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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" media="screen" href="/~d/styles/atom10full.xsl"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~d/styles/itemcontent.css"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearch/1.1/" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" gd:etag="W/&quot;C0AMQHY5fCp7ImA9WhVTFko.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235110674601913523</id><updated>2012-03-02T00:03:01.824-07:00</updated><category term="free tutorial" /><category term="diy" /><category term="tool" /><category term="pendant" /><category term="tutorial" /><category term="beaded" /><category term="gift" /><category term="buy it" /><category term="heart" /><category term="earrings" /><category term="jewelry" /><category term="polymer clay" /><category term="travel" /><category term="knitting" /><category term="giveaway" /><category term="family" /><category term="class" /><category term="pattern" /><category term="beading" /><category term="Tucson" /><category term="upcycling" /><category term="bracelet" /><category term="flowers" /><category term="wirework" /><category term="recipes" /><category term="sale" /><title>Artistic Life</title><subtitle type="html" /><link rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://aroundbeads.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://aroundbeads.blogspot.com/" /><link rel="next" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7235110674601913523/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25&amp;redirect=false&amp;v=2" /><author><name>Albina M</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15747637534923566436</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="27" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VNHAst9DarE/S7bWod169zI/AAAAAAAAAEw/0wrOyqd0xRM/S220/me.jpg" /></author><generator version="7.00" uri="http://www.blogger.com">Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>80</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/AroundBeads" /><feedburner:info xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" uri="aroundbeads" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;DkQBQno-cSp7ImA9WhRVFks.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235110674601913523.post-3789620601366365339</id><published>2012-01-15T14:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2012-01-15T14:52:33.459-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-01-15T14:52:33.459-07:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="family" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="diy" /><title>Grandma's Garden- Crayon Art</title><content type="html">&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;It's hard to find a good present for our grandma (actually, she's my mom, but Anya's grandma).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;"I have everything," she says always. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Ok, we will not buy a present, we will make it!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;My mom has a beautiful garden in Russia. She grows everything there: potatoes, cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots, cabbage, apples, strawberries, black and red currants, gooseberries... and it's not all. Her favorites are flowers. Her garden is full of flowers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0g5SVS0B9KE/TxNDHDSsaOI/AAAAAAAAAfk/hEdFb0mSMvE/s1600/babushka.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0g5SVS0B9KE/TxNDHDSsaOI/AAAAAAAAAfk/hEdFb0mSMvE/s320/babushka.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;My mom's birthday is in February. No flowers yet :) Well, we will give her a garden of flowers made of...crayons!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;To make a piece of art, we used canvas (12"x12"), crayons&amp;nbsp; (we used 3 boxes to pick only greens), artificial flowers, glue gun and hair drier. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-P0VE4YUyGhk/TxNDrfa8erI/AAAAAAAAAfs/aVwMxek5vng/s1600/IMG_5552.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="222" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-P0VE4YUyGhk/TxNDrfa8erI/AAAAAAAAAfs/aVwMxek5vng/s320/IMG_5552.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Glue crayons to the edge of canvas with a glue gun.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Turn canvas upside down so crayons are pointing down.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a name='more'&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="252" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-O1nNFu0KXJ0/TxNF_jDaUAI/AAAAAAAAAf0/3DtaJn1xpfM/s320/IMG_5562.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"&gt;U&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;sing hair drier on a low heat, start melting crayons.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4YYKOqyKKWc/TxNHweVIa4I/AAAAAAAAAf8/fdfUS-mnbjU/s1600/IMG_5568.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="302" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4YYKOqyKKWc/TxNHweVIa4I/AAAAAAAAAf8/fdfUS-mnbjU/s320/IMG_5568.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;This job is a little messy, do not forget to put (news)paper around.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-o9GUJgqBXgw/TxNI_DgI4ZI/AAAAAAAAAgE/2g7ODJoRVLs/s1600/IMG_5569.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="250" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-o9GUJgqBXgw/TxNI_DgI4ZI/AAAAAAAAAgE/2g7ODJoRVLs/s320/IMG_5569.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;Glue flowers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YAUV9xuVkNY/TxNJZopYbDI/AAAAAAAAAgM/CR8IKbvdu4k/s1600/IMG_5571.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YAUV9xuVkNY/TxNJZopYbDI/AAAAAAAAAgM/CR8IKbvdu4k/s320/IMG_5571.JPG" width="279" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Grandma's Garden is pretty!&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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Coasters!!! They do a fantastic job protecting your furniture from those inevitable water rings made by our drinking glasses and coffee mugs. Right? So, I made coasters, and they are double sided!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/90241811/knitted-felted-coasters-double-sided-set"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="251" src="http://img1.etsystatic.com/il_fullxfull.301831033.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a name='more'&gt;&lt;/a&gt;You will need:&lt;br /&gt;
- Felted pieces not smaller than 5" across&lt;br /&gt;
- Scissors&lt;br /&gt;
- Sewing machine with thread&lt;br /&gt;
- Steam iron&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
1. Cut out circles with your scissors, 4" in diameter. Make twice more circles than coasters needed (i.e. for 6 coasters cut out 12 circles):&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-epkz1mL4qeM/Twz-P9UoWoI/AAAAAAAAAek/RiDWk8cDAMI/s1600/IMG_5427.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="279" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-epkz1mL4qeM/Twz-P9UoWoI/AAAAAAAAAek/RiDWk8cDAMI/s320/IMG_5427.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;2. Arrange circles in pairs putting one on top of another:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qXttRP1gwAc/Tw0H9Yl-hjI/AAAAAAAAAes/wBGq5v_dgPk/s1600/IMG_5433.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="308" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qXttRP1gwAc/Tw0H9Yl-hjI/AAAAAAAAAes/wBGq5v_dgPk/s320/IMG_5433.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
3. You may want to pin the circles in place (I did not do this). Using either simple or zigzag stitch, sew the edges together:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nIM7y_cv-_M/Tw0IJJwricI/AAAAAAAAAe0/SgHaZYU4hQE/s1600/IMG_5458.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="276" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nIM7y_cv-_M/Tw0IJJwricI/AAAAAAAAAe0/SgHaZYU4hQE/s320/IMG_5458.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
4. Using zigzag or another decorative stitch, sew through the center:&lt;br /&gt;
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5. If you desire, make another stitch perpendicular to the previous stitch:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vwk3mpKcL7M/Tw0IhD77WBI/AAAAAAAAAfE/HdFh1SWThkg/s1600/IMG_5464g.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vwk3mpKcL7M/Tw0IhD77WBI/AAAAAAAAAfE/HdFh1SWThkg/s320/IMG_5464g.jpg" width="317" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;6. Your coaster may look a little"wavy" like this:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WxvHXCehDCE/Tw0JRBnce_I/AAAAAAAAAfU/zbDFN_BfYbs/s1600/IMG_5487.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="278" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WxvHXCehDCE/Tw0JRBnce_I/AAAAAAAAAfU/zbDFN_BfYbs/s320/IMG_5487.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&amp;nbsp;7. Steam iron your coasters so they look nice and flat.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;You can see all the classes and days I'm teaching here: &lt;a href="http://www.jewelrytools.com/classes/albina-manning%20"&gt;http://www.jewelrytools.com/classes/albina-manning &lt;/a&gt;/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Classes  start at just $99 and will be held January 28-February 12, 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;You can find directions to Tucson Electric Park here: &lt;a href="http://www.jewelrytools.com/classes/tucson2012-directions" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.jewelrytools.com/classes/tucson2012-directions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;Hope to see you there!&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7235110674601913523-7491057442684350833?l=aroundbeads.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://i1031.photobucket.com/albums/y373/etsyrussianteam/EtsyRusTeam%20Blog/01.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="Vegetable turkey recipe" border="0" src="http://i1031.photobucket.com/albums/y373/etsyrussianteam/EtsyRusTeam%20Blog/01.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
A dip has to be prepared a couple of days or at least an  hour in advance.&lt;br /&gt;
For the dip you will need:&lt;br /&gt;
~ 400 grams of cream  cheese&lt;br /&gt;
~ 4 table spoons of sour cream&lt;br /&gt;
½ cup of finely chopped  parsley&lt;br /&gt;
1/4 tea spoon of black or white grinded pepper&lt;br /&gt;
2 tea  spoons of grinned lemon zest&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a name='more'&gt;&lt;/a&gt;*Cover the bottom of 10-12 cm wide  bowl with cling film. Cling film has to be firmly attached to the sides  of the dish.&lt;br /&gt;
*  Mix cream cheese and sour cream in a blender until the  consistency is  smooth. Take the cream cheese out of the fridge some  time in advance,  as mixing warm cheese is easier.&lt;br /&gt;
* Add the lemon  zest, parsley and  pepper to the mixture. 3-4 table spoons of Tabasco can  be added if you  prefer spicy food. Mix in a blender again.&lt;br /&gt;
* Put the  prepared mixture into the bowl covered with cling film. Carefully bend  the corners and cover the cheese dip.&lt;br /&gt;
Put the dip into the fridge. It  has to be used over 3 days.&lt;br /&gt;
Now let’s prepare vegetables for the  turkey. You will need:&lt;br /&gt;
- celery&lt;br /&gt;
- baby-carrot&lt;br /&gt;
- parsley&lt;br /&gt;
-  1-2 cucumbers&lt;br /&gt;
- red and yellow bell peppers&lt;br /&gt;
- lettuce&lt;br /&gt;
-  broccoli&lt;br /&gt;
- radish&lt;br /&gt;
- 1 small tomato&lt;br /&gt;
- ½ cup of pecans or walnuts&lt;br /&gt;
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*   Evenly distribute lettuce leaves on the top half of a round plate or a   tray. Then put bell peppers cut in long stripes on top of the lettuce   leaves alternating the colors.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://i1031.photobucket.com/albums/y373/etsyrussianteam/EtsyRusTeam%20Blog/05.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="Vegetable turkey recipe" border="0" src="http://i1031.photobucket.com/albums/y373/etsyrussianteam/EtsyRusTeam%20Blog/05.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*  Afterwards  lay 2-3 rows of rounds of cucumber. It is possible to stick  short  branches of parsley between the rows of bell peppers and  cucumbers.  Carefully place the dip on the lower side of the plate by  overturning  the bowl with caution. Remove the bowl and take off the  cling film.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://i1031.photobucket.com/albums/y373/etsyrussianteam/EtsyRusTeam%20Blog/04.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="Vegetable turkey recipe" border="0" src="http://i1031.photobucket.com/albums/y373/etsyrussianteam/EtsyRusTeam%20Blog/04.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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It’s  time to form the turkey’s "body ".&lt;br /&gt;
*On  the top side of the dip lay a  row of baby carrots slightly pressing  them into the soft dip by one  side. Then place small leaves of celery  on top of the carrots.&lt;br /&gt;
*Make  the turkey’s "neck" from a celery stem,  slightly pushing it into the  "body". The bird’s claws can be made of  carrots and don’t forget the  "head" – place a tomato on top of the neck&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://i1031.photobucket.com/albums/y373/etsyrussianteam/EtsyRusTeam%20Blog/03.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="Vegetable turkey recipe" border="0" src="http://i1031.photobucket.com/albums/y373/etsyrussianteam/EtsyRusTeam%20Blog/03.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 533px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*"Feathers"  will be made from pecans. Start laying them from bottom progressing  towards the top.&lt;br /&gt;
* Place broccoli on both sides of the turkey on the  remaining empty space on the plate.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://i1031.photobucket.com/albums/y373/etsyrussianteam/EtsyRusTeam%20Blog/02.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="Vegetable turkey recipe" border="0" src="http://i1031.photobucket.com/albums/y373/etsyrussianteam/EtsyRusTeam%20Blog/02.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;* Draw eyes  and bleak with sour cream or mayonnaise, and the bird is ready. Bon  appetite!&lt;br /&gt;
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PS. I also had radish, so I used it too (see the first  photograph).&lt;br /&gt;
It  is not necessary to use exactly the vegetables  mentioned for the  turkey. Use your imagination and use other vegetables  if you wish to  experiment. Your relatives and guests will be surprised  that it is  possible to make a "bird" from vegetables.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7235110674601913523-7042370129358029846?l=aroundbeads.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a name='more'&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;A couple weeks ago, I found long 100% merino wool sweater, size XL. When I felted it, it could fit my 7 yo daughter. No kidding! I made a lot of cool stuff out of it thought! First, I wanted to "dress up"&amp;nbsp; a laptop.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Then, I made this Eco-friendly &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/83012936/gray-iphone-ipod-cover-wool-knitted-and"&gt;sleeve&lt;/a&gt; for iPhone. The felting makes the cover strong yet remains soft and  will add a layer of cushioned protection.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/83012936/gray-iphone-ipod-cover-wool-knitted-and"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="291" src="http://img3.etsystatic.com/il_fullxfull.281200207.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Tooth Fairy having trouble finding anything under your pillow? This cute felt little &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/84522848/tooth-pillow-my-tooth"&gt;pillow&lt;/a&gt; is just for her!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Unwanted sweater has several lives now :)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;To be continued...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://aroundbeads.blogspot.com/2012/01/upcycling-sweaters-part-2-coasters.html"&gt;PART 2&amp;nbsp; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7235110674601913523-5675529464336093773?l=aroundbeads.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gZ9WonwNaIQ/Tp-oOb2_6mI/AAAAAAAAAb0/AcafF2MlCoI/s1600/IMG_0371.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gZ9WonwNaIQ/Tp-oOb2_6mI/AAAAAAAAAb0/AcafF2MlCoI/s320/IMG_0371.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;I took&amp;nbsp; good -looking one with me to the hotel. Anya, my 7 y.o. daughter, looked at me as I was crazy.What? Did you ever tried wild organic (!) apples before? O my! This one was really good. Anya trusted me and made a bite :) Then, my husband tried too. He agreed that this "free" apple was really GOOD!.&amp;nbsp; You know what?&amp;nbsp; Next early morning, we went down to that apple tree, shook it, and gathered a couple of pounds of yummy apples. I will tell you what I did with them (stay updated).&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a name='more'&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Ok, after apple-tree trip we left Kohl's Ranch and drove&amp;nbsp; 10 miles North, to see Tonto Natural Bridge.&lt;br /&gt;
Tonto Natural Bridge is a natural arch in Arizona, USA, that is believed to be the largest natural travertine bridge in the world. The area surrounding the bridge has been made into Tonto Natural Bridge State Park. It has four hiking trails. We picked the Gowan Trail - approximately 1/2 mile long, ending at an observation deck in the creek bottom. The hike is not for everyone - it's quite strenuous coming back up and  even a bit treacherous for anyone who might be a bit clumsy at hiking up  steep trails - but it was well worth the effort. &amp;nbsp;Incredible scenery,  incredible bridge &amp;amp; waterfall.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Can you see the arch?&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;We are almost there! Walk on the bridge (it is not Tonto Natural Bridge yet )...&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;...and here we are! Use all five "points" you have!&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;You can see this view&amp;nbsp; with waterfall only if you go under&amp;nbsp; Natural Bridge&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Beautiful&amp;nbsp; lakelet is down. Anya could go there, but not me. The rocks are so polished and slippery, so I was just afraid :)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Philip is from the big united family that temporarily lives at &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/GoodWeather?section_id=10523485"&gt;my shop&lt;/a&gt; and looks for a good home to guard.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp;Mandatory entry:&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="color: red; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Make sure to include your email address to contact you if you win (comments without &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Mandatory entry&lt;/u&gt; and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;u&gt;email&lt;/u&gt; will not be counted)!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Extra entries &lt;/b&gt;(make sure you leave a separate comment for each). Current fans are eligible!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;* Follow my blog (you can follow by clicking&lt;i&gt; follow&lt;/i&gt; in the left sidebar)  - 1 entry&lt;br /&gt;
* Follow me on&lt;a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/AroundBeads"&gt; twitter&lt;/a&gt; /&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=740467784"&gt; facebook&lt;/a&gt; - 1 entry&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;* Share about this giveaway on your facebook or twitter -1 entry&lt;br /&gt;
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**** Purchase anything from&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt; &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.goodweather.etsy.com/"&gt;GoodWeather&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt; &lt;a href="http://www,aroundbeads.etsy.com/"&gt;AroundBeads&lt;/a&gt; , or &lt;a href="http://www.supersupplies4u.etsy.com/"&gt;SuperSupplies4U&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;shops and come back letting me know what you purchased &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;- &lt;b&gt;4&lt;/b&gt; entries&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;div style="color: blue;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;By the way, you can use coupon code &lt;b&gt;BLOG10&lt;/b&gt; to get 10% off,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; at &lt;a href="http://goodweather.etsy.com/"&gt;GoodWeather&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; and &lt;a href="http://www.aroundbeads.etsy.com/"&gt;AroundBeads&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; shops&lt;/span&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-csCQq2cl6ew/ThiRq07PDQI/AAAAAAAAAWo/18c1siILTAM/s1600/IMG_9520.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;This giveaway will run from &lt;b&gt;October 16th&lt;/b&gt; through &lt;b&gt;October 27th&lt;/b&gt;, and the lucky winner will be&amp;nbsp; chosen by random.org on October 28th, 2011.   The winner will be announced here, and he or she will have 48 hours to   respond with his/her mailing address. If a winner cannot be contacted  or  does not respond, another winner will be chosen after 48 hours.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;" /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;This giveaway is open worldwide.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7235110674601913523-4474138448815121165?l=aroundbeads.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Pasta machine (or acrylic roller)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Old button as a stamp&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Plastic wrap&amp;nbsp; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Cutter (for 1st method)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Tooth pick.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;First Method&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;1. &lt;span style="line-height: 115%;"&gt;Condition Polymer clay until it’s soft and pliable. Roll it until it is 3mm thickю (my example of&amp;nbsp; polymer clay sheet is only for one button, but you make as big&amp;nbsp; as you need)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mQ0EyzRsfRI/TpMMziLc8xI/AAAAAAAAAao/XOfhBnEOsuY/s1600/IMG_0136.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mQ0EyzRsfRI/TpMMziLc8xI/AAAAAAAAAao/XOfhBnEOsuY/s1600/IMG_0136.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a name='more'&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;2. Pick a button with some lovely design. If you are making only one button like me, your polymer clay has to be larger than wanted button and cutter.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-atTQ4mM6nvs/TpMOln_CkII/AAAAAAAAAas/t6iDWtlNuJ0/s1600/IMG_0137.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-atTQ4mM6nvs/TpMOln_CkII/AAAAAAAAAas/t6iDWtlNuJ0/s320/IMG_0137.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;3. Press the button face down into polymer clay. You may want to sprinkle a button with water before stamping.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gw5g1kKyISY/TpMPT7BGljI/AAAAAAAAAaw/_br5cE47wKM/s1600/IMG_0139.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gw5g1kKyISY/TpMPT7BGljI/AAAAAAAAAaw/_br5cE47wKM/s1600/IMG_0139.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;4. remove the button. You have a nice stamp!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-r9BQKtOgGZM/TpMPsPSX31I/AAAAAAAAAa0/5BjSDp5UzeU/s1600/IMG_0140.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-r9BQKtOgGZM/TpMPsPSX31I/AAAAAAAAAa0/5BjSDp5UzeU/s1600/IMG_0140.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;5. Cover the polymer clay sheet with plastic wrap. Place a cutter in the center(!) of your new button, press and twist slightly the cutter. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-w8HsZamFcno/TpMQB5pPWhI/AAAAAAAAAa4/33CbSH3JI_A/s1600/IMG_0142.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-w8HsZamFcno/TpMQB5pPWhI/AAAAAAAAAa4/33CbSH3JI_A/s320/IMG_0142.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;6. remove plastic wrap and using a tooth pick make holes. Use the marks from the old button. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-phVxKXZkfqw/TpMRfH9Ra3I/AAAAAAAAAa8/P7vXU7AFIdk/s1600/IMG_0145.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-phVxKXZkfqw/TpMRfH9Ra3I/AAAAAAAAAa8/P7vXU7AFIdk/s1600/IMG_0145.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;7. Bake the buttons according to the polymer clay instruction.&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Second Method &lt;/b&gt;(without cutter)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%;"&gt;1. Condition Polymer clay until it’s soft and pliable. Make a ball (size of the ball depends on the future button size).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9jhxSlpBO5g/TpMStydM4bI/AAAAAAAAAbE/CrH2ypGJEwg/s1600/IMG_0149.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9jhxSlpBO5g/TpMStydM4bI/AAAAAAAAAbE/CrH2ypGJEwg/s1600/IMG_0149.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;2. Press the ball with acrylic (or glass) sheet. , so it is flat and 3mm thick.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LJbUn4uXUpA/TpMTK4DB4LI/AAAAAAAAAbI/fR_0Fmrqg-U/s1600/IMG_0150.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LJbUn4uXUpA/TpMTK4DB4LI/AAAAAAAAAbI/fR_0Fmrqg-U/s320/IMG_0150.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;3. Press the button face down into polymer clay. You may want to sprinkle a button with water before stamping.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Zkf46Z8IhFw/TpMTVuPGNmI/AAAAAAAAAbM/-MRJdPaIeJI/s1600/IMG_0152.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Zkf46Z8IhFw/TpMTVuPGNmI/AAAAAAAAAbM/-MRJdPaIeJI/s1600/IMG_0152.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;4.Remove the "old" button . Make holes with a tooth pick.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GDUQUthFl3U/TpMTlsFRsHI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/z9MYOhnO0Ek/s1600/IMG_0153.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GDUQUthFl3U/TpMTlsFRsHI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/z9MYOhnO0Ek/s1600/IMG_0153.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;5. Bake the buttons according to the polymer clay instruction.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;Enjoy your new buttons!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Please, vote for&amp;nbsp;my &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://apps.facebook.com/promotionshq/contests/133417/voteable_entries/30809969"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;entry&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/dialog/feed?app_id=48008362724&amp;amp;link=http%3A%2F%2Fapps.facebook.com%2Fpromotionshq%2Fcontests%2F133417%2Fvoteable_entries%2F30809969&amp;amp;picture=https%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fwildfire_production%2Fmedia_files%2F2492291%2FManning-Silver_Rain_2_thumb.jpg&amp;amp;name=Silver+Rain+Necklace&amp;amp;description=Check+it+out%21&amp;amp;redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Fapps.facebook.com%2Fpromotionshq%2Fcontests%2F133417%2Fvoteable_entries%2F30809969"&gt;&lt;img alt="Share on Facebook" border="0" src="http://promos.wildfireapp.com/images/mail/fb_share.png?1317431145" title="Share on Facebook" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;  &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Check+out+the+Jewel+School+Design+Contest+for+a+chance+to+win+cash+and+prizes+valued+at+%245%2C000.+http%3A%2F%2Fwfi.re%2Fca0f9"&gt;&lt;img alt="Share on Twitter" border="0" src="http://promos.wildfireapp.com/images/mail/tw_share.png?1317431145" title="Share on Twitter" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/h2&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Sincerely,&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://img3.etsystatic.com/il_fullxfull.273316015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="256" src="http://img3.etsystatic.com/il_fullxfull.273316015.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;This bag has a cotton lining with inside pocket for keys  and cell phone...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://img2.etsystatic.com/il_fullxfull.273347998.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://img2.etsystatic.com/il_fullxfull.273347998.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; This lovely bag has 28" (70cm) handle.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://img3.etsystatic.com/il_fullxfull.273598683.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://img3.etsystatic.com/il_fullxfull.273598683.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;You will love it because it's soft, unique, cozy, and did I mention warm?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;You can buy this white knitted handbag &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/82467872/knitted-white-handbag%20" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;here&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Next, I went to my daughter's closet. Yes, kids grow fast, and Anya's&amp;nbsp; sweaters are not worn out :)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;So, another bag, &lt;/span&gt;multicolored striped bag. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://img0.etsystatic.com/il_fullxfull.273394312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="298" src="http://img0.etsystatic.com/il_fullxfull.273394312.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://img0.etsystatic.com/il_fullxfull.273351076.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;Made of 10% wool &amp;amp; 90% acrylic yarn. You will love it because it's soft,  "roomy" , and did I mention cheerful?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;This bag has black cotton lining. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://img0.etsystatic.com/il_fullxfull.273351076.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://img0.etsystatic.com/il_fullxfull.273351076.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;The size -  14" wide x 11" high (36cm x 28cm) ) with 26" (65cm) handle.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://img3.etsystatic.com/il_fullxfull.273597091.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="306" src="http://img3.etsystatic.com/il_fullxfull.273597091.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;You can buy this stripy bag &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/82480233/upcycled-knitted-multicolored-striped"&gt;here&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;P.S. Should I check my husband's closet? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7235110674601913523-1028709340321306723?l=aroundbeads.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/81957181/knitted-black-mohair-handbag-with-bamboo?ref=tre-750784698-8"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="303" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ikym-9Otpmg/Tnlqrc1uIvI/AAAAAAAAAaI/gNneGFnc9ws/s320/IMG_0057.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://img1.etsystatic.com/il_fullxfull.271896017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a name='more'&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;You will love it because it's soft, warm, fluffy, lustrous, beautiful, and did I mention warm?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/81957181/knitted-black-mohair-handbag-with-bamboo?ref=tre-750784698-8"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="295" src="http://img1.etsystatic.com/il_fullxfull.271895985.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;The size of this bag: 16" wide x 11" high (41cm x 28cm) (excluding the handle); oval bamboo handles 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" (21 cm  x 13cm).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Besides, I made a cotton lining with inside pocket for keys and wallet.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/81957181/knitted-black-mohair-handbag-with-bamboo?ref=tre-750784698-8"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://img1.etsystatic.com/il_fullxfull.271896017.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;If you want this handbag, you can buy it at my Etsy shop&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/81957181/knitted-black-mohair-handbag-with-bamboo"&gt; here &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7235110674601913523-4310459519945043922?l=aroundbeads.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;Tools and Materials&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;20ga round dead soft wire – 2 ft&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;10 mm bead – 1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;Chain nose pliers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;Wire cutters&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Liver of sulfur (optional)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nwct6meBKcI/TmwB0OBKrcI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/qUc3fjHDabs/s1600/IMG_9961.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nwct6meBKcI/TmwB0OBKrcI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/qUc3fjHDabs/s1600/IMG_9961.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;"&gt;1. Cut a piece of 20ga round dead soft wire2 ft (61cm) long.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;"&gt;2. Place a 10 mm round bead in the middle of the wire. Bend the wire down as shown.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LtYuDyLub_A/TmwDlZmnJCI/AAAAAAAAAZc/YcCPPuBIHrU/s1600/IMG_9963.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LtYuDyLub_A/TmwDlZmnJCI/AAAAAAAAAZc/YcCPPuBIHrU/s1600/IMG_9963.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;3. Place the wire with a bead around the ring mandrel &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;mandrel at ½ size larger than  needed. Wrap the wire around the ring. There  is one wire on either side of a bead.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;"&gt;4. Wrap each wire around the bead, one side at a time and alternate sides. Your wires will end up in opposite directions.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span id="goog_2011284067"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span id="goog_2011284068"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rd_3CyAi8qE/TmxCv7Ept6I/AAAAAAAAAZw/xL1ph0WmnLc/s1600/IMG_9967.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;"&gt;5. Continue wrapping until you are satisfied with number of wraps or you have at least 2” of wire left on each side.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7Eap1TYz1WE/TmxC6MLFbHI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/D4N9odOCJBw/s1600/IMG_9969.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%;"&gt;6. Take the ring from the mandrel. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7Eap1TYz1WE/TmxC6MLFbHI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/D4N9odOCJBw/s1600/IMG_9969.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7Eap1TYz1WE/TmxC6MLFbHI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/D4N9odOCJBw/s1600/IMG_9969.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;"&gt;7. Use the wire end to wrap around the shank. Make 2-3 wraps. Cut the wire. Tack the wire ends with chain nose pliers so they are not poking.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"&gt;8. Repeat step 7 with another wire end.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;Actually, your ring is ready. But if you want to add more intricate look to your ring...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;Using bend nose (or chain nose) pliers, twist slightly some wires as shown. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;You may want to oxidize your ring as well.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;Play with different size&amp;nbsp; and color of the bead and wire, and you will always have a different ring :)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Vxc7EoAn4lY/Tlm4T547HoI/AAAAAAAAAZA/xyaAmS-jGx8/s1600/IMG_9867.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="303" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Vxc7EoAn4lY/Tlm4T547HoI/AAAAAAAAAZA/xyaAmS-jGx8/s320/IMG_9867.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;I remember 7 years ago I was making 11 pink tea roses. I could make a dozen, but I run out of beads. The bouquet was beautiful! I have a small picture of it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.266748759.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="196" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.266748759.jpg" width="200" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;I have a &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/80594189/beaded-tea-rose-tutorial-pdf" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;tutorial&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt; how to make this beaded tea rose. You will learn and master Victorian technique while making this cute little flower with leaves. This tutorial has 8 pages with 26 step-by-step detailed photos. (Click&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/80594189/beaded-tea-rose-tutorial-pdf" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt; &lt;b&gt;here&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;for details)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Oops... I almost forgot to boast :) I've got a gift from my friend Alla who runs &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/FleetingStillness?ref=pr_shop_more"&gt;FleetingStillness&lt;/a&gt; shop on Etsy. She &lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;made a beautiful&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; Stained Glass Panel Bud Vase for me, where my tea rose now lives :) I think, they were "born" for each other :)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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1 cup vegetable shortening&lt;br /&gt;
1 cup sugar&lt;br /&gt;
1 cup packaged brown sugar&lt;br /&gt;
2 eggs&lt;br /&gt;
1 teaspoon vanilla extract&lt;br /&gt;
1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour&lt;br /&gt;
1 teaspoon baking soda&lt;br /&gt;
1 teaspoon salt&lt;br /&gt;
3 cups oats&lt;br /&gt;
1 cup chopped walnuts&lt;br /&gt;
1 cup dried cherries (or cranberries)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a name='more'&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Beat shortening and sugars until creamy. Add eggs &amp;amp; vanilla, mix  well. Combine flour, baking soda and salt, add to shortening mixture,  mix well. Stir in oats, nuts and cherries. Using rounded tablespoon,  roll into balls. Place 2" apart on prepared cookie sheet, flatten with  fork. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Let stand 1 minute  before removing to racks to cool.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;This tree composition is 4 1/4" (11cm) tall from top to bottom. It has natural lichen on the "ground"!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/80423060/sleeping-tree-wire-sculpture"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.266188612.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;A perfect gift for a teacher, secret Santa, your boss, or someone special in your life!         &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7235110674601913523-230032012570460601?l=aroundbeads.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/80162148/war-and-peace-unusual-bullet-case"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="309" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.265280762.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;span id="goog_990068237"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span id="goog_990068238"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;I added  gold filled chains, beads, natural fresh water pearls, silver plated  clear crystal  rondelles, and a pair of one-of-a-king earrings for brave woman was ready! I named them "War and Peace" :) I think it's just a right name for them :)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;you will need:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;u&gt;Materials:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Seed beads #11/0&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Focal bead (or group of 2-3 large beads)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Beading thread&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Lobster clasp (for bag charm)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Split ring (for keychain)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Ear hooks (for earrings)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;dl style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;dd&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the water spout.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/dd&gt;&lt;dd&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Down came the rain, and washed the spider out.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/dd&gt;&lt;dd&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Out came the sun, and dried up all the rain,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/dd&gt;&lt;dd&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;and the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/dd&gt;&lt;/dl&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;I wanted to make my own Itsy Betsy Spider with beads and, of course, wire!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;So, this pair of grass spider earrings was made. They have 8 legs like all spiders have.  I think they are cute and not scary at all :) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/79267993/spider-earrings"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="268" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_570xN.262127059.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;I could not stop now. These little creatures asked me about Big Friend. Well, you wish is my command :)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Big Friend could be now friendly Tarantula spider. Do not laugh and do not be afraid- my jewelry pieces are not poison:) ... and this spider came out 3-dimentional! And it is a brooch!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/55504159/tarantula-spider-pin"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="291" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_570xN.264989852.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Look at these guys!Aren't they adorable ? :) They could be the perfect jewelry (or gift) not only for Halloween :)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/79267993/spider-earrings"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_570xN.264990404.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;If you want to make your own spiders, you can buy step-by-step  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/79325812/spider-earrings-tutorial" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;spider earrings&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt; and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/49644482/3-d-beaded-spider-tutorial" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;Spider Brooch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;  &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/AroundBeads?section_id=6078018"&gt;tutorials&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;at my &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.aroundbeads.etsy.com/" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;AroundBeads Etsy store &lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7235110674601913523-6325634324041071337?l=aroundbeads.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;If you want a particular style, birthstone, color or theme to your bag charm, I would be happy to make you a customized one.&amp;nbsp; Please contact me for more details. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;If you see a bag charm and would prefer it as a &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/79715388/beaded-tassel-gemstone-bag-charm"&gt;keychain&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, the clasp can be changed to a split ring:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Here is what you will need to make tvorog:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b style="font-weight: normal;"&gt;Plain, unflavored buttermilk or kefir&lt;/b&gt; (make sure  the fat content is at least 1.5% )- 1 part&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Whole milk- 2 parts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Cheesecloth&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Colander &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Pour  milk and the buttermilk or kefir into the big bowl. Mix them , cover with some cloth and let the mixture stand for 10 hours (or overnight).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Mix the mixture again, place in the microwave for 3-4 minutes or until&amp;nbsp; the buttermilk/kefir  should separate, with nearly-clear liquid (whey) and a thick  white mass (curds). When this happens, remove the bowl and let it cool. Line the colander with two layers of cheese cloth  and set it over the sink or, if you want to capture and use the whey,  over a large bowl. Pour the contents of the pot into the colander and  let the whey drain; do not squeeze the curds.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Leftover  whey can also be chilled in the fridge and consumed as a  beverage. I use whey instead of milk or water to make pancakes. In Russia, whey is prized for its health properties.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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