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This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Jennifer Ludden in Washington; Neal Conan is away. Religious exemptions have been in the news a lot lately. The Obama administration has revised its rules on insurance coverage to accommodate religious nonprofits. If the proposal sticks, they won't have to pay for coverage of birth control for employees.
It's a new twist on a very old tradition. Religious exemptions are nearly as old as the nation. Early debate centered on oath-taking and bearing arms in militias. Today, they're over where to educate children, whether to vaccinate them, who your church can hire or whether your synagogue pays taxes on its land, even what you can wear in a photo ID or if you can skip the photograph altogether.
Who decides religious exemptions, and what's their role in an increasingly secular society? If you've been affected by religious exemptions, tell us your story. Our number is 800-989-8255. Our email address is firstname.lastname@example.com. And you can join the conversation at our website. Go to npr.org, and click on TALK OF THE NATION.
Later in the program, a North Korea reading list. But first religious exemptions. Joining us now is John Witte, he's a law professor and director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University. We're talking to him from member station WABE in Atlanta. And welcome to the program.
JOHN WITTE: Thank you, Jennifer, good to be here.
LUDDEN: So give us a bit of history here. When and why did religious exemptions start?
WITTE: We've had religious exemptions in the history of the West for a long time, but they came into the American scene in the 18th century. And religious exemptions were viewed as a way of achieving religious freedom for select groups. You mentioned a number of the kinds of exemptions that existed. In the 18th century, an important one was conscientious objection to military service. The thought being those that were conscientiously opposed wouldn't be forced into military service but could serve by an alternative means.
LUDDEN: Was that true in the Revolution? I'm curious.
WITTE: Absolutely, absolutely, and Quakers and Moravians and other groups were free from service, but they had to provide a substitute: a horse, a musket, provisioning for soldiers and the like.
Another one in the Revolutionary period and continuing into the republic was objection to oath-swearing. A person couldn't swear an oath, they could be free from the swearing of an oath on a Bible or another religious text, but they would have to give another alternative form of proving their veracity.
A third one was property tax exemptions for religious properties. The thought being that separation of church and state is better achieved by simply saying that the state will not tax the church, and the church in turn will do charitable service in the community, and it will be a wash in terms of the economic consequences for the community.
LUDDEN: So it was a religious freedom issue.
WITTE: It was a religious freedom issue and a way of achieving religious freedom, not the only way, but a way of achieving religious freedom when there was no way to otherwise release the tension between state power and the claims of conscience or a central commandment of the faith of a particular religious party.
LUDDEN: Now coming closer to the present, I have been reading that, you know, religious exemptions have actually been increasing in recent decades. Without getting too bogged down in the legalities, why is this?
WITTE: Part of it is I think the number of regulations and rules that now govern daily life are much denser than they were in the 19th century, and what the courts have done and what Congress and state legislatures have done is try to find a way of easing the tension when a general law, which is otherwise good, falls - creates a burden on the exercise of religion by a particular party or by a particular group.
So it's good to have general laws dealing with unemployment compensation, and you can't get unemployment compensation unless you will work when your employer wants you to work. But if your employer wants you to work on your Sabbath and you can't be accommodated, you should be able to get unemployment compensation.
It's fine to have a general dress code that's available, but if the general dress code does not accommodate your wearing your yarmulke or your head scarf, the thought is is that a court can provide the vehicle for a person to be able to wear their religious dress.
We use the legislature or we use the courts to create exemptions from general laws, otherwise good, that happen to fall afoul of the claims of conscience of an individual or ask them to do something that their faith does not allow them to do.
And the increase is, I think, a function just of the density of laws in the 20th century, and it's also a function of a growing understanding of our First Amendment requirement that we protect the free exercise rights of all parties. And the thought is, is that that free exercise right, constitutional right, can now be claimed by an individual when the legislature does not accommodate him or accommodate that group.
LUDDEN: You've said, though, that the separation of church and state is no longer the law of the land, and you've called these exemptions a type of religious affirmative action. What do you mean?
WITTE: Yes, I did that in a nice article by Diana Henriques, who gives a six-part series in the New York Times dealing with exemptions, and I would commend that to listeners. It's a wonderful story. And what I'm saying there is that, while separation of church and state as an easy principle of saying "this is how we do religious freedom" no longer is a summary of what the First Amendment demands, what exemptions do is allow religious groups to make claims against the state and to make claims against certain kinds of laws that they need to have accommodated. So a religious organization is perfectly fine with having the Civil Rights Act in place and saying that religious discrimination in general is not something that we want to allow in our community, but a religious organization has to have the ability to engage in religious discrimination in its core religious employment decisions.
You can't force the Catholic Church to hire the rabbi to deliver the Eucharist, and you can't force the synagogue to hire the Catholic Church to read the Torah. Those are considered to be core ways of doing not affirmative action but doing what's necessary to ease the tension between state power and the religious claims.
LUDDEN: And we want to hear about some other exemptions people may not have even thought of. Let's start off with a caller. Abby(ph) is in Toledo, Ohio. Hi Abby.
ABBY: Hi there. I'm a hospital chaplain, and like a lot of clergy, I have something called the Clergy Housing Allowance, which allows a portion of my salary to be tax-free. It's been challenged in court before, but it still has standing, and it's been in place for many decades.
LUDDEN: And how important is it to you?
ABBY: Well, I mean of course it's very important to me because it's many hundreds of dollars a month that's not taxed. But I know that it angers a lot of people that we have this benefit.
LUDDEN: And how would you justify it, Abby? What would you say the reason for it should be?
ABBY: Well, I'm probably not the best person to justify it because I do think that the other side has a valid claim that we probably should not get this as an exemption.
LUDDEN: John Witte, do you want to address that?
WITTE: So tax exemption for property tax, income tax, other kinds of taxes is a normal part of doing religious freedom in the history of the United States, and it's one that we've easily granted to people that are doing religious services in the community.
The argument is on the one hand, separation of church and state, which is still one of the many principles of religious liberty, is better afforded by exempting religious persons and activities from taxation, and in turn by giving them exemptions from tax, those parties are freed to do more good work in the community that the state would otherwise have to take on.
And the income tax area is an area where we've insisted on that all along, not as a free exercise right or a constitutional right but as a legislative concession, making the judgment that the community is better served by having exempt religious employees doing good work in the community than taxing them and perhaps mitigating the amount of good work they can do.
LUDDEN: All right, Abby, well, thanks for the call, Abby.
ABBY: Thank you, and I'll gladly keep the exemption.
LUDDEN: John Witte, I wanted to tell you - ask about something else I've been seeing in my kids' summer camp forms as I'm filling them out: vaccinations, religious exemptions from getting your kids vaccinated. What groups claim that?
WITTE: Yeah, there are a few groups, Christian Scientists, some Jehovah's Witness groups, other more exotic, less recognizable faiths, that say that to use medicine preventively, to use blood transfusions in a remedial fashion, is in many ways to violate God's own work in taking care of the person and healing the person.
In those instances, lower courts in the United States, the Supreme Court in passing, has said the free exercise claim there has to give way to the right to life that the child can enjoy. There, the danger to life and limb is too great, even if the religious freedom claim is considered as sincere and important, a balancing of rights at that point, right to life versus right to religion, right to life trumps.
LUDDEN: OK, we have Larry(ph) on the line from Boynton Beach, Florida. Hi Larry.
LARRY: Hi, I appreciate you taking my call, and good timing for doing so. That whole idea of religious freedom and freedom in general, I think people need to understand - and particularly in the context of religion - this is not an unfettered right or an unfettered freedom. There have to be limits. There have to be restrictions. I appreciate the comment the gentleman made earlier about things are changing, and the First Amendment application has got to change and that religious institutions, to maintain their core integrity, need to be able to discriminate.
LUDDEN: Tell us your story, Larry.
LARRY: I'm sorry?
LUDDEN: Tell us your story. How have you been affected by this?
LARRY: Well, I've actually been denied faculty positions at religious institutions that I don't happen to be a part of in terms of the religion. And I think if you're going to use your religion to only address and deal with people who are of your same belief, then you can discriminate, and you can pick and choose.
However, if you're going to be, let's say, a university where you're looking to cater to more than just people of your denomination, if you're going to be a hospital, and you're going to cater to people who are not just of your denomination, you should not have that freedom. You should be able to operate within the confines and context of the law of the land, and you should not have the right to pick and choose what medical services you offer or what kind of information you give if you are not only directing yourself to your own denomination.
LUDDEN: All right, Larry, thanks so much. John Witte, do you hear this a lot?
WITTE: Yes, I hear it a lot, and Larry, I think, is putting his finger on the edges of the ability of a religious organization to engage in religious discrimination for its core religious functions. It's easy again for the Catholic Church to say only priests can deliver the Eucharist, and a priest that violates his basic moral or religious duties can be discharged.
It's much harder in a teaching context. If it's a seminary, and they're trying to prepare people for the ministry, it's easy to say that that seminary can only hire people that are of the same denomination. If it's a more general college or university context, it's much more difficult for that religiously chartered university offering a variety of different courses to say only Catholics or only Jews or only Lutherans may apply.
And at the edges of those doctrines is where we run into the question of to what extent does Larry's rights for freedom from discrimination trump the church's rights to engage in discrimination.
LUDDEN: All right, and we're going to hear more about that in a moment. John Witte is a law professor at Emory University. We'll also be joined by Richard Garnett at Notre Dame coming up. If you've been affected by religious exemptions, or if you've used one or run up against one, tell us your story, 800-989-8255. It's TALK OF THE NATION from NPR News.
LUDDEN: This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Jennifer Ludden in Washington. Religious exemptions come into play in all sorts of ways. The current debate over the Affordable Care Act and access to birth control is just one. Another is the same-sex marriage movement in New York, which legalized marriage for gay couples in 2011.
A religious exemption played a critical role. Republican senators in the state amended the bill to protect religious organizations and affiliated groups from lawsuits and penalties if they choose not to provide resources for same-sex weddings. And that fine print is cited as key to the bill's successful passage. Similar language appears in a bill in New Hampshire.
If you've been affected by a religious exemption, give us a call, 800-989-8255. Or send us an email, email@example.com, and you can share your story at our website. Go to npr.org, and click on TALK OF THE NATION. John Witte of Emory University is my guest, and we'll also be joined by Richard Garnett, associate dean for faculty research and professor of law at the University of Notre Dame. He is on his line from his office in South Bend, Indiana. Welcome to you.
RICHARD GARNETT: Thank you.
LUDDEN: If you can both stand by, we just want to bring another caller in to kick off this segment, and Richard(ph) is in Sioux City, Iowa. Hi there, Richard.
RICHARD: Hello, everyone. Thanks for taking my call.
LUDDEN: Tell us your story.
RICHARD: Well, I teach the Americans With Disabilities Act and other disability issues for a university here in the Midwest, and the Americans With Disabilities Act has always exempted churches from their buildings being - their facilities being accessible. I have a personal feeling on that, and I'd be interested in hearing your guests' reaction to that if you - on a more personal note, my dad has a disability, a mobility disability, and he has had to forgo attending churches because of his inability to get in the building.
Now some churches, of course, they have elderly, a larger elderly population, and some take the initiative and proactively do what they can to make their older buildings accessible. But that's my story, and I'd be interested in hearing some reaction to it.
LUDDEN: Well, thanks very much. Richard Garnett, why would the church make the case for that exemption?
GARNETT: Well, in my view, a lot of churches do and should take every step they can to provide accommodations for folks with disabilities. I mean, I think most communities of worship are going to want to make their communities accessible to folks who have disabilities.
But compliance with the ADA is very costly, as I'm sure the caller knows, and there are any number of instances, starting from the tax code and working your way outwards, upward and downward, where the government has tried to exempt religious institutions when necessary to avoid imposing excessive costs on them.
If you value the work that religious enterprises do, if you value the free exercise of religion, then you're going to at least be sensitive to regulatory mandates that impose new and often pretty burdensome costs on them.
LUDDEN: But what about when churches provide services that other non-religious institutions do? We can think of soup kitchens, or some churches have child care centers. And they are exempted from, you know, costly licensing procedures and so forth. Is that fair to their non-religious competitors?
GARNETT: I guess I don't think of this as being a competition. I mean, the churches provide clothing to the naked and food to the hungry because they feel called to do so. I think it's kind of a mistake when people act as though the government's doing churches a favor by letting them engage in this social welfare ministry. I mean, churches were doing this long before governments ever got the idea to do it.
And so long as these social welfare services, these good works, are being done in a way that's safe, it seems to me that it's not really the government's place to say look, we want to make sure that you're doing this in the same way that government agencies do. Again, it's not a competition.
LUDDEN: John Witte, how do these things - do they play out in courts sometimes?
WITTE: They play out in courts on occasion. There are a couple of wrinkles to this, one that my good friend Professor Garnett nails the issue. I think there are two things that have to be added. One is that while all non-religious charitable organizations can receive state funding and state support to do their activities, religious organizations can't. There's an Establishment Clause prohibition against that, which puts the religious community in a different posture.
And the second is is that many religious organizations that are doing these services, both the worship services that are available but also the charitable services, on their campuses are doing these in historic buildings, buildings themselves that have very severe restrictions on the kind of building codes that are - building renovations that can go on, special building codes that attach to any renovation that gets done. That also just triples the cost or quadruples the cost in many instances.
LUDDEN: All right, let's get another caller on the line. Carrie(ph) in Tampa, Florida, welcome to TALK OF THE NATION.
CARRIE: Hi, thanks so much for taking my call. I wanted to share my experience with claiming a religious exemption for vaccinations for my children. My second child had severe reactions. We gave him his first vaccine, we had delayed it. Our pediatrician didn't think it was too much of a big deal. We did not agree.
And my husband and I kind of sat down and decided what are the vaccines that we feel are really important, since our child is having such a negative reaction to them. We're going to pare down this list. We ended up giving him three over the course of nine months. And we then went to our county office and filled out the paperwork for a religious exemption for vaccines.
LUDDEN: And what religion are you?
CARRIE: We actually are not a part of any organized religion. At the time it was the only avenue available to us to have our child participate in different kinds of, you know, preschool or summer camps as you had mentioned. They did not ask us what our religion was, we didn't have to state that. We basically just had to listen to a bit of a lecture about how we were putting our child at risk.
LUDDEN: Right, and, well, did you tell other parents about this, and were they concerned? Because a lot of parents, you know, would want all the kids to be vaccinated along with theirs.
CARRIE: You know, we - the first pediatrician we had we ended up leaving, and we found a pediatrician that was definitely more sympathetic. And it's interesting because my child, my youngest child is now five, and we've just found out that he has a specific mutation that does not allow his body to excrete or process toxins. So when he was having those severe reactions, it was all of the ingredients...
LUDDEN: OK, you know what, Carrie, we don't want to get too into the details here. Vaccines are a very controversial topic. But we are going to put your case here to our experts. Thanks so much for calling. Mr. Garnett, she mentioned that they didn't actually have a certain religion. It sounds like more - I've seen the term philosophical exemption, some states allow this. Can you tell us what that is?
GARNETT: Yeah, there's actually a sort of long debate about this, that is whether exemptions that are available to religious believers should be available to people who have philosophical objections to a particular law. And my own view is that it's pretty deeply rooted in American history and in our traditions that religion is special and that religious objections are different.
There have been times, of course, when we've extended accommodations to people with non-religious serious objections to complying with certain laws, but my own view is that our constitutional tradition gives us a good reason for treating religious objections more seriously.
Another point that I think the caller's question reminds us of is that not all religious objections or not all conscientious objections can be accommodated. In some instances, governments might well decide that the interest they're trying to advance is so compelling and that the cost of exemptions is so high that they just can't be extended.
And sometimes in these health care contexts, especially in cases involving the care of children, we've seen the government's interests win out in lawsuits and in legislative battles.
LUDDEN: John Witte, when does the - what is the case for the government to override an exemption? What does it have to prove?
WITTE: Well, the standard is that the government has to prove a compelling state interest, in this instance the compelling state interest in protecting the health of the child, and the government has to demonstrate that it's done everything possible to do this in, as narrowly in its violation of somebody else's rights. If the government can show necessity and proportionality, which are the terms, the government can override the religious objections that are made.
So if it's a particularly dangerous disease for which the child is being vaccinated, in those instances, even though there is a sincere good-faith claim on the part of the parent seeking to have that child exempted from the injection, the government's interest is going to trump.
LUDDEN: We have an email here from Bill in Little Rock. He says: My wife was affected when the Catholic-run hospital clinic refused rather suddenly and unexpectedly to refill her birth control prescriptions when they had originally prescribed them to her. If she were to get pregnant, it would jeopardize her life because of a transplanted kidney.
Richard Garnett, it does seem like a lot of this is very fluid. It's not set in stone, and practice keeps changing.
GARNETT: And that shouldn't surprise us. I mean, the country's changed since the founding. Our country has become more religiously diverse, and the government does more things than it used to. And this means, when you add those two factors together, that you're bound to have more instances of potential conflict between regulations and religious believers.
In the specific instance that your caller raised, it seems to me that the fact that a Catholic hospital decides that it doesn't want to act in a way that's inconsistent with Catholic teaching shouldn't really surprise us very much. And it strikes me as being precisely the kind of religiously motivated act that our tradition suggests should be respected.
LUDDEN: Now, you had - you've argued some of these cases. Tell us a bit about the - is it peyote - am I saying that right - Supreme Court case that led to the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. What happened?
GARNETT: Well, I didn't argue that case. I was only in college then, but...
GARNETT: ...it's a landmark case, and Professor Witte knows it better than anyone. But the reason why every law student learns about it is because it's in that case where the court said in response to a claim that - by some members of the Native American Church that they wanted to use peyote, which is an illegal drug, they wanted to use it in a religious ceremony, and they claimed that the First Amendment gave them the right to an exemption so that they could use it.
The Supreme Court narrowly ruled that the First Amendment does not entitle religious believers to exemptions from generally applicable laws. So if the speed limit's 55 for everybody, it's going to be 55 for you, even if God tells you to drive 70.
GARNETT: That's the basic rule for the First Amendment. Now, there are some sort of technical and fine-grained exemptions to that. The government's not allowed to discriminate against religious practice. But basically, what Smith meant is that the question whether or not a religious believer is going to be accommodated moves away from constitutional litigation and more into litigation about statutory exemptions and moves into the arena of politics, really.
LUDDEN: So what's allowed in one community may not be in another, and that's OK.
GARNETT: Some states provide more protection to religious objectors than other states do. Of course, the federal law, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act applies across the board to the national government's activities. But, yes, in some states, there's more protection for religious objectors than there is in others.
LUDDEN: OK. We have an email from Wes, who says: Your guest just lumped Jehovah's Witnesses with all religions that reject medical treatment on the notion that they expect God to cure them. Jehovah's Witnesses reject only transfusion of whole blood or any its four major components, nothing else. So...
LUDDEN: ...we'll let that stand there. We have another email from Dan, who says his neighbors a few years ago had a mega-church built in our vicinity. In spite of local opposition, our planning commission seemed reluctant to oppose the construction because they were concerned about a lawsuit based on religious exemption. John Witte, I was surprised and didn't realize that land use is a big religious exemption here in some cases.
WITTE: Yes. There's a - one of the fallouts of the Smith case, that peyote case that Professor Garnett just described, is that many of these exemptions that are now given to religious groups are given on statutory grounds. And one of the important pieces of congressional legislation is the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act passed about a decade ago that gives religious land users a particular protection, and that government's intrusion upon their use of their land has to meet the tougher standards that was - that were in place before Smith.
In this instance, when religious groups seek to either expand their property, to revise their property or to build new property, a denial of their claim to get a building license and to get permission in the zoning ordinances to build their properties oftentimes is going to give rise to a lawsuit under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act. And counties and villages and towns oftentimes can't afford that litigation, and will, as a consequence, be more accommodating of their petitions for zoning and building ordinance permissions.
LUDDEN: Interesting. Let me just remind people, you're listening to TALK OF THE NATION, from NPR News. And Gabe is on the line from Cambridge, Massachusetts. Hi, Gabe. Welcome to the show.
GABE: Thank you. Hi.
LUDDEN: Go right ahead.
GABE: Well, I'm calling because my girlfriend, we're both teachers. She, for a long time, taught at a Quaker school. And when enrollment dropped and her class was let go, she was unable to apply for unemployment insurance because I guess religious schools don't pay into Social Security, so they don't have to - they can't claim unemployment benefits. I mean, it just seems to me like a teacher anywhere else can get unemployment benefits, but somehow, if you work for a religious school, you can't?
LUDDEN: Huh. Interesting. Richard Garnett?
GARNETT: I haven't heard about this rule that the caller is mentioning. I mean, there's certainly no reason why the government couldn't decide to provide unemployment benefits to people who are - who lose their jobs at religious schools. I would say, though, that it is important to remember, though, that religious schools do and should enjoy significant protection and really independence when it comes to selecting their teachers. I mean, in my view, if we respect the - kind of the mission and the independence and the distinctiveness of religious schools, we're going to allow them to hire their teachers on the basis of - in many cases, you know, whether the teacher embraces the religious mission of the school - you know, applying some standards that we wouldn't want public schools to apply, for example.
LUDDEN: Huh. All right. Gabe, thanks for that call. Here's an email from John: If a fellow employee can wear a head covering because it's his or her religion, but I cannot, isn't that discrimination against me and a violation of my right to equal protection? John Witte?
WITTE: No. It's a protection of the religious freedom of the party that wants to wear religious apparel. The person that wants to wear a yarmulke is in a different position than a person who wants to wear a baseball cap.
LUDDEN: OK. Another email from Jerry: If I'm agnostic, but object on moral grounds to participate in a war, is it fair to require that I be part of a religion in order to be able to assert my pacifist convictions? Richard Garnett?
GARNETT: I think we've often decided - and here, I'm going to defer, obviously, to experts in the military. But that - when you're having a draft, you want to make sure you get the best fighting force you can, and you don't want to have people in the armed forces who, for reasons of deep conscientious conviction, are unable to bear arms, and so on.
But I want to just circle back to what we have said at the outset, which is that - and what Professor Witte just said - is that at end of the day, in our tradition, we do treat religion-based objections differently. There are long, solid historical reasons for doing so. It doesn't mean that people who have other objections are being insincere. It doesn't mean that those objections aren't well thought out. But in a society like ours that's always understood, kind of, the freedom of religious conscience as being connected in important ways to the separation of church and state, we've taken account of the fact that religion-based objections are different.
LUDDEN: All right. And I think we're going to have to leave it there. Richard Garnett is an associate dean and law professor at the University of Notre Dame. We spoke to him today from his office at the university. Thank you so much.
GARNETT: My pleasure.
LUDDEN: And John Witte is a law professor and director of Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University, and joined us from member station WABE in Atlanta. Thanks to you.
WITTE: Thank you, Jennifer. It's good to be here.
LUDDEN: Up next, North Korea's third nuclear test prompted one listener to ask us for a reading list to get up to speed on that country and the region. We'll do just that after a short break. Stay with us. I'm Jennifer Ludden. It's TALK OF THE NATION from NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Poppy Boutonniere Tutorial and GIVEAWAY!!!! CLOSED.
September 7, 2009
I had wanted to complete these last week but I came down with an awful sinus infection which really took the wind out of my sails.
However, my good friend Cheila of What's Goin Down Episode invited me over to her new home on Friday which gave us the perfect opportunity to spend an afternoon taking pictures and making poppies. I love spending the day with Cheila. She's a great cook AND loves to sew!
They just bought a new older home and it's lovely! Full of all those touches you can't find in brand new construction. Moulding, moulding, moulding, hardwood floors, wraparound staircase, wood windows and pocket doors.
Lily and her daughter had fun dirtying their playroom with play dough and moon sand. Less fun when it came time to clean up. We had fun eating chicken salad on endive, lemon pastries with coffee and of course....making poppies!
They are a little different than the first one I made (for the better). Less work. More pretty.
If you want a fuller flower just cut out more flowers and create more layers. If you want a smaller flower just eliminate the larger flowers and make fewer layers.
The giveaway is for the pea green poppy that is pictured on me at the top and the cluster of pink, white and beige poppies.
You might want also want to try cutting the tips of the flower patterns in a point to make peonies.
I might even suggest some embellishments like a hanging ribbon in the back. Or create several small ones of varying size and cluster them together to line one side of a vest or the neckline of a dress.
Here are some more ideas....here, here, here, or here.
I made the above pea green poppy a little smaller than the original one on Lily. Cheila made thes full sized one in blue and had the brilliant idea to pin it to a pillow. It looked just like something in Anthropologie!
These flowers were an evolution of a pattern I found on Martha Stewart. She has some really FABULOUS paper flower tutorials. Check 'em out!
1 yard of either Linen, Cotton or lightweight solid colored material
1-2 pin finding bars (I found mine at JoAnn fabric)
Fray Stop Spray (I found mine at Hancock fabric)
3"x3" felt
2"x2" piece of contrasting fabric for center
Thin tipped marker
hot glue gun and glue
Step 1. Print these patterns (in PDF):
Large Flower Left, Large Flower Right (for these patterns you have to print on two separate pieces of 8.5x11 paper. Cut them out and tape them together.)
Medium Large Flower
Medium Small Flower
Small and Smallest Flowers
Step 2. Iron your fabric
Step 3: Double up your fabric and trace each of the patterns so that you have two of each flower.
Step 4. Cut out the flowers.
Step 5. Spray your fabric with Fray Stop Spray on each side. I DEFINITELY recommend using a spray rather than a gel. It takes a FRACTION of the time. I bought mine at Hancock fabrics. But you can buy it online too. Surprisingly I could not find it at either JoAnn's or Michael's. You know, if you didn't have Fray Stop Spray perhaps some old fashioned hair spray might do the trick? After this step your flowers should be a little stiffer.
Step 6. Take the smallest flower and cut out each of the petals. Make each petal pointed at the bottom.
Step 7.
1. Once you have each petal cut....
2. Fold over the bottom half of the petal so that the petal cups up like a 'real' petal. I also recommend using the side that you did not trace on since a few of the marker edges can appear if you use that side up.
3. See how the fabric curves. The more you fold over the more curve you can achieve. If you wanted a look of a flower just barely opening you would make the petals almost fold inward on itself by making a very deep fold at the bottom. Experiment with this fold and see what you can achieve.
4. Hot glue the folded fabric in place. Do this for each of the petals.
5. Hot glue each of the petals together overlapping each until you use all the petals of the first smallest flower. It should look like a full circle of petals.
6. Do steps 1-6 for each flower hot gluing the next level of flowers underneath the previous level. See how it should look underneath in step 6.
Step 8. Cut a 2"x2" piece of contrasting fabric for the center of the flower.
Step 9. Hot glue the ends together and then glue the middle together to form a 't' shape. Cut the top of the 't' off and put a dab of hot glue on it.
If this step is too confusing you could just cut a very small circle of felt and hot glue it to the center of your flower.
I preferred the method I used in step 9 because it had a puffier ball-like look.
Step 10. Turn it over and press it into the middle of your flower trying to hide all the edges underneath the middle of the ball.
Step 11. Cut out a 3"x3" felt circle and make two slits near the top. Slide your pin through the two holes and hot glue it to the felt. Sometimes my flower droops a little when its pinned to my shirt so what you might want to do is try to either place the pin even higher on the circle or use two pins for extra support. Then take the circle and glue it to the back of your finished flower. VOILA! You're done.
As usual, if you would like a chance to win these poppies just link back to this post.
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73 {comments}:
- Almost Always said...
Beautiful! Love the pea green poppy..and the cluster too. Using them on pillows or even a bag are great ideas! thanks for the great tutorial and a chance to win one.
added a link on my sidebar.
xo - September 7, 2009 at 11:19 AM
- Liz Stanley said...
what a great tutorial! i'll have to try this out!
- September 7, 2009 at 1:21 PM
- Unknown said...
You look stunning! Congrats on the upcoming little one and what a lovely tutorial.
- September 7, 2009 at 2:03 PM
- Unknown said...
This poppy looks like the perfect fall accessory - and a great way to use smaller pieces of fabric. Thanks for posting! All I need is some spray starch and the pin, and this will be my next project. :-)
- September 7, 2009 at 3:20 PM
- Lola said...
Hi! I am a new follower of your blog. The poppy boutonnieres are gorgeous! :) I am sure they make people happy when they see them.
I blogged about your tutorial and giveaway. - September 7, 2009 at 3:27 PM
- Karin said...
ist wonderfull!!
i`blog this here
greetings karin - September 7, 2009 at 4:05 PM
hi! i just found your blog through the "happy together" blog! wow! i love these sweet poppys! i have been seeing them around blogland and cant wait to wear one! i will try to make one with your tutorial but hopefully i will win yours! ha! i just started a blog and i thought i would try to post about this! cant wait to read more! thanks!
email@example.com - September 7, 2009 at 4:26 PM
- Leigh said...
Your flowers are gorgeous! How do I enter the giveaway? I would love to win the ones that are pinned to your white cardigan.
- September 7, 2009 at 6:49 PM
- tinahead81 said...
i'm all about the hot glue!! haha thanks for sharing this!!
- September 7, 2009 at 6:50 PM
- Jessie said...
Beautiful! You are absolutely glowing mama! Congratulations!
- September 7, 2009 at 10:40 PM
- Amy said...
I just got a pretty new black cardigan this would look gorgeous on!!! I may have to try my own!! Thank you!!!
- September 7, 2009 at 11:28 PM
- koralee said...
Just found your lovely blog and I am in love with these Poppy Boutonnieres...how much fun...thank you for sharing ...I am going to give them a try! I am off to follow your lovely blog and to see what I have been missing!
- September 8, 2009 at 12:22 AM
- Paige said...
Adorable. I linked to this post. Please count me in the giveaway!
Paige - September 8, 2009 at 1:09 AM
- Unknown said...
beautiful! I can't wait to make one but winning it would be even better.
- September 8, 2009 at 2:48 AM
- Brenda Manzano said...
awesome! so may ideas and possibilities! escpecially with the upcoming holiday season!! NIce..thnks..added a link in my post!:)
- September 8, 2009 at 11:57 AM
- Preppy Mama said...
Love these!! Wish I had the patience to make them!!
- September 8, 2009 at 1:00 PM
- Julie said...
Adorable baby bump!!! Love the tutorial, too!
- September 8, 2009 at 1:12 PM
- Zuliblu said...
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! This is a great tutorial, I just have to go buy the fray spray and I am going to get started making beautiful poppies.
- September 8, 2009 at 2:55 PM
- Holly said...
These are so pretty! Do you think spray starch would work to stiffen the fabric? (though it probably wouldn't prevent the edges from fraying)
- September 8, 2009 at 2:58 PM
Wonderful! Thank you!
While I hope to make some soon, winning would be grand! - September 8, 2009 at 3:24 PM
- Bri said...
I love the tutorial, will have to try it!
- September 8, 2009 at 5:54 PM
- Pixel Wild Child said...
It is on my favourites to be done! how exciting! Thanks for sharing!!!
- September 8, 2009 at 7:08 PM
- Grace Wong said...
love them! - September 8, 2009 at 7:49 PM
- Cheilita said...
oooooooooo! the tute turned out great! nice job my friend and thanks for all the props on your bloggy.
- September 9, 2009 at 8:17 AM
- suzanne l. vinson said...
So pretty. These remind me of my poppy pins, but still unique in their own way. I love how our creative goodness is in such work! Linked to my blog.
So pretty! - September 9, 2009 at 8:22 AM
What a beautiful and simple adornment. I am so in love with this project. I think I'll have to make a few for Christmas gifts. They'd even look lovely as a functional replacement to a bow on a box. Thanks so much for the tutorial.
- September 9, 2009 at 12:26 PM
- Erin said...
Just found your blog and looove it! I'm making some of these poppies RED for GAMEDAY in the south!
- September 9, 2009 at 2:13 PM
- Very Shannon said...
Gorgeous! I love this idea!
I couldn't resist adding this to our link luv roundup today. Come by for a peek:
Thanks for another great tutorial! - September 9, 2009 at 2:52 PM
- Holly said...
this was added to my "HAVE TO TRY" list. so great!
- September 9, 2009 at 9:23 PM
- Unknown said...
These are SO perfect for fall! I'll definitely have to make myself one! Your tutorial makes it look so doable!
- September 9, 2009 at 11:26 PM
- care said...
Saw this on Craftzine and just love it! These are really beautiful and I'm happy to have discovered your site.
- September 9, 2009 at 11:42 PM
Amazing and inspiring. Nice work!!!
- September 10, 2009 at 8:25 PM
What a wonderful tutorial. I definitely see some of these in my future!
Rosemary, OH - September 12, 2009 at 8:39 AM
love this idea! This would look so nice on my new purse.
- September 12, 2009 at 11:16 AM
- mia said...
These poppies are so cute! Great giveaway!
- September 12, 2009 at 12:47 PM
- Dagniete said...
very very beautiful flower! :)
- September 13, 2009 at 1:38 PM
- Laurel said...
How stunning! I'm new to craftiness, but the elegant simplicity of the project, great tutorial, and my overwhelming desire to have one of these has convinced me that this MUST be my next project! Thank you for the beautiful inspiration!
- September 13, 2009 at 6:36 PM
- Connie said...
The poppies are beautiful - I really like the pillow idea! I'll link this on my blog also.
- September 13, 2009 at 6:38 PM
- Annie said...
Awesome tut! I can't wait to make one!
- September 13, 2009 at 10:13 PM
- Stephanie E. said...
I'm going to get the supplies to make one today! I'm so excited!
- September 14, 2009 at 10:16 AM
- sonia said...
i love these! thanks for the great tutorial. all the photos are super helpful. can't wait to try making these!
sonia - September 14, 2009 at 8:21 PM
- email@example.com said...
Whoa! WAY gorgeous! I can't wait to make one...or five. I'll be linking too.
- September 15, 2009 at 1:26 AM
- Mare said...
so beautiful, I have a purse that would look amazing with one!
- September 15, 2009 at 1:55 PM
- monirose said...
How do i leave a link?
http://oneamongsisters.blogspot.com/2009/09/poppy-boutonniere-tutorial-and-giveaway.html - September 15, 2009 at 3:56 PM
- charlie said...
I almost fell off my chair when the Poppy pictures popped up. (Say that real fast three times... lol) Anyway, that's because I LOVE Poppies, I have them planted right outside my window where I can see them from my favorite chair. Their little faces smile and greet me each day. You have done such a beautiful job making them and what an honor it would be to show them off. Thanks so very much for this opportunity. :}
- September 15, 2009 at 8:44 PM
- Tiffinie said...
You always have such great pictures. I think it would be interesting to fuse two peices of fabric together. The inside and outside of the flower could be two colors and it would seal the edges at the same time.
- September 16, 2009 at 12:10 PM
- Lisa said...
I love this tutorial and included it in my Tutesday roundup on my blog at http://www.lisaashby.com. :)
Lisa - September 16, 2009 at 5:12 PM
- ElizabethMJaocb said...
Great tutorial! I posted a link on my blog http://yellowfinchdesigns.blogspot.com and twittered about it.
Elizabeth - September 16, 2009 at 6:03 PM
- Beth@The Stories of A to Z said...
These are beautiful and look like so much work! I love the pics of you and am so glad to have found your blog :).
- September 17, 2009 at 3:10 PM
- Monica said...
I linked you to my blog! I just absolutely ♥ those!! Just a Q, do the outfits come with the flowers? :) The Cluster is AMAZING!!
- September 18, 2009 at 12:42 AM
- Brooke Oliver said...
I love how full and romantic your flowers are! Thanks for the tutorial.
- September 19, 2009 at 5:01 PM
- Jeckabee said...
I need to know where I can find the red dress pictured with the Brown flower/poppy....or pattern? I absolutely LOVE it! and the flowers as well, great tutorial, thanks
- September 19, 2009 at 11:42 PM
- Michelle said...
Thank you for the tutorial and for the chance at winning one of your beautiful poppies!
Michelle - September 20, 2009 at 12:31 AM
- carmel said...
i loved the tutorial
and i blogged about the giveaway
thanks! - September 21, 2009 at 4:28 PM
- Jess@craftiness is not optional said...
hope to win! - September 25, 2009 at 10:58 AM
- Gifts to Pakistan said...
I feel that this site could be very useful & informative. Looking forward to more stuff.
- January 8, 2010 at 5:53 AM
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this. Thank you for the clear instructions! I am going to make this on the weekend!
- January 15, 2010 at 12:15 PM
- Hire Php Programmer said...
amazing one..
it is really wonderful and great tutorial also.
i like this post so much.
keep sharing such a nice post with us.
all the best. - January 18, 2010 at 3:32 AM
- q-bella said...
I love these Poppies. I will for sure be making these. I posted this on my blog and created a link. Thanks for the tutorial.
- February 1, 2010 at 3:14 PM
- Lindsay said...
These are like the ones on Emersonmade. Love them!
- April 19, 2010 at 11:21 PM
- amusedPolish said...
is there anything besides the fray stop spray you can use? I'm not living in the us and can't get it anywhere here...
- May 10, 2010 at 12:23 PM
- Plastic Cards said...
Love the Poppy, really gels nicely.
- November 8, 2010 at 5:37 PM
- International Flower Delivery said...
the finishing touch is sooooo beautiful!
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- May 3, 2011 at 2:16 AM
Really good
Send Eid Gifts to Pakistan - August 30, 2011 at 6:51 AM
- Sonali says said...
Can someone fix the links to the various sized flower patterns please? It take me to a gaming site
- October 10, 2011 at 4:59 AM
- hull.amie said...
Did anyone get to fix those links? I'd really like to make this flower.
thanks - March 9, 2012 at 3:43 PM
- Grosgrain said...
@hull.amieI wrote an update with link to pattern here:
http://grosgrainfabulous.blogspot.com/2012/03/poppy-boutonniere-pattern-pdf.html - March 9, 2012 at 11:31 PM
- ade said...
Im trying to find the cut out patters for the flower but the link does not work. Is there another place I can find these at?
- June 16, 2012 at 12:30 PM
- Fakhir said...
I like the patterns and colors of your art. The way you explain you creativity is amazing.
Send Eid Gifts to Pakistan - August 16, 2012 at 6:12 AM
- Fakhir said...
Thanks for sharing this useful information! Hope that you will continue with the kind of stuff you are doing.
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- le mani creative... said...
beautiful idea! compliments!
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Monday, April 12, 2010
On your marks, get set....
I've got fun surprises!!!! For everyone that signs up for the GLAMINARS by MIDNIGHT on TUESDAY the 12th (tomorrow)...you will have a chance to win this awesome ZUCA BAG - which is the same bag I travel with for my make-up!!!! People stop me in airports and ask about my bag, it's that awesome!!!
This bag is awesome, and retails for $285...this is the same bag that MAC sells for their pro make-up bag line, except without the MAC logo, which I like better! (don't like the logo, makes me feel like I'm a MAC employee...ha ha ha)
I love mine, you can sit on it in the airport like I do, (ha ha ha) or you can have your client sit on it for touch-ups on set and stuff! And you can also use it as a regular suitcase if you want...and it's CARRY-ON-ABLE, on planes. I travel with mine all the time!
SO HERE's THE RULES: (i know, I hate rules, but if we don't have em, things could get crazy)
#1. You must sign-up for the GLAMINARS in SAN DIEGO, by TUESDAY (tomorrow night) at MIDNIGHT
#2. You MUST COMMENT on THIS BLOGPOST...in 100 words or less, why you NEED to win this bag more than anyone else!
#3. you must include your name, or the name that shows up on the PAYPAL Payment info, (so if it was your mom or boyfriend who paid, make sure you put their name in your COMMENT) in your COMMENT (so we can verify)
#4. And that's it, the winner will be chosen on WEDNESDAY!!!
You're going to love this bag!!! I have some more surprises waiting for you at the GLAMINARS too!!! BUT THIS IS THE GRAND DADDY of them all!!!!
HOORAY! Only 5 days til SAn Diego glam time!!!!
can't wait to see you all there!!!! Off to print off the Glaminar Certificates
34 comments:
- gettingbetter said...
Well, I am 48 and makeup is not just fun for me it is Necessary! This would be great for me, to take everything I need and love with me no matter where I go...
- April 12, 2010 at 11:33 AM
- Ariana said...
I have a Zuca and I LOVE it for all the same reasons you do above! BEST makeup case I've ever had, by far!
<3 Ariana Makeup - April 12, 2010 at 11:35 AM
- bowensma said...
please have a glaminar in West Palm Beach or Miami. PLEASE :)
- April 12, 2010 at 11:35 AM
- mette said...
I would love to win that prize, but unfortunately im living in Denmark, so I doubt I would come all the way to your glaminar although it would love to be there:) am sorry that I can not attend but I can dream of prize hihi hope that a wonderful person wins
love from denmark - April 12, 2010 at 12:07 PM
- mette said...
I would love to win the prize, but unfortunately im living in Denmark, so I doubt I would come all the way to your glaminar, although it would be nice to come:) am sorry that I can not attend but I can dream of prize hihi hope a wonderful person wins
love denmark - April 12, 2010 at 12:09 PM
- melissa vuelvas said...
I cant miss this opportunity.
I need to win this bag because i am on the process of becoming a pro make-up artist. I have a dream to become someone special and like you, i have focused on doing so. I want to accomplish a lot of things in the upcoming months and im sure this bag with help me with my goal :) its a plus that every artist must have and soon i'd be traveling and carrying my bag at the airport too. See you on saturday!! can't wait!
Melissa Vuelvas - April 12, 2010 at 12:27 PM
- Unknown said...
hi kandee. I would love to have this bag because I love to travel with all my makeup. I always only take a small bag with me because i do not have one big enough and then i feel like im missing something when i get to where im going~ I would love to have this bag because its super cool and super fuctional! It would be super easy to travel with. Not to mention just to use at home, I have an antique vanity with a lepoard stool ( of course) that i have all my makeup in and it takes up many of the drawers on that. But i cannot help myself, i love makeup!~ Love you kandee.. Hope you pick me!
- April 12, 2010 at 12:32 PM
- . said...
Hello Kandee, I'm a big fan of you, from Portugal.
So I can't go to see you on your "glaminars". :'(
I wish I could, because I would like to meet you soo much. :')
Kiss, Alice Ramires <3 - April 12, 2010 at 12:58 PM
- Cheris said...
Oooh.... LA LA! I am the very first to comment, HALLELUJAH! So I believe I deserve the Zuca bag the very most because:
1) I signed up for the Glaminar a few weeks ago :-)
2.) I have put my heart & soul into makeup artistry!
3.) I am in desperate need of a new travel makeup case.
4.) I have a girl crush on you Kandee :-) You are THE most amazing inspiration to me!!!
5.) I am a single mom of 2 and can't afford to be super stylish. And this bag is all you need to look professional!
6.) Thank you for the opportunity to enter!!
Blessings to you Kandee & Blessings to all,
Cheris Homchick
www.makeupbycheris.blogspot.com - April 12, 2010 at 1:07 PM
i would really like these bags(:
but doesnt everyone?
this wont be 100 words.
but this would be an amazing memory. - April 12, 2010 at 1:30 PM
- Unknown said...
Tuesday is the 13th, I thought, my dear Kandee! :) But we still got the idea, haha
Keep up the amazing work! You're really one of a kind and deserve everything good that happens in your life. (your boyfriend, days with your sweet mom and all that!)
:-* - April 12, 2010 at 2:19 PM
- Unknown said...
Darn, wish I lived in LA again and I'd sign up!! Awesome give-away for sure! I was all excited thinking I was going to be able to win (or at least enter) on my birthday. Dang it, I moved back to ID too soon! hahah :)
~Cassidy Z. - April 12, 2010 at 4:20 PM
- cupcakeaday said...
this is such an awesome bag I'm a freelancer and its wedding and prom season and this bag is way more professional then using my caboodle!
xo Ellie - April 12, 2010 at 5:21 PM
- Lisa said...
Amazing giveaway! If I had a job/extra $$ I would definitely make the drive down to San Diego...next time for sure! :)
- April 12, 2010 at 5:31 PM
- Laura Malischke said...
Zuca bags are great---many many figure skaters use them to store skates and then sit on them to put them on. The LCD lights in the wheels light up when you roll them....my husband has one (he's a figure skating coach) and I think it's funny that his wheels light up.
I never thought about it as a makeup bag--great idea! - April 12, 2010 at 6:09 PM
- lydian.luvs.you said...
aww im so sad that i can't go!! i live in orange county. and it sucks its like bad timing. cause im broke! hopefully you do another one in LA around the same time IMATS is in LA. that would be so awesome!! well good luck to everyone entering the contest.
- April 12, 2010 at 6:16 PM
I so wish I lived in California right now! :) Can you do a glaminar in the midwest? I would love to go to one!
- April 12, 2010 at 7:49 PM
- Alycia Mealy said...
andee i think i should get these bags because i just typed out a whole paragraph and the post didnt go threw haha! i travel alot between California the east coast and kauai and it would be soo so helpful in keeping my makeup and makeup brushes nice!! love you!!
- April 12, 2010 at 9:19 PM
- MACQueen5 said...
Hey Kandee :)
Being a makeup artist has always been my ultimate dream job, and I am ready to make this dream a reality and winning this zuca bag would feel like I am finally starting my career and getting to the place I want to be. I am a single mom so I cannot afford expensive classes or schools, I appreciate you taking time to do these glamminars.I cannot wait to absorb and learn on saturday!
Thanks for all your knowledge, videos, and supportive words!
Vicky Garcia - April 12, 2010 at 9:59 PM
It would be like taking dreams in a bag with me everywhere I go, a constant reminder that I have the resources of heaven in my heart and at my fingertips. Adventuring through life to leave anyone I encounter better then I meet by setting the inspiration free to make all dreams flourish. People turn from paupers into royalty with the words I say but then I get to show them by accentuating the gold already hidden in their hearts. Its not about me but about empowering others to be beautifully themselves!
Tiffany R. - April 13, 2010 at 12:11 AM
- Unknown said...
Alright.....why i need this bag is because im BROKE! sooo flippin broke.....i have soo much makeup and no cases or nothing only a bunch of drawers and bags and my shit keeps breaking and then i have to waste the little money i got on more makeup WTH :(.....im a freelance makeup artist and i literly spend every penny i had on makeup school...im 21 i have no help what so ever. I come from a strict hispanic family that wants me to do nothing with makeup...they pretty much have tried every way for me not do makeup even in evil ways so i had to move out which was the hardest thing ever becuase of money....i dont care tho because makeup is really the only thing i see myself doing.....oh let me tell u a funny little story soo when i get chances to go do makeup i take it...no matter where is it lol. The thing is that i have no luggage lmao soo i have a big bag i put everything in like clothes shoes whatever and i also take this little cheap makeup case that i got free at school haha its soo small and clear and like plastic so i was at the airport running so fast to get to my gate that the makeup case broke on me...the only thing that was left in my hand was the handle of the case LMAO omg that day was horrible...the whole top of the case ripped right off and broke like crazy loud in front of everyoneee in the airport and was soo crowded, like a ton of people that day....my god that was embracing and because i made like 5 people fall on their butt and so much makeup broke and got lost i had to stuff everything in my purse which isnt that big so makeup was popping out...and to put the icing on the cake i didnt make my gate on time:(...so thats my story....why i would want a zoca is becuase it would make my life way much easier....i would be soo greatful for have something so great in quality, i just cant afford great things like that oh and that zoca would save me soo much money on my makeup and accidents.....Thank you
Marlene Chirinos - April 13, 2010 at 12:53 AM
- The Fairest of the Seasons said...
Hi Kandee! I'd like to request that you do this make up look of Angelina Jolie
Thanks! - April 13, 2010 at 10:02 AM
Hi Kandee! You are so awesome for doing this contest for us!! I am going to your Glaminar (SO EXCITED!!) and I would love to win this bag because I'm starting my career as a make-up artist doing bridal make-up and I'd love LoVe LOVE to carry all my make-up in a Zuca bag!! Doing make-up has been my dream since I was a little girl and with your inspiration and God's blessing it's finally coming true!!! I couldn't be more excited to kick-off my career this Saturday at your Glaminar! Can't wait to meet you! Love & hugs, Jessica
- April 13, 2010 at 10:32 AM
- Breanne Alyse said...
Kandee.. I was thinking about what i could do to make myself standout in this sea of comments, and i realized.. I just need to tell the truth and tell my individual story and i hope thats enough. I (like you) am a divorced single mom. Every day i wake up and go out into the world and take steps towards being a makeup artist, i have applied everywhere, taken courses everywhere.. Recently i was tricked with a SCAM makeup class... Turns out they had no credentials and all my education is for nothing. So I'm starting again from the ground up and trying to stay positive.. I just lost my grandma and every day she told me to persue this (she was a beautician).. I just dont know where to start? youtube? craigslist? I feel liek this makeup bag will bring the professionalism to my work that i need so much at this time. Thankyou so much for your consideration and I love you so much.. i have watched every video and you have inspired me in more ways than one. I have lost 30 pounds on your hemp shake diet. I just cant tell you all the ways you have touched my life... My name is Breanne Deaver, but unfortunately.. i could never afford Glaminars. i hope they are lovely, like you. all my love, Breanne
- April 13, 2010 at 7:41 PM
- kitkat said...
OH Kandeeeeeeeeee!
This looks soooo awesome!! May you please ... pretty pretty please do a glaminar in NEW YORK!!!! I live on long Island & Cali is so very far away. I would so love an opportunity to learn from you. I really want to get into makeup professionally. You are such a strong inspiring woman who has so much to offer the world. Keep on loving life the way you do, so many people can take an example from you.
Love & Kisses!! - Kristin! - April 13, 2010 at 8:16 PM
Hey Kandee!
My name is Meghan Nguy; the name on the Paypal account is Ryan R Crupnick (:
I absolutely LOVE and NEED this Zuca bag because I'm getting ready to launch my makeup career and be on my way to becoming a successful makeup artist like you! But everything starts with baby steps, and now I have makeup CASES that I lug around to meet friends & potential clients to show them as MANY options as possible! It will be 200x easier to pursue my career that will allow me to work for myself and make people SMILE when they see how beautiful they really are because of all the makeup I will be able to show them! - April 13, 2010 at 8:22 PM
If I won this Zuca bag it would help me out so much! Words cant explain how much you inspired me and motivated me to go for my dreams not to mention taught me so many tips and tricks! You are a amazing and beautiful person and I'm sooo excited to take your glaminar class! If I won this bag I would put it to very good use I am always on the go and I travel alot, I'm only 19 so I cant afford a nice makeup case, with this bag it would help me achieve my goals by making it so much easier to travel to my clients and show them all their different options in a professional manner. My name is Kandice Brock same on my paypal account..I hope you pick me LOVE YOU KANDEE! :) see you saturday!
- April 13, 2010 at 10:38 PM
- Cris said...
I never thought that I was going to be a makeup artist, it just happened. One day, by helping a friend get a makeover, I found out that it was the best feeling ever to see someone look and feel beautiful. That day I decided to change my career and to become a freelance MUA. I like to help women bring out the beauty that they already have within with makeup. I love doing makeup and to teach how to do it. For me, makeup is a tool to boost confidence and with that, to open doors in life. Cristina Peralta - April 13, 2010 at 11:02 PM
- jess91911 said...
Hi Kandee,
I read your blog religously everyday for inspiration. The first time I ever put on makeup I was 5 years old wearing my moms wet and wild purple lipstick thinking I was the hottest thing since barbie! Finally now I am able to slowly but surely take the steps needed to do what I have always dreamed of doing. I am currently in the process of taking the final steps to get my name out there. This case will be one of the last things I need to add to my kit. Thank you!
Jessica Covarrubias - April 13, 2010 at 11:15 PM
- Mel said...
Hi Kandee!!! My name is Melissa Graves and I did! I signed up for Glaminar!!! I'm so excited and thrilled right now I had the courage to take the next step towards my dream and it was because of you. I would love to win the bag and not sure if the comment had to be in by midnight as well, so I'm posting this now and will post another with why.
I know you here this all the time, but you are truly amaizing!!!! You are such a blessing to this dark world, your light has touched my heart - April 13, 2010 at 11:59 PM
- Mel said...
Hi Kandee! It's Melissa Graves again.
I feel like hitting the "Pay Now" button was a huge turning point in my life lol, but seriously it was so scary but so liberating and exciting at the same time. I'm taking control of my life and doing what makes me happy. I've been so torn what to do with my life career wise, I'm 21 and work as an EMT and have been working towards becoming an RN and I don't feel fullfilled and I don't see a happy future for me in it. I love being there for people in some of their darkest moments and being a comforter and nurturer, but it really wears on me and I don't feel called to do it anymore, or at least in that way. I've decided to do something I've always loved.....MAKEUP!!! lol and God willing I will make it to my dreams and so much farther beyond. I've been scared in the past, I told my mom I felt guilty for giving up something that helps people and makes them better, how could God want me to stray from that. and she told me God uses us everyday, in everyway and it may be my path to help Him reach people through my makeup career......so here I go stepping out in faith and praying I can live up to the woman God has designed me to be. So I would love to win the Zuca bag and have it inspire me to fill it up and get out into the world and start filling up it up with God's love while I can do what I love.
I am so excited for Saturday (terrified driving 6 hours round trip all alone and spending a day with strangers lol) but I just can't imagine it going badly I have such wonderful feelings about it and I know I can make it through. I feel it's just one more of God's ways to get me to grow into that woman I someday hope to be =)
<3Mel - April 14, 2010 at 12:22 AM
- missnewmomma09 said...
hey kandee,
the name on the account is Jill Contreras
soo i know its probably too late for the bag post, but i figured i would say something anyway :) i lost my dad when i was 16 and in high school, at that time the only things i thought were important were boys,makeup, and getting into trouble haha, now that hes gone i see what i should have before, LIFE IS TOO SHORT not to do the things you want. i smile every day and work to make my family proud. i live locally so for you to come to SD is amazing. i cannot wait to meet you and take away so many new tricks and tips.
Sent with Love,
Josie Contreras
San Diego Local :)
ps. i cant tell you how weird it is to tell your personal life on a blog, but you put yourself out there and its contagious!!! - April 14, 2010 at 8:28 AM
- Unknown said...
please please please come to Portland Oregon! i want to go soooooo bad! i really want to become a makeup artist and would love to go!
- April 14, 2010 at 11:39 AM
- marilu17 said...
I love watching all your videos =]
But can you please do a video on how to cover up the redness on the face? Mostly like on the nose. - April 19, 2010 at 12:43 PM


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Memory is implacable in Egypt's three major cities on the Suez Canal: Port Said in the north, Ismailia in the middle and Suez in the south. There is still vestigial rancor from British colonial days; and there is a hardened sense of honor and neglect from being at the front lines of the wars with Israel in the 1960s and '70s. Those emotions have often turned inward, against Egypt itself and whoever rules from Cairo. The first martyrs in the January 2011 revolt against Hosni Mubarak were from the canal cities, and their blood fed a nationwide cry for vengeance. Now President Mohamed Morsi finds his greatest popular challenge not in the huge urban centers of Cairo or Alexandria but in the three troublesome cities.
It was no surprise that Egyptian police lost control of Port Said almost immediately after a Cairo court handed down death sentences on Jan. 26 to 21 residents from the canal city for their alleged role in a February 2012 soccer riot that killed 72 people. In the aftermath of the verdict, relatives of the condemned laid siege to the local prison and would have breached it if Morsi hadn't called in the army. At least 30 people were killed in the mayhem — a toll that easily eclipsed the police action visited upon the more cogently political protests in Tahrir Square in Cairo. The bloodshed simply contributed to the local sense of outrage and marginalization. As one Port Said resident screamed to the cameras of al-Jazeera: "We bled for this country! We died for Egypt's freedom! Why is our blood so cheap now?"
(PHOTOS: Cairo's Latest Uprising, Two Years After Revolution)
The President imposed a 30-day state of emergency and nightly curfews in Port Said, Suez and Ismailia. The residents were unfazed; indeed they took to Morsi's declaration of a 9 p.m. curfew with a rebellious gusto, making a point of scheduling their protest marches to start at 8:45 p.m.
For decades, the cities have been a tribe apart within of Egypt. The last British battalion left Egypt in 1956 but, way into the 1990s, citizens of Ismailia would mark an annual spring holiday by burning effigies — the older residents would sort of recall that burning man was supposed to be Lord Edmund Allenby, who led British forces in the Sinai in 1917 and 1918. The tradition persisted for so long that younger residents had no idea who "Limby" was and took to burning effigies of more modern enemies of Egypt, like Ariel Sharon.
Port Said is particularly known for a contrarian streak. In the 1990s — at the height of Mubarak's dominance — the city continued to elect a string of opposition politicians to parliament. And when the country erupted on Jan. 25, 2011, against Mubarak, the martyrs of Suez contributed momentum and intensity to a struggle, providing impetus to Cairo-based revolutionaries who were struggling to establish control over Tahrir Square.
(MORE: Blood in Egypt's Streets: Anger in Tahrir, Then Soccer Violence in Port Said)
This time around, however, the anger in Suez, Port Said and Ismailia is a kind of street-based, almost anarchic ferocity that cannot be easily contained by the political slogans of Tahrir Square. Unlike the events of January 2011, the current uprising is partly sports fanaticism, partly generalized anger at feeling maligned by courts that the locals feel favor the followers of the Cairo's soccer team. Nevertheless, the convulsions are the greatest threat to date to Morsi's seven-month-old administration. The longer the violence persists — and the more new martyrs are created — the greater the likelihood that the emotions of the canal cities will spiral and spread. Clashes have continued for days in Tahrir Square and parts of Alexandria, but these remain fairly static and contained situations without the mass turnouts that would tip Morsi's administration into crisis. The longtime Muslim Brotherhood official calculated that he could afford to look like a dictator when he granted himself nearly autocratic powers in late November in order to ram through a highly divisive constitution. What he can't afford to do is look weak or unable to keep the peace.
That need to look strong was evident in Morsi's Jan. 27 evening address to the nation. Gesturing angrily and nearly shouting at several points, he came off like an angry patriarch whose patience with his unruly children was wearing thin. In announcing the state of emergency and curfew for the canal cities, he offered an undisguised threat: "I'm willing to do a lot more for the sake of Egypt!"
(PHOTOS: Egypt's Revolution in Retrospect: TIME Goes to Tahrir Square)
Exactly what "a lot more" means remains an open question. As the crisis deepens, Morsi has come to rely more and more on Egypt's armed forces. On Monday, Egypt's Shura Council — the upper house of parliament that is serving as the entire legislative branch until elections scheduled for sometime this spring — passed an ominous resolution granting the military the right to arrest civilians around the country unconditionally. This potentially puts the Egyptian army back into a position of conflict with its civilians, with no real public indication of how the current military leadership feels about being thrust into this role. The army leadership's refusal to attack civilians was the final straw that forced Mubarak from the stage two years ago.
For more than a year after that, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces ran the country and managed to alienate almost every significant political force in Egypt. When Morsi succeeded in outmaneuvering his military rivals and sending Defense Minister Mohamed Hussein Tantawi into retirement, it was taken as a welcome end to the era of direct military involvement in politics. Tantawi's replacement, General Abdel Fatah al-Sissi, has kept a deliberately low profile since then.
Morsi is not Mubarak. He was elected, albeit by a slim margin, and his main political support — the Muslim Brotherhood — has had the ability to marshal enough votes in national referendums to continue to claim at least a shaky popular mandate. But soon Morsi may not have the luxury of appearing in firm civilian control without calling upon the military. The police have officially lost control of Port Said, and the people there and in the other canal cities seem determined to force further confrontations with Morsi's government. And the harsher Morsi reacts, the more he will be compared to the President that came before him. That is a parallel he does not want.
MORE: Cairo's Anxious Days: The Revolution's Anniversary and a Soccer-Riot Verdict


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