Oh, the joy of Friday….after a long week, something about this day just makes me really sleepy! We picked our van “Vandolf the White” up from the car shop this morning. It still has some sounds that I’m a little uneasy with, but it runs! Paul is going to take it back next week for a quick check up. Needless…
Tag: Crafting
Mosaics, Day 2
Day 2 of Mosaics….I took the day off yesterday! LOL! Today, we are going to apply grout. Please do not attempt to apply grout until your adhesive is thoroughly dry. This can, and does take some muscle! This is Jessica’s project, but I do have to help at least enough to make sure that the grout makes it down in…
Earrings, Day 4
Today we’re going to finish our earrings! This part is really easy. Using your pliers, open a small space in the ring on the ear wire (view picture). Thread the loop on your beaded head pin onto the ear wire and carefully close it! That’s it! In the next few weeks, I’ll try to have some examples of some other…
Earrings, Day 3b
Now that you’ve bent your wire, you are ready to make the loop that will attach to the ear wire itself. To do this, you need to hold the beaded head pin in one hand and the earring tool in the other. Grab the head pin about 1/4″ from the (empty) end and use the earring tool to turn it.…
Earrings, Day 3
It’s Monday! This has been a really great weekend. We’ve managed to get so much done. I’m always so thankful for a productive weekend…it’s tends to make the whole week better! We are still without a car while ours is being repaired. My Mom just happens to be on vacation this week and has loaned us her vehicle for the…
Earrings, Day 2
Today you will string the beads in the order that you would like them to hang off the ear wire. I usually always put colored or glass beads in between metallic beads. This will make them look more polished. One more note about metallic beads. You can actually buy sterling silver beads and head pins at Hobby Lobby for about…
Earrings, Day 1
Today, I wanted to post the directions for making a simple pair of earrings at home. We’ll take one lesson a day. All of these supplies can be found at Walmart…but Hobby Lobby usually offers great sales on their jewelry making supplies. To make earrings you need the following: # 1 ear wires # 2 pair of needle nose pliers…
Scout Night
It’s scout night at our home. We usually spend our day doing school, preparing dinner, and getting everyone ready to walk out the door for scouts. I’m trying to get into the habit of going to the scout meetings as a family again instead of just sending the boys. We all had such a good time when we used to…