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Have you been thinking about registering for the Spellbound art retreat, but just cannot commit to the "full ride"?
Are you only able to attend portions of the event?
Are you dying to meet Jo Packham, Celeste Shaw, or one of our amazing instructors... and hang out with creative, supportive, like-minded women, if only for one day?
Well, we have some very exciting news to share with you!!
If you live in the Southern California area (or even if you don't!), and would like to attend for one day only, we now have a very limited number of Spellbound Day Passes available!!
Choose any two classes from those offered on the day of your choice, and we will include the meal scheduled for that day!!
Friday Day Pass includes a boxed lunch and entrance to the evening Dreamland Mercantile.
Saturday Day Pass includes a sit-down luncheon in a gorgeous ballroom, and the option to attend the Up All Night Craft Party!
•Each Day Pass registration includes a custom flea market bag filled with amazing "swag"!!
•Add an extra class to your chosen day for an additional $95.00.
•Add the "Up All Night" craft party to your Saturday pass for an additional $50.00.
Please feel free to ask any questions by emailing us here.
The Spellbound Website has all of the info on teachers, classes, hotel and lots of other fun details.
To sign up, simply choose your preferred day, and fill in either the numbers or the names of the classes (and any extra events) you would like to attend with the buttons below, which will allow you to complete registration. We will build your schedule from our end and email you an itinerary!! Easy peasy!!
*Please note that there are a few Spellbound classes that have already sold out. Any class on the schedule that appears in a darker brown color than the rest is not available for purchase.*
**Very important! If your Paypal email address is different from the email you normally use, please be sure to include the correct one in the "notes to seller" section on the checkout page.
Spellbound Day Pass (Friday or Saturday) Includes two classes and scheduled meal.
We have been so honored in our creative journey to have had the opportunity to meet and nuture friendships with some of the most amazingly talented women on the planet.
Women who have blazed trails in our industry, who have been heroines and inspirations to us as we make our way. Role models and kindred spirits.
Celeste Shaw and Ki Nassauer certainly fit into these categories, and we were so incredibly fortunate to get the chance to visit with them this Spring at Round Top Antique Week. Celeste is a true force of nature and the sweetest person ever. We are totally smitten with her. Ki is gentle, with a wise look and an un-erring eye. The doyenne of junking.
So imagine our absolute, unabashed GLEE when they both agreed to be our very special guests at Spellbound this November!! Pinch us ladies, because this is going to be fabulous!
Here is a little intro to these amazing women, and their stories.
This is written by Celeste herself, for an article in Where Women Create:
I was born and raised in a Montana two dot town, where the west has an enduring impression on the people who have lived there or been raised in it's possession. It's a place where the prairie meets the mountains, the mountains meet the sky, and the sky goes on forever. It's the home of our legends, our heroes, and our outlaws. It's our romanticized past and present.
My earliest memory of life with my grandmother Selma, a Montana homesteader, was waking to the mouth-watering aromas of baked bread and fried summer sausage.
Simultaneously, those smells embraced the delicious aroma of a freshly boiled cowboy coffee. Slabs of smoke-cured ham steak toyed with my tiny nostrils like a siren song. I would lie beneath fresh clothesline dried sheets and dissect the air for scents that could only come from the magic of her primitive kitchen. Chokecherry preserves, creamy thick gravy, mounds of fried potatoes seasoned just so with a crunchy outer crust, oatmeal to 'die for', uh huh-comfort food. So as a tribute to my sweet Selma, Chaps was built and created in a 1912 original farmhouse.
Everybody has his or her own idea of what constitutes a comfort food. More often than not, foods described as such are conjured from memories of past times and places that were safe and inviting, warm and friendly, loving and nurturing. It isn't comfort food unless it offers you contentment thinking about it, as well as of the person who made it for you. The food is straightforward and unpretentious.
Real comfort food embraces all of our senses. The enchantment of preparing food, which brings solace, is mysterious. We are all vulnerable to the sweeping affection we have within our memories of a personal story or experience told through delicious recipes and charming reflections of eating and sharing. It teases our noses and seduces our eyes. Taste buds are in suspense, which in turn triggers emotions and memories. I love to listen to the sizzle of my favorite dishes in a griddle or the crunch of that first anticipated bite. Comfort food has the power to commence imagination and to transcend us through time.
But the real truth is that by the end of my very first day I knew, sitcom moments notwithstanding, that creating Chaps would become a love story, and it has. I love it.
As the original "junk lady," Ki has been dubbed the "Martha Stewart of vintage" and "America's most famous junker" in extensive media coverage, including a 2012 story and video in the Wall Street Journal. Since 1999, Ki has crafted a career out of junk. She scours flea markets, salvage yards and the occasional street-side pile of cast-offs for raw materials used to create tastefully inventive furniture and beautiful decorative accessories.
Ki was one of the first to realize the potential revenue possibilities of converting junk into cool stuff. After her "test" garage sale grossed $11,000, she founded JunkMarket, operating monthly sales that attracted thousands. With near immediacy, she became a national celebrity with a loyal base of like-minded fans.
What followed were a series of successes that included co-authoring Decorating JunkMarket Style and Junk Beautiful, Room by Room Makeovers; a regular column in Country Home magazine; guest spots on HGTV and the TODAY show and hundreds of public appearances nationwide.
Ki produces Junk Bonanza, the bi-annual shopping extravaganza held in Minnesota that attracts more that 12,000 avid vintage lovers. The three-day event showcases wares from more than 140 hand-picked dealers nationwide who must pass muster for the juried junk show.
Ki is editor in chief of Flea Market Style and Flea Market Style Weddings for Harris Publications. Both titles chronicle the beauty and utility of the vintage-inspired life. Each issue draws on her deep network of national vintage dealers, artisans and junk aficionados to showcase the best in how-to projects, décor and design and shopping for fans of the repurposed.
Ki's latest endeavor, FleaQuest, is up and running, and fulfills her longtime vision for a comprehensive nationwide online directory of the best vintage sales, antiques shops, flea markets, antique shows and architectural salvage centers.
Born and raised in Minnesota and now living in Los Angeles, Ki is a proud mother and friend to her two grown children. When she's not junking, she can be found hanging at the local taco joint with her kids or spending time at the barn riding her horse named Shameless.
Ki has enjoyed every step along the hike to the top of the junk pile and she preaches the gospel of junk through consulting, public appearances, interviews and magazine signings. She is happily committed to ensuring that repurposing remains sustainable, functional- and always fun!
For a chance to meet Celeste and Ki, and hear more about their creative lives, please join us in November at the stunning Langham-Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, California for Spellbound 3... create your dreams!!
xoxo Debbie & Shea
Holy cow, peeps!!
We are pinching ourselves over here over the ongoing generosity of our friends at Spellbinders!!
They have truly outdone themselves this time, offering a chance for one of you to win an all-expenses-paid trip to Spellbound for TWO, meaning that you get to grab a friend to come along and share your amazing experience! Does it get much better than this?!?
It's like getting paid to do what you love. Yes!!
Need more information on Spellbound? Go here for all of the glittery details!
The information below is from the Spellbinders blog. Please read through it carefully, and if you decide to participate in this wonderful project, thank you from the bottom of our hearts!
Spellbinders is thrilled to offer a lucky winner from our community the opportunity to join us at Spellbound 3 in Pasadena, California in November!
What is Spellbound?
Spellbound is "...a beautiful and uplifting weekend of art and inspiration." It is a yearly art retreat held in Pasadena, CA, hosted by the dynamic mother-daughter team of Shea Fragoso and Debbie Murray of A Gilded Life.
Here's what Spellbinders' President, Stacey Caron has to say about this one-of-a-kind event: We're Spellbound!
What is the prize?
Enter to win the Grand Prize package: Spellbound registration, airfare and shared hotel accommodations for you and a friend!
How do you participate? It's easy!
The categories for submission are:
Happy Day!
It is with so much excitement that we are able to announce this year's Dream Team of instructors for the Spellbound Event 2014. It is hard to believe our good fortune in assembling this amazing group... year three is going to be incredible!!
• Beth Quinn • Colleen Moody • Debbie Murray and Shea Fragoso • Pamela Huntington • Riki Schumacher • Suzi Blu • Terri Brush •
My goodness... this lineup is just fantastic, and we are honored to have all of them joining us on this adventure! We are wondering how you will ever choose your favorite classes...
Please be sure follow our website SpellboundEvent.com for all of the lastest updates, instructor pages, class photos and descriptions, and other detailed information coming very soon... and of course to register beginning April 20th!
xoxo Debbie & Shea
Be sure to read all the way to the bottom for details on our giveaway!!
I grew up in a family where St. Patrick's Day was loved and celebrated. Suffice it to say that "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" and "Oh, Danny Boy" were frequently playing in our house near the middle of March. And we were known to have a old-fashioned singalong of Irish tunes in grammar school, as well...
As a result, for me there is still something stirring and special about this day. And it moves beyond family heritage and folklore. It seems a harbinger of Spring, ushering in the tender greens of the new season, and promising that Easter is but a moment away.
This year, a slender, glittery Leprechaun Wand seemed a fitting token, diminutive in size but big on sparkle and celebration.
Here is what you will need to make your own Leprechaun Wand:
Heart dies and die-cutting machine. (You can cut your own hearts if you do not have dies.)
I used Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Hearts, the same ones used for the Valentine's Day Heart Wand Tutorial. You can see how versatile these dies are!
Approximately 3" x 5" piece of chipboard.
Small amount green glitter of choice. I used German Glass Glitter, but any glitter in a shamrock-y color will do.
8" piece of heavy floral wire, very small round dowel, or even a wooden meat skewer.
Ribbon or seam binding to wrap wand and to tie to the top.
17" piece of metallic silver embroidery floss. (Optional)
Rhinestone button.
Silver metallic paint and small paintbrush.
Hot glue gun.
White glue for applying glitter.
Pony bead with a hole large enough to fit the wand.
If using the Scalloped Hearts Dies, choose the smallest and the third smallest. Cut three of the larger hearts, and two smaller.
Arrange the larger hearts as shown. Using a hot glue gun, apply a small amount to quickly attach the trio together.
Hot glue one small heart as shown.
Wrap the ribbon around the wand handle as shown, gluing tightly at each end.
Hot glue the handle to the back side of the chipboard.
Glue the second small heart to cover where the handle was attached, matching the front, and making sure it is on firmly and that the top large heart is secure.
If you would like some dimension in your shamrock, bend the hearts forward slightly. You could use a bone folder, but I simply used my thumbnail and bent against it.
Paint the front and back with metallic craft paint. Either gold or silver will work well to provide a shiny undercoat to the glitter.
Using your preferred glue, glitter both sides of the shamrock, paying attention to the edges.
Hot glue a button (with shank removed) or other embellishment to the front.
Use a dab of white glue to the end of the wand and secure it inside the pony bead. You can use a pointed-back rhinestone or crystal to "plug" the end.
Using about 17" of ribbon, tie tightly to the top. Use a tiny dab of white glue on the back before you tie to secure the ribbon.
If desired, tie on 17" of metallic embroidery floss or thread, separated into strands.
And there you have it! The sweetest little wand, perfect to have in case a Leprechaun should stop by. I made a small flock of them, for teachers and to surprise a few friends tomorrow.
I leave you with this Irish Blessing, one of my father's favorites:
May you always have:
Walls for the winds,
A roof for the rain,
Tea beside the fire,
Laughter to cheer you,
Those you love near you,
And all that your heart might desire...
Happy St. Patrick's Day!! xoxo
If you would like a chance to win your own set of Classic Scalloped Heart dies (a $24.99 value!), simply leave a comment here. For extra entries, follow us on Facebook and leave a comment there, as well! We will choose a winner on Friday, March 21st, after the comments close at 9pm PST. Good luck!
Happy President's Day!
We made some sweet, vintage-y heart wands as gifts for Stella's friends and classmates this past Friday, along with some higher-end ones for keepsakes, and we thought you might like to make some for yourselves!
Below is a list of project supplies, with notes about the brands used or where the item was purchased.
You will need:
Heart Die (Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Hearts)
Die Cutting Machine (Spellbinders Artisan Explorer)
4" x 5" Piece Chipboard (or whatever size fits your heart shape)
12" Wood Dowel (Michaels)
1 Wood Cap (Michaels)
2 Yards 1/4" Ribbon (May Arts Silk)
Acrylic Paint (your choice of colors)
Krylon 14K Gold Paint Pen (optional)
White Glue (for applying glitter and gluing the dowel end)
Satin Varnish or Furniture Wax (optional)
Small Paintbrush
Hot Glue Gun
Rhinestone Button Embellishment (optional)
Paint your dowel with the base coat. I used the faintest blush-pink color left over from a home interior project.
To add the gold striping, take a pencil and mark lightly in "somewhat" even sections all along one side of the dowel. Then, using the gold pen, twirl the dowel around with one hand while you are painting the stripe on with the pen. Leave a "not gold" stripe at one end where the cap will go on. It does not have to be perfect, and it actually looks more compelling when it is slightly imperfect. I truly love when that happens!
You can also use metallic gold paint and a brush for this step if you wish, but I find that the pen covers in one pass, while the paint does not.
My technique is to paint half of the stripes, let dry, and then turn the dowel over to finish the second half. This will keep you from smudging the paint. Paint the end cap gold.
Glue the end cap onto the dowel and let dry.
Rub or paint on a small amount of satin varnish or wax to give the dowel a smooth, slightly glossy finish. This step is optional.
Cut the chipboard with the die-cutting machine. Use the largest heart from the pack, and place the second-smallest heart centered within it so that you can cut with one pass.
If you are using a different die that does not come with multiple sizes, you may need to cut out the center section with a craft knife.
Hot glue the larger heart to one end of the dowel.
On the opposite side, glue the small heart to cover the dowel, wrapping it around slightly.
Because glitter never covers 100%, I like to base-paint with a metallic to give some underlying sparkle. Hard to tell in the photo, but this is metallic silver.
Paint both sides and let dry.
Now comes the glitter! I use Elmers glue straight out of the bottle, but use whatever is your favorite. Glitter both sides of the heart.
Cut the 2 yards of ribbon in half, and tie around the bottom of the heart. Before you tie the loops, carefully apply a dot of glue to secure the ribbon to the dowel and then finish the bow.
These wands were made for a classroom of five-year-olds, so this was the final product. They were definitely a hit!
For an extra-special few, I used pink German glass glitter (80 grit) and added a rhinestone button embellishment to the top of the bow.
The silk ribbon was also dunked in water and tossed into the dryer for a slightly rumpled, vintage look.
These wands are much heavier than the sequin glitter ones, and more suited to being a display piece rather than a play wand because of the glass component.
Have fun making wands! Let us know how yours turns out!
xo Debbie & Shea
Ah, Valentine's Day...
For me, it's a day to remember all the people that you have been given the priviledge of loving.
Sometimes, the gifts that you receive on this day have nothing to do with chocolate or flowers. Sometimes the love is wrapped in small arms and humble offerings.
Handmade memories are the very essence of who we are as a family, and this was the perfect week to honor that. It began with many hours days spent making gifts for classmates and teachers, friends and loved ones.
That was fun, and extremely fulfilling.
In the midst of it all was the project that I got up each day excited to work on. What Stella Wore. For me, this endeavor resides deep in the heart of what it means to have a Valentine... every.single.day.
This time, we decided on an extra-special apron, and a simple pattern was drafted on the kitchen island. This one would be all about the details.
The garment itself always begins in the fabric cupboard, and more often than not... out comes the linen!
Next stop is a forage through the trims and scraps. The old and the new. A little bling.
A serendipitous peek at the amazing bag swap from last year's Spellbound Event uncovered the gorgeous handkerchief, folded over and used for the pocket, and an exquisite lace collar that was opened up and used as the bottom ruffle. Thank you so much, Sue Elseth. Your eye for vintage textiles is astonishing!
When we began this fashion journey, Stella was not as tall as this wall. Now she can turn and look over it. A poignant reminder that I need to capture it all as fast as I can. She is not waiting on my deadlines, so I cannot wait on hers.
Linen and lace, and a ruffled trim that we found in the back of the most crowded stockroom I have ever been in. Dark and precariously "stacked", there was more than one box that I thought twice about opening...
Digging for treasures is not always for the faint of heart...
But I have to admit, it dyed up to an amazing vintage pink, which was used for trimming the pocket and to make the rosettes on top, so I might have to revisit that place. Maybe.
A large lace applique, last seen on 2013's Valentine's Day project! I had one more, so this one got a quick dip in the pink dye. Hand-sewn with silver metallic floss around each detail. This part took the longest, but so worth it.
A rhinestone crown, because, well. Crown.
At this location, a beloved neighborhood park, we always have to take a stroll to the stream that runs along one side...
To see our good friends, the ducks! They need a little Valentine love and some treats...
You know how sometimes in the midst of 300 photos, your subject turns and gives you that one perfect look?
That just happened.
The baby ducks are ready to go... even the ones that swim.
There is a special lunch and two afternoon parties to attend. Play date before dinner. There is no social calendar in the world as full as a five-year-old's.
First a quick sit on a tree stump to catch our breath.We hope your day was filled with all the things that feed your soul, and the people that you love.
**A shout-out to the girls at Anthropologie, Fashion Island. They had much love for the outfit, and were so very kind to Stella. Thank you!
We will be posting a tutorial for the glittered wands in the next day or two, so please come back and visit us for that!!
xoxo, Debbie, Shea and Stella
Ruffled Tulle Dress ~ Baby Gap
Boots ~ Frye
We are so excited to be participating in the Spellbinders Diamond Anniversary: Sneak Peek and Giveaway, as we prepare to launch our brand new line with them this weekend at the Craft and Hobby Association tradeshow!! Yay!!
This past year has been a total whirlwind of design and collaboration, resulting in what we hope you will find to be a collection of timeless and romantic mixed-media pieces, just right for a vintage-inspired jewelry, gift, papercraft or home decor item.
Today, we would like to share two projects created with our new line, and offer you the opportunity to win all of the A Gilded Life items used to create both products!!
GLLB-001 Heart Bezel LG (silver)
GLR-001 Relics A
GLT-002 Vintage Damask Texture Plate
GLF-001 Foil Pack
GLD-001 Hearts Die
Spellbinders Artisan Explorer Machine with metal plate.
Small piece fabric.
38" length ribbon. We used May Arts 1/4" silk ribbon.
Jewelry glue. We used 527 from Beacon.
Emery board or steel wool.
Wire cutters
Cut one heart from larger die in metallic foil.
Cut one heart from smaller die in fabric.
Run the foil heart through the Artisan Explorer using the Vintage Damask texture plate.
At the same time, run the "negative" piece of foil through the texture plate, as well. We will use a piece cut from this area to complete our design.
This is what your pieces will look like.
Using an emery block, sandpaper or steel wool, lightly rub the embossed foil surface to enhance the detail. You may also want to lightly sand your bezel for similar results.
Using wire cutters, remove the top loop from the Notre Dame charm included in the Relics A pack.
Assemble the pieces inside of the Heart Bezel, as shown, using the Beacon 527 glue.
With a sharp pair of scissors, cut a small band of metal from your extra embossed piece.
Fit the band around the base of the feather area on the bezel, and attach with 527.
Carefully glue around the edge of the acrylic bezel cap and attach to the top. It will set quickly, but you might want to use a couple of clothespins to clamp it while drying.
Loop a thin ribbon through the bezel hanging loop, and tie to your desired link. That's it!
This necklace would make a lovely gift, and the best thing is, it can be accomplished so quickly!
For our second sneak peek, we would like to show you this beautiful crown that was created with two of the die templates from our collection!
GLLD-001 Petite Monarch
GLLD-002 Imperial Border
This crown was made by cutting two of each die shapes in chipboard, and gluing them end-to-end. The Petite Monarch was then glued to the Imperial Border base, and the two rows were formed into a circle to create the crown shape, and glued with Beacon's Zip Dry.
The crown was painted with metallics, and a generous length of May Arts silk ribbon was woven through the Imperial Border as a finishing touch. So much fun to create with these dies!!
Our preferred partners for these projects were Beacon Adhesives and May Arts Ribbons. We would like to express our profound gratitude for their support and assistance.
We hope you have enjoyed our sneak peeks! For more projects, and more chances to win, please visit the incredibly talented Linda on her blog!!
Contest Giveaway
Questions? email@example.com (please note...no entries will be accepted at this email address. It is purely for answering any questions you may have.)
Good luck!! Have an amazing and creative weekend!! xoxo Debbie & Shea
Oh my gosh, friends! We have decided to open up some new spots in the Stash Society... eek!
If you have been thinking about joining, now would be a great time to take the plunge! Start the New Year off with a creative gift to yourself that will expand and motivate you each and every month!
With your membership, you will gain access to a private blog that will be uploaded monthly with several projects created by our amazing design team, using items from the kits. That's 4-6 "class projects" with each kit!
Here is a tiny peek at what we have been up to in recent months:
So many pretty things to create with! Fabric, paper, trims, buttons, millinery, jewelry components.... new and vintage, rare and always beautiful! Curated into collections that are ready to use, to inspire and delight...
Here are the details:
Because we have to plan and shop for items weeks, and sometimes months in advance, we ask for a three month commitment from each Society member. This is to ensure that we have purchased adequate quantities of each component. You will begin your enrollment with a three-month period, with each renewal consisting of three month increments. Once you are a member, you will not have to re-enroll to stay active. We will continue to ship your kits until you notify us that you would like to opt out. (Please make every effort to notify us of an opt-out by the 25th of the month before your enrollment ends.)
• Stash Boxes are $100.00 per month, plus $12.95 for shipping within the continental US.
• California residents pay 7.75% sales tax.
• Boxes shipped to Alaska, Hawaii, and Canada are $26.00 shipping.
• Other countries, please contact our customer service and shipping manager Nivia at firstname.lastname@example.com for shipping quotes.
• We make every effort to post photos of each month's kit on the 1st of each month, and boxes are shipped on or around the 12th. If the 12th falls over a weekend or holiday, boxes are shipped the following business day.
• Once you buy your first month with one of the buttons below, Nivia will work with you to set up an automatic payment schedule on Paypal that will begin in the following month. This works beautifully for everyone, and keeps us from having to bug you for payment each month. :)
If you decide to join us, please choose carefully from the payment buttons below, and welcome to the Gilded Girls Stash Society!!
If you live in the continental US, within California:
Happy Monday!!
We have such exciting news about a new product line that we will be launching in partnership with Spellbinders Paper Arts this coming weekend at CHA!
Dies, bezels, texture plates, pendants, charms and ephemera... oh, my!! We will be showing you lots more pictures from the show this weekend...
Meanwhile, here is a top secret sneak peek at a project made witrh two of our new dies... eek!
We will be sneaking it "officially", as well as another project, this Friday January 10th as a part of a huge week of giveaways that the amazing crew at Spellbinders is sponsoring! There are lots of opportunities to participate this entire week, so be sure to jump right in on all the fun...
Check out all of the rules and information here!!
And please be sure to join us here again on Friday for our tutorials!!
xoxo Debbie and Shea
Holy moly, friends.... we are at Day 12 of the "12 Days of Christmas Giveaways"!!
Today we have something really special for you!! Another of our incredible teachers from the Spellbound Event, the amazing Terri Brush, has generously donated FOUR of her highly sought-after instructional DVDs!! Yay!
This package includes Part 1 and Part 2 of her coveted Molten Lava class, her Belt Buckle Class, and her Etching class. This is a comprehensive set, including so much information that you simply cannot get anywhere else! If you have been wanting to take classes with Terri, and who doesn't, this is a wonderful opportunity!
The retail value on this set is $320.00!!! And that does not include the vintage floral velvet hat that your DVDs will come packaged in!!
There are lots of ways to enter to win each day! First, comment on this post! You may also post a comment on the Facebook thread, share on your own Facebook page, link to this post on your own blog, or tweet using the hashtag #aglgiveaway.
Because this giveaway is so special, we are going to keep it "live" until 12pm PST on Christmas Day!! Be sure to use all of the ways to enter!!
**Time's Up!!**
Today is the big day!! The youngest assistant turns 5 today! There was breakfast with the Disney princesses this morning, to be followed by a full day at the Magic Kingdom and "Princesses on Ice" tonight...
You only turn 5 once, right?
She was extremely excited that her choice of a giveaway was so popular yesterday, and now the 8 year-old assistant would like to choose one, as well!
So, Day 11 of the "12 Days of Christmas Giveaways" is thrilled to present one of you with our latest Gilded Girls Stash Society kit!! This glamorous collection was completely sold out, but we were able to gather together one last kit just for this giveaway!
Please be sure to join in on the fun on this one!! I'm sure that Nico will be watching to see if his pick is popular, too... :)
As always in December, there is an extra-special special treat included that is not pictured here. Shhhh..... :)
Read about the collection here.
There are lots of ways to enter to win each day! First, comment on this post! You may also post a comment on the Facebook thread, share on your own Facebook page, link to this post on your own blog, or tweet using the hashtag #aglgiveaway.
All entries for the day will be "live" until 12pm PST the following day. You may use all of the ways to enter on every giveaway post, so be sure to check back to enter each day until 12 noon on the 24th! Yay!!
**Time's Up!!**
Day 10 of the "12 Days of Christmas Giveaways" has gotten off to a bit of a late start...
One of the "assistants" is turning 5 this weekend, and the celebration is in full swing!!
In the celebratory spirit, the birthday girl suggested that we give away one of the wonderful goody bags from the Spellbound Event. What a great idea!!
These linen bags were made especially for us from our friends at Spellbinders Paper Arts. With it's comfortable strap, loads of pockets, and snap closure, it will become an instant favorite shopping and flea market bag!
We will include product from the our incredibly generous product partners at Fiskars, Mod Podge/Plaid, Stampington, Meyer Imports, and many others.
There are lots of ways to enter to win each day! First, comment on this post! You may also post a comment on the Facebook thread, share on your own Facebook page, link to this post on your own blog, or tweet using the hashtag #aglgiveaway.
All entries for the day will be "live" until 12pm PST the following day. You may use all of the ways to enter on every giveaway post, so be sure to check back to enter each day until the 24th! Yay!!
**Time's Up!!**
We *heart* Fridays, so it is only fitting that today, Day 9 of the "12 Days of Christmas Giveaways", brings you a gorgeous handmade heart adornment from the incredibly sweet and talented Joanna Pierotti!
Joanna taught this class at Spellbound last month, and every student was just enchanted by her generosity of spirit and her lovely work...
The winner will receive one of Joanna's beautiful handmade hearts very similar to this one, chosen especially for this giveaway.
There are lots of ways to enter to win each day! First, comment on this post! You may also post a comment on the Facebook thread, share on your own Facebook page, link to this post on your own blog, or tweet using the hashtag #aglgiveaway.
All entries for the day will be "live" until 12pm PST the following day. You may use all of the ways to enter on every giveaway post, so be sure to check back to enter each day until the 24th! Yay!!


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When I shoot my rifles with red dots or holosights, it's both eyes open. iron sights and scopes, I close one eye.
I attempt shooting both eyes open with fuzzy sights and focused on the target at times with a pistol to see how good my results are. I obviously don't make the tight groups I usually will, but I'll at least hit in the -0 circle on an IDPA target. In a defensive scenario, you're likely not even going to aim, let alone properly focus on the front sight. I can't replicate everything, but I try to prepare a little bit :)

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In 1941 the Swiss art critic Pierre Courthion interviewed Henri Matisse while the artist was in bed recovering from a serious operation. It was an extensive interview, seen at the time as a vital assessment of Matisse's career and set to be published by Albert Skira's then newly established Swiss press. After months of complicated discussions between Courthion and Matisse, and just weeks before the book was to come out--the artist even had approved the cover design--Matisse suddenly refused its publication. A typescript of the interview now resides in Courthion's papers at the Getty Research Institute. This rich conversation, conducted during the Nazi occupation of France, is published for the first time in this volume, where it appears both in English translation and in the original French version. Matisse unravels memories of his youth and his life as a bohemian student in Gustave Moreau's atelier. He recounts his experience with collectors, including Albert C. Barnes. He discusses fame, writers, musicians, politicians, and, most fascinatingly, his travels. Chatting with Henri Matisse , introduced by Serge Guilbaut, contains a preface by Claude Duthuit, Matisse's grandson, and essays by Yve-Alain Bois and Laurence Bertrand Dorléac. The book includes unpublished correspondence and other original documents related to Courthion's interview and abounds with details about avant-garde life, tactics, and artistic creativity in the first half of the twentieth century.
Authors: Matisse, Henri, 1869-1954
Title: Chatting with Henri Matisse
the lost 1941 interview
the lost 1941 interview
Publisher: Los Angeles : Getty Research Institute, c2013
Characteristics: x, 356 p. :,ill. (some col.), port. ;,24 cm
Statement of Responsibility: Henri Matisse with Pierre Courthion ; translation by Chris Miller ; edited by Serge Guilbaut
Notes: Includes index
Contents: The master's voice: "Bavardages not Radotages?" / Serge Guilbaut
The 1941 interview
Documents. Rejected interview text ; Matisse's revisions ; Editing the interview ; Related correspondence ; An alternative foreword / Pierre Courthion
Essays. "I'm no traveler" / Yve-Alain Bois ; Ignoring history / Laurence Bertrand Dorléac
The 1941 interview
Documents. Rejected interview text ; Matisse's revisions ; Editing the interview ; Related correspondence ; An alternative foreword / Pierre Courthion
Essays. "I'm no traveler" / Yve-Alain Bois ; Ignoring history / Laurence Bertrand Dorléac
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Branch Call Number: 759.4 M433c 2013
Subject Headings: Artists France Interviews Matisse, Henri, 1869-1954 Interviews
Topical Term: Artists
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Reasons a girl suddenly loses interest?
Can you list some possible reasons why a girl would suddenly stop responding to your texts, after you've gone out on four dates?Physically we didn't get far = we never kissed but that's cause she would get nervous around me and I didn't want to force it on her. Also she got out of a bad relationships prior so I figure she wanted to take things slow and be able to trust me.Other than that I don't see any reason why she would stop being interested. Dates were fun, I texted her throughout the week complimenting her, asking her out. Never called on the phone but I think we both preferred it like that? The few times I called her she didn't have much to say and sounded nervous so I didn't call her anymore after that, stuck to texting.Last time I saw her was for a few minutes, she was shopping at the store I work with her mom, we exchanged pleasantries, was even invited for dinner by her mom, then POOF she up and disappears on me. No response to texts or phone calls.It's been two days.. MAYBE I'm overreacting and something happened, but chances are she just doesn't want to talk to me anymore.. and I'm just trying to figure out why.We went on 4 dates over the course of a month, dated for a month and a half, flirted for months before that...
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You were too needy, it sounds like to me.You never even kissed, after 4 dates. And you texted her throughout the week, firing compliments at her. Wrong wrong wrong... That's the sort of thing I'd expect from a teenager with his first ever girlfriend.She probably decided that you were too needy, not manly enough, and not particularly interesting. So she's taking some space, and avoiding your daily SMS compliments and so on.
So what's the right way of doing it? She would never look me in the eye when we were close and cuddling, how am I supposed to kiss her when she's so nervous? At the end of dates I'd look her in her eyes, she'd get nervous look away and we'd end up hugging..what would a "man" do?I don't agree with the needy thing either..I texted her maybe every two days, actually I get the feeling that I didn't contact her enough, maybe she thought I wasn't too intersested.
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I get it I get it we can exchange counter arguments back and forth all day. I just don't know how to kiss a girl when she isn't giving me any signals to do it. If she's not looking at me while we're cuddling I'm not gonna grab her face, point it towards mine and kiss her. Or is that the manly thing to do? She just didn't seem ready to kiss, but no doubt she wanted to kiss. She might have been too nervous to show me she wanted to kiss, I guess you're right I should have just done it
Damn straight. Never ask for permission to kiss a girl. If she's nervous, it's your job as the guy to make her feel safe, but still make her legs tremble. Better luck with the next one.
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It sounds to me like she decided she wasn't really interested in you after going on a few dates, or maybe she doesn't want a relationship period. She probably stopped contact because a lot of us girls are afraid of hurting the guys feelings. So instead of telling him that "we're just not that into him," we just stop talking to him, or come up with excuses for why we don't want to see him.I disagree with what Belgie said. I'm a girl who gets scared off easily by needy guys, I like my space. And it sounds like you were giving her the right amount of attention to show you're interested without looking needy and clingy. A couple of messages or a phone call a day is perfectly fine. Just as long as you're not blowing up her phone 24/7.
What Guys Said 2
You've got to kiss the girl sooner than four dates. Give her something to want.
I disagree. If the girl wasn't giving off the "kiss me" body language/signals then it's probably not a good idea to kiss her lol. And if the girl really likes you, she can wait longer than four dates for a kiss. So I really doubt that has anything to do with it.
She liked him enough after the first date to go on a second date.


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My grandmother taught me, among other things, to pick out the sweetest peaches by following the bees and never to buy meat from a butcher shop that puts its prices in the window.
What pieces of food wisdom have you gleaned over the years?
re: givemecarbs
I've heard something similar about poaching -- that poaching works best with eggs that are on the older end of the spectrum.
re: SmallGoodThings
Nope, opposite. Fresh eggs are for poaching, older eggs are for hard-boiling. Fresh ones'll never come out of the shell whole, old ones won't hold together in the poaching water.
re: LauraGrace
Oh, right! I always get them confused...Thanks!
"Good restaurants may have bad bread, but bad restaurants will not have good bread" -- Bob W.
re: SmallGoodThings
Now THAT I can agree with! Hee hee!
1. Greasy pork chops are a vital source.
2. Inside every nutritionist is a pastry chef screaming to get out.
re: wekick
Good one. Thanks, wekick. With cantaloupes, I smell the 'bellybutton'. If it smells like melon, it's ripe enough to eat. If it doesn't, it'll have to sit and ripen a few days.
Sometimes there's a reason something is cheaper. And conversely, price isn't necessarily correlated with quality.
for me personally, double the vanilla.
aside from some precise baking recipes, recipes are a list of suggested steps and ingredients. don't be afraid to veer.
(as i watch others cook, including my mother...) anxiety level does not correlate with outcome.
Salt isn't salt. Cocoa Powder isn't cocoa powder. Butter isn't butter.
if you like to cook, find friends that like to eat.
re: Emme
Agree, I hardly ever follow a recipe but conversely if I want a specific result I try to follow exactly even to specific brand of ingredients. I have written out requested recipes with very specific instructions sometimes for friends and they don't follow half of it and then complain it didn't come out. There is a poem about that.
re: wekick
Agree too about veering from recipes, my only exception would be don't improvise when you're just learning to cook. Find trusted recipes and follow them to the letter.
You can veer when you understand what things do to each other and how to treat different ingredients.
Room temp foods are a whole 'nother experience.
Your taste buds change as you age.
Visit ethnic markets like a new traveler.
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And there is nothing in the world like a good sh*t! LOL. Bless your nonno.
From Shirley Corriher: heat the skillet before adding the fat, and the eggs are less likely to stick. Corollary to that: get the skillet blazing hot before you drop the meat in. It will stick, but when it's ready to turn over it'll unstick. Handle biscuit dough as little and lightly as possible (I knew that) and pack them into a pan with sides instead of out on a cookie sheet to make them rise taller (I didn't know that).
My mother always told me to wipe the top of the can before you open it. I only ever remember when i open a can and the lid sinks in and there's some spec of something going in with it...
I really like Michael Pollan's "eat food, not too much, mostly plants."
Not so much wisdom, but a saying I never forgot from my father...
"Knock his horns wipe his ass and put him on the plate"
Yes, I do eat my steaks blue to rare...med rare is too done for me ;)
My German grandmother, Bertha, in speaking of breads, kuchens, and strudels, always said: "It's not bad for you! It's only sugar, flour, butter, and eggs!"
From the original Alice's Restaurant Cookbook re: international cooking:
Tarragon makes it French;
Oregano makes it Italian;
Basil & feta make it Greek;
Sour cream makes it Russian;
Paprika makes it Hungarian;
Garlic makes it good.
Even though you think you might not like a certain food, try it again, especially if someone else makes it. It might be the cook and not the ingredient.
Smell the apple before buying it. If it has no discernible scent, it won't be mealy. If it has a strong scent, it is likely to be mealy. Anything in between, it could go either way.
Double the garlic
Almost ANY piece of meat can be cooked well low and slow in a crockpot (ok, not so much for a fillet mignon but any sort of pork/poultry)
Cream of whatever soup is NOT cheating


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Add color and pattern on a budget!
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A fluffy pillow that looks like a dog
Using natural elements
Saw one of these online and decided to make one for my three cats! Using an old repurposed suitcase and chair. This project is fun and your cats will love you for it!
a simple little bed for your cat
a triple word score level of comfort!
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Give new life to an old chair in less than a minute and with no special skills needed!
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By David George-Cosh
TORONTO--Canadian bonds rose Friday on the back of weak Canadian economic indicators that showed Canada's economy suffered a marked slowdown in the fourth quarter of the year, lowering the chance the Bank of Canada will hike its overnight rate this year.
The market outpaced U.S. Treasurys in the wake of the disappointing data.
Canada's two-year bond yield is at 1.071% Friday, from 1.108% late Thursday, according to electronic trading platform CanDeal. Yields for the 10-year bond were at 1.943% Friday from 1.984% Thursday.
Bond yields move inversely to bond prices.
Canadian bonds grinded higher throughout the Friday session after news Canada's core inflation was at 1.0% on a year-over-year basis in January, well below the Bank of Canada 's medium-term inflation target of 2%.
December's retail sales fell by 2.1%, its biggest decline since April 2010 and well under expectations of a 0.3% fall.
There were no U.S. economic data released Friday.
The inflation figures suggest that there's "precious little wiggle room" for the Bank of Canada to act on its overnight policy rate, said Mark Chandler, head of fixed income strategy at RBC Capital Market.
With inflation softening to the bottom of the bank's 1% to 3% target range, it seems almost certain the central bank will be forced to drop its tightening bias on March 6th, Mr. Chandler said.
With Canadian bond yields expected to face continued downward pressure, the securities aren't in favor with investors this year, said Michael Craig, a portfolio manager at Sprott Asset Management in Toronto.
"There's no upside in the Canadian bond market," he said. "The few years of returns they generate are miniscule."
Coupon Matures Price Direction Yield (Fri vs Thu) 1.00s 2015 99.865 up 0.071 1.071% vs 1.108% 1.50s 2017 100.421 up 0.195 1.403% vs 1.448% 2.75s 2022 106.802 up 0.349 1.943% vs 1.984% 4.00s 2041 128.261 up 0.507 2.584% vs 2.606% 2-year yield spread vs U.S., in basis points: +81.6 vs +86.0 10-Year yield spread vs U.S., in basis points: -2.2 vs +0.6
Write to David George-Cosh at firstname.lastname@example.com


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