Kilometro Rosso

Here's an unedited, silent film I made of the Kilometro Rosso (Parco Scientifico Tecnologico) for Brembo, designed by Jean Nouvel. It's located alongside the A4 highway near Bergamo. Previously I featured the project on <a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2002/11/04/brembo-research-office/">my weekly page</a> and <a href="http://archidose.blogspot.ch/2008/03/ae2-highway-noise-barrier.html">daily blog</a>.<br /><br /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=109786" height="360" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=728a5fb36f&photo_id=7896624036"></param><param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=109786"></param><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=109786" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=728a5fb36f&photo_id=7896624036" height="360" width="640"></embed></object>

Kilometro Rosso

Here's an unedited, silent film I made of the Kilometro Rosso (Parco Scientifico Tecnologico) for Brembo, designed by Jean Nouvel. It's located alongside the A4 highway near Bergamo. Previously I featured the project on my weekly page and daily blog.…

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Made to Crave - Ch 3 Reflections

I really love this book and the things I'm learning.  I hope that someone out there is reaping some benefits from my reflections, but if not - I most definitely am!<br /><br /><a href="http://the-big-weight.blogspot.com/2012/08/made-to-crave-ch-1-reflections.html" target="_blank">Chapter 1</a>.<br /><a href="http://the-big-weight.blogspot.com/2012/08/made-to-crave-ch-2-reflections.html" target="_blank">Chapter 2</a>.<br /><br /><b>Chapter 3: Getting a Plan</b><i><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b><span style="color: black;"> </span></b></span></i><br /><br /><i><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>1. What thoughts, images, or emotions do you associate with the word plan?  Are you the kind of person who says, "I love it when a plan comes together!" or are you more likely to say, "Plan-schamn, can't we all just go with the flow?"</b></span></i><br /><br />I do love a good plan.  I do.  Like when we go on vacation, I drive Joel crazy with my Frommer's guide books.  I enjoy having some direction from day to day, especially when on a vacation.<br /><br />However, when it comes to planning anything related to healthy eating, I cringe at the thought of planning.  Lately, planning for me means something else I'm going to fail at.  It takes a lot of work to plan a variety of meals for each week.  Additionally, it takes a few minutes (yes, just minutes) each night to plan out my menu for the next day.  I'd rather be doing other things instead of pre-tracking my Points.  Other than the time devotion to pre-tracking, I think what I enjoy about not pre-tracking is the surprise of what I might get to eat from day-to-day.  I track as I go.  A lot of good this has done for me!<br /><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><i><b>2. Are there areas of your life in which having a plan works well for you?  For example, in your finances, for vacation trips, accomplishing daily tasks, reaching professional goals, reading through the Bible in a year.  In these areas of your life, does having a plan feel empowering or restrictive?  Do your feelings change when the plan is about food, what you will eat and not eat?</b></i></span><br /><br />As I said above, I thrive with plans in certain aspects of my life.  I need that structure.  I need something that I can compare my current status against to know how/if I'm reaching my goals, whether that be with money savings, daily to-do lists, how far along I am in nursing school, etc.  For the most part, having a plan in areas of my life is very empowering for me.  I feel in control.  Though I have to admit, sometimes I feel like a slave to my plan.  I wish I could be more spontaneous at times.  But then again, I choose spontaneity with food and that gets me NO WHERE.  Reading that part of the question felt so good by the way.  I often wonder how I can get it together with almost every other area of my life but not with food.  I feel like I am the only person who struggles with justifying my meal choices (i.e. choosing Chick Fil A over eating my nicely portioned out, PointsPlus friendly packed lunch).  Or I feel alone with not being able to gain control over food.  I think this is because a lot of the blogs I read for inspiration are people who have already accomplished most, if not all, of their weight loss goals.  Then I think, "Well obviously they knew how to resist temptation or restrict themselves from certain foods/cravings, but I just don't have that ability."<br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><i><b><br />3. "My changing body revealed all my secrets...Poor choices with food will rat me out every time".  What is the relationship between food and secrets?  What secrets do you think your body reveals?</b></i></span><br /><br />I think the relationship between food and secrets is that there are no secrets!  If you continue to feed your body that 6 pack of fresh, Krispy Kreme doughnuts, it's eventually going to catch up with you somewhere on your body.  I am a 240 lbs female.  I am this weight for a reason, and that reason is not because I binge on lettuce!  I don't think it's any secret that I have an issue with food because I think generally speaking, overweight people are overweight because we don't know how to eat properly.  Yes, there are exceptions to every rule.  But, the fact of the matter is, I have a badonka-donk the size that I do because of my poor eating choices!<br /><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><i><b>4. Choosing a healthy eating plan that works for you may require research, experimentation, and consultation with your doctor or other health care professionals.  How does the prospect of doing these things make you feel?  Does it energize you and help you to feel equipped or does it overwhelm you and make you feel discouraged? </b></i></span><br /><br />I wish I could undo all my poor eating habits related to Weight Watchers and start with a clean slate.  For instance, because I don't like many vegetables, I rarely get in the daily required amount from WW.  A lot of times I forget there is even a required amount!  Why?  I've ignored it for so long it's as though I've developed "Hilary's Modified WW Plan". <br /><br />I've been working on going back through my WW materials and re-reading everything, trying to undo the poor habits I've acquired over the years.  The only feeling I have about this right now is exhaustion from constantly "starting over". <br /><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><i><b>5. Lysa described her food plan but emphasized the importance of choosing a healthy plan that works for you.  What words or phrases would you use to describe the kind of plan you think would be realistic for you over the long term?  On a scale of one to ten, how hopeful are you that you can find a realistic food plan, one that you can grow to love just as Lysa grew to love her food plan?</b></i></span><br /><br />I'm confident that WW is the plan for me.  I truly believe this am.  I don't think WW is my issue here.  I think <i>I</i> am my issue here!  I want a plan that is flexible enough to satisfy my picky eating but easy enough to understand and follow.  I also want a plan that gives me the ability to do the cooking, rather than subscribing to pre-made meals.  WW is definitely all of that.  The problem is not WW.  The problem is centered around my relationship with food and how I idolize it.

Made to Crave Made to Crave - Ch 3 Reflections

I really love this book and the things I'm learning.  I hope that someone out there is reaping some benefits from my reflections, but if not - I most definitely am!Chapter 1.Chapter 2.Chapter 3: Getting a Plan 1. What thoughts, images, or emotions do…

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Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock 08/30/2012

<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://teacherrebootcamp.com/2012/08/18/the-teachers-survival-kit-for-lesson-planning-tips-1000s-of-free-lesson-plans/">The Teacher’s Survival Kit for Lesson Planning! Tips & 1000s of Free Lesson Plans : Teacher Reboot Camp</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Excellent post from Shelly Terrell about lesson planning and where to find free lesson plans. She's a fantastic sharer and collaborator online.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/lessonplans">lessonplans</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhgLiqdS7Hk">QFI / WeVideo Behind the Scenes - YouTube</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Looking at Wevideo, a tool that I'm going to be testing with students that allows students to edit video together. This is great.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/video">video</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flatclass">flatclass</a></p> </li> </ul><p class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href='http://www.diigo.com'>Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher'>here</a>.</p>

Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock 08/30/2012

The Teacher’s Survival Kit for Lesson Planning! Tips & 1000s of Free Lesson Plans : Teacher Reboot Camp Excellent post from Shelly Terrell about lesson planning and where to find free lesson plans. She's a fanta…

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30 Days of webools #24: Create a MentorMob playlist

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmE-h0Zjvz5NEhqQ0ycLJleV1Rpft4Y9corkqBWQlpdUukJTrsScbPEOR57OKNVT3I69yHm2lxqoUo0UrQRbMMeRDMkzuCtZvnxSFjFf0C5TiD_ttFAnxn3F2M6dm_WRfNVBqPuv732w/s1600/mm.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmE-h0Zjvz5NEhqQ0ycLJleV1Rpft4Y9corkqBWQlpdUukJTrsScbPEOR57OKNVT3I69yHm2lxqoUo0UrQRbMMeRDMkzuCtZvnxSFjFf0C5TiD_ttFAnxn3F2M6dm_WRfNVBqPuv732w/s320/mm.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What is MentorMob?</span></b><br /><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It’s that word ‘curating’ that is popping up again! I found <a href="http://www.mentormob.com/">MentorMob</a>, a curating tool,  by chance when surfing the Net and I <i>really </i>like this free tool. This is a great tool which allows one to put together articles, videos and blogs related to a subject of interest in a play list. The end produce has a gorgeous look in my opinion</span><br /><b><br /></b><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Examples of MentorMobs</span></b><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To show you what I mean<br />1) Take a look at this one on Blended Learning by Anna Conway  http://bit.ly/NNlNDs<br />It is a mix of items - videos and articles.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.mentormob.com//learn/widget/72668/580/99cc33/3-0" style="-moz-border-radius: 10px; -webkit-border-radius: 10px; background: #99cc33; border-radius: 10px; height: 248px; overflow: hidden; width: 580px;"></iframe> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 2px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Create your own Playlist on <a href="http://www.mentormob.com/">MentorMob!</a></span></div><div style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 2px;"></div><div style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 2px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2) Using Technology to maximise instruction by Susan Oxenvad <a href="http://bit.ly/zhVvJ4" title="http://bit.ly/zhVvJ4">http://bit.ly/zhVvJ4</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This one seems to concentrate on blog posts Susan has written.</span></div><div style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 2px;"><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.mentormob.com//learn/widget/38714/580/99cc33/3-0" style="-moz-border-radius: 10px; -webkit-border-radius: 10px; background: #99cc33; border-radius: 10px; height: 248px; overflow: hidden; width: 580px;"></iframe> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 2px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Create your own Playlist on <a href="http://www.mentormob.com/">MentorMob!</a></span></div><div style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 2px;"></div><div style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 2px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3) A collection of curating tools by Susan Oxenvad <a href="http://goo.gl/5eJ0s" title="http://goo.gl/5eJ0s">http://goo.gl/5eJ0s</a></span><br /><br /></div><div style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 2px;"></div><iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.mentormob.com//learn/widget/53752/580/99cc33/3-0" style="-moz-border-radius: 10px; -webkit-border-radius: 10px; background: #99cc33; border-radius: 10px; height: 248px; overflow: hidden; width: 580px;"></iframe> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 2px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Create your own Playlist on <a href="http://www.mentormob.com/">MentorMob!</a></span></div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Why should one use MentorMob?</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This video gives some reasons for using MentorMob:</span><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="281" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/32422880" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="500"></iframe> <span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://vimeo.com/32422880">What is MentorMob?</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/mentormob">mentormob</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</span><br /><b><br /></b><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">How to create a MentorMob</span></b><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are my instructions on how to create a MentorMob playlist from Slideshare</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="356" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/14118286" style="border-width: 1px 1px 0; border: 1px solid #CCC; margin-bottom: 5px;" width="427"> </iframe> <br /><div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"><b> <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal/how-to-create-a-mentormob-playlist" target="_blank" title="How to create a MentorMob playlist">How to create a MentorMob playlist</a> </b> from <b><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal" target="_blank">Fiona Beal</a></b> </div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is my created MentorMob playlist - <i>Great tools for teachers</i> by Fiona Beal. I have used only articles and no videos or uploads this time around!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="http://bit.ly/PShgAL" title="http://bit.ly/PShgAL">http://bit.ly/PShgAL</a><br /><iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.mentormob.com//learn/widget/105411/580/99cc33/3-0" style="-moz-border-radius: 10px; -webkit-border-radius: 10px; background: #99cc33; border-radius: 10px; height: 248px; overflow: hidden; width: 580px;"></iframe><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Create your own Playlist on </span><a href="http://www.mentormob.com/" style="font-size: small;">MentorMob!</a><br /><b><br /></b><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Webinar recording</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Still to be added</span><br /><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Classroom uses</span></b><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -27.35pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10pt;">         </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">  </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -27.35pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">         *<span style="text-indent: -27.35pt;">It is great to use for a flipped classroom instruction post</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: -27.35pt;">.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -27.35pt;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -27.35pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">         *Students can collect articles for the same project in a team and then present to the <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -27.35pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">          class with a verbal explanation<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -27.35pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">         *It could allow absent students to catch up with work.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -27.35pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">         *Provides further resources on a topic.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -27.35pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">         *For language learning one could include reading, writing, listening </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -27.35pt;">and speaking resources.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -27.35pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">         *You can use a playlist for assessment as well, as there is something called a ‘Popquizz</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -27.35pt;">           that can be added where one can assess if students understood the material.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -27.35pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">         *Professional development resources – this is a great way to create teacher training<o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> material instead of the bulky paper booklets/handouts.</span></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -27.35pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: -27.35pt;"><br /></span></div><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -27.35pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">It</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -27.35pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -27.35pt;"><br /></div><div style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.38in; margin-top: 7.68pt; text-indent: -0.38in; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><br /></div><div style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.38in; margin-top: 7.68pt; text-indent: -0.38in; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 32pt;"><br /></span></div><br /></div></div>

30 days of web tools MentorMob 30 Days of webools #24: Create a MentorMob playlist

What is MentorMob?It’s that word ‘curating’ that is popping up again! I found MentorMob, a curating tool,  by chance when surfing the Net and I really like this free tool. This is a great tool which allows one to put together articles, videos and blo…

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guest post - the pink pagoda, and a guest post

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">HI Friends! A quick note to let you know that in addition to a great visit from The Pink Pagoda, I'm also over at <a href="http://emilyaclark.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Emily Clark</a> today talking about the last thing I bought on line. <a href="http://emilyaclark.blogspot.com/2012/08/send-me-picture-last-thing-i-bought.html" target="_blank">Check it out</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And now...the lovely Jennifer from The Pink Pagoda.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbXIqTyVczA797Bv-wh6egwYB26EEWyTtut5SPjzjcbBAeVLd-7IPpakNgrgP-820eTT9dtXWUn9rzUunYJbC8CoDK3MCLuQqbFE1_dMbmMyNPWtN8RJsKI-ytE9GOad3Vikx-D487_Y2w/s1600/spoonflower7.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbXIqTyVczA797Bv-wh6egwYB26EEWyTtut5SPjzjcbBAeVLd-7IPpakNgrgP-820eTT9dtXWUn9rzUunYJbC8CoDK3MCLuQqbFE1_dMbmMyNPWtN8RJsKI-ytE9GOad3Vikx-D487_Y2w/s640/spoonflower7.png" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hi, I'm Jennifer from <a href="http://blog.thepinkpagoda.us/" target="_blank">The Pink Pagoda</a>. I'm thrilled to be Elizabeth's guest today.  I'm continually amazed by her ability to see potential and repurpose.  Whether it's wrapping paper or a less than lovely garden stool from the 80s, she can use it to create something amazing.  Thanks so much for having me today, Elizabeth!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/welcome" target="_blank">Spoonflower</a> has been around for awhile.  Chances are you've seen something about it before.  In case you haven't, it's a website where you can buy and/or create fabric.  You upload a file, and they print it for you.  Obviously, there's much more to it than that, and you can read all about it <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/welcome" target="_blank">here</a>.   I created the fabric in the photo above for the first <a href="http://blog.thepinkpagoda.us/2012/02/one-room-challenge-final-week.html" target="_blank">One Room Challenge</a> in which I redid my laundry room.  I used the images below that are for sale in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/thepinkpagoda?ref=si_shop" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a> to create the fabric.  It was easy, and when it arrived in the mail I couldn't have been happier with the result.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdMtYip5aquMeB1_ZPfOHe7xyNuUtcl7Nhn82smhD1ZmYmNGdrT3Bq_ZMogxxOsqiKkGeiCUfl3Dbs2KPzrIdREo9AEPazmH7admPdfNkAjkl945YiXVjET9Ly7MbXkoJJP09SFiKALJsG/s1600/breakfastroom.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdMtYip5aquMeB1_ZPfOHe7xyNuUtcl7Nhn82smhD1ZmYmNGdrT3Bq_ZMogxxOsqiKkGeiCUfl3Dbs2KPzrIdREo9AEPazmH7admPdfNkAjkl945YiXVjET9Ly7MbXkoJJP09SFiKALJsG/s640/breakfastroom.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4XvwSUPtm2AbEHlRBHMvqaEkSnpG8HG6wkZh6DBepI3J_rAW4YF-Ex4ughMTPvjooAzEjkFgwz8_1ZqmHWlwUz5NuBjfWrVdrSvmM2bXBTgAEC717eX4qyhOynZgARyIrz_LHu9ezleNG/s1600/spoonflower1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4XvwSUPtm2AbEHlRBHMvqaEkSnpG8HG6wkZh6DBepI3J_rAW4YF-Ex4ughMTPvjooAzEjkFgwz8_1ZqmHWlwUz5NuBjfWrVdrSvmM2bXBTgAEC717eX4qyhOynZgARyIrz_LHu9ezleNG/s1600/spoonflower1.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibaGDdANOwf-OS0jk0PkGVBFirt7IvW5waQgZXSPlnTS7lAkyiJvkgQvRMnhGv0mZoQjUx_mBR5FnB02YYaqncre_tYnGqG8xBLC6eaq7XhooEkWNe9Zht8MwEdPjmVo-1AiFlmjGejKvg/s1600/spoonflower9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibaGDdANOwf-OS0jk0PkGVBFirt7IvW5waQgZXSPlnTS7lAkyiJvkgQvRMnhGv0mZoQjUx_mBR5FnB02YYaqncre_tYnGqG8xBLC6eaq7XhooEkWNe9Zht8MwEdPjmVo-1AiFlmjGejKvg/s640/spoonflower9.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I tried it again for the last <a href="http://blog.thepinkpagoda.us/2012/08/one-room-challenge-week-six-last-week.html" target="_blank">One Room Challenge</a> round and it did not work for me.  Apparently I should have purchased the color guide.  You can see from the first image the colors I created.  The second image is a photo of the fabric Spoonflower printed.  The colors are way off.  The blues went much greener.  I'm not giving up on Spoonflower, though.  I was impulsive (ADD) not to have taken the time to read about the color guide and purchase it.  There's too much fun potential not to figure this out.  And, if you don't have the tools or knowledge to create the fabric yourself, you can purchase from other  designers who sell their designs through Spoonflower.  There is some incredible fabric available that is much less expensive than designer fabric. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Kerry Steele, from <a href="http://designdumonde.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Design du Monde</a>, posted about her Spoonflower designs <a href="http://designdumonde.blogspot.com/2012/08/spoonflower-fun.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://designdumonde.blogspot.com/2012/08/more-spoonflower-goodies.html" target="_blank">here</a>.  She created some absolutely amazing fabrics that she'll be selling through the website.  Her fantastic post inspired me to share my Spoonflower experience.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMFtzL5G_b3wrsT40x_SAO0wjnDX3tMBNkkjODhu3F4xKAkAmL_kD0lKmdye_NCqrsp6EX75f3PqgVO0mKAKk5avCeNtyYDRGMG58V1oV_CIqqPLeJMEJgWJrSqUR2vDZBDoh3H5MgFgkH/s1600/spoonflower3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMFtzL5G_b3wrsT40x_SAO0wjnDX3tMBNkkjODhu3F4xKAkAmL_kD0lKmdye_NCqrsp6EX75f3PqgVO0mKAKk5avCeNtyYDRGMG58V1oV_CIqqPLeJMEJgWJrSqUR2vDZBDoh3H5MgFgkH/s1600/spoonflower3.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is an Indian paisley pattern I created on Spoonflower.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5bmiziWjAxtCVNpFudgIlPEmqGaFlJkek9FTkZcTP58gvdCA3Iz8YHqEDQFyenJ44Ck5bTRpFxfvXg54DbutxCE0nQfv8R46PcfofFFvZXKu-CAdfF2Pspd9zqPojoZBlv3whclQWuoO4/s1600/spoonflower6.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5bmiziWjAxtCVNpFudgIlPEmqGaFlJkek9FTkZcTP58gvdCA3Iz8YHqEDQFyenJ44Ck5bTRpFxfvXg54DbutxCE0nQfv8R46PcfofFFvZXKu-CAdfF2Pspd9zqPojoZBlv3whclQWuoO4/s1600/spoonflower6.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A pink and orange watercolor pattern I created.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlsM8U7P5up-q-nRsx6k2e571nR7IH3SMrm2RQtInZ4edBmhAtkZ3wZWONu7YHzmZYXXnJJHQ7rEsQQAl9jL2U4CjpPhXmA2VtawarrlcjX8PahSnfwrNXj3SNvxsPY-79MthVm3i1R_1/s1600/spoonflower4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlsM8U7P5up-q-nRsx6k2e571nR7IH3SMrm2RQtInZ4edBmhAtkZ3wZWONu7YHzmZYXXnJJHQ7rEsQQAl9jL2U4CjpPhXmA2VtawarrlcjX8PahSnfwrNXj3SNvxsPY-79MthVm3i1R_1/s640/spoonflower4.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJdHXXtLmWYMrwXzK-4Svcb3t9XcPT1gh_8_4IU4blslQ16N9QE_MDbh_s868Xx3EfoPTQc-5B2G2b88sXPp-tJ2i4hc8Hl2qLV12DfXUOvr2l4otvs7pvXoYU_Ft8MXPbQ60JLQkuiHD/s1600/spoonflower5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJdHXXtLmWYMrwXzK-4Svcb3t9XcPT1gh_8_4IU4blslQ16N9QE_MDbh_s868Xx3EfoPTQc-5B2G2b88sXPp-tJ2i4hc8Hl2qLV12DfXUOvr2l4otvs7pvXoYU_Ft8MXPbQ60JLQkuiHD/s1600/spoonflower5.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The two above are geometrics I created on Spoonflower.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you know how to use Photoshop or the like to create images to upload, <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/welcome" target="_blank">Spoonflower</a> can be a fabric resource for you.  It's really fun to play around and see what you come up with.  And how amazing to be able to have fabric that you designed yourself!   I've had some new ideas I'm excited about trying.  Is this something you would ever attempt?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you so much for having me here at Little Black Door, Elizabeth!  I loved getting to be here!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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HI Friends! A quick note to let you know that in addition to a great visit from The Pink Pagoda, I'm also over at Emily Clark today talking about the last thing I bought on line. Check it out.And now...the lovely Jennifer from The Pink Pagoda.Hi, I'm…

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