tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44915581603735454192024-02-18T22:16:21.137-08:00Stringbeans Say Hey!stringbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02154331785866767950noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491558160373545419.post-14325330134745268262009-01-09T10:54:00.000-08:002009-01-12T10:06:48.662-08:00Baby Quilts for ChristmasThis Christmas, I gave quilts to my two nieces. They were my 2nd and 3rd quilts ever! I machine-sewed them from my own design, with a lot of inspiration from the web and all those wonderfully creative quilters out there. I learned some valuable lessons while making these quilts.<br />-First: It is not a good idea to use clearance bin Fat Quarters unless you know how much of that material you will need. I ran out of some material and then couldn't buy any more of it.<br />-Second: Applique should be done with a stabilizer. I didn't know what a stabilizer was, let alone that I needed to be using it until my applique wrinkled up and then I saw it mentioned on <a href="http://www.sewmamasew.com/blog2/">Sew Mama Sew</a>.<br />-Third: Binding isn't that hard to make, it just takes a little practice and the right instructions.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPPbd1Tu6d23Vs7ym-_lAX4WfNuytUNPFco_iPBNhI6WVHf-fm76hxNuO08TDQYPgNJh4b8RqeaQpzr5ogd7jf2IfTcPgJAaUut57UjhPjVlws_QAdl7ZeyJUmw0UZwgH9JefQ5sjXEzk/s1600-h/DSCF1747.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290450248587865058" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPPbd1Tu6d23Vs7ym-_lAX4WfNuytUNPFco_iPBNhI6WVHf-fm76hxNuO08TDQYPgNJh4b8RqeaQpzr5ogd7jf2IfTcPgJAaUut57UjhPjVlws_QAdl7ZeyJUmw0UZwgH9JefQ5sjXEzk/s400/DSCF1747.JPG" border="0" /></a>This was my first time to add my own label. I like it how it turned out, but I may keep experimenting with it.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS2uX9433dIPmB21dpIviVh4sQXSetBvtU65QFAtc9puujklJreB15JztqUlVx99r3ESmuPIIUg-u066tE25yNHheT7-3UNIdNAuk9DZcUkvWyBsCVirtEh4pXj1OSFSMgEyEZLzT6IvU/s1600-h/DSCF1798.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290450457852134482" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS2uX9433dIPmB21dpIviVh4sQXSetBvtU65QFAtc9puujklJreB15JztqUlVx99r3ESmuPIIUg-u066tE25yNHheT7-3UNIdNAuk9DZcUkvWyBsCVirtEh4pXj1OSFSMgEyEZLzT6IvU/s400/DSCF1798.JPG" border="0" /></a>I found this awesome fabric(sorry, I don't know who it is by)! It is Mother Goose, and it is perfect for a little girl quilt!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOgGYdVr9UDYj_QxlGkq9ihNens61Grh9ppwjKN4Obs3VMfCtB4kJ2BN6FAtwbXOgDw9WUr9ZdEFmkzoUaV9_6Gf7XsblHTt0WLnXhlQcwR3Z8N1xDYUhiAv-07F_SlLG4mEPpdSOEo_Y/s1600-h/DSCF1739.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290453144817957858" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOgGYdVr9UDYj_QxlGkq9ihNens61Grh9ppwjKN4Obs3VMfCtB4kJ2BN6FAtwbXOgDw9WUr9ZdEFmkzoUaV9_6Gf7XsblHTt0WLnXhlQcwR3Z8N1xDYUhiAv-07F_SlLG4mEPpdSOEo_Y/s400/DSCF1739.JPG" border="0" /></a> This ladybug turned out really cute! The pattern came from <a href="http://home.howstuffworks.com/fly-away-ladybug-quilt-block.htm">How Stuff Works "Fly Away Ladybug Block"</a>.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKIRbwftKkVZXBffDFGBddLNuH9iur0MPlCQ9AT65fJuxmd1-L0c2A7AaKT3NZMpYLv96t3DM66NKTeJcxJvzf_lAtqDoXjA-4qLY8lCp911URb9xEs4fgEeTSsP0rMoCuKJRLeknEf0k/s1600-h/DSCF1754.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290456763080467042" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKIRbwftKkVZXBffDFGBddLNuH9iur0MPlCQ9AT65fJuxmd1-L0c2A7AaKT3NZMpYLv96t3DM66NKTeJcxJvzf_lAtqDoXjA-4qLY8lCp911URb9xEs4fgEeTSsP0rMoCuKJRLeknEf0k/s400/DSCF1754.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I love this dragonfly! The pattern came from <a href="http://home.howstuffworks.com/gossamer-wings-quilt-block.htm">How Stuff Works "Gossamer Wings Quilt Block"</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj58P-cSxrPuKhSJ2Ep0zsJtlHMV0Y5YYdPjsYPxhnJDus4Qlsc-Hp_MVVxYAyDcvgVbBF2rQuJv7G2EONGPvIEm03tqPA1X6jyfZ6C40TmlAOlEITBYcLu7CNO3SXcgouv2AYnWc44OfE/s1600-h/DSCF1769.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290458546336255746" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj58P-cSxrPuKhSJ2Ep0zsJtlHMV0Y5YYdPjsYPxhnJDus4Qlsc-Hp_MVVxYAyDcvgVbBF2rQuJv7G2EONGPvIEm03tqPA1X6jyfZ6C40TmlAOlEITBYcLu7CNO3SXcgouv2AYnWc44OfE/s400/DSCF1769.JPG" border="0" /></a> Big applique letters sounded like a great idea when I started, but they proved to be a big challenge! I found out that I need to work on my skills in machine-sewing curves.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwLM8jGW57yVojDoZsswVa7bL10l16fx2JpyZeDrmP8XroY-v7d9vMeBfDV4F5awAPMxfMh1KhmOOe64hqayVhE6DbAZ-grjgVlEN31E4-86DXFFTHpjupW1WhXFSqiwzxyhzTH0Sxmw/s1600-h/DSCF1792.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290458823580196370" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwLM8jGW57yVojDoZsswVa7bL10l16fx2JpyZeDrmP8XroY-v7d9vMeBfDV4F5awAPMxfMh1KhmOOe64hqayVhE6DbAZ-grjgVlEN31E4-86DXFFTHpjupW1WhXFSqiwzxyhzTH0Sxmw/s400/DSCF1792.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290457675916737362" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihzQRi0EgbydY3Wc4rDNQdLPT1lpiOpXVB_uByx1fdZOW8DPGaEOTfMDDnhjckhizEfRsiXjwzySeU_iHqC-lQGTnoBvE7I-RFbWnWEE8KlrB6AHded5RpncELMYUuvmwKtfqPYDuE58A/s400/DSCF1784.JPG" border="0" />The finished quilts!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi998TVQDfPyftvuAUhl4L6bRZcW6Oui-LphPC0yTAV_FKmZZWgUu_5_ZqmtmoPHhANIJoDyZ2xDPiWfKegRAuuj4BNrjwX6z2iUVgZfU_2Ne1u4drEMkEB5FuKKHJMBt_4fvuB9OvKX38/s1600-h/DSCF1767.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290457998187002978" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi998TVQDfPyftvuAUhl4L6bRZcW6Oui-LphPC0yTAV_FKmZZWgUu_5_ZqmtmoPHhANIJoDyZ2xDPiWfKegRAuuj4BNrjwX6z2iUVgZfU_2Ne1u4drEMkEB5FuKKHJMBt_4fvuB9OvKX38/s400/DSCF1767.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Now, maybe I'll try that 4th quilt. It will be my first queen-sized quilt! So if anyone has any tips, please share them!stringbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02154331785866767950noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491558160373545419.post-32127106644325060962009-01-09T08:55:00.000-08:002009-01-09T10:41:24.028-08:00My Hand-Made ChristmasThis Christmas, I didn't go all hand-made, but I did try to make some of my gifts. Maybe next year will be an all hand-made Christmas!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKxS0l4ooQx2J0ejR70eHHGyGD8OKz2hwvMnsM6s_Zyuwbc0B-RB0xLnWU_m9l6URrI7EnIaQOItj82dpsG9PlvZ1GLERn6WAGfYVG5xCiJ5jUe3C30YgopPfM2YxyuonvfrcSGP67SyM/s1600-h/heather&ornaments.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289348416574593202" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKxS0l4ooQx2J0ejR70eHHGyGD8OKz2hwvMnsM6s_Zyuwbc0B-RB0xLnWU_m9l6URrI7EnIaQOItj82dpsG9PlvZ1GLERn6WAGfYVG5xCiJ5jUe3C30YgopPfM2YxyuonvfrcSGP67SyM/s400/heather&ornaments.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I made some ornaments for my sister-in-law. She got a reindeer, snowman, gingerbread man, and an "H". They are like the ones I made last year, except for the letter "H" which was a new design I tried this year.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-iBvuZAsM4Jm5N_tG9KA_woaJ1txhB1Y6QdtkJVEprMcg5igFbjVC6VxZTFKRigeix5ngOS6b-r3LpDndWN31LS9opPq5WcehCIxWlvtfntdFVCXZ2SHXlnbzxuQxkML8LfYNsKJvXko/s1600-h/DSCF1784.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289354397957142978" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-iBvuZAsM4Jm5N_tG9KA_woaJ1txhB1Y6QdtkJVEprMcg5igFbjVC6VxZTFKRigeix5ngOS6b-r3LpDndWN31LS9opPq5WcehCIxWlvtfntdFVCXZ2SHXlnbzxuQxkML8LfYNsKJvXko/s400/DSCF1784.JPG" border="0" /></a>I also made a baby quilt for each of my neices. I am new to quilting, so they are my 2nd and 3rd quilts to make. I tried to work on some new skills with these quilts, so they each have some appliques.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0IfmqgmRAvCbkKOCxlMk0bLxT4aG1UqdAcrNyQQIJ4wefvHAOvBhxedZ8uoom0XSW96U0Mjr13rQwsdjyC6ax3znNbd72gzEhBVjmg1Fkv2HPRmK413VfNctggb0cuiAUDPeTkcGds5Q/s1600-h/DSCF1767.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289352857068705074" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0IfmqgmRAvCbkKOCxlMk0bLxT4aG1UqdAcrNyQQIJ4wefvHAOvBhxedZ8uoom0XSW96U0Mjr13rQwsdjyC6ax3znNbd72gzEhBVjmg1Fkv2HPRmK413VfNctggb0cuiAUDPeTkcGds5Q/s400/DSCF1767.JPG" border="0" /></a>I also made my own binding for the first time, which turned out pretty nice. I had a lot of help from these tutorials: <a href="http://yougogirl.typepad.com/you_go_girl/2008/07/my-entry-2.html"></a><a href="http://yougogirl.typepad.com/you_go_girl/2008/07/my-entry-2.html">You Go Girl!'s "No-Snit Binding"</a>, <a href="http://heatherbailey.typepad.com/photos/continuous_quiltbinding/index.html"></a><a href="http://heatherbailey.typepad.com/photos/continuous_quiltbinding/index.html">Heather Bailey's "Continuous Binding"</a>, and <a href="http://quiltsandcreativity.com/quilting/quilt-binding"></a><a href="http://quiltsandcreativity.com/quilting/quilt-binding">Quilts and Creativity's "How Much Binding Do I need?"</a>.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgf6jD0vE0y-wfdXFVUzN8lEh_2CZBQw_n4kZWScsXrWscFBCf2vTNC6WVufxySdp-jm8wbmVc7A-1WnC594pufJBK8wkXXJlckeYcKraaMMh5oykmKyyBClkkSEdhl2S6Lj_DW_DJSM/s1600-h/Bekah+&+quilt.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289348824673059426" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgf6jD0vE0y-wfdXFVUzN8lEh_2CZBQw_n4kZWScsXrWscFBCf2vTNC6WVufxySdp-jm8wbmVc7A-1WnC594pufJBK8wkXXJlckeYcKraaMMh5oykmKyyBClkkSEdhl2S6Lj_DW_DJSM/s400/Bekah+%26+quilt.jpg" border="0" /></a> My two year-old neice loved her quilt! She immediately laid down on the floor and pretended to be asleep!stringbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02154331785866767950noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491558160373545419.post-27550966907816203822008-12-22T11:19:00.000-08:002008-12-22T11:46:03.247-08:00Ornaments of Christmas pastThese are my handmade felt ornaments from past Christmases. I had been looking for an easy ornament that I could make myself, and these are what I ended up with. I have done other designs, but most of them were given away as gifts. They are very easy to make and mostly just require finding a good pattern. From there, it is just cutting out the felt peices, stuffing them, and sewing them together. Easy!<br /><br /><p align="left"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282699928749978802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6OgWYwAZktyISOpanGnzqPe6exaZkz6LCrtvMByoelEltFy_ZGE3iwbl6cSvJTQZA6UQAXsOuVI7J_d7dYl6kImJ_JxOwNH2VbJQaEBtyI3EbK2JSJWmsOWUV2tJXTiudILn2seSKLdI/s320/DSCF1624.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282698215645675858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDfh43zUONHDcRxcZcmXnbuo_cc-p-f12RyiUbC6T5u70VkepAhHTZtr-Ovi5k7zhRs9pjCB-qEvlNaGREf1ov5GktdsVvkYSnUxHXYfl0uAQ1xSCpY1sTHkZjq5cFOa7ybxgnnqCxgM/s320/DSCF1658.JPG" border="0" /></p>Last year, I gave all of my husband's side of the family one of Santa's reindeer. I did it by age, so my my husband and I are Comet & Cupid.<br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIvtyjUmVt9h9sP4ZQg-PDY9mdLx2Cr2xOGtRoI5WCuoG-Fexx95mgT-trbvOAOrsSSkn_KCRcKjp0hIAEiVKbwuage4i6xsDvheRhDc2qMo5OLq5Bk-8733tWMfJJir3HB3kU51zJ-Ro/s1600-h/DSCF1655.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282697374689464770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIvtyjUmVt9h9sP4ZQg-PDY9mdLx2Cr2xOGtRoI5WCuoG-Fexx95mgT-trbvOAOrsSSkn_KCRcKjp0hIAEiVKbwuage4i6xsDvheRhDc2qMo5OLq5Bk-8733tWMfJJir3HB3kU51zJ-Ro/s320/DSCF1655.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282698929576905954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh34sQ3by9WACEDvA3nKP58D4f4gy5dO9kJuFPOl9wbP7dhQ7EIXo9NqjuybSHj5stce_vZNdC0tDUJLPLiOddLCnBmTUBWnsAqwwgf9L0RzgOZ0QZCqhNyO-ZYfb17urkWeb6wJKSK1ao/s320/DSCF1654.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzgR1CGZ4mLPJ9QOdP-B_jidnhuuPgVk6Cnmq40gkow7VwjF40yl-ZCEpozpjy4uz6UfYKW89eQ2uyKdk2tLxl70q3nSuTll-Wd9cXgZVDMpG6SNzU5oOa0zBy4xCmsgJIKx4NBoYLmj8/s1600-h/DSCF1598.JPG"></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282699244231335218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZRQzRE422xPr4IeN9SqLIOXCei18PNtMGho91JGkDPpTBo0SnciXw7fBaVHbsILEAyJdunO_fQqqtWW6Sr-VLolfpKfeI5gAuKDDNdB11tlxuTW3eb2I_dl9eCbifqwR6gdM_RZnAxyA/s320/DSCF1591.JPG" border="0" /></p>This reindeer is my favorite!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282699097490524770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWPeSagbS093eCjWAC_Hyk_f5QuFK9O1zGoTkkh5CBUTj9r83VPxRZaPa03tuY-px4trHqOHIOYymk0KR2c9r0pXp41gTLH1QHZ94XyIRxXRteAaqQc7PjTc1D0RK_1f9Mao-Iue03rE0/s320/DSCF1595.JPG" border="0" /><br />My husband even got into the fun! He gave me this one for me for Christmas. He made it by tracing a Ford mustang emblem. He's so sweet!<br /><p align="center"></p></div></div></div>stringbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02154331785866767950noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491558160373545419.post-9767152673730809962008-12-04T20:12:00.000-08:002008-12-04T20:39:16.813-08:00My first real post!Hey guys!<br />I've been following <a href="http://www.sewmamasew.com/blog2/"></a><a href="http://www.sewmamasew.com/blog2/">SewMamaSew</a> for a little while now and have loved finding awesome projects to do. It's actually the reason I started this blog, so I can show off all my craftiness.<br /><br />A recent project I've done are these cute accent pillows made from placemats. I got this awesome tutorial from <a href="http://schlosserdesigns.blogspot.com/2007/09/quick-and-easy-accent-pillows.html">Schlosser Designs: Quick and Easy Accent Pillows</a><br />They are so easy to make. They only cost a total of $25 for 5 pillows and took about an hour to make. It should have taken only 30 minutes, but my seam ripper and I do NOT get along!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtXX7ixTd6ijauD9QnpTLQRWUwF5zV33uWaXyCz2ejQjXIyWXyMVWGJtn1bvLcbCsL35No01BKl3fQwahU4LOdGqtX7w9vH3eGDDdXFm0qvI0s3hdMMG53keMslYiZuMxhbvJnIDQHTY0/s1600-h/DSCF1603.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276158047991003842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtXX7ixTd6ijauD9QnpTLQRWUwF5zV33uWaXyCz2ejQjXIyWXyMVWGJtn1bvLcbCsL35No01BKl3fQwahU4LOdGqtX7w9vH3eGDDdXFm0qvI0s3hdMMG53keMslYiZuMxhbvJnIDQHTY0/s320/DSCF1603.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyBCSHMD5wCO4z7JbM2HdUag01B56bMpCwJv8nSAV1Kn33Yg2voZ1rud39PiGtMEHX9RoDLbYL9ywW-oN1NKx2BNOlTncjaZql2VpgTiqfSkIE1sUKx0PbPj2ptqRKNd1FdDccA9tvSFU/s1600-h/DSCF1615.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276158584681065394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyBCSHMD5wCO4z7JbM2HdUag01B56bMpCwJv8nSAV1Kn33Yg2voZ1rud39PiGtMEHX9RoDLbYL9ywW-oN1NKx2BNOlTncjaZql2VpgTiqfSkIE1sUKx0PbPj2ptqRKNd1FdDccA9tvSFU/s320/DSCF1615.JPG" border="0" /></a>stringbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02154331785866767950noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491558160373545419.post-52876429053407323712008-12-03T14:48:00.000-08:002008-12-04T11:26:29.952-08:00Hey!This is my very first day to start this, so please bear with me! I will be updating this with real stuff soon (well, as soon as I get the hang of this)! Thanks!<br /><br />Also, if you have any tips, please let me know.stringbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02154331785866767950noreply@blogger.com0