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FEBRUARY WORD SEARCH
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. | BLACK HISTORY MONTH February marks the beginning of Black History Month - an annual celebration that has existed since 1926. But what are the origins of Black History Month? Watch the videos about Black History. Much of the credit can go to Harvard Scholar Dr. Carter G. Woodson, who was determined to bring Black History into the mainstream public arena. Woodson devoted his life to making "the world see the Negro as a participant rather than as a lay figure in history." Click here to hear great speeches in Black History. In 1926 Woodson organized the first annual Negro History Week, which took place during the second week of February. Woodson chose this date to coincide with the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln - two men who had greatly impacted the black population. Over time, Negro History Week evolved into the Black History Month that we know today - a four-week-long celebration of African American History. |
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. | | . What does an envelope say when you lick it? What happens when you fall in love with a French chef? If your Aunt ran off to get married, what would you call her? | All the lines running side to side are completely straight 
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 HEART PILLOWS These little pillows are fun for those with little experience in sewing. No difficult patterns or instructions, just an easy and fulfilling craft to keep or give as a gift—perfect for Valentine’s Day. | MARGARET'S WEBSITE
PICK OF THE MONTH Custom gift tags will allow you to create a page of 10 gift tags using an image you select from a variety of themes. You are also able to choose whether to print the tags with blanks and fill in the names later or to customize each tag with names. http://www.dltk-cards.com/tags |
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Sewing machine is optional for this project. Ours were stitched by hand which is a wonderful way to teach children to sew. However, if hand sewing, this project takes patience, so take breaks if needed. Designs in this project were also hand sewn.
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| What You Need - ¼ yard of fabric of your choice
- needle
- thread in a coordinating color to your fabric
- cotton batting
- straight pins
- lace (optional)
- ribbon (optional)
| | Add a lovely scent To make this a scented sachet you can add some scented potpourri in the middle of all the stuffing, or for a temporary scent, spritz with perfume. |
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What You Do - Lay your fabric down flat on your work surface.
- Fold over one time, then fold over one more time in the same direction so that the fabric is now doubled up.
- Using a pair of scissors or pinking shears, starting from one side of the fabric cut out half of a heart shape so that when you open your fabric you should have two equally sized hearts.
- Lay your two hearts so that the right sides are facing each other, wrong side of the fabric should be facing out. Use straight pins to secure the two pieces of fabric together, lining the pins around the edge of the fabric, about three-quarter inch in from the edge. This will secure your fabric but not be in the way of where you need to sew.
- Begin at the bottom of the heart and stitch evenly around the edge, about one-quarter inch in from the edge. Stitch all the way around the heart until you have almost completely closed it. Leave approximately one-and-a-half to two inches open but do not cut or tie off thread. You will need it to finish off the heart after it is stuffed.
- Remove all the straight pins that were securing your fabric.
- Very carefully, turn your stitched heart “outside in” through the opening. Now your fabric should be right side out and should resemble an almost completed heart.
- Using your fingers inside the heart, gently make sure that all the fabric is pushed out where it should be.
- Secure your needle out of the way be poking it through the outer edge of the heart, away from the opening.
- Using small pieces of cotton batting, gently stuff your heart pillow until all areas are full and pillow is firm to the touch.
- To stitch the opening, fold the two seams of the opening of the fabric in to match the rest of the heart. Stitch the opening closed.
- As a finishing touch, use a long piece of colorful ribbon and tie into a bow. Hand stitch on to the front of the heart and trim the bow ends to desired length.
For our red heart, I used pinking shears and stitched around the outer edge with the RIGHT sides of the fabric facing outward. I did this purposely to give a decorative edge to the heart. There was no need to turn the fabric “right side out,” simply stuff and close it up. For our pink heart, follow the instructions outlined above, however, to add lace, line the edge of the lace sandwiched between your to pieces of fabric. Stitch through the fabric and the lace following this pattern all the way around the heart. Before you begin, you can picture what this will look like by holding the lace and the fabric between your fingers and then folding one piece of the fabric back to view your lace. Be sure you have the seam of the lace lined up with the seams of the fabric. |
  This is for all you bakers out there looking for something a little different........
WANT TO HAVE FUN AT A PARTY? PREPARE THIS RECIPE! IT IS COMPLETELY EDIBLE, BUT YOUR FRIENDS MAY NOT THINK SO!
On a recent visit to our veterinarian to get shots for our cat I found this recipe on the waiting room bulletin board. After recovering from hysterical laughter, I obtained a copy from the office staff so that my wife could make it, which she refused to do. I took it to work and gave the recipe to a lady at work who loves cats. The pictures below show the results of her work. It doesn't look very nice, but it's actually quite tasty, so I decided to pass it along. |
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CAKE INGREDIENTS:
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1 box spice or German chocolate cake mix
1 box of white cake mix
1 package white sandwich cookies
1 large package vanilla instant pudding mix
A few drops green food coloring
12 small Tootsie Rolls or equivalent
SERVING DISHES AND UTENSILS:
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1 NEW cat-litter box
1 NEW cat-litter box liner
1 NEW pooper scooperDIRECTIONS: | 
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1) Prepare and bake cake mixes, according to directions, in any size pan. Prepare pudding and chill. Crumble cookies in small batches in blender or food processor. Add a few drops of green food coloring to 1 cup of cookie crumbs. Mix with a fork or shake in a jar. Set aside.
2) When cakes are at room temperature, crumble them into a large bowl. Toss with half of the remaining cookie crumbs and enough pudding to make the mixture moist but not soggy. Place liner in litter box and pour in mixture.
3) Unwrap 3 Tootsie Rolls and heat in a microwave until soft and pliable. Shape the blunt ends into slightly curved points. Repeat with three more rolls. Bury the rolls decoratively in the cake mixture. Sprinkle remaining white cookie crumbs over the mixture, then scatter green crumbs lightly over top.
4) Heat 5 more Tootsie Rolls until almost melted. Scrape them on top of the cake and sprinkle with crumbs from the litter box. Heat the remaining Tootsie Roll until pliable and hang it over the edge of the box. Place box on a sheet of newspaper and serve with scooper. Enjoy! |
| | METRO GAME o' THE MONTH Hockey Night In Canada... Eh?
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