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This big flower is an ideal embellishment and the layout needs nothing more.
When you are slicing off that strip at the bottom of a sheet (the bit with the manufacturers details and the name of the individual paper), I don't just throw that in the bin. No indeedy, that bit needs to be investigated. The name of the sheet often gives me inspiration for a layout and I'll cut them out and use for the title or subtitle. They are pretty small, of course, when placed on a 12" x 12" page but they are perfect for a card.
Ok - photo not that clear but can you see the little "Happy Days" sub-title at top left of the top photo? That's the bit cunningly saved from the bottom strip.
Another confession coming up. I keep all my scraps. This could be why I am running out of space in my scrapbooking room and have taken over the cupboard in the hallway and a "temporary" sewing table I erected in the hallway during the runup to Christmas is still in situ. I don't think my husband has really noticed it so just don't mention it if you see him. So anyway, these scraps, they are so useful! Punch out some tags, a few leaves or diecut some letters. Originally all the scraps just all went into a big box under my desk but it was far too time-consuming rummaging through it so now I store them by colour in large ziploc bags so, if I want to punch out some leaves, I just grab the bag of green scraps. Much quicker. Do you know which are the most interesting scraps? Why, the ones your friends throw out - they are especially tasty!
and all the leaves are cut from scraps of green. Ink the edges.
Crumple them up. Bend them down the middle. Voila!
I know. I know. I probably sound like one of those strange people on "Hoarders" who say "but it will come in useful some day" as they peer out over a pile of old junk that is so NOT going to be useful ever. I just can't bear waste and so, just as the roast pork we had for Sunday lunch reappeared as Pork Stroganoff on Monday and then appeared as Pork Curry on Tuesday, leftovers from old layouts are going to keep reappearing in different disguises until there's none left [incidentally - talking about leftovers - check out The Thrifty Cookbook by Kate Colquhoun in your local library - it's brilliant].
Hope this has got you thinking thrifty. Tune in next Thursday for another thrilling installment and maybe some more true confessions.
Loving your thrifty Thursdays Lindsey! I can so relate to it all - 'Great minds think alike'!
That is so beautiful and what a brilliant idea to make use of the reverse. Inspired!
So many great tips! And just love your Priceless LO.
So enjoying your thrifty tips Lindsey - after nearly 25 years of COLLECTING I decided to have a clean out for my grandaughters. You should see the pile of stuff!! Decided I better do it before the family HAD to do the clean out!!
I love the idea! Thanks for the inspiration/motivation!Henrike Lähnemann is Professor of Medieval German Literature and Linguistics at the University of Oxford, and Fellow at St Edmund Hall. Her current research interests concentrate on late medieval and early modern devotional and literary culture, particularly in the convents of Northern Germany – hence a strong interest in Psalms and psalters as backbone of monastic and religious life. Projects include editing the letters of the nuns from the Benedictine Abbey of Lüne (The Nuns’ Network) and reconstructing the devotional writing of the nuns of the Cistercian Abbey of Medingen (Medingen Manuscripts). For 2017, she is concentrating on contextualising the 500th anniversary of the publication of the 95 theses within Oxford in a Reformation Trail and the Singing the Reformation project – another context where Psalms are omnipresent. Recent books include ‘Liturgie und Reform’ (2013) and ‘Mysticism and Devotion’ (2014).The amazing New York Islanders are doing just fine post John Tavares and here's why.
The New York Islanders are for real.
Even after losing John Tavares they are on an amazing 15-4-1 tear which has elevated them into first place in the Metropolitan Division with 63 points, three points ahead of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
For one thing the front office and the head coach. Lou Lamoriello was hired as the general manager, on June 12, 2018, and Barry Trotz was named head coach nine days later.
They immediately went to work to improve the team in the draft using both the 11th and 12th overall selections to take right-wing Oliver Wahlstrom and defenseman Noah Dobson.
The Islanders' play has been stellar defensively holding the top spot in the NHL giving up just 2.41 goals a game. They are in the middle of the league with 2.96 goals scored a game.
The goaltending has been outstanding.
Robin Lehner is 15-7-4 with a.931 save percentage and a 2.02 goals against average. It's logical that the Buffalo Sabres may be second guessing when they didn't retain Lehner's abilities and allowed him to sign with the Islanders.
Thomas Greiss has been effective with a 14-8-1 record, and a.920 save percentage along with a 2.50 goals against average.
Tough to beat good goaltending.
If you were able to catch the 2019 NHL All-Star game you were able to see the magic that Mathew Barzal possesses that even Sidney Crosby was boasting about.
His contribution to the Islanders' success this season can be seen with his 14 goals. 31 assists in 49 games. He leads the team in scoring and is one if not the best skater in the league.
Add in another offensive threat in Anders Lee who has chipped in 18 goals, 19 assists in 49 games and you can see the talent that the Islanders have at center ice.
So, do they miss John Tavares?
It would impossible to say no, but thus far this season they have shown that they can win without him. There weren't too many experts predicting that the Tavares-less Islanders would be leading their division at the All-Star break.
Right now the amazing Islanders are on pace to gather 102 points and win their division. Their chances of being in the playoffs are 95 percent and winning the Eastern Conference is a 13.8 percent odds. They even have a 6.5 percent chance of winning the Cup.
Talking the Stanley Cup-winning coach out of retirement and especially being tasked with taking a team without their star player and the captain had to be a challenge that Trotz just couldn't resist.
It goes without saying that his adept coaching has put the Islanders in the position to be a team to be reckoned with this season. He has the boys playing well, and he stresses DEFENSE... and it's working!
This shows every team that if you lose your best player you still have a shot to be a good team. It goes along the same thought process that when a team has multiple injuries they can either tank or step up and play by committee.
A perfect example would be the Arizona Coyotes who have had so many injuries the player's salaries on injured reserve almost match the rest of the team.
So, the New York Islanders have proven that losing a substantial player like John Tavares who contributed 37 goals, 47 assists last season is not a reason to give up hope.
They have done perfectly fine without Tavares. They perhaps were glad all the hype over whether he would stay or go elsewhere is over.
They can concentrate on playing hockey now, and they certainly are doing an outstanding job of it thus far this season.
They need to re-sign Ander Lee, their new captain to an extension, and it will get done.
Beyond that, watch for the Islanders to make a splash in the playoffs.
What do you think of the New York Islanders' performance this season? Will they be a finalist in the Eastern Conference playoffs? Let us know in the comments section below.There are two main reasons why we wanted to write this post. The first is simply to help people avoid being that ‘ugly foreigner’: rude, obnoxious, and breaking all manner of social norms like a bull running amuck in that proverbial china shop. The second is so that you, the tourist, the adventurer, businessperson or whatever you like to call yourself, can get the most out of your trip by being able to interact well according to local customs. What takes a good trip and turns it into an amazing experience is the interactions you have with the people so hopefully this helps you do just that!
Now these are general rules and will apply differently in different places. Touristic places will expect tourists to act differently and what you can get away with in Izmir is not what you can get away with in Urfa. Istanbul has enough diversity to make it feel like one neighborhood is a world apart from what you saw only 10 minutes before, never mind one part of the country to another.
And finally: foreigners make mistakes and yet in nearly three years of making mistakes I have never experienced worse than a bit of impatience. Even if you screw up, your attempts will make people love you!
For people from the West