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Apple Blossom Dreams: 4:41 Challenged
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Monday, February 25, 2013. Remember that challenge I threw out there from this post. I challenged anyone to beat my time making a rose. Lickity-split an adorable and talented young lady took me up on the challenge. Here is a picture of the rather bedraggled-looking rose from my best time. I closed up the center hole after I had stopped timing myself so it would look better for the picture. Claire (The Cogaroo) ". I'm not sure anyone can beat her time! A package full of surprises will be. Ok Astri, I have...
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Apple Blossom Dreams: Project from Rosemaling Camp
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Tuesday, October 9, 2012. Project from Rosemaling Camp. A "Rogaland" Style Bread Plate. Upon our arrival at rosemaling camp on Friday evening we took a stroke class taught by. Karen Nelson, a Gold Medalist Rosemaler. This is her Gold Medal:. These were our practice sheets:. Saturday morning we started on our projects, this time the NVO and I took the same class:. Sunday afternoon after three days of rosemaling, a BINGO night (incidentally our teacher won the stabburs from this post. Thanks for the sweet ...
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Apple Blossom Dreams: Summer Garden Granny Pillow
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Friday, March 27, 2015. Summer Garden Granny Pillow. A pillow to match our Norwegian Style Guest Room. The pattern is Attic 24's Summer Garden Granny Square found here. A BIG shout out to Lucy of Attic 24 for sharing her talent, ideas and how-to's! Here's the back side. Same pattern for the back, just keep go around and around until desired size. One row of sc on the outside and then the picot stitch included in the pattern found here. Stylecraft Special DK in aspen, lipstick, white, camel, khaki.).
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Apple Blossom Dreams: May 2015
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Friday, May 29, 2015. WEEK 5 - Granny Rose CAL: The Edge/Border. We are very close to the "TADA" finish line. Are you ready for the final step? OK here it goes:. Single crochet around the entire afghan, with white,. To straighten out where the granny squares. Join and give it a clean edge to work with. At this point you could follow the picot edge from your pattern here. Use any edge/border design that you like,. Use a variation from the border from this pattern. What I decided to do. Have a rosy week!
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Apple Blossom Dreams: January 2015
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Thursday, January 29, 2015. Moisturizing Coriander Bergamot Body Scrub. The NVO's been at it again,. Making boby scrub for the loved ones in his life:. Shea butter, coconut oil, brown sugar, sugar, bergamot extract and dried coriander. Posted by Astri Bowlin. Wednesday, January 28, 2015. The Post That Wasn't. Sometimes it's not possible to stop and wait for photos:. My poor family and the meals and treats they've had to wait to eat. And/or are eaten cold due to blog photography. Posted by Astri Bowlin.
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Apple Blossom Dreams: Flash from the Past - A Spring CAL
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Friday, April 17, 2015. Flash from the Past - A Spring CAL. Hello everybody, long time no see! I have missed you all dearly. Between going back to work full-time and trying to fit in some traveling,. This poor blog and my lovely blog friends have been neglected. My work week has been recently reduced to 30 hours,. So now I can pay some attention to that which I love that's been pushed aside. In light of this reduced work load,. I thought it would be fun to celebrate this new freedom with a CAL,. In Utah,...
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Apple Blossom Dreams: Bunny Rose - Easter Best
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Sunday, March 15, 2015. Bunny Rose - Easter Best. Hello everybody, Bunny Rose here. While Astri has been very busy in her new job,. I've been very busy making these accessories for my Easter dress. It's my favorite holiday! I made a belt,. Here are some close ups:. These flowers were very easy to make. Maybe I can talk Astri into making a quick tutorial one day. This has been keeping me entertained and busy while Astri is away at work. Although her time lately has been limited for responding. Glad you li...
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Apple Blossom Dreams: WEEK 2 - Granny Rose CAL: The Rose
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Friday, May 8, 2015. WEEK 2 - Granny Rose CAL: The Rose. Okay, so I trust you are ready for:. I gather that you have gathered your supplies and you are ready to make 64 roses this week,. Or what ever number you chose. Please refer to Week 2 of your pattern from here. There will be a few tweaks as explained below. Crochet 80 centers with the following change:. I used the "Magic Circle" option, then ch 4 for first dc - counted first sc. That connects the magic circle as a ch). As below for an invisible join.
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Apple Blossom Dreams: Rosemaling Camp
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Monday, April 30, 2012. The NVO and I just returned from *Rosemaling Camp in Alta, California,. Where we learned to paint these clocks:. This is how it all went down with the NVO's project:. The progression of the NVO's clock. This is the Os style of rosemaling. The NVO's work station. This is Karen, the NVO's teacher. Karen is one point away from being a Gold Medalist in Rosemaling! She was such a good teacher with a great sense of humor-. Perfect for the NVO. The progression of my clock. For posts from...
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Apple Blossom Dreams: WEEK 3 - Granny Rose CAL: Leaf Row
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Friday, May 15, 2015. WEEK 3 - Granny Rose CAL: Leaf Row. So how did the roses go? Did you finish all 64? If not, keep up the good work, if so, it's time for:. This weeks "assignment" is easy. Take all your roses and follow Step 3 on your pattern from here. And crochet the leaf row in Meadow or the color of your choosing. Here's a little variation that you may like on the leaf row:. Start with ch 4 in the ch space of any outside petal:. This will count as a dc and ch space for the corner). Along with and...
