Blogging Buddies

Hello everyone,

I am reading stuff about Google Friend Connect blogging being gone, leaving us. I am not sure if that effects my Google Blogspot Blog but to be on the safe side I am looking into moving my blog to wordpress blogging.

I will keep you posted on that, and where I go. But in the mean time I wanted to let you know that I started another blog. If you are interested jump over to https://pams214.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=6&action=edit and check out the new blog. Its not my normal crafting or photo blog, its a blog about Sleep Apnea, Fibromyalgia and other stuff that go hand in hand with all that stuff. I am going to be telling about my experiences with the Sleep Apnea and the illnesses that have come along that are connected to it. Stop by often and check it out daily.

Thanks for stopping in,
Pam

Cup and Saucer

Another PINTEREST find.

Cup and saucer – $1.50

from Goodwill.

Gorialla glue and seeds on hand.

Nice look from the regular bird

feeders.

Thanks for stopping in,

Pam

Antique Table

Several years ago my neighbor was

throwing out an old antique table.

I would call it a side table maybe

cause I think it was to small to be a

coffee table.

There was the top of the table, two

legs that went down and

connected into a smaller

wooden piece. Off that

piece were  four curved legs

that sat on the floor.

One of the curved legs had broken off so

she was tossing it. I thought even back then

(probably 2002 or 2003) that it could be

used for something more.

I had planned on painting a pic on

the table top but since decided against

that. But my thoughts were always

to make it a tray. As is was, it has

been in a closet all this time.

Here is what happened to the two legs.

Candle sticks.
I had my brother cut one down so that the size
would not be the same. I then stained a
couple of clay saucers and attached them
to the top. That was it…I did not touch the
finish on them…I like them like this.

Next…

is the wooden piece between the two legs

and the curved four legs. What to do

with it….there were two holes in it

where the two legs attached. I bought

two glass door knobs and put them in

the holes and attached a hook in the center.

This is what all my necklaces hung until

I really got into making more and this

would not hold it all. But I still hang

things on it.

And now….the thing that sat and waited

for years to be redone…the table

top turned tray.

Primed, painted and the stenciling done.

I have attached two cabinet pulls to the

side for the tray handles. All that

is left to do is to seal it so

it will be protected but I could

not wait any longer to share this

with all of you. I love it.

Thanks for stopping in,

Pam

Some Projects – From the Wine to the Neck

This is a project I found on

PINTEREST….

I had a brown wine bottle,

wrapped some rubberbands around

it in different places and

whipped out the green

spray paint.

Let it dry, remove the rubberbands and

this is what you have.

Next, I had an order for a necklace.

Also found this on PINTEREST.

A chain, a round charm and a

cross. Run the chain through

the round charm and the cross

at the end of the chain.

Next I made the same type of necklace

for my daughter in law. She recently

lost a favorite cat so I found her

a charm of a cat….think she will

like it. It went in the mail

Thursday and it should be

delivered tomorrow. Hope

she likes it.

Yay…another order. I had made a necklace

like this for myself. Lady at work loved

it and wanted one to match a jacket that

she has, plus she wanted a bracelet.

She loved it.

This is just a bit of what I have been up too.

But I have so many other projects in

mind…..

Thanks for stopping by,

Pam

So Busy

Whoops~ I have not been holding up my end

of the promise I made to myself….to blogmore!

Just been so busy…I have so much going on.

I have my photography, my oil painting,

crafting, making jewerly, spending some

time with my grandkids, giving Dakota AKA

The King (my dog) the undivided attention that

he feels he needs, working full time, working

overtime, keeping house. I have a new Esty

account and I blog…..or need to be.

I have been failing at reading blogs and

following them.

So now that you have read my excuses….

oh wait, that was not all of them.

I love facebook and I am so

addicted to

PINTEREST!

I have so many things that I have pinned

and if I ever get around to making them

I could stay busy all year long, if

not longer.

If you have not been on PINTEREST you

might want to check it out. To be a member

you have to have a facebook account.

But check it out….they have

~JEWERLY~

~Neat things for the home~

~Photography~

~Craft items~

~Things for the home~

~Garden Ideas~

~Food ideas~

and much, much more!

I will try better on following your

blogs.

Thanks for stopping in,

Pam

My Granny

Whoops…..not been blogging much, and I said I was going to change that!

Oh well. I actually have not been crafting much the past couple of weeks, I guess you can say that I have been gathering! Yes, gathering things to possibly craft with!

Okay, with that said let me go on with my short but sweet blog today.

This is my Granny. I have written about her before but today as I sit at work it hit me about something that my Mother just told me a couple of weeks ago.

My Granny always, and I remember this, always had a thing of sweet tea made. Not only that, she always had bottles of coke on hand. I don’t recall ever seeing her drink a coke, but they were there for whoever wanted one. 

As for the tea, Mom told me although she always had it there, she never, never drank any. Instead she drank water from the faucet with lemon in it. I tried to remember back and although I remember her drinking the water, I could not remember ever taking notice that she never drank tea.

Granny drank that water and most times I remember seeing her with crackers in her hand to eat while sipping her drink. Every Sunday, until age and health took over, my Granny also cooked one of those BIG Sunday dinners. My aunts, uncles, and cousins would be there to enjoy that Sunday meal. We were at a disadvantage since Granny lived in Georgia and we lived in Tennessee but I recall those good meals when we were there to visit. Do you remember BIG family Sunday dinners with the extended family? What a gathering that could be.

During this conversation with my Mom she also told me that my Granny did not and would not eat lettuce. I kind of laughed cause that is one of my lest favorite items in a salad. I prefer my salad to a little of that and lots of other stuff. I never put lettuce on a sandwich or anything….so now I wonder, did I get that from my Granny? Stop for a minute and look back on your life, ever wonder what traits, likes, or dislikes you got from your parents, grandparents or great grandparents?

I do know one thing, my Mom’s side of the family, not sure if it comes from Granny’s and Granddaddy’s side, carry’s a strong gene. You can compare pics of family members, you can put your children’s pics up next to cousin’s pics, or your grandkids to your grandparents and you see it……you see the grandparents eyes or mouth..etc. So next time you wonder where you got that shape of eyes and color or that certain way you turn up your nose, the color of your hair or whatever, look back on those older family pics and enjoy! That is where you came from……

Maybe in my next blog I will show you some of those pics and how much

the family favors.

NOTE: Correction…even though I don’t remember seeing my Granny

drink COKE….my Mom said she did and she loved it.

Thanks for stopping in,

Pam

Key Ring Collection

                      Come join in the fun at A diamond in the stuff
and link up, its time to shine.

A few years ago I decided that it was

easier to pick up a key ring when I

traveled somewhere then to bring home

bunch of other stuff.

My friend Nancy’s husband

travels a bunch so he picked me

up a few, and when they took a cruise

they picked me up a few more.

I had them balanced in my printers

tray hanging on the wall but

I was running out of slots in that so

I wanted to make something that I

could display them on….

I found this great frame with a wooden

backing instead of cardboard.

Found it next to my daughters

trash can to go out with the trash….

I could not have that….

I had a plan.

It worked out perfect and I still have

room for more!

Thanks for stopping in,

Yesterday’s Projects

First, I think I will start with the one

project that I did today…although

it was inspired yesterday, or

last night when my mind just

kept running..

The base part of the necklace

came from a broken lamp.

The center part from Ace

Hardware in the hardware

section and the top part

I am not really sure…It

must have fallen off something

I was taking apart cause I found

it on the craftroom floor.

Add a bit wire and a chain and

you have this…..

I must admit, I borrow ideas form

other blogs or now my new

found love

PINTEREST.

On Pinterest they had 3 baskets.

One with the wash clothes,

one with hand towels

and one larger one

for bath towels.

My space was limited

so I did not put up the

larger one for the bath towels.

I love this idea.

I also borrowed this from

Pinterest. Only I have seen them

done in spoons and forks. Several

hung together. I had to add my

own touch and stencil the ivy

on the side of mine.

I purchased these skateboard shelves

last weekend at a sale. I loved them and

thought my grandson Caleb would like

them in his room….

Problem, they are blue, his room

is camo.

So out came the brown spray paint.

Now it will fit really well in

his camo room.

Thanks for stopping in,

Lamp Turned Candle Holder

Last year after Christmas I ran

across a really pretty lamp

at Fred’s. I walked away

a couple of times but I

kept going back. I had

plans for that lamp.

The socket part where you

put the bulb was broken so

it was marked down.

 Originally $24.99 and I

got it for $5.00. My friend

Gail and My Repurposed Life

http://www.myrepurposedlife.net/

would be proud of my $5.00 buy!

Now according to the price

tag I would have paid even

more then $24.99 for it some

where else.

I cut the cord!!

And decided I was not going

to try and fix the socket

instead I had a plan to make

it a beautiful candleholder

with my brother Ray’s house

in mind.

But I had to look for a whole year

for the right globe to attach to it.

Last weekend I visited the

Rehab Store and found what

I thought would work great.

And here is the lamp.

Now it really glows.

Finished product.

Love the detail.

Hope my brother and sis in law

like it.

Just ignore the dust on it!

Thanks for stopping in,

Back to Hardware

Back sometime ago I played around

with making necklaces and earrings

using washers.

Thanks to PINTEREST I have

a renewed desire to

work with HARDWARE

again!

Check out this necklace using bolts…

And then these necklaces …

Wonder what I will find to make next?

Thanks for stopping in,

Pam