Pink Pink and More Pink

I went to the store today to look at some pink paint and I got totally over whelmed not to mention I started doubting my decision then started looking at other colors and then I could not even make up my mind for a sample so I wound up not getting anything.    Then I started … Continue reading →

Painting My House

Yeah so what? I haven’t even finished with the inside of the house yet and here I am thinking about painting the outside of the house.  WELLLLLLL It is getting warm and now is the time before it gets sweltering hot!!  When I painted the house a few years ago I waited until full Spring … Continue reading →

Better Luck This Year

I might have talked about this before…I am not sure…so if I have please pardon me for repeating.  I have a problem and it is killing me.  My inner child is a gardener but the real me?  A serial plant murderer!  I don’t do it on purpose, I swear I don’t, and I don’t know … Continue reading →

I HATE SPRINT

Why oh why did I switch to Sprint?  My bestie and I was on Sprint for over 12 years but  when I moved to NC I could not get good service here so I switched to ATT, I got in a dispute with them because when my Mom died my bill went over minutes and … Continue reading →

Chandelier (Part three of three)

Part one of this story  shows the plan and all the supplies needed for this project.  You can read it here. Part two has instructions on how to make the beaded strands for the chandelier.  You can read it here Now to part three the last part in how to make a drum shade chandelier … Continue reading →

Chandelier (Part Two of Three)

LICK HERE FOR PART ONE

This page is dedicated to making the strands to hang from my chandelier

Before I begin let me remind you that I am new to this, yes I am winging it, and no I never beaded a thing in my entire life. If you are knowledgeable about the subject PLEASE feel totally free to comment with your suggestions…Even though it might not help me with this project, it might help me in the future. I plan to do a lot of bead stuff!!

okaaaaaay…here we go

SUPPLIES:

1 of each of the followings:

Design Elements Inspirations- French Riviera ($4.19), Caliente Coral ($5.59) and Glitz & Glam($5.50) http://www.jessejamesbeads.com (.74 oz each pack)
Jesse James Beads- Urban Ice Spice
Jewelry Essential Crafting Beads (550 pieces of clear 8mm beads) ($4.20)
Jewelry Essentials clear Stringing (20 yds) ($1.74) NOT the stretch kind
Jewelry Basics Findings (140 pieces) Eyepins ($3.99) http://www.cousin.com

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NOTE: I got all of my beading supplies from Hancock Fabrics and the price I quoted reflects 30% off BUT the packages had websites on them so I passed the info on to you in case you want to look around. Continue reading →

Chandelier (Part One of Three)

My living room has this light fixture.  When I first moved here I thought it was soooo cute but now that I have changed my whole angle on the house the light is not  looking too good to me. At All. Period And now I am even wondering…what was I thinking? Oh yeah, I remember … Continue reading →

Saving a Plant

Soooo my neighbor Louise had this Pony Tail Palm Tree in an interesting pot. She said she had it over 10 years.  I always liked it.  She used to call it her baby and just like a dotting mother she watered it and trimmed it and babied it.  When she went in the nursing home … Continue reading →

Vote

I am almost done with classes for the semester and if I can have a sane minded evening I will work on my school projects and then when I am finished I will  get busy on my house projects before classes start again.  I have a week window and the following projects to finish in … Continue reading →