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Draw ing Machine avail able for $19 from all lovely stuff (http://www.alllovelystuff.com/product_info.php? products_id=62&currency=USD&osCsid=650808aa12ea6888707bc12dfe03f154) A do-it-yourself draw ing machine com prised of an oak cot ton reel, peg, felt tip pen, rub ber band, and a small bit of wax. Fun!

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Cop per Draft ing Set designed by jen nifer tran (http://www.jennifer-tran.com/work/drafting-set/) A twist on the typ i cal pro trac tor, tri an gle and ruler made from cop per and glass.

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Eraser Brush avail able for $15 from present & correct (http://presentandcorrect.com/item.php? item_id=514&page=2&category_id=6) A sim ple but immi nently use ful wooden block with an eraser on one end and a nat ural hair brush on the other. Made by blind and visu ally impaired crafts men in Berlin.

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Ill admit that Im a bit obsessed when it comes to sketch books and notepads. Activ ity books were never a chore when I was younger. This must have been passed down to my daugh ter as wellI actu ally have to stop her from fin ish ing my other childrens workbooks! Heres a col lec tion of amaz ing sketch books designed with a spe cific pur pose in mind for all the other OCD scrib blers and note-takers out there. Read more (http://www.handmadecharlotte.com/sketchbooks-with-apurpose/#more-29344)
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These totally awe some win dow wash ers showed up dressed like Spider-Man to clean the win dows of a childrens hos pi tal in Tampa Bay. How cool is that? From the article:

The kids always come up to the win dow and ask us, Are you Spider-Man? Steve Oszaniec, a 23-year employee of the Chicago-based Amer i can National Sky line win dow clean ing com pany, told ABCNews.com today. So I came up with the idea of, Why dont we just show up as Spider-Man? See the full story and video from the visit here (http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2012/10/24/window-washers-give-childrenshospital-patients-a-superheros-surprise/) (via giz modo (http://gizmodo.com/5975394/awesome-window-washers-dressed-up-asspiderman-when-they-visited-a-childrens-hospital)).
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07 Monday Inspiration (http://www.handmadecharlotte.com/mondayinspiration/)

If you love all things LEGO, youll totally flip over these wooden minifigs by French designer Malet Thibaut (http://www.thibautmalet.com/Art-Toy-project). Avail able in a lim ited edi tion of 20, each fig ure was care fully made by hand and shipped in nat ural wood and card board packaging. Read more (http://www.handmadecharlotte.com/monday-inspiration/#more29076)
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JAN

04 Weekend Inspiration: 2013 Calendars (http://www.handmadecharlotte.com/weekendinspiration-2013-calendars/)

Kick start the new year with this col lec tion of the ten best cal en dars for 2013. Happy weekend! Read more (http://www.handmadecharlotte.com/weekend-inspiration-2013calendars/#more-29056)
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NOV

06 Natural Art Supplies for Kids (http://www.handmadecharlotte.com/natural-artsupplies-for-kids/)

Heres a col lec tion of nat ural art sup plies and draw ing gear to fuel your childs imagination.

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OCT

22 Celebrate World Animal Day with Wee Alphas (http://www.handmadecharlotte.com/celebrate-worldanimal-day-with-wee-alphas/)

Heres a lit tle treat for all of you that loved Wee Societys paper bag cos tumes (http://www.handmadecharlotte.com/wearing-a-paper-bag-never-looked-thiscool/). To cel e brate World Ani mal Day, they released a free col lec tion of wall pa per that brings the col or ful world of Wee Alphas to your iPhone / iPad. It doesnt get much cooler than that! You and your kids will love find ing the let ters hid den in the ani mals. Here are a few of the gems just wait ing for you to download Read more (http://www.handmadecharlotte.com/celebrate-world-animal-daywith-wee-alphas/#more-11454)
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OCT

03 Guest Pinning for Martha Stewart Living (http://www.handmadecharlotte.com/guest-pinner-atmartha-stewart-living/)

Its no secret that Martha Stew art Liv ing and Pin ter est are two of my absolute favorite things. This month Ill be com bin ing them both into one big love fest as a guest pin ner for Martha Stew art Living. Head over to Pin ter est (http://www.pinterest.com/ms_living/guest-pinner-rachelfaucett/) to check out the pins!
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SEP

24 Win A $50k Grant For Your Childs School (http://www.handmadecharlotte.com/win-a-50k-grantfor-your-school/)

What could your school do with $50k? With so many schools strapped for cash these days, it doesnt take much to get a pas sion ate response to that ques tion. The sit u a tion is espe cially dire for after school pro grams and activ i ties, which are often the first things to get cut. Heres your chance to do some thing about it. Nom i nate your favorite school pro gram in the Power A Bright Future (https://powerabrightfuture.clorox.com/? utm_medium=paid-

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Way To Go, Big Murph! (http://www.handmadecharlotte.com/way-to-go-bigmurph/)

Last night, my awe some brother and uncle extra or di naire Mur phy Jensen won his 2nd straight World Team Ten nis title as coach for the Wash ing ton Kas tles. My two old est boys, Jonah (10) and Mur phy (7, his name sake), were there with him to cel e brate the big moment. Of course, it didnt hurt that Venus Williams was on his team :) Rock on, Big Murph! (images via wash ing ton post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/how-the-washington-kastlesprepare-for-their-season/2012/07/02/gJQASPzZIW_story.html))
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