tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30594058570467377512024-03-19T04:14:35.504+01:00Sparkling SkySparklingSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09163345874818683959noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059405857046737751.post-91662541037920861022020-03-31T22:17:00.000+02:002020-03-31T22:17:42.326+02:00Peppa Pig cardboard figuresMy son is currently obsessed with Peppa Pig. He loves little George and his dinosaur so much that he's running around making dinosaur noises just like George. So while doing the Easter cardboard pictures, I thought we could also hang George and the dinosaur on the balcony for his friends to see. (Nope, not sharing, they had to go up in his room, lol!)<br />
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SparklingSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09163345874818683959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059405857046737751.post-91687144942142133892020-03-31T22:09:00.002+02:002020-03-31T22:23:26.906+02:00Easter outdoor decorationsThis is actually an idea a friend of mine had: for her son's 4th birthday she had painted a giant ninja turtle onto a piece of cardboard and hung it on the fence. It stayed there for almost 9 months before she took it down. So when she told me that she wanted to have her kids paint Easter bunnies and eggs on cardboard and decorate her fence with them, I thought that was a fantastic idea and I should copy it. Our garage currently looks like a giant cardboard storage facility. Thanks to Amazon we have lots of boxes in different shapes and sizes, especially since I've recently ordered some large picture frames. So I pulled out some large pieces and started drawing and cutting.<br />
My son had a lot of fun painting the eggs. We did them together, since some shapes turned out to be too hard for a 4yo, and he tried really hard to follow the patterns. But that's ok. I find painting incredibly relaxing, so I was happy I got to do some painting, too!<br />
We haven't done the bunnies yet, but the eggs are already up on the fence. Our yard is right along a popular walking path, so hopefully the people walking by will be cheered up and smile when they see them.<br />
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There is also currently a trend going around of kids painting rainbows in windows, symbolizing hope that all will be well and reminding other kids that they are not the only ones having to stay at home. We painted a rainbow on cardboard and hung it on the fence, too.<br />
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<br />SparklingSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09163345874818683959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059405857046737751.post-2637441174503416582020-03-31T12:43:00.002+02:002020-03-31T12:44:51.234+02:00Toucan Box<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Some time last year I came across the Toucan box. It's a crafting box for kids ages 3-8. For a monthly fee, they'll send your kid a box with 2 craft projects: it includes instructions, all the materials, a little magazine with more ideas and games, sometimes they include stickers, or erasers and such. They always send more stuff than you actually need in case something goes wrong. The projects are always matched with the age of your child. Some projects require drying time, help from a parent, or are especially messy, but those things you're told in the instructions. It's usually one project that takes a little longer, and one that is done quite quickly.<br />
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My 4yo really enjoys getting mail and is always looking forward to getting his "blue box"!<br />
The materials are of a really good quality. The ghost pinata we made for Halloween is still hanging in our living room. I was really looking forward to the Easter box, since it included either a bunny race car, or a wooden greenhouse to grow herbs in. Both would have been great for my son, but I was secretly rooting for the greenhouse, since I wanted to do some gardening with him anyway, and we were lucky!<br />
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The second project is a paper Easter egg chain to colour with watercolours and decorate with feathers. And since it includes paint, my little artist wanted to start with those.<br />
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The box is shipped from England, but I am not sure in which countries they ship. But if you use my discount link, you'll get 50% off of your first box. There is no minimum amount of boxes you have to order, you can just give the first one a try and then see if it is something you'd like to get more regularly: https://www.toucanbox.com/friends/mareike-fwy5<br />
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<br />SparklingSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09163345874818683959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059405857046737751.post-69490160009083442892020-03-30T21:32:00.000+02:002020-03-31T22:25:01.851+02:00SlimeIt's been over a week again! I wanted to write several posts with crafting ideas and I was flooded in various groups with free things to do, to download, to watch, etc. that I haven't been able to go through, yet, and update my list in one of my previous posts. We also had some isolation drama. Not being able to see his friends, nor be able to do all the fun outdoor activities we're usually doing, is starting to take a toll on my 4yo. He had quite some down days this week that we've been working through. And on top of that, my phone dropped one time too many and the screen fell of. The case is the only thing that keeps it attached to the rest of the phone so that I was able to keep using it for a few more days, save all the pictures I had not yet transferred to my computer, and, after almost five years, order a new phone. It's supposed to get here in a day or two, so yay!<br />
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Anyway, since my 4yo wasn't really in the mood for lots of crafting, I brought out the slime kit I had bought a few weeks ago and which we had tested with one of his playmates. (I still have painting posts to write from when he was in a better mood, so I'll try to get those uploaded soon.)<br />
Slime always makes him happy, even though I'm not that happy when he sticks his Hot Wheels cars into it to play mud or car wash and I have to get the slime out from inside the tires afterwards.<br />
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What I like about this kit, though, is that it's not as messy as other slimes we've had before, it comes with a HUGE selection of differently coloured slime, and it has lots of beads and pearls and glitter and even glow in the dark powder to add into your slime.<br />
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I was sent a recipe today to make slime at home. I'll post the ingredient in German for now (trying to get the kids into bed early today after daylight savings time) and will add the translation later.<br />
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Guarkernmehl-Slime:<br />
* 200-300ml warmes Wasser<br />
* 1 TL Guarkernmehl<br />
* Lebensmittelfarbe<br />
* 5gr Natron<br />
* Kontaktlinsenlösung<br />
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You'll find instructions on www. slime-diy.de and there is also a youtube video (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63Wp4eXtynw">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63Wp4eXtynw</a> minute 18:50). That video has 12 different recipes for slime. I was intriqued by the nutella-marshmellow one!<br />
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<br />SparklingSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09163345874818683959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059405857046737751.post-74972171927626834182020-03-21T23:17:00.000+01:002020-03-21T23:17:39.881+01:00Grocery shopping during times of the corona virus - not a crafting post<br>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I wanted to
use this blog for crafting only, but I can’t shake of the thoughts and feelings
I had during today’s weekend grocery tour that I have to write it down
somewhere.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Today was a
very strange day. It’s been only a week since it was announced that schools and
kindergartens would close in order to prevent the spread of covid-19. Last
Wednesday I was still celebrating my birthday with my son’s friends and their
moms. This week we’ve been shutting ourselves away, avoiding everyone on our
walks, spending lots of time either inside or in our yard. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">My son has cried several times because he misses meeting his friends and going to the
playground. I keep explaining to him why we have to stay at home so much. The
video Vienna put out really helps reminding him of what Corona does and how to
prevent getting sick. But I understand him, I totally do. I miss hanging out with the other moms, socializing while our kids play together. I am also already
starting to suffer from cabin fever. Being stuck at home, worrying about what’s
going on outside, I’m glued to my phone, checking news websites and social
media, checking in on friends and family to see how they’re doing. Being able
to walk the dog and let my 4yo ride his bike helps both of us a little bit.
Craft time does, too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Today, I
went out to do grocery shopping, not unusual on a Saturday, but I left with a
knot in my stomach. I hoped that by being out and about, running errands, I
would get a little bit of my normal life back, shake of the feelings of doom
and gloom. We normally shop enough for the weekend and then pick up little
things several times during the week. Today my plan was to get as much shopping
and as much meal planning done so we wouldn’t have to go out as much during the
week. Especially not with two kids in tow. The stores had signs up on most
shelves to be considerate and not to buy more than the usual amounts for a
household. But what is the usual amount for a household? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Before we
bought the house and had children, we lived in a tiny apartment with a tiny
fridge that didn’t hold more food than for 3-4 days and we didn’t have a
freezer or the opportunity to store canned food anywhere. Now we have an American
sized fridge with one door being for frozen food and we have the possibility to
store. My 4yo loves canned lentil soup. If he could, he would eat it cold for
breakfast, lunch, and dinner. So buying 3 cans is not unusual, but when I
loaded them into my cart this time, I was wondering if it would be considered
hoarding, or a normal amount for a family that goes shopping only once a week. Is
it hoarding if I buy another package of toilet paper, even though we still have
enough at home until next weekend? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I also usually
buy 3 cans of baby formula – that’s the normal amount they let you buy, so no
shortage will arouse during non-corona times – now I was wondering if that was
still ok to do, after there had been rumors on facebook last week that there
was a formula shortage… Our shelves were stacked in double rows, though, and no
sign about limitations up, so I still went ahead and bought my 3 cans. But besides
that I picked up a lot of things that I normally would have gotten in a week or
two, like diapers, laundry detergent, dishwasher tabs, or toothpaste. I
basically bought anything that we will run out of eventually so that we wouldn’t
have to go out to get them. I probably did a month worth of shopping today. And
I have meals planned out for at least a week, as I am pretty sure the lockdown
will come sooner or later if people won’t follow orders. I also picked up more
canned vegetables than I normally would have, and I was wondering again if
people would judge me as a hoarder, or did I grab what would be considered
normal for a family of 4? I didn’t even go for the large tins, instead I was going
to for the small 1-2 portions cans to mix into salads, or make veggie rice, or
wraps… I felt really insecure and was questioning most of my shopping choices,
because it’s not how I’m used to doing my shopping.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">It took me
almost 4 hours to get to all the stores and get the shopping done. Not just because
I bought more than on a usual weekend run, but because I was navigating people.
I tried to keep my distance to everyone, but navigating one person often
resulted in stepping in somebody else’s way. I felt like the paths between shelves
were so narrow, that it was impossible to keep 1.5m away from someone who was walking
towards you. When someone was blocking a shelf I needed to get to, I didn’t step
closer to reach for what I needed, but waited instead until they were done.
When a cart was blocking my way and the owner was nowhere to be seen, I used my
elbow to push it aside instead of touching it with my hand, wondering if anyone
had disinfected the handles that morning (would it even matter? That card had
probably been touched by a dozen people since then…) and whether I should have
brought gloves. And the whole time I had this tight feeling in my chest, making
me unable to breathe normally. I was sweating, not from the pullover I was
wearing, but from the anxiety of being surrounded by so many people, not
knowing who may unknowingly carry the virus. You could tell that many felt
uneasy being out, too. Crossing paths, they stopped, not talking, just
gesturing who would get to go first, some keeping even more than the required
distance to other shoppers in line at the register. An elderly couple tried to
figure out if the cans of beans in their hands was what they were looking for.
They had trouble reading the label. I offered my help, but especially the old
lady looked at me with unease/fear, said “no, thank you” and turned back to her
husband…. And then there were others, consumed with the thought of what they
had to get, they ran into people, reached over their shoulders to get their
items out of the shelves, they skipped the line because they didn’t pay
attention to the safety distance…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Getting
into my car didn’t bring much relief, knowing that in a moment I would have to
go out again and into the next store. Only after my last stop when I was on my
way home, I felt relief wash over me. Home, back to the safe space, back to
where no danger is lurking. I skipped the hardware store… 3 out of the 4
lightbulbs in our living room ceiling lamp are broken and need to be replaced,
but I didn’t want to walk into another store, exposing myself to the outside
world again. I’m probably going to order them on Amazon…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">So instead
of making me feel better being outside, it made me feel worse. I hope the
weather will be better and warmer soon, so we can spend a lot of time in the
yard, work the flower beds to fight cabin fever without being exposed to other
people. I got some seeds for kitchen herbs, tomatoes, and salad that I’m planning
on planting on the balcony with my son, so he can do his own bit of gardening. And
hopefully a medication or vaccine is found soon, that is effective against the
virus so we can return to our normal lives…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">But today
makes me wonder, if I’m the only one feeling like that. Am I overreacting? Or are
others just not taking the situation serious? Or is everyone feeling just like
me and is just not talking about it?...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br>SparklingSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09163345874818683959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059405857046737751.post-42733761633014218272020-03-21T00:27:00.000+01:002020-03-21T00:27:07.278+01:00Calling all sewers - face masksWhile lying awake and browsing Facebook, I came across a discussion in a babywearing group about whether baby wraps are a good fabric to use for homemade face masks (they’re not as the fabric is meant to be somewhat stretchy so it can mold around the child; you need a tight multi-layer fabric).<div>But that discussion brought up a Forbes article about homemade facial masks which included a link to a facemask pattern. I can’t sew, I can’t read patterns, but if you can, consider making as many as you can to protect yourself, your family, and to donate some to your local hospital. With supply shortages we will need them sooner than later...</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/tjmccue/2020/03/20/calling-all-people-who-sew-and-make-you-can-help-solve-2020-n95-type-mask-shortage/#4cddba924e41">https://www.forbes.com/sites/tjmccue/2020/03/20/calling-all-people-who-sew-and-make-you-can-help-solve-2020-n95-type-mask-shortage/#4cddba924e41</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://freesewing.org/blog/facemask-frenzy/">https://freesewing.org/blog/facemask-frenzy/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1WVEhGIvPKbmIjj0oJ2DmVXA1Uek-zgp1" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1WVEhGIvPKbmIjj0oJ2DmVXA1Uek-zgp1" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">Wash your hands!</div><div style="text-align: left;">Stay home!</div><div style="text-align: left;">Stay safe!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>SparklingSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09163345874818683959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059405857046737751.post-86568743275203976062020-03-20T21:04:00.001+01:002020-03-20T21:04:42.231+01:00Buchempfehlung 2<div>
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Zu Weihnachten haben mein Sohn und ich abends immer im Feuerwehrmann Sam Adventskalender-Buch gelesen. Jeden Tag gab es entweder eine Geschichte, ein Spiel, oder eine Bastelanleitung. Eines der ersten Spiele war ein Labyrinth. Das hat ihm so viel Spaß gemacht, dass wir es jeden Abend wieder machen mussten. Daher habe ich ihm jetzt 2 Blöcke mit vielen verschiedenen Labyrinthen besorgt. Eigentlich sind sie ab 5 und teilweise sind sie ganz schön schwer, um sie mit einem Stift zu verfolgen. Als Vorübung lasse ich ihn die Wege einfach mit dem Finger abfahren, das klappt super und er ist ganz schön schnell.<div>
Fürs Alter angemessener ist dagegen der Kindergartenblock. Hier wird die Feinmotorik, Geduld und Konzentration geübt, aber auch das genaue Hinsehen, Farben, Zahlen, etc. in immer wieder anderen und doch ähnlichen Übungen. Auch die machen total Spaß und bereiten schon mal auf die Vorschulzeit vor. Ich kann die Bücher nur empfehlen, wenn man zwischen dem Spielen, Toben und Basteln auch noch ein bisschen was fürs Köpfchen tun möchte.</div>
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Wer nicht auf dem Bildungs- und Erziehungsbereich kommt, wird sicherlich langsam merken, welche Leistungen ErzieherInnen und LehrerInnen täglich leisten, wenn sie sich nicht nur um ein oder zwei, sondern um ca. 20 Kinder kümmern müssen. 😉</div>
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Yes, you see correctly, I ordered the book twice. Amazon had 2 different delivery dates for them, both roughly in 2-3 weeks, so I ordered both to see which one got here faster. Guess what, they both showed up at the same time 3 days after I had ordered them. The English version is 5€ cheapter, so if you don't care about the language, buy that one, they're both absolutely identical! 😉 I'm either going to return my duplicate, or I'll put on in my private crafting library, and one in my school material library.<br />
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I flipped through the book and I have to say, I really like it! It has two table of contents, one is sorted by topic, like "costumes", the other one is sorted by Disney characters. I love that it is not only a craft book but it also offers games, physical activities, and experiments.<br />
Some crafts take a lot of materials or skills, so I'd say the book aim at ages 8-14. For sewing projects you definitely need to have an adult help you. And you need to be able to use scissors well, there is a lot of cutting required in most projects. Only a few ones looked like I can do them with my 4yo without having to do most of the work myself. But I'm excited to give them a try! I love the narrating stones! So we'll spend some time painting stones and tell each other stories. I'll let you know how that goes!<br />
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<br />SparklingSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09163345874818683959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059405857046737751.post-16195356318954789252020-03-20T18:02:00.000+01:002020-03-20T19:29:21.513+01:00Free things to enjoy during the pandemicMany companies and websites have risen to the occasion and offer free things to teach and educate, to entertain, or to workout at home. The ones I personally like, I will share here. I'll keep adding to the list when I find new things. Some offers will be limited to certain countries, unfortunately, so most links will be available in Europe and I hope my American readers will have access to them as well.<br />
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1) Wash your lyrics<br />
<a href="https://washyourlyrics.com/">https://washyourlyrics.com/</a><br />
Tired of singing happy birthday to get your 20 seconds of hand washing done? Enter song title and singer here and get your personal hand washing poster for your favorite song!<br />
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2) Schlosspark Theater Berlin - Schmetterlinge sind frei<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/SchlosspaarkTheaterBerlin/">https://www.facebook.com/SchlosspaarkTheaterBerlin/</a><br />
The Schlosspark Theater is streaming their performance of Butterflies are free every evening at 8 on their facebook page for free since their theatre had to close<br />
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3) Scholastic teaching material from Pre-9k<br />
<a href="https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html?promo_code=6294&eml=CM/smd/20200312//txtl/sm/ed&linkId=84269747&fbclid=IwAR1Xr6B76nEXeukvjev2EWgDkNam9ruRgFGH9SNvrqLvYXALd-gRJqqRKwA">https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html?promo_code=6294&eml=CM/smd/20200312//txtl/sm/ed&linkId=84269747&fbclid=IwAR1Xr6B76nEXeukvjev2EWgDkNam9ruRgFGH9SNvrqLvYXALd-gRJqqRKwA</a><br />
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4) Audible - free audio books<br />
<a href="https://stories.audible.com/discovery/enterprise-discovery-21103929011?ref=adbl_ent_anon_ds_ds_dbb_0-0">https://stories.audible.com/discovery/enterprise-discovery-21103929011?ref=adbl_ent_anon_ds_ds_dbb_0-0</a><br />
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5) Makerist</div>
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6) Bügelperlen<br />
<a href="https://www.buegelperlenvorlagen.com/">https://www.buegelperlenvorlagen.com/</a><br />
I don't know if you all know what ironing beads are: they're little plastic beads you place on a board, then cover them with a sheet of aluminum foil, place a dish towel on it, and then use an iron to melt the plastic so they melt together. I used to do those as a kid myself and loved it. This website will give you loads of free patterns to make with your kids.<br />
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8) Easter Activities for kindergarten/daycare kids<br />
<a href="https://www.kigaportal.com/ng/ng6/de/ideen/eltern">https://www.kigaportal.com/ng/ng6/de/ideen/eltern</a><br />
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9) Rezeptbuch gegen Langeweile<br />
<a href="https://www.gwrs-fichtenberg.de/archiv/schuljahr-2019-2020/rezeptb%C3%BCchlein-gegen-langeweile/">https://www.gwrs-fichtenberg.de/archiv/schuljahr-2019-2020/rezeptb%C3%BCchlein-gegen-langeweile/</a><br />
PDF Download - Aktivitäten im Alltag, Experimente, Sachen zum Bauen und mehr<br />
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10) Nähen/Sewing<br />
- Kuscheltiere /plushies<br />
<a href="https://cholyknight.com/">https://cholyknight.com/</a> lots of free patterns for toys<br />
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11) Papier schöpfen - how to make your own paper (German)<br />
<a href="https://m.geo.de/geolino/basteln/4346-rtkl-bastelanleitung-papier-selber-machen?fbclid=IwAR2kOHhbqmzKNbW8hkTNFD0qxuNAU0E37kaNlkT2NRC3bF1qbe_WuC92DZU">https://m.geo.de/geolino/basteln/4346-rtkl-bastelanleitung-papier-selber-machen?fbclid=IwAR2kOHhbqmzKNbW8hkTNFD0qxuNAU0E37kaNlkT2NRC3bF1qbe_WuC92DZU</a><br />
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12) Wochenpläne U3 und 3+<br />
<a href="https://www.prokita-portal.de/wochenplan/">https://www.prokita-portal.de/wochenplan/</a><br />
weekly things to do with kids under 3 and 3+</div>
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Mein Sohn liiiiiebt es, mit Acrylfarbe zu malen, weil die Farben einfach kräftiger sind als Wasserfarben und man auch bei Mischexperimenten eine Farbveränderung sofort deutlich sieht.<br />
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Ein Glück, dass es bei <b>Action</b> flache A4 Leinwände im 3er Pack für rund 1,50€ gibt. Gerade die flachen Leinwände sind super, um ein Kunstwerk auch mal an die Großeltern per Großbrief zu senden. Ansonsten findet man tolle günstige Leinwände auch bei <b>TEDI</b> und <b>KiK</b>. Ansonsten bleibt im Moment, da alle Geschäfte bis auf die für den täglichen Bedarf geschlossen sind, nur das Bestellen bei Amazon. Da zahlt man zwar mehr, aber bei mindestens 5 Wochen Kinderbetreuung zu Hause ist diese Investition Gold wert. Mit Leinwänden lässt sich nämlich noch so viel mehr machen, dazu werde ich dann aber auch einen separaten Post erstellen.<br />
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Meine Acrylfarben beziehe ich ebenfalls über diese 4 Kanäle.</div>
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Es lohnt sich aber auch bei Aldi die Augen offen zu halten. Besonders vor Weihnachten und zum Jahreszeitenwechsel gibt es saisonales Bastelmaterial und auch Leinwände und Acrylfarbe. Wasserfarben und Fingerfarben findet man vor allem im <span style="display: inline;">Sommer bei den Schulmaterialien für das neue Schuljahr. Wer den Platz hat, kann hier schon mal ein bisschen auf Vorrat kaufen.</span></div>
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<span style="display: inline;">Mein Sohnemann ist völlig verrückt nach Autos und Zügen. Neben seinen gefühlt hunderttausend Hot Wheels Autos und seinem Lego Duplo Zug, haben es ihm vor allem Thomas die kleine Lokomotive und Chuggington angetan. Dampflokomotiven haben es ihm angetan. Riesen highlight war letzten Sommer eine Fahrt mit einer echten Dampflok. Sein Kinderzimmer ähnelt oft einem Zentralbahnhof, wenn alle 3 Spielesets aufgebaut sind und über- und untereinander her fahren. </span><br />
<span style="display: inline;">Wenn ich ihn dann frage, was er malen möchte, kommt immer „Ein Thomas-Zug, Mama!“</span><br />
<span style="display: inline;">Also habe ich mit Edding freihand eine Dampflok für ihn aufgezeichnet. Wenn ihr jetzt denkt "Oh Gott, sowas kann ich nicht", dann keine Sorge! Es gibt genug kostenlose einfache Ausmalbilder, deren Umrisse man abzeichnen kann. Aber ganz ehrlich, kleinen Kindern ist das ganz egal ob die Linien etwas krum sind, Acrylfarbe deckt das ab (und viel ist von dem Zug hinterher eh nicht mehr zu sehen 😂).</span><br />
<span style="display: inline;">Am besten gewöhnt ihr die Kinder jetzt schon daran immer einen Kittel zu tragen, das erleichtert es den Lehrern später in der Grundschule im Kunstunterricht! (Ich weiß wovon ich rede! 😉)</span><br />
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SparklingSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09163345874818683959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059405857046737751.post-84750229114678830852020-03-19T11:28:00.004+01:002020-03-19T11:28:39.636+01:00Spring time water colour<br />
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It's almost spring! We're spending time outside in the garden when we can to get my 4yo some fresh air and exercise. As art activity, I did a butterfly stamping picture with my students last year.</div>
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The butterfly image I found for free in google image search. Of course you can choose any other animal or image your kid likes: How about a giraffe on a green background? Or a race car on a grey street?</div>
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Stamping takes a long time. I needed about 90 minutes to cover a sheet of A3 paper in colour. Using the cork from a sparkling wine bottle will safe you a little bit of time and is also more suitable for younger children. </div>
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This 5-minute craft is great for kids any age and only needs 3 ingredients that you probably have at home anyway! It was shared in one of my many WhatsApp Mom groups and came originally from Pinterest: <a href="https://www.pinterest.de/pin/182958803599369397/">https://www.pinterest.de/pin/182958803599369397/</a><br />
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- body wash / Duschgel<br />
- corn starch / Speisestärke<br />
- vegetable oil / Pflanzenöl, z.B. Rapsöl<br />
- bowl, spoon / Schüssel, Löffel<br />
- air tight container for storage / Luftdichtes Gefäß zur Aufbewahrung<br />
If you want to make your soap in different fun colours, you'll also need oil based food colouring / fettlösliche Lebensmittelfarbe.<br />
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You start with a good squirt of your favorite body wash and keep adding corn starch while stirring. We had to add corn starch several times. You should get a crumbly consistency without having any corn starch left in the bowl.</div>
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SparklingSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09163345874818683959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059405857046737751.post-26746825081601225432020-03-18T23:49:00.001+01:002020-03-18T23:49:33.408+01:00Fresh start thanks to a new career ... and Covid-19I haven’t looked at this blog in FOREVER! Anyone who has left sweet comments under my jewelry and steampunk stuff: I’m so sorry I never responded to you!!!<div>Lots has happened since I last blogged in 2013 (OMG it’s been that long!): we bought a house, renovated and moved, my beloved dog and companion of 11 years died of very aggressive cancer, we had two children and got a new puppy.</div><div><br></div><div>For financial and other reasons I left my old job and went back to school to become an elementary school teacher. Awesome side effect other than more money than my old job paid and better work hours? I get to teach ART and MUSIC and DRAMA! Dream come true! So over the last 2-3 years I’ve done lots of crafting with kids for various projects and always took pictures so that I can do them again in other classes.</div><div><br></div><div>Now, at the beginning of 2020, Corona happened. Last week I was celebrating my 37th birthday, 2 days later all of Germany’s schools, kindergarten and daycare institutions are shut down, people are hoarding toilet paper, hospitals are running out of face masks and sanitizer, areas in China and all of Italy and Spain are in lockdown to prevent the virus from spreading, and I wouldn’t be surprised if Germany was on lockdown by the end of the week, too. All those measurements are to stop the virus from spreading quickly so that our healthcare system and hospitals can cope treating the serious cases and doctors won’t have to make choices like currently in Italy, which is who are they putting on ventilators to help the sick breathe, and who has to sit in the hospital corridors and eventually die.</div><div>Sounds scary? Believe me, it is. It’s giving me sleepless nights and restless days...</div><div><br></div><div>BUT, this blog is not supposed to be said and full of fears and worry!</div><div>Many people are now stuck at home with their kids. While school children got at least some work to do for school (thanks to awesome teachers who spent their weekend in school whipping up plans, projects, worksheets for the students to be handed out Monday or be mailed out regularly), the younger ones want to be entertained. So I’m going to share things I’m doing with my 4-year-old, things I have done with him when he was younger, and things I’ve done in elementary school with my students.</div><div>Some posts will be in German, some in English, but I’ll try to at least do the list of materials in both languages so you can easily follow the pictures.</div><div>Ideas I got from Pinterest will be linked. My craft materials I usually get from German stores like Tedi, kik, Action and Aldi as well as Amazon.</div><div>I like to upcycle, so I collect things like empty jam jars, tins, toilet paper rolls and paper towel rolls, shoe boxes, egg containers and cardboard (thanks Amazon for your generous wrapping skills). Those are perfect to craft with kids, they’re free, you usually have some in the house, and you can use them for so many different things! Since I have to feed my baby with formula, I currently also have a giant stash of empty metal tins with lids that are fantastic to repurpose!</div><div><br></div><div>So, time to revitalize this blog! Watch this space! My kid is home from Kindergarten for at least 5 weeks, there will be LOTS of crafting at our house!</div><div>I’m going to start sharing some crafts tomorrow!</div><div>(Almost midnight, so good night and happy crafting!)</div><div><br></div>SparklingSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09163345874818683959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059405857046737751.post-7720846861572110122013-04-30T22:33:00.001+02:002013-04-30T22:33:25.253+02:00New Photography blog!I've started a second blog for my other hobby: photography! I have a huge pile of great pictures dating back to 2004, so it will take me a little while to upload them all, but I have already posted my pictures from my Iceland trip in 2004 and will continue with more posts, soon!<br />
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(And as soon as the grading period in school is over I will return to some more jewelry crafting!)<br />
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~SkySparklingSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09163345874818683959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059405857046737751.post-44324959535730938932013-03-19T15:43:00.002+01:002013-03-19T15:44:38.848+01:00Steampunk Jewelry Giveaway!Catherinette Rings is run by a jewelry maker in Canada. They have awesome wired steampunk jewelry. My husband and I both have some pretty cool rings from them and I just adore (but can't afford) their steampunk animals like spiders and stuff.<br />
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To celebrate their 5th anniversary they are giving away some jewelry! More infos on how to get your hands on one of their pieces follow this link:<br />
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Of course I will join their giveaway, too, but I wish you good luck anyways! =PSparklingSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09163345874818683959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059405857046737751.post-53136890407857758352013-03-11T16:07:00.002+01:002013-03-11T16:16:44.656+01:00Turning 30 - a good reason to make Cake Pops!And there it is. As a friend of mine called it: the "evil 30"! It's my birthday today, so instead of crafting I was busy making cake pops this weekend.<br />
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My sister told me about cake pops and how easy they are to make. When I started googleing and browsing amazon I realized how many people already know about cake pops! And as it is custom to bring breakfast to school on your birthday, I decided to make some cake pops for my colleagues. (Cake pops derive from the word lollipop, i.e. cake balls on a stick!)<br />
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A colleague lent me her cake pop form and a book full of recipes. Unfortunately all the recipes where based on American ingredients and the recipes I liked had ingredients that I couldn't find in our stores. So I picked 3 German recipes: Coconut, Baileys, and Black Forest Cake.<br />
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For the coconut and Baileys cake pops I bought ready made light cake. (They sell those over here and you only have to cover them in fruits if you want to make a fruit cake. ) For each flavour I cumbled 400g of cake into 75gr of butter, 175gr of cream cheese, and 150gr of powdered sugar.<br />
For the coconut flavour I added 3 tablespoons of cocnut milk and 125gr of rasped coconuts. The Baileys balls got 5-6 tablespoons of Baileys mixed into the dough.<br />
Then you mix everything well together until you have a sticky mass of dough. Form dough balls of about 3-4cm and put them in the freezer to cool them down and make them a little harder. (The original recipe suggested the fridge, but for me the freezer worked better.)<br />
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Take the balls out of the freezer and start putting them on sticks. You can either buy plastic lollipop sticks online or use wooden sticks from the store. Because the balls were so heavy I had to use two wooden sticks per ball. Hold them over the pot with the melted chocolate and use a spoon to let the chocolate over the cake balls. If the cake balls are really nice and cool the chocolate will dry faster. Decorate them as you wish with more coconut bits, sugar pearls, nuts, or whatever you like!<br />
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I ordered the following two guns: The first one was this little Jolt. I thought that if I could make a nice garter, I could wear this hidden under a skirt and pull it out when no one is expecting it.</div>
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When the guns arrived I wanted to take them apart and spray paint them. With the Jolt it wasn't too difficult because you could only take of the bottom part. With the Nitefighter I sprained one of the screws so that taking it apart wasn't possible any more. I wouldn't do it with the Jolt any more either, because when I put it back together afterwards the pressure wasn't right any more and the gun is not shooting any more.</div>
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With some brown and silver acrylic paint I added more highlights. If I'm doing this again, I'll use real brown and silver spray paint. Especially the brown trigger of the Nitefighter is tricky, because the acrylic paint is so thick that it rubs off when I try to pull the trigger.<br />
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And then the bedazzling (or be-gearing) started! With industrial glue I added lots of details to the guns, making them unique and special!<br />
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SparklingSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09163345874818683959noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059405857046737751.post-47093528263475489372013-02-15T15:32:00.001+01:002013-05-01T10:58:54.715+02:00DIY Steampunk CaneUnfortunately I forgot to take pictures before I started working on the cane.<br />
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I found this cane at the flea market last weekend. It was only 3€ and black. It had scratches and the paint had flaws at the bottom, so I used sandpaper to roughen the cane and to get lose paint parts off the cane. The lower half was almost completely paintless, so much colour came off. I then used brown spray paint for the stick and reddish-gold spray paint for the handle.<br />
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I cut a piece of brown leather and used a body painting stencil and more spray paint to spray a gear pattern onto the leather. I punched holes along the long side of the leather and used some leather string to give the cane a little leather corset.<br />
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I twisted some wire and nailed it to the cane. With a cute setting, a gear and cameo I added more to the leather corset. from the setting I have chains hanging down with a dark purple and a music-note ribbon. And then I went crazy on the charms and added charms, beads, and gears everywhere.<br />
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I love the result. It is my kind of gentlelady cane!<br />
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<br />SparklingSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09163345874818683959noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059405857046737751.post-60279624844884168822013-02-15T15:18:00.003+01:002013-05-01T10:59:21.165+02:00EarringsIn between all the steampunky stuff I also made a few other things: EARRINGS!<br />
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I am a total earring addict. This Christmas I had my ears pierced again. Now I can wear 3 different pairs of earrings at the same time!<br />
OK, let's see: here we have some cute Ginko leaf earrings. From the distance you could think that they are mermaid earrings, the ginko leaf being the fish tail!<br />
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These are a little simpler than what I usually wear. But I just love the Japanese beads!<br />
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Feathers! I cut the feathers myself and put them in a clasp before I added them to the earrings. I just love them all!<br />
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My all time favourite colour: purple. And especially in winter I love this pale purple to go with the snow outside!</div>
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These necklaces I call "Steampunk in a bottle". I have filled the bottles with tiny watch parts that I couldn't use in my other creations. I didn't really want to throw them away, so I tried to see what they would look like in these tiny flasks that I had bought years ago and voilá! I think they are pretty neat and I like wearing them!</div>
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These cute earrings are Alice in Wonderland inspired. The white rabbit charms are losely attached to the gears so that they can move seperately.<br />
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I got a very pretty dragonfly necklace for Christmas from my husband's aunt. Her daughter is friends with the designers and they make some really gorgeous stuff. I had these dragonfly charms, so I thought I'd make my own smaller version, with different gears and different colours. I kept one of these to myself, one got my photographer friend for helping me with my Valentine's gift to my husband, and I still have one left to give away.<br />
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I like sets, so I also made these dragonfly earrings. The dragonflies are glued to the gears.<br />
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I like grammophones. I'd love to have one, even if it's just for decoration. My husband and I have been talking about turning one of the rooms into a steampunk room when we have a house. I'd love to have a steampunk living room. ;) But for now these earrings will do.<br />
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Any idea what this could be? It's a pocket mirror! With some spraypaint, gears, glue, and that pretty owl it became a very nice steampunky mirror!<br />
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I've been back at the fleamarket for the first time in months and I found this great merchant who had a box full of clock pieces. I found the following two pieces there. What I like about them is the swinging part in the bottom. The first one I have decorated with additional gears. I was hesitant about adding a rhinestone because I think it is pretty as it is.<br />
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With the second one I am not that happy yet. I added some filigree base as well as gears and beads. But the special something is still missing. Maybe adding some rhinestones will give it an extra spark.<br />
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I love feathered earrings. Surprisingly I realised that I don't have a single pair with feathers. So I sat down and made several pairs of feathered earrings. These are the two steampunky ones I made. A friend of mine got the pair on the left, I kept the one on the right.<br />
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Here I was experimenting with colours. I got the chain as gift along with my order of gears. I've never made anything out of copper, so I experimented a little and made this. as you can see, the clasp doesn't match because I just don't have anything else in copper! Maybe I'll take it apart again and turn it into something else, who knows.<br />
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I LOVE LOVE LOVE these arm warmers!!! They are my favourite winter accessory right now. I ordered some cheap arm warmers on ebay. I picked these because they had this part of different knitting on the hands because that is the perfect area to add something to them. I chose a filigree base, added these very pretty gears and the balloon charms. I then hand sewed them to the gloves.<br />
I cannot state how much I love them, lol. I wear them every day when I leave the house.<br />
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I wanted to have a steampunk costume for carneval. But going to a parade always means you need to carry keys, phones, wallet and stuff around with you and I wanted a bag that I could use for that. So I found these cheap bags on ebay (4,50€ each) and with some glue and gears and charms I turned them into a) a Steampunk bag and b) into an Alice in Wonderland themed bag!<br />
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<br />SparklingSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09163345874818683959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059405857046737751.post-90024683956613900672013-02-15T13:58:00.004+01:002013-05-01T11:00:59.746+02:00Steampunk hair accessoriesOk, this post is for everything hair related I've created in the last few months. ;)<br />
I like this cute geared hair pin.<br />
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This headpiece also was for my friend Viola. She needed something to complete her Halloween Steampunk vampire hunter outfit.<br />
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I love those pins! One I gave away for Christmas, the other two I kept for myself. Unfortunately I've already lost one of them. :((( The needle is not strong enough to actually hold the hair together and should only be used to be added to your style.<br />
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This is my favourite headpiece at the moment and I wear it almost every day!<br />
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<br />SparklingSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09163345874818683959noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059405857046737751.post-10095660017639607832013-02-15T13:48:00.003+01:002013-05-01T11:01:29.835+02:00Steampunk PinsMy husband always watches me partly amazed, partly annoyed when I work on my stuff. Amazed because he likes what I create - annoyed because I always take up so much space. I either sit in bed watching TV while I work away, or I have the living room table occupied with all my boxes. It's really time we move out of our two-room-apartment and find something bigger. ;)<br />
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Anyway, he asked me to make a pin for him for his jacket and I came up with this:<br />
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He likes green, so I had to incorporate a green stone somewhere. ;) It has enough filigree to make it look steampunky or Victorian, but it is still male enough to look good on his collar.</div>
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For myself I made this gear pin. I bought a very cute fake leather bolero jacket that looks awesome with this pin.</div>
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And while I was at it I made a ring to go with the same theme.<br />
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<br />SparklingSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09163345874818683959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059405857046737751.post-71876109423796090502013-02-15T13:37:00.001+01:002013-02-15T13:37:03.344+01:00Graduation giftA good friend of mine passed her teacher training exam and I knew she liked birds, bronze, and long necklaces. So naturally I wanted to give her something personal along with a bottle of champagne. Therefore I made this pretty necklace for her:<br />
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<br />SparklingSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09163345874818683959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059405857046737751.post-45621471516912801412013-02-15T13:32:00.002+01:002013-02-15T13:32:19.718+01:00A photographer's ChristmasSince our wedding we became very good friends with our wedding photographer http://www.violabecker.de/<br />
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She celebrated her birthday at the end of last year and is also a steampunk fan. So she got one of my bracelets that she enjoyed.<br />
For Christmas however I wanted to give her something more personal for Christmas. I found these cute camera charms and this awesome picture frame you can actually slide a picture in from the back and I thought this set of necklace with two sets of earrings would be great for her.<br />
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SparklingSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09163345874818683959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059405857046737751.post-16026193292400965802013-02-15T13:24:00.000+01:002013-02-15T13:24:31.292+01:00ChristmasWow, it's again been so long since my last post. Since the book fair I was busy making Christmas gifts, helping out at the local Christmas market, and I was at the police station. My plan was to give friends and family members little pocket watches with personalized chains. I found the perfect ones on Dawanda.de and even got lucky because they had a 12% pre-Christmas sale going on.<br />
Unfortunately we have two different postmen. One is really nice and either rings your doorbell or leaves a message if the mail didn't fit into the mailbox. The other one, however, tries to stuff things into the mailbox if no one's home. I came home several times to mail hanging out of the mailbox. When I ordered the metal bracelets I had issues getting them out because they got stuck and I was really worried about damaging them. Now, I can only guess that it was his turn to deliver the mailbox, because when I came home I saw some ripped envelope hanging out of the mailbox again. But when I opened the mailbox I had a bad surprise waiting for me. I also had ordered two loop scarves for my sister and my mother-in-law. But when I opened the mailbox I only found half an envelope in the mailbox. Even the bill inside was ripped in half. The content and the second half of the envelope as well as the scarves were missing. I reported it to the mail company and they started an inquiry, but I haven't heard anything from them until today.<br />
My best guess is that the mailman didn't push them into the mailbox far enough and someone just walked buy and pulled them back out. My package with the watches never arrived, so either it got stolen along with my scarves, or the mail got lost somewhere.<br />
But you can imagine how frustrated I was. So instead I made everyone these butterfly necklaces. They'll get the pocket watches for birthdays/next Christmas then.<br />
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My mother-in-law admired the watch bracelets I had posted earlier that year, so along with a replacement for the stolen loop scarf she also got this bracelet:<br />
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My maid of honor and her husband got their first child on November 1st, so along with useful baby stuff she got this baby bracelet from me: the stars hoping for some good night's sleep, a little baby/child charm looking up to her, a comfy chair to sit in while rocking the baby, and a stroller for all the walks they'll do together.</div>
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