Stamping With Di

Someday

 

So I got a sales ad and it seems Justin Bieber who is what 12? has a perfume? What the heck? I guess it must be for the young girls, cause it just seems weird that he would have a perfume, maybe an acne cream but perfume?

Another observation, I was watching a cooking show the other day and she had questions from viewers that she was watching on a video and it showed the lady at home with her kid in a high chair and she had made spaghetti and she said "I have no marinara", so then the cooking show host said she would show her what to do, so she gets olive oil or something and garlic and onions and probably some other spices, and I was thinking oh what is she going to do? Use tomato soup? tomato paste? tomatoes from the garden? ketchup? Nope after she got all the stuff browned and cooked she said now add a jar of spaghetti sauce...and I am thinking huh? Didn't she say she didn't have marinara?  I ain't Italian but wouldn't spaghetti sauce work for marinara? Would the kid in the highchair be like "gee Mummy this is just spaghetti sauce from the jar where is the marinara?" Cause I am thinking this woman had no sauce at all in the house right?  I mean if she is having to go to the store to get spaghetti sauce to make this quick marinara, why not just pick up marinara...help me if I am wrong, slap me if you wanna, but I was like ok maybe I don't need to watch this particular cooking show...give me Guy Ferrari...he's good!

In fact I had that Dives and Diners show on and they did this french toast where they dipped it in crunched up frosted flakes (or was it just plain corn flakes?) before they grilled it, and then she put this cream cheese sugar jam concoction in the center and drizzled it with some more fruit, I am drooling all over my keyboard thinking of it.  I am totally going to try it but want to find the recipe online first.

So this card looks similar to my FLICKs card but this was the card I did for my downline meeting swap, I cased a card by Ilina Crouse, I just changed the colors...thanks Ilina.  The girls that were coming didn't earn the FLICKs card so I figured I could change it a bit and it would be fine, I just love these colors together.

Stamp Set: Field Flowers

Paper: Concord Crush, Pool Party, Lucky Limeade, Very Vanilla

Ink: Lucky Limeade, Pool Party, Concord Crush, Wisteria Wonder

Misc: Wisteria Wonder Ruffled Ribbon, Lace Ribbon Border punch, stamp a ma jig

I have had a couple questions on where to find my Fork Bow Tutorial, that was way back in 2008.  Here is that post.

 I had the girls running around in the side yard tonight, it has been a while since I had them out it is so hot all day long, but we let them out close to dusk so they only ran around a while before they headed back to roost.  I also let Fiji run around in the back yard, I figured I got to get her used to knowing to stay and she totally follows me around anyway, she is too cute.  I did carry her over and hold her and show her to the other girls, and they all stood really still and just looked at her, I don't think they were impressed. I didn't want to hold her too long cause of her poop issue, I am hoping as she gets older she will have more control, I have never been pooped on by any of the other girls when I have held them, but they have not set on my knee all comfortable like either.

I would really like to put up a fence all around the coop and make it so nothing can dig under it, plus I would like it totally covered so nothing can get in and it keeps the girls in but gives them running around room, and make it tall enough we can walk around in there.  Jeff says "people in h.e.double hockey sticks want ice water"...he said that the day after he almost had heat stroke working on Fiji's new pen.  Maybe in the winter we can think about it. Right honey?

Here is the pen so far...

Here I am sneaking up on Jeff working away.

Here's a side view.

Here's a front view and the little roost he made, hoping it is strong enough for when she is bigger, I think she might get like 9 pounds.  You can see where she will go lay her eggs back through the hole. I am crossing my fingers I can put them all together eventually. In the nice new fenced in yard.

Here's how we will collect the eggs, he is making it a sliding door. He's getting all fancy on me. He says he should have it done in a week or so.

Well I better get my butt to bed.  Have an awesome Tuesday and thanks so much for stopping in.

 

 

Fork Bow - Re-visited

 

About 2 years ago I posted how to make a cute bow using a fork that was taught to me by Geri, one of my customers from Tucson, and since then people have been asking for a PDF file on how to do it.  In fact Susanna, my Paper Craft Planet "boss" (hee!hee!) asked if I would do one up.  Well it took me a bit to figure it out, but I think I did it. 

Here is the original post on the fork bow.

Here is the PDF file for the fork bow. Download How to Tie a Fork Bow with Diana Gibbs I am crossing my fingers this works.

That was probably the quickest post to do...well other then making the PDF file I mean.

As I sit here posting, the wind is blowing so hard outside that I don't know what is gonna come flying by. Dorothy, Toto, Trigger, you name it.  That is the only drawback when we converted our garage into my studio. Our vehicles sit outside now, and I dread the day something comes flying by and smashes into one of them.

Have an awesome Monday and thanks for stopping in!

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Let's Fork!

OK, before you go yelling..."hey that Di chick is cursing on her blog, call the blog police!!" please note the spelling.  Now go get a dinner fork and about 8" of ribbon, and  meet me back here.  I'll eat a bit of chocolate while I'm waitin'....

...OK good you're back......so I had my 10/10/20 Birthday class today and one of my customers Geri, that drives from Tucson with her sister Di for classes (Hi girls!!) asked me if I knew how to tie a bow with a fork?  I said "what the fork?" ok I didn't really, but I did say "no, I don't, I will go get a fork!"

Added since original post:  I have made a PDF file on the fork bow, please see this post.

And this is what she taught me...now she admitted she learned how to do it on-line somewhere, but she did not know where, and well Geri taught me so it's Geri's forkin' bow! Ha! I can't quit...sorry ok here we go..

You will need a dinner fork and about 8" of ribbon.  You can use less but till you get the hang of it, it is easier to learn with a long piece.

I used the striped ribbon cause it is easier for you to see, to show how it is done.

 

Fold the ribbon in half to make a loop.

 

 

Put the fork in the loop and pull tight.

 

 

I hope I don't lose ya now.  Take the ribbon end that is behind the fork and bring it above and over in front of the ribbon in the front and stick it down in the center of the fork in between the tines.  The picture probably makes more sense then my words.

 

 

Now take the front ribbon that you crossed the back ribbon over, and bring it up and stick it in the front of fork in the middle hole in between the tines.

Again the picture is probably easier to follow...I hope...hey ya took forever to find a clean fork, I ate about 10 chocolates while I waited...I'm buzzin'!

 

 

This is what it looks like from the back. (this is the back of the fork!)

 

 

Now just tie the ribbon in a knot and that will hold the center piece tight.

This is what it looks like from the back.

 

 

This is what it looks like from the front...see the cute little bow?

 

 

I trimmed the tails a little and there it is!  Cute eh?

 

 

 

Here is the card that I put the bow on.

You can do it with any of the ribbons, the gingham looks so cute too.

Thanks for stopping in!

Hugs, Di

Manicure compliments of Nails by Terry! - Hee! Hee!