Monday, November 18, 2013

You might be a crafter...

...if you have more tools than your husband.

...if your hands look like a Jackson Pollock painting.

...if your philosophy on most things is to try to make it first, then buy it if it doesn't work out. (How hard can it be to build a pallet chair?!) 

...if your local junk shop knows you by name and saves things for you. 

...if you know exactly when the craft store  marks their Christmas items to half price and plan accordingly. 

...if your husband has stopped buying you "expensive" jewelry because you never wear it. (Who wants diamonds when you can wear handmade rolled paper beads?) 

...if you have a room of shelves filled with material 

...if you get excited going to the home Improvement store.

...if you have more scars than fingernails on your hands. 

...if people give you bags of "stuff you might use". 

...if you don't think 3 rooms of supplies is too much. 

...if you sell your work so that you have room to make more.  

...if your glue gun has a caddy.

...if you have had a bag of beads/material for more years than you've had your family pet. 

...if you get the urge to cover things in crochet or knit. 

...if your child doesn't want to throw away a cardboard tube. 

...if you have more plastic tubs/drawers than actual dressers in your house. 

...if you own more than one sewing machine. 

...if you plan Christmas presents at least 3 months early. 

...if you have ever uttered the phrase "I can make one really quick."

...if you actually post photos of your work on Pinterest. 

...if you made all your own wedding decorations. 

...if your friends send people to you because you "might have one" of what they are looking for. 

...if you own a Dremel tool. 

...if you have photos of Martha Stewart projects taped to your bathroom mirror. 

...if you have ever taught someone else how to knit/crochet/bead, etc. 

...if Girl Scout and Boy Scout leaders invite you to a meeting even if you don't actually have a child in the group. 

...if you get volunteered to do VBS crafts consistently every year. 

What would you add? 
You might be a crafter.....









Monday, September 9, 2013

ACV FTW!

I have always heard that ACV (apple cider vinegar) is THE household jack of all trades. After some months of testing it, I have come to thoroughly agree. 
At the first sign of a cold or sore throat, I sip a little. It is awesome at breaking up mucus and clearing out minor infections before they become major ones. It can cut days off a cold. 
But my most surprising use came last night when I got fed up with the fruit flies whizzing around my head while we ate dinner. I had heard that you can put a couple of drops of dish soap in an open container with some ACV and the fruit flies would run to it like a herd of spooked cattle over a cliff. Well, most things you hear about work okay and something's not at all, so I was a little skeptical. I put my little dish out and set it by my sink. Immediately a handful of fruit flies flew over to investigate. 
Within a few minutes one sank to its doom. I left it over night to find 4 more joining their comrade in the morning. 
I posted about it on my Facebook page and not two hours later 6 more had been sucked under. 
An hour after that I counted a total of 18 drowned little bodies at the bottom of the  ACV pool. 
I am now a true believer in the powers of ACV! 
If you want to try this at home just get a bowl, jar or other container and fill the bottom with about 1/4"-1/2" of ACV (just deep enough to be too deep for a fruit fly is all you need!). Add a couple drops of liquid soap. Sit back and watch the fruit flies come and get it! 

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

That's a wrap!

This clever bangle bracelet is made from things that would have gone straight in the trash bin. After I finished off my roll of packing tape, I had a great heavy duty cardboard tube. I had some old trim from the edge of a curtain I recycled to make a dress. It was simple to just wrap the entire tube in fabric. I secured it with straight pins so I could change it out if I want.
This would work great with ribbon too!
You can either glue the ribbon or fabric for a permanent hold or use a straight pin or two to hold the edges like I did so it can be changed. This will work with any sort of heavy duty cardboard tube that will fit over your hand.
Happy Crafting!