Open House Success

Had an amazing time at the Open House Saturday. Sold lots of stuff. Ruby did well and sold lots of bottle cap magnets and necklaces. I plan on being there again on November 30th and December 7th. Hope to see my friends and family there.

My new necklace and new utility room

First I wanted to show off this necklace I made. I used rectangle glass, diamond glaze to the picture. The picture is my grand kids from about 5 years ago. It was an old west type picture from the Smokey Mountains.

 Next, for many years my washer and dryer had been here. I decided to move it and add my china cabinet to my dining room (where it should be). 

 The shower had been broken for years in my extra bath and I had been using it for storage.  So we decided to take out the shower, put up a new wall and add my washer and dryer. It worked out great. My sewing room is across the hall. Works for me.

Owl Brooch

Lately I have been loving owls. You can see the great ones I've pinned here on pinterest.

Found this at Walmart for $3.00. I clipped off the top loop, filed it and added a small amount of black sharpie.

Cut out one of the flowers from this thrifted scarf. I glued the charm to the flower, then added some felt on the back to add some stiftness and glued on a pin.



Vintage Embroidery Idea

Made this necklace from a piece of embroidery scarf.  I added a small ribbon just because I thought it needed something else.

These frames came from Joann's.  Pretty cheap.  It has 2 pieces of glass and the little frame.

Just lay the frame on of embroidery. Draw around the piece and cut it out. Put between the 2 pieces of glass and add the frame. There you have it.

Owls, Dove and Bird's Nest

I'm loving these owls. I've seen so many on Pinterest and etsy I just had to try them. These are for my niece Ashley to go along with her quilt.

I found the dove tutorial here and the bird's nest necklace here. Loved making the necklaces. Rissa's coming over today to make Christmas gifts for her family. Maybe she'll want to try this.

Christmas Jewerly Hanger

Here's the very horrible before picture of my Christmas jewelry. They have always been crammed in a little box. I was just getting tired of searching and digging. Soooooooooooooo

I made my own personal Christmas jewelry hanger. I cut out a piece of Cross stitch Aida 11 count (14 count would be better). Then I hotguled the ribbon around the edges, hangers on each side and a bow on the front. Then add your jewelry. The aida cloth is pretty sturdy. I wanted something I could hang earrings and pins. It will only stay up about 28 more days. So hopefully it will last that long. Disregard the glue strings.

Have you ever lost an earring?

Jenene had given me this beautiful pair of earrings. I'm always losing earrings. This necklace was Vickie's. It's kind of plain to wear alone. So I added the beautiful earring and now I love it. Hope you like the idea. I'm sure I'm not the first to discover this.

Pyrex for my birthday

I just love this pyrex bowl from Goodwill. I also have this brown one and this one.

Found this embroidered broach at an antique store

My sweet daughter got this pyrex bowl for my birthday

RELAY FOR LIFE JUNE 5TH

We've had all this time to prepare for this event and now it's here. This Saturday at 5:00 PM. Our team (Old Hope Church of Christ) has made the most money so far. Everyone has done a great job.

I made these charms from glass and paper to sell at the Relay. Made shirts for my two smallest to wear at the event. Made buttons for everyone on the team to wear.

Jewerly Making

I made a few jewerly items today. Some will probably be gifts. I ordered the cameo off Etsy, not sure where. The others came from Joann's. I really enjoy making jewerly.