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Aren’t these wonderful?!  All of these DIY projects are by Holly at Chez Beeper Bebe.  I love her tutorials!  I want to own pretty much every children’s book she reviews and try all of her recipes.  Overall, if you haven’t taken a look at her blog (or if you’re doing the head bob totally-falling-asleep-but-not-wanting-to-admit-it thing before you get to the C’s on Google Reader… ) your missing out!  Go!  Go now!!!

Then, whip out your scissors and start making:

1. Plush Alphabet Magnets 2. a Rainbow Sunshine Plushie 3. Beddy-Bye Beasts (also with a baby hat tutorial)

4. Doll Accessories for Emily’s (of Inside a Black Apple, please tell me you’ve heard of her, AWESOME!) Doll Pattern 5. Cloth Napkins. a girl after my green heart  6. a Paratrooper Softie

7. a Don’t Forget Memory Game 8. A Paper Crafts or Paper Doll Booklet 9. and some Counting Bean Bags

then, check out her shop, and Flickr group!

Wait, why are you still here and not here!?

~image by Amanda of CreativeBlythe.com~

If I managed to peak a little interest in Blythe doll customization last week, I thought I’d get some resources up for you:

The ultimate go-to for customization tutorials:  PuchiCollective

Blythe tutorial collection on Flickr

There are a great bunch of clothing patterns on DollyGoggles

Lots of great Dolly crafts on Craftster

More links to customization tutorials, along with places to shop for your doll, Blythe doll communities and lots more at MissBlythe

For more about Blythe dolls in general with great photography to boot check out: This is Blythe, Blythopia and Blythe World

Here is a great video on how to reroot your dolls hair on WonderHowTo

To get the pattern for the sweet little pixie hat in the image above, along with others, see Creative Blythe

Have fun beautifying your Blythe!!!

PS.  I wanted to give a little heads-up to the site that introduced me to Blythe dolls in the first place.  It was the Bonnie’s Grrl.com She writes for Geek Magazine.  Need I say more about my girl crush

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~image by Zitona on Flickr~

While listening to All Things Considered on National Public Radio yesterday, I was reminded of their “Three-Minute Fiction” contest.   You send in an original piece of fiction that can be read in three minutes or less.   The judging for this round is still ongoing, but they have a few pieces highlighted on their website right now here.  Winners, runners-up and contenders from other rounds are also on the site.

Life can get so hectic.  Hopefully these tiny gems will provide a little enjoyment during a bus ride, child’s naptime or afternoon tea.  Seeing the creativity many of us have pent up, shared with a little bit of prompting is very inspiring.  I hope they keep the contest going.

I’m a magazine clipping hoarder.  Yeah, it’s bad.  Like boxes full….  Anyways!  While going through magazine clippings the other day, I found an article I had saved from years earlier that still contained relevant advice.  If we get free time time at all, the article stated, we generally save it for the end of the day.  By then, however, the energy just isn’t there to do what we really enjoy.  So, we spend those precious hours doing things that take very little effort, like watching tv.  A new approach might be to go to bed earlier so that we can get up early and start the day with something we enjoy instead.  I thought that was a good idea.  I know, I know, it’s hard starting the day period sometimes.  Starting it even earlier might not seem very appealing.  With a little practice though, getting up a bit sooner isn’t so hard.  My toddler alarm clock gets me up at around 6:30 now and I used to be a 10am kind of girl.

So, if you love to read but never have time, hopefully these ideas help.  Instead of longing for that good book collecting dust on the nightstand, try a quick three-minute fiction story on your break.  Or, maybe make reading an incentive to get up a bit earlier.  Why not start the day off with something good in case the rest ends up crazy?

~image by Nan Lawson Download it here at Feed Your Soul~

~image by Charlotte Speaks at Flickr~

~image by Laura Berger Download it here at Feed Your Soul~

~image by Caza No 7 at Flickr~

Hope that helped!  Have a refreshing Sunday and a fantastic week ahead!

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~”Give Me A Namem Bastian!” by Amy Sol and Greg “Craola” Simkins~

Isn’t this great!?!?!  The 80’s child in me is jumping for joy.  It’s a collaboration by Amy Sol and Greg Simkins for Crazy 4 Cult.  I love the contrast between Greg’s rich colors and Amy’s almost etherial muted palette.

See more of Amy’s work at her site or blog (LOVE the latest Alice in Wonderland themed pieces!).

See more of Greg’s work at his site or blog.

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I didn’t realize it until I saw a post by Bakerella about Tartelette’s macarons, but the net is quite a buzz about macarons lately.  So here’s a little DIY macaron mania for you:

Recipe for Rose White Chocolate “Macaroons” by Fabrice Bendano via NPR

Bakerella shows you how to make macaron pops here

Here’s a Big Macaron tutorial at Not So Humble Pie found via Craft Gossip

And because this is how mine will probably turn out too, The Decorated Cookie shows her version here along with a hilarious how hers should look comparison.