Lamp Shade

Look what article went up on Re-Nest today!  I love to recycle and reduce whenever I can.  We have been using CFL bulbs in my house for years.  I live in an old house (built 1919) with some original light fixtures.  Sounds great, right?  CFL bulbs should not be fully enclosed by a light fixture AND they are longer than incandescent bulbs so they didn't fit in the old fixtures.  I had bare bulbs on my ceiling for longer than I'd like to admit.

Using steel wire from the hardware store, a wire nipper tool, a lamp shade, and some ingenuity I was able to cover my bare bulbs without fully enclosing them.  All you need to do is wrap some wire around the wire in the lamp shade so that it hangs from the light.  My fixtures (right by the ceiling) had holes for screws.  I just hung the wire through those holes.

Rings

I found this glass bead and wrapped it up. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.

Tiny pearly buttons

I can only imagine the clothing this button used to be attached to.

This is the cutest little ring. It looks like the bottom of a Reese's peanut butter cup.

I have been slow to post my rings over at Kibbles 'N Knits. Some are photographed but I just haven't had time to list them. I also have about 20 rings that I haven't gotten to photograph, yet!

Clever and eco-friendly wall art

Look at this clever idea!  This was a movie poster found in the trash.  With some planning and cool frames, you get a very neat wall.  Go see the full post with instructions over at re-nest.

You say tomato...

...I say YUM!

Hi folks!  The school year has begun in earnest and my free time has dwindled down to minutes instead of hours.  Vacation is so much better than working!  Here are some pictures of a recent harvest from my garden:

It's about to turn colder here in Minnesota so we are enjoying the fresh tomatoes while we have them.

Honey Case: go check out this shop

 

How fun is this bookmark?  It's made by Honey Case on Etsy.   She has other ones, too.

Fish Tale Bookmark

Groom's legs bookmark

Aren't these bookmarks fun?  Click this link to see her entire bookmarks section.  They look like they've been whittled out of twigs, don't they?  Nope!  They are polymer clay.

She doesn't just make bookmarks, either.  She makes gorgeous jewelry, too!

 Isn't this cornflower necklace pretty?

You really aught to go check out Honey Case's shop.  She makes bookmarks, necklaces, earrings, brooches, rings, and bobby pins.  They are simply gorgeous!