tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69831322553982806722024-03-05T03:08:49.968-05:00Live + Love + Teach = "Art"Angel Dog Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02247011046918595043noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6983132255398280672.post-26028667867442600732018-11-24T15:57:00.001-05:002018-11-24T15:57:32.448-05:00<font face="Arial" class="">I'm really surprised by it! </font><a href="http://result.meliaprops.com" class="">http://result.meliaprops.com</a><div class=""><br class=""><div class=""><div class=""> <div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Tamara Dilworth</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><font face="Arial" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""><br class=""></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div> </div></div>Angel Dog Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02247011046918595043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6983132255398280672.post-46312974718534678582018-11-24T07:30:00.000-05:002018-11-24T07:36:32.155-05:00<font face="Menlo" size="1" class=""><br class=""></font><div class="">I should have tried it earlier! 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It was given to me on a nylon cord and to be worn everyday around my neck. Being an artist and someone who loves jewelry...I was especially frustrated by my new accessory; how it looked and how it felt. I took to the internet to find an ID lanyard that was both stylish and had some meaning to inspire me; after all I will be wearing it EVERY day! I am an art teacher, however I am also a certified yoga instructor, and have taken to wearing many different </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prayer_beads"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">mala bead</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> bracelets to help with my personal centering and well being. I then thought, what if I could find a mala bead lanyard, all in one! 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Angel Dog Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02247011046918595043noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6983132255398280672.post-37963157988882758252014-07-27T01:15:00.000-04:002014-07-27T01:19:00.253-04:00Donors Choose for my art room<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Many changes have happened since I last posted a blog. A new chapter has begun as I start the school year in a new state (hello Colorado!) and in my very own art room. It feels as if we have been on a roller coaster the past few weeks, but things are starting to settle down and I am gearing up for the school year with my students. I am truly excited to start the year with them and <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.600000381469727px;">I want to make sure my students have everything they need to succeed,</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.600000381469727px;"> that is why </span>I just posted the project <a href="http://shape%2C%20color%20%26%20carpet%20in%20the%20art%20room...oh%20my%21/"> </a><span style="color: #0093cf;"><span style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; line-height: 19.600000381469727px;"><a href="http://www.donorschoose.org/project/shape-color-carpet-in-the-art-room/1264774/?rf=email-system-2014-07-proposal_approve-teacher_2396886&challengeid=20429854&utm_source=dc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=proposal_approve">Shape, Color & Carpet in the Art Room...Oh My!</a></span></span> on <a href="http://www.donorschoose.org/project/shape-color-carpet-in-the-art-room/1264774/?rf=email-system-2014-07-proposal_approve-teacher_2396886&challengeid=20429854&utm_source=dc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=proposal_approve">DonorsChoose.org</a>. Please take a moment to check it (and other projects) out. If you know someone or an organization looking to donate to help students, schools and the arts, I would appreciate you passing along my project! <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.600000381469727px;">Also, if you give to my classroom by August 2, 2014, your donation will be doubled thanks to <a href="http://www.donorschoose.org/project/shape-color-carpet-in-the-art-room/1264774/?rf=email-system-2014-07-proposal_approve-teacher_2396886&challengeid=20429854&utm_source=dc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=proposal_approve">DonorsChoose.org</a>. Just enter the code INSPIRE on the payment page and you'll be matched dollar for dollar (up to $100). </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.600000381469727px;">If you chip in to help my students, you'll get awesome photos and our heartfelt thanks (Bonus!) Thanks so much for taking the time to read and check out my project. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">sea lions at the<a href="http://www.fishermanswharf.org/" target="_blank"> Fisherman's Warf</a></span></div>
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Happy Mardi Gras! Mardi Gras is French for Fat Tuesday and is very well celebrated in the US in <a href="http://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/">New Orleans</a> with festive parades, rich foods, lively music and of course, colorful beads (they even have a <a href="http://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/index.html?enableMobile=1">mobile app!</a>). <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardi_Gras">Mardi Gras </a>does however have a rich, Christian cultural meaning, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">referring to events of the Carnival celebrations, beginning on or after Epiphany and culminating on the day before Ash Wednesday. A tradition of Mardi Gras is the King Cake, a cinnamon-roll style cake, with various fillings, with a sweet or cream cheese style icing in purple, green and gold. When I was <a href="http://liveloveteachart.blogspot.com/2011/04/behind-scenesmarthas-eggcellent-easter.html">working</a> at Martha Stewart TV I remember sampling my fair share of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_cake">King Cakes</a> each year as Mardi Gras rolled around. </span>King Cake season officially starts on Twelfth Night (January 6th) and ends on Mardi Gras day. That's a lot of King Cake! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Different bakeries would send their cakes over to the studio for sampling and we even had New Orleans native <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/319092/king-cake">Lenora Costa</a> on the show to share her recipe. The video is great because Lenora talks a bit about the Carnival Season and how it is indeed celebrated all around the world. There is also the tradition of placing a "baby", or some other bean, toy or trinket, inside the King Cake. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Whoever gets the baby or trinket in their slice of cake will then have various privileges or obligations. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Perhaps that person will have to bake the next King Cake or throw the next King Cake party! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">The icing colors on the cake each have a meaning as well. Purple = Justice, Green = Faith, Gold = Power. You can read the <a href="http://www.mardigrasday.com/king-cakes/history-of-king-cakes/">history</a> of King Cakes in many places on the Internet...but why not make your own! Now, I did not try Lenora's yeast recipe. I decided to go for what I call the<a href="http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20130116/LIVING11/301160316/Rookie-Cook-Easy-king-cake"> "cheaters"</a> version. During the holidays I made <a href="http://www.pillsbury.com/recipes/monkey-bread-with-caramel/4a92932f-f795-4813-9800-d6e35e8d5a49">monkey bread</a> with a similar "cheaters" recipe and it was delicious! Now if you have the time and ambition....go for the yeast. If not, try this "cheaters" <a href="http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20130116/LIVING11/301160316/Rookie-Cook-Easy-king-cake">recipe</a> and let me know what you think! I used purple, green and gold sanding sugar so I didn't have to mix 3 different colors of icing...but I think it would have looked just as sweet with tinted icings! Now....who will find get the lucky piece?</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I am always thankful for my family and friends. Of course the holidays remind us even more how thankful we are for what we have, and offer us a chance to give back to the ones we love. My bestie Dan...Dani of <a href="http://sweetdanib.com/">Sweet Dani B </a>, asked me to collaborate with her this year (as we have done in years past) and be a part of the <a href="https://www.renegadecraft.com/brooklyn-holiday-info">Renegade Craft Fair</a> this weekend in Brooklyn, NY. Of course I jumped at the chance to spend the day with her, as well as my other good friend <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stolen-Goods-Bake-Shop/187472111290819?fref=ts">Amanda</a>, an amazing baker (among other things!). I will be bringing some of my felted acorns, Amanda some of her delicious cookies, and Dan will have her signature gourmet, artistic, one-of-a-kind cookie creations; all packaged and ready to bring fresh smiles to eager faces. As much as I am looking forward to selling some artistic creations to new customers this weekend, I am even more looking forward to the actual hours of the day. A day to spend, with my good friends, talking and catching up, laughing, and enjoying our time together. Check out Dan's super sweet blog post in anticipation of the weekend<a href="http://sweetdanib.com/2012/11/sweet-collaborations/"> here.</a> </span><div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I have been a little off my blogging game lately. I am still here, just busy and occupied with a million other life happenings...kind of let my blog slip. With all this beautiful (and very early) warm spring weather we having here in NY, I decided to share with you some of the boomings in my yard. After last summer's "freak" hurricane and then the devastating snow storm that surprised us here Halloween week...our trees and plantings sure took a hit. It is however now a breath of fresh air to see all of the new growths, buds, and flowers each day as we take walks around the yard with our dog Mel to explore. These are from Mel's and my walk yesterday...enjoy this latest i-phone photo dump!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">valentine's day window display at <a href="http://beadsofparadisenyc.com/main.php">Beads of Paradise</a> in NYC</span></div>
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<br />Angel Dog Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02247011046918595043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6983132255398280672.post-66189700602381981272011-12-23T20:40:00.000-05:002011-12-23T21:26:21.436-05:00still baking...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I've been in the kitchen for most of the day today. As I mentioned in my <a href="http://liveloveteachart.blogspot.com/2011/12/holiday-baking-sharing.html">previous post</a>, I love to bake and had so many ideas for the cookie swap, that I had to just keep baking knowing I still had people I wanted to gift some home baked goodies to and also have places to bring my goodies to this weekend for Christmas! I started with a dough that needed to chill so it could sit in the fridge for a few hours while I worked on other goods...the Linzer Tart. My husband claims his mom made this cookie when he was young and I asked my mother in law for her recipe, unfortunately it is one of those recipes that comes without any measurements. I decided I will wait for her to come over and watch her make them so I can create a recipe to work from. For this batch, I found a recipe on the<a href="http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Linzer-Cookies-233295"> internet</a> that seemed tasty and followed that. I did however use the "infamous" grape jam my husband grew up with in place of raspberry the folks at Epicurious suggested. I will caution you, this dough is very delicate, but if you have experience with rolled/cut cookies, you should be good. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The next two cookies I made were from the 2010 Martha Stewart Holiday Cookies Special Issue. I love these special issues and never throw them away. They always have so many good ideas! The first one is an Italian cookie called <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/318042/christines-lemon-wreath-cookies">Ciambelle (Lemon Wreaths)</a>. They actually look like little doughnuts! You have to roll the dough out and shape them into wreaths. It was just like rolling coils in ceramics, very cool. The best part was dipping them in the lemon glaze and sprinkling on the nonpareils...a very fun cookie to make. If you have kids they would love to help with this part.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">One last item on deck, not really a cookie, but something I remember my other grandmother making and sending my way, Festive Chocolate Pretzels. I recently thought about these pretzels since M&M introduced the chocolate covered pretzels, of which I can not be left alone with a bag of! These <a href="http://www.food.com/recipe/easy-festive-chocolate-holiday-pretzels-104975">festive pretzels </a>are so easy to make I even enlisted the help of my husband and we were done in no time. This is another one kids could easily have a ball with! I couldn't find the exact recipe I wanted, but with the one I<a href="http://www.food.com/recipe/easy-festive-chocolate-holiday-pretzels-104975"> used</a>, I substituted the Hershey's Hugs or Kisses for the Candy Melts you can buy to make your own candies out of. They are those colored disks they sell many times at stores like Michael's Arts & Crafts. I bought red ones and then used the holiday red and green M&M's in the center. I love sweet and salty together so these festive pretzel treats are just perfect. I plan to make up little cello bags for everyone, and of course keep a few for myself!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I love to bake. So when we were invited to my bff's this past weekend for a holiday party and was asked to bring some festive cookies for a "cookie swap", I was super excited to partake. I was however overwhelmed with choices of what to bake! There are always so many recipes to choose from, and during the holidays especially, so many fun, festive, and delicious ones! After a few sifts through my recipe "pile" (I have yet to find the best way to organize my recipes...some are in a folder, others in a binder, some are on my computer, and the others are scattered throughout the internet, friends and family)...I decided to make 2 of my favorites. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I made one of the more challenging "cookies" that I only attempt every few years when I really have the time and patience, <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/312747/spring-shower-almond-petits-fours">petit fours</a> (I used this basic recipe but filled mine with raspberry jam, tinted my frosting green and decorated with red hearts, red flowers and sugar gingermen). After working at <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/tv">Martha Stewart TV</a> for so many years, I really learned the tricks of these by watching <a href="http://www.sonobaking.com/aboutus.html">John Barricelli</a>, one of the master chefs in the prep kitchen there, (really I would eat the "scrap bowl" while he was making the beautiful creations!) They are definitely labor intensive and I have to be honest, I did lose about 1/2 of them in the making...but the 1/2 I "lost", were just not as "pretty" for the swap and they stayed home for my husband and I to enjoy. The other "cookie" I chose to make was not really a cookie either. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It is one of my favorite recipes from a good friend I used to work with at Martha, the worlds best Gingerbread Cake from <a href="http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Gramercy-Tavern-Gingerbread-103087">Gramercy Tavern</a>! If you love gingerbread the way I do, I really recommend trying this recipe. The original one is made in a bundt pan, however I decided to make individual cakes (reducing the baking time accordingly) and package them in cello bags with a cute tag. Again, this way I could contribute to the swap with a smaller, take away portion. With so many cookies, I felt the cakes were a great addition at the end of the night for the guests to bring home and eat the next morning, perhaps with their coffee, or share with other family members. Another great thing about this gingerbread cake recipe is that it just gets better after a day or two! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Making these individual cakes also reminded me of the small loaves of zucchini and banana bread my mom, husband and I made as part of our wedding favors. We made the breads to go along with jars of currant jam my mom made from the berries my dad grew in his garden. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Small home baked gifts of breads, cakes and cookies are always loved by just about anyone and what better way to spread the love and give thanks to someone during the holidays? Maybe you have someone on your list you too can bake for.....the dog walker, babysitter, postman, kid's teachers, house keeper, doorman? Kids love to bake too! Really, who doesn't love homemade AND home baked? What is your favorite holiday cookie recipe?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">this years petit fours!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">note the festive gingerbread owl peering out made by my bff (and the host) <a href="http://www.sweetdanib.com/Home.html">Sweet Dani B</a>!</span></div>
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<br />Angel Dog Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02247011046918595043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6983132255398280672.post-55235181407629985212011-12-09T08:35:00.001-05:002011-12-09T08:53:42.387-05:00happy birthday mel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Our dog Mel had a birthday this week.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Since we adopted/rescued Mel, we are not sure of his exact age or birthday, so we decided to make the day we brought him home his official "I Gotcha Birthday".</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Last Thanksgiving weekend we visited the <a href="http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/NY63.html">Yonkers Animal Shelter</a> in Yonkers, NY. They have over 100 dogs (and some cats too) and after speaking with an adoption coordinator and trainer, they introduced us to several dogs. Once we met Mel however...the rest was history.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">For his birthday I made Mel tuna cupcakes! He LOVED them. I adapted the recipe from several I found on the internet. For those of you who have picky eaters like me, I suggest giving them a try.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">- They will expand like a souffle!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Once cool, ice with cream cheese</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">♥ ENJOY ♥</span></div>
<br />Angel Dog Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02247011046918595043noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6983132255398280672.post-53338764407929273722011-11-25T12:59:00.001-05:002011-11-27T08:51:53.203-05:00craft paper table runner<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">One of the best things, besides inviting 16 of my loving family members to Thanksgiving dinner this year, was to create a craft paper table runner on my tables. In my <a href="http://liveloveteachart.blogspot.com/2011/11/last-minute-details.html">previous post</a> I wrote about how my husband Tom and I used 2 tables placed end to end to create one long table for enough seating for this years feast. I then covered them both with brown table coverings and made craft paper runners to create one unified look. I placed crayons on the table for the enjoyment of not only the children, but also the adults. I am fortunate to have several artists in the family, and as you can see, really everyone just loves to draw and doodle from time to time. I highly suggest this for your next holiday meal or dinner party with friends!</span><br />
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<br />Angel Dog Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02247011046918595043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6983132255398280672.post-59421909683404552482011-11-23T17:48:00.001-05:002011-11-23T18:27:16.258-05:00last minute details<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">If you are like me, you may be prepping for Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow. I am excited to have 16 family members join us at our home, the most we have ever had since my husband and I "took over" the holiday a few years back. To make things easier on myself, I assigned my guests, (they are family after all), some </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">of the menu items. This way everyone will have a part in contributing to the holiday meal. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A quick time saver I have been practicing for years is using post-its on my serving dishes. What a simple way to know exactly what item goes in which dish or plate! It is also especially helpful when you have helpers in the kitchen on Thanksgiving day. I guess my years of styling at </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://liveloveteachart.blogspot.com/2011/04/behind-scenesmarthas-eggcellent-easter.html">Martha Stewart</a> has </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">influenced me here. We use post-its on the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">mise</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> en </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">place </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">bowls for the chefs in the prep kitchen as we prep each cooking segment. Tried and true! So when you pull out your serving dishes tonight, give it a try!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Since we are having 16 people tomorrow, seating arrangements became a challenge, but not for long! We, (my husband <a href="http://www.fattirephotography.com/">Tom</a> and I), came up with a clever way to "attach" 2 tables together. We placed 2 tables end to end, covered them with dark brown tablecloths, and then I created a craft paper runner down the center. Even though the tables are not the exact same sizes, they still feel unified in how they are "dressed". Complete with crayons for guests to creatively adorn once seated.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Also note the cute place card in the plate's center. My sister and niece are making and bringing "apple turkeys" tomorrow for the name cards to attach to. My bff <a href="http://www.sweetdanib.com/Home.html">Sweet Dani B</a> designed this card for a "Friends Thanksgiving" I had this past weekend and has now made it a <a href="http://sweetdanib.wordpress.com/2011/11/23/give-thanks-place-cards-for-your-holiday-table/">downloadable template</a> on her website! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So if you too need a place card for your table tomorrow, it's not too late! Check her <a href="http://sweetdanib.wordpress.com/2011/11/23/give-thanks-place-cards-for-your-holiday-table/">blog post</a> from today and just print & cut.</span></div>
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<br />Angel Dog Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02247011046918595043noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6983132255398280672.post-88038968651921580312011-11-18T17:28:00.001-05:002011-11-18T17:51:54.330-05:00have you started your holiday shopping?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I am participating in a few holiday sales this year and would love for you to come! If you live in the tri-state area check out the following...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I will be in at the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.brewsterelks.org/">Brewster Elks Lodge</a> in Brewster, NY....</span></div>
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<br />Angel Dog Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02247011046918595043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6983132255398280672.post-73944661214670015152011-11-03T20:05:00.000-04:002011-11-04T09:12:11.494-04:00behind the scenes of martha stewart's haunted house<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We sort of skipped Halloween this year at my house. Quite a few people did actually in my area. This past Saturday, October 29, we were hit with an early, rare snowstorm on the East Coast. Since our trees have not finished shedding their leaves, many of them were pushed to their limit when the heavy, wet snow fell fast and furious. They bent, broke and snapped in all too many places, taking many power lines (among other things) with them. Our town is just now coming out of a "state of emergency" and the schools are finally opening tomorrow. Power is still not restored to everyone, my house is running on "borrowed" electricity after being out for five days and we are still waiting for a permanent fix. As a result, my town, and many towns and neighboring cities, did advise against trick-or-treating on Halloween as it was deemed very unsafe to be roaming around in the pitch black with wires and trees just about everywhere one could look. Although I was homebound on the actual day of Halloween this year, I did do a little pre-Halloween celebrating a few months earlier when I worked on <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/865190/martha-stewarts-haunted-house">Martha Stewart's Haunted House</a>, the newest Martha Stewart Halloween Special. It is always so exciting to work with the Art Department team to help create these very creative television specials. This one started out as an empty garage which was transformed into a terrifying haunted house. Guest artisans were invited to show their crafts and a final party area was set up with food, drinks, games and of course....candy! The special aired a week before Halloween and again on Halloween day. If you missed it, check out the online clips <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/865190/martha-stewarts-haunted-house">here</a>. I wanted to share some of my behind the scenes photos with you all this weekend, but the storm got in my way. I think it is always fun to see all that really goes into making television "happen"...so I am still going to post some of my favorites from the shoot. I hope you enjoy, better late than never!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We created two main rooms in the haunted house. The first one was a Voodoo Shanty. Martha Stewart TV Crafter <a href="http://thecraftsdept.marthastewart.com/author/kstclair">Kristin St. Clair</a> was an incredible Voodoo Woman! She invited the guests in and helped guide them around the room. The boxes on the table in front of her are "touch bins" filled with all sorts of fun and creepy finds.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Michael Natiello carved these Jack O'Lanterns and we used hollowed out logs from Martha's farm to display them. These Martha Stewart Crafts window silhouettes are an easy and simple way to create festive window coverings!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Way back in August I started working on a very exciting project...<i><a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/859953/martha-stewarts-haunted-house">Martha Stewart's Haunted House</a>...</i>the newest Martha Stewart Halloween Special which premiers this Monday, October 24th, at 8pm on the <a href="http://hallmarkchannel.com/">Hallmark Channel</a>. I worked along side many creative and talented individuals to help create a very inventive, fun, and of course, spooky show. This week, Martha posted a few <a href="http://www.themarthablog.com/2011/10/some-more-scenes-from-my-halloween-special.html">"behind the scenes"</a> photos on her blog. Be sure to check them out and get the insiders view to all that goes on when we work on these amazing productions. I too documented some of our work along the way and will post my photos later in the week after you watch tomorrow night! So remember, set your tivos and dvrs, or just settle in on the couch with a warm cup of cider to take your own personal tour of Martha's Haunted House. You will be sure to get some new ideas. Remember, Halloween is only 1 week away!</span>Angel Dog Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02247011046918595043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6983132255398280672.post-84736861681911552572011-10-16T09:00:00.000-04:002011-10-16T09:00:01.867-04:00pumpkin heads<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My husband <a href="http://www.fattirephotography.com/">Tom</a> and I took a short trip up to the beautiful <a href="http://visitwhitemountains.com/">White Mountains</a> of New Hampshire this past week. We love visiting this area and have camped many times before in the areas surrounding the <a href="http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/white_mountain/">White Mountain National Forest</a>. This year we brought along our dog Mel and decided to rent a cabin at a local motel instead. This worked out just fine for our few days of leaf looking, Mt. Washington Auto Road driving, trail hiking, and of course a little rainy day outlet shopping. When we first arrived we were driving in the small town of Jackson, and noticed the above display of a bed on the side of the street. With Halloween approaching, I thought it was a very clever and inventive decoration for the nearby inn to have to welcome their guests. As we drove around Jackson, and the neighboring towns over the next few days, we began to notice what we coined "pumpkin heads", popping up all around, each with a unique theme or message. Deciding it must be more than a coincidence that "everyone in the area was decorating with pumpkin heads"!....I did a little research to find out that indeed, it is a Jackson Chamber of Commerce sponsored event called,<a href="http://www.jacksonnh.com/event/513/Return-of-the-Pumpkin-People"> "Return of the Pumpkin People"</a>. This event has been going on for 24 years in Jackson, NH and the surrounding area! On our last day visiting, the weather was quite rainy, so after lunch, we decided to take a nice drive around and view as many of the Pumpkin People as we could find. There is a <a href="http://www.jacksonnh.com/2011Map.pdf">map</a> on the Jackson website, however we chose to make it more of a scavenger hunt, looking at the map quickly once, and then going off on our own to explore the area. I photographed the ones we found and Tom, Mel, and I chose our favorites. I noticed also on the website there is a ballot for a "People's Choice" award. I think I will be printing that out and sending my vote in. We had a great time checking out all the hard work that went into these creative, whimsical and inventive designs. Just one more reason to head on up to NH!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Tom's favorite! Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash at an Inn in Jackson, NH</span></div>
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