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Bird Ornaments for a School Fundraiser

Candy — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:07:04 +0000

My son Logan’s 5th grade class at Smiley Elementary School has been raising money all year to help offset the cost of attending science camp this spring.

I made several bird ornaments to be sold in their “Holiday Store”, which was stocked with all sorts of homemade goods priced so that kids could come and buy gifts for their families. These little guys now have new homes!

Bird Ornaments for a School Fundraiser is a post from: Candied Fabrics New in the shop: Versatile Messenger Bag Pattern

One Moment | Hard Work Paying Off

Candy — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 01:51:59 +0000

We have been anxiously running to the mailbox this week. Liam auditioned for the Claremont Young Musician’s Orchestra last week, and acceptance letters were supposed to be sent this week. Liam was in the preparatory orchestra last year, here’s a picture from their Winter Concert:

The CYMO is quite a select group – it takes students up to 20 years old. Last year, when he was in “Intermezzo” the prep orchestra for this more advanced group, Liam was the only Junior High aged kid in the winds and brass (there were quite a few younger string players). The other trombonist in Intermezzo was a) old than Liam and b) had been in Intermezzo for 2-3 years, so I was very worried that those issues may have come into play, instead of letting the audition speak for itself. I also worried that nerves would get in the way of Liam playing his best (for the most part it didn’t), or that a stronger trombonist than him would audition.

Well – the letter came yesterday, he made it into the advanced group – hooray!

Liam really has been working hard all this summer on his playing, and that hard work is paying off!

alamodestuff Linda has started a weekly meetup based on taking a moment each week to really notice something as you go about your daily grind life. I need to do this. You may want to too – read more about it here:

http://www.candiedfabrics.com/2011/06/10/one-moment-lucious-low-brass/

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One Moment | Idyllwild Fun

Candy — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:42:57 +0000

Liam was gone for two weeks at music camp right before school started, we got to see him play 3 times, he played a solo in the student recital:

and two band concerts too:

He had not one, but two great teachers who are really happy with his playing and were very encouraging. They put on a low brass concert too, there’s a great rendition of 20 trombones playing “Sir Duke” posted on my Facebook page, I can’t embed it here as it’s a facebook video.

My moment? He connected with the teachers and had a great time playing almost constantly – just what music camp should be!

One Moment | Idyllwild Fun is a post from: Candied Fabrics New in the shop: Versatile Messenger Bag Pattern

Back to School…The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

Candy — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:26:47 +0000

Wahoo! Here in Redlands, the kids go back to school in early August! They’re on a modified traditional schedule, which means they only have 2 months off in the summer, and longer December and Spring breaks. This means they’re done with the whole first semester, exams and all, before Christmas, which makes lots of sense. It also means that I get a good 3 weeks to myself before I’ve gotta start teaching. I totally need it this year, because I’ve got LOTS of stuff to do!

Look at my big guys! Here’s a peek at last years back to school.

OK, I’m off to the studio!

Back to School…The Most Wonderful Time of the Year! is a post from: Candied Fabrics New in the shop: Versatile Messenger Bag Pattern

Ask Candy | Tie Dye with Kids

Candy — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:37:05 +0000

It’s time for another Ask Candy post over at Alamode Stuff Blog. I’ve got a really great question to answer from Cyn of River Dog Prints about tie dyeing with kids! I’ve tie dyed with groups of kids lots of times so I have lots of info and hints along the way to make it successful. I sent her the directions I’d written up for this post and asked her to take a few pictures during the process. That way I’d be able to answer any questions she had if anything I’d written was unclear. And because Cyn is awesome, she didn’t take a few pix…she made movies of just about every step – wahoo! So head on over to see it all!

Click here to download a PDF of Tie Dye for Kids

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