December - Week 1

01 This week has been an interesting one. I feel like it has lasted way longer than  humanly possible. Then again, I also feel like it has passed by in a blur which I am barley able to remember.

Sunday: 

Cleaned my garage some more with my mom. 

Brought 12 boxes to goodwill.

Filled my Jeep with 45 flattened boxes

Saw my jeep in the garage for the first time since moving in (Nov 2009)

Went shopping with my sister Nancy.

Went to Michaels, finished getting craft supplies.

Tuesday:

Saw Dessa @ 7th Street Entry.  with Jake

Small Venue.

 LOVED HER as always.

Wednesday:

LAZY Day off!

Tomorrow: Saturday

Work and then...

WATCH MY NEPHEWS!
I am excited.

This means an entire evening of playing video games.

prettymuch, getting to pretend I am about age 10 again.

:LOVE IT:

Any days that aren't mentioned... means I was at work...

p.s. there are rumors... and all will be revealed soon

Inspired Necklace.

01 I was in a crafting mood today. It always helps me to fight off a headache. I found this tutorial a couple days ago, and fell in love, I had to make my own.

Here is my rendition of the tutorial. I LOVE how it turned out. The final touch of the rose and the butterfly are my favorite. I am probably going to make a couple more of these when i find the right trinkets to decorate them with.



Final Price Breakdown:
Yellow Cotton Scarf - $3 from Practical Goods on Randolf Avenue
Silver Chain$3.99
Tarnished Chain $3.99
Tassel/Vine $3.99

$15 spent on new items.

Awesome part though, I went to Joann fabrics today to get the chain and tassel for this piece, and picked up a couple other things as well. I bought a storage unite for my paint and drawing supplies, and some non-toxic washable ink pads to use for paw printing the kitties for my next tattoo. The original price for the storage unit was $34.99. I had a 40% off coupon AND  a $10 off coupon. For all the chains, ink, storage unit and a zipper to fix my old boot. I paid $34.13  so in theory I paid for the storage container and EVERYTHING ELSE WAS FREE! Love saving almost 50%

The lace chair, the beginning - DIY PROJECT

01

So I decided to re vamp some furniture this weekend. At this moment I am waiting for the paint stripper to do its job. So far the cream chair has at least red, orange, and possibly grey paint hidden below its creamy surface. I am slowly making it down to the woods level and am really hoping that it alright underneath all this paint. Wish me luck and I will keep updating. My goal its to have my set of furniture finished by monday.

Dread Beads. - Review

01

Here is an list of shops I have found with beautiful dread beads. 

Any that are bold I have personally made purchases from.

This is my Shop - Adoptabeads. They are made from clay and one of a kind.

Glass
Hummblebee Designs - Does amazing custom work - I have a handful of beads by her.
BeatleBabyGlassWorks   - Has a special section for large hole/dread beads.

InfiniteCosmosGirl - This is one of my favorite shops for glass beads, their work is gorgous and their customer service is great!.
GiaPet - Dreads/Large Hole Section
PiedPipersEmporium - Dread Bead Seciton.

Creative Glass Work - HUGE selection of Glass rings, perfect for dreads.

Wood


Ceramic
JJ Pottery - Beads Section
JJPotteryBeads


Peyote
TheBeadJunkie- Etsy Shop - has a handful of Peyote Sleeves
KnottySleves - HUGE peyote sleeve collection.

Clay
LurvingYourLocks   - Beautiful Goddess beads and earthy looking spirals.

Leather
SnappingDragon - has a handful of leather dread cuffs.


Stone
Just two items from Smartiwarmz Shop. Natual Pebble Beads. & Sodalite Bead

Metal
Seididread - Has Metal Spirals as well as metal sleeves.

Fiber
Ebrown - Natual Fiber Beads.HUGE SELECTION.
BHangTiez - Hemp Dread beads and Rings.

Bone
Alalana - Has a couple bone beads. light and dark in color.



Finally an Etsy search for Dread Bead  24 pages in all!

Adoptabeads.com

01 is now up and running :)

go check it out...

www.adoptabeads.com

Purple and Pretty!

01

Right Ear...^...
Earring is through a Silicone plug,
due to me remembering the reaction
my ears had last time
i attempted wearing clay plugs :(

Left Ear...^...
Actually through my ear,
just to show how cool it would look.
I took it out though right after the picture :)

I think i may have to make more of these,
I am really liking them!

More More More...

01 So i went and i sewed for a bit. made two more pads for myself. And i am very happy with them... though all three i have made today still need snaps :P.

This one is a total of 5 layers of flannel, same pattern as the first one i made today.


And this one is a bit heavier, 6 layers of flannel, and i ended up doing some channeling all the way though the pad... hoefully it won't cause problems.

and here is a picture of the three together :) yay for the different sizes!

First Good One

01 anyway, i decided that i finally needed to start building up a stash of pads i have bought 4 in the past few days, as well as a ton of fabric to make some of my own. Here is one that i made today, i made two last night but they both look like crap. this one turned out really good though :) it is in all 4 layers of flannel. thanks for letting me share! also i plan on making a few more tonight when i get home from work, i will post pictures when i am done for the night!

Snowflake Hat

01

I made a new hat yesterday :)
it is white and reminds me of a snowflake

I made another new hat today that is green and black striped
but I haven't taken a picture of it yet.
I still need to add finishing touches.

Here is a picture of the white one!

Peyote Stitches

01 I decided to try my hand at peyote stitches tonight... they are fun, yet tedious to make. I am really happy with how they turned out! Here are pictures! The first one pictured is my Gemini and clouds one :) I like it a lot. It has a few problems, but that is alright, it was only my second one. The second one pictured is my first one that I made.