tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49361336120014941122024-03-20T02:36:08.903-07:00Science, Softball, and Something SweetScience for me. Softball for him. Something sweet which keeps me happy for him.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14591914522740901047noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936133612001494112.post-28805211300512957152011-07-20T06:50:00.000-07:002011-07-20T06:50:42.890-07:00I was Featured...I get so excited about features. I thought my knife block was being featured over at <a href="http://acreativeprincess.blogspot.com/">A Creative Princess</a>. When I pulled up the website however, I found that my whole website was featured. Terri had pulled out some of my favorite projects and featured them on her blog. Please go visit her over at a:<br />
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I think the wreath would be nice for any spring/summer holiday. You could add Easter eggs, fabric flowers, back to school accessories, etc.<br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"></a>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14591914522740901047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936133612001494112.post-38374065844656608522011-06-26T07:47:00.000-07:002011-06-26T07:47:07.246-07:00Accessorize everythingI love taking pictures. I am by no means a professional or even a semi-professional but I am the person at any family event with by camera slung around my neck. I have seen all over the blog world camera straps for slr cameras. I am not going to buy one but I did try to make one. <br />
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In her feature, the La-Dee-Da Crafter asked for a little more history on the name Science, Softball, and Something Sweet. So here goes. The science applies to me. I teach high school science, usually biology. At the moment, I am tutoring student athletes in all kinds of science but I prefer biology. The softball applies to my husband. Kevin is a college softball coach. Softball rules our life. If we aren't playing, we are practicing. If we aren't practicing, we are off recruiting. We do need some good news from the softball "gods" though. The something sweet in theory would be my dog but alas he is a heathen. So the something sweet really applies to my sweet tooth and love of cake, cookies, and candy. I had our blog name before I ever had a blog. This blog has been a good routine for me after basically being jobless the last half of the spring semester due to the move. My family and friends can keep up with our family and see what I am doing around the house. We will see where the blog world takes me but for now I am doing just fine with my little blog.<br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"></a>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14591914522740901047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936133612001494112.post-81596239108434085042011-06-21T06:10:00.000-07:002011-06-21T06:10:28.130-07:00Homemaker<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>There have been a multitude of aprons linked up on all the different blog parties lately. I decided to give one a try. I took sewing lessons as a child so I knew I could handle this skill. I was more concerned with cutting the pieces and coming up with a pattern. I had a tablecloth that I bought on clearance from Target and I went to Hobby Lobby to buy a piece of coordinating fabric for the waist ties. I used the curve of the tablecloth to make the bottom hem of the apron and cut and hemmed the sides. The brown polka dot fabric was pressed and sewed to make the waist ties. <br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"></a>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14591914522740901047noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936133612001494112.post-19819502620850121352011-06-20T06:02:00.000-07:002011-06-23T06:11:29.815-07:00All that GlittersI saw this craft on another blog several weeks ago but can't remember the exact web address.<br />
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Starting Materials<br />
-candle (had on hand)<br />
-double sided tape (Dollar Tree)<br />
-glitter (Dollar Tree)<br />
-paint brush and scissors (had on hand)<br />
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*Holiday candles- white candles that are candy stripped with red glitter for Christmas or orange candle with black glitter for Halloween<br />
*Monogramms- use the double sided tape to lay out a monogram and sprinkle with glitter<br />
*Sports teams- decoate for a football party or tailgate with a little style<br />
*Beach themed- use fine grain sand to add some beach to your decor<br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"></a>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14591914522740901047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936133612001494112.post-1083467869513489222011-06-15T08:57:00.000-07:002011-06-15T09:07:33.542-07:00SorenessThe assistant softball coach and grad assistant asked me to go to a Zumba class last night. I did and the soreness has kicked in already. The class was held at the skating rink in Oxford. We danced/worked it out to Beyonce, Kesha, Pitbill, etc. The class was fun and it never stopped. You are going to sweat. The best part was the black lights and I am feeling a glow in the dark outfit for the next class. <br />
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I cut some fabric from the scraps I already had and covered the 5 buttons. I then removed the piece on the back that allows you to sew the button to fabric. Lastly I hot glued the button the the bobbi pin.<br />
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The tray is the one that I made <a href="http://sciencesoftballandsomethingsweet.blogspot.com/2011/03/rain-rain.html">here</a> several months ago.<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I have been working on my Master's in Education Leadership from UT since summer 2009. I worked full-time and completed 2 classes a semester. The work was never that difficult just extremely time consuming and tedious. I am proud to announced that as of Saturday, May 14, I am finished with school. I didn't walk across the stage because of the SEC tournament but I am officially done. Kevin, my parents, and my in-laws bought me a fantastic grad gift.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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I did work on a project yesterday while Kevin spend the whole day at the field. I found this gem at Goodwill for $3.99.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHmqYfvxwQf6WgB-z2lhhgF_8VRwWVKQoz713fOJvEJqDzE3New50hzZl8e9hngQWrptNYy8WRHiwUANQwDW1y1RIW1ril9PA-wDz4mPKtpVZj-eF3FDK0YNc5bhwHb5eD-xQev6oN684d/s1600/IMG_4550.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHmqYfvxwQf6WgB-z2lhhgF_8VRwWVKQoz713fOJvEJqDzE3New50hzZl8e9hngQWrptNYy8WRHiwUANQwDW1y1RIW1ril9PA-wDz4mPKtpVZj-eF3FDK0YNc5bhwHb5eD-xQev6oN684d/s320/IMG_4550.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The table is brown with gold supports. There is a piece of glass that sits in the top opening. It was beaten up on the top and had quite a few drink rings. Trot wanted to get in on the action. I started with sanding the entire piece. I gave it a weak coat of brown. Then I added 2 coats of flat black paint. After the paint dryed, I sanded the piece on the corners and edges to distress it a bit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdRMmJPHTUkFCYdAsaOcP6Jt14TI9AdqxezwOOcwN9_1gV1TGKfUy3BkijaOR5Bhxadv69PR-j8JZB5P8Qn6hAauTG7FTkiMuWa5AnK6jWSpMBAv51H_zRqpi1XdYoq5JntDfuHiNPcEb/s1600/IMG_4552.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdRMmJPHTUkFCYdAsaOcP6Jt14TI9AdqxezwOOcwN9_1gV1TGKfUy3BkijaOR5Bhxadv69PR-j8JZB5P8Qn6hAauTG7FTkiMuWa5AnK6jWSpMBAv51H_zRqpi1XdYoq5JntDfuHiNPcEb/s320/IMG_4552.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am thinking about covering the glass with fabric to give it a different look. We will see. I placed the table in the entryway across from the table with the <a href="http://sciencesoftballandsomethingsweet.blogspot.com/2011/03/lamp-shade-revamp.html">lamp</a> that I refinished a couple of months ago. I added Nathan's painting above the table.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTAvWXuJ4ingqN-NZFLo9NXCkNuTLYsnGSRuVTXSWDl_nPFJMAlfTPt9OMancqDCADqzHQuzeldCxe9T-Uil3-Z5_70hnsURrzf62zjuE2Cp3UWGDebV7J0v5U38qRvn4Met_FCR30ORqf/s1600/IMG_4551.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTAvWXuJ4ingqN-NZFLo9NXCkNuTLYsnGSRuVTXSWDl_nPFJMAlfTPt9OMancqDCADqzHQuzeldCxe9T-Uil3-Z5_70hnsURrzf62zjuE2Cp3UWGDebV7J0v5U38qRvn4Met_FCR30ORqf/s320/IMG_4551.JPG" width="213px" /></a></div>The table is bare but I am working on it. I found a metal bucket at Goodwill for $1.99. I added Dollar Tree rocks and placed branches in the bucket. These brances are awesome. They are covered in Christmas lights that are battery-powered. The lights were a birthday present from my Mom, we found them a TJ Maxx.<br />
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