More Bracelets!

I have made two more of the "caterpillar" bracelets. One is Red, Blue and Silver seed beads with crystal rectangular beads.

This bracelet is a mixture of seed beads called chocolate and blue with an assortment of beads on the ends. School is about to start which will put an end to my crafting craze!
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Lorilee

Wine Bottle Torches

It rained all day last Sunday. It was a perfect day for working on torches on the patio. I robbed the bottle tree for a few choice wine bottles. We bought the supplies at Lowe's.(The ceiling flange, split ring hanger, cap, reducing coupler, and teflon tape were all in the plumbing department.) Not shown is the torch fuel and spray paint we used to paint the ceiling flange and the threaded rod. We also needed a hacksaw, screwdriver, and pliers. You can find a full tutorial here. It would have been nice to have a bench vise to hold the rods while cutting them with the hacksaw. (That was definitely my husband's job.) He did most of this project. I wrapped the reducing couplers with the teflon tape for a snug fit in the wine bottle and filled them with torch fuel.

So far, we have two on the patio and one on the front porch.
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Lorilee

Another Hobby!

 I really needed to try another hobby requiring more tools and supplies! I have a friend that is always wearing the cutest beaded bracelets. On our trip to Waco for the Double Toe Jam, she taught me to make one of my favorites, called the "caterpillar".Thank you, Martha!

For me, working with these small beads and thin needles requires magnifying glasses and good lighting. I came across this Ott light at Hobby Lobby on the clearance shelf at 40% off.

 This is my completed "caterpillar" bracelet.

 I also attended a beading workshop at "Sewing Machines by B & B". This beaded tin was the project.

 This was an Altoids mint tin. I will now be collecting empty tins! 

The beaded tin was one of many projects in this book. 
Now I have a hobby for any mood-beading, sewing, Swedish weaving, crocheting, gardening, etc.
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Lorilee