For A Special Blogger and Some Random Thoughts

I've done another one. I think it's the one that will go to a special person.

Back is still pretty enough to be the front part if wanted or can hang it in a doorway and both sides be displayed prettily.

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Random Thoughts:

I cannot abide stupidity but ignorance can be tolerated to some degree because we're all ignorant to at least some degree.

But when I read recently that Stephen Hawking, who is a theoretical physicist said we need to abandon earth I just about lost it. He is an example of how extremely bright, talented men and women can be led astray without the gospel in their lives. Abandon earth?! What in the world does he suppose it's here for? Just shows you how stupid AND ignorant even bright people can be! Puhleeeeeeze.
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When hubs calls me Connie I almost want to psyche up. Now where is that pepper spray? Sigh.
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To calm myself I eat a candy bar. NOTHING works like chocolate and/or sugar.
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God tries to teach us the great virtue of patience by refusing to show Himself in this world.
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All time is eternally present, leading inexorably to an end that we believe results from our actions but over which our control is mere illusion.
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We have the RIGHT to life, liberty and the PURSUIT of happiness. That's it, so get over it!
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A New Froufrou Banner for Pink Saturday 8/21/10

Welcome to Pink Saturday. Just click on Beverly's logo to visit the other participants.

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The new flag banner is now hanging in the living room. Can't you just picture how this room will look when the new slipcovers arrive from Ethan Allen? I shall be so excited to get them.

It started out like this but I tweaked it a bit. Have any of you ever done that: put something in a spot and then decided it needed a bit of a tweak? Nooo!!! I don't know that I believe that. Hah...

Anyway, I took the satin ribbon on the roses down and added a pink polka dot to the end and let the roses stand alone.
I also "tightened up" the banner. I think I like it a bit taut instead of hanging in an arc.

On each end I simply took about 10 different ribbons, trims and rick rack, tied them together, added a rose and pinned them up for a bit of a tail. I love them!

Also, a very sweet woman will be receiving one from me very soon. She has no idea it's coming though. ;-) What a surprise it will be for her.

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I've Also Been Doing This...

It isn't as if I had nothing to do; I do. It's simply that I've wanted one of these banners for a couple of years and just got around to doing one. I also wanted it in the theme of my house so I had to make it as I couldn't find any as froufrou as I wanted. This was very, very simple to do. It is just time consuming to make.

First you have to make a triangle the size you want for a pattern and then cut out each piece after you've selected the fabric from your stash—and we all know I have a stash. Then you sew them together. I decided I wanted the triangles to be pinked so I had to do that. Then I finally sewed them onto a length of double blanket binding. This was after a trip to Joanns to buy the binding. Then roses were added between each flag.

This is the back as I was coming out our patio door.

I used 9 flags varying them from roses to plainer fabrics like stripes and polka dots simply because I love the stripes and polka dots also.

Close-ups of front.

Here I used a piece of a vintage Wilendur tablecloth as the center flag.

The fabrics included Laura Ashley, Robyn Pandolph, Lakehouse. House Inc., Yuwa and Mary Rose. All are gorgeous fabrics and favorites of mine.

Close-ups of back.

You can do this. Just get started with the fabrics of your choice. This one is going in the living room.
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