tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63352981042428887402024-03-05T03:56:42.557-08:00SHA DesignsSHA Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05682099285230751829noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335298104242888740.post-3389164475429798652013-07-23T15:00:00.000-07:002013-07-23T15:00:02.355-07:00Dresser Sneak PeakWe have a little over a week before the fair and we are in crunch time finishing all our home decor and coming up with a great display! To get the excitement flowing and interest you in hopefully coming and checking out our booth here is a sneak peak at the dresser we refinished and will be selling!<br />
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Don't worry about feeling like you need to come to our booth with cash only this year. We're excited to announce that we will be able to accept cards as a method of payment at the fair!</div>
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We're in the final countdown as we have just one more month until we set up shop at Ely's Arts in the Park fair! Here's a little sneak peak at the inspiration for our color scheme we've used on the home decor. Make sure to also checkout our <a href="http://pinterest.com/rober25/idea-board/"><span style="color: #e06666;">Pinterest board</span></a> for all the other ideas we've used as inspiration to create what we'll be filling our booth with!</div>
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SHA Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05682099285230751829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335298104242888740.post-66174217198704027622013-06-18T14:50:00.000-07:002013-06-18T14:50:22.618-07:00Vintage Dresser<div style="text-align: center;">
Check out this vintage find I picked up this weekend! We're planning on giving it some TLC and fixing it up to sell at the fair.</div>
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I love all the things that are being done with dressers right now. You can pretty much find a use for them in any room of the house now...not letting it give a room a nice pop of color too!</div>
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<u><b>We'd love to hear your opinion on what color we should paint it and what you would use this dresser for!</b></u></div>
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SHA Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05682099285230751829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335298104242888740.post-48350337809522526572013-06-15T19:32:00.000-07:002013-06-15T17:54:14.582-07:00Our BIG Announcement!We are excited to announce that SHA Designs is re-opening up shop for the yearly arts and craft show in Ely, Nevada on August 3-4th, 2013! We previously started SHA Designs 2 years ago for the same fair, but because of school, babies and moving we were not able to attend last year. After realizing how much fun we had doing what we love and being able to sell our handcrafted treasures we decided to get together for another year!<br />
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Between next couple of weeks we have before our booth opens, we will be providing some sneak peaks of our redesigned/updated look and style to our shop as well as products. That's right...this year our shop will solely be themed around home decor along with some great refinished furniture pieces. With our modern home decor items, updated color scheme and overall style to SHA Designs we are very excited to put together an "eye-catching" booth for all of you to enjoy!<br />
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So please follow us through the next little while to share in our excitement and love for crafting as we provide updates and share with you our journey as we prepare for Art in the Park!SHA Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05682099285230751829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335298104242888740.post-31155589274661892202011-08-26T16:28:00.000-07:002011-08-26T16:28:20.079-07:00Part 2: Living Room Reveal<div style="text-align: center;">Hopefully after reading a few tips on redecorating on a budget you have been inspired to tackle a room in your house! If so we want to see pictures!! Here is a look at my living room.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> ENJOY!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Since we are just renting right now while my husband and I are in school, I had limited options to work with, including the space and budget. So first off I got my workout for the morning and rearranged all the furniture in the room. This is where I have to apologize, because I thought I had some pictures of the room before and turns out...I didn't! Anyway, I flip-flopped the TV and the couch and put the side chairs on the opposite wall they were originally on as well. My husband was more surprised that I was able to hook back up the TV and the surround sound, once I moved everything, then moving all the furniture. (I'm a little technically challenged!) </div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Here's a look of the over all room. Sorry, but you'll have to imagine how it was before. When I was toying with rearranging the furniture for a good week or so I wasn't sure how I would like the arrangement that I ended up with, but we love it more then the one before. Moral of the story: Be willing to try new things, you might just like it better!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since this was also a one day transformation, I decided to keep all of the furniture the way it was without revamping anything major. (Although, I have some ideas for future projects that will involve some of this.) Once I had the major change done by rearranging the furniture, I decided to change up the colors up the room. Painting was out of the question and so was new furniture so I changed the colors of the room through recovering some old pillows and repeating those colors in the accessories I already had in the room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The accent colors of my living room before were mostly green with some blue. This time I wanted to use some brighter colors. With the pillows I found fabrics that gave me color, patterns, and texture. I then brought the yellow up in the picture collage above the couch by wrapping yellow paper around the candles and using it as the color of some of the picture mats.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">So that is the one day transformation of my living room! Some future projects I have to add to the transformation are new wall art above the IKEA chairs, revamping the table lamp shade, and a wall clock on the wall with the TV made out of picture frames.</div>SHA Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05682099285230751829noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335298104242888740.post-17608827810432756782011-08-25T13:47:00.000-07:002011-08-26T15:16:07.751-07:00Part 1: Room transformations on a budgetIf you're anything like me, you get tired for walking into the same rooms in your house everyday; same old furniture, colors, and decoration. If you're feeling the same way about a room in your house, like I was with my living room, then its time to spruce things up and give that room a make-over. Don't worry, redoing a room doesn't have to cost thousands of dollars or even hundreds! I'm going to give a few redecorating tips and ideas that will cost you anywhere from $20 to $100, depending on how much of lift you want to give your room.<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">Tip #1)</span></b><u> <b>Rearrange Furniture</b>:</u> If you're on a really tight budget, like I was when I redid my living room, rearranging the furniture that you already have is a cheap and easy way to bring a big change to a room. Sometimes it can be a little overwhelming trying to figure out a new arrangement for furniture that is already working where it is, but don't be afraid to just start moving furniture around and playing with it. Besides, what could be a better work out for the day!<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">Tip #2)</span></b> <b><u>Revamp furniture you already have or furniture from DI:</u></b> A popular thing in the decorating world these days is restoring old furniture to give it a new, yet chic and vintage feel. So if you want to add new pieces to your room a great way to do this is by finding things around your house from other rooms or getting cheap furniture from DI or KSL and revamping it. Now just be aware that this option does take a little more time and work, but will leave you with a beautiful and unique addition to your room. Below are some ideas I really liked for revamping old furniture.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">One of my favorite blogs for furniture revamps is <a href="http://www.allthingsthrifty.com/search/label/Furniture%20Transformations">All Things Thrifty</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This really cute chevron Stencil Rug by <a href="http://www.thehouseofsmiths.com/2011/04/chevron-painted-rug-from-ikea.html">The House o Smiths</a> (tutorial)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdTyHhjI_HOZ-8fVvXY8HKSIAhLvH1qZwYGMHtZTU5HbCZP2rafadmLzEn9kStEUyKmcvjMrpcXlxu5MnGNuM_fTFyQoXflE86JId56nGGqm13f5bdT09ZhUmh85ZF_5pHIq2B6524CkQB/s1600/stencil+rug.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdTyHhjI_HOZ-8fVvXY8HKSIAhLvH1qZwYGMHtZTU5HbCZP2rafadmLzEn9kStEUyKmcvjMrpcXlxu5MnGNuM_fTFyQoXflE86JId56nGGqm13f5bdT09ZhUmh85ZF_5pHIq2B6524CkQB/s640/stencil+rug.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Stencil Wall from <a href="http://www.goodgirlgoneglad.com/my-stencil-wall/">Good Girl Gone Glad</a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Another stencil wall from All Things Thrifty</div><br />
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The House of Smiths has a great post with some tips for creating your perfect wall gallery. Check it out <a href="http://www.thehouseofsmiths.com/2011/08/gallery-wall-decorating-tips-photo.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;">HERE</span></a>.<br />
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You can also use frames for other home decor accessories. The things you can do with picture frames are endless when decorating a room; whether it be a collage, framing a family picture to child's art project or favorite quote, or making a wall clock with frames. Below are some cute wall decorating ideas that I found.<br />
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If you don't want to go through all the trouble of figuring out how to hang all your frames in a collage, photo ledges are a great way to display your frame and pictures! <a href="http://ana-white.com/2010/10/ten-dollar-ledges.html">Here</a> is a tutorial on how to make these photo ledges. I made some for my living room and they were really cheap and easy to make.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My brother Joe came out to visit for Christmas last year. He has always lived a lot farther away then the rest of the family and we love it when he can make it out for a visit! This time when he cam he left a blue button up shirt. The shirt has been hanging around my apartment for a long time. I figured if he hasn't asked back for it yet he isn't planning on it. So I finally decided to do something with it. So I have come up with this simple and cute tutorial for a little girl dress! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First thing i did was measure around my daughters chest. Take that number add 2 inches then divide it in half. That will be the width of your chest piece. Then add four inches. That will be the width of your bodice piece. So say your daughters chest was 20inches around. Add 2, that makes it 22 then divide in half. That makes it 11 then add four so 11; chest, and 15; bodice. (These numbers are made up don't really use them, make sure you measure whoever you are making the dress for! ) Remember these numbers. Lay your shirt out flat and buttoned up. You are going to draw three boxes on the front of the shirt. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The width of your first box will be the smallest number you just measured(11). This is for your chest piece. I guessed how long I wanted it to be I did like four inches I think, three inches for the actual length then one inch for seam allowance. Make sure you center all your boxes over the buttons! This is very important so all the buttons align in your dress at the end. Then draw the second box under it (15). This is for your bodice piece. For the length of this one I measured one of my daughters other dresses to get an idea of how long I wanted it to be. Then i subtracted the three inches from the chest piece. So say the dress I measured was 24 inches long, take that number minus three. So the length of your bodice piece will be 21 inches. Your third box will be the width of the entire shirt. This is the ruffle at the bottom. The length will be how ever much room you have left on your shirt. I think I got like three inches squeezed in there. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then take your chest piece unbutton it lay it out. Take the bodice piece you just gathered and lay it on top of the chest piece pin them right sides together. You might have to pull your gathering out a little. Just make sure you have the buttons on the same side so the dress will button up right! It should look something like this. Then sew 1/4th in seam. Then iron it down really well. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next you need to make the ties for the straps. I used the sleeves of the shirt and cut out 4; 1 inch wide and and 6 inch long pieces. Then I ironed both edges in to the center then folded it in half and ironed it down again. Then I sewed across it. It is essentially like hemming. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then I measured the outside of Sophia's arm to the armpit. I buttoned up the dress and took the length of her arm to armpit and measured from the edge off the dress in and that's where I added the straps. Like this. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just sewed across them. Try to line it up to your existing hem line so you don't have a random extra line across the top. That's it! Your dress is done! It should look something like this on your little girl! </span><br />
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SHA Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05682099285230751829noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335298104242888740.post-47141088000495414862011-08-19T21:43:00.000-07:002011-08-19T21:43:16.637-07:00REFASHION: You Design<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">I'd like to first start out by saying how truly amazing and creative my fellow business-women are. They are wonderful mothers and definitely know how to make a beautiful home on a cheap budget. As for me, it is just me and my husband in our small apartment at the moment and one thing is for sure, I LOVE clothes! I'm big on fashion but not big on the expensive prices. For all of you who are like me and love many of the newest fashions but don't want to have to pay an arm and a leg to get it, I've found a solution!</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">I've recently been introduced to the world of REFASHION. Now I can have the styles I want for virtual nothing in cost. All it takes is knowing what you like and having the guts to give it a try. The great thing about recycled and refashioned clothing is the way that old clothes, styles, and fabrics inspire you to create something gorgeous and new.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Below is a dress that my sister handed down to me. I never really liked how this dress fit my body so it sat in my closet for several years. A couple months ago when I was walking through a store I found this gorgeous ruffle skirt which made me think back to the abandoned dress. It gave me the idea to turn something I never wear into (hopefully) something I would enjoy much more. It was one of my first refashions so I definitely had my struggles with this project, but the result turned out great and it is now one of my favorite skirts!</span></div><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">Lastly, the most favorite of all my refashions and the easiest is my refashioned Bermuda denim shorts. I had been wanting to buy a pair all summer but never had the money, so I went down to the thrift store and found a pair for jeans. I found the perfect pair and for $6.00 I now have a cute pair of shorts!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">So how hard is it to refashion clothing? I will admit that I was very intimidated and even scared at first. I had no idea where to start and was unsure of my capabilities to refashion clothes. It wasn't until I dove in and began changing clothing to my likings that I started to gain confidence. It is not uncommon to hear people say they wish they could sew, or that they had the creativity of others. I honestly do believe though that anyone can do it. Refashioning does not need to be as advanced as creating a new dress from an existing garment, it can be as simple as cutting off a pair of jeans into shorts, and sewing on a few motifs or buttons, or perhaps repainting a pair of shoes. I challenge all of you to give it a try and to be sure to send us a picture of your creations! Good Luck! </div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden" /><!--Session data--><input id="jsProxy" onclick="jsCall();" type="hidden" /><div id="refHTML"></div>SHA Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05682099285230751829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335298104242888740.post-76180842736386672122011-08-17T10:31:00.000-07:002011-09-04T20:02:01.272-07:00Bachelorette PartyThis summer is wedding season for me! I have two cousins, a sister, and a best friend getting married. My really great friend Alli is getting married tomorrow! I am so happy for her. Jared is a lucky man! Last night we through her a bachelorette party. We decided to do a girly pink and black theme with a wine glasses. It turned out so cute.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had this cute back drop with a paper banner that we used to take pics in front of and do a little video diary for Alli.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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The place settings turned out so cute! They were a hit. I found the giant engagement rings at Walmart. We wore them all night. Even grownups love fake jewelry!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All the wine glasses were different styles it gave the table so much character and everyone got to take there glass home as a little momento. Inside were little strawberry garnishes with the bride and grooms initials on them for a little personal touch. </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Of course what kind of party would it be without a bunch of yummy food! Which we aren't ashamed to say we ate a lot of. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We went with an camp out food theme but that you could bake in a pan. We made s'mores bars and cherry cobbler bars. SO so good! Here are the links to the recipes! <a href="http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/warm-toasted-marshmallow-smores-bars/902bb288-e52b-4aba-a264-925d20f37d98">S'mores bars</a>, <a href="http://www.grouprecipes.com/50109/cherry-cobbler-bars.html">Cherry cobbler bars</a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Not only good food but delicious drinks are a must! We had yummy strawberry daiquiris and pina coladas! A great time was had by all (notice all the rings!). The best part of throwing a party is the great company that comes. We had a blast, and congratulations to miss Alli who will soon be Mrs. Taylor. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When I was getting ready to have Mia, everyone told me that babies grow so fast so not to get very many newborn or 0-3 month clothes so I tried not to get very many. Either Mia is growing slowly (which isn't indicated in her weight gain) or I get bored with just the few outfits she has to wear that fit her after a couple of times wearing them, so I wanted to get some more clothes for her. After going to a couple of stores and realizing that they don't make a whole lot of clothes for babies under 6 months and clothes that are cute, I decided to take matters into my own hands and make some for her.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I started with this basic jumper. The great thing about this jumper is you can add different embellishments or leave it simple and no matter what, it will be a cute and easy addition to your child's wardrobe. I made this jumper for my 3 month old, but this sizes can easily be adjusted to fit your child by just using their measurements. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ok, now that you have everything gathered we're ready to start making our pattern with the paper. These are the measurements that I got when making the dress to fit my 3 month old. If you want to make a different size use a shirt or dress of you child's to help with the measurements, then roughly draw your front and back pieces. Keep in mind a 1/4 seam for sewing pieces together.</span><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Once you've cut out your pattern, cut out two of each of the front and back pieces. For the bottom piece of the jumper you are going to cut a rectangle from your fabric. Mine measured about 13 inches wide and 12 inches long. *For bigger sizes you just want to at least double the length of your measurement from your front piece and make it as long as you want for your child. Also keep in mind a 1/4 to 1/2 inch seams while making your measurements. When you are finished you should have all of the pieces seen below. (The two half circles are for the pocket)</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This is where I got a little lazy with taking pictures. Sorry! Now that we have finished the main piece of the jumper we are going to sew the front and back pieces. You should have 2 front pieces and 2 back pieces. Pin the two front pieces together with right sides together. Sew together with a 1/4 seam, leaving the bottom open to flip your front piece to the right side. I started from the bottom corner and sewed up the shoulder piece, down the collar and up and down the other shoulder piece to the other bottom corner. Repeat these steps with the two back pieces. Flip the front and back piece to the right side and iron flat.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Like I mentioned earlier, you can add different embellishments to your jumper. I added a pleated pocket to mine. You could also add ruffles to the bottom of the jumper or to the top of the pocket. Another thing that you could do with this jumper is use two different fabrics for the top and bottom pieces and the main piece. The possibilities are endless!</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We'll be contacting the winner with more information! CONGRATS!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Starting next week, we will be kicking off the week with a new tutorial and continue posting weekly with more tutorials, crafting tips and future giveways!</span></div>SHA Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05682099285230751829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335298104242888740.post-84472991052616091112011-08-02T13:27:00.000-07:002011-08-03T16:37:32.381-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzGGWvZydKIaWt4ZZrIqIBHf1P8G42PMiDATj9lqWc9bviW_kEtc66K-xO_YbWvPdgivk3X_6b4GrU-yPbv99ywLQtGqKJlEEIOokHfFF1qP_LQijaSNGLMZPNHkYiBXAzgCd5maKt3jAs/s1600/arts+in+the+park.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzGGWvZydKIaWt4ZZrIqIBHf1P8G42PMiDATj9lqWc9bviW_kEtc66K-xO_YbWvPdgivk3X_6b4GrU-yPbv99ywLQtGqKJlEEIOokHfFF1qP_LQijaSNGLMZPNHkYiBXAzgCd5maKt3jAs/s640/arts+in+the+park.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">W</span>e are excited to announce that we will be kicking off the opening of our business with a booth at this years Arts in the Park in Ely, Nevada on August 6th and 7th! Arts in the Park is annual fair that features o<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">ver 100 booths of arts, crafts, ethnic and fun foods. Vendors display handmade goods as well as photography and other artist activities. Hours are 10 am-6 pm on Saturday and 10 am-4 pm on Sunday. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> We are at an art fair this summer and will start posting as soon as we get home and catch up from the fair! Stay tuned for plenty of posts, cute ideas for your home, and lots of great <u>Tut</u></span><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ori</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">als</span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">!! And of course tons of great things to shop for! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Go to our ordering page for info on how to order, pay and for shipping info! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Thanks for stopping by and come back soon! There will be lots of fun stuff on here in no time!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <b><i> - S.H.A.</i></b></span><br />
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