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February’s Beaded Bracelets

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So the thought came across my mind that I should try to do a craft fair.  A friend had posted on Facebook that there would be one close to her home at the end of March.  Not sure I’d be ready by then as I need to do a little more research on how to collect payment, how many items to bring, pricing, etc.  If you have any helpful advice and have experience doing craft fairs, would love to read about it.  Just post a comment below.

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Here are the new bead combos I put together this weekend.

If you’d like to place an order, see price list in the post below this one (https://leasanders.wordpress.com/2014/01/22/januarys-beaded-bracelets-and-price-list/).  If you order in the next few days (stateside), you can get them by Valentine’s Day. =)

~ Instagram August – December 2012 – Part 1

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Wow, has it really been that long since I collaged and posted my Instagram photos?  There are so many photos that I need to break them out in several parts and by loose themes.  So here is the first batch from the August-October timeframe.

{Food and Drink}

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End_of_year 2012D

{Papercrafts and Chainmaille Jewelry}

End_of_year 2012E

End_of_year 2012F

{Just around the house, out and about locally or on travel photos}

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End_of_year 2012H

End_of_year 2012I

 

~ Awesome Birthday Weekend

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I had a great birthday weekend starting with Friday lunch at Filomena in Georgetown with the ladies from work.  We were fortunate to be in Filomena when the owner came in.  She was super nice coming by to talk with us and wished me a happy birthday.  She even joined us for picture! =)  She is the lady to right in pink.  Sadly, the Pasta Mamas were not making pasta in the window while we were there but that gives me an excuse to go back for a visit!

After lunch we walked a couple of blocks to pick up my cupcakes.  If you’re familiar with the show DC Cupcake, that’s where I purchased my birthday cupcakes (AKA Georgetown Cupcake) I took my three dozen cupcakes home and made it into a cupcake tower.  After taking plenty of photos of it, I gave many of the cupcakes away.  Really, how can a family of four consume 36 cupcakes before they go stale?

The festivities continued on Saturday with the family at La Tasca in Old Town Alexandria for tapas and Sunday we watched The Avengers.  It was a great three days!

~ Mother’s Day at Lorton Farmer’s Market

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My hubby and I spent an early Mother’s Day morning at the Lorton Farmer’s Market.  This was our first visit of the season and we were surprised by the amount of greens and flowers this time around.  We generally frequent the marker later in the season when peppers and peaches are in abundance but were happy to partake of the fresh goods nonetheless.  We bought farm-fresh daikon radishes, garlic, green onions and two loaves of bread.  Support locally grown food and farms by going to your nearby farmer’s markets.

~ Instagram – April 20 at the National Museum of the Marine Corps

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My husband and I were invited to a retirement ceremony at the Marine Corps Museum today.  In addition to using my camera, I took a several photos with my phone to share right away on Instagram.  Here is what I shared earlier today.  Other photos to be posted later.  Come back for a visit. =)

~ Artsy Day in Old Town Alexandria

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Yesterday was a beautiful day at Old Town Alexandria.  We spent most of our day doing artsy things at the Torpedo Factory, a converted facility that used to make weapons, now a haven for art studios, and the Alexandria King Street Festival of the Arts.  Oh, how I wish I could be a free-wheeling fulltime artist! =)  Our visits were two-fold, outdoor time for the family and to spur some ideas in my daughter’s head to produce projects for her art portfolio.  We ended our visit at La Tasca with yummy Spanish tapas.

~ Star Wars & Pirates, Oh My!

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The family spent the last two weekends at very different events.  Last week we went to the NASA Open House in Greenbelt, Maryland and yesterday, the Virginia Renaissance Faire – Pirates Invasion weekend, Lake Anna.  There were costumed characters at both locations.  The NASA Open House was sheer mayhem but we managed to get to the site and hung out on a pretty dreary day.  Yesterday was beautiful but hot in comparison, a much smaller event than the annual Maryland Renaissance Festival.  The kids had fun throwing axes and shooting arrows.  My mission yesterday was to find the Jack Sparrow pirate (www.tallpirate.com) who was walking around the site.  The first picture I got of him and Miranda was too dark (took it in the woods, too many shadows) so I stalked him at the food trailers and got a better photo. =)  He was very gracious.

 

~ A Visit to the National Portrait Gallery

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Strangely, I didn’t take pictures of pictures.  Being that this was our first visit to this museum, we didn’t really know what to expect.  There was a lot of sculpture.  The photo above is of the Adoration of St. Joan of Arc which was made in 1896.  It is a fire-etched wood relief by J. William Fosdick.

The one singular artwork that was very ominous and made a lasting impression is the one below.  It was very grand in person.  There is a sad story behind it but I’ll let you research it if you want to find out about it.  It is called Adams Memorial by Augustus Saint-Gaudens.  The original is at Rock Creek Churchyard in Washington, D.C.   

~ What we did during the Thanksgiving weekend

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Just got back!  The family spent Thanksgiving with my hubby’s parents and sister in New Jersey.  To keep myself busy during the downtime, I brought along my stash of jump rings to make a few more projects.  The results are above – three bracelets and one watch.  I bought the watchface at a Cracker Barrell stop on the way to New Jersey.  Oh, first snow of the season–we ran into some wintry mix on Thanksgiving day and then again at St Mary’s.

{To see the projects close-up, click on the two photos below.}

On the way back from New Jersey, we stopped at Mount Saint Mary’s University and National Shrine Grotto of our Lady of Lourdes in Maryland.  This is our third visit to this location (snowflakes here, too!) and found some newer statuary and mosaics.  Nice to know that this site is always expanding.  By this time we had been in the car a few hours already and there was no way the kids would muster up smiles for the photos. {{{…sigh…}}}

~ Marker-Miller Farm Market

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We took a drive up to Winchester to visit the Marker-Miller Orchard.  Though most of the pumpkins and apples had already been pre-picked, it was still a nice visit.  The leaves are all very colorful shades of red, orange and gold and sky was a perfect sky blue — all great for picture-taking.  There was a specific apple I was looking for and thankfully they had them – York variety.  I’ve already made one pie and plan to make apple bread a little later.