, http://www.atthepicketfence.com/, http://www.serenitynow4amanda.blogspot.com/, http://www.thecreativecrate.blogspot.com/, http://www.ladybirdln.com/, http://www.stuff-and-nonsense.net/, http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/, http://imakestuff4fun.blogspot.com/, http://www.funonadime.net/, http://www.designdazzle.blogspot.com/, http://tidymom.net/tag/im-lovin-it/, http://trulylovelywiththelaneysisters.blogspot.com/, http://funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com/, http://www.bystephanielynn.com/search/label/Link%20Parties, http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/, http://youngancrafty.blogspot.com/, http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com/search/label/show%20and%20tell, http://simplydesigning.blogspot.com/, http://www.homemakerinheels.com/, http://www.flamingotoes.com/, http://www.everycreativeendeavor.com/, http://jessicandesigns.blogspot.com/search/label/strut%20your%20stuff%20Saturday, http://jandmseyecandy.blogspot.com/, http://www.sistersofthewildwest.blogspot.com/, http://imtopsyturvy.com/, http://thecreativeitchboutique.blogspot.com/, http://www.hopestudios.blogspot.com/, http://vintagewannabee.blogspot.com/, http://www.notjustahousewife.net/, http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/, http://embellishinglifeeveryday.blogspot.com/search/label/craft%20catwalk, http://ladybug-blessings.com/, http://www.myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/, http://sassysites.blogspot.com/, http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/,

http://typeadecorating.blogspot.com/, http://www.thethriftyhome.com/, http://sweetpeasandbb.blogspot.com/, http://www.sugaranddots.com/, http://sewwoodsy.com/2011/09/whats-up-wednesdays-link-party-24.html, http://restoreinteriors.blogspot.com/, http://mygirlishwhims.blogspot.com/, http://mommahenscoop.com/, http://itstoilegood.blogspot.com/, http://sarahndipities.blogspot.com/, http://blog.familybringsjoy.com/2011/09/21/dreams-do-come-true-my-craft-room/, http://www.aglimpseinsideblog.com/, http://sofabulouslyflawed.blogspot.com/, http://www.brandyscrafts.blogspot.com/, http://lbratina.blogspot.com/, http://thriftydecorating-nikkiw.blogspot.com/ , http://www.momnivores-dilemma.com/, http://www.suzyssitcom.com/, http://chiconashoestringdecorating.blogspot.com/, http://designergarden.blogspot.com/2011/09/vip-party-29.html, http://michellelunt.blogspot.com/, http://romantichome.blogspot.com/, http://whipperberry.com/2011/09/friday-flair-what-inspires-me.html#more-1198,http://www.mysimplehomelife.com/, http://designdazzle.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2011-09-25T06%3A00%3A00-07%3A00, http://thefrugalgirls.com/, http://www.remodelaholic.com/, http://youaretalkingtoomuch.blogspot.com/, http://everything-underthemoon.blogspot.com/