I have had many requests to make a video on how to make these trees from the cover of the new Close to My Heart Holiday Gift Guide and here it is! I chose to make the tree on the left and today, I will show you the basics of making a rosette tree. You can see how to embellish the tree HERE - it includes a video! First step is to cut out the rosette sections from the Close to My Heart Artiste Cartridge (you can get that HERE): Below, I have the various sized rosettes/yoyos, with the appropriate papers, that I cut out and how many of each size I used. I used the new Close to My Heart Sparkle and Shine Paper Pack (available HERE) Want to see how to make this tree? Check out the video below (click HERE if you can't see the video): New Giveaway: How can you win? 1) Leave a comment below - What do you think of the catalog? Click HERE if you don't know how to leave a comment. Click HERE to leave a comment if you are seeing this in an email. 2) That's it! Winner will be announced on October 20, 2013 and has two weeks to claim prize. U.S. Residents only, please, over 18. Void where prohibited. Close to My Heart October Stamp of the Month October's Stamp of the Month, Scandinavian Wishes, is just $5 after a qualifying $50 purchase! Got to have it? Check out the catalog below to find some fun products! Here's a quick link to the online catalog - CLICK HERE if you want a peek. Want to see more of my projects? Click HERE to see my gallery! Subscribe to Obsessed with Scrapbooking to learn more about ways to use the Cricut in your scrapbooking!

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Is it just me or is writing one of the hardest things to teach? There is so much that goes into it and the Common Core Standards really revamped writing. Just Reed's Ten Pin Linky is perfect for finding some new to me ideas! Source: What the Teacher Wants If you haven't read The Squiggle yet, it's a must read for next year! Students turn the squiggle into a picture and then write a story about it. There are a lot of squiggle options to choose from. How cute, right?? I've used this idea the past two years and my students absolutely love it. Source: Life in First Grade Need to make this ASAP! Source: Mrs. Kelly's Klass This is great for informational writing. Most of my students are understood that they couldn't copy the exact words from a book, but this printable would really help drive that point home. Source: For the Love of First Grade This is the only cure for the dreaded "And Disease." My kids thought this was hysterical. I played it up whenever I met in individual conferences. I would ask the student "Are you feeling okay?" They would say they are fine and I would feel their forehead and say "Umm, I don't think so - you've got the And Disease!" ;) Source: A Day in First Grade Love the Rocket books! Source: The Daily Cupcake I always have to review spaces at the beginning of the year!! Drives me slightly bonkers! Source: 3rd Grade's a Charm I first saw the heart idea on The First Grade Parade, but I like how this is divided into categories with a color code. Source: Sherry Clements' TPT Store (freebie) Great intro to opinion writing! Source: First Grade Fairytales Another opinion writing option - perfect for spring time. It goes with the book Duck or Rabbit? Those are my favorite Pinterest writing ideas! I'm always in search of more writing ideas, so I can't wait to look through everyone's post. Before I go, I wanted to mention that Amanda and Stacia from Collaboration Cuties are celebrating reaching 1,000 followers! Isn't that a big accomplishment?? Click on over to enter the giveaway!

Try these simple steps to get your pictures organized! This is a great process for scrapbookers who are years behind with photos.

If you are excited for fall and all things pumpkin, you are going to love this 3D pumpkin craft! It's such a fun way to celebrate the beginning of the fall

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Sliceform Heart Of course you would, if you are reading this post. I know there are other versions of this heart sliceform online but I wanted to make my own version with more slices and more definition. When looking at the top of the heart, you can actually see the four lobes of the heart. Did you ever wonder why a heart is called a heart? Well here is the reason, the four lobes of a 3D heart represent the four chambers of a human heart. I also needed to make this version for my next project which is a heart snow globe. So look for it in the upcoming weeks. Here is the PDF of the heart sliceform. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7oGIyVDbRGYYmJWLW54X3l0czg/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-KOprtUHSkoN7RPIeSVcL9Q Here is the .Studio file of the heart sliceform. I used cardstock. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7oGIyVDbRGYSlRNWUMxdy00c1k/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-oAfcPpWVDa3e-r749CKzew You can see the four lobes of the heart. The heart is a little skewed because it is hard to get a good picture while it is lying on its side. Here is the sliceform heart lying flat on a surface. I love the little triangles that are formed when closed. An animated look of the sliceform heart hanging from my chandelier.

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What says Valentine's Day like a heart?! So, now you make a dozen of squishy little amigurumi heart with this simple and quick pattern!

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Hard to believe we have already seen 4 cards using the Happy Times paper packet that is (as my boys use to say when they were young, free fifty free, LOL) free this month with a qualifying $60 purchase or you can do like I did and purchase a package (of course I did that so I would meet the $60 order and get a second pack for free, because I love this paper). This one is another card without a sentiment; it is perfect to use just to send a note to someone. Now this card looks like it might be complicated but it really is not. I started with (you guessed it) a pre-made white card base that is an A-2 (4 ¼ x 5 ½’). I cut a piece of honey cardstock to 4 x 5 ¼” and inked the edges with honey ink using my trusty dauber. I centered that on the card base. For the next piece of the card I cut two pieces of crystal blue cardstock to 2 5/8 x 2 5/8” square and inked them with crystal blue ink again using the dauber. Next I cut 4 squares of the floral paper in the Happy Times paper pack to 1 ¼” square and one 5/8 x 4” and inked all of them with the honey ink. The final four pieces are cut from the blue paper with lines from the Happy Times paper pack and they were cut to that same 1 ¼” square and inked with crystal blue ink using the dauber again. So to make the pinwheel, you start by attaching the two pieces of crystal blue together like this… Now start adding your smaller squares leaving a small consistent boarder around each of them. Do not fully adhere the first square as you will have to lift it to insert the final square… When you get to the final square, lift the first square and work this final piece into place. Once the pinwheel was complete I added it to my card using 3-D foam tape and then added bling to the center. The final step was to add the strip of patterned paper at the bottom of this card, or I could have added a sentiment there. I hope you like this card and this pinwheel technique. I really like the look and it is pretty easy to do with the Close to my Heart paper packs since they are all color coordinated and sometimes finding coordinating papers can be half the battle in a project like this one. Have a great day and Happy Crafting!!!! As always the supplies I used are listed below and available for purchase on my OBA at www.craftwithronnie.ctmh.com or by clicking the shop button at the top of this blog. Supplies: Paper: Happy Times (CC1063), honey (X5668), and crystal blue (1292) Ink: Honey (Z2162) and Crystal Blue (Z2117) Misc.: Sparkles (Z1752) Misc.: Sponge dauber (Z726), Sparkles Assortment (Z1752), 3-D foam tape (Z2060) and white card and envelope value pack (X254)

Close reading is a strategy where students read a passage multiple times in order to gain a deeper understanding of the text. When I first attacked close reading with my students, there was a lot of complaining. Here are 6 ways to make close reading meaningful and engaging.

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I love roses and I love hearts; so began my quest for a rosy heart. Weariness from searching for such a pattern, the help of Christina's Swirly Rose and structural practice from some of the first crocheted hearts I made like Amelia’s Heart Bookmark, June’s Love Hearts and Lucy’s Teeny Tiny Hearts led to my wish coming true. Finally, a rosy heart. This is my purple rosy heart pattern of September 2012 from my blog ihearthandicrafts. I've left it as it was for those of you who have used it and prefer it to the other versions. I like this version too, the spiral has 1 1/2 rotations like the revised pattern but the shaping is a bit more flirty. Make a magic ring, ch 2 (counts as the first dc) Rounds 1-3 are the wrong side. Round 1: Make (5dc) in ring and pull tight. Round 2: 2 front post (fp) dc around each dc (including ch2 after magic ring) of first round (12dc) Round 3: Make 1 fp dc and 1 fp trc around first fp dc, 2 fp trc around each of next 2st, 2 fp dc around next st, 2 fp hdc around next st, 2 fp sc around next st, (2 fp hdc, 1 fp dc) around next st, 2 fp hdc around next st, 2 fp sc around next st, 2 fp hdc around next st, 2 fp dc around next st, (1 fp trc, 1 fp dc, ch3, fp slip stitch) around last st, ch1 turn and turn the heart over [(25) stitches+3ch+ss] Round 4 (Right Side) 3sc around 3ch, 1sc in next 7 stitches (because you are working on the right side now, you will make the first sc into the first ch of the ch3 you made), ss in next (5) stitches, 3sc in next stitch, ss in next (5) stitches, cut yarn and fasten off. (A) While holding heart with right side facing you and pointed end to the left, attach yarn to very first dc in center of spiral, ch1 and make one sc in same dc, 1sc in next (17) st, 1hdc in next 6st, (1hdc, 1ss) in next st, fasten off. With right side facing, attach yarn to first sc you made around 3ch, ch1 and sc in same st, 1hdc in next (15)st, 3sc in front loop of next st, 1hdc in next (5)st, cut yarn and fasten off by pulling yarn back through and out of loop on hook. Invisibly join to last hdc of (A). Weave in ends. Enjoy! Items made from this pattern are for personal use only. Items may also be used for gifts and charity projects. Copying the pattern and/or pictures in whole or part then publishing, selling or posting elsewhere is also not permitted. Thanks so much.

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