Martini Glass

I have been thinking about making a few beaded glasses for Christmas presents. I had already bought the beads and wire and Saturday I bought a glass at the local dollar store. I only bought one, in case this easy idea turned out to be not so easy. I am happy to say, it was not difficult at all. Between the cost of glasses, beads and wire it will cost $15.00 to make four beaded martini glasses. I think that is a good deal. I better get back to the dollar store and buy three more glasses.

The small beads are a very dark blue and the larger beads are orange, white, green and purple. The glasses are a very pretty shade of green, I would say olive. I never thought I would find such a nice glass at the dollar store. Have a wonderful Sunday everyone.

This and That

I love covering journals, besides making cards it is my favorite project. I also made two checkbook holders and I hope to make a few more today if I can find the batting for the inside. I can lose anything! I could lose my car keys in the car. But that is a story for another day. If not, I will think of something else to make. They came out rather cute.

The inside did not photograph that well, I hope you can make out that it is a checkbook holder.

I have a small order for a few journals, cards and tissue holders. These are the journals that I made. The measure 4" x 6" and fit nicely in your pocketbook. I write in mine almost everyday. Nothing too personal, usually a grocery list or a window measurement. But it comes in quite handy! It is always in my pocketbook and I never leave the house without my bag.

I know that I should not pick a favorite, but I love this bird journal. I am not a big fan of pink, but I must admit the color has grown on me in the past few months. Or it could be the crown, what girl doesn't like a crown? I may not want to wear one, but they are pretty to look at.

Cards in the Making

If I wanted to stay awake last night and watch the election unfold, I would have to be stay busy. Making a few cards did the trick. I have four more to finish. I have an idea what I will put them in, but that will be another post, on another day.

Stacked Cans

I finished papering the empty paint cans for one of my favorite new teachers. This means another finished project! There are not enough days left in the year to finish all my projects, but I am going to try to complete as many as I can.

A favorite blogger of mine may see something familiar to them if they look closely. I am "talking" to you Steviewren. The cans were looking a bit boring, so I added a few words to three of them.

Thanks for stopping by and taking an interest in what I do. The things I make are not ground breaking or all that original, but I like sharing them with you. I have so many things I want to make. But there is just so many hours in a day. Still 24, right? I hope to keep papering, sewing and blogging for a long time.

After Halloween

I want to share with everyone all the great Halloween decorations I found at the "After Halloween Sale" at TJ Maxx and Marshalls. Everything was priced $6. and under, way under! Last year, I stumbled upon some great deals. This year, I made sure I was there to see if anything cute was left. To say the least, this year I was not disappointed. I am thinking it will be a tradition!

These two cuties were only $4.00. I am not trying to say they are cheap in a bad way. But for $4.00 they were placed in my shopping basket! I hope they will be happy here, they have an uncertain look on their faces.

It is sad that Halloween is over and I must wrap up all my great buys and put them away for a year. However, I will be happy when I get to see their happy faces next October. The cat does not look all that happy and what is wrong with the pumpkin? He looks like he just saw a ghost!

Here we go Again

Tonight, we are going to a 25 th wedding anniversary party. A nice way to spend a Sunday night! This is our third 25th anniversary party of the year. I decided to take the glue stick, paper and scissors out a day early and make a card. That is what I did with the extra hour! It also saves me a trip to the store to buy one, yes I do buy cards every once in a while. I also get a chance to wear the new black boots I bought on Friday!

Welcome November

Turning another page on the calender today. Where did October go? I have been very busy this week but not on the creative side. I know I finished a few things, but nothing new and exciting. This weekend I will be busy with other fun things, so I am not complaining! But next week I am going to get the glue, paper and scissors out where they belong!