Asaiutui: November 2015

Monday, 30 November 2015

This year's Upcycled Advent Calendar begins!

From 1-24th Dec I give to you my blog advent calendar.

Each day you can click on the numbered 'door' to 'open' it and find some Christmas upcycled/recycled goodness!

Enjoy!

Leaving the World

Better Than We Found It

"We are the guardians of generations

that will follow in our footsteps
- let us ensure that we are fit to lead them."

~ by Eleesha,
Author of The Soul Whisperer

I am often asked why I'm going to school to get a PhD., writing, flying, and working so hard. What will I do with my education? What are my goals? While I have a mission to fulfill with my one wish for aviation, and why I am writing thrillers, and wrote the motivation book, etc... There is definitely something more pushing me forward. I believe we should...

Leave the world better than we found it.

When my friend Eleesha sent me a daily inspiration about being the guardian of the next generation, I smiled and said,

"ah... this is it!"

We are the Guardians of Generations to Come.

Finals complete! I'm back on reserve for a week starting Wednesday, and today my office is being organized and ready for then quarter of school! I'm also compiling my notes to help change the world. And Darby, Kathryn, Jackie, and Linda are all in Flight For Survival, and we are up to chapter 30!

Enjoy the Journey!

XO Karlene

Sunday, 29 November 2015

Teachers Pay Teachers Promo Code Cyber Monday 2015

Are you looking for a TpT promo code? Teachers Pay Teachers is having a Cyber Monday and Tuesday 2015 sale. The promo code is: SMILE

When you use this code, TpT will take an additional 10% off our current sale prices. This means you will save up to 50% off our already reduced products! Click HERE to visit our store!

Teachers Pay Teachers asked us to share a school picture. We did some digging and found a kindergarten picture of each of us! We grew up about 200 miles apart and met in 1987 at Iowa State University. We have been married for 25 years. Enjoy our sale!

A Round Tuit 286

Happy Monday!
For us it's the start of our 2 month summer holiday now. I'm excited to have time with my girls again, and we have plenty of plans.
We're definitely going to try more of the paper making my youngest experimented with over the past couple of weeks.

And of course sewing, and lots lots more!

So how about you? What have you all been up to this week? Let's get this party started and find out!

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Welcome to this week's linky party. A place where you can link up your posts and creations, and be inspired by others.

Tuits are very hard to come by, especially the round ones. For years people have been saying, "I'll do it as soon as I get a round tuit". Well now you can have one of your very own, and all those jobs that have needed doing will finally get done!

Here's my favourites from last week's party: First of all, this super simple Cinnamon Star Ornament from A Pretty Life.

Next, a great tutorial showing how to make your own gift bags from wrapping paper by Designer Trapped in a Lawyer's Body.

Finally, a food dish that caught my eye as it just looks so tasty - Chicken Green Chilli Stuffed Sweet Potato from Sweet C's Designs.

For those featured, feel free to grab a 'featured on' button here.

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Now it's your turn:

Link up your own projects - old or new - no rules - just share your creativity and inspiration!

I'd love if you grabbed the button - then you can have your very own Round Tuit!

And of course we all love visitors and comments so do visit some of the other links!

By linking up here you're giving me permission to use photos from your post in features here on my blog.

I will feature my favourites on this post next week.

Friday, 27 November 2015

Saturday Spotlight - more Christmas features

Welcome to the weekend!

It's time for some more fabulous features from this week's Round Tuit party.

First of all, some sweet Christmas foods.

Eggnog Ice Cream Float from Lemons for Lulu, Reindeer Pudding Cups from Summer Scraps, Cranberry Chocolate Chip Cupcakes from Spoonful of Flavor and Christmas Cinnamon Roll from Marty's Musings.

And of course some Christmas Crafts.

Rustic Wood Slice Snowmen and Penguin Ornaments from Living La Vida Holoka, Make your own Plaid Ornaments from The Country Chic Cottage, No Sew Snowman Hoop Art from Albion Gould and Woodland Christmas Wreath from Nap Time Creations,

I hope you enjoyed this week's features and that you have a wonderful weekend!

Aviation Evolution....

Evolution of the Cockpit

1903 Wright Flyer

Spirit of St. Louis

Douglas M-2

Bellanca C.F.

Fokker D.VII

Supermarine Spitfire Mk. VII

Focke-Wulf Fw 190 F-8

Messerschmitt Me 262A-1a

Bell X-1

Boeing B-29

Grumman G-21

De Havilland DH 106 Comet

General Dynamics

F-16 Fighting Falcon

Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird

Douglas DC-7

Sud Aviation Caravelle

Concorde

Boeing 747-8

Boeing 787

Airbus A320

Airbus A380

History Question...

when and why did the cockpit

change to the flight deck?

Enjoy the Journey!

XOX Karlene

Thursday, 26 November 2015

Making Paper

Over the past few weeks at school, my younger daughter has been working on a sustainability project.

As part of her project she wanted to try making her own paper.

She found this tutorial for making paper without a blender

( I didn't want newspaper in my only food blender!).

She made a 'deckle' using an old picture frame and a piece of old security screen mesh I'd kept

(I knew it would come in useful for something!).

Then after ripping up some newspaper and soaking it in water overnight, she spread it over the deckle, adding a couple of leaves and a flower for decoration!

Then followed the drying process, after letting some of the water drip through the mesh, she flipped her paper over onto some felt, then sandwiched it between another piece of felt before putting a heavy book on top to squeeze and flatten the paper some more.