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Jane, you are a sweetheart!!!
This is just a new angle on Magda's challenge, as I posted before this took hours out of my life that I will never get back, when I could have been working for the breast cancer campaign or a bear/mouse or spending time with my kids having fun, it's strange how when someone hurts you , you want to strike back and hurt them, and I have done that but it didn't make me feel any better, in fact it just made me worn out. I am not saying I am a Polly Anna, far from it, I just get up each day, work on something I love, enjoy my loved ones , try not to copy, cheat, steal or hurt people and maybe leave the world a little better then when I woke up.
I found this saying and thought it was perfect , it is by an unknown author:
Today is the Best Day of My Life
Today, when I awoke, I suddenly realized that this is the best day of my life, ever!
Today, I'm going to celebrate what an unbelievable life I have had so far: the accomplishments, the many blessings, and, yes, even the hardships because they have served to make me stronger.
I will go through this day with my head held high, and a happy heart.
I will marvel at nature's seemingly simple gifts: the morning dew, the sun, the clouds, the trees, the flowers, the birds.
Today, none of these miraculous creations will escape my notice.
Today, I will share my excitement for life with other people. I'll make someone smile.
I'll go out of my way to perform an unexpected act of kindness for someone I don't even know.
Today, I'll give a sincere compliment to someone who seems down.
I'll tell a child how special he is, and I'll tell someone I love just how deeply I care for them and how much they mean to me.
Today is the day I quit worrying about what I don't have and start being grateful for all the wonderful things God has already given me.
And tonight, before I go to bed, I'll go outside and raise my eyes to the heavens.
I will stand in awe at the beauty of the stars and the moon, and I will praise nature for these magnificent treasures.
As the day ends and I lay my head down on my pillow, I will thank the Almighty for the best day of my life.
And I will sleep the sleep of a contented child, excited with expectation because I know tomorrow is going to be the best day of my life, ever!
--- Unknown
Shelli, I wonder what real time this involved , can you imagine how many hours it took, that was amazing!!!!
If anyone can get the hang of this, it would be you. 
Hugs
Jodi
Chrissi, Have you looked for a Schylling brand jack in the box, they are well made and you can find them fairly cheap on ebay, you might be able to get one cheap and use the parts, but it's the kind with the turn handle, I bet you are looking for one that just loads on a spring and pops out when you open the lid.
Here's a link to the jack in the boxes by schylling
http://www.schylling.com/mm5/merchant.m … ode=SCP-JB
Thanks everyone, you guys are absolutely the best!!!!!!!!
I try very hard to take negatives and counter them with positives, thats not to say I will let someone walk all over me, but I have honestly decided this person loses all power when what they do, doesn't bother me, and as a friend said, it is only making that person look bad.
I just don't understand why some people enjoy trying to "stick it" to someone else. I can't imagine getting joy trying to make someone else unhappy, what kind of person does that? And this person uses others without their knowledge to do it, which, I really find sad for the person that has no idea whats going on. Just think what they could accomplish if they used their time to do something kind, then something spiteful. What an enormous waste of energy.
It's funny when I saw what the person did, I got very angry and wasted a couple hours stewing about it, then I talked to that friend of mine and when I was talking to her, it's like I had a light bulb moment, I will never, EVER get those hours back, they have passed and what did they accomplish, nothing but anger and pain. 
Denise I am so sorry you have to go thru the dealing of a divorce, how painful that must be, I think after 37 years it has to be so hard. I will keep positive thoughts coming your way.
Jodi Falk is going thru it too and she has to be one of the nicest people and everything seems to be so up in the air for her. If everyone could keep her in your prayers I know she will come out of this OK.
When I had my toy shop I loved all the old type of toys and when I closed it I had such a hard time parting with them, so I kept a ton of them, so I will try to list one every so often, I am just excited others will enjoy them. I really miss my toy shop and the kids that would come in.
I do have some really great news though, for the last 4 years, myself and another lady (the woman who now owns the toy shop) have been trying to get a skate park built in our town, after 4 years we were thinking it was never going to happen and we just found out they have gotten land and are putting 65,000 towards it. My son loves to skate and there are so many kids that skate too, and they just did not have a safe place to do it, but soon it will happen and I am so happy I could burst!!!!!!! (It will be a place for skateboarders , which is what my 11 yr old does, and in-line skaters.)
So tonight is a very good night!!!
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Jodi
Well here is my spin to Magda's challenge, everytime someone tries to hurt you, turn around and do something kind to someone else or maybe 2 other people. That way you are taking their negative energy and turning it into something good. So in that spirit ,I am going to offer another goodie for a giveaway and I am going to do something kind to someone in my area.
OK ladies here is the new "Giveaway Goodie"
This little jester jack in the box is on a spring and you can snap the lid shut.
It was stock I had from my toy store, so if you would like to win this, just put your name down and in a week I will draw for a name.
Bear Hugs
Jodi
OK how on earth do you ever part with such adorable puppies, I could not be a breeder.
I love them both but that Beamer is a cutie putootie!!!!
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Auntie Jodi
Don't ever stop the pictures!!!!!!
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OK that is seriously funny!!!!!!!!
The one on the piano is so sweet looking!!!!!!!
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Jodi
Oh Jane I am so sorry to hear about this and everything else your family has had to deal with. You have my prayers and condolences :hug: Jodi
That looks GREAT!!!!!!!, I love all the things Shelli listed to put these together, aren't they wonderful. Have you checked on google images under rainbow? I am not sure on that one I bet there is a really cool way of doing it , Oh Shelli???????????
what a perfect bear for this and such a wonderful thing for a collector to do!!!!Thanks, It went really fast, what a great bear to work with, it reminds me of the steiff that is red. The thing you have to do is just play around with it, I did goofy unimportant stuff just to get practice in the beginning, the info Shelli posted in the other thread helps sooooooooo much.
Picture it came with something we bought, but my sister was here a little while ago and she kept trying to talk me into a new program, which she says is so much easier then picture it and it's free to download , I'll find out what it was and post it later.
If you don't want to use that picture please know, that I would not be offended , I really had fun working with your bear and thought the only way I could give help, is by doing it , then post the step by step thing.
Hugs
Jodi
This is such a great moment to fully enjoy and was well deserved!!!
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Hugs
Jodi
I used "Microsoft Picture It" to make this, I think you can use other programs the same way, I used the edgefinder tool to cut out your wonderful bear, then I opened a new project and the size was 4x5 and put a solid colored square over it, I used a color that would match the bear, then I copied the cut out bear and pasted it onto the colored square leaving enough room at the top for your name, then I placed another square covering the project, then I cut a window out of that square so you could see the bear underneath. I changed the square line color to white to creat the border. Then I used a shaped text and used a shadow on the letters so to make them stand out. It was very simple and really quick, the main thing with using those type projects is just to practice on it a lot. Your bear is very handsome and you are very artistic so you will get the hang of it very fast, I bet.
Hugs
Jodi
Thank you all so much for getting involved in this.
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Jodi
This is my first bear I am going to auction, (I am doing 2, one for my friend Jill who passed away and one for my sister in law who is in the middle of Chemo), his name is Hunter and I did him in honor of Jill's little boy, Hunter. He is my son's best friend and stayed at our house almost the whole time, when Jill was slipping away from us, Jill and I talked so much about what she wanted for Hunter and how she felt about him, so I decided, in honor of all the loved ones left behind, I would make my first bear be about them. He is wearing a dog tag that says "I carry you close to my heart".
He is not a very big bear about 9 inches tall.
Thank you all so much for getting involved in this.
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Jodi
This is my first bear I am going to auction, (I am doing 2, one for my friend Jill who passed away and one for my sister in law who is in the middle of Chemo), his name is Hunter and I did him in honor of Jill's little boy, Hunter. He is my son's best friend and stayed at our house almost the whole time, when Jill was slipping away from us, Jill and I talked so much about what she wanted for Hunter and how she felt about him, so I decided, in honor of all the loved ones left behind, I would make my first bear be about them. He is wearing a dog tag that says "I carry you close to my heart".
He is not a very big bear about 9 inches tall.
Sue Ann she is really cute, you did a great job , I hate trying something new, I'll give you a :clap: for a job well done!!!!!
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Jodi
I love doing this kind of stuff , do you care if I put something together?
Hugs Jodi
Richy,
I think this is such a cool idea, it would be a way to be involved without having to make a whole bear, plus it kind of represents this whole idea, together we as a group can make something happen. I have a basic teddy bear pattern you could use if you would like, I could email it to everyone wanting to be involved with this. Maybe you could have it broken down like this:
1 person do the head
1 person do the body
1 person do the ears
1 person do the arms and legs
1 or 2 people be the finisher (have the last person be someone in the US so it will be able to be auctioned with no problems from ebay)
Wouldn't it be cool to see how this would look finished, I think this is so great!
Bear Hugs
Jodi
Richy I think you are exactly the kind of person that make me so proud to be a bear maker!!!!!
