{"id":36675,"date":"2017-05-13T06:41:50","date_gmt":"2017-05-13T13:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=36675"},"modified":"2017-05-11T18:27:40","modified_gmt":"2017-05-12T01:27:40","slug":"grand-parlor-chaos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/grand-parlor-chaos\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Parlor Chaos"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_36719\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36719\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/wp-1494479321976..jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-36719\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/wp-1494479321976.-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Door Prize Gift Basket\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/wp-1494479321976.-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/wp-1494479321976.-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/wp-1494479321976.-1200x1600.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 85vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36719\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Door Prize Gift Basket<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The week is nearly upon us. My house looks like a bomb of tissue paper, decorative paper and ribbon went off in it. There are gifts and baskets everywhere. I haven&#8217;t even begun to inventory my clothes for the week yet. That will only add to the chaos.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the physical chaos, we also had some other chaos: our washer broke and is unfixable and one of the Grand Officers died so some of our precious prep time was, understandably, devoted to a rosary and a funeral.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-36675 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-1494480498240-jpeg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/wp-1494480498240.-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Favor Soaps\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-36731\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-36731'>\n\t\t\t\tFavor Soaps\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-1494479455737-jpeg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/wp-1494479455737.-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Soaps and Ribbon: prep for boxing\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-36721\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-36721'>\n\t\t\t\tSoaps and Ribbon: prep for boxing\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-1494478840806-jpeg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/wp-1494478840806.-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Boxing Soaps in Process\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-36713\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-36713'>\n\t\t\t\tBoxing Soaps in Process\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>My SILs, a friend and I spent Craft Night on Monday boxing and wrapping favors for the Ladies Luncheon. These soaps were made my my sister, owner of <a href=\"https:\/\/squareup.com\/store\/wooden-heart-soaps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wooden Heart Soaps<\/a> (go buy some-they are awesome), the wallpaper from which we made the boxes was from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fabmo.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FabMo<\/a> and one of my SILs dug into her stash of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/gift-bag-tutorial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gift bag<\/a> ribbon for our use.<\/p>\n<p>The soaps are Grapefruit Bellini scent. I wanted something that most people would like and was not too strong. Cross your fingers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36720\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36720\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/wp-1494479376815..jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-36720\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/wp-1494479376815.-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"Gifts for Ladies Committee\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/wp-1494479376815.-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/wp-1494479376815.-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/wp-1494479376815.-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/wp-1494479376815.-1200x900.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36720\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gifts for Ladies Committee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I also had to procure a number of thank you gifts for the people who helped with all of the events.<\/p>\n<p>I decided to use handbags as the holders since they were nice and could be used later. I hope the committee likes them. If they don&#8217;t, I know they won&#8217;t say anything. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36735\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36735\" style=\"width: 218px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/20170508_192349sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-36735\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/20170508_192349sm-218x300.jpg\" alt=\"One Centerpiece\" width=\"218\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/20170508_192349sm-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/20170508_192349sm-768x1058.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/20170508_192349sm-743x1024.jpg 743w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/20170508_192349sm.jpg 922w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 218px) 85vw, 218px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36735\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One Centerpiece<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Maureen designed the centerpieces and Carol took them and designed a tableau around Maureen&#8217;s work. The plate holder will be clear or white (I can&#8217;t remember); the one in the picture is just a sample. Carol designed the waves and put together enough for all the tables. She did a wonderful job, especially using the lace doily to add a bit of finish to work.<\/p>\n<p>After organizing my clothes, I think I will be done. We&#8217;ll see whatever other crises fate throws in our way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The week is nearly upon us. My house looks like a bomb of tissue paper, decorative paper and ribbon went off in it. There are gifts and baskets everywhere. I haven&#8217;t even begun to inventory my clothes for the week yet. That will only add to the chaos. In addition to the physical chaos, we &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/grand-parlor-chaos\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Grand Parlor Chaos&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[434],"tags":[316,346],"class_list":["post-36675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-434","tag-gifts","tag-travel"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36675"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36675\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}