I am putting my house back together and I wanted to move this metal sculpture to make it hang higher on the wall. I HATE when the holes are on two sides of the object instead of dead center. Who’s brainiac idea was it to do that? SO I came up with this GENIUS idea. Now somebody … 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
You want to see the most boring wall in a bedroom history to wake up ? No really, I have this stone fireplace that I painted and I love how it came out but I use the mantle for junk and it always looks terrible. I tried photo arrangements but I don’t really want my family staring … Continue reading
I decided I need to go on vacation and so I packed up and got a ticket to California on Delta Airlines. I had business to take care of in California and plus I needed a break so it was perfect timing. Delta was the cheapest but because I did not want to spend $50 … Continue reading
So I got detoured on the way home from work yesterday and because the weather was bad I decided to walk around in Lowes till the storm blew over. Welllllllll any excuse is better than none… plus I needed some supplies for the contractors coming on Saturday (to build me yet another closet). Here is … Continue reading
So if you have been following my blog for a while then you know that I have a Cricut Expression die cut machine and I am not very happy with it. What happened is….I watched the infomercial one late night and I was SOLD. I have to stop watching these late night infomercials. It does … Continue reading
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
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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
Before you read this article let me preface it by saying that buying furniture online is in no way the same experience as buying it in the store. This is a reporting of my experience which I think would have went a little smoother if I would have better prepared myself. With that said: I … Continue reading
Yesterday I saw some 12×36 mirrors on Walmart.com and because I have the matching tray to it (that I purchased out of the Goodwill by the way), my desire for the mirrors grew. I REALLY love that tray and I REALLY wanted the mirrors. The problem I had with it is that it was $125 and quite frankly … Continue reading
I am just checking in for the week. Realizing that my self imposed deadline to finish my renovation is approaching (12/31) I am anxious to get it done. I called the guy who was working for me to come in and do the last room, my bedroom, which consists of tearing out a ceiling and … Continue reading
Have you ever heard of Sweet Tamarind drink? It is a drink that originated in Africa and the taste is sweet and tart and is loaded with Vitamin B and Calcium. It is a home remedy for lowering cholesterol but that use has not been scientifically proven. You would have to go to an ethnic … 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
NOON: I want to be finished with this work so bad. I am on my last leg and I just can’t get motivated to push through it. Last night I taped up the doorways to the living room and put the dog to bed. I started sanding and in 10 seconds I was hungry so … Continue reading
So I stroll around Lowes everyday, you know this. I always always always ignore the rugs. The other day I had to go to the bathroom and I went down the rug aisle to get there and noticed that some of the rugs were on clearance…OMG I could not believe the deals! But the ones … Continue reading
I went to the Goodwill to find wallpaper ( I think) but instead I found this: I had never really seen a table like this before but it was the perfect size to go into my entrance room. I would leave it folded most of the time but I could flip up one side … Continue reading
OMG I decided to go cheap on the paint in the bathroom and I am not sure why I did that… maybe because its so small? Anyway I purchased Olympic 15 year paint in Mecca Gold. All the other paint Lowe’s sells has primer in it and I assumed since it was only about $4 … 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
I dream of a super romantic bedroom to include a fabric draped ceiling. I don’t know why but I always wanted this in my bedroom. I once had mosquito netting around my bed and yes that was very romantic but it got in the way at times and made the romance fizzle if you know … Continue reading
In my kitchen I used EC LOCK floors it is a grip strip vinyl plank and everyone who has seen it thinks the floor is wood. It looks good and for the kitchen (110 sq ft) it only cost $70 but thats because I got my two boxes from a surplus warehouse. I got the Chestnut finish. In Homedepot they sell the Allure brand but it costs a little more. I had a sample of the floor I used with me and it looked exactly the same.. Continue reading
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