Another Blog Friend

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Laurie at Tip Junkie featured my Japanese stab bookbinding tutorial today.  She’s got tons of other great how-tos over there today, so check it out.  Thanks, Laurie!

Homemade Circus Animal Cookies

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Pin It The other day I decided to make my own circus animal cookies. Here’s how you do it: Bake a batch of sugar cookies. Use a mini cookie cutter, about 1.5 – 2″ in diameter. Dip baked cookies into melted almond bark. Cover with sprinkles. I love making (and eating) sugar cookies, and these … Read more

Scrapbooking Help

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I started scrapbooking when I was in high school. My grandma got into it and so I would go over to her house across the street after school and scrapbook with her. I started out loving scrapbooking because it was something my grandma and I did together. I still love it, but sometimes I get … Read more

Winner!!! – Huggies Potty Training Success Package

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And the winner is….AMY JO who said, “Potty training is on the very, very near horizon. I’d love that little package.”  Congratulations to Amy Jo, and thanks to everyone else for participating.  Email me at kelsey[at]vanillajoy[dot]com with your address. If you have a product you would like Vanilla Joy to review and giveaway, email me … Read more

Book Talk: The Witch of Blackbird Pond

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Elizabeth George Spear is the author of this Newberry Medal Winner. This books is great for young readers because of the historical context and simple story. The Witch of Blackbird Pond takes place in 1687 and is about Kit, a young girl who leaves her comfortable home and life in Barbados after her grandfather’s death … Read more

Taking a Break…

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Well, we’re off to southern Idaho for a family reunion/camping trip. I’ll be back on Monday.  Remember, you can still enter to win the Huggies giveaway until midnight on Sunday. Have a great weekend, and HAPPY AUGUST!

Japanese Stab Tutorial

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Japanese stab bindings are one of my favorite bookbinding techniques because they are very versatile and can range from very simple to very complex. The book that I’m teaching you to make here can be done in less than 30 minutes with supplies that most people have on hand. Other Japanese stab bindings take much … Read more

Announcements

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I will be giving away more stuff from Huggies tomorrow, so come back and enter to win.  I will also be posting my Japanese Stab book binding tutorial tomorrow or Thursday, complete with a video on how to do it.  You don’t want to miss that post, so keep checking back.  Thanks!