tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70358183452936310832024-02-20T23:18:44.181-08:00A Britt Without BoysTime away from the men in my lifeThe Crabtree Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18288339141928555356noreply@blogger.comBlogger367125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035818345293631083.post-54464713243492177352014-03-21T13:46:00.001-07:002014-03-21T13:46:26.879-07:00Strawberry Baby Shower<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
My friends threw me a huge, girly, strawberry themed baby shower a couple of weeks ago. So much love and effort went into every detail, thank you to everyone who helped put it together and came to celebrate with me. It was a night I will never forget.</div>
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Party favor gumballs with a cute thank you note.</div>
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The advice notebook was so cute, I loved all the entries.</div>
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The clothes are being washed and all the wonderful baby gifts are finding places in her room. Now, the waiting begins! Just a couple more weeks, hopefully.</div>
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Brittneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17258630413785759387noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035818345293631083.post-8411439377684734412014-03-03T14:30:00.001-08:002014-03-03T14:30:54.790-08:00Heaven Vinyl Art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This was made for my brother and sister in law in honor of their little Ian.</div>
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My friend painted the ombre effect using acrylics and I cut and placed the vinyl. The canvas is a 12x12 if I remember correctly. We found the phrase on Pinterest.</div>
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Brittneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17258630413785759387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035818345293631083.post-4886845927644039682014-02-26T21:15:00.000-08:002014-02-26T21:15:01.532-08:00Diaper Castle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A friend of mine is due with her first girl just a couple of weeks before me. I made this as a gift, along with a couple of other small things, and it served as a table decoration for the shower as well. Perfect! I just browsed around Pinterest to see what others had done and kind of made it up as I went.</div>
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All of the diapers are size 1. The bottom level is 3 rows of 20 or so diapers each. I wound some washi tape around the three rows to hold them in place while I cut the ribbon to size and attached with double sided tape in the back. You can see my polka dot washi tape through the ribbon if you look closely. I used it on each level and to wrap the individual turrets. It held the diapers in place and is easy to peel off without damaging so you can actually use the diapers too.</div>
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The second and third levels are circular. I folded each diaper in half and awkwardly held them in a circle while I taped them together. It would have been much more difficult to just attach the ribbon around without the washi tape. Those diapers are small and slip easily.</div>
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Each turret is one rolled up diaper, individually wrapped in washi tape and ribbon. I cut some semi circles out of scrapbook paper and made a cone shape, secured with double sided tape. Lastly, the flags were made with green washi tape wrapped around a toothpick.</div>
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I didn't secure any levels or turrets to each other since it needed to be transported to the shower and assembled there. It is really easy to assemble, and since it was a table decoration, it wasn't necessary for it to be super sturdy. As long as your washi tape and ribbon around each level and turret are secure, you are good to go.</div>
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Congrats to Vanessa and her little princess....coming soon!</div>
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We had a T-shirt making party the week before Christmas. This wasn't all of them, but a few with images from our favorite comedy group and a "Snowman" shirt for Mark. </div>
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Hope everyone liked them and that glitter vinyl is pretty amazing. Brooke will have to let me know how it holds up in the wash. Love my Silhouette!</div>
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Our ward has fantastic Christmas parties, almost exclusively due to the vision of one very talented lady. Luckily for all of us, she loves to do this kind of thing and I know everyone looks forward to it each year. Luckily for me, I was asked to help with a portion of the decorations; a sign for the theme of our party. The whole evening was based on the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Tale-Three-Trees-Traditional/dp/0745917437/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1387063943&sr=8-1&keywords=tale+three+trees">"The Tale of Three Trees"</a>. </div>
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I was planning on doing something with forest green cardstock and maybe some gold glitter, but at the last second I stumbled across <a href="http://www.uncommondesignsonline.com/garnet-hill-inspired-moss-joy-letters/">THIS</a> idea from <a href="http://www.uncommondesignsonline.com/">Uncommon Designs</a>. I knew that's what we needed to do!</div>
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I printed out each letter on copy paper and then cut them out to make stencils. I traced each stencil onto cardboard to give the moss some sturdiness. Last, I traced the cardboard letters onto the back of the moss sheets, cut out the moss, and hot glued it to the cardboard. Lots of tracing and cutting, but well worth it, I love the way it turned out. I had 20+ letters to make, each letter was about 10.5 inches tall, so buying the nice wood ones from the craft store was not in the budget. The cardboard worked great and is a nice alternative if you need more than just a few letters. </div>
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I used coupons to buy the moss sheets (from Hobby Lobby in the floral section) and just used some cardboard boxes that were in my garage. The whole project cost me about $23 dollars, with some leftover moss to spare.</div>
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We had several real Christmas trees donated and then given away to families in need after the party. The whole room smelled like an evergreen forest....mixed with french toast and bacon.</div>
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Hot Chocolate Stand with all the fixings</div>
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<br />Brittneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17258630413785759387noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035818345293631083.post-17660398282343109842013-12-14T15:04:00.000-08:002013-12-14T15:04:05.169-08:00Missionary Tag Christmas Tree<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A few months ago, my Grandma had a brilliant idea for her Christmas tree. She wanted missionary tag ornaments, one tag for each mission served. We brainstormed a bit and finally came up with the final project above. So far, we have 31 missions served on six continents, literally all over the world. These missionary tags include those who have married into the family, couples missions, and missionary presidency callings. I think about half of my cousins are still in high school or younger, so we have many more tags to make over the years. We will keep adding to it and watch it grow. I loved working on this project and am so grateful that my Grandma asked me to participate.</div>
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Each tag was printed on photo paper and made using Photoshop, measuring about 2.5 by 3.5 inches. I saved my files, so as new missionaries serve, I just have to edit the text and print more of them out. I cut each tag and mounted them on some thick cardstock using a thin layer of Modge Podge to adhere and seal the top of the tag. The silver twine is attached with a dab of hot glue on the back.</div>
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The family's first mission was served in 1899.</div>
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Scanned photos of my Grandma's finished tree. I love how it turned out! </div>
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When I mailed off the tags to my Grandma, I added a gold starburst (seen on the right hand side of the picture above) to represent my aunt, <a href="http://www.crabtreechronicles.blogspot.com/2013/03/mary-ann-wood-1968-2013.html">Mary Ann</a>, who passed away unexpectedly this year. We know that she is serving her own mission now, one that knows no country or city boundaries. A bittersweet Christmas without her here, but we know she would love this tree.</div>
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/764427638">3 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
Kate longs to escape her embarrassing family and run off to India with her single aunt. Her one wish before she leaves is to stay at Blackmoore, the country house of her two best friends. An opportunity to visit arises at last, but with a terrible cost. She must secure and refuse three proposals while visiting in order to travel onto India. It's a hard task considering Kate has no idea how to flirt and there is one man at Blackmoore that she would rather say yes to than refuse....<br /><br />I give this book 3.5 stars. I would have given it a much higher rating, but I was unsatisfied with the ending. Normally that isn't such a big deal to me, but knowing her other books and how well she summed them up, I expected the same for this one. It wasn't a bad ending, just lacking in information. The book is fun, clean, and romantic. A good "get away from it all" read. I will definitely read and probably purchase more books from this author.<br />
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One year ago today, my dear friend had a baby girl. I can't believe how fast that year has flown by! It seems like yesterday, I was making <a href="http://www.abrittwithoutboys.blogspot.com/2012/10/elephant-chevron-quilt.html">this quilt</a> for her.</div>
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Her family is having a little party for her tonight and I got to make the smash cake for little Avery to demolish. Just a simple white cake, two six-inch rounds stacked on top of each other, frosted with buttercream. I printed out a large "1" on my computer, put it on top of the cake, and sprinkled the top to death. Make sure to push the sprinkles down a little with your hand, ensuring they stick to the frosting. Peel off your paper number, fix any frosting disturbances, and you can call that cake DONE!</div>
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I'm bummed that I can't make the party to take pictures of this in all it's messy glory, but I'm hoping Mom will get some good shots for me to see later.</div>
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Happy 1st Birthday Avery!</div>
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My mom finally got all of her kids out of her house....and was able to remodel the kitchen. It was a major undertaking, including moving appliances and walls around. It looks amazing though and both of my parents love it. If you have any questions about specific items or finishes, leave me a comment and I can find out for you.</div>
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New flooring. Tile in the kitchen and hardwood in then entry/dining/hallway.</div>
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My dad did a lot of the renovation himself, including all of doors, moldings, and baseboards. I'm probably going to copy a lot of their ideas when we are able to renovate. There are still little things here and there to finish up (there always are, right?) and then they need to move onto exterior of the house, particularly the front porch since they moved the position of the front door. Keep up the good work, I love to see all of the transformations every time we come for a visit.</div>
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My brother and his wife are building a house, should be finished this month! These pictures are for documentation. I can't wait to take some of the finished product.</div>
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Sloane and Maggie are two teenage girls who couldn't be more different in appearance and personality. They share a terrible secret and know everything about one other despite never meeting or speaking face to face. At night, they dream that they are each other. Which girl and life is real and which is the dream?<br /><br />I loved the premise and overall concept of this book. The chapters alternate between each girl's life (or dream) as they try to navigate through school, boys, jobs, family, and the horrible realization that one of them isn't real. After a couple of chapters of each girl's story, I was completely engrossed and couldn't put it down. I haven't read a book this fast in a long time. Fair warning: the ending is not completely cut and dry, so don't expect to have all the answers. It didn't bother me, but I know it can really annoy some people. The language and sexual references (no scenes, just discussions and innuendos) are about the equivalent of a PG-13 movie, so I wouldn't recommend this for younger teens/kids to read. Fascinating book and a great book club discussion choice.<br /><br />
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I got the rare opportunity to go visit my mom and dad for the weekend without any kids! We had a lot of fun and tried out a new recipe. These peanut butter balls are from Trisha Yearwood's cooking show on Food Network. Not only were they easy to make, but they are really yummy. They make a lot, which is great for a party or as gifts. I think Trisha made hers a lot bigger and thus, had less PB balls per batch, but I prefer them more bite size. I might add some mini chocolate chips or a chocolate drizzle on them next time too. Everything is better with a little chocolate on it. Recipe can be found <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/trisha-yearwood/miss-mickeys-peanut-butter-balls-recipe/index.html">HERE</a>.</div>
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A few weeks ago, I helped host a baby shower for a friend expecting her 4th boy! We went with a "Boy Oh Boy" theme, keeping the decorations and food clean and simple. Since it was an evening shower, we did a small dessert spread and hung paper lanterns above the table. Some white cake stands for the food and a little bit of blue tulle and we called it good.</div>
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We've been busy with summer traveling and getting back to school.....AND growing our own little baby! I'm due with my 4th around the end of March and we are excited for this new adventure. I could be having my 4th boy, just like my friend! And I can honestly say that I would be completely ok with that. Boys are awesome! We'll find out the gender after Halloween sometime, so stay tuned and hopefully I'll get a few more things up on the blog before then.</div>
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My son needed a new quilt for his twin bed. His birthday was coming up, so I gave myself a deadline and got to work. I let him choose a quilt design from my <a href="http://pinterest.com/abwb/quilts/">Pinterest page</a>, that way he had some say in the design and I got to make something that I liked. He finally decided on <a href="http://www.modabakeshop.com/2013/01/pixelated-patchwork-quilt.html">THIS</a> quilt because it reminded him of pixels, like in a video or computer game. That's my boy.</div>
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There was a lot of cutting and fiddling with placement, but after that, it all came together really quick. It's basically a patchwork, just with more purpose in placement of the squares.</div>
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Trying to decide on design. I made myself a little "key" out of graph paper squares, you can see it just a little bit in the top left corner. </div>
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Sorry for the funky pictures, they were cell phone pictures I played around with to post on Instagram. Next time, I'll make sure and get some normal camera shots too.</div>
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I cut 5 and a 1/2 inch squares, after sewing with a 1/4 inch seam allowance, each square measured 5 inches even.</div>
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Pieced together a backing and started quilting with a rainbow quilt thread. I still haven't tried free motion quilting, I'm completely intimidated by it. Maybe I should take a class or something.<br />
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My nine year old on a step stool isn't quite tall enough or has enough wing span to show a twin quilt properly....yet. Maybe this time next year.<br />
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The quilt is 60 x 90 inches and fits his bed perfectly.<br />
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He loves his quilt and brings it out in the living room to snuggle in during morning cartoons.</div>
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Pieced backing. Some leftover pixels and a cool maze-like grey fabric. <br />
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My son actually got a bit frustrated with me for dragging his quilt outside and getting it dirty on the deck. I threw it in the wash as soon as I finished taking photos though and all was well again in our home. <br />
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My son picked out the binding himself. I probably wouldn't have chosen it since the greens don't match, but he loves it and when it's all put together, I think it works. <br />
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I think I'll wait a bit before tackling a twin size quilt again. They are hard to work with because they are large! This was a lot of fun though and it was worth every ounce of trouble because the recipient is so happy with the finished result.<br />
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Found these adorable party favor printables at <a href="http://www.sandytoesandpopsicles.com/celebrate/fathers-day-star-wars-kit-printables/">Sandy Toes and Popsicles</a>. Actually, it's a Father's Day kit, but we changed it to party favors. I didn't put together all the printables, check out the link if you want to see the rest. These were a breeze to make: just a trip to the grocery store, some printing, cutting, and taping. My boys enjoyed helping putting them together as well. </div>
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The Vaderade was my favorite.</div>
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We used Pringle chips for the R2D2, Rolos for Hans, individually wrapped cookies for Chewie, red Gatorade for Darth Vader, Trident for the Boba gum, a jar of trail mix for Jar Jar Binks, and a can of Sprite for Yoda.</div>
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Not pictured: We made the pretzel Lightsabers too. Just dip large pretzel rods in tinted chocolate, leaving a bit of pretzel uncovered for the hilt.</div>
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Brittneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17258630413785759387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035818345293631083.post-11988627870956716502013-06-23T14:04:00.000-07:002013-06-23T14:04:00.791-07:00Book Review: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9361589-the-night-circus" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="The Night Circus" border="0" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1320508797m/9361589.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9361589-the-night-circus">The Night Circus</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4370565.Erin_Morgenstern">Erin Morgenstern</a><br /><br />My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/566451950">5 of 5 stars</a><br /><br /><br />The night circus shows up in various towns without warning and leaves just as quickly. The tents and performers are stunning in their black and white themed show, leaving patrons all over the world wondering where the circus will spring up next. Inside the circus are a cast of characters and managers who are all part of a bigger picture: a game set up by two masters of magic. Each has a protegee that he must guide to defeat the other. The only problem is the two protegees are falling in love with each other...<br /><br />I loved this book! The imagery, the characters, the storyline, all seemed very original and vibrant as you read along. I've never really read anything like it and will probably reread this book again someday. Highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys a good fantasy and/or Victorian novel. A warning though: the book skips around a lot and can be confusing if you don't pay attention to the dates at the beginning of each chapter. <br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/1255984-brittney">View all my reviews</a><br />Brittneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17258630413785759387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035818345293631083.post-63969029992222178822013-06-21T12:12:00.000-07:002013-06-21T12:12:13.184-07:00Book Review: Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6131164-clockwork-princess" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices, #3)" border="0" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1369452245m/6131164.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6131164-clockwork-princess">Clockwork Princess</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/150038.Cassandra_Clare">Cassandra Clare</a><br /><br />My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/398516964">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br /><br />The saga continues in Victorian England. Tessa, Jem, and Will, along with the rest of the Shadowhunters at the London Institute are preparing for the wedding, but keeping a close eye out for Mortiman, who seems to be biding his time. They know he wants Tessa for his own evil scheme, but to what end? There is the problem of the Gideon brothers and where their loyalty lies as well. Will's sister is insisting on training, much to Will's disapproval. Charlotte may be set down at the head of the Institute, if the Clave has anything to say about it. The exciting conclusion to the Infernal Devices trilogy.<br /><br />I really enjoyed this book. Things wrapped up nicely and I have always liked these characters and time period. I like this series more than the Mortal Instruments because it isn't as gory, since the demons they are fighting are almost all robotic. Less blood and guts, more gears and oil. Glad I stuck this one out, I could see myself reading these again someday.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/1255984-brittney">View all my reviews</a><br />Brittneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17258630413785759387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035818345293631083.post-12442602257608243272013-06-20T20:53:00.000-07:002013-06-20T20:53:13.209-07:00Simple Star Wars Cake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Two 8 inch rounds, frosted with cream cheese buttercream and spray painted gold with food coloring spray paint. Topped with silver star sprinkles, a couple of light sabers made with gel frosting, and a birthday sign. The birthday boy loved it and it was so easy to make. Win win!</div>
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Found a cute elephant print <a href="http://vi.sualize.us/martinleonbarreto_blogspot_elefano_elephant_illustration_cute_mother_picture_f63C.html">here</a> and was inspired to make my own version using some pink scrapbook paper. I used Paper Modge Podge to glue it down. Don't use standard Modge Podge with regular weight copy or scrapbook paper, it will bubble and not lay smooth. </div>
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I've been helping my friend pull together this nursery for her little girl for a while now. As soon as the final touches are complete, I'll take some pictures of the whole room in all of it's pink elephant glory.</div>
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Brittneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17258630413785759387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035818345293631083.post-22845365063921242052013-06-16T13:54:00.000-07:002013-06-16T13:54:00.859-07:00Book Review: The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27003.The_Eyre_Affair" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next #1)" border="0" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1309201183m/27003.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27003.The_Eyre_Affair">The Eyre Affair</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4432.Jasper_Fforde">Jasper Fforde</a><br /><br />My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/436699997">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br /><br />This book is one in a million and I am looking forward to reading more in this series. The best way I can describe it is a cross between Monty Python, Doctor Who, Harry Potter, and classic literature. Someone has stolen the original manuscript of "Jane Eyre" and is starting to change the beloved story. If a change is made in the original, than all other books are affected accordingly. It's up to the Literary Detection team to stop this heinous crime. This book is all over the place and you have to stay on your toes to figure out where (and when) Detective Thursday Next is going....well, next. My favorite character in this first book is Thursday's father. I think he is hilarious and hope he plays a more prominent role in the series. <br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/1255984-brittney">View all my reviews</a><br />Brittneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17258630413785759387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035818345293631083.post-75533078070333261602013-06-11T15:01:00.000-07:002013-06-11T15:01:00.283-07:00The Fort<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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