tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44367777260335508442024-03-13T13:23:35.078-07:00Love The Blue BirdLaura Maxellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01927095817131572951noreply@blogger.comBlogger188125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436777726033550844.post-68808104532689409332017-04-17T13:15:00.000-07:002017-04-17T13:15:24.921-07:00Spring Bunnies...I have been so happy to see all of the <a href="http://lovethebluebird.blogspot.com/2012/04/spring-bunny-tutorial.html" target="_blank">Spring Bunnies</a> that crocheters have been making.<br />
I myself made quiet a few before Easter. I used I Love This Cotton yarn from Hobby Lobby.<br />
I had a wonderful Easter day with my family and I hope you did as well.<br />
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Laura<br />
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<br />Laura Maxellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01927095817131572951noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436777726033550844.post-84659789673202559702016-03-25T16:26:00.000-07:002016-03-25T16:26:09.514-07:00Spring Bunny... I was so happy when <a href="http://www.molliemakes.com/craft-2/mollie-makes-issue-64/" target="_blank">Mollie Makes magazine</a> asked to put my Spring Bunny pattern in the subscriber section of their magazine. And, very happy to see everyone on social media posting pictures of their finished bunnies.<br />
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Laura<br />
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<br />Laura Maxellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01927095817131572951noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436777726033550844.post-85152268328010047062016-03-13T11:41:00.000-07:002016-03-13T11:41:43.863-07:00New Baby...I love this picture.<br />
It was taken the day after my grandson was born.<br />
My son, my grandson and I.<br />
He's almost a month old now.<br />
I am looking forward to all the blessing this little guy will bring.<br />
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Laura<br />
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Laura Maxellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01927095817131572951noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436777726033550844.post-90489633189498932692016-01-03T19:24:00.001-08:002016-01-03T19:24:35.831-08:00Cotton Yarn - Love It... <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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When I saw this video in my Lion Brand email the other day I fell in love.<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8dH0wkGeNZQ" width="480"></iframe>Laura Maxellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01927095817131572951noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436777726033550844.post-24753599719221538372016-01-01T12:29:00.001-08:002016-01-01T12:31:30.142-08:00Happy New YearI am super excited about 2016! <div><br></div><div>A new start...</div><div>A new adventure...</div><div>And new blessings... </div><div><br></div><div>{hugs}</div><div>Laura </div><div><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzfVtKn01b70IAei6Ehe7Afjw2S36tLnoEBw7cDIyt1Q6olZ9QCl_OpnDfqlzUqIP34_BLJ090KbBCYz51bev3rvJISpFY26bpk4JBD9VKGL0CplpwjOgyt7qoqTzmf0gz9mEEnbJ02aE4/s640/blogger-image--587795410.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzfVtKn01b70IAei6Ehe7Afjw2S36tLnoEBw7cDIyt1Q6olZ9QCl_OpnDfqlzUqIP34_BLJ090KbBCYz51bev3rvJISpFY26bpk4JBD9VKGL0CplpwjOgyt7qoqTzmf0gz9mEEnbJ02aE4/s640/blogger-image--587795410.jpg"></a></div>Laura Maxellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01927095817131572951noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436777726033550844.post-20890478071558594672015-03-08T10:42:00.000-07:002015-03-08T10:42:51.358-07:00Crocheted Shamrocks...I found this cute pattern for <a href="http://www.everythingetsy.com/2014/02/crochet-shamrock-patterncreate-banner/">crocheted shamrocks over at Everything Etsy</a>. They are super cute and so easy to make...<br />
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Laura<br />
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Laura Maxellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01927095817131572951noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436777726033550844.post-23362887441345572092014-12-24T15:18:00.000-08:002014-12-24T15:18:41.202-08:00Embroidered Pillow...I have been making embroidered pillows lately - I love it.<div>
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Laura Maxellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01927095817131572951noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436777726033550844.post-12070360623129377712014-11-21T16:35:00.001-08:002014-11-21T16:35:20.799-08:00Where I Teach...I love teaching preschool - it's such a rewarding profession. And I love the school I work for - I've been there almost 20 years. This is a video about my school, Crossroads Christian School. It was created a few weeks ago to show at a special fundraising dinner. Thank you for watching it...<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/112113502">Can A School Be Built on Love?</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/doughusen">Doug Husen</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</div>
Laura Maxellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01927095817131572951noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436777726033550844.post-54431836782129347942014-11-12T20:10:00.000-08:002014-11-12T20:10:22.550-08:00Kitchen Rug...I have been gone from my blog for a very long time. Life has been busy from mid July until now. I haven't stopped crafting, but I have been a lot busier with other things. I have missed my blog and I'm very glad to be back.<br />
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One of the things I did while I was away was create a kitchen rug.<br />
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I was in need of a new kitchen rug and couldn't find anything in stores that I loved. For a long time I did without one and just threw a towel on the floor when necessary. I stumbled across a picture on Pinterest that showed a rug made from homemade t-shirt yarn and cotton yarn and really liked it. I purchased cotton t-shirts from my local thrift store and followed a tutorial I found online for cutting them into yarn. Then, I went for it! With no instructions, and a lot of trial and error, I crocheted cotton yarn, in single crochet, around the t-shirt yarn in a large oval. To finish it off, I crocheted two rows with just the cotton yarn (no t-shirt yarn). I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. I do wish I could have gotten it to lay a little flatter.<br />
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Laura<br />
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I did add a few more colors not too long after my original purchase, and everything stayed bagged up and in my craft closet until just last week.<br />
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I decided to do a traditional granny square blanket. It's funny, I had to re-do that first square at least three times because I crochet so tightly. I just couldn't get it to look nice. I tried using a larger hook, which sometimes works for me, but not this time. So, I had to make myself crochet really loose.<br />
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The main color will be the gray with off-white, blue, green, coral and purple (yes, it's purple). I really love the gray; it's a heather gray which reminds me of cuddling up in a old, warm sweatshirt on a cold winter day.<br />
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I am weaving in my ends as I go, rather than leaving them all until the end. Sometimes that task seems so BIG if I leave it till the end. I am hoping it won't this time.<br />
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If any of you have tips, tricks or helpful hints about granny squares, blocking and joining, I would love to hear them. This is only my third granny square project and, even though I searched online for good information, I still feel a little unsure... Thanks!<br />
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Laura<br />
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<br />Laura Maxellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01927095817131572951noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436777726033550844.post-79841397944527340592014-06-29T20:05:00.000-07:002014-06-29T20:05:12.064-07:00Mason Jar Mug Cozy... My daughter bought herself a HUGE mason jar mug. So, a cozy was in order. She picked the colors and I went from there. No pattern. Just crocheted it to fit snuggly.<br />
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The orange is 3 rows of single crochet, the white is 1 row of single crochet and the navy blue is 1 row of double crochet. I crocheted an edging of white in single crochet and created the ties from braiding all 3 colors.<br />
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To get a good fit, we measured the jar with a tape measure and then I crochet my chain to stretch to about 2 inches shorter than our measurement. It may seam too short, but once you start to crochet your rows, your piece "magically gets bigger" (At least for me it does - don't know why). It worked out good.<br />
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I hope you have a wonderful week and find time to create something fabulous.<br />
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Laura<br />
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Laura Maxellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01927095817131572951noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436777726033550844.post-63350581129109563132014-06-29T12:52:00.000-07:002014-06-29T12:52:36.827-07:00Be Proud to be a Girl... <div style="text-align: center;">
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Laura Maxellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01927095817131572951noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436777726033550844.post-42519323553729527552014-06-28T15:06:00.002-07:002014-06-28T15:06:32.081-07:00Crocheted Triangle Bunting... These little triangles were fun to crochet. Super easy too. It made a cute little bunting to hang up. I am very happy with how it turned out.<br />
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chain 1 and turn<br />
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This is the first time I have ever blocked a crocheted project. I folded and placed a beach towel on the carpeted floor in a spot where no one would walk on them. I laid out and pinned down my triangles, giving them a nice shape with a little tension but not pulled too tightly. And then I got them really wet with water using a spray bottle. The hardest part was leaving them until they were completely dry.<br />
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But, it was worth the wait. They are nice and flat and well shaped.<br />
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You'll have to let me know if you make your own crocheted triangle bunting. I'm sure you'll love it.<br />
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I have always loved the look of fabric wrapped hoops for displaying your embroidery. </div>
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And, even though it's pretty easy to figure out how to wrap fabric around the hoop, I was wondering how other crafters were finishing the backs of their hoops. Although, after looking online to find tutorials, I found very few. </div>
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For the hoops that I have made in the past, I left my embroidered fabric long, pulling it tight together using needle and thread and covering the whole back with a circle of felt or fabric. It looked nice, but it was a lot of extra work. </div>
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Well, I recently notice at a craft show a couple hoops finished with the embroidered fabric cut short and hot glued inside the edge of the hoop. I like the simplicity of it as well as being able to see the back of my work. I try really hard to keep the back of my embroidery neat and I don't mind seeing it. Although, for gifts or for selling, it would be nice to glue a circle of felt or fabric to the back. Maybe I'll do that next time... </div>
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I hope you find this tutorial helpful.</div>
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After finishing my embroidery and making my crochet accents, I am ready to get started.</div>
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I used a rotary cutter to cut thin strips of fabric. My hoop is 4 inches and I cut 2 strips of fabric that were 1/2 inch wide and 24 inches long. They don't have to be perfect because the edges don't really stand out after it's wrapped. So, if you don't have a rotary cutter, scissors will work great.<br />
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For wrapping the fabric, I used school glue. It worked great keeping the fabric in place and it's thin consistency doesn't add any extra bulk like hot glue would have.<br />
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Just start with about an inch of glue on the inside of the outer hoop.<br />
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Now, just tightly wrap the fabric around the hoop, overlapping the fabric as you go. I started as close to the end as possible, wrapping my fabric over the metal "L" bracket.<br />
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Then, when needed, add more glue and continue wrapping.<br />
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When you get to the end of your fabric strip, apply some glue to the fabric as well as the hoop to secure the end.<br />
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Then, start the new strip of fabric over the top of the first.<br />
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Continue around, adding fabric strips as needed, until you get to the end.<br />
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At the end, trim your fabric so it's long enough to finish on the inside of the hoop and glue it in place. Beware, your fabric strips will unravel a little as you wrap. I just used my embroidery scissors and trimmed the threads off.<br />
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Next, I trimmed the embroidered fabric to a little less than a 1/2 inch.<br />
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I did not wait for the school glue to be dry before putting my hoops back together. Just make sure everything is lined up perfectly and then tighten the screw.<br />
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Using a low-temp hot glue gun, I applied a small amount of hot glue to the inner hoop and gently pressed down the fabric with my fingers, making little folds here and there where needed.<br />
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The final thing to do was to hot glue on my crochet accents and I was done.<br />
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<br />Laura Maxellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01927095817131572951noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436777726033550844.post-49685662895965049862014-06-12T17:04:00.000-07:002014-06-12T17:04:20.702-07:00Hoop Art... I have recently created two embroidered hoops with crocheted flowers to hang. I have been wanting to do something like this for a long time and I am really happy with how they turned out.<br />
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I am excited because my tomatoes are growing and doing good (with the exception of one plant that is growing but not producing). </div>
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These are Indigo Rose tomatoes... </div>
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These are German Queen tomatoes...<br />
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These are Yellow Pear tomatoes...<br />
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These are the last two mandala's that I crocheted. I love the colors of this one and I am currently using it on the living-room table.<br />
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I really like the blues and greens with that little bit of yellow of this mandala but I'm not sure of the variegated yarn. I have always liked the color combination of variegated yarns but not the patterning you get when crocheting with them.<br />
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These little baby birds are in a nest in our patio. The picture is not that great and the nest is more bird-poo that twigs but, they are so cute that I wanted to share them with you.</div>
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Laura<br />
<br />Laura Maxellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01927095817131572951noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436777726033550844.post-90548121305448437372014-05-14T16:26:00.000-07:002014-05-14T16:26:19.060-07:00Mandala Madness Part Three... Wow, the weather here in Southern California has been hot and windy today. I'm scared to think of how bad it's going to be this summer.<br />
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I love this <a href="http://winkieflash.nl/patterns/mandala-en/">pattern from Creative Being</a> because it's very easy and fun to do. I especially love the technique for finishing each round. For this mandala, I threw in a few rounds of single crochet. And, I love the red, white and blue colors.<br />
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I hope you are crocheting your own mandala...<br />
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Laura<br />
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<br />Laura Maxellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01927095817131572951noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436777726033550844.post-75517505829454571322014-05-10T14:25:00.000-07:002014-05-10T14:25:16.335-07:00Mandala Madness Part 2... I made this mandala with Lily and Cream cotton yarn. I really like the color combination.<br />
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I have a friend who loves to run so I made her this bib and medal display for her birthday.<br />
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Laura Maxellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01927095817131572951noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436777726033550844.post-67847957573168824462014-05-09T20:34:00.000-07:002014-05-09T20:56:26.268-07:00Mandala Madness... I have been crocheting a lot the past couple of weeks. And, my main focus has been mandalas. I will be sharing them with you over the next few days. You can check out <a href="http://instagram.com/laura_lovethebluebird?ref=badge" target="_blank">my Instagram</a> if you are interested in what I am doing on a more regular basis. <br />
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I made the first two mandalas with the yarn I bought from Hobby Lobby. I also made a granny square doily. And then I made some crochet roses following <a href="http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/may-roses.html" target="_blank">the pattern I found on Attic24</a>. They are so cute. I put a pin back on the yellow one so I could wear it - I get a compliment on it every time. They are really fun to make, you should give it a try. <br />
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Laura<br />
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You can see a few more pictures of this one <a href="http://lovethebluebird.blogspot.com/2014/04/crochet-mandala.html">here...</a><br />
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I made this one for a friend...<br />
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<br />Laura Maxellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01927095817131572951noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436777726033550844.post-4166795457936928442014-05-02T16:10:00.003-07:002014-05-02T16:10:56.437-07:00Birds...I have a new bird feeder in my backyard.<br />
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I am so happy about it too. In the past we have had bird feeders but the seed that falls always sprouts and it's so hard to get rid of what grows. We recently found a little store not far from our home that sells "clean seed" that doesn't do that. I bought a finch feeder and within 30 minutes of putting it up, we had our first visitor.<br />
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One week later, there are a lot of little goldfinches hanging around. We also got a few samples of a different type of clean bird feed for the sparrows and doves to eat. Now, all the little birds drink and bath in our pond's waterfall and eat their fill at the feeders.<br />
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I love birds and I'm so happy to see them in the backyard.<br />
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Laura<br />
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<br />Laura Maxellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01927095817131572951noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436777726033550844.post-46562978855911718252014-04-02T20:34:00.000-07:002014-04-02T20:34:45.458-07:00Crochet Mandala... I am really enjoying my new cotton yarns from Hobby Lobby. I finished this a few days ago.<br />
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Laura<br />
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<br />Laura Maxellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01927095817131572951noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436777726033550844.post-23192036317728914352014-03-27T16:55:00.000-07:002014-03-27T16:55:04.556-07:00Rice Bags... I do love making rice bags.<br />
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These were for a friend. I posted a picture of them on <a href="http://instagram.com/laura_lovethebluebird" target="_blank">my Instagram</a> about a week ago.<br />
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Laura<br />
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