Been a While…

Big kids back in the house, little kids runnin’ around, messes everywhere…just forgot all about bloggin’…but it’s all good…

Found myself checking out this website- Quirky.com and decided to try it out.You post an idea/invention and hope the other members and staff like it, kinda cool…anyway, thought I would share…

 

my newest idea…been using these for years (part of the re-useit collection!) thought they had a shot…

Boo in a Bag…

My daughter insisted I make some Halloween decorations at a time when I was obsessed with reusing plastic grocery bags …the ghost, witch and spider were the result of this fixation…

Boo is my favorite, very quick and easy, plus, you can hang him indoors and out…The spider and witch were painted so there was a bit more time involved…It would take less time if you use a black plastic trash bag to make the spider and the wig for the witch.

Figuring out the designs and then putting them all together and discovering new ways to reuse plastic grocery bags is a fun challenge…wanna make'em yourself,let me know...

For the Love of Music…

 Inspired by a picture I saw in a catalog (like a lot  of stuff I come up with) I started shaping a metal coat hanger in the living room (while watching TV) and soon I was too far into it to stop… I attached some cardboard pieces to fill in the notes and painted them. I really wanted to make the measure the notes should be attached to, but that seemed like a lot more work than I wanted to do (I like quick projects.) It was pretty easy and a lot cheaper than buying the set I saw in the catalog…plus you can add to it to create an entire wall of notes…This could make a great gift for anyone that likes music so I thought I would share…

Handmade jewelry made from pinecone petals and yarn...nice set for music lovers...