Accomplishments for 2011 and Goals for 2012.

So what are some goals for 2012. I want to get started on College pick a major,find an Apartment. I also want to find a new Job. Get my I.d Changed from Illinois to Utah. And also get farther in Learning French and Spanish. And read a ton of new books,reach new goals in Family History. And find some more friends,and new dating experiences. So what has happened in 2011,well this is my Accomplishments,I got a Job at Deseret Industries,it's been 8 months,got a promotion. I have had a job before one was a volunteer and the other was seasonal. And for 5 months had a b/f then we broke up. So it was a real long term relationship. And yeah I have been on many dates. And I have been finding tons of stories and photographs on Ancestors,learning to translate. And finished all the Wreaths in 2011,learned some new Skills,finally started learning Ballroom Dancing,and Decal Art,and joined Stamping up I think 2011 or 2010 and been getting better at Card Making thanks to Kaytlyn. And learned the Bus System,and been learning some photoshop. So yes 2012 I am exicted for 2011 alot of Accomplishments.

What I learned from the First Miracle in 17 Miracles.

After Watching 17 Miracles I learned how much Faith they needed to have. And each person endured alot. The first Miracle was that the Man Prayed for them and showed Mercy and Compassion on them dying in the Cabin. As I watched the Movie I learned each person needed this trials so they could grow in Faith,so they could come unto Christ. I realized each trial was to be endured their was a decision to be made and if they had chosen the Lord the Blessings flowed abundantly. So we must always remeber when we are having a hard trial to choose the Lord to turn to him,to pray,to have Faith,and to not lose Hope. Because after that then are Miracles will come,are blessings will come. And the more we turn to him the more we become like him and bless the lives of others.

Updates.

So for Updates. I got a Kindle for Christmas and now am big into Reading. I am into books such as Lds books,and Classic Fairy Tales,Folk Lore, and Jane Austen. I am so grateful I got back into this Habit it's made me feel so much happier. As for other updates I am remebering tons of spanish words the more I talk to people in Spanish. And French is going well gotta keep reading it. I need somebody to practice with. And I plan to make more Decal Art Decorations as Gifts and New ones for the Holidays. And get Table Runners and placemats Finished.

Spanish and French

So for Spanish learning the language. What I know so far is some of the words. But for a long time never knew sentences. Finally I decided to start practicing sentences. I figured since I am a cashier I need to learn since alot come in who don't know English.So this is what I know so far in Spanish. Hola Coma Esta's. The Customer says Bien,I say Muy Bien Back. Then I ask if the Order is Seperado or Junto's. Then I tell him the total in numbers and Dolares and then total in numbers and say Centado's. And then after I ring it all up ask Total. And then I say the change by dolares and centado's back. Then say Gracias,they say Gracias back then De Nada. I hope someday to be able to use Spanish past Customer Service but for now that's how I am gonna practice. Now For French I just know how to say Bonjour,Je'm'apelle Courtney and then ask for their name,and say Ca Va, Bien.  And I know some sentences. So far for French I know sentences and little words and I know the basic how to introduce yourself,and ask some questions. The problem with why I am not catching on to French not enough people to practice with.

Give Thanks to the Lord.

Decal Art Give Thanks to the Lord Plate. So I decided for Thanksgiving I was gonna learn a new Skill and Design these as Gifts. So yeah that's my new Hobby Decal Art.

December Updates.

So what's been going on in my life well Christmas Shopping Basically done. And then found a cute idea for Gifts for Thanksgiving. It says Give Thanks to the Lord and can be put on plates. And also what has been going on in my life well I have bought books to learn French and Spanish,and using a translator to help me pronouce them,so soon I will be able to speak in Sentences I want to be the best I can for a future career. And also in my life well in genealogy been researching alot of Castles,recently at work found a painting of the Warwick Castle. And I think maybe a guy in my ward likes me. And can I just say how grateful I am for my Job as a Cashier I love the hours not being exhausted and having nobody to fight with,it just makes it alot less stressfull.

Finding Hope beyond our Trials

Finding Hope beyond our trials. After we have lost something or someone,or something bad has happened,we gotta have hope,we need faith. Emma Smith said this don't let sorrow rob you of Faith. As I think of her quote I think she means don't get so caught up in Sorrow you lose faith in the Gospel. The Gospel plan is to come to Earth,we are gonna have trials,people are gonna die,but we have the Lord who has made it so we can be Eternal Families,we have the Lord made it so we can live forever someday,we also have Temples we can do our work to seal our families together. We gotta accept that  is the Lord's plan, that it will be hard and difficult,but when we have faith in him, then we can see the Light at the end of the Tunnel,we can see beyond the stormy clouds covering our view over life. In 2nd Corinthians Chapter 1 it reads. And whether we be afflicted,  which is ^aeffectual in the ^benduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation. So according to that it basically tells me we all will suffer the same as Christ and endure as much as we can,and if we are to be comforted it is for our Salvation that these things come upon us. Now why I think it says that is so we can understand what Christ had went through so we can have a deeper understanding of our Savior,and so we can truly know him. I am gonna watch 17 Miracles and then will explain more in Depth how Finding Hope beyond our Trials is Important and talk about the 17 Miracles that occured in the Movie. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SResQFe35S8

Thanksgiving Cookie ideas.

Oreo Cookie Turkey How to http://www.food.com/recipe/oreo-turkeys-thanksgiving-snack-143991. Give Thanks Cookies. These cookie designs were inspired by the Operation: Give Thanks printables I found over at Hostess With the Mostess. (I wanted to use the printables for my Thanksgiving but they are not cooperating for me, so I am just improvising.) If you have never worked with royal icing before but would like to give it a try, see my royal icing tutorial for tips and tricks.

Spiced Brown Sugar Cut-Out Cookies
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Ingredients:
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp. ground cinnamon
¼ tsp. ground ginger
1/8 tsp. grated nutmeg
1/8 tsp. allspice
½ cup sugar
½ cup light brown sugar, packed
16 tbsp. (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 large egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Directions:
Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and spices in a medium bowl; whisk to blend. In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the sugar, brown sugar and butter. Beat on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 2-3 minutes. Blend in the egg and vanilla. With the mixer on low speed, mix in the dry ingredients just until incorporated. Form the dough into a ball or disk and wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Chill until firm, at least 30-60 minutes.

When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350˚ F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to about ¼-inch thickness. Use cookie cutters to form desired shapes and transfer to the prepared baking sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheet a few minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Decorate as desired.

Source: barely adapted from Bake at 350.

Corny Cookies

These candy-topped treats are a blast for kids to help decorate for your feast -- or a Thanksgiving school party. You can use our sugar cookie recipe here or store-bought dough.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups flour

• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Vanilla frosting
• Green fruit leather
• M&M's or Reese's Pieces candies

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Instructions

1. Using an electric beater, cream the butter and sugar in a large bowl. Add the egg and vanilla extract and mix well. In another bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix in the flour a little at a time until the ingredients are well combined. Chill the dough for several hours or overnight.
2. Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Divide the dough into 3 parts. Working on a floured surface with one part at a time, roll out the dough to a 1/4-inch thickness. Using a knife, cut out corncob shapes about 4 inches long. Place the cookies on ungreased baking sheets and bake for 9 minutes or just until the edges brown. Let the cookies set on the sheets for about 2 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
3. Frost the cooled cookies. Next, use kitchen shears to cut husks from the fruit leather to fit the sides of each cookie. Press the husks in place atop the frosting, with the tips down a bit. Now fill in the middle with candy kernels gently pressed into place. Makes about 1 1/2 dozen cookies

Update on my life.

So for updates in my life,I have been great, I have been working I had  a b/f for 5 months we broke up. So now just getting back to life as a working woman. And so how has it been going,it's been great getting trained as a Cashier. I am so happy to move to the front of the store. And what else has been going on with me well I have been thinking about college and getting a History degree and studying France at UVU. And want to order Rosetta Stone to Learn French and Spanish. And I have been doing great on learning genealogy in France,Canada and Mexico. Have learned so much about the Ancestors,and April is gonna teach Ballroom Dancing so I am gonna sign up. And yes my love is going great,but we are not gonna discuss that,if you want details give me a call. And for callings I am now on the Compassionate Service Committee,So we gotta help with Birthdays,deaths,breakups,and any tradegy or exicting news.

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How to make Werewolve Cupcakes. http://annies-eats.net/2009/03/03/werewolf-cupcakes/. Black Cat Cupcakes,For now can't find the recipe for this cupcake. How to make Bat Cupcakes http://allrecipes.com/recipe/bat-cupcakes/detail.aspx. How to make Mummy Cupcakeshttp://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Mummy-Cupcakes.

The Bat WindChime Information Materials:

• Aleene’s® Super Thick Tacky Glue™
• Drill with 1/8” drill bit
• 2” diameter wooden ball
• 4-1/4” diameter clay pot
• Acrylic paint: black, orange, lime
• Paintbrush
• Pop-up craft sponge
• Waxed paper
• Dimensional paint: white, black, pink, green, orange
• Small wind chimes
• Black craft foam
• 9” (5/8” wide) orange ribbon
• Pattern

Instructions:
Drill hole through wooden ball. Paint ball and clay pot black. Let dry. Transfer triangle pattern to pop-up sponge and cut 2. Dip each into water to expand and wring out excess water. Pour separate puddles of orange and lime paints onto waxed paper. Dip each sponge into 1 color of paint and blot excess paint on side of waxed paper. Continue to blot until color is evenly distributed on sponge. Do not oversaturate the sponge. Press sponge on rim of pot and lift. Alternate colors. Let design dry. Wash sponge throughly and store for future use.
Paint facial features on wooden ball with dimensional paints. Let dry.
Apply glue to top of windchimes. Working from inside pot, thread wind chimes hanger through hole in bottom of pot. Pull wind chimes up to pot and glue in place. Let dry. Thread wind chimes hanger through hole in wooden ball head, working from bottom to top and pushing head down onto pot bottom. Glue head in place on pot. Let dry.
Transfer patterns to foam and cut 1 wings and 2 ears. Trim bottom edge of each ears to fit curve of head. Glue ears in place on head. Let dry. Referring to photo, paint inner ears and details on wings with orange dimensional paint. Let dry. Glue wings to back of pot. Tie ribbon into bow. Glue bow to front of pot, just below head. Let dry.

Heidi’s designer tip: Practice stamping design on side of waxed paper several times before stamping onto pot. If your design doesn’t stamp in its entirety on bag, simply load sponge with paint again, re-align stamp and re-stamp design. Also, remember when using dimensional paint that you continue to shake the bottle contents down to avoid air bubbles while applying.

Ribbon Stripes Bag Time to completion: 1 ½ to 2 hours
Materials List:

• ½ yard - lining/foundation fabric
• ½ yard – fusible interfacing
• 2 yards - ½” ribbon (ties)
• 1 yard each of assorted ribbon to equal a 9” width of bag. ( ex. Six ribbons with a width of 1 ½” equals 9”)
• Fray Check™ - Dritz® # 674
• Plastic Canvas – 2 ½” by 8 ½” rectangle
• Sewing/Craft Glue Stick – Dritz #401
• Sewing Machine with zig-zag stitch
• Bag Boutique™ Handles

Before beginning, create a design chart by cutting a small amount from each ribbon and tape them to an index card in placement order. Label top and bottom ribbon.

Instructions:

1. From foundation/lining fabric, cut one 9 ½” by 26” rectangle ( bag foundation ) , one 2” by 26” strip ( bag bottom ) and one 3” by 18” rectangle ( plastic canvas cover ) . Interface each piece following manufacturer’s instructions.
   
2. Place wrong side of 2” strip on right side of foundation fabric along one 26” length. Stitch using a ¼” seam allowance. Press seam allowance toward wrong side of foundation fabric.
   
3. On opposite 26” length, fold and press a ¼” hem, wrong sides together.
   
4. Referring to design chart and aligning along top edge over hem, place top ribbon, right side up on wrong side of foundation fabric. Set sewing machine to a narrow zig-zag stitch and stitch ribbon along top edge of bag covering hem. Tip – use Sewing/Craft Glue Stick to temporary baste ribbon in place.
   
5. Select next ribbon from chart and place on bag butting edges together. Again, zig-zag along edges making sure to catch both edges to join ribbon.
   
6. Continue aligning and sewing ribbon along wrong side of foundation fabric with last ribbon covering seam edge. Continue and zig-zag last ribbon on bottom edge to secure in place.
   
7. Using a rotary cutter and mat, trim ribbon evenly with sides of foundation fabric. Apply Fray Check to ribbon edges to prevent fraying.
   
8. Set machine to regular straight stitch. With ribbon side of fabric together, turn and stitch sides using ½” seam allowance. Press seam open.
   
9. Returning to zig-zag stitch, secure edges of seam by stitching down each seam allowance, creating center back seam of finished bag.
   
10. Continue with right sides together, and create the bag bottom by stitching remaining bottom fabric together using a ¼” seam allowance. Press seam open.
    
11. To create a bottom gusset, fold bag with right sides together so bottom seam is centered and facing up, forming triangles on each end. Stitch across bottom of triangle using last zig-zag seam as guide. Turn bag right side out.
    
12. Center bag handles on each side of bag and mark placement for ties.
    
13. Cut ½” ribbon to eight 9” lengths. Using two 9” pieces together, fold in half and mark center. Attach to bag by stitching on the right side of bag, across center mark of ribbon at handle placements. Tie ribbon to handles to attach.
    
14. With right sides together, fold 3” by 18” fabric piece in half to create a 3” by 9” piece. Stitch each 9” side together using ¼” seam allowance. Turn and insert plastic canvas. Fold opening and hand or machine stitch in place. Place in bottom of bag for stability.

Witch Legs Pillow
Materials:

• 18" x 18" pillow form*
• One yd. homespun orange checked fabric
• 1/8 yd. (scrap) natural muslin
• Wool felt*: 1/4 each copper, green, gray
• Iron on fusible web*
• Black embroidery floss*
• Embroidery needle
• Light colored cardstock
• “Happy Halloween” rubber stamp*
• Black pigment ink pad*
• Silk flowers*
• Velvet leaves*
• Jewelled brad*
• Hand sewing needle, iron & board, pencil or chalk marker, ruler, scallop-edge scissors, scissors, sewing machine & matching thread, straight pins
• Pattern

*The following products were used for this project: DMC embroidery floss Fairfield Processing Corp. pillow form Making Memories Jumbo Blossoms & Daisy Spotlight brad Natural Nonwovens wool felt Penny Black, Inc. rubber stamp Prima Marketing Fabric Fancies & Velvet Leaves The Warm Company Lite Steam a Seam2 Tsukineko Brilliance Pigment ink pad.

Finished size: 18" Pillow
Notes:

• Print full-sized patterns here. Link to pattern page.
• Usea 1/2" seam allowances unless otherwise instructed.
• See photos for details and placement.

Steps:

1. Cut & fuse pieces. Cut two 19" x 19" squares from orange fabric. Press and pin as needed. Transfer patterns to cardstock and cut out (See Box A in Steps Photo, at right). Follow manufacturer's directions to fuse webbing to wool felt and muslin. Pin cardstock patterns to fused wool felt and cut out (See Box B in Steps Photo, at right). Cut legs from copper, stripes, and buckle from green, and boots from gray felt. Note: for boot, leg, and stripe, flip pattern over to create both left and right leg pieces. Fuse patterns in place on one of the fabric squares as shown.
   
2. Stitch pattern edges. Thread embroidery needle with three strands of black floss. Blanket stitch around edges of patterns. Start with knotted thread from back to front of fabric, then working on top of fabric until re-threading (See Box C in Steps Photo, at right).
   
3. Add sentiment. To add sentiment, use pigment ink pad and rubber stamp on fused muslin fabric. Heat set ink with iron (See Box D in Steps Photo, at right). Cut out with scallop-edge scissors and fuse into place on pillow as shown. Thread embroidery needle and sew a running stitch around edges of muslin.
   
4. Embellish. Layer flowers together and insert brad through center. Place leaves on pillow as shown and stitch in place. Place layered flowers over leaves and stitch in place.
   
5. Finish. Place right sides of fabric squares together. Use sewing machine to sew seams together on three sides. Clip corners and turn right side out. Insert pillow form. Use hand sewing needle and sewing thread to whip stitch opening closed.

 

 

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Gift Ideas for October.

These are some cute gift ideas for Halloween. I think Beanie Babies can be cute for any age and The Flowers that are Black and Orange are Perfect for October they are called Tiger Lilly's. So yeah that's just some cute ideas I thought of.

Halloween Nail Ideas.

Cute Halloween Idea for Nails. Jack O'Latern Nails. Watch this Video to learn how to do it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58PMQaxa_Rk Black and white Nails. A video on how to Spiderweb Nails http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWNuGMY6vDw.

I also found Candy Corn Nails this video will teach you how to do it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0vJP1cV784. I will be finding more cute fun ideas for Halloween.

Martha Stewart Center Pieces and Placement settings.

These are all cute ideas for Centerpieces for Halloween by Martha Stewart and some are for seating placements. I just think they are adorable, Anytime something is cute,it's usually Martha Stewart. I love her ideas year round.

Top 10 Vegetables to Grow over Fall and Winter.

1 BROAD BEANS
I always autumn-sow broad beans. As well as having more time than I do in spring, it stops nutrients leaching through otherwise fallow soil, which allows its structure to deteriorate. They are ready a good month earlier than those sown in April, and they don't get black fly. If the beans are in an exposed position and grow too tall (above a foot ) over winter, they can wave around and split just above ground level, so put in canes or sticks and string if necessary. Good autumn varieties are Aquadulce Claudia (AGM) and Super Aquadulce. Don't forget, broad bean tops are delicious wilted with butter. If you pick out some tops to cook before the pods are formed you will delay pod production, which can help stagger your crop. Small pods are delicious cooked and eaten whole.

2 ASPARAGUS
Asparagus varieties are now available for autumn planting, which helps them establish that bit quicker. Thompson & Morgan is offering Ariane, Guelph Millennium, Pacific 2000 and Purple Pacific. Although a common perception is that asparagus beds are hard work, in my experience if you get the bed weed-free, as with other perennial vegetables, they take far less work than annual vegetables. You do wait for two years before you can cut them, but it is a small price to pay for a gourmet extravaganza.

3 PEAS AND PEA SHOOTS
For a late spring crop, it's worth trying sowing seeds now, especially in mild areas. If you sow direct into the ground, plant them one inch deep and relatively closely at about one inch apart, to make up for a higher loss rate.
Plant in groups of three lines all 12in apart to form thick rows, and make each thick row 18in apart. With peas, don't forget the pea shoots are tasty: just pick off the tips and add to stir fries and salads for that intense, delicious fresh pea flavour. Meteor is a first early variety and overwinters well. To speed up germination, put seeds on a wet kitchen towel on a plate and sow (in modules) when the root starts to develop.

4 GARLIC
This is the easiest crop to grow. Plant the cloves individually to a depth of 2.5in deep on light soils and a lot less deep on heavy soils, but always a minimum of one inch below the surface. The distance should be about one foot apart each way. If you suffered from rust this year, in addition to rotation try hoeing in sulphate of potash in February/March.
Otherwise, spraying with a sulphur-based compound helps. Solent Wight is a trusty variety (stores well and has large cloves), but this year I am putting in a new variety, Province. It is available from The Garlic Farm (www.thegarlicfarm.co.uk) and has huge cloves.
5 ONIONS, SPRING ONIONS AND SHALLOTS
There are quite a few varieties of onions from sets that can go in now. This is the easiest way to grow onions, and they can be harvested earlier on in the year. Electric is a good red set, Radar a good yellow and Shakespeare is a highly reliable white. Sow some spring onions now: White Lisbon Winter Hardy (from T&M) is a good one. Many garden centres have shallots available for planting now, Jermor is out there already - normally I plant these in December or after Christmas, but I will pop some in and see. Shallots, with their sweet, subtle flavour, are becoming trendier, and they store well.
6 WINTER LETTUCE
My cut-and-come again varieties, such as Niche Mixed, were sown a few weeks ago. But you can still sow a really hardy variety, Meraviglia d'Inverno San Martino, and plant it out under fleece or a perforated polythene sheet. I have picked it right through the winter in previous years, and in milder winters left it unprotected once it establishes. Winter Gem is a good new variety from T&M, and can be sown right through the winter till January in a cold frame.
7 LAMBS LETTUCE
This is a good filler: it's undemanding, easy to grow and useful for bulking out the salad bowl. It is useful in that it does not need high light levels and tolerates low temperatures, and so can be sown up until the end of October outside; it can be picked until December or into the new year with some fleece or milder weather. It can be a cut and come again or left as a singleton. If you are short of space, you could broadcast some in between your spring cabbage plants. Seeds of Italy (www.seedsofitaly.com) offers Verte de Cambrai and D'Olanda; T&M offers Cavallo.
8 SPINACH
This is another vegetable that is very popular now. We pick it younger and just wilt the leaves rather than ruin it with overcooking. Great in salads, too. Useful varieties that will tolerate being sown now until the end of October are Riccio d'Asti and Merlo Nero (Seeds of Italy). The big advantage of autumn sowing is that there is no tendency to bolt.
9 SUGARSNAP PEAS
Although not usually known for sowing now, if you choose a variety such as Snow Pea Gigante Svizzero (Seeds of Italy) you can get slow growth (as with all the peas) over winter to produce a crop of smallish, edible pods earlier next year. Sugarsnap peas are a firm favourite of mine: you get far more of that great fresh pea flavour than you do from just using the pea, and they are highly versatile.
10 SPRING CABBAGE
If you ring around your local garden centres, you might well find some spring cabbage plants left. Plant 12in apart each way and earth up the soil around their stems after they have got going to help them against the cold. If it gets icy in colder areas, fleece or cloches can help. You can thin early plants for spring greens and leave the rest to heart up. Watch out for pigeons.

Some cool facts about October.

October The root octo is Latin for eight and October was the 8th month in the old Roman calendar, which started in Spring. 
The opal is often considered to be the most beautiful and desirable of all gems because it is highlighted with all the colors of the rainbow.

According to legend, the wearer of an opal will be urbane and courteous and protected from the wrath of others. The stone was also reputed to make its owner invisible to foes and thereby exempt from misfortune. Opals were supposed to drive away despondency and evil thoughts, cure kidney diseases and cholera, soothe the eyes and nerves and protect against lightning. It was believed to make wishes come true and was particularly favorable to children, the theater, amusements, friendships and emotions. it is the gem of inspiration in the arts and in love.

The opal was regarded as a means to clairvoyance, one far more effective than the traditional crystal ball.

The word opal is derived from the Latin opulus and the sanskrit upala, meaning "precious stone" and was one of those in the breastplate of Aaron. It was the lucky stone of the Romans who called it cupid paederos, which meant "child beautiful as love," and who revered it as the symbol of hope and purity.

Pliny described the opal as possessing "the fire of the carbuncle, the brilliant purple of the amethyst, and the sea-green color of the emerald, all shining together in incredible union." The Arabs believed that opals fell from heaven in flashes of lightning and thus acquired their colors. In ancient Greece opals were supposed to confer foresight and prophecy on their owners.

Black opal has been regarded as an exceptionally lucky stone and in early times was made artificially by dipping light-colored stones into ink or by allowing burned oil to enter cracks produced by heating.

Blondes are supposed to have a special fondness for opal necklaces which were believed to guard the color of their hair!

Opals have been worn by many well-known figures. Queen Victoria was especially proud of her opal collection and gave a magnificent opal to each of her five daughters as mementos. Sarah Bernhardt, the famous French actress, whose birthstone was the opal, never considered herself well-dressed without her opal jewelry. This added enormously to it popularity. The Roman senator Nonius chose exile rather than sell his beloved opal ring to Mark Antony' the ring was found in Nonius' tomb.

As the birthstone for October, the opal stands for hope.

Although tourmaline, the alternate birthstone for October, was probably known to the ancients and must have been present in many of the Oriental mines yielding precious stones, there are no definitive descriptions of the gem by early writers.

During the seventeenth century, dark green tourmaline crystals shipped to Europe from Brazil were called Brazilian emeralds and incorrectly credited with a hardness greater than that of true emeralds. However, early in the eighteenth century it was discovered that these crystals had a unique property. One warm summer day, while some Dutch children were playing with stones that had been brought home by navigators, they were amazed to see that the stones attracted small bits of ash and pieces of paper. The children's parents, summoned to view the phenomenon, were astounded at the magnetic properties of these stones, which were later given the name, aschentrckers, meaning "ash drawers."

The word tourmaline however is derived from the ancient Singhalese word tormall, meaning "mixed precious stones." The tourmaline is a complex silicate combined with various metallic elements; since each contributes a different color, the observer is often confused into believing the gem is a ruby, emerald or sapphire.

The most valuable variety of tourmaline is red to purplish-red to violet-red. it comes in an infinite variety of hues and tones. Most common are green and light red tourmalines, but others are dual-colored stones in blue, yellow and pink, brown and black. Some stones show several colors; they may be one color at the base, another at the center and a third near the apex. In others, the interior portion will be one color and the peripheral zone another. When the central portion is pink and the periphery green, the resulting combination is called a "watermelon" tourmaline. Cat's-eye tourmalines also are found in a variety of colors.

Brazil is still the most important source of tourmaline, but recently California has become a significant producer. Other sources include Madagascar, Maine, Sri Lanka, Burma and Russia.

Tourmaline may be cut into any style, including step, brilliant, mixed and cabochon. It is often carved into flowers, leaves and similar forms and set in jewelry with diamonds and other colored stones.  Opal October Birthstone.

Jcpenney Smoky Eye Makeup.

Cute Smoky Purple and Green Eyeshadow Looks by Sephora at Jcpenney. This video teaches you how to do Purple Smoky Eye Shadow. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2JGkzXG37Q. And this Video teaches you how to do Smoky Green Eye Shadow. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLycBIDgeoo. But my advice use The eyeshadows and makeup from Jcpenney to get the look  And this video is for Blue Green eyes eyeshadow http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDNSa-55-jU. And this one for Brown eyes for Eyeshadow http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLnHGGxaTaM.

Cute affordable fun printable games for kids.

These are fun cute ideas for kids,you just search Halloween Maze Puzzles,or Word Search Puzzles on google and tons will show up under pictures. Also another idea for kids is search Halloween Coloring Pages,it's free and you can print out pages for your kids.

Baking Pan Ideas

This is the Pumpkin Baking Pan it can be bought at Jcpenney.com. This is the Ghost Baking Pan. It can be bought at Amazon.com.  Next one I found is Skeleton Baking Pans they can also be purchased at Amazon.com. And the Last one I found is Witch Baking Pan. A similar one can be bought at Amazon.com or if you want to find the original I reccomend go looking for it.

Halloween Cupcake Ideas 2

More cute cupcake ideas,this is called Ghost Cupcakes.  This is how you do it. http://www.ambrosiabaking.com/2011/10/how-to-make-ghost-cupcakes.html. Another cute idea is  Nightmare before Christmas Cupcakes. http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/396186/the_creative_cake_maker_how_to_decorate.html. Also another cute idea is Pumpkin Cupcakes. This is how you make them or cupcakes like them. http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/pumpkin-cupcakes-685575/.

And the last one for today is called Vampire cupcakes. http://www.mahalo.com/vampire-cupcakes/ Read the top part of the page. It will tell you how to do it.

Games for Halloween.

Games for Halloween include build a scarecrow. This tells you how. http://partygameideas.com/halloween-games/build_scarecrow_1.php. Bobbing for Apples http://partygameideas.com/halloween-games/bobbing_for_apples_2.php. Halloween treasure hunt game http://partygameideas.com/halloween-games/treasure_hunt_4.php. Halloween scarecrow relay http://partygameideas.com/halloween-games/scarecrow_relay_2.php Pin the nose on the Jack O' Latern http://partygameideas.com/halloween-games/pin_on_3.php. For more ideas go to this website http://partygameideas.com/halloween-games/games-list.php. So for more Musicals I reccomend you see Wicked for this Halloween season. Got any other questions for this time of the year ask me.

This teaches you how to make a table runner. http://www.ehow.com/how_4815632_make-table-runners.html and this teaches you how to do placemats http://www.ehow.com/how_2266143_make-cloth-placemats.html. Also tassels are cute at the end of Table Runners. Fabric for Projects on sewing can be bought at Joann's.com. This is what's coming for me for Halloween Placemats and Table Runners to be made from Joann's. If you ever need patterns you can buy them online or at Fabric stores or at Deseret Industries. And what I want to own someday as a collectible item for sewing is an Original Singer Sewing Machine.

Some Favorite Halloween Movies.

So as far as my favorite movies for Halloween goes. I do have a few Halloweentown and The Nightmare Before Christmas. I just love what both of them are about and they are clean movies. Halloweentown is about a girl who wants to go to a town, that everybody lives in a place where it's like Halloween and is dressed up for it,and her Grandma is from there,and she meets an Evil Villian, and they have a second and third if you want to see them as well. And The Nightmare before Christmas is about a place called Halloween and Jack the Skeleton is looking for new ideas and finds a place called Christmas and uses their ideas for Halloween. And what I also love to do around this time is watch Abc's the 13 Nights of Halloween and see all the Movies they play for Halloween.

Emma Hale Smith

A woman in History I look up to is Emma Hale Smith. She was a strong person who had the desire to Pray. She married Joseph Smith,lost kids after they were born many time,she endured her trials very well with faith. Being a Relief Society President must have been hard,but I know that she understood suffering and had a strong testimony and was a role model for many. She was there for her husband Joseph,she loved him,had taken care of him and supported the Prophet in his calling. She had faith in the Book of Mormon without seeing the plates. She stood up for the gospel at all times,endured being a widow,she was a woman who comforted others,got married in the temple,stood up for her husband even when her family didn't support the marriage. She was a woman with strength and a woman of God. I will always respect this woman for how much she endured for I know that she has grown close to the Lord Jesus Christ, I know that because she is the Prophet Joseph Smith's wife,she is an amazing woman and deserves to be remebered in Honor not as somebody we look down upon,she was our first Relief Society President so as members as the church we shouldn't talk bad about her or judge her for her life decisions,she had done as much as she could,endured as much as she could handle. We need to accept everybody is not perfect except the Lord is so it's personally not our place to be judging. So let's all remeber her with respect.

I know that my Redeemer Lives.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0NoxhsH8rE. Watch this video it's called I know that my Redeemer Lives. Yes we are Christians we Believe in Christ and we Believe that he Lives. We believe he was Crucified for us. I know he Lives for I can feel the Spirit as I watch this and I hear his voice everyday talking to me giving guidance on how to live me life. And as we feel the Spirit it testify's to the truthfull of things to your heart. I know he lives because Joseph saw him in the first vision,and I know the Lord has come over all things. The Lord's plan is he overcome all things even death. I know that Saul was converted through a vision and had seen the Lord Jesus Christ and became the Apostle Paul. I know that he came to the America's in the Book of Mormon. So I know Christ Lives and will come again. I know because of the witnesses who saw in the Bible that Jesus Lives,and I feel it in my heart that Christ is alive not dead. I know that we all can live again and be with those we love for eternity. I have faith in overcoming death,because when Christ did it he made it so all will overcome it. He can make the dead come back to life in his ministry then he can do it for everybody.

Idea for treats for football games.

Here is a nice idea for a football game as a treat. They are called Football cookies. How you do it is follow this link. http://www.pillsbury.com/recipes/football-cookies/11251e90-4202-40a2-b747-ef68ddd803ed/. And then what you also need to purchase is a football cookie cutter. It can be found at Amazon.com for as low as 1.50. There is also more cookie cutter shapes for the football season. And other sports. If you want to know how to do your team just google it.

Here is an Idea For Byu cookies just find a Y shaped cookie cutter and then decorate them. Here is an Idea for Byu cookies. Find a Y Letter Cookie Cutter and then cut out the cookie. And Y Cookie Cutters can be bought at Amazon for 1.89. So that's some ideas for treats to make for a football game.

This is a good link for October birthday ideas. Let's just say your birthday is in October and you want to have a fun party check out this link it gives ideas.
http://www.ehow.com/info_8262494_october-birthday-ideas.html. An Idea I think would be cute for an October birthday would be a Pirate themed Birthday Party. And the kids dress up as pirates,and they have a treasure hunt. And if it's for an adult my Advice is do a dinner themed party dressup.

A cool deal at Deseret Industries.

This is what I found at Deseret Industries it's the Salt Lake Temple and it's a plate and the image is one that you can touch the temple and it's designed special. More deals like this for Lds items can also be found at my work.

Cute Halloween Cupcake Ideas.

These are called Skull Cakes. They look pretty cute. Found the idea at Pinterest. The recipe can be found at myrecipes.com. Another cute idea is Frankenstein Cupcakes. I had found the idea at google and the website they come from is Taste of Home.

A cute idea I like is Witch Hats. There were also found at Google. Go to Grouprecipes.com to learn how to make Witch Hat Cupcakes. And the last cute idea for today is Spider cupcakes. They were also found at google. And want to know how to do it go to Betty Crocker.com There will be more to come this halloween season.