An Earring Creating Blitz

For some reason the earring creating bug hit me all of a sudden.  I whipped all of these out one day last week.  The first and second pair are light pink.  The pictures aren't the best.

 This is a pair I have created before for my sister but I had the supplies for another so I made another pair.

 The aqua and yellow combo is so trendy right now so I followed the trend with the pair below.

 Another trendy pair.  Love the chunky aqua beads.  They almost look like candy.

 This is a pair that is very understated but still has the aqua incorporated.

 Glass cubes are just classic.

 Aqua flowers on simple silver hoops.

 The view from the bottom looking up.

This pair might be a work in progress.  I showed them to my sister and she liked them the way they were.  I was thinking of adding some sort of colorful bead to the bottom.

Still absolutely loving jewelry creation.  I still find it ironic that I don't have my own ears pierced.  I can't even wear my own creations.  Oh well.  I'll just let others enjoy wearing them.  I'm going to be creating bracelets next.  Now those I can wear.  :)

Keeping warm and toasty by the fire

It's been snowing here lately so a fire and my trusty crocheted slippers have come in handy.  I love reading our small town newspaper as I warm my toes.  Fall weather is so much fun to be out in too.  I've been raking leaves, taking walks at a new nature park in my small town where deer feed, and getting to wear all of my hoodies and jackets.  I love Utah for the change of seasons we have.  Hope everyone is bundled up and ready for the cooler weather.

A Versatile Lamp for the Holidays

 I promised you a few pics of the gift my sister gave me for my birthday so here they are.  She found the lamp at Target.  She knows I love to fill glass vessels so this was perfect for my craft room.  I got the lamp shade at Target as well.  I also bought the finial (silver ball on top) from Target to hold the lamp shade to the base.  I did a little research on the Target harp (the gold metal piece that goes up and around the light bulb) and decided to get a 10 inch harp from Home Depot instead.  The Target adjustable harp did not have good reviews on their website.  The Home Depot one works great.  Target also has lamp shades that don't need a harp so you might not need one if you pick one of those kind of lamp shades.

I got a little overwhelmed choosing what I wanted to put inside for October and Halloween coming up.  I ended up choosing these Halloween ornament bulbs from Michael's.  They were relatively inexpensive so I could buy a lot of them and fill up the lamp.  I just saw a tip on Pinterest where you can put a paper towel roll inside so your ornaments will go further since there is less space to fill.  I have 180 ornaments in this vase.  If I were to use this trick, the ornaments would go up higher in the vase but for now I like it the way it is.

I also thought about putting real Fall leaves inside, silk garlands with Fall leaves that you can get from Hobby Lobby or Pier 1, or a festive scene with a scare crow, leaves, pumpkins etc...  The possibilities are endless.  Now I have something to decorate for every season.  I love it.

Fall Home Decor

 It's that time of year again when the temps start to cool off and it's time to start thinking about pumpkins.  I still love these pumpkins I found at Wal-Mart last year.

 This is new this year.  I found the wheat and the carafe at Hobby Lobby.  Nothing says Fall like wheat.

 I put my twig/vine balls out again this year with some decorative garland thrown in the bottom of this wire bowl I still love.

 I took this old Gold Canyon Candle jar and threw some assorted pearls inside.  Found the pearls at Michael's for cheap. 

 I found these mung beans at Michael's as well.  The bowl was a gift.  I like the colors together.  It says Fall to me.

And last but not least, I took my white pitcher from Michael's and put some brown eucalyptus inside.  My birthday was this week so I decided to decorate my house as a gift to myself.  My sister got me a fun gift that will be another blog post.  Happy Fall Y'all!

Invitations and Earrings

 I finally got around to taking some pics of the projects I've been working on.  These are some invitations I created for a ward wedding shower.

 Here are some earrings I created when I had some extra time because I was in and out of our small town Driver's License Division in 10 minutes.  Got to love small town living.

 Another pair of earrings I created that would be good for a wedding I think.

Summer is winding down.  My side of the family had a fun family Barb-B-Que up the canyon this past Saturday.  All of the new baby second cousins got to meet for the first time.  It was the cutest thing ever.

The fun of being a nanny

Wow!  It's been a while since my last blog post.  My sister has gone back to work and needed someone to watch her new baby girl during the day.  So I have now become a nanny to add to all of my other projects I have going on right now in my life.  I have been trying to keep up with a 6 month old and commuting 45 minutes each way.  Life is crazy right now.  But it is a lot of fun too.  Making a baby laugh is the best.  Hopefully I can get back to blogging soon.  I just made more wedding shower invitations for a ward shower and I have been making and selling my light bulb earrings and necklaces through word of mouth.  So I'm keeping my creative juices flowing.  Now I just need to get some pictures up.

Getting the last little bit out of the lotion bottle

Everyone knows that I am a penny pincher.  I like to get the most for my money.  Even the last little bit of lotion in the bottle that won't come out of the pump drives me nuts to just throw away.  So the other day I found an easy solution to my problem.  I had these little tupperware containers just sitting around so I decided to put them to good use.  Just take the pump out of the lotion bottle, turn the bottle upside down, let the lotion drain out for a few hours and voila...the last little bit of lotion is in a container that you can get your fingers into easily.

I think this little bit of lotion will be perfect for some nightly foot rubs.  It's a ritual around here while Clark and I watch our favorite shows on Netflix.  Ahh, heavenly!