Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Making Spring Inside

I'm so excited because my friend Inky is here visiting me from New York! I had so many fun things planned out to do with her, but it keeps raining and snowing here. I'm so tired of the snow, I'm ready for Spring and warm weather!

Inky and I wanted to take Sunny for a walk, but it was snowing again. I was so disappointed and feeling low, but then Inky suggested that we could make it Spring inside the house! Inky is so clever.

We pulled out a bunch of craft supplies and got busy.

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We cut out butterfly shapes from pretty paper and decorated them.

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Then we got really creative. I'll show you how to make a really cool butterfly!

You need two squares of pretty paper, about the same size.

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Fold them up like a fan.

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Then you need something that holds its shape. I used a twist-tie. A pipe cleaner would work really well, too.

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Bend it in half, and then slide your folded up papers inside it. Pinch it together at the top of the papers, and bend the ends into curly antennae.

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Now you've made a cute butterfly that you can put anywhere that needs a little bit of Spring!

If you want to see how to make another type of butterfly, visit Inky's blog!

Inky and I taped the butterflies all around my desk. Inky even hung one from the ceiling! Isn't it fun?

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Now my desk is all about Spring, even though it's still acting like Winter outside!

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Monday, March 21, 2011

My Facebook Fan Page!

Hey everyone! Just wanted to quickly announce that I now have a facebook fan page! You can fan me here !

Monday, February 14, 2011

Happy Valentines Day!!!

Today is one of my favorite holidays - Valentine's Day! I love the opportunity to really show my family and friends how much I care about them.

Do you like my Valentine's outfit? I got the cute zebra graphic from Bunny Cakes blog, here.



Today Caitlin and I made oreo truffles to give out to our friends. They are so easy to make.

First you need a package of oreos.



Crush those oreos up with a rolling pin inside a plastic bag. Once they are crumbly, mix them with a package of cream cheese. Then roll it into little balls.



Chill them in the fridge for a while. Then melt some chocolate and dip away!

You can decorate them with sprinkles, more oreo crumbs, nuts, anything!



Then give them to your friends...


...or not.



Happy Valentine's Day!!! Spend it with the people you care about!

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Playing Dolls

I had such a fun time today. I was able to get together with some of my friends who also love American Girl, and play dolls!



Caitlin brought her Josephina doll, and Kanani played with Rebecca.



Nayeli has a cute Molly doll.



My friend Suzie is so fun and fashion forward. She has great style, and so does her Addy doll!



I brought my Nellie doll to play. I love playing dolls with my friends!

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Winners!

That's right, I said WINNERS, not just winner!

First, the winner of my mini 2010 photo album was chosen by a random number generator, called random.org. And our winner was comment #39 -



Congratulations, Rebecca! Please email me at PleasantPiper@gmail.com with your address so that I can ship you your prize!

I also kept track of which photos were mentioned as being reader's favorites, and thought you might be interested to know which one was the top favorite! The most popular image was "P" is for Piper!



So as a bonus, I'm also giving away a poster of "P" is for Piper, perfect size for a doll's bedroom!

The winner of the poster is comment #26 -



Congratulations, Rachael17! Please email me at PleasantPiper@gmail.com with your address so that I can ship you your prize!

Didn't win, but still wishing you had the album? You can purchase both my album and a doll size poster of "P" is for Piper in my new Etsy shop, HERE!

Thanks to everyone for entering and subscribing!

Saturday, January 22, 2011

Last day to enter my giveaway!

Don't forget to enter my giveaway - today is your last day! Tomorrow morning I'll be announcing a winner!

Enter in the post below this one.

Thursday, January 13, 2011

My 2010 Album, and a Giveaway!

I have something really special to share with you today!



It's an album of all of my favorite pictures from 2010. I have now been writing in this blog for one year. Thank you all so much for reading and following - I love all of my internet friends!

I included all of my favorite 2010 moments in the album.



Remember when I got Sunny? And my birthday?

The album opens up like an accordian!



Here is the front, and the back.





The album is 3"x3" -perfect size for me! It has a gorgeous cream suede cover.



And a nice slip cover to go over top and keep it safe.



I love my album so much, almost as much as I love my blog readers. So I wanted to share my album with all of you - and not just online!

Want a copy of my album?

I'm going to give away a copy of this album here on my blog!

There are three ways to enter:

1 - Leave me a comment on this post, telling me which of my 2010 photos you liked the best!

2 - If you follow this blog, leave me another (separate from the first comment) telling me that you follow!

3 - If you spread the news about this giveaway somewhere else - your blog, facebook, youtube, twitter, etc - leave me another (separate from the other two) comment telling me about how you spread the word!

The last day to enter is Saturday, January 22nd. I'm going to randomly choose a winner Sunday morning - the 23rd!

If you win, you'll need to send me your address so I can mail you the album. So if you are under 18, make sure you have your parent's permission to enter!

Good luck, everyone! If you have any questions, send me an email at PleasantPiper@gmail.com!