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	<title>With These Hands</title>
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	<description>by Donna Hessling</description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:17:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Aprons!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:13:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I was excited about these.
It started because I was having the darndest time figuring out what to make for teacher gifts this year. The end of school year was coming up fast and all my promises to myself to get this done early had simply gone out the window. Shocker!
Being that Matty has been in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My superhero.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:22:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Every superhero needs a cape, yes?
YES!
Matty loves the PBS program &#8216;Super Why&#8217;, so I thought I would make him a cape of his own.
I used a wool blend felt (SO much better than craft felt) and a printed cotton for the reverse side.
It was terrificly easy to make and he looks adorable with it on.



He&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>For Ellie</title>
		<link>http://littleredbirdie.com/blog/archives/2009/07/for-ellie/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:15:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[bags & purses]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[embroidery]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I love making birthday presents for my two nieces. This year I wanted to make a slim, almost sleeve like bag for Ellie to hold some more adult type art supplies. Initially I was looking for an kit, but really couldn&#8217;t find anything that had a good variety and was of better quality. That&#8217;s when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Remember when melted crayons was a bad thing?</title>
		<link>http://littleredbirdie.com/blog/archives/2009/07/remember-when-melted-crayons-was-a-bad-thing/</link>
		<comments>http://littleredbirdie.com/blog/archives/2009/07/remember-when-melted-crayons-was-a-bad-thing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:48:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, I mean, if you leave a crayon in your pocket and then it runs through the clothes dryer and melts, well, that still is a bad thing.
So let&#8217;s say that melting-crayons-on-purpose-in-a-controlled-environment IS a good thing. Yes/Yes?
  
First we needed to do this:

Those naked crayons were chop-chop-chopped then put into my silicon candy molds. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A wee friend.</title>
		<link>http://littleredbirdie.com/blog/archives/2009/07/a-wee-friend/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:31:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I hand-sewed this little lady last year while I was tending my booth at the Arlington Fair. She was originally supposed to be a smidgen of a doll that would hang out in my workspace. But somehow, I cut the arms and legs really thin and weird and I couldn&#8217;t turn them right side out. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flowers that last all year.</title>
		<link>http://littleredbirdie.com/blog/archives/2009/07/flowers-that-last-all-year/</link>
		<comments>http://littleredbirdie.com/blog/archives/2009/07/flowers-that-last-all-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to brighten up our hallway a bit, so I painted some cheery red flowers on my craft closet door. I did it in about an hour or so after the boys went to bed. They both stared at it when they woke up the next day. 

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		<title>Scream!</title>
		<link>http://littleredbirdie.com/blog/archives/2009/07/scream/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:26:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[miscellany]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
plus

EQUALS

That there is lemon raspberry swirl ice cream. And it is FANTASTIC.
We just purchased the ice cream maker attachment for our Kitchenaid a few weeks ago. So far we&#8217;ve made three different batches of three different flavors.
First we had vanilla cherry chocolate chip. Then came rocky road. And yesterday we made the above. 
Recipe is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do you say it?</title>
		<link>http://littleredbirdie.com/blog/archives/2009/07/how-do-you-say-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:21:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Is it &#8220;broo-SKEH-tah&#8221; for you?
Or do you order it as &#8220;broo-SHEH-tah&#8221;?
Honestly? I alternate depending on my mood! If I&#8217;m in a Giada De Laurentiis kinda mood, then I break out the &#8220;broo-SKEH-tah&#8221;. But if I&#8217;m feeling my old americanized self, well then it&#8217;s the other one. It&#8217;s funny when I&#8217;m bopping back and forth between [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coming back.</title>
		<link>http://littleredbirdie.com/blog/archives/2009/07/coming-back/</link>
		<comments>http://littleredbirdie.com/blog/archives/2009/07/coming-back/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been away. Life, it gets in the way. My crafty space has been ignored for too long!
I realize my overall general well-being suffers when I&#8217;m not creating in ernest. So while I have been doing things here and there, it is simply not enough. My mission is to make it a daily occurrence. 
I&#8217;m [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One last holiday gift.</title>
		<link>http://littleredbirdie.com/blog/archives/2009/01/one-last-holiday-gift/</link>
		<comments>http://littleredbirdie.com/blog/archives/2009/01/one-last-holiday-gift/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Since I finally had the chance to give the gift yesterday, I finally get to post pictures of the lovely item.
This bag was for Melanie, my Matty&#8217;s speech therapist. She has been a part of weekly lives for about 3 years now. The help that she has provided to Matty and his verbal challenges is [...]]]></description>
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