I love wind chimes. Not the noisy kind that sound like Big Ben but wind chimes with some personality and pleasant, soft, interesting, unusual sounds. I have seen wind chimes made from painted tin cans but I wanted something with a little more variety for my grandchildren to make. …
A quick post about juice-box-sized plastic bottles. Getting ready for the grandchildren. Found these little bottles with straws built in 2 for $1. I am going to make fish-shaped ice cubes out of juice and put them in the bottles. Then, I am going to plop them back into …
Just a quick post to say LIFE IS GOOD ! This is a magnet board which stands up like an easel. I cut the vinyl letters with Silhouette but my favorite part quickly became the magnets. Cute little flower things. They are just little paper scrapbook flowers …
Chalk Boards and Magnet Boards. They are everywhere. I found this “distressed” chalk board at TJ Maxx. There was only one and it had a clearance sticker. I bought it and brought it home and leaned it against the wall and held it against the wall and turned it …
Ribbon today is more than ribbon. This is gross grain ribbon which has already been pleated. How nice. This is what I needed: Hanes cap-sleeve t-shirts from WalMart @ $3.47. Pleated ribbon on the roll @ Hobby Lobby at 50% off. $1.50 per roll. ( One roll of white …
We are having a get-together. I made this sign to put on the front porch railing. Grandpa had this piece of wood just sitting around in the garage. I painted it with spray- paint- on- hand and he re-painted it with spray- paint- on- hand because painting is not …
I LOVE the Asian Market. ( West Jordan, Utah ) It is a HUGE store filled with imports from China with everything from restaurant supplies to high-heeled shoes. I have bought beautiful scarves there and a large yellow leather bag which I use as a camera bag. It is …
Where is a wedding when you need one? If you tell the bride-to-be that these dishes are heirlooms and are heavily insured . . . she will want one on every table . . . full of little pastel mints or the candy balls with the chocolate inside. Don’t …
When I was younger I used to enjoy the folk songs of Nancy Griffith. She had an odd little voice but somehow she pulled it off. I certainly never made a record. (For those under 30 a record has music on it. You need a record player with a …
“The rustle of the wind and the sound of the delicate chimes reminds us that a fairy is near.” -Unknown but True- I have seen so many wonderful uses for old spoons. I first met old spoons when I decided to make pincushions with them. Little, delicate pin cushions …
