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Thursday, January 31st 2008

filed in: Bag Project, Share A Square

I’ve been asked by the creator of Share A Square to be part of this exciting endeavor along with Barbara of Purplemoose Gazette. The story goes that the first young man who received the first SAS afghan didn’t want to remove the tags that are attached to each and every square identifying the maker of that square. He was finally convinced to remove the tags so not to tear them, but this sparked an idea of SAS creator, Shelly of The Eclectic Life, to let’s include a small handmade bag with each afghan to hold all the beautiful tags!

Thus birthed the idea for Share A Square, Bag Project! This is where you come in! We need your help, and you can be as creative as you like! Oh, did I hear you say you can’t crochet? So what! We are looking for bags that kids would love, so sew it, bead it, crochet it, knit it, felt it! Creativity is the key!

Just a few guidelines for the Share A Square, Bag Project

1. We are limiting how many bags each person should make to 5. Why? To have large variety, and to let those who were not able to participate in crocheting for SAS to participate.

2. Email me at yellowrosesgarden AT gmail DOT com to let me know you are participating. Also to get the address as to where to send the finished bags.

3. How big should the bag be? Remember this bag is to hold 48 tags, so a 6 inch drawstring bag would be ideal! But then again, creativity is the key! Make them fun, colorful but durable!

If you need a pattern or just some inspiration, check out some of these links for ideas and patterns. (I’ll add more when I come across more and if you have a pattern you’d like to share, please let me know!)

Crocheted Drawstring Bag

Jewel Bow Drawstring Bag

Sew a Drawstring Bag

Simple Drawstring Bag

Sewn Drawstring Bag

Little Beaded Bag sent in by Linda in FL

Want to help? Here’s how:

Advertise Share A Square, Bag Project on your website.

Link this page!

Spread the word!

Post one of a button or banner on your Blog:

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(((((HUGS))))) sandi, WendyWings, Susan, and This Eclectic Life!

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Thursday, January 31st 2008

filed in: T13

1. The Statue of Liberty is actually a statue of two different people. The face was that of Charlotte Bartholdi, the mother of the designer Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. The sculptor’s girlfriend, Jeanne-Emilie, was the model for the statue’s arms and body.

2. Winston Churchill was born in a ladies’ room during a dance. That had to be some dance!!

3. In Casablanca, Humphrey Bogart never said “Play it again, Sam.” Sherlock Holmes never said “Elementary, my dear Watson.” Captain Kirk never said “Beam me up, Scotty,” but he did say, “Beam me up, Mr. Scott”.

4. The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra’s “Its A Wonderful Life.”

5. Hershey’s Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it’s kissing the conveyor belt.

6. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history. Spades – King David, Clubs – Alexander the Great, Hearts – Charlemagne, and Diamonds – Julius Caesar.

7. It is possible to lead a cow upstairs…but, not downstairs. Ok, I wanna know who tested this fact and what did they do when they got the cow up the stairs and it wouldn’t come down!

8. The electric chair was invented by a dentist! That kinda explains alot, doesn’t it?!

9. The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 672. Just throwing that out there in case you need to call that special someone!

10. Ivory bar soap floating was a mistake. They had been over mixing the soap formula causing excess air bubbles that made it float. Customers wrote and told how much they loved that it floated, and it has floated ever since.

11. The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.

12. From space, the brightest man-made place is Las Vegas, Nevada.

13. The five most stolen items in a drugstore are batteries, cosmetics, film, sunglasses, and, get this, Preparation H. Apparently people are just too embarrassed to purchase the last item. And, just in case you are curious, one of Preparation H’s main ingredient is shark liver oil. The oil not only helps shrink hemorrhoids, but will shrink any tissue. As a result, many older women in Florida use the stuff to help reduce the appearance of wrinkles! Hmmmmm, nice little fact to tuck away for the future!!