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I bought these totes at the dollar store, knowing that I'd be able to do something with them eventually.  And then I got a cricut.  YAY!  Now I must cricut absolutely everything, to justify the cost of this thing.  :-) I knew I wanted to put a monogram on them, but I wanted to do a "split" monogram, and it took me a bit to figure out how to do that.  This was the first I have used the weld and split features - I didn't even know they were there until I tackled this project.  You'll find them on the bottom right of your cricut design screen.  They will be faded out until you select two images at he same time. I started with a T  - for Truckenmiller.  5x5 works nicely on these totes.  I used the Imprint Mt Shadow font for the T. Next use the shape tool, and choose Square.  Unlock the shape (bottom left) and you can stretch it into a rectangle.  I like to keep the rectangle just about as wide as the letter. Now is when you "weld" the image.  First select bo

New to Shutterfly ? You can get a FREE 8x8 photo book - just in time for Christmas.  :-) I have one of Grandma Truckenmiller, a recipe album (Truckenmiller recipes) and a couple of other genealogy albums all premade that you can order (shipping is not free unless you spend over $39), or you can of course make your own, and when you do, I then also get another free 8x8 book. First, sign up here: https://invite-shutterfly.com/x/FBSIWW Then click on any of the links below, if they are the albums you are looking to order.  (Or create your own! )   The Brown Genealogy is an 8x8 album  - http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0AZNmTJm5YsWr0g http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0AZNmTJm5YsWrFoA Aikey Oberdorf (this is a 12x12 album - so it would not be free, but they will credit the amount of the 8x8 album towards the price) http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0AZNmTJm5YsWrFoA Truckenmiller Recipe Drawer Album 8x8 http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid

 There was an interesting thread on a facebook group recently, that started me on a search for some of the bigger events, and some that are not necessarily the biggest, but were of interest for other reasons. If you are  a geocacher planning out your vaction time for next year, below is a list of dates and locations to keep in mind.  :-) Curious about what to expect at a geocaching event?  I wrote about our experiences at different events here :  http://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2017/05/geocaching-events.html I know my list below is nowhere near complete - please let me know what I am missing! First, an explanation of Event sizes: Mega Event -  "Mega-Event status must be applied for yearly and is ultimately determined by Geocaching HQ. To be considered for Mega-Event status, Will Attends must surpass 500. It is uncommon for a first-time event to qualify for Mega-Event status. But, once an event has achieved Mega-Event status, organizers may find it easier to attain Mega-Event st