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Craft of the Week Explanation and Sign-up
 
 We will post our craft directions and/or link them to our blogs here. You don't need a blog to participate!
 
 If you are interested in hosting a week then we'd love to have you! PM me.
 
 Starting July 30th we have Mary M. hosting. Thanks Mary for being the 1st brave one to do this. Looking forward to it!
  __________________ Six boys ages 16, 14, 11, 7, 5, 2 and one girl age 9
 
 
 
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Sarah Forum All-Star 
 
  
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Kick Off Craft of the week
 
 Thanks to Mary M.   
  __________________ Six boys ages 16, 14, 11, 7, 5, 2 and one girl age 9
 
 
 
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This is great! Mary M. What a beautiful project!
 
 My little boy was begging for a craft. He got himself busy being a bandit, but said to save this for later!!!   
 
 thanks!
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OH! This is wonderful...and I have every. single. thing. we need!! Yippee!    This is going to be fun--will you all be posting photos of yours?
  __________________ Liz
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 dd11, dd911, ds9, ds8
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            OH! This is wonderful...and I have every. single. thing. we need!! Yippee!    This is going to be fun--will you all be posting photos of yours? | 
           
         
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 I was wondering the same thing - it would be fun to see the different projects completed.  They are always going to turn out different and have each child's individual touch.  I for one would love to see families post results. 
 
 And I am so glad you had the materials - that's what I was going for.  I wasn't sure about everyone having colored permanent markers on hand.  But I generally consider those to be staples (just need to be kept up and used under supervision    ).  So for anyone who doesn't have a set I do recommend it.  I was checking around and with the back-to-school sales, this is a really good time to get some Sharpies.  This week they are on sale at Rite-Aid (buy one pack, get TWO free), Walgreens (individual pens-2/99 cents), Big Lots (8 Ct. pack with additional free 8 pack for only $7) and of course you can get the packs at Michael's or Hobby Lobby and use the 40% off coupons. 
  __________________ Mary M. in Denver
 
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Great job today Mary!!!  Love it, love it, love it!  Now to just do it   
 
 Blessings for this great project!
  __________________ Meredith 
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Sarah
 Thank you for this idea, thank you so much, just what I need at this time.
 
 Mary
 What a great craft to start with, I'm off to bribe, um incentivise my dc with craft this afternoon.
 
 Liz and Mary
 Great idea, I'll try and do the activity today and post quickly.  We could have adaptions so that will be interesting too.  I know I will as I don't have watercolour paper.
  __________________ Erin
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Thank you so much-how wonderful! My son rarely is interested in craft things but when he saw this he said "cool, are we gonna do that?"
 
  __________________ Ann, Full-time Mama of a 10yr old Lego master, 7yr old DIVA, 4yr old King of the Mountain and one more in June '09!
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So - do we post our finished projects on our own blogs, if we have them?
 
 This is such a neat idea!  I am hoping to get to the store tomorrow for sharpies! 
 
 Oh - how fun!  this is just what I needed!
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Well we did ours   It sure didn't look as good as Mary's and my dc just had to experiment and try a few different 'colouring' ideas.  It was so wonderful though to have finally kept my promise and do a craft activity.  Thank you   
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Very excited about this.  Of course since I'm hosting the next craft of the week, I had anxiety dreams all night last night about what to do!           When I woke up, I think the most recent idea in my dream world involved empty soup cans, gravel for the bottom of the aquarium and some string - not really sure what we were making with it though!  I promise to have a better idea come Monday.
  __________________ Cindy - wife to Chris, mommy to my 4 sons! 
 
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I saw Sharpie's yesterday at Target, a big pack of 24 fine tip for $15.99.  I'm not sure if that is a good price or not but I took the plunge!
 
 And now my dd12 LOVES me for buying Sharpies.  Her love language is gifts      , I feel sorry for her future dh   . 
  __________________ Blessings, Mary Chris Beardsley
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We finished our fish this morning.  This was great!!!   
 Thanks MaryM!!   
 We look forward to next weeks craft.
 I posted our final results on our blog.   
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We are headed to the craft store tomorrow to get the supplies for this. It looks wonderful! Thank you so much!
 
  __________________ Elizabeth in Wisconsin
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            So - do we post our finished projects on our own blogs, if we have them?
 
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 Link your finished results here on this thread for this craft. 
 
 What I think I'll do is start a new thread for each craft labeling 1st craft, 2nd craft. . .
 
 Then we can link our results under the matching thread.
 
 Well done Mary M. I'm doing this on Friday! We CAN do this because it looks easy enough.   
 
 
  __________________ Six boys ages 16, 14, 11, 7, 5, 2 and one girl age 9
 
 
 
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Sarah
 
 Here is our finished result   Thank you for this great idea.   
  __________________ Erin
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