tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59685471870193044122024-02-20T11:05:08.826-05:00Mamma TortillaLesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695357459709545644noreply@blogger.comBlogger148125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968547187019304412.post-44609765479970213022010-07-12T15:17:00.001-04:002010-07-12T15:28:16.692-04:00A Farewell...Wow! its been a long time since I have posted :) A lot of changes have been going on in my house (only good ones) so I haven't been on very much. When I do have free time I am out taking pictures and spending time with my kiddos. :)<br /><br />On a really sad note, after much debate, I have decided to shut down Mamma Tortilla ...........WHAT!! i know mouth dropper! It's been an awesome time and I have enjoyed blogging here at Mamma T but its time to move on. I am not disappearing from the blog world though, I have a photo blog in the works and hoping that will take off soon :) I am focusing all of my energy on photography WOOHOO! <br /><br />Special thanks to everyone who made Mamma T what it was (you know who you are), guest bloggers, Melissa West and everyone who loved Mamma T. I will keep Mamma Tortilla up for awhile just in case I want to come back :)<br /><br /><br /><br />Farewell and Adios,<br /><br />Mamma TortillaLesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695357459709545644noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968547187019304412.post-1552083098074825912010-06-14T06:00:00.001-04:002010-06-14T08:07:01.272-04:00Guest Blogger: Jolyn from A Year Of Happy<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: rgb(120, 63, 4);"> I am so excited to have Jolyn from A Year of Happy at my house today. She has an amazing </span><a href="http://www.ayearofhappyphotos.com/" style="color: rgb(120, 63, 4);">photo blog</a><span style="color: rgb(120, 63, 4);"> and a </span><a href="http://www.ayearofhappy.com/" style="color: rgb(120, 63, 4);">blog cafe </a><span style="color: rgb(120, 63, 4);">that you must check out. We met through the </span><a href="http://onehundredphotos.blogspot.com/" style="color: rgb(120, 63, 4);">100 Photos Project</a><span style="color: rgb(120, 63, 4);"> and I have fallen in love with her pictures. So grab your cup of Monday tea and give a warm welcome to Jolyn.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> **************</div><br />Hi! I'm JoLyn and I'm so excited to be visiting at Mamma Tortilla--what an honor it is to be here!<br /><br />Leslie and I got in touch because we both love photography. Me? I'm really new to the photography game--in fact, I just got my "big-girl" camera for Christmas, and now it hardly ever leaves my side. I am hooked! And I think the internet/blogging world is the perfect place to learn photography, make friends, and share our photos.<br /><br />For instance, Leslie and I are both participating in a <a href="http://onehundredphotos.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">100 photos project</a>. Every person who wants to play along chooses their own theme. Mine is "<a href="http://www.ayearofhappyphotos.com/" target="_blank">Simple Pleasures</a>." This theme goes along with my <a href="http://www.ayearofhappy.com/" target="_blank">Happiness Project</a>, which is to look for the good things in life that money can't buy, and write about them on my blog. These two projects are really changing the way I look at life. They are making me notice things I had taken for granted--and the simple things have taken on much more meaning since I started focusing on life through the lens of my camera.<br /><br />One experience in particular was an early morning when I was driving my son to school, like I do most mornings. I started looking at my world wondering what would make a good photo that day. And I saw this view--it's only about a mile from my home. I see it every single day. But I guess in my rush of activities, I don't really take the time to look. When I looked at it through my lens, I realized how breathtaking it really is!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60K7BrmAQskWoDwxdZo62RTuW_0NIFAvfwiwLRsObgRxyPv-fmfcD4uW5T-qWZgxR_e3bfhyi_XO-8Ok3WZP6kLOwJh_1mqYE4oH1MJ2aHw2QCBXtX7WM7xtCTnL2IBbVTrhqvS5TXoc/s1600/IMG_7962b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60K7BrmAQskWoDwxdZo62RTuW_0NIFAvfwiwLRsObgRxyPv-fmfcD4uW5T-qWZgxR_e3bfhyi_XO-8Ok3WZP6kLOwJh_1mqYE4oH1MJ2aHw2QCBXtX7WM7xtCTnL2IBbVTrhqvS5TXoc/s400/IMG_7962b.jpg" border="0" height="400" width="276" /></a></div><br />I've also started taking note of simple things that I might not have seen otherwise. Like the day I was in the airport and saw these two birds sitting on the chairs watching the planes take off and land!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWstzbuQ9ptrr_-NZ4EUbo3awalwnaz9XFgVoJGwB_o9OoNaLXIabC10TZWsclh1tSoiFvCBXcfClW-dpGzEnrR9tHlgVhNnIEbUSPn-ZIn44gUEUKl_TMIRzPDo7LuyosQVcKqFRXoFs/s1600/the+perfect+seat+small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWstzbuQ9ptrr_-NZ4EUbo3awalwnaz9XFgVoJGwB_o9OoNaLXIabC10TZWsclh1tSoiFvCBXcfClW-dpGzEnrR9tHlgVhNnIEbUSPn-ZIn44gUEUKl_TMIRzPDo7LuyosQVcKqFRXoFs/s400/the+perfect+seat+small.jpg" border="0" height="266" width="400" /></a></div><br />And speaking of birds, I've never paid much attention to them before. But having my camera in hand, I've become an avid bird watcher. On a recent humanitarian trip to Nicaragua, I spent an hour taking photos of the birds on the beach--and loving it!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEMqaC9xdQQGBWWNss1NeHi1HNZjGcnff2Stx-emJ-pGrPLC8pxQX7wZQdmgMqf9ot_qonZRiXm4LatCBZf29QlJOcGitSO8ez_ioitA-BI7icWB0FXPEra2hRBxhuC0YmKnkDIs2qizo/s1600/IMG_1147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEMqaC9xdQQGBWWNss1NeHi1HNZjGcnff2Stx-emJ-pGrPLC8pxQX7wZQdmgMqf9ot_qonZRiXm4LatCBZf29QlJOcGitSO8ez_ioitA-BI7icWB0FXPEra2hRBxhuC0YmKnkDIs2qizo/s320/IMG_1147.jpg" border="0" height="320" width="294" /></a></div><br />Another fun project I'm participating in is called "<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/1339664@N21/" target="_blank">Team Up Thursday</a>". For this project, we are paired with another person, and each week we take a photo based on the week's theme. Then we create a diptych using our two photos. My partner is Arizaphale from Australia. I'm from Utah, so the two of us are having a blast getting to know each other and working together from opposite sides of the world. It's fun to see what our teammates come up with for each week's theme! Here's one of our diptychs--our theme was "Lunch".<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUaWdkfmGcpCp0QkgqJ3IB_RN_FS_YpIugY3AigpF69cTLbHvEDxXNr_VQvb8VRyaP4qIVQvsMjvlueI-j4bG_OlxKPDyiU-mcBbixk4JWM4ox8g1ExFMN8DkdI3i5pMF3DXLfLvTyHio/s1600/Lunch+Dip.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUaWdkfmGcpCp0QkgqJ3IB_RN_FS_YpIugY3AigpF69cTLbHvEDxXNr_VQvb8VRyaP4qIVQvsMjvlueI-j4bG_OlxKPDyiU-mcBbixk4JWM4ox8g1ExFMN8DkdI3i5pMF3DXLfLvTyHio/s320/Lunch+Dip.jpg" border="0" height="320" width="320" /></a></div><br />As much fun as I'm having with my camera, I'm quickly learning how much I don't know. The method to my madness right now is to take hundreds of photos--and hope one or two get lucky and turn out good! You should have seen me in Nicaragua, madly snapping photo after photo from the window of our moving bus! Luckily, I got a few good ones that really tell the story of our amazing adventures.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtoKMA3cmrW29lscHYxNsdCYByUbugUOEOpFoatFZ1jOc2JclmqUG54mFaciuvypuWh2D2OcVYQkGnkKM-JOrQxM0KD_KMz6QGIhd_M_WFXa9IXmLdJKrhiWIxnXb26h2Rol19s3pP-vs/s1600/IMG_8800a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtoKMA3cmrW29lscHYxNsdCYByUbugUOEOpFoatFZ1jOc2JclmqUG54mFaciuvypuWh2D2OcVYQkGnkKM-JOrQxM0KD_KMz6QGIhd_M_WFXa9IXmLdJKrhiWIxnXb26h2Rol19s3pP-vs/s320/IMG_8800a.jpg" border="0" height="262" width="320" /></a></div> I guess for me, photography is about two things: telling a story and finding the joy in life. And no matter how much I learn about how my camera works, that's how I hope it will always be!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">*****</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you so much Jolyn for coming over today and visiting :) Don't forget to check out her <a href="http://www.ayearofhappyphotos.com/">photo blog</a> and <a href="http://www.ayearofhappy.com/">blog cafe</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:large;"><span style="color: rgb(224, 102, 102);">Leslie</span></span></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(136, 136, 136);"> </span>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695357459709545644noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968547187019304412.post-13295245315180686952010-06-10T06:00:00.001-04:002010-06-10T06:00:00.661-04:00It's A Jungle Out ThereMy garden has over taken the corner of my backyard. I was happy to come back home from my trip to New York (you will hear more about that in the coming week) to have snap peas and little tomatoes. Austin and I were so excited that our daily watering and tending to the garden has paid off. He even called Scott and told him about the exciting news. So if you look at the first <a href="http://mammatortilla.blogspot.com/2010/05/square-foot-gardening.html">post</a> of my garden and what it looks like now you will see what a jungle it has become :)<br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/398/D08C80631EFF75393E996BFF5B896642.png" style="-moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; -moz-background-origin: padding; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; border: 0pt none ! important;" /></a>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695357459709545644noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968547187019304412.post-84163509383703529752010-06-09T06:00:00.001-04:002010-06-09T06:00:02.990-04:00Summer Hair AccessoriesSummer is here and all the cute outfits are coming out of my closet. The ones that I wasn't able to wear last summer because I was post baby :) Now that I am feeling a little better with my body I got myself in the attic to pull clothes down :) So exciting! So I was out there looking around and came across some really cute hair accessories that could really make an outfit. I am a true believer of the simpler the outfit the better because once you had those amazing accessories...you get that hot outfit :) I love these because they are funky and fun...isn't that what summer is all about?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitdMh1Xei8R50F8Az_vmmUNC_yosN3zAodnhV11tZ5O73uAPt21ZBpVuE1MSwvcupHo8VdzJwoo78ge-i92UEzwJwbqmcFOiPZ2b0AYTaTJ-9gKYjM7ujoVkzDnnMMCjkov-bdW-ZagGw/s1600/hair.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitdMh1Xei8R50F8Az_vmmUNC_yosN3zAodnhV11tZ5O73uAPt21ZBpVuE1MSwvcupHo8VdzJwoo78ge-i92UEzwJwbqmcFOiPZ2b0AYTaTJ-9gKYjM7ujoVkzDnnMMCjkov-bdW-ZagGw/s400/hair.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480484780907930658" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://dedicated.typepad.com/dedicated_follower_of_fas/2010/03/d-to-the-i-to-the-y-hair-wreath.html">Hair Wreath by Dedicated</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6b0DUXmW0FVtXyGlUFKB84e4VxLUXYqMnBw4RCXlvgXPACCYihQbfO_UFyO4cBhPhVE4PjcMW7X3o-QzBomaE1-fEOSuSBEeZjbhdQQWmMP_GBadwZHr-BohSemb4fnw3QekhHkrjksw/s1600/feather.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6b0DUXmW0FVtXyGlUFKB84e4VxLUXYqMnBw4RCXlvgXPACCYihQbfO_UFyO4cBhPhVE4PjcMW7X3o-QzBomaE1-fEOSuSBEeZjbhdQQWmMP_GBadwZHr-BohSemb4fnw3QekhHkrjksw/s400/feather.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480482544117991858" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://abeautifulmess.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/05/summer-feather-hair-accessories.html">Summer Feather Hair Accessory by Beautiful Mess</a><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfaWPcNF76iQmukfBZefMrBvtjcMsK2InE-C862W-nVmrg_hCrXzk8UWx64r8vXogkU9CvV4u-nQVwbq-F7WxEyd60gcxyrX9ko6lVu-ZXA4xSmPiUOi8t7ScsL0q2XLOu5SYiycG4_2I/s1600/hb+blue+blog.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfaWPcNF76iQmukfBZefMrBvtjcMsK2InE-C862W-nVmrg_hCrXzk8UWx64r8vXogkU9CvV4u-nQVwbq-F7WxEyd60gcxyrX9ko6lVu-ZXA4xSmPiUOi8t7ScsL0q2XLOu5SYiycG4_2I/s400/hb+blue+blog.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480483071474894482" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://jezzeblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/flat-pattern-hair-band.html">Flat Pattern Hair Band by Jezze Prints</a><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/398/D08C80631EFF75393E996BFF5B896642.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" /></a></div>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695357459709545644noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968547187019304412.post-7733287254444141022010-06-08T15:06:00.000-04:002010-06-08T15:06:20.337-04:00Father's Day Gift Ideas<div style="text-align: center;"> Father's Day is just around the corner ladies (and gentlemen)! Lets start getting our ideas together and start crafting for the special guys in our lives. Here are couple of things to get your creative juices flowing.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Leslie </span></div>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695357459709545644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968547187019304412.post-11334069291948982562010-06-04T15:34:00.001-04:002010-06-04T15:34:59.976-04:009:Eat Some Berries<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/88306478@N00/4669364809/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/4669364809_b0af05476d.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/88306478@N00/4669364809/">9:Eat Some Berries</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/88306478@N00/">mamma tortilla</a>.</span></div><p></p>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695357459709545644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968547187019304412.post-82310002070492068972010-06-02T15:05:00.005-04:002010-06-02T15:23:15.498-04:00Reminder and a couple of sidenotesDon't forget to sign up for the <a href="http://mammatortilla.blogspot.com/2010/05/fabric-scraps-exchange.html">Fabric Swap</a> you have until Friday!! You can't possibly miss out the opportunity of getting someone's fabric treasures. I'm super excited to see what comes in the mail from my fabric swapper person (ok it just sounded good when I said it in my head and it made me giggle:) )<br /><br />Sidenote: my "I Was Featured" button is not working. Sorry ladies who have it :( Please take the other button in the mean time. Planning to change the blog again so thats why I didn't panic when it went missing! If anyone out there does blog headers, buttons, etc. send me an email: mammatortilla@gmail.com.<br /><br />Ok another sidenote: I'm ending this post with what was on my deck, in my backyard and IN MY HOUSE recently!!!!!!!!! I'm having a lot of animal encounters lately.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPOjsgwevq2TrtsSIuBSqmsm61BaUaUiL2m48EWQbtvX-d19ZaEDlt8t7J_xAnYX0vmSvZg9U27qhyphenhyphenLDhv__bpR7UVcqC0JkK7PDQH4Xi4f2RtDYI58pVqFIK0rtC_SPZeZsAiUDW3NaA/s1600/snake.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPOjsgwevq2TrtsSIuBSqmsm61BaUaUiL2m48EWQbtvX-d19ZaEDlt8t7J_xAnYX0vmSvZg9U27qhyphenhyphenLDhv__bpR7UVcqC0JkK7PDQH4Xi4f2RtDYI58pVqFIK0rtC_SPZeZsAiUDW3NaA/s400/snake.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478258188561216994" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlrxi4LqWBP6OU2XHtXFFRivney6nq0d8VDN12bclo0MBAqbYwcpT28DmnTYYInGmFnZ2FG5AgGDbFpcpRQCWNExKyp9MTDqsTuMatITvrBf7cpk4yzhNfLvZlHt5-r-FA-XVREGOTVow/s1600/snake2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlrxi4LqWBP6OU2XHtXFFRivney6nq0d8VDN12bclo0MBAqbYwcpT28DmnTYYInGmFnZ2FG5AgGDbFpcpRQCWNExKyp9MTDqsTuMatITvrBf7cpk4yzhNfLvZlHt5-r-FA-XVREGOTVow/s400/snake2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478258199310044978" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/398/D08C80631EFF75393E996BFF5B896642.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" /></a>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695357459709545644noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968547187019304412.post-55707303795615235702010-05-30T22:54:00.001-04:002010-05-30T22:54:09.930-04:008::Sleeping Beauty<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/88306478@N00/4654372075/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4001/4654372075_a77cf35835.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/88306478@N00/4654372075/">8::Sleeping Beauty</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/88306478@N00/">mamma tortilla</a>.</span></div><p></p>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695357459709545644noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968547187019304412.post-61312443823281581292010-05-29T22:23:00.001-04:002010-05-30T11:08:09.998-04:00Fabric Scraps Exchange<div align="center"><span style="color:purple;">My mom and I were trying to organize my crafting corner today in an effort to get me back to the sewing machine. As we are attacking all the fabric I have, I realized that I have tons of scraps and I would love to share. So why not do a fabric scraps exchange:) I love getting new fabric and you can do so much with fabric scraps!</span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:purple;"><strong>Here Are The Rules</strong>:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:purple;"><br /></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:purple;">1. You have to put together a bag of your scraps and send it to someone you have never met before. It can be in a small sandwich ziplock bag or a gallon ziplock bag. It's up to you on how much you want to giveaway :)<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:purple;">2. Post a comment below and leave an email address/blog address. You will mail your scraps to the blogger who posts a comment below you. Once a comment has been posted below yours, go ahead and contact that person to get their mailing address. You have until <span style="font-size:large;"><strong>June 4th </strong></span>to post.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:purple;">3. Please mail your item no later than <strong><span style="font-size:large;">June 7th</span></strong>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:purple;">4. If you are running behind NO WORRIES! Just be kind enough to email the person letting them know their scraps are on the way.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="color:purple;">5. U.S. and Canada participants only please :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:purple;">This is going to be so much fun!! Tell your friends, twitter, facebook about it, whatever. The more people that participate the more fun! I will leave the first comment :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-size:x-large;color:purple;" ><strong>Leslie</strong></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><br /></a>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695357459709545644noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968547187019304412.post-83622504609873130562010-05-27T22:06:00.006-04:002010-05-27T22:39:41.456-04:00Cottage Collection By Bunny Lane Designs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYLvm1JlvWHHzldBeesKyunDygC34-J31BOAJ9L5m51zYvwZCUsxVO2kxonw2IGaorsK1fuMNCKgwxEjuhMw45MH4cD7Mo0t8oPP7dXWW-99Bk96ONvOcmoEs3P1Thm1IDdjvPUGFiHXc/s1600/30724_400558232887_251709707887_4097798_5654781_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYLvm1JlvWHHzldBeesKyunDygC34-J31BOAJ9L5m51zYvwZCUsxVO2kxonw2IGaorsK1fuMNCKgwxEjuhMw45MH4cD7Mo0t8oPP7dXWW-99Bk96ONvOcmoEs3P1Thm1IDdjvPUGFiHXc/s400/30724_400558232887_251709707887_4097798_5654781_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476144239355499218" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV7_kwcw7P5KrHqnPA6w3_-Qr6wLz6CokDFDnaVPRsS5t1LxqIB9jQYMRr9A0kfLV5ZGQR-BoK4B7VLLa1Gh2rAWZl79XSIGpPRIqkkUa4J0CN4Vvs4PrOO1RJ47x6FUJcN9Zauii5fLU/s1600/il_430xN.147412832.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV7_kwcw7P5KrHqnPA6w3_-Qr6wLz6CokDFDnaVPRsS5t1LxqIB9jQYMRr9A0kfLV5ZGQR-BoK4B7VLLa1Gh2rAWZl79XSIGpPRIqkkUa4J0CN4Vvs4PrOO1RJ47x6FUJcN9Zauii5fLU/s400/il_430xN.147412832.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476144588523040322" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwzORBWINcLvlmg3KyXSSRIdQZx-Rw_LptiAbTIIzjLE6vdTazC-30da9amRWk4nhdwCCg99C6gKP00wcwyIQIC_P9KnN4LViylS3shAww9A5iI1FfBASEV0Lef6FeR6FzoThjVDvzwC0/s1600/il_430xN.147412639.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwzORBWINcLvlmg3KyXSSRIdQZx-Rw_LptiAbTIIzjLE6vdTazC-30da9amRWk4nhdwCCg99C6gKP00wcwyIQIC_P9KnN4LViylS3shAww9A5iI1FfBASEV0Lef6FeR6FzoThjVDvzwC0/s400/il_430xN.147412639.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476144471400270898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Ok when I saw this Cottage Collection by <a href="http://www.sewingwithabbie.blogspot.com/">Bunny Lane Designs</a>..........I did my little happy dance because this dress is so stinking cute!! Every little girl should have one. I am so excited to see more of what she is going to have. She is just giving us a sneak peak of the new collection so if this is cute, can you imagine what the rest is going to look like????<br /><br />Head over to her <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/48235283/made-to-order-cottage-rose-apron-dress">etsy store</a> and have a look around. let me know what you think.<br /><br />And on a even happier note, my May Flowers photo was featured <a href="http://groupfeatures.blogspot.com/">here</a> at the One Hundred Photos Feature blog. I again did the happy dance. Ok I did more then my happy dance :) I am very excited about it. can you tell? Head over there and check it out!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);font-size:180%;" >Leslie</span><br /></div>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695357459709545644noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968547187019304412.post-22447601737255912582010-05-26T06:00:00.003-04:002010-05-26T06:00:09.639-04:007::100 Butterfly Wings<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivYSAi0o0H65eKXIEyUnsGc-8YMkCw7oHC9M6eB_rhWT_TA7-Q9vyj5f5QzX5YGyFyK4GRAMtep6LKmOFWm86iREMz6yEXVCJvyegdJJ94AzzMrYBPxdWRBlKwwE6yd115aFrlGNhDFoU/s1600/7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 378px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivYSAi0o0H65eKXIEyUnsGc-8YMkCw7oHC9M6eB_rhWT_TA7-Q9vyj5f5QzX5YGyFyK4GRAMtep6LKmOFWm86iREMz6yEXVCJvyegdJJ94AzzMrYBPxdWRBlKwwE6yd115aFrlGNhDFoU/s400/7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475001348698916066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This beauty landed on my window last Saturday morning.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/398/D08C80631EFF75393E996BFF5B896642.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" /></a></div>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695357459709545644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968547187019304412.post-67620781008016630042010-05-24T14:49:00.003-04:002010-05-24T14:50:22.477-04:006::100 Thinking Big Ideas<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/88306478@N00/4635923655/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3355/4635923655_f5fbb0fcd3.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0.8em;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/88306478@N00/4635923655/">6: Thinking Big Ideas</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/88306478@N00/">mamma tortilla</a>.</span></div><p>Pondering, constructing, analyzing and creating BIG IDEAS!</p>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695357459709545644noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968547187019304412.post-15551037171265249482010-05-23T07:50:00.005-04:002010-05-25T17:57:33.903-04:00Summer PouchesSummer is fast approaching, as I keep mentioning and reminding, so time to put away all the heavy purses and make something light and fun to use. If you have kids of course its hard to do because we always have to carry around all this stuff!! But once in awhile you get to go out kid free so why not go out with something light and super cute!! I love these! I had a lot of fun making this and want to make lots more!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0sBd7IH7N8KjRPEpPya8RKBBw3OciiD-UiQdOGQqNLiXkQSOQh_v2iQKN5ZysdpOhr1YTrR45g0jZMHCty-mfO3nihgF4rhZe2XCJE1YyzFruTXvm7ZB0a3HEB6VQ1-_6EjMkBCCkyxY/s1600/purse2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474432021264422018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0sBd7IH7N8KjRPEpPya8RKBBw3OciiD-UiQdOGQqNLiXkQSOQh_v2iQKN5ZysdpOhr1YTrR45g0jZMHCty-mfO3nihgF4rhZe2XCJE1YyzFruTXvm7ZB0a3HEB6VQ1-_6EjMkBCCkyxY/s400/purse2.jpg" /></a><br />Made by Me :) Pattern from <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bend-Rules-Sewing-Amy-Karol/dp/0307347214">Bend-the-Rules Sewing by Amy Karol</a><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6dhWpkqCeGltkXxaa0ApE6xbsPVv95E3he9qWyB7qC9tbqp5EXmosv64ERBOEo7-zoyv7ZC8I8PxeRHShs-QMQnQlaXC0qPncNVMCs0WGMHX2xoQ7PZAWAD3tx2Fisf7A6La4J-AAkBI/s1600/purse.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474432013919504946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6dhWpkqCeGltkXxaa0ApE6xbsPVv95E3he9qWyB7qC9tbqp5EXmosv64ERBOEo7-zoyv7ZC8I8PxeRHShs-QMQnQlaXC0qPncNVMCs0WGMHX2xoQ7PZAWAD3tx2Fisf7A6La4J-AAkBI/s400/purse.jpg" /></a><br />Made by Melissa. Pattern from<a href="http://noodleheads.blogspot.com/2010/04/gathered-clutch-tutorial.html"> Noodlehead</a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Have a Happy Sunday!<br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,0); FONT-WEIGHT: boldfont-size:180%;" ><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,153)">Leslie</span></span> </div>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695357459709545644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968547187019304412.post-2336968373865090952010-05-21T22:32:00.000-04:002010-05-21T22:32:19.783-04:00First Place...NO WAY!I just finished taking a six week photography class over at <a href="http://bloomecourse.typepad.com/myblog/">Bloom E-Course</a>. This is another class I highly recommend. Rachel, the instructor, is super nice and so passionate about photography and this class. She answers every question and gets you excited every week about your photography assignment. You walk away from the class more confident about taking pictures and you make new friends along the way. <br />
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The fourth week of class Rachel had a photo contest and we were each allowed to submit a portrait picture. At first I was pretty hesitant but I said "what the heck, I have nothing to loose." I submitted a picture of Chloe and I WON FIRST PLACE!! WOOHOO! I was shocked. There were many talented photographers in my class so I was really surprised. I won a <a href="http://www.lensbaby.com/index.php">lensbaby</a>, a discount to<a href="http://mpix.com/"> Mpix</a> and a discount to <a href="http://www.gettotallyrad.com/">Totally Rad Actions</a>. AWESOME! But in the end everyone won something, she gave away actions and textures she created to everyone in the class.<br />
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Found so many fun summer projects to do that I wanted to share. Hope this helps get your creative juices flowing and get you back to crafting. I've been slacking but this has just motivated me :)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyNIiWD1SqNQ1yDyNZQ5M9LsQsWZ2Xr198v-fsmybHrZFG736ctuL_lcmVQgnKt_GAUE7XhCbTGboKrkiDlPCQ-FkZgMp71aMW5X1v6qbMCJ9fLmE8KuyZmHKyHIjT6_I1pyaJOZ0sMIA/s1600/Splish+Splash+Dress.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyNIiWD1SqNQ1yDyNZQ5M9LsQsWZ2Xr198v-fsmybHrZFG736ctuL_lcmVQgnKt_GAUE7XhCbTGboKrkiDlPCQ-FkZgMp71aMW5X1v6qbMCJ9fLmE8KuyZmHKyHIjT6_I1pyaJOZ0sMIA/s400/Splish+Splash+Dress.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472083186888335138" border="0" /></a><a href="http://peapodcreations.blogspot.com/2010/05/splish-splash-dress.html"><br />Splish Splash Dress by Pea Pod Creations</a><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVA9fUNMLmAXQlxnb1SFye0jlIx4maKDnvg7c1bekS_MTEOVLemzVKRCO2dwvQVSCEgOuqIHJzZ2Hve49hr-J3ZCRH41ahO4WJAzS-OiSVXVnHS22oJJupZkPQdyMpAMlP4RRVfpmNWI/s1600/hooded+beach+towel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVA9fUNMLmAXQlxnb1SFye0jlIx4maKDnvg7c1bekS_MTEOVLemzVKRCO2dwvQVSCEgOuqIHJzZ2Hve49hr-J3ZCRH41ahO4WJAzS-OiSVXVnHS22oJJupZkPQdyMpAMlP4RRVfpmNWI/s400/hooded+beach+towel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472083727136575202" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.prudentbaby.com/2010/05/hamptons-hooded-beach-towel.html">Hampton Hooded Beach Towel by Prudent Baby</a><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLUxLwe0ljV1Dn7yxLOSD0GxgBfTmhgrekg7gO5mX7L0hh9-weaB4DgBItvpSpeiVymuB9oEC5TBCIxUUWIb3NovmyWND1YLfb4vSlESF8fcxbfTLcEORutgC8FEDrr455vpcrqH4dw6w/s1600/terracota.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLUxLwe0ljV1Dn7yxLOSD0GxgBfTmhgrekg7gO5mX7L0hh9-weaB4DgBItvpSpeiVymuB9oEC5TBCIxUUWIb3NovmyWND1YLfb4vSlESF8fcxbfTLcEORutgC8FEDrr455vpcrqH4dw6w/s400/terracota.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472084335161203250" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.positivelysplendid.com/2010/05/tiered-terra-cotta-planter.html">Tiered Terracotta Planter by Positively Splendid</a>.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JZncwkBcxKrVhm6pVaF3KGmZ-yWkse3tPE3byjDV8d3P0xLm-X2yYGNBPm4wUfFpUOHVKii2W7M7drNp8RYbLhdeA_Wmx796Vxw_DOQh-C4nnqi2Wo-EShpgxBCwUDRbjNWlWnvrnZQ/s1600/sewing_cushion_018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JZncwkBcxKrVhm6pVaF3KGmZ-yWkse3tPE3byjDV8d3P0xLm-X2yYGNBPm4wUfFpUOHVKii2W7M7drNp8RYbLhdeA_Wmx796Vxw_DOQh-C4nnqi2Wo-EShpgxBCwUDRbjNWlWnvrnZQ/s400/sewing_cushion_018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472085409627139906" border="0" /></a><a href="http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2010/05/how-to_sew_comfy_natural_cushi.html">Comfy Natural Cushions for Wooden Chairs by Craftzine</a><br /><br /><br />Doesn't this make you just want to drop everything and start crafting??? love it. Have a happy Monday!<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-size:180%;" >Leslie</span><br /></div>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695357459709545644noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968547187019304412.post-80436015920637379372010-05-16T22:01:00.004-04:002010-05-16T22:21:52.301-04:00A Sad Week<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ioYinuDTpednAjJZNdhWKcGXH-2O2z58HbsNDdaSlz_Guzj96EHrNbVhhJPTES2ADCjPMoRhkg_xi-1yRXu9h_mqbJHhJsnYsqyof61Ozl0CMXUStxJfvrlEbq31L_TYyggaesicYgA/s1600/DSC_0707.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ioYinuDTpednAjJZNdhWKcGXH-2O2z58HbsNDdaSlz_Guzj96EHrNbVhhJPTES2ADCjPMoRhkg_xi-1yRXu9h_mqbJHhJsnYsqyof61Ozl0CMXUStxJfvrlEbq31L_TYyggaesicYgA/s400/DSC_0707.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472056524125169250" border="0" /></a><br />Last week was a tough week at my house from both the kids being so sick to a family loss on Mother's Day. My Uncle passed away and it has been the saddest week. I spent most of the week tending to my little ones and mourning a loss. The hardest part was seeing my grandmother hurt as much as she did. I couldn't post on MT last week or even write anything about it on any public internet page because it was so personal that I couldn't share with the world that I was sad.<br /><br />But, I decided to share tonight because these are things that happen in life. I have to admit, and I have admitted in the past, that I love reading other people's blog and even wonder how they do it. They look like they have the perfect life, they craft, they have business, manage to take care of their kids, post everyday, seems like nothing ever goes wrong and have dinner on the table by five. PERFECT right? well...<br /><br />I have come to learn that those are only snap shots of people's lives, not everything is perfect everyday well not at my house anyway. So when you come visit me here you only get snap shots and we do have real things happen :)<br /><br />On a happy note, I am feeling much better especially since I know that my family has accepted our loss and that he will live on in our hearts:)<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/398/D08C80631EFF75393E996BFF5B896642.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" /></a>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695357459709545644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968547187019304412.post-31442979793486459062010-05-11T08:40:00.001-04:002010-05-11T08:40:42.519-04:003::Dangling Feet<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/88306478@N00/4598542664/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4598542664_25890eb92e.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/88306478@N00/4598542664/">3::Dangling Feet</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/88306478@N00/">mamma tortilla</a>.</span></div><p>My friend Katie asked me to take pictures of her beautiful son Liam. Well as we are having fun taking pictures of him we decided to put him in the bookshelf. Can you find baby Liam? hehe</p>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695357459709545644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968547187019304412.post-44055681613738468932010-05-10T09:25:00.000-04:002010-05-10T09:25:51.332-04:00Square Foot Gardening<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUAPY5uEYAHjVvuU44KRBC8-KOjl9YveV89hgH-kCSFMOHOu7s0hfm6PdKFrfEe8R-wyGhE6V1AxQNBkvhjaAvroEF-1jk1hOOd_2kJBJksJPkE5AYEuPtdpo2w_qrOocgeA_56uSWGRs/s1600/DSC_1579.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUAPY5uEYAHjVvuU44KRBC8-KOjl9YveV89hgH-kCSFMOHOu7s0hfm6PdKFrfEe8R-wyGhE6V1AxQNBkvhjaAvroEF-1jk1hOOd_2kJBJksJPkE5AYEuPtdpo2w_qrOocgeA_56uSWGRs/s320/DSC_1579.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">I'm really excited to show you guys my new garden. I have never had a garden before and I was excited to get my hands dirty:) Thankfully, I have friends that are willing to share their secrets about gardening and how it all works. So they were kind enough to introduce me to <a href="http://www.squarefootgardening.com/">Square Foot Gardening</a>. It's very easy to do and to maintain. I have so many things sprouting at the moment: lettuce, pumpkin, tomatoes, marigolds, hot peppers, gourds, etc. Everyday the kids go outside and see the progress. Not only am I having fun gardening but Austin is really taking pride of his work and gets just as excited as I do. Go check out the<a href="http://www.squarefootgardening.com/"> site </a>out if you are interested in starting one. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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I jumped and screamed when I opened it. I always wanted to have a vintage camera. Thanks Nicole. I took this a couple of weekends ago with my new Nikon D300. It's one of my favorite photos.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/398/D08C80631EFF75393E996BFF5B896642.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" /></a>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695357459709545644noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968547187019304412.post-31032810034132486962010-05-07T08:59:00.005-04:002010-05-07T09:09:02.133-04:00"maybe im just like my mother""Dance like no one is looking" that's the motto in our house. Austin, Chloe and I have daily dance offs at our house. We crank the radio in our kitchen and dance. Its even come in handy when everyone is on the verge of a melt down and need a quick distraction. If you know me, dancing is something I have always loved. Nope not a professional or took dance classes. I just dance and love it. If I am good, well thats a different story.<br /><br />Well, I guess all the dancing in our kitchen paid off because at my sister-in-law's wedding, Austin busted a move.....<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFweSnalairT-4sfX86lFodhXtZHu-_D5fHbL9PYQvCtAp1j9Ey9oBJ9WuA5T97wRfgklHnXvePuqfZwyOWGa3cW4aZT3_dl6tfrF2k9sG75BcVb-k6eZKOwFcsnSfJI6srNK8q3h6D_o/s1600/busting+a+move3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 386px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFweSnalairT-4sfX86lFodhXtZHu-_D5fHbL9PYQvCtAp1j9Ey9oBJ9WuA5T97wRfgklHnXvePuqfZwyOWGa3cW4aZT3_dl6tfrF2k9sG75BcVb-k6eZKOwFcsnSfJI6srNK8q3h6D_o/s400/busting+a+move3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468513703430395106" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And right before I posted this we had our morning dance off and an old Prince song came on "....maybe I'm just like my mother" and Austin sure is just like his mom.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Leslie</span></span>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695357459709545644noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968547187019304412.post-24619849280413579632010-05-05T15:39:00.005-04:002010-05-05T16:08:31.652-04:00simple things in life: Play Dough<img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Sr45RY9IeON22Z_d9tJ-yL8c6AV-Ke_9bUxMb2V14vJ7t9YWaUruPHUd06MGpS9VkMpGHFU3XCuLRVeWolmTjSL8dwI8x1vjkE26DF0qBsYtTJM23BTUehUuOIr6qo-3jCLbWN-qJqM/s400/DSC_1586.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467879157165362018" border="0" /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7lQtdWTkSwf2Eq-Aj7HyTk-xx6dFHVkZHdBb2pynQzXeRPjM-e7pNnA5dLvuQjdO-be6kR6gObxr_eM3yFJIPNUDug136J3Oki1gn4bdYgrBt2Dhr7UbIVuKDF_4UFFjic6R3T-UN0yk/s1600/DSC_1601.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7lQtdWTkSwf2Eq-Aj7HyTk-xx6dFHVkZHdBb2pynQzXeRPjM-e7pNnA5dLvuQjdO-be6kR6gObxr_eM3yFJIPNUDug136J3Oki1gn4bdYgrBt2Dhr7UbIVuKDF_4UFFjic6R3T-UN0yk/s400/DSC_1601.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467879167776030418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYMw_HocQ8TWz2qDnvEEmInE1Ub2InpMKoH2ETftnFgkJNSIe-WE8AtRFgPVxV7oC-FiNE0sWoyGj3Rf-u1Bs2I4S6v-cxGdxvFqSJkZx6pv0IANJJB-E3DioCli4P4sHqPA6-KGofG4/s1600/DSC_1595.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYMw_HocQ8TWz2qDnvEEmInE1Ub2InpMKoH2ETftnFgkJNSIe-WE8AtRFgPVxV7oC-FiNE0sWoyGj3Rf-u1Bs2I4S6v-cxGdxvFqSJkZx6pv0IANJJB-E3DioCli4P4sHqPA6-KGofG4/s400/DSC_1595.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467879165197756674" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1SW3aaqri0Mm1pFWbjRx0r-_e-MR1eR2gOh8yCfJWt6AzDzYiscahB-IiW2ydpvS1hVGZ6jJvf-cs6vZFTHGMU5PEv53nNv9NXCM80BBmum3LVzUwNe5XQ4_lkXiABaWEnENFpRHqv_o/s1600/DSC_1627.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1SW3aaqri0Mm1pFWbjRx0r-_e-MR1eR2gOh8yCfJWt6AzDzYiscahB-IiW2ydpvS1hVGZ6jJvf-cs6vZFTHGMU5PEv53nNv9NXCM80BBmum3LVzUwNe5XQ4_lkXiABaWEnENFpRHqv_o/s400/DSC_1627.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467879178916857858" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />I love this time of year because all my kids want to play with is dirt, water and play dough. I mean for hours!! All I have to say is "oh play dough, how i love thee." Keep it simple and they will love you :)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" one="" thing="" come="" learn="" about="" my="" simpler="" dirt="" become="" number="" things="" we="" with="" a="" daily="" right="" now="" homemade="" on="" top="" of="" the="" list="" this="" week="" and="" all="" have="" to="" say="" is="" oh="" play="" dough="" how="" i="" love=""><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" one="" thing="" come="" learn="" about="" my="" simpler="" dirt="" become="" number="" things="" we="" with="" a="" daily="" right="" now="" homemade="" on="" top="" of="" the="" list="" this="" week="" and="" all="" have="" to="" say="" is="" oh="" play="" dough="" how="" i="" love=""><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a></span></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" one="" thing="" come="" learn="" about="" my="" simpler="" dirt="" become="" number="" things="" we="" with="" a="" daily="" right="" now="" homemade="" on="" top="" of="" the="" list="" this="" week="" and="" all="" have="" to="" say="" is="" oh="" play="" dough="" how="" i="" love=""><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>Homemade Play Dough</a></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" one="" thing="" come="" learn="" about="" my="" simpler="" dirt="" become="" number="" things="" we="" with="" a="" daily="" right="" now="" homemade="" on="" top="" of="" the="" list="" this="" week="" and="" all="" have="" to="" say="" is="" oh="" play="" dough="" how="" i="" love=""><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">by Mothering Magazine</span><br /><br />1 cup flour<br />1/2 cup salt<br />1 cup water<br />2 teaspoons cream of tartar<br />1 tablespoon vegetable oil<br /><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><blockquote><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" one="" thing="" come="" learn="" about="" my="" simpler="" dirt="" become="" number="" things="" we="" with="" a="" daily="" right="" now="" homemade="" on="" top="" of="" the="" list="" this="" week="" and="" all="" have="" to="" say="" is="" oh="" play="" dough="" how="" i="" love="">Combine ingredients in saucepan. Place on medium heat and stir constantly until a ball forms. Remove from heat and knead for a few minutes. Want to add some color? Paprika for red and cocoa for brown :) Store in airtight container.<br /><br /><br /></a></blockquote></div></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/398/D08C80631EFF75393E996BFF5B896642.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" /></a>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695357459709545644noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968547187019304412.post-66454164157207476352010-05-03T23:57:00.002-04:002010-05-04T07:08:23.178-04:001::Holding On<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/88306478@N00/4576678927/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4012/4576678927_2461a1cf5a_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0.9em;" ><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/88306478@N00/">mamma tortilla</a></span></div>I've decided to participate in the 100 photos project. To take pictures of whatever inspires me. A way to help me improve my photography skills and help me open my eyes to the world around me. I was going to start another blog for this but decided that I would keep it here on Mamma Tortilla. I do have another project in the works but have to hold off until its up in running. My focus is going to be on still life for this project but i love this picture and wanted it to be my first.Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695357459709545644noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968547187019304412.post-64655196016441459402010-05-01T00:00:00.002-04:002010-05-01T00:02:40.946-04:00mother's day gift ideas that i love<div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;">here are some really cute craft ideas that would make wonderful Mother's Day gifts. Ooooooo so cute stuff!! this is why i love crafting *sigh*.<br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcYAzgqfSFCsjBZrgJ_b_qnDptv_oYqcXTzbbRXqYHyGgOoLt7Y4k9xSyol7fnpu4-c313fQ-g2siGb1x-l-gGislRJYpm25C5-bxx8u7hjNLocVqWHs5ttO1XsImVa-Y4M3BB9Qbp_wY/s1600/IMG_3478.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcYAzgqfSFCsjBZrgJ_b_qnDptv_oYqcXTzbbRXqYHyGgOoLt7Y4k9xSyol7fnpu4-c313fQ-g2siGb1x-l-gGislRJYpm25C5-bxx8u7hjNLocVqWHs5ttO1XsImVa-Y4M3BB9Qbp_wY/s320/IMG_3478.JPG" border="0" height="213" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a href="http://candacetodd.blogspot.com/2010/04/sewing-machine-cover-tutorial.html">Sewing Machine Cover by Sparkle Power</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX5wmPlqTvCIws0gHQEh6IGR_IOBMu4qSoJhco3emufJN-isiasNfIonPXkpSOggFLbLtDF9UfufQmLk8rK7aSzLxnLagp8-B-IsxJ2zsD_vTXVL74p_m1C7tUz_z47vwj7cVryLfzCZw/s1600/6a00d8341cc08553ef013480435fba970c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466135613381179586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX5wmPlqTvCIws0gHQEh6IGR_IOBMu4qSoJhco3emufJN-isiasNfIonPXkpSOggFLbLtDF9UfufQmLk8rK7aSzLxnLagp8-B-IsxJ2zsD_vTXVL74p_m1C7tUz_z47vwj7cVryLfzCZw/s400/6a00d8341cc08553ef013480435fba970c.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 263px; text-align: center; width: 350px;" border="0" /></a><a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/?shva=1#trash/1284e68ee3119ccc">Fingerprint Pendant by The Crafty Crow</a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUSyZNr2B_GuXQSkSWjrLOv7BKpRTzPt0C4i2Bwt8MAGWRo3Sm-W9o9XQeh9ddsusHgyggdbnnFBu8AZg_8IhBI6cTT701OQF5OKdRKYKUXFL2SQMB3N4wR9Cths0F6nmygRGEbOtyFl0/s1600/2010+04+23_3838_edited-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466136623232131826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUSyZNr2B_GuXQSkSWjrLOv7BKpRTzPt0C4i2Bwt8MAGWRo3Sm-W9o9XQeh9ddsusHgyggdbnnFBu8AZg_8IhBI6cTT701OQF5OKdRKYKUXFL2SQMB3N4wR9Cths0F6nmygRGEbOtyFl0/s400/2010+04+23_3838_edited-2.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; height: 274px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.vanessachristenson.com/2010/04/tutorial-fabric-flower-ring.html">The Flower Ring by V and Co</a></div><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPf8mWQcT5Zlove09bL3mRAWvYJgdjJ8EonIrQNisZB4jlCi-JvwNmfIO9_Xwur7qpRIKqbAnJFVh8mprGtyRByUYRnh62Sn266wVzXsb-0hdpIyT50SdNyG8UCm__CC6kx6KSnLqg9fo/s1600/storage-bags-425.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 342px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPf8mWQcT5Zlove09bL3mRAWvYJgdjJ8EonIrQNisZB4jlCi-JvwNmfIO9_Xwur7qpRIKqbAnJFVh8mprGtyRByUYRnh62Sn266wVzXsb-0hdpIyT50SdNyG8UCm__CC6kx6KSnLqg9fo/s400/storage-bags-425.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466143713279095714" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a href="http://www.purlbee.com/sewn-stash-baskets/">Sewn Stash Baskets by Purl Bee</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">i would love to have any one of these things...HINT HINT! hopefully my hubby is reading this :)</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/398/D08C80631EFF75393E996BFF5B896642.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" /></a></div>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695357459709545644noreply@blogger.com2