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Let me first start of by sharing the picture.  And then I will give you the back story.  

Flower/Power/Wower

Well, what day is it?  It's game day??

Yes, it's game day.  But, I'm choosing to share with you my flowers that I finished attaching to the wall. 

Here is a close up of the left side of this dresser and how close that I put it to the dresser.  I have loved doing this project.  The flowers are so fun individually, but when you glue them all together, they look great.  I did show in a previous post how to make these flowers.  

To make them and to make them look like they are 3D, you have to first scrunch them up and then unscrunch them and start layering them on top of each other.  And then glue them together.  To get the entire fullness of the flower, try hard to not flatten them out.  And lastly, hold the put together flower by the back and almost make a cup shape out of them.  

So, do you want to see the finished result of the flowers? I know it looks a little dark.  But, there is such an angle from the ceiling and it's naturally dark here anyway.  However, here it is . . . . . . . .

I am still contemplating whether I should add a few more flowers.  It seems like enough when you look at the wall in person.  But, on here, it looks a little chintzy.  For now, I am going to leave it.  

Have a great weekend!!  Do something fun, learn something and rest.  

Dust them Bears off

Happy Day Friends!!

Today I was rearranging some of my teddy bears and this one just struck me in the heart with so many mixed emotions.  I'm  sure you've had that feeling before, right? I'm sure that I am not the only one you feels like that.  Anyway, you see this teddy bear was made especially for me by Becca Bolen in Hayesville, Ohio many, many years ago. 

 Here they are all dusted off and bows semi-tied. 

But what I love about them, is that the mom teddy bear is wearing a soft yellow dress that was worn by me when I was a little girl.  My mom had her good friend Becca make it for me after Amanda turned one year old.   I still keep them out and sitting on a shelf in my laundry room. 

Travel tuesday

It's Travel Tuesday Today!!

So, guess where we will be going today?  It also starts with a T?  Yep, we are visiting the State Fair of Texas in Dallas, Texas.  Which opens September 29 and will run thru October 22, 2017.

This fair is one of my favorite fairs ever.  There is so much to see and do.  Especially, if you do not ride the rides, then you are in for such a treat of an entire day at the fair.  First, let me give you their webpage, for easy access.  Big Tex-State Fair of Texas

Be prepared to pocket your cash and purchase a ton of tickets to pay for everything.  And to give you an idea as to pricing, you can buy 100 coupons (tickets) for $50.00.  

Coupons

Season passes cost $79.00 for 2017 and general admission is $16.50, seniors and children under 48" have a discounted rate of  $12.50.  Parking sometimes on the weekend might be an issue.  So, you can always ride the train into the fairgrounds.  

Map It Out

**Make sure to visit Big Tex and let him tell you about the day at the fair

9:00 a.m. arrive at fair and purchase tickets to get in

 If you have young children, visit the Children's Barnyard early as it will get crowed 

Things to do during the day.

Visit Natural History Museum in the Science Place Building

       AND make sure you stay late enough to see the starlight parade.  The time is not always anounced until that day.  So, make sure you have your program/map for the exact time.  

There are almost 100 different shows and things that you can do at the fair.  So, there will not be a shortage or an "I'm bored" from the kids all day.  

Also, beer is served at just about every food concession stand imaginable.  Except probably the salt water taffy stands!!!  And that's a wrap for travel tuesday,