Appleton Dance

As the summer of 2011 waned, Ben began to build a winter home for the chix that had spent warm months growing  in the garage. By the end of August, he had a good start on Cluckingham Palace, as Jen named the chix crib. (Photos by AJT and BLT) Frame Right side Left side Door added Interior with added run-side entry Exterior of run-side entry Exterior with insulated nest boxes and vent window above Painted interior showing vent window Exterior closeup of nest boxes and vent window After clearing brush, and putting up a new fence, by September 19, Ben had the painted coop up on his site. The run was completed by October 19 and by November 6, Jake was an old hand wrangling chickens in the hen house. Nice job, Ben. Sweet dreams, chix.

A tinier tote (3.25-inch square) serves many uses: Ornament Gift card holder Gift bag Doll tote Party favors Placecards My friend Joy T. asked if the tiny totes  (Appleton Dance, Nov. 25, 2011) we made for shower favors could be used for Christmas ornaments and I told her the originals were a little too big for hanging on the tree. But I thought Joy's idea was great, so I sized the totes down and made some in the tinier size of 3.25-inch square. The tinier totes make cute Christmas tree ornaments. And the 3.25-square-inch tote size is perfect for presenting gift cards or other small gifts, like jewelry or candy. The small size also makes a great tote for a favorite doll. Made up in holiday colors, the tinier totes can also be used as favors and/or placecards at holiday parties. These tinier totes are very versatile! Use the following information in tandem with the Tiny Totes how-to in the Tiny Totes post   (Appleton Dance, Nov. 25, 2011) . Cutting list for each 3-1/4 i

I just made this for a baby shower.  I thought they turned out super-cute and can't wait to see my new nephew in them! I got the idea from this blogpost on TipJunkie .  The download file and instructions are available here as free printable from Parties by Hardie .  I hadn't used the iron-on transfers before and was really happy with how easy they were to use and how well they stood up to the wash.  One of them got a little damaged, but I think it looks cool. I gave them as a gift along with a frame with 12 windows, one for each month's picture.   Now all we need is the baby to arrive! -Alisa PS - Jenn at  Parties by Hardie  has lots more neat printables available on her  Etsy  store.  (We used some of the  Monkey Baby Shower  images at the shower and they turned out adorable!) Instructions I used these supplies: 3 sheets of   Avery T-Shirt Transfers for Inkjet Printers 12   Precious Firsts ™ Made by Carter'