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I’m not here

Our garden gate doth open wide

What children hear at home

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FORE I went golfing! to welcome all our friends inside!

soon everyone knows!

No brainsNo brainsNo brainsNo brains

No headaches!No headaches!No headaches!No headaches!

This is a pen that you will almost never mis-

place or lose and you’ll instantly spot a pen

thief! The only problem is that kids love it too,

so it gets lots of use! My DSIL Bridget made

this for me and it is the only pen I can ever

find. She is always coming up with something

new and different. Please check out her site at

BridgetsCraftCorner.com.

Line up flower stems or feather stems along the

side of a stick pen. Wrap the pen and stems with

florist tape, stretching slightly as you wrap. The

tape will stick to itself. It is that simple! Then

fill a fluted bowl vase with colored florist mar-

bles for a home befitting your new pen. This is

even easier than the pen!

Tickler ©2006 ShirleyT@CraftSayings.com

I’ll always be yours

and this everyone knows,

but if anyone takes me

I’ll tickle their nose!

Grandmothers like letters. Even

if they just consist of a squiggle

and a dirty finger mark.

If your children don’t see their rela-

tives often, or even if they do, teach

them the lost art of writing real let-

ters! Print out their own letterhead

on the computer, give them a supply

of stamps and envelopes and make

them a special pen. Then encourage

them to write their relatives and

friends. The bonus is they’ll probably

get mail back which all kids love!

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Confucius Fortunes Collection © 1972 - Present by ShirleyT@CraftSayings.com

Confucius say: Man who eats crackers in bed get crummy sleep.

Confucius say: Man who stand on toilet get high on pot.

Confucius say: Man who run in front of car get tired.

Confucius say: Man who run behind car get exhausted.

Confucius say: Man who eat many prunes get good run for money.

Confucius say: Man who tells one too many light bulb joke soon burn

out.

Confucius say: Man who sit on tack get point.

Confucius say: Man who live in glass house should change in base-

ment.

Confucius say: Man who want pretty nurse got to be patient.

Confucius say: Man who keep nose to grindstone end up with pointy

nose.

Confucius say: Man who speaks with forked tongue should not kiss

balloon.

Confucius say: Man who plow straight furrow fall in rut.

Confucius say: Man who jump through screen door likely to strain

himself.

Confucius say: Man who put face in punchbowl get punch in nose.

Confucius say: Man who cook carrots and peas in same pot not eat

from pot.

Confucius say: Man who guess woman's age may be smart, but not

very bright.

Confucius say: Man who throws dirt loses ground.

Confucius say: Man with unchecked parachute likely to jump to con-

clusion.

Confucius say: Wise man get clean in hot water.

Confucius say: Wise man make sure words touch wisdom tooth on

way out of mouth.

Confucius say: Wise man never play leapfrog with a unicorn.

Confucius say: Wise man never eat yellow snow.

Confucius say: Naked man fears no pick pocket.

Confucius say: Bird in hand makes hard to blow nose.

Confucius say: Man with one chopstick go hungry.

Confucius say: Man who keep feet firmly on ground have trouble

putting on pants.

Confucius say: Man who shoot off mouth bound to lose face.

Confucius say: Woman who sink in man’s arms, soon have arms in

man’s sink.

Confucius say: Man who listen for train with head on track likely to

get splitting headache.

Confucius say: Man who drive like h*## bound to get there.

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Of course these

“fortunes” are meant to

be entertaining, but I feel

that Confucius would

agree that they still offer

good advice. Bake up a

batch of cookies using

the recipe on the next

page. Cut apart and put

a fortune in each cookie.

Confucius

Fortunes ©2002 ShirleyT@CraftSayings.com

Your fortune may bring good luck

or you may just find it amusing,

because as Mrs. Confucius say

Confucius can be very confusing!

Confucius confuses me!

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• Print Confucius fortunes or make your own and cut into strips. • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease cookie sheet. • Mix egg white and sugar in a small bowl. Add water, butter and vanilla and mix. Stir in flour.

• Drop by teaspoonfuls onto a cookie sheet. Swirl the batter with the back of a spoon until spread very thin and almost transpar-

ent. (See picture below.)

• Bake 3 to 5 minutes until lightly browned on edges. Only bake a few cookies at a time to allow time for folding before they cool...

about four at a time per person folding, less to begin with. Be

careful of burns and work very fast!

• Put a fortune in the center of each cookie. Fold cookie in half and then fold again draping over the edge of a bowl to form the boom-

erang shape. Place each cookie in a muffin tin cup to cool.

• Makes 8 cookies. For a nice gift, box up cookies in a Chinese food take out box. Ask for one at the Chinese restaurant or print one

from http://www.CraftSayings.com/templates/chinesebox.

Lots of Love ©2002 ShirleyT@CraftSayings.com

My cookie sheet may be

quite worn and scratched,

but it still tastily bakes up

lots of love unmatched!

1 egg white

1/4 cup sugar

1 tbsp. water

2 tbsp. butter, melted

1/4 tsp. vanilla

1/3 cup flour

• Materials: Glass jug, regular paper bags, Royal Coat decoupage glue, clear polyurethane (varnish), small foam brushes, cork.

• Before beginning, print your favorite saying, joke, funny face, state slogan, etc.

onto cardstock. If possible print it using

a laser color printer so that the colors

won’t run while decoupaging. If using

an inkjet printer, allow it to dry for two

days before decoupaging to minimize

running.

• Decoupage torn pieces of paper bag onto the jug starting at the top, slightly

overlapping the pieces. Leave the handle

alone for now since you will need some-

thing to hold onto. After a few rows,

brush on a coat of Royal Coat. Keep do-

ing this process all over the jug. Let the

jug dry overnight. Then do the bottom

the same way. Let dry.

• Decoupage the handle the same way with small thinly torn strips and let dry.

• Cut out or tear around the edges of the printed cardstock and de-coupage it onto the jug using light, long strokes to cover it. (If using an

inkjet print, be extra careful and repeat after drying.)

• When completely dry, coat with two layers of clear polyurethane, letting each coat dry good and hard to protect the jug.

• Fill it with sand for a doorstop and seal with the cork. This one is filled with good old Georgia red clay!

Sherry (redrosesherry) Hampton

This brought back memories of a project my

twins did over 15 years ago in Boy Scouts.

They tore off pieces of masking tape and

stuck it all over a glass juice bottle. Looks

like they had longer base strips and top

strips were about an inch long. Along the

top, the pieces fold over and go inside a bit.

They remember it and think they finished it

by brushing on thinned glue. The vases have

“weathered” over the years and I love them more every year!

#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*

Fortune knocks once, but misfortune has much more patience.

These fortune cookies begin

great conversations at any

gathering!

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Sherry Hampton made this gorgeous doorstop. This method also

can be used to make beautiful vases out of discarded bottles.

Roll down the top of a tiny baby sock and place it

on the handle of a plunger as a stocking cap. Glue

large wiggly eyes and a pom nose to the handle un-

der the cap. With a black marker, draw a mouth

and write “And you think YOUR job stinks!”

down the front. Glue a tiny mouse to the cap. If

preferred, face can be painted on. Next time your

job gets you down, just remember this little guy!

Can I tra

de th

is job for what's b

ehind Door #2?

Stinky Job! ©2001 ShirleyT@CraftSayings.com

I know it’s a thankless dirty job

and sometimes rather pungent,

but be thankful you've got me

to dive right in and plunge it!

And you think your job stinks!

Waiting by the Door Dave went on a business trip for a few days. When he

returned, his wife reported that the dog really missed

him. "She spent every night at the front door, await-

ing your return," she said.

"What an example of true love,"

Dave replied. "I wonder if you'd

be that concerned about me?"

"Honey," she answered, "if you

were gone overnight, and I didn't know where

you were, you can be sure I'd be waiting for you

at the front door."

Hiring? A woman walked up to the manager of a department

store. "Are you hiring any help?" she asked.

"No," he said. "We already have all the staff we need."

"Then would you mind getting someone to wait on me?"

she asked.

Don’t forget the laughing magnets on Page 29.

Some days you're the pigeon,

other days you're the statue.

Some days you're the windshield,

other days you're the bug.

Some days you're the dog,

other days you're the fire hydrant.

Some days you're the cow head,

other days you're the cow butt.

Some days you're the early bird,

other days you're the worm.

Some days you’re the cat,

other days you’re the hot tin roof.

Some days you're the cow pie,

other days you're the boot.

Some days you step in it,

other days you don't.

Men are like plungers.

They spend most of their lives in a hardware store or in the bathroom.

Some days are a total waste of makeup!

Every workplace bathroom needs this fellow!

Wrong Name Two men were walking home after a Halloween

party and decided to take a shortcut through the

cemetery just for laughs. Right in the middle of

the cemetery they were startled by a tap-tap-

tapping noise coming from the misty shadows.

Trembling with fear, they found an old man with a ham-

mer and chisel, chipping away at one of the headstones.

"Holy cow, Mister," one of them said after catching his

breath, "You scared us half to death -- we thought you

were a ghost! What are you doing working here so late at night?"

"Those fools!" the old man grumbled. "They misspelled my name!" If things get any worse, I'll have to ask you to stop helping me.

A good friend is there even when you stink!

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Mrs. Potpourri Mouse ©2006 ShirleyT@CraftSayings.com

Unlike her naughty cousins

this little mouse is nice and neat.

She won’t ransack your house

and will make it smell real sweet!

Kids will love helping

put together and giv-

ing this quaint little

gift. Gather pinecones

on your next venture

through the forest. Put

them in a basket with

a small jar of peanut

butter and a small bag

of birdseed. Add

Emily’s cute little

poem to the basket.

Birdie Snacks ©1998 ShirleyT@CraftSayings.com

Here's a gift for you and all the lovely birds,

for although they cannot speak the words,

and they may find lots of worms on which to feed,

their favorite still is peanut butter with bird seed!

Fall is a good time

to bring out the pot-

pourri when we

start closing up the

house. Also make a

few with felt bot-

toms and no pot-

pourri in Christmas

fabrics for the tree.

Body: Fill an empty walnut half shell with potpourri and glue fine tulle

netting to the bottom.

Bonnet: Cut a 2.5” circle of fabric (shadow gray circle pattern) and

glue lace around the outside edge. Gather the edges with a needle and

thread. Insert a wad of fiberfill to puff it like a bonnet. Adjust the gath-

ering and tie a knot. Glue the bonnet to the top of the walnut shell.

Ears: Cut two ears from gray felt, pinch in the center and glue to the

bonnet as shown in the picture. Glue a small ribbon bow between ears.

Eyes: Glue on small black beads for eyes.

Optional whiskers: Glue on three strands of black thread or clear

mono-filament (fishing line) in a crisscross fashion.

Nose: Glue a black pom or bead over whiskers as shown in left picture.

Potpouri Hints: When planning your next garden, add flowers and

herbs that yield nice potpourri ingredients, like roses, lilac, lavender,

mint and lemon balm. Some dry better upside down in hanging bunches

in a dark dry room. For others dry the separated petals on screens.

Also grow a few flowers for their color like violets, calendula and pan-

sies. Drying these in silica gel will help maintain their colors. Save and

dry orange and lemon peels. Pick up cinnamon sticks, vanilla beans,

nutmeg and whole cloves on sale. Save pine cones, gumballs and small

sticks for bulk. Mix up a batch of whatever you like. It is imperative to

add approximately 1 tablespoon of fixative such as orrisroot, oak moss

or sandalwood to each quart of dried petals to preserve the scent.

Ear Pattern

Little Pinecone ©2006 Emily Carlsten

To you I am just a pinecone

and you are not alone.

But cover me with peanut butter

and dip me in some seed.

Then you shall see how I can help

A little birdie in need.

Garden

Bird

House

Sign:

Garden

of

Eatin’

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Emily Carlsten

Cut two

ears

Pinch this end.

• Tie a string to the top of the pinecone,

hiding it under the edges of the cone as

much as possible and leaving the string

long as a hanger.

• Mix peanut butter and bird seed in a

bowl.

• Spread the mixture all over the pine

cone, working it up under the “petals”

of the cone. If desired, roll it in more

bird seed to make it drier to the touch.

• Another version that kids like is to sim-

ply spread peanut butter all over each

cone and then roll it in birdseed.

• The finishing touch: Dress up the cones

by hanging a few together. Add a few

beads to the strings and knot off at the

top with a loop for hanging.

• Enjoy watching the birds flock to your

creations.

Traveling Consonants The quantity of consonants in the Eng-

lish language is constant. If omitted in

one place, they turn up in another.

When a Bostonian "pahks" his "cah,"

the lost r's migrate southwest, causing

a Texan to "warsh" his car and invest

in "erl wells."

Paranoid Principal The new principal was checking over his

school on the first day. Passing the stock-

room, he was startled to see the door wide

open and teachers bustling in and out, car-

rying off books and supplies in preparation

for the arrival of students the next day.

The school where he had been a Principal

the previous year had used a check-out system only slightly

less elaborate than that at Fort Knox. Cautiously, he

asked the school's long time custodian, "Do you

think it's wise to keep the stock room unlocked, let-

ting the teachers take things without requisitions?"

The custodian looked at him gravely. "We trust them with

the children, don't we?"

Caught in the Picture I was taking a shower when my 2-year-old son came

into the bathroom and wrapped himself in toilet pa-

per. Although he made a mess, he looked adorable,

so I ran for my camera and took a few shots. They

came out so well that I had copies made and in-

cluded one with each of our Christmas cards. Days later, a relative called, laughing hysterically and suggesting I

take a closer look at the picture. Puzzled, I stared at the photo and

was shocked to discover that in addition to my son, I had captured

my reflection in the mirror -- wearing nothing but a camera!

Strained Eyeballs

6 hard boiled eggs

6 oz whipped cream cheese

7 oz green olives -- with pimientos

Red food coloring

• Peel eggs and cut in half lengthwise. Remove and dis-card the yolks.

• Fill the holes with cream cheese to look like an eyeball. • Press an olive into each cream cheese eyeball, pimiento facing up, for an eerie green iris and startling red pupil!

• For a final touch, dip the tip of a toothpick in red food coloring and draw broken blood vessels as shown.

From the files of Amanda Formaro at FamilyCorner.com CraftSayings.com

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Strained Eyeballs ©2006 ShirleyT@

CraftSayings.com

These eyeballs are delicious

and nutritious too...

if you can dare eat them

looking back at you!

The eyes have it... These are delicious!

Oh yuck,

but won’t kids

love these!

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This wonderfully oddball recipe came from Amanda Formaro at

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crafts and recipes you’ll find on the net. Please check out all of the delight-

ful projects on her site. Just don’t miss the signup link for the magazine!

All eyes are on you… making sure you check out FamilyCorner.com!

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Humble Beginnings ©2006 ShirleyT@CraftSayings.com

“The inn is full,”

the innkeeper said.

“I do not have for you a nice bed.”

But he took pity as her tears did fall...

“I can give you only a place in the stall.”

So he took his lantern and led the way

and soon a sweet baby was born in the hay.

It was not at all a bed to befit a grand king

but angels gathered all above it to sing.

And the child grew up to do remarkable things

and on mankind He bestowed great blessings.

So whenever life makes you want to grumble

remember Jesus laying in the hay so humble!

Kids need a stable background...

beginning with baby Jesus in the stable.

Fill a large glass ball with excelsior, hay or anything that resembles hay.

Arrange the “hay” with a pencil poked in the opening. Add the poem.

Give as a gift, hang on your tree or in a window. May it remind that

sometimes our problems aren’t as big as we think and Jesus is always

there to help us through it.

Who you know determines where you go …. Know Jesus!

Less Stress

with Jesus! ©2006 ShirleyT@CraftSayings.com

Maybe our stress

will be a little less,

if we think of Jesus

and His love for us!

Jesus sa

ves!

The rest o

f us better m

ake backups.

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• Head: Slide one end of an 18” thin silver

wire thru a 24 mm pearl bead and center

the bead on the wire.

• Halo: Slide small beads and/or rondelles

onto the wire with head (pictured halo

used 2 small pearls/1 rondelle, 2 small

pearls, etc. totaling 5 rondelles and 10

pearls). Push end of wire back down thru

head bead hole and make sure ends are

even. Form bead circle into a halo.

• Body: Thread 5 18mm starburst beads, 5

14mm starburst beads, 5 10mm starburst

beads, 5 4mm rondelles and 2 tiny crystal

beads onto both

strands of wire and

push up against the

head bead. Thread

wire ends thru a

teardrop crystal

and twist around

the top of it and up

again around the

next bead. Snip

wire ends.

• Wings: Fold a 24”

length of 24 mm

artist wire in half

and twist around

neck. With needle

nose pliers twist it

into wing shapes on

each side as shown.

• Finish: Glue an

iridescent bow at

neck. Tie a thread

hanger to halo base.

Beaded Pattern ©2004

ShirleyT@CraftSayings.com

Angel Tears ©2004 ShirleyT@CraftSayings.com

Angel tears are beautiful!

They fall from a loved one,

who only cries because the time

with us here on earth is done.

But there is this hidden message

in each lovely glistening tear...

"I am doing great in heaven

and look at the beauty here!"

"Live your life to the fullest.

Do everything with real zest.

Give all your problems to God

and let angels care for the rest."

"Just remember that I love you

and one day you'll be here too,

but until that time should come

I gleefully watch over you!"

This little angel makes a great ornament or add the poem and

give to a grieving friend.

When the stars are twinkling, an angel awaits your prayer. 94

Cooking up a Good Marriage ©2006 KarenTee@CraftSayings.com

Marriage is like cooking

And to be a success,

There is a lot to go in it.

You must give it your best.

If you leave something out

You may be likely to fall.

It’s one of those things where

You must give it your all.

There will be times

You scrimp and scrape,

And at other times

Life is a piece of cake.

There will be times

When you will disagree.

Good times, bad times,

Just wait and see.

Patience, humor and acceptance

Are all part of the recipe.

Put all your good traits forth

And there is no guarantee.

But with the man you love

There is no greater joy in life,

Than looking in his eyes

And becoming man and wife.

Bridal Shower Gift: Tired of giving the same old shower gifts. Here is something different that is sure to be loved. Pack ingredients

for a special dinner in a picnic basket. Example: Spaghetti noodles, a

jar of sauce, parmesan cheese, a loaf of Italian bread, a bottle of wine,

etc. Add Karen’s sentimental poem.

Grandpa’s Party Potatoes

10-12 cups potatoes

2 tbsp margarine 8 oz. cream cheese

2 tbsp. milk 8 oz. French onion dip mix

1/4 tsp. pepper 1/4 to 1/2 cup Ranch dressing

3/4 tsp. salt paprika

• Cook and mash potatoes. • Add margarine, milk, pepper and salt. Mix until smooth. • Add cream cheese and French onion dip mix. Mix well. • Add Ranch dressing. Mix well and spread into a 9 x 13 baking dish.

• Sprinkle with paprika. • Cover and chill overnight in refrigerator. • Remove for 30 minutes. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes. Bring on the party!

Politically Correct Potatoes To the politician who once spelled potato incorrectly, here is the

politically correct way to spell potato. Since GH can stand for P as

in Hiccough, OUGH can stand for O as in Dough, PHTH can stand

for T as in Phthisis, EIGH can stand for A as in Neighbor, TTE can

stand for T as in Gazette and EAU can stand for O as in

Plateau, the correct spelling of POTATO is…. drum roll….

"GHOUGHPHTHEIGHTTEEAU"

Party Potatoes

©2006 ShirleyT@CraftSayings.com

Tis nothing like a party

and these party potatoes

to kick things up a notch

and chase away all woes!

Pat aka KraftyPattie said her family loves these potatoes and I bet all cooks

will too! They are great for a fancy holiday dinner because they cut down

on hustle bustle the day of your dinner. Make them the night before and

just plop them in the oven the next day and wait for the compliments!

Less stress. More delicious fun!

A Few Thoughts

on Marriage

All marriages are

happy. It's the living

together afterward

that causes all the

trouble.

Don't smother each

other. Only mush-

rooms grow well in

shade.

Getting married is

easy. Staying mar-

ried is more diffi-

cult. Staying happily

married forever

ranks up there with

the fine arts.

Give and take, a

happy marriage

make.

Keep your eyes wide

open before mar-

riage and half shut

afterwards.

Love is temporary

insanity, curable by

marriage.

Love, honor and

negotiate.

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Rainbow Goodies ©2006 ShirleyT@CraftSayings.com

What could be better than finding

goodies at the rainbow’s end?

Giggling and making memories

and sharing it with a friend!

Giant Rainbow Cookies 1 cup sugar

1 cup butter, softened

1 egg

1 tsp. vanilla

2 cups flour

6 colors of food coloring

Mix sugar, butter, egg and vanilla. Add flour; mix well.

Divide dough into six bowls. Add a different food color-

ing to each bowl. Roll each of six balls into a snake

shape onto a floured surface. Arch the snake and press

onto cookie sheet. Add another snake shape until the

rainbow is formed. Bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes.

When cool let each child taste a piece of the rainbow.

Diane’s son made these in third grade class and I made them with my

DGD. We made rainbow flowers too and Trini says they’re…..

Super Scrumdillitelyumplischous!

Cooking up a storm with a rainbow at the end!

Always keep a smile on your face,

a rainbow in your heart and the cookie jar full!

Cook up some fun!

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For perfectionists, let ROY G. BIV help you get your rainbow perfect.

Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet!

Knock Knock.

Who’s there?

Moo.

Moo who?

Make up your mind.

Are you a cow or an owl?!!

Knock Knock.

Who’s there?

Dwayne.

Dwayne who?

Dwayne the pool,

I’m dwowning!

Knock Knock!

Who's there?

Wanda.

Wanda who?

Wanda come out and play?

Knock Knock.

Who’s there?

Lettuce.

Lettuce who?

Lettuce in and we’ll tell you!

Knock Knock!

Who's there?

Lionel.

Lionel who?

Lionel get you in trouble.

Better tell the truth!

Knock Knock.

Who’s there?

Theodore and Doris

Theodore and Doris who?

Theodore is stuck and

the front Doris locked

and we can’t get in!

Knock Knock.

Who's there?

Police.

Police who?

Police let me in.

It's cold out here!

Knock Knock!

Who's there?

Voodoo.

Voodoo who?

Voodoo you think you are?

The doorman?

Knock Knock.

Who's there?

Dishes.

Dishes who?

Dishes the police, come

out with your hands up!

Knock Knock.

Who's there?

Aardvark.

Aardvark who?

Aardvark a million miles

for you!

Knock Knock.

Who’s there?

Banana.

Banana who?

Nobody. Banana split!

Knock Knock!

Who's there?

Orange.

Orange who?

Orange you glad

I’m done? 97

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andles sh

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ve. W

arm a m

inimum of one m

elt.

Thank you!

I’d like to give you m

y three scents.

I think you’ll find it better than two,

since no advice I could ever give

would smell as good as these do!

My T

hree S

cents

©2006 ShirleyT@CraftSayings.com

Check out www.MiaSoy.com for the best smelling melts.

That’s my three scents worth of advice!

Package three scented melts/tarts

individually in Ziploc bags to avoid

cross scenting. Spread out so that

all can be seen and staple on top-

per. Votives can also be used.

Another cute presentation is to

“shrink wrap” individually two

melts with stretchable plastic

wrap. Stack the two melts on top

of a votive, set them in the center

of a piece of tulle, pull the tulle up

around the votive/melts and tie it

off with a pretty ribbon. Tag can be threaded onto the ribbon.

Sayings from Collection of ShirleyT@CraftSayings.com ©1972—Present

Fish har

d!

You can

rest

when yo

u die.

A bunch of little sayings

just for the pun of it!

Local Area Network in Australia: The LAN down under.

What little ears shouldn’t hear…

Big mouths shouldn’t say!

Don’t byte off more

than you can view.

The laughter of children is

an international language.

A bicycle can't stand on its

own because it is two-tired

.

The best vitam

in for a

Christian is B

1.

Church Sign Under same management

for over 2000 years!

The plush ne

w teddies

in the store a

re strangers.

The tattered

bear in the

chest is a frie

nd forever.

Intelligence without ambition

is like a bird without wings.

Optimism: Waiting for a

ship

to come in when you hav

en’t

sent one out.

Mom’s

Kitchen

Love served

24 hours Acupuncture is a jab well done.

Better to have laugh lines

than worry warts!

In God w

e trust.

In God w

e trust.

In God w

e trust.

In God w

e trust.

All others ...

All others ...

All others ...

All others ...

we virus scan.

we virus scan.

we virus scan.

we virus scan.

A family is a gift forever!

American by birth. Fisherman by choice!

Hairy Kiwi:

Death by fru

it

If you can’t convince them, confuse them!

If I were normal,If I were normal,If I were normal,If I were normal, I wouldn’t be me!I wouldn’t be me!I wouldn’t be me!I wouldn’t be me!

Loose lips.

Broad hips!

I gave birth to royalty…

The Prince of Wails!

Life is more fun

when we don’t

keep score.

It’s snowtime!

Teachers

add up!

Some people are like wheelbarrows… only useful when pushed and very easily upset.

A bird in the hand is safer than one overhead.

99 100

Purrrrrfec

t!

Think snow!

There isn´t enough darkness in all the world to snuff out the light of one

little candle. — Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta, the founder of Bud-

dhism, 563-483 B.C.

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