tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52875792274042638102024-03-05T07:36:49.836-06:00the orange dahliaThe Orange Dahliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00713181186101857939noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287579227404263810.post-72554228045788285592011-12-22T12:28:00.000-06:002011-12-22T12:28:32.756-06:00Bow Ear CuffAm I the only one who has never heard of ear cuffs? Probably. But then I saw <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/169096160978591289/" target="_blank">this</a> pinned on Pinterest and I was in love! I debated for a while on whether or not to buy it, but then I decided to challenge myself and make it.<br />
A quick online search lead me to <a href="http://www.teresadoesit.com/?p=485" target="_blank">this</a> tutorial on how to make a basic ear cuff. After I had an understanding of how they worked I was able to create the bow. Here is the finished product-<br />
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I'm linking up to some of <a href="http://orangedahlias.blogspot.com/2010/12/link-parties.html" target="_blank">these</a> parties.The Orange Dahliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00713181186101857939noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287579227404263810.post-55438745891538927582011-12-01T14:13:00.000-06:002011-12-01T14:13:09.223-06:00Addicted to PinterestLike pretty much everyone else, I am addicted to <a href="http://pinterest.com/calvidrez/">Pinterest</a>. Here is what I am loving this week-<br />
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<a href="http://thebeautydepartment.com/2011/10/red-carpet-breakdown-2/">The Beauty Department</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.countryliving.com/crafts/projects/book-bag-craft-1109?click=main_sr">Country Living</a><br />
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Totally want to try this in January- Turn all of your hangers backwards on Jan 1st. As you wear things in your closet, hang them up as normal. After 6 months or a year, get rid of anything you haven't worn.<br />
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<a href="http://rayandjen.com/2010/12/the-ol-switcheroo/">rayandjen.com</a>The Orange Dahliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00713181186101857939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287579227404263810.post-19529680161864813692011-10-17T14:51:00.000-05:002011-10-17T14:51:38.141-05:00Some Much Needed InspirationI haven't made any jewelry in a while due to a lack of motivation. Here are a few things that have inspired me today:<br />
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<img src="http://images.anthropologie.com/is/image/Anthropologie/22790042_000_m?$product410x615$" /><br />
<a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=22790042&catId=JEWELRY-NECKLACES&pushId=JEWELRY-NECKLACES&popId=JEWELRYACCESSORIES&navCount=18&color=000&isProduct=true&fromCategoryPage=true&isSubcategory=true&subCategoryId=JEWELRY-NECKLACES-DELICATE">Modular Necklace- anthropologie</a><br />
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<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/245096293/">Feather Earrings</a><br />
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<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/26356701/">Beaded Fringe Necklace</a><br />
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<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/26352233/">Bracelet</a><br />
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And how cute are both of these looks?!<br />
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This picture makes me happy just looking at it:<br />
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Jordan from <a href="http://ohhappyday.com/">Oh Happy Day</a> is giving away a trip to Paris! You can find out all the details on how to enter <a href="http://ohhappyday.com/2011/06/goes-to-paris/comment-page-194/#comments">here.</a>The Orange Dahliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00713181186101857939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287579227404263810.post-66081563246900606682011-04-11T13:42:00.000-05:002011-04-11T13:42:07.520-05:00"Design Your Look" Voting Has Begun!Head over <a href="http://makeundermylife.com/vote-for-your-favorite-design-your-look/">here</a> and vote for me! Please. <br />
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Enter today. It ends tomorrow!<br />
This is the look that I created:<br />
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You can win the Raindrops On Roses necklace. Lane, at My Lovely Suitcase is hosting a giveaway. She's giving away 6 things!! She was nice enough to include me in the festivities.<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZR3LyKK1lZ2X1zu5ER_FisKFiDyoscIpt_VAiLsRCtdzxoe3DhzzAS1NNIgjUuyT70d4pKUeJCw8pB61EVHDhSwt3v3YuFxmQTddM1MJXtFG1WEGIiB6osPQMK3Y-oZxx3XYt8ifecuU/s1600/100_3226.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZR3LyKK1lZ2X1zu5ER_FisKFiDyoscIpt_VAiLsRCtdzxoe3DhzzAS1NNIgjUuyT70d4pKUeJCw8pB61EVHDhSwt3v3YuFxmQTddM1MJXtFG1WEGIiB6osPQMK3Y-oZxx3XYt8ifecuU/s320/100_3226.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Learn how to win it <a href="http://mylovelylittlesuitcase.blogspot.com/2011/04/your-lucky-day-giveaway.html">here.</a> And while you are there, check out the rest of Lane's blog!The Orange Dahliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00713181186101857939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287579227404263810.post-5172675427079715552011-02-21T16:42:00.000-06:002011-02-21T16:42:09.832-06:00What I'm Lovin'Here are a few things I am in love with today:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4bu1WNPOBA6UegBWwMjwftJPZ4swON-DF1MT_hHCP3yYSZAHK30-SF3htJOeRMDvbS9_TH92s2gQ7V1mqTlDfsPbpU697RC4XnOe1xh60rt34Z3Ivgmw8EOjDXOo9wnEAM48idlRfmnoU/s1600/DSCN1974.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4bu1WNPOBA6UegBWwMjwftJPZ4swON-DF1MT_hHCP3yYSZAHK30-SF3htJOeRMDvbS9_TH92s2gQ7V1mqTlDfsPbpU697RC4XnOe1xh60rt34Z3Ivgmw8EOjDXOo9wnEAM48idlRfmnoU/s320/DSCN1974.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>Isn't this just the greatest picture? I took this on a recent trip to California. I actually hate riding on this ferris wheel (it's really old and the buckets sway too much for me!) And I've never really been into this area because it's so old and stinky. But there is just something about this photo that I'm obsessed with. <br />
Yeah, I wonder why I left California too.<br />
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I've been craving a big juicy hamburger. Totally going to have one for dinner tonight!<br />
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Chuck is on tonight! Chuck and a hamburger? Tonight is gonna be good.The Orange Dahliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00713181186101857939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287579227404263810.post-19279066907046794372010-12-20T12:32:00.000-06:002010-12-20T12:32:39.280-06:00I'm Back!! And I have Crafts With Me!!Well, I've kind of taken a long hiatus from this blog. But not from crafting! <br />
Recently we took some friends to downtown Franklin, TN. It's a really neat place to walk around and go in the stores. There is a really cute store that's on the main street. It's called Lulu's. If I could go on a shopping spree in any store I would choose Lulu's and Anthropologie. But alas, it's expensive. So all I can do is go in and get ideas for making my own things. One idea that I <strike>stole</strike> copied, is covering composition books. This is what I came up with:<br />
This one I made for my grandma.<br />
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They are super easy to make and they don't take long to do either. All you need is some scrapbooking paper or anything else you want to cover it with. For the blue one with the birds I used cardstock paper. And I used mod podge to glue it on. But you could probably use regular glue too. For the edges I used ribbon and some lace on one of them. And voila! Instant gift.<br />
I'm linking up <a href="http://orangedahlias.blogspot.com/2010/12/link-parties.html">here</a>.The Orange Dahliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00713181186101857939noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287579227404263810.post-92098831177818036552010-12-10T08:51:00.001-06:002010-12-11T08:33:48.692-06:00Link PartiesHere are some of the blog parties I like to link to:<br />
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Monday:<br />
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Tuesday:<br />
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Wednesday:<br />
<a href="http://bluecricketdesign.net/" target="_blank"><img alt="Show and tell Green" src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c201/rdulgarian/showandtellcopy-1.jpg" /></a><br />
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Thursday: <br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://www.paisleypassions.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title="Thrilling Thursday at Paisley Passions"><img alt="Thrilling Thursday at Paisley Passions" src="http://a.imageshack.us/img714/2521/floralthursbutton.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><img border="0" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJfASS0fRy-WIRIYCer_3Tf8XfqeeAHxjsp5dcqrrojTBL6shevqlyTQNptE0JSU3fET6h36CCFcBU1hr2NwZ5ynjQWZQ9_ILcawIxtcglpMSirITc1LEC_w0uqtftQTJ_JGrhGlUjxIAK/s200/welcome.jpg" width="200" /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Friday:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://chiconashoestringdecorating.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Chic on a Shoestring Decorating" src="http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae163/kstrieg/Blog%20Components/COAS-Party-Pick-up-Button2.png" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank" title="The Shabby Nest"><img alt="The Shabby Nest" src="http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd202/jmrammell/shabbynestbutton.png" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><a href="http://s372.photobucket.com/albums/oo163/JHRivers/?action=view&current=SimplySweetHomeButton-1-2-1-1-1.png" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i372.photobucket.com/albums/oo163/JHRivers/SimplySweetHomeButton-1-2-1-1-1.png" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"> <a href="http://thehillsarelivin.blogspot.com/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiucAsRyYv8IaM6YEMdhnFwtyL_Rn0kwGfeC-yiXnIbx6iLI2B3if8t8LOyVHscUApfOOzZjQ3gWW_3dSTjEx1MkAezEiJyfAgbhswVAklG5j7anEYuiNlEgNE7PNXoh2eRh1Y2IOHpaVY/s1600/calm+breeze+banner+friday.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.504main.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="504 Main" src="http://i883.photobucket.com/albums/ac35/Holly7081/Grab_button_150-1-3.jpg" /></a><br />
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Saturday:<br />
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Sunday:</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.bystephanielynn.com/2010/04/sunday-showcase-party-starting-this.html" target="_blank"><img alt="UndertheTableandDreaming" border="0" height="175" src="http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv298/theliebertfamily/party.png" width="175" /></a> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><a class="photo_link" href="http://blog.kuzakscloset.com/" target="_blank" title="Kuzak's Closet: Sister Sister Sunday"><img src="http://i802.photobucket.com/albums/yy308/midge1981/SS.jpg" /></a> </div>The Orange Dahliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00713181186101857939noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287579227404263810.post-87213923977481646902010-12-06T17:40:00.009-06:002010-12-12T08:57:03.344-06:00Gettin' Crafty With Shoes<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I made these shoes for my cousins wedding a couple months ago. Her wedding was very rustic, Anthropologie-ish. These went perfectly with her theme.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2-OWJH7yj91SHJ73ffxzLN-2ib2Hs_CeYDaqZaQtcJNQXAx4xY27RrqMidl7ibTNrCqvCJeKfThCFLd_RryhPrz-tJfWTWE5NZmlMognF13wccpdh4GDYLDp6oSmZqk2uNxKH7oPp-N-b/s1600/embroidery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2-OWJH7yj91SHJ73ffxzLN-2ib2Hs_CeYDaqZaQtcJNQXAx4xY27RrqMidl7ibTNrCqvCJeKfThCFLd_RryhPrz-tJfWTWE5NZmlMognF13wccpdh4GDYLDp6oSmZqk2uNxKH7oPp-N-b/s320/embroidery.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_J3h4L0QAXuI5aLoECrPaEYanZWSC7CGgh2vmiQqGVafIdYosg5w84XdYL1JsC0IChSLx4UjNFuh8v61LggxQNvNkr6pqbf43fLNnSSLVsBFpWFWu1jQKG7vTzsbRv89ZueSX1f5ir6B/s1600/shoes3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_J3h4L0QAXuI5aLoECrPaEYanZWSC7CGgh2vmiQqGVafIdYosg5w84XdYL1JsC0IChSLx4UjNFuh8v61LggxQNvNkr6pqbf43fLNnSSLVsBFpWFWu1jQKG7vTzsbRv89ZueSX1f5ir6B/s320/shoes3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">They were a big hit! I found these flannel mary janes at Target and thought that they would look so cute if they were spiffed up a little. So I added a couple felt flowers and embroidered their initials on the side. A pretty simple way to customize wedding shoes! </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">You can find them in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheOrangeDahlia">Etsy shop</a>.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Pictures courtesy of <a href="http://www.teeodeecreative.com/">tee-o-dee creative</a>.<br />
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I'm linking up to<a href="http://orangedahlias.blogspot.com/2010/12/link-parties.html"> these parties</a><br />
</div>The Orange Dahliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00713181186101857939noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287579227404263810.post-49751038758327950712010-12-01T20:55:00.001-06:002010-12-01T20:59:36.697-06:00DrawingsSo, I've always loved to draw, but I'm not too serious about it. In fact, it's probably been about a year since I have drawn anything. <br />
As you can see my favorite thing to sketch is dresses! I usually copy outfits from magazines- from photo shoots or ads. As you can see, one of them is from a Katherine McPhee photo shoot and another is from a J. Crew catalogue. <br />
The other day I was looking through all of my sketches and here are some of them:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhBDNnqlDIzZhjI9ZR1k2ivZjshHHAwFnX-RrD_yDQhKKkqqRuQLkfDxU_OCoKdOoh6VEWdSDq9WpF70wBBLaGCiwTX0LSC43DOfy9kX9wcs7-YEPgPuomnniM3IIys0cUhkgENAXjSarX/s1600/watermark+jcrew2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhBDNnqlDIzZhjI9ZR1k2ivZjshHHAwFnX-RrD_yDQhKKkqqRuQLkfDxU_OCoKdOoh6VEWdSDq9WpF70wBBLaGCiwTX0LSC43DOfy9kX9wcs7-YEPgPuomnniM3IIys0cUhkgENAXjSarX/s320/watermark+jcrew2.jpg" width="174" /></a></div><div align="left">I'm going to be adding them to my Etsy shop in the next day or two. Enjoy and thank you for looking!</div>The Orange Dahliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00713181186101857939noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287579227404263810.post-47973939301591366292010-11-28T22:25:00.000-06:002010-11-28T22:25:45.810-06:00I"m On Facebook!Hey everyone!<br />
I feel so cool now. I finally made a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/The-Orange-Dahlia/168801966476403">Facebook</a> page. Isn't that so awesome? So if you become a fan you can find out about the cool new things I have made and what I'm up to! <br />
It's what all the popular people are doing. So why aren't you?The Orange Dahliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00713181186101857939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287579227404263810.post-9553554257364089862010-11-22T09:37:00.002-06:002010-11-22T09:39:44.905-06:00I scoured Anthropologie. . .<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/scoured_anthropologie/set?id=25183952"><img alt="I scoured Anthropologie. . ." height="400" src="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-set/BQcDAAAAAwoDanBnAAAABC5vdXQKFkVtSk9YVTcyM3hHZHBzSklXaGNPR0EAAAACaWQKAWUAAAAEc2l6ZQ.jpg" title="I scoured Anthropologie. . ." width="400" /></a><br />
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<small>I got to thinking, what if someone out there wants to buy me a really expensive gift? I should let them know what I want. Here it is. I splurged too, didn't even look at the sale items! </small><br />
<small>I know, I know, I shouldn't have. But I did it just for you. You can thank me later.</small></div>The Orange Dahliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00713181186101857939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287579227404263810.post-80407548981513203042010-11-16T13:31:00.000-06:002010-11-16T13:31:43.764-06:00Anthropologie Weave the Ring Skirt<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><span style="color: black;">Does anyone else have this skirt?</span></span> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><span style="color: black;">I have worn it in the summer, but I'm wondering if you guys have any suggestions for wearing in colder weather. It's so cute! I'm thinking maybe some brown boots. But then would that look too Laura Ingalls Wilder-ish? Any suggestions would be great! I'm gonna try some stuff on with it and experiment. We shall see how it goes. . .</span></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><span style="color: black;">I love how the model looks in this picture though. However, I don't think I could pull it off. Besides the fact that I don't have a button up shirt like that, or shoes like that!</span></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span>The Orange Dahliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00713181186101857939noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287579227404263810.post-75341907015207377942010-11-02T17:37:00.001-05:002010-11-03T22:03:17.607-05:00Etsy!!I'm updating my Etsy shop! Check it out- <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheOrangeDahlia">The Orange Dahlia</a>.<br />
Here are a couple samples of what I just posted:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And check out my clips! I make them with 100% eco friendly felt. Perfect for the little girl in your life. My model, Simone, is 5 and loves them because the felt makes them soft so they don't hurt her while she is playing at school. I have many other designs as well. If you don't see exactly what you want, contact me and we will see what we can do.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, I figured I could totally make it. And I did! Here is the finished product.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">I used some leather I had from one of my purses that broke. Then I just painted them, put some holes and and strung them on an old chain. I decided to keep it simple, so I left out the ribbon. But it would be super easy to add if I ever change my mind. I saved $68!<br />
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So let's see if this even goes anywhere. I'm not much of a writer. As you can tell by the length of this first post.The Orange Dahliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00713181186101857939noreply@blogger.com0