Me and my one bathroom house with no linen closet….I have an issue with storage. Situation: I wanted a place to keep my curling irons, girly stuff and cleaning supplies close to the sink. I hated the vanity with the cabinet. You know…the pratical one. And I had to have a pedestal sink…like I have plenty … Continue reading
The back story: A year ago I did a posting asking people who had products to contact me so I could post links to their pages. No one responded. The real reason I did this was because I came across some stencils in my reader and when I wanted to order them I could not … Continue reading
I don’t know why I just can’t go for simple stuff BUT if I did I would not be me right? I had no clue how to use my new Silhouette Cameo die cut machine but I watched the video that came with it and a couple of Youtube videos and I was on my … Continue reading
YES YES YES…I am starting another project even though I have so many unfinished ones…please don’t judge me.. I have a good excuse for every unfinished project in this joint. This project was unplanned. See what happened wazzzz….I was surfing Pinterest this morning and I saw this project where they were transforming plain ole plastic … Continue reading
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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
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
If you are new to the thread click to read: Part One here Part Two here Time I plan to work on this today? 2PM-6PM then I HAVE to do homework. I stopped work on the ottoman last night because something about it just did not feel right about it and I had worked on … Continue reading
Part one of the story can be found here…. I got the foam and cut it up to fit the top…I wish I had wider foam so that I could do it in one piece, but I work with what I have… It would be better to use one piece verses cut up pieces. If … Continue reading
So the other night me and my boy decided we were going to work on the Ottoman…a job I haven’t been looking forward to but since I had a helper I decided what the hay….I started but I needed a tufting needle so I left it for another day. The first part of this you … Continue reading
I am feeling these light walls to make my small rooms seem larger but at the same time it is killing me not having color. I know, I know I can’t have both right? But I looooove color. Then I have this piece of artwork….it is actually carved wood with mirrors on it. I thought … Continue reading
I always find it interesting to see how people got to my site. There is a stats tool that comes with wordpress.com and on .org you have to down load a plugin called Jetpack to get it. I see the traffic with all spiders traffic blocked from my stats. I think I get a healthy … Continue reading
Well I am not sure if Mrs W would like what I did with the bottom of her china cabinet or not. But I did it and there is no turning back. I saw some hand painted furniture on Pinterest that I really like and I wanted that as my jump off point for inspiration. … Continue reading
My neighbor, who I looked after, let me have her china cabinet and a floor lamp before she passed away. It probably had something to do with every time I sat at the kitchen table I mentioned how much I loooved her china cabinet…It’s nothing special, I just liked it. She said it was a … Continue reading
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