{"id":11677,"date":"2011-03-06T01:12:26","date_gmt":"2011-03-06T06:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/?p=11677"},"modified":"2014-07-14T23:26:09","modified_gmt":"2014-07-15T03:26:09","slug":"toe-bows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/06\/toe-bows\/","title":{"rendered":"Toe Bows"},"content":{"rendered":"

“If something is worth doing, it’s worth doing poorly until you get good at it. “\u00c2\u00a0 Martha Pullen<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Hidden beneath the satin ribbon is a narrow yellow gold ribbon stacked onto a blue polka dot grosgrain bow. The button in the center is a tiny orange flip flop.<\/p><\/div>\n

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In my humble opinion, this is one the most astute and helpful statements I’ve ever hear Martha make.\u00c2\u00a0 It has been at least 25 years since I first heard heard this kernel of wisdom and it has influenced many of my efforts. Like these bows.<\/p>\n

My life has been incredibly hectic this past week.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0But always I sought a tiny window of opportunity to make flip flop bows to match the embroidered sundress posted in the previous entry of this blog.\u00c2\u00a0 Finally, this evening, I seized the moment, leaving Bob alone in front of the tv\u00c2\u00a0to cheer on our beloved Gators as they battled Vanderbilt on the basketball court.\u00c2\u00a0 FYI, the Gators were victorious.\u00c2\u00a0 Yeah!<\/p>\n

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I was not so enthusiastic about the results of my freshman attempt at bow making.\u00c2\u00a0 To me, it is important to mention that I have not yet received the videos I ordered from www.learntomakebows.com<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 I probably should have waited for them to arrive before starting.<\/p>\n

It has been said that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing and I think I proved it with these bows.\u00c2\u00a0 But still, I had fun and my precious granddaughter Laurel will\u00c2\u00a0offer hugs and kisses of appreciation\u00c2\u00a0with virtually\u00c2\u00a0no criticism.<\/p>\n

So, thank you Martha for\u00c2\u00a0your\u00c2\u00a0timeless assurance\u00c2\u00a0that a poor first or second attempt is all the more reason to follow up with third, fourth and fifth attempts at improvement.<\/p>\n

I have 4 more pairs of flip flops for Laurel.\u00c2\u00a0 I hope that’s enough.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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