It has been a year since my last post. I’m returning to my blog to record my crafting experiences.
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Feb17
Aug26
Ready for Action!
My mosquito trap is ready for action! I fixed the broken blade with Art Glitter Glue and painter’s tape. It felt wobbly, still, so I reinforced it with duct tape. We had red. I like red.
I cut and added screening with zip ties and a little more tape.
The screening is on the back, intake side of the fan. The idea is to suck the mosquitos to the back of the fan and trap them there.
I replaced the front grid of the fan and turned it on. It’s ready for testing tomorrow.
Aug25
A Nice Little Surprise!
I finished my diamond dot suncatcher.
Good old Art Glitter Glue was just the ticket for fixing the small portion of the design that became detached.
When I added the hanging chain to the finished suncatcher, I put one latch on backwards from the other. When I tried to remove it, a little piece of film came off the back. It looked like there was a protective film on the back. There was!
What a difference it made to remove it!
I wondered if my tree of life had one, too. It was fairly dull on the back. I got it out of the window.
Sure enough! Again, what a difference removing it made!
I’ll have to check the one I did at the beach!
Aug23
Almost Done
This diamond dot project is almost done. There’s one little section that stuck to the release paper. I cut it out and stuck it back in place, but now I need some glue to stick the dots to the little scrap of release paper.
Then I realized this is a metaphor for my life. At 70, I’m almost done. I’m gonna need a lot more glue before I finish.
Aug21
Always Nice!
Aug15
At it Again!
This kit has rhinestones! It’s a window hanging. If its not too gaudy, I’ll hang it in the window of my strawberry kitchen!
Aug10
About that beach trip
I have to smile because it happened. Laura and I ate, crafted, napped, watched the ocean and walked on the beach.
I did some hunting, too! I hunted shells and sea foam and sunsets! Here are some of my “captures.”
Aug7
Freebies
Recently picked ip a couple of freebies at outdoor stores. They’ll be used for collage words and images, though the NC Wildlife mag is full of good info.
This is an American Woodcock, the bird that walks so funny. Not to be confused with a Wood Duck!
Aug5
New Punch!
It’s from Amazon, inspired by Becky Bokern.
The image is from a Land’s End catalog, a very good source of colorful images.
Notice, I folded the paper over to get a thicker surface to punch.
Aug1
We Got There!
Back to the beach, Laura and I arrived in time to watch the race that was going on at home.😄
That’s how I felt, getting to the beach!
Jul31
New (old) Toy!
I recently saw Margrete Miller use a metal Spirograph on a journal page. I ordered one immediately on Amazon.
(I thought I published this, yesterday!)
I discovered it comes with putty to hold the outer disc in place. Better luck next time.