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Property Manager

johnharry35 — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:40:37 GMT

Involving property taxes, being sure most people maintains up on rent payments, evictions, problems in addition to legitimate fresh tenants there's a large amount you need to do any time taking care of a rental complicated. That is the reason it is important to find the excellent real estate supervision organization to address your premises in order to ensure that it truly is staying made it simpler for more than it's always simply being damage.

Premises direction will be a big task. It's really a extremely difficult factor to deal with your own private home if you are continuously working with exceeding on your tenant's model to repair a factor that is definitely cracked, and labelling the particular mend vendors to correct items. That is the reason property supervision corporations experience chosen people that address the fact that part of the particular administration. These allocate some sort of career to make sure you an individual the fact that immediately refers to maintenance additionally, the restore people to get plus take care of just about anything is actually wrong with the residence.

Furthermore you will definitely not suffer from all the 3am noises grumbles in the youngsters possessing this events upon 1 week days to weeks next to any community that ought to get up early regarding perform. Initially, an individual's supervision corporation should realize to not insert younger people next to grownups. In that possition every person could sleeping located at their own personal discretion and be able to own events without having troubling someone else.

Property taxes happen to be one more depressing subject in which have to be finished flawlessly as well as is the reason why HOA organizations get e-book owners relating to people. These make sure of inbound in addition to outgoing finances and also fully understand how to proceed any time taxes period occurs. They will likely keep on on hire together with make sure that it is actually almost all becoming compensated promptly on a monthly basis and they will in addition ensure that each and every element and additionally all price is actually accounted regarding so your taxation's tend to be finished safely and securely in addition to adequately once which means that noone receives around hassle with the legislation.

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Donations for hospice patients

DReeves — Sat, 12 May 2012 10:50:41 GMT

Hi Everyone:

I am looking for material donations so my volunteers can make lap blankets for hospice patients. Please contact me if you have material or are interested in helping.

419-698-4005

Sincerely,

Diane

Needing help to make this 366 Random Acts of Kindness happen

HelpingSickPatients — Wed, 02 May 2012 16:01:44 GMT

Hello everyone! I am new to this whole community via Jo Ann so I am hoping you'd help myself and this young gentlemen who lives in the Chicagoland area to try to get this Random Act that I brought to his attention a few months ago. I am extremely creative and it was brought to my attention that I should make hand tied blankets for those kids who are extremely ill and also those breast cancer patients who are sitting in there hospital rooms or are having chemotherapy. For me this hits home because I lost my grandmother Anne to not only breast cancer but bone cancer too. So I am hoping that someone will read this blog and contact myself because helping others is something I've been called to do.

Joann's Kids slumber mat HELP for those trying to make it!

Meritta — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:12:01 GMT

Hello again!

Just finished making the Kids slumber mat for the sample for JoAnn. The directions are a little vague. First you do use cotton of something that is at least 42" wide (I used cotton) The direction say you need 1 piece 18", 7 pieces, 6"each , assorted, 2 yds fleece for the back and batting. If you read the direction further the batting is cut 60x50 so your main material has to be at least 45" wide. Also, when marking the 18" piece, do it on the WRONG side. If NOT using fleece for the backing, then you'll need two 9x16 pieces sewn wrong sides together on three sides, turned, pressed. The quilting(stitching in the ditch) is not hard for me, but for a young teenager it might. Practice first on something else or just use decorative stitches on the seams. For Velcro I used the iron on kind, it works very well and it seems to hold nicely. Any other questions let me know, I'd be glad to help.

'Til next time,

Meritta

Randee & Bradley's Closet

rmhebig84 — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 03:32:17 GMT

Well I decided that I wanted to start doing crafts again. Not just for myself though, as I do not have the space but so badly want to make things. After having my son I have found that you can never find what you want, when you do, it's normally out of your price range. So I am going to start making baby blankets, bumpers, pillows, changing pads, and so on. I am also going to be making jewelry for women, art for the walls, and so much more. Any questions ask away. As soon as I start getting things done I will post pictures of them.

Hi, I am a new member!

franTastic — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 03:25:32 GMT

I enjoy card making, writing, and garedening. Card making is my passion. I love learning new tecniques and attending Expos around the countyry.

Teeny Tears Flannel Diapers

rinehajb — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:24:50 GMT

Edited to add: I think I have fixed the links!

I have recently been working on a project that I thought would be PERFECT to share here!

In June 2011, we had identical twin boys born at 25 weeks. Sadly, we lost our son Carter at birth. His brother Cohen spent 4 months in the NICU fighting for his life. He came home in October on oxygen and a feeding tube, both of which he is now off of. We couldn't be more proud. You can read about that journey here

I came across the blog teenytears.blogspot.com which makes tiny flannel diapers and donates them to hospitals for families who have lost babies. I know I would have LOVED to have something this cute to put on our little guy so I jumped in with both feet. I have absolutely loved working on this project. The hospitals that hear about it are so excited to get their hands on these diapers.

The diapers come in two sizes, teeny and small, they fit babies as small as 20 weeks up to 34 weeks. Each family is given a set of diapers, one for baby and one as a keepsake. The hospital is given a variety of diapers so the family can pick the diaper for their baby.

This is an awesome project that needs help! If you want to help, check out the website for patterns and instructions or just let me know :)

Craftsy Block of The Month

jmarie4peace — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 16:01:00 GMT

Click on the block to check out the free course. Each month 2 new blocks are provide, and at the end of the year you will have a full size lap quilt :)

Introduction sorta

BestrafexMich — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 18:38:51 GMT

Hey peeps.

I just joined this because I was curious, so I thought I´d share some things I´ve been working on. I am not sure how the notification system is on here, so if you really want a speedy reply to a message, just email me at in_das_meer@hotmail.de I don´t bite (unless I really like you) so don´t be afraid to email!

My DA, if you want to see larger pictures, is http://bestrafexmich.deviantart.com/

Mask based on Du Hast by Rammstein. The sculpey and stuff was purchased at Jo-Anne the plastic from another place.

I am remaking the mask, ran to Jo-Anne yesterday to get sculpey. I need Super Sculpey now but I need to wait a bit ´cause money, but here´s what I got so far;

Made this guy just last week!!! I dont want to give him eyes because it might not look good. Some times I take him with me to Jo Anne stores :O

Examples of drawings I do...

And lastly, a Sculpture I did a couple of weeks ago;

Hope you enjoy this, have a good day!

Grandma Kat's Studio

GrandmaKat — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 08:50:21 GMT

Hello Everybody!!! This is my first posting on my new blog, Grandma Kat's Studio. Will be posting photos of completed projects for my family & friends.

Saturday, April 7 Open House

Meritta — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 19:18:16 GMT

Hello again!

It's open house time again at JoAnn. I had to do four examples out the many that will be taught in the upcoming months. All the crochet projects have great potential and the kids camp will be fun and challenging.

My current project is what I am most enthusiastic about. I have been making skirts to add to my daughter wardrobe for her trip abroad to Germany. The one skirt I truly love making is the shirred skirt. It goes together so fast and easy. The elastic in the bobbin and matching or contrasting thread, it can be completed in an hour with just a yard of material. I'm thinking about teaching a trend class at JoAnn!

See you at the Open House!

Til next time,

Meritta

More good news from Handmade Especially for You

comfortscarves — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:04:45 GMT

MARCH NEWSLETTER

March 28, 2011

Ooops. No Newsletter in February so this one will be jam packed with good news!

§ We distributed just under 1,000 comfort scarves in February and just over 1,000 in March

§ Shipping to over 50 shelters costs a lot more than shipping to 30 shelters

§ The positive response of shelters to our scarves is heartwarming for us

§ Yarn companies and individuals continue their generosity

§ New pattern for light weight summer comfort scarves

§ Mother’s Day is on May 13, just around the corner

And now for the details:

Thanks to all of you kit makers, knitters, crocheters, and wrappers we were able to distribute almost 1,000 comfort scarves in February and just over 1,000 in March. Wow! Here’s how we did it.

First, we have a fabulous group of scarfers. Knitters and crocheters in our own area and all throughout the US contributed scarves to our cause. Scarves waiting to be acknowledged filled my front hall. Scarves waiting to be wrapped filled the dining room. Scarves waiting to be shipped filled the guest bed room. Where ever you go in my house, you see yarn or scarves.

We need a big team to process all these scarves. And our wrapping team is growing. It includes Ann Nye, Anita Stevens, Chris Fung, Chris Needham, Cindy Blausey, Evelyn Dow, Giuliana Torelli, Joan Condiotti, Kathy Allen, Linda Friege, Maria Cesca, Marilyn Hague, Mary Barton, Nancy English, Nannette Brill, and Paula Weiner. 11-year old Jessica Nye participated in February. She had a week off school at that time and chose to spend some of her free time helping Handmade. She photographed the busy February wrappers (photos on our website). Both in February and in March, Chris and Ann packed boxes until all the scarves were wrapped. Then everyone else pitched in to pack scarves for the remaining shelters. What a group. You did a great job. Many thanks!

We have more kit makers now too. We have two teams doing their best to keep up with requests for our magic balls of yarn. One team (Barbara Klein, Eileen Yancone, Linda Friege, Lori Meepos, and Nancy English) meets on Monday; the other (Anita Stevens, Ann Nye, Cindy Blausey, and Joan Condiotti) on Tuesday. Sometimes Tuesday participants come on Monday. Some members come every other week. Both teams want/need more members. Kit making isn’t hard. Really, you don’t even have to know how to knit to help out. The current teams are doing a great job. They work under a lot of pressure given how many requests we have for kits. Thank you all!

The reason we need so many wrappers and kit makers is that we supply so many comfort scarves to so many shelters. In February, we provided 41 shelters with 962 scarves. This cost Handmade almost $700. In March, we sent 1,050 scarves to 52 shelters. I haven’t seen the bill yet, but I know it has to be more. Last year during this same period we provided scarves to only 33 shelters. On average, it cost around $500 per month. Even without the huge increase in the price of gasoline, which has affected the cost of every method of shipping (USPS, UPS, and FedEx), Handmade’s shipping costs had to go up. Serving 57 shelters as we do now means an almost 50% increase in the cost of getting the scarves to the shelters. At risk of sounding like a radio or TV station during one of their pledge drives, I beg you to donate $$$$ to help us cover this huge increase in costs. $5, $10, $25 or more. Anything. What would be best would be a regular commitment, like Annette Maass (from Germany) makes each month. So does Betty Watts from Lakewood. I will appreciate and so will all the abused women who receive our comfort scarves.

And so will directors at our numerous shelters. They send us many letters of appreciation. We cannot let them down by cutting back on the number of shelters we serve. The following excerpts are typical of what they say about the value of our comfort scarves at their shelters.

Luciann Maulhardt, Executive Director of Casa Youth Shelter in Los Alamitos, writes: “We are honored to have your support once again this year. We are grateful that your continuing kindness to Casa Youth Shelter enables us to provide shelter and counseling to runaway, throwaway and abandoned youth . . . We could not do what we do without generous supporters like you.”

Luz Eva Hull, Client Advocate Assistant at Center for Family Solutions in El Centro, writes: “We appreciate what you and your group are doing for our clients. Thank you for your support.”

Tracy Halstead, Director of Haven House in Pasadena, says: “I would like to thank you for your generous donation of handmade scarves for our women. . . .with the help of donations from supporters such as you we will continue to see improvements in the lives of the women and children who come to Haven House . . . on their way towards a life free of violence, alcoholism, and substance abuse.”

From Melissa Pitts, Director of Community Services at House of Ruth in Claremont, comes the following: “Thank you on behalf of House of Ruth for the kind donation we received from you . . . We appreciate your commitment to the survivors of domestic violence. . . by working together we can help restore peace and safety to the lives of these victims.”

From Margaret Bayston, CEO/Executive Director of Laura’s House in Ladera Ranch, comes this appreciation: “You can feel assured knowing your gift (of comfort scarves) is going to make a difference in lives of individuals, families and children affected by domestic violence.”

Ben Schirmer, Executive Director of Rainbow Services in San Pedro, writes: “I want to tell you how thankful I am for your donation. Your gift of handmade comfort scarves makes a real difference in the lives of the families here at Rainbow.”

Ronnie Root, Director of Programs at Saint Clare’s Home in Escondido, writes: “We thank you for your donation and hope you continue to help us restore hope in these delicate lives . . . Thank you for showing these fragile community members that you care!”

Heather Finlay, CEO at YWCA of San Diego, writes: “Thank you so much for your generous donation of handmade scarves to the YWCA of San Diego. Your contribution is greatly appreciated and we are honored to have your support. . . . Your support means that we can continue to provide healing, hope and a safe environment for women and families throughout San Diego County.”

Yes, the comments are similar, but I never get tired of reading them. Each month, I am so glad to know that our comfort scarves are still doing their job. I am sorry only that there is such an endless line of women and children who need them and that it costs so much to get the scarves to the shelters. Of course, we receive many more letters of appreciation than the ones I excerpted above. You can see more, including some letters from the women themselves, on our website.

As you must realize, Handmade wouldn’t be able to supply yarn to all those who knit and crochet the scarves if it wasn’t for generosity of our yarn donors. Due to the excellent contacts we made at TNNA and at Stitches West, February and March have been excellent months for donations. Many major yarn companies, including Feza Yarns, Knit Collage, Knitting Fever, Lion Brand, Lorna’s Laces, Malabrigo, Mountain Colors, Pagewood Farm, Plymouth Yarn, Prism Arts, Universal Yarn, and Westminster Fibers made very generous donations.

In addition, smaller companies, such as Anzula, Ellen’s Half Pint, Just One More Row, Leilani Arts, Shelridge Farm, and Tess donated to our scarf project. Cathy, the owner of Twist, a new yarn shop in Manhattan Beach, came up with a great marketing device that greatly benefitted Handmade as well as her bottom line. She encouraged all her customers to donate their stash to “charity” (that is, to Handmade) so they would have room for new yarn she hoped they would buy yarn from her. She called me to say she had several hundred skeins of yarn for me to collect if only I would come. Needless to say, when I arrived, I found more than several hundred skeins. The yarn so filled my car that the seatbelt buzzer on the passenger side rang all during my ride home! The Yarnmobile lived up to its name.

Last week, Dr. Virginia Gonzalez, a San Pedro dentist, called. I remembered her because she donated yarn to Handmade way back in 2009,. She said she now had 4 huge bags of yarn for Handmade. My husband picked them up. In the bags was a wonderful group of really usable yarn. Every donation makes a big difference. Thank you so much.

I always say, “without yarn, we cannot make scarves” and I see how true that is every day. The new yarn goes out almost as fast as it comes in. The kit makers appreciate having a broad variety of the colors, textures, and combinations. The scarf makers love working on different yarns and yarn combinations. As a result, we never give two same scarves to any shelter. Each recipient really receives an individual and personal gift. However impressed you are by the long list of donors, don’t ever think we don’t need more yarn. We need a constant supply and we never have enough. Thank you, thank you, thank you to all our yarn donors. You make comfort scarves a reality.

Among the good stuff for us we received recently was lots and lots of beautiful and soft mohair. Feza Yarn donated a lot of it. Some was in the mountain of yarn from Twist. Dr. Gonzalez donated many balls of it as well. I had to figure out what to do with all of it.

A few summer’s ago, I saw a lacey scarf pattern on Knitting Daily (Interweave Press). I adapted it to Handmade’s style of scarfing and called it “Summer Lace.” Over the weekend, I tried it using some of my new treasure trove of mohair. Just as beautiful as our original comfort scarves, these summer lace scarves are also lightweight and feathery, really good for our warm climate. We will make lots of kits with it and hope you enjoy making the scarves. You can find the pattern on the Handmade website.

We have been revising the Handmade website www.handmadeespecially.org. Check it out. My husband, Phil, redid the home page so we can revise it every year. It used to be a PDF file which only he could work on. Now it’s a Word document, open to revision. We added a “Volunteers” page, updated the recipient list, and included the logos of our major yarn donors on the sponsors and donors page. We plan to update all the patterns and add a few crochet patterns. Ann Nye pushed me to make these changes. Lori Jeskey actually made the changes. She is our volunteer webmaster. Every aspect of Handmade has a strong team behind it. Thank you all!!!!

Finally, Mother’s Day is just around the corner, on May 13. We will need around 2,000 scarves for this special occasion. As I’m sure you noticed, some shelters want scarves every month; some want them quarterly (the reason we sent to 41 shelters in February and 52 shelters in March), and some want them for special occasions only. All want them for Mother’s Day and Christmas. Even though I know you’re all working as hard as you can, I hope you can do just a little more so we can get a comfort scarf to every abused mother who has sought protection in a shelter. You read the notes from the directors. You know they want the scarves for their women. They appreciate what we do. So we need a big push to get them scarves enough for Mother’s Day. The time is short, but we’re fast scarfers!

Every time I look back at where Handmade started in October, 2008 and see how far we’ve come in such a short time, I’m floored. I know we couldn’t have achieved all this without all of you. We had a lot of other support along the way-- June Grossberg, the owner of Concepts in Yarn where our core group meets every Wednesday evening, all the yarn donors, all the cash donors, everyone. Your dedication and support are phenomenal and I think about what you do for Handmade all the time. Thank you so much. It’s just that Handmade has grown so much, that we need MORE of everything.

So if you want to donate yarn or scarves, please send your contributions to:

Handmade Especially for You c/o Leslye Borden

30065 Grandpoint Lane

Rancho Palos Verdes CA 90275

If you want to donate cash, please send a check to the above address or donate through PayPal. You can access PayPal on our website: www.handmadeespecially.org

Thanks in advance. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Leslye

www.handmadeespecially.org

501(c)3 EIN: 26-3529292

Sewing for American Girl Dolls

DollhouseDesigns — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:51:09 GMT

About my sewing history:

I taught myself to sew back when my daughter was born. After baby clothes, lots of girly stuff, Halloween costumes (I went ALL out on those!), and school clothes, she of course reached that age where she said, naw, I'm going shopping! She's 21 now and finally back to wanting me to sew for her! Yay :) My son loved the things I made for him altho he wanted store costumes more often than what I made!

So... after a number of years without sewing much but the occasional, I came across some handmade fashions on eBay that were just gorgeous! They reminded me of the costumes I made my daughter years before and of the doll clothes I made her Barbies and her own 18" dolls. Suddenly, I had a new hobby!

I've been creating designs for them for a few years now and just recently created my own patterns for others! I was so nervous that I would get everything right! Imagine my delight when I got glowing reviews from the people who tired them. I am currently at work on my 3rd and have been moonlighting on sketching up new designs.

If you have a moment take a look! I am delighted to be able to offer them!!!

Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop/DollhouseDesigns

Craftsy: http://www.craftsy.com/user/pattern/store/573030

Dollhouse Designs on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dollhouse-Designs/118763654824722

Here's my blog:

http://dollhousedesigns.blogspot.com/

This is a start

Maria — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:34:39 GMT

As I look for all the groups I see none for Pittsburgh, PA. I need to know how I can get Pittsburgh put on the map. I'm sure there is alot of talent here and need to find out how I can get in contact with Jo-Ann to get more of an out pour. I will ask if they can host a craft day in my area to get the youth as well as the senior citizens in coming out to work together. Wish me luck

Let's Pretend! Afternoon Tea Party

Jo-Ann Stores — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:50:36 GMT

It's fun to dress up and make believe with these handmade toys -- from crocheted tea cups and saucers to a Styrofoam cake! Find out more: http://j.mp/zE35OY

Fun St. Pat's Necklace Free Tutorial

Carol Heppner — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:01:33 GMT

Free tutorail on my blog http://heppnerstudio.blogspot.com

New to sewing again

Sean — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:50:55 GMT

Hello,

Well let's see where do I start. I am new to sewing again. I haven't touched a sewing machine since I was in JR High and for some reason now in my mid 30's have decided to pick up sewing as a hobby. It all started when my laundry bag I use got a hole in it and I had to hand stitch the patches so I learned how to do the back stitch. This worked really well but was slow. Next I then decided that I needed a new laundry bag. I stopped down at my local Jo-Ann and got about a yard and a half of some tough fabric. I really don't recall what I picked up. Maybe I will ad some photos later. I have been hand sewing the bag together now for a while but thought to myself, why not get a sewing machine? I have searched far and wide and finally found a beginner sewing machine that fit my budget. I have a White Super Deluxe Sewing Machine Model 967. It came with no manual and I haven't beeen able to find one but I was able to find some videos on youtube that helped me learn how to thread the machine, load the bobbin and install it! I have found out that I need a presser foot for the machine. I missed that when I bought it. So I am off to find that now from somewhere. I will post more when I get the machine running. If anyone has any thoughts, help, or ideas I am open to them or even if anyone knows where I can find a manual.

Thanks for reading!

Sean

New Craft Tool coming soon

Carol Heppner — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:27:38 GMT

There is a new craft tool that will be hitting the stores later this year. Check it out by visiting my blog.

Memory Quilts with Printed Treasures Fabric Sheets

G-Ma — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:18:53 GMT

I have made several memory quilts and need to get a recommendation on which inkjet printer gives the best results. I started out using a Brother and last year purchased an Epson Artison 835. The brother was only good for 3 quilts and then would not clean anymore, the Epson left lines in the print and the colors ran when putting in the warm water after printing.

Summer Fruit Fool

heartjack45 — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:24:40 GMT

For a simple yet delicious dessert, give this Summer Fruit Fool a go. It’s light and summery, and is the perfect accompaniment to a heavy meal or a hot day. It’s full of sweetness and goodness, and can’t be beaten for flavour!

Ingredients

300 g mixed soft fruit, such as raspberries, blackberries, blueberries or currants

55g caster sugar

150 ml whipping cream

grated zest of ½ orange

150g plain low-fat bio yogurt

finely shredded orange zest to decorate (optional)

Procedure

- Reserve about 55g of the mixed fruit for decoration

- Put the remaining mixed fruit in a saucepan with 2 tbsp water

- Bring just to the boil, then reduce the heat and cook gently for 5 minutes or until soft and very juicy

- Stir in the sugar

- Remove from the heat and leave to cool slightly

- Pour into a food processor or blender and purée

- Press the purée through a sieve to remove all the pips

- Alternatively, just press the fruit through a sieve to purée it

- Set aside to cool completely

- Whip the cream with the grated orange zest until thick

- Add the yogurt and lightly whip into the cream, then mix in the cooled fruit purée

- Spoon into dessert dishes or goblets

- Chill well before serving, decorated with the reserved berries and orange zest, if using

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