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Snowman Wreath Tutorial
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Snowman Wreath Tutorial

by Jill December 7, 2015
written by Jill

Someone asked me the other day how many seasonal wreaths I have. 12. I have 12. I’ve actually given away quite a few (and a couple have broken- sad face).

But, believe it or not, I really didn’t have any that worked well on our new front door for the holidays. Last year I purchased an evergreen wreath on sale at the last minute. I gave away Santa and Rudolph the year before! The felt pomp wreath goes over our fireplace.

Well, we all know what this means. I made a new wreath- a jumbo snowman wreath! I know he might not look “jumbo” here, but our door is huge.

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You know I love me an EASY DIY, and this one is certainly that, but I will say he’s not inexpensive, especially if going the jumbo route. Hopefully I’ll get a few year’s use out of him to make up for it. (Total cost was about $55-$60 for this jumbo size.)

Here’s whatcha need, which isn’t much:

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First, RUN to Target’s Dollar Spot and get you that top hat for $3. If you miss out, you can get a top hat on Amazon, though I think it’s a touch bigger.

You’ll need either a small scarf, or fabric to make a scarf. I picked up some clearance flannel and used about 3/4 yard to make mine.

A corn cob pipe

For this jumbo wreath, I used 7 white feather marabou boas. Honestly, 8 would have been best. If you make a smaller wreath, obviously you’ll need fewer. The great part about using white ones is it won’t matter much if the white from the wreaths show through.

That leads me to the wreaths. Here’s a picture with all the info of the exact ones I purchased.

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That’s a 13.8″ and an 18″ extruded foam wreath, and if you’re doing the jumbo, yes, you need both.

They should fit perfectly and snugly, one inside the other.

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*The reason I did two wreaths was to decrease the inner space and make the wreath seem fluffier. Another option, which would be less expensive, but more work, would be to create a white tulle wreath. The tulle pieces are longer and fluffier, and you won’t need that inner wreath form. Plus tulle is much cheaper than feather boas. 

My wreaths fit so snugly that I didn’t feel like I needed to glue them together, but you certainly could for extra security.

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I wrapped my feather boas around the wreath, hot glueing the ends to secure them. I left a little spot for the scarf to tie.

IMG_6326There’s no right or wrong way to do this, but I did it with 2 separate pieces.

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IMG_6331I cut the top hat in half (so technically you could get 2 wreaths out of one), so it would lay flat against the door. I secured it to the wreath with long pins. Eventually I’ll get around to coloring those yellow heads with a black Sharpie.

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I also used the pins to add a ribbon for hanging to the back.

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All that was left was to insert his corn cob pipe. I pressed it between the boa, into the styrofoam wreath sideways. You could secure it with hot glue if it doesn’t feel snug enough.

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And that’s all you have to do to make a jolly happy soul with a corn cob pipe to adorn your doorway.

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A Star Wars Christmas! (And a Silhouette Cameo Tutorial)
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A Star Wars Christmas! (And a Silhouette Cameo Tutorial)

by Jill December 1, 2015
written by Jill

After months of collecting dust, I’ve finally found my groove with my Silhouette Cameo and have loved busting out the holiday crafts with it over the last few weeks.

Behold, my latest!

Star Wars Snowflakes with Silhouette Cameo | BabyRabies.com

These Star Wars Snowflakes are designed each year by Anthony Herrera Designs (he also has Frozen and Guardians of the Galaxy!), and are available as free downloads for anyone who’d like to try their hand at making them. He offers tutorials on how to cut them out by hand with an Xacto knife.

Click here for all of Anthony’s snowflake designs.

Since I have a fancy paper-cutting machine, though, and since there’s no way I’d be patient enough to cut these out by hand, I took the images of each (like this) snowflake and saved them to my computer. Then I imported them into my Silhouette Studio library.

(Gonna try a little Silhouette Cameo tutorial here since a few of you have asked for it. I am NO expert, though.)

From here, just open a new file, drag the image into the file, then size it to how big you want it. I was able to get 4 from each 12×12 sheet of cardstock.

Star Wars Snowflakes with Silhouette Cameo | BabyRabies.com

Then I clicked on the Trace icon in the upper right menu (the yellow icon with what looks like a green butterfly in the middle). Select the area you want to trace, which should be a square around the entirety of the snowflake design. Next, UNCLICK High Pass Filter, and move your Threshold over to about 96 for super clean edges.

Click on the design and delete the original image. You should end up with something like this.

Star Wars Snowflakes with Silhouette Cameo | BabyRabies.com

Now, I’m sure there’s a way to remove that square around the image, but it didn’t affect my snowflakes and actually made it easier to peel each one away from the mat, so I left it. (And also I have no idea how to remove it.)

Just repeat that process for all the snowflakes. Then send to your device to be cut. I went with the basic cardstock settings.

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These are in Kendall’s room, and of course now I must make some Frozen ones for Leyna. Because THAT’S NOT FAIR, MOM.

And now for more AWESOME. This is, honestly, way more awesome than the snowflakes, in my opinion.

Check out this beauty of a Yoda tulle wreath from Fiddle Dee Me! Click on over to her site for full details.

Yoda Tulle Wreath | FiddleDeeMe.com

 

December 1, 2015 6 comments
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Simple, Whimsical Halloween Decorations
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Simple, Whimsical Halloween Decorations

by Jill October 16, 2014
written by Jill

Now that our house is officially under contract (again- we’re hopeful it will stick the 2nd time around), we can loosen up a little with keeping this place looking generic and pristine.

And that is fantastic because I do love decorating for Halloween. I don’t go all out (like my friend Jen who is just… a Halloween machine), but I have fun adding simple, whimsical touches throughout the house.

The Original Monster Wreath- BabyRabies.com

Of course, it all starts with THE Monster Wreath. Often recreated (or blatantly ripped off by Target, but whatevs)….

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Totally adding this to my media kit. I mean, not everyone has their blog post turned into something for profit by the Bullseye, right? This is me being zen about this. Zennnnnnn….

The Original Tulle Wreath- BabyRabies.com

This year, I also found the perfect spot for the tulle wreath that started it all. It’s been a while since I dusted it off, and it looks so lovely in our office.

Bixby The Black Cat Wreath- BabyRabies.com

Bixby the Black Cat wreath has taken up his old spot above the fire place again. His whiskers are looking a little raggedy this year. I think he’s been getting into mischief.

I was on The Broadcast yesterday (in DFW) showing off how to make him, but I tweaked his tutorial a bit to make it a little more simple, and a little more sophisticated. Here’s a tinier, less cartoony version hanging in our entry way.

Simple, Whimsical Halloween Decorations- BabyRabies.com

I’ve added the updated tutorial ideas to the original Bixby tutorial.

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That pumpkin (funkin? the foam kind from the craft store) was a quick little DIY that required one bunch of black embroidery thread, and a handful of nails.

Easy string art pumpkin- BabyRabies.com

I didn’t even need a hammer. Just pushed them in.

Easy String Art Pumpkin- BabyRabies.com

I had plans to get super creative with different colors of thread and crazy face shapes, but then my “good enough” spirit took hold and I embraced him and his simplicity as part of my plan. Yeah, we’ll go with that.

Simple, Whimsical Halloween Decorations

Minted sent me a fun surprise a couple weeks ago- a box full of Halloween paper decorations…

Minted Party Decorations- BabyRabies.comSimple, Whimsical Halloween decorations- BabyRabies.com

And even a fun Kiwi Crate for the kids to get crafty. 

Halloween Kiwi Crate- BabyRabies.com

All the little touches have added up to just the right amount of holiday fun around here, without being a ton of stuff I’ll have to take down before we pack and move, which will hopefully be RIGHT after Halloween. Eeeek!

SimpleWhimsicalHalloweenDecorations- BabyRabies.com

If you’re interested in making any of these, here are the links to the tutorials:

Monster Wreath
Original Tutu Cute Halloween Wreath
Bixby The Black Cat Wreath

Also, here’s last year’s post with some fun, last minute pumpkin decor ideas.

And if you’re in the market for some last-minute help, and simply don’t want to DIY anything, my friends from Ribbon Parties have a GREAT flash sale going on!

RibbonPartiesBox1 for Halloween

Click here to buy this box- includes a banner, luminaries, and tissue poofs. Super fun for decorating!

RibbonPartiesBox2 for Halloween

And this box is ideal if you’re planning a party! Only $34, stocked with stuff for a party of 8.

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DIY Antler Tutorial
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DIY Antler Tutorial

by Jill November 12, 2012
written by Jill

This wreath is based on my Rudolph the Reindeer Tulle Wreath tutorial, but this version is a little less goofy, sporting some on-trend realistic (ish??) looking antlers.

This post will cover how to make the antlers.

What you’ll need:

Foil
1 5 yd spool of thick wire (I got mine in the beading section of my craft store)
Masking tape (or painters tape, in my case, since that’s what I had lying around)
2 4 oz packs of Model Magic (maybe get 3 packs, just in case)
Wire cutters

Cut one piece of wire to 12.5″ inches long, Fold over .25″ on either side so you don’t have sharp ends.

Wrap it in tape.

Cut 3 pieces of wire to 10″ (final, making sure you fold over the edges if you don’t want sharp ends), 12″ and 8″

Wrap the 10″ wire around the tape-covered wire, about 2″ from the top. Wrap them 12″ wire a few inches below that, and the 8″ wire a couple of inches below that. Line your wooden dowel up about 4″ from the top of your antler, and wrap tape around it and the wire to secure it. You’ll also need to wrap tape around the rest of the wire pieces you just added. It should look like this when you’re done:

Next, wrap and scrunch foil around your entire antler (except 2″ of the wooden dowel) to give it some volume.

Now for the Model Magic.

Let me just pause to say you should thank me for trying paper mache and then realizing what a HORRIBLE idea that was, and sparing you. You’re so very welcome. Actually, you owe Jen from The Martha Project. She’s the one who put the Model Magic idea in my head.

Cover the entire antler (except the bottom 2″ of the wooden dowel) with a layer of Model Magic. I did this by rolling balls the size of my palm, then flattening them and wrapping small portions at a time.

However, I’m not claiming to be an expert here because I certainly think my antlers could use some improvement. Wrap yours however you can get the best results. 

Let them dry 24 hours, then insert them into your reindeer wreath. I definitely recommend using another wooden dowel to pre-drill the holes first, and then use hot glue to keep them in place. This is not a version I would hang on a door since the antlers make the wreath top-heavy. Mine looks quite refined above my fireplace.

Don’t forget to check out my full Rudolph the Reindeer Tulle Wreath tutorial and my Santa Tulle Wreath tutorial!

And there’s still time to make Thom the Turkey Tulle Wreath. 

November 12, 2012 5 comments
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Rudolph the Reindeer Tulle Wreath
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Rudolph the Reindeer Tulle Wreath

by Jill November 12, 2012
written by Jill


This reindeer wreath can be done a few different ways, so please feel free to be creative! Eyes and nose on the top? Makes a surprised reindeer. Eyelashes? Turns it into a girly reindeer. No eyes? A more subtle reindeer.

I settled on this look after asking people on Instagram (do you follow me over there yet?) which they like best. And yes, I know his eyes are a little wonky. I’m just going to pretend that’s because I like how goofy he looks and not because I’ve been crafting for 48 hours and simply don’t care to fix them anymore.

Here’s what you’ll need to make the reindeer wreath:

1 14″ wreath form
75 yards of brown tulle on a spool (or the equivalent, cut from 4.5 yards of tulle) cut into 15″ strips
1 large styrofoam ball (I prefer the smooth styrofoam)
1 12″ wooden dowel (can find these in the cake decorating section at the craft store)
Krylon Glitter Blast in Cherry Bomb (or some other way to cover the ball in red glitter – I HIGHLY recommend this spray!)

If you plan to add eyes, you’ll also need:

2 styrofoam balls (mine were the same size as my nose), with pupils painted on them
A handful of toothpicks (you really only need 2, but sometimes they break)

And you might also want to accessorize your reindeer with a large jingle bell and a bow.

There are 2 different types of antlers you can make. For this post, I’m going to use the antlers made from craft foam. You’ll need:

1-2 sheets of white craft foam
2 wooden dowels (the same kind used for the nose)
Hot glue
Pencil & scissors – obviously

First, spray your styrofoam ball you’ve set aside for the nose with the Krylon Glitter Blast (OMG THIS IS SO MUCH FUN!!). I recommend doing it outside, on a tarp. I stuck the wooden dowel into the ball and propped it inside an old water bottle so I could spray the entire ball and not worry about it rolling around. You can do this the day before to be sure it’s completely dry, but you should be okay to use it (carefully) after an hour.

Next, tie the 15″ strips of tulle around your entire wreath until it’s nice and fluffy.

Cut your wooden dowel down to where only about 2″ sticks out from the ball. I use this to secure the nose instead of a toothpick because the nose is sitting right on the front of the wreath, not on top of it. Before you stick your nose onto the wreath, use a piece of the dowel you cut off to “pre-drill” the hole, in a sense.

GLITTER! By the way, a big reason why I love this glitter spray stuff so much is because there is minimal glitter shedding with it. It all pretty much sticks to what you spray it on.

Free-hand your antlers (or check with Google for a template), and cut them out of the craft foam. Mine were about 10″ high, leaving 2″ of the wooden dowel sticking out after I hot glued it to the center back.

If you want to give them so extra pizzaz, you can always cut them out of glittery craft foam, or use some Krylon Glitter Blast in Diamond Dust. I swear these people are not paying me, I’m just obsessed with this stuff.

After your antlers are done, just insert them into the top of the wreath, again “pre-drilling” the holes with another dowel. And there you have it!

Now I have one more version to show you. This guy is a little more subtle, a little less goofy.

I’ll have the tutorial on how to make his more realistic antlers up in just a bit. Make sure you check out my Santa Tulle Wreath, too!

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Santa Tulle Wreath Tutorial
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Santa Tulle Wreath Tutorial

by Jill November 12, 2012
written by Jill

Per the request of many of you, I’m posting Christmasy Santa tulle wreath tutorials today so you have time to make them between now and Thanksgiving.

Oh, and if you’re super ambitious and still looking for a Thanksgiving wreath to make, don’t forget about Thom the Turkey! 

IT PAINS MY RESPECTING THE TURKEY HEART TO DO SO, but I entirely understand you actually need, like, time to get this done. See how much I love you all?

I’m going to start with the easiest wreath first.

Santa Tulle Wreath Tutorial

For this wreath you’ll need:

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50 yards of white tulle ON A SPOOL (less yardage, obviously, if it’s from a bolt), cut to 15? pieces
12? wreath form
1 adult sized santa hat
1 scrap piece of ribbon and needle and thread
Hot glue gun, scissors, pen

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I based the size of my wreath form on the Santa hat I found. I’d recommend taking your hat with you to look for wreaths, and seeing what size works best.

For directions on how to best cut your tulle, refer back to my Monster Wreath post.

First, place the hat on your wreath and mark where it each side ends on the wreath. Then you’ll only have to tie your tulle around to those marks.

image of wreath foam ring with Santa hat

If you have a green wreath, like I do, it doesn’t hurt to quickly wrap some white tulle around it to minimize the chance of the green showing through. If you have a white wreath, you’re good to go.

Start tying your 15″ white tulle strips around the wreath, from one mark to the other. A simple knot will do just fine.

image of wreath foam ring with a quarter finished tulle strips

If you are planning to add a mustache to your Santa wreath, wrap and tie a piece of tulle around the wreath, about 2 inches below where the tulle will meet the hat. I did this while still working on the beard, but I actually think it would be easier to wait until the beard is completely done.

image of wreath foam ring with half finished of tulle strips

For the mustache, cut the remaining 15″ tulle strips in half. Then tie them around the piece of tulle you wrapped around the middle of the wreath. Again, a simple knot is all it takes.

image of wreath finished tulle strips

Finally, use your glue gun to secure the hat onto the wreath. I glued both the sides. I took my leftover tulle strips, balled them up and stuffed them into the hat for a little extra volume. Then I glued the front of the hat and the back to the wreath to hold it all in.

image of wreath with tulle and Santa hat next to a glue gun

To hang the wreath, the best thing to do is to simply stitch a piece of scrap ribbon to the back of the hat. You could try to hot glue this, but I think a needle and thread will make it a lot more sturdy, especially if you’re hanging it on a door that opens and shuts often. Obviously, it doesn’t have to be pretty. I can’t make a pretty stitch to save my life.

image of Picture Play ebook

image of wreath with Santa hat with bow

That guy was so super simple, right? Want to make him even simpler? Don’t add a mustache. Still adorable. Maybe even more adorable. I think I’m partial to the one without.

image of wreath finished on the front door

As I said before, this is just the beginning! I have 2 more posts coming up today with all the information you’ll need to get started on a holiday tulle wreath asap. Like me over on Facebook or follow me on Twitter to be one of the first to know when they go up.

 UPDATE! Here they are!
Rudolph the Reindeer Tulle Wreath
And a Reindeer Wreath with more realistic antlers 

November 12, 2012 131 comments
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Thom The Turkey Tulle Wreath Tutorial
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Thom The Turkey Tulle Wreath Tutorial

by Jill October 31, 2012
written by Jill

Halloween is behind us and the Monster Wreath is safely tucked away for next year.

Now, I know some people are eager to start busting out the Christmas decorations, but I. WILL. NOT. We respect the turkeyaround here! And so, in honor of my friend the turkey, I have another super simple tulle wreath tutorial for you.

Meet Thom. With a silent h because of course, why not?

 

Here’s what you’ll need to make him:

2 small styrofoam balls (about the size of ping-pong balls)
1 small styrofoam cone
3 toothpicks
1 styrofoam wreath
50-75 yards of tulle on a spool (or you can buy tulle on the yard and cut it to size) in a few different colors- like red, orange, and yellow
brown yarn
1 sheet of red craft foam
black & yellow acrylic paint and paintbrushes
glue gun

First, paint the pupils on the eyeballs and paint the cone (beak). Set them to dry. I did this by sticking them in a spare styrofoam wreath I had, using toothpicks.

Wrap 1/3 of the wreath in brown yarn. This is not hard at all, but it’s tedious. Just wrap around and around, keeping the yarn tight so none of the wreath shows through. Tie the yarn off and cut off the excess when you’re done.

Next, cut your tulle. You can refer back to my Monster Wreath tutorial for more directions on how to do that.

For Thom’s “feathers” I tied 5 pieces of each color, and alternated the 3 colors all the way around the remaining 2/3 of the wreath.

Insert toothpicks into each eye and the beak and insert them into the wreath, in the middle of the brown yarn. If you haven’t figured this out by now, the yarn is the turkey’s body.

Finally, fold a piece of red craft foam in half and cut out the waddle, making sure to make it skinny at the top (where the fold is).

You’ll drape the waddle over the beak and secure it with hot glue.

That’s it! Isn’t he a charmer? Don’t you want to have him over for dinner sometime?

Can’t wait to see all your variations!

If you’re having trouble finding tulle on a spool near you (my Hobby Lobby has TONS in lots of colors), check out tulle on a spool from Amazon!

Here I am, showing off how to make Thom on Texas Living!

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October 31, 2012 227 comments
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Tulle Monster Wreath Tutorial
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Boo! It’s A Monster Of A Wreath Tutorial

by Jill September 17, 2012
written by Jill

Boo! It's A Monster Of A Wreath Tutorial

For the last few years, I’ve proudly hung my original TuTu Monster Wreath on our front door to get into the Halloween spirit, but since I made-over our blah white front door into a “boom!” black one, I knew I’d have to come up with something a little more colorful this year.

And since the kids are getting older, it’s fun to put up something with a bit of whimsy… and teeth.

I made this Tulle Monster Wreath using the same concept as the TuTu Wreath, but added a few touches that brought him to life.

Here’s what you’ll need if you want to make your own monster wreath:

1 styrofoam wreath (mine was 14?)
2 styrofoam balls (size of your choice, depending on how big you want the eyeballs)
100 yards of tulle on a spool (I grossly overestimated how much of this I’d need and bought 200 yards/2 spools)
black paint and paint brush
1 sheet of white foam
scrap fabric and ribbon for a bow-tie
hot glue gun
2 toothpicks

image of monster wreath materials

The first thing you want to do is paint the eyes. Just put a little circle of black paint in the center of each styrofoam ball and then set them to dry on some cups. This set-up looks like it could also double as a college drinking game of some sort.

image of wreaths eyes

Next, cut your tulle. I was smart this time, and wound the entire spool of tulle around a box I had laying around. I swear, Mr. Postman, I’m not abusing your supplies! This box will surely ship something… at some point…maybe.

image of warping the wreaths tulle around cardboard

This is SO. MUCH. EASIER. and wayyyyy faster than the previous methods I’ve used to cut the tulle strips. I cut the tulle down both sides of the box, making the strips about a foot long each.

image of cutting the wreaths tulle around cardboard

Next, I tied the tulle to the wreath just like I did with my original TuTu Wreath. Click through for the tutorial and pictures.

I managed to squeeze all 100 yards on it, and it was quite fluffy when I was done.

image of tulle added to the styrofoam wreath

The eyes should be dry by now because it’s probably taken you at least 45 minutes to tie all that on…. or 4 days if you get distracted easily. Use two tooth picks to attach them to the wreath.

image of adding the eyes to the wreath

It’s alive!!!

image of the eyes on the wreath

Next, lay it face down and cut down the foam pieces to fit inside it’s “mouth” with enough room to glue it around the edges.

image of adding the white foam for the wreaths teeth

Before gluing it down, cut out the teeth. I just freehanded this part and made some basic triangles.

I also used a small scrap of fabric and a piece of scrap ribbon to make a giant bow tie for him and hot glued that to the front.

image of the finished wreath

He looks quite lovely on our front door. I’ll have to get the kids to help me name him today.

image of the finished wreath on the front door

Several people have pointed out to me that this could easily double for a Muppet-inspired wreath. Turn this guy into Elmo or Cookie… or even Oscar if you’re hosting a Sesame Street themed party at your place. I’d skip the teeth.

  

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