tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284789022265966842024-03-13T06:25:48.493-07:00Takin' Time to Smell the FlowersTakin' time to smell the flowers!http://www.blogger.com/profile/04524478186896148417noreply@blogger.comBlogger340125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-528478902226596684.post-9784847243718759842014-03-23T06:00:00.000-07:002014-03-23T06:00:03.661-07:00Gift Card Giveaway Alert!<div>
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Every month on Takin' Time's Facebook page I will be randomly choosing a FB fan to win a $10 gift card to Takin' Time on Etsy...I want everyone to have a chance to win this so here is how to put your name in the hat....</div>
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Takin' time to smell the flowers!http://www.blogger.com/profile/04524478186896148417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-528478902226596684.post-56742664300141901462014-03-05T06:00:00.000-08:002014-03-05T13:11:01.461-08:00Brownie Guilt on Wednesday<!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page -->
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">This recipe was so easy,and I cannot wait until the come out in :54 seconds! Hold on...While I get them out, head over to <a href="http://www.inspiredtaste.net/24412/cocoa-brownies-recipe/" target="_blank">Inspired Taste</a> and check out this recipe! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">#6-<a href="http://www.lilyshop.com/" target="_blank">Lily Shop</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">#5-<a href="http://cookinupnorth.blogspot.com/2011/09/bite-size-apple-pies-from-taste-of-home.html" target="_blank">Cookin' Up North</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">#4-<a href="http://recipesnobs.com/2012/03/28/cinnamon-and-sugar-pull-apart-bread/" target="_blank">Recipe Snobs</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">#3-<a href="http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2012/03/easy-no-bake-peanut-butter-bars.html" target="_blank">Six Sisters' Stuff</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">#2-<a href="http://lilluna.com/glazed-lemon-zucchini-bread/" target="_blank">Lil' Luna</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">#1-<a href="http://www.inspiredtaste.net/24412/cocoa-brownies-recipe/" target="_blank">Inspired Taste</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I really try <u><i>not</i></u> to bake because I have a condition called, <i><b>Bigbootyphobia</b></i>. Which is a medical term that represents the <i>fear of my booty getting too big.</i> It's a real thing, look it up. But once in a while, a girl has to get her bake on, and once in a while a girl really just needs some CHOCOLATAY!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">So basically I'm facing a fear today by eating a brownie, or two, or so (Crap, I had three!). It's just been one of those days, and I think I've earned it! Ha! <i>What are some of your favorite things to bake? </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">{<b><u>UPDATE</u></b>: 45 minutes later-had the brownie(s)-they were amazing-and now I'm feeling <i>VERY</i> guilty! UGH I need a treadmill!}</span><br />
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Takin' time to smell the flowers!http://www.blogger.com/profile/04524478186896148417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-528478902226596684.post-24516930685599890572014-03-03T10:16:00.001-08:002014-03-03T10:17:59.490-08:00Etsy Mini Monday #3<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Happy Etsy Mini-Monday friends. I have some good news, even if you don't have a blog, you can link your Etsy shop in the linky below! So, please do! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">>><a href="http://aprildawns.blogspot.com/2014/02/etsy-mini-monday-linky-party_24.html" target="_blank">Click here</a><< to read the rules and grab a button!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I usually am adding new signs to my shop on Mondays, but today I am getting ready for a doctor's appointment (YUCK!). I am NOT looking forward to the appointment. Waiting, weighing (EW!), and possibly talking surgery (scary!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">In his article <a href="http://www.handmadeology.com/the-breakdown-of-branding-your-creative-business/" target="_blank">The Breakdown of Branding Your Creative Business</a>, Tim from >><a href="http://www.handmadeology.com/" target="_blank">Handmadeology</a><< says, branding is like a person's fingerprint. It shows your customer's who and what you are.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Branding for an Etsy shop includes packaging, FB page headers, Etsy shop banners, Blog headers and business cards to name a few. Above is the postcard I recently designed on Vistaprint. It will go out with all of my orders. On the back is a thank you note and QR code that links to Takin' Time on Facebook. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I also just recently ordered an <u><i>AWESOME</i></u> stamp from {SHOUT OUT} >><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/stationeryboutique?ref=pr_faveshops" target="_blank">The Stationery Boutique on Etsy</a><<, I cannot tell you how much I <i><b>love</b></i> this stamp! It is perfect for stamping the outside of my packages. I definitely recommend checking her shop out ASAP!! She is very affordable, and has adorable business card stamps! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">*On a side note, after following her on Instagram, can I just say that the girl can rock unbelievable Yoga handstands! Holy. Cow! I think we would be great friends...hehe!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I am always looking for ways to improve my branding. I want it to represent both <a href="http://takintime.etsy.com/" target="_blank">my business</a>, and my personality. I also want my branding to reflect the love and hard work that goes into everything I sell. </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Branding not only creates value,it separates you from your competition. </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">A strong brand <i>is crucial</i> to the success of your business. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">People,there is </span><i style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">a plethora</i><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"> {that's right, I said, "plethora"} of creative DIY branding options out there, you have no excuses not to work on improving your brand. One free tool that I can think of is </span><a href="http://picmonkey.com/" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">Picmonkey</a><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">. Picmonkey is an awesome free editing program where you can create and edit just about anything! From business cards, tags, coupons, stickers, Etsy and Facebook banners, you name it! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">To get you started on branding your business here are some great DIY branding articles, from </span><a href="http://ohmyhandmade.com/" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">Oh My! Handmade Goodness</a><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">,</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">The beautiful little girl in the middle, so sweet and loving, rolled her big blue eyes at me a time or two during the hustle and bustle of getting ready for school...</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">The littlest one, with the chubbiest legs ever as a baby (I wish I could give them a pinch!), explained to me this morning that she "just needs more sleep" and that going to bed earlier "won't help", sleeping in later is what she <i><u>actually</u></i> needs! LOL!</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Once upon a time, on a very hot summer afternoon in July, a week after sweet Dozer went to be with Jesus (very sad), we were just getting home from watching Bub's football practice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">The next morning I was up early,coffee in hand of course and as I was headed out the front door to see the sunrise, there he was! The same little yellow dog from the road was sitting in the middle of our driveway just staring at me, as if he knew I'd be there. Seriously it was weird, he <i><b>was</b></i> waiting for me...In my sweetest voice I say "Hey there little fella" to which he replied with a lightening fast run clear a-stinkin'-round our 20 acres. Seriously, I'm talkin' cheetah speeds folks, fo' reals!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Everyday I would put water and food out for him. Every morning, I would look out the front window and there he would be staring back at me. I would go out with a leash hidden behind me and try to get close enough to lasso him up, but just as quickly as he was in front of me, he would run around the 20 acre field and be behind me again! This little scoundrel was no dummy! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">So, I borrowed a live trap. I set it out every night after dinner, using our left overs as bate. I'd set it, go back and sit in the front yard sip my lemonade, watch and wait. It was bound to work, right? Well, not so much. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Then, at last, Meme's friend was dropping her off from a sleep over. After they dropped Meme off, as they were headed back down our driveway I saw them brake. Then I saw him, in his usual place under the giant tree in the shade (Pine or Cedar I can't remember?) in the south field. Her youngest daughter (7 yrs old) hopped out of their car and that little yellow dog shamefully and meekly walked right up and hopped into her arms! I was FLOORED! I ran to them laughing in total shock! Thanking this sweet little animal whisperer for finally catching my nemesis. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">About a year ago I pinned this cute little pillow case to show my friend Dee,thinking it would be so darn cute in her Airstream! Recently this little pillow pin has <b><i>exploded</i></b> off my Pinterest boards! This "Happy Camper" pillow pin has been re-pinned almost 300 times!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This is my first year planting a vegetable garden and it is doing amazing! I knew I loved gardening, but I didn't know how happy this garden would make me. Going out there every morning to see what's new always brings a smile to my face. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">My zucchini plants are literally exploding with zucchini! I've given it away, fried it, grilled it, made AMAZE-ING zucchini bread and I STILL have a ton left over!! Twice now I've used a <a href="http://pauladeen.com/" target="_blank">Paula Deen</a> recipe, (who I love BTW and can't believe she is having to endure this <b><u>ridiculous overreaction</u></b> by the media and FOOD network!Prayers for <a href="http://pauladeen.com/" target="_blank">Paula Deen</a>♥)and I've never used one that tasted better!</span><br />
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, combine flour, salt, nutmeg, baking soda, cinnamon and sugar. In a separate bowl, combine oil, eggs, water, zucchini and lemon juice. Mix wet ingredients into dry, add nuts and fold in. Bake in 2 standard loaf pans, sprayed with nonstick spray, for 1 hour, or until a tester comes out clean. Alternately, bake in 5 mini loaf pans for about 45 minutes.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Right now I'm thinking of <a href="http://aprildawns.blogspot.com/2011/05/prayer-request.html" target="_blank"><b>my brother</b></a>, my sweet puppy <a href="http://aprildawns.blogspot.com/2011/03/sweet-dozer-rose.html" target="_blank"><b>Dozer</b></a> who passed away last week (Not over it but I know we'll meet again, I believe!), my husband, the blackberries that are ripening ever so quickly, the <u>stupid mole</u> (I hate you Mole, and I will find you!)that is ruining my back yard, and I'm thinking on how <i>very blessed</i> I am by God! I have A.D.D folks, so my thoughts are random and quick, but deep and heartfelt nevertheless.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Life isn't always easy (Lord knows it ain't easy!), and sometimes it feels like it couldn't get any worse. Sometimes it feels as though there is a rain cloud following me around that I just can't seem to outrun, and other times it feels like I'm on top of the world. What I was reminded of today as I sit out here on the porch, is that God <u>never</u> promised easy and he <u>never</u> promised perfect. Then, I came across this old hymn written by Annie Flint and I think it says it best...</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 17.99715805053711px;">But God hath promised strength for the day,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">They start to want to have girlfriends and boyfriends(NO!), asking for money, saying things like "when I'm eighteen..." and "it's not like it was at school in your day mom" (Again with the "my day"!) there's always some sort of drama between friends (with the girls), and the list goes on and on. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">This morning I was thinking, that as hard as this parenting thing can be, I am so grateful to God that He has blessed us with our three amazing babies. I know there are parents out there that have lived through every parent's worst nightmare. They have lost their children to illness, disease or other horrific tragedy. I know without a doubt those parents would give <u>anything</u> to have seen their children grow up, to raise them through these sometimes shocking and confusing teenage years. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">So when you look back to when your children were sweet, and little and didn't roll their eyes at you, look back, but not for too long. You don't want to miss what's going on <b>right now</b>. My job as a parent is not finished, there are still amazing things to come and I don't want to look back at <u>these years</u> with regret. <span style="font-size: large;">Savor the time you have with your children. Enjoy every. Single. Moment.</span> </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I needed to remember this, and maybe you did too. </span><br />
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The older they get, the more precious their innocence becomes! <br />
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I'm not sure what she's thinking, but I can say <u>without </u>hesitation that the "<i>get our belly buttons pierced</i>" is <b>NOT</b> happening! Girrrl, you must be cray-cray! <br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Because of our two hairy four-legged boys {Dozer and Diego}, I am constantly having to clean the windows of the French doors that lead to the back yard. The other day I was out of window cleaner so, naturally, I hopped onto Pinterest and found a homemade recipe for window cleaner and </span><u style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I love it</u><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">! I've been using it on everything, windows, cleaning the bathrooms, on the kitchen counters...AND you can buy a gallon of Vinegar from Wal-Mart for </span><b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; text-decoration: underline;">less than $3!!</b><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> A gallon </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">will last you for-e-ver! </span><br />
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Takin' time to smell the flowers!http://www.blogger.com/profile/04524478186896148417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-528478902226596684.post-21835698099579431382013-03-08T10:30:00.005-08:002013-03-09T15:13:31.391-08:00How to Make a Pallet Wood Sign<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So, I was at the Post Office the other day sending off some <a href="http://etsy.com/shop/takintime" target="_blank">ETSY </a> packages. They know me down there, and the sweet post-woman says, "is this a sign?" {she knows I sell a lot of signs} and I said, "no". Any-wiz-ays, she then says, "You don't do the cutting with saws and stuff though. I can't imagine <i>you</i> doing that." <span style="font-size: large;">EHEM!</span> <span style="font-size: large;">Excuse MEH!?? Pardon MEH!?</span> LOL!</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Cut your wood to whatever sized piece of wood you desire...{I'm using a piece of salvage pallet wood that I cut to measure: 13 1/2" x 5 1/4" }</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Have a good Monday everyone! <b>Stay tuned</b> for Wednesday, I'm going to be creating a Pinterest project & join the Pinterest Challenge! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">♥ April</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I've learned that taking <strike>good</strike> great pictures for your Etsy shop is extremely important! Any Etsy advice blog that you read, you'll find one of the first things they will tell you is that pictures can <i>make</i> or <i>break</i> your listing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This morning I did a little Etsy photo shoot....Wow that sounds so professional an "Etsy Photo shoot", in reality I just went out to my work shop, set up the tripod and took some pictures...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">What do you like to shop for on Etsy? Leave me a comment and let me know what you look for and what you've bought! I'd love to hear from you♥</span><br />
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If you've ever wondered what family life is like at our house...this is how we do! The Mac-D fam doin' the Harlem Shake:</div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I hope this brought a smile to your face:) Yes, that is MY hubby wearing my shorts and my glittery tank! He's awesome!</span></div>
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Takin' time to smell the flowers!http://www.blogger.com/profile/04524478186896148417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-528478902226596684.post-4602672357498558082013-02-15T11:53:00.000-08:002013-02-16T14:14:47.714-08:00Shabby Apron Tutorial For Under $1<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">After my first Vintage Market, I realized <span style="font-size: large;">as a vendor you really need to have a cute little apron</span>...<b>and cowboy boots,</b>but that's another story completely.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So before the Funky Junk Sisters show, the night before to be exact, I made some aprons for me and my sweet helpers (Thank you Mom and Janine!). I had full intentions of sewing my own shabby aprons, but there just <span style="font-size: large;">wasn't enough time</span>!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I called up my hubby and asked him to pick me up some Home Depot utility aprons. Would you believe they were under a $1! They are perfect for gardening, baking, vendors, as an alternative to a <span style="font-size: large;">fanny pack</span>...well, <u>not</u> that last one <b><span style="font-size: large;">unless you're AWESOME!</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I got out my <strike>crappy</strike> trusty glue gun and scavenged through my material and went to town...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The possibilities are really up to you and your taste, be creative! I think a <b>ruffle</b> on the bottom would make this apron perfect!♥</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I had the glue and scraps so this project cost me less than $1! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://www.jenniferrizzo.com/2013/02/fabulousy-creative-friday-linky-party.html" target="_blank">Jennifer Rizzo's Fabulously Creative Friday</a></span></div>
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