Posted by Jessica | Posted in The Handmade | Posted on 05-02-2010
Valentine-ish Pendant
This week I was inspired by a blog called Craft-Werk (Sonja from Dublin, Ireland). She posted a tutorial about using recycled earrings (the lonely single earrings from all the lost pairs) to create pendants. I so happened to have some lonely broken bead type “junk” laying around.
Feeling justified here for keeping every single piece of old or broken jewelry item dating back to 1997.
Here is my version of Craft-Werk’s jump ring necklace.
Lovely, isn’t it? I like the part where it’s free. Free, of course, when you already bought a few bead making supplies, earrings (in the first place) and/or a silver chain. Those things were on-hand for me this go round.
Anyway, loop stray sparkling beauties hiding in the bottom of your jewelry box onto your favorite chain! They will thank you for showing them off!
Love,
JEss
Christmastime Decor is on the way to the Attic
I packed away the tree and cleaned the house. I feels good to get a fresh start on the new year without the beautiful *clutter* of Christmas.
Before I say goodbye to this season’s Christmas, I thought I’d post about a few of my favorite things…
My favorite gift: Shadow Box Frame for my Christmas Tree
My parents had my vintage costume jewelry tree professionally matte and framed. I collected pendants, earrings and bracelets to craft this unique and festive piece of wall art. I created the tree (a couple years back) to mimic a similar piece that my Grandma Mary hung in her home during the Holidays.
My favorite craft: Christmas Countdown on a Stick
The 2 X 4 Advent Calendar. I took photos of this project as I went along, so, I may post a tutorial in November next year…right now I am pretty sure nobody can think about Christmas projects anymore. I did use scrap wood, Mod Podge, scrapbook paper, recycled Christmas greeting cards and an old advent calendar to put this all together.
Favorite After Christmas Sale Item: Glitter Decoupage Tree
Okay, I don’t have much to say about this ornament other than I bought it from Target for mere pennies! Why do I love to brag about a good deal so much? It just brings me so much joy I guess. It is such a pretty little thing.
Hope you all had some favorites this year too!
Love,
Jess
Posted by Jessica | Posted in The Handmade | Posted on 23-12-2009
But, wrapping gifts with paper bags is delightful…
My front yard waiting for 12 inches of snow
Jesus is the reason for the season, even in the midst of an oncoming blizzard of snow (and wrapping paper).
Let me warn you, if you start to wrap gifts with paper bags, ribbon and jingle bells and you have some sort of brown-paper-packages-holiday-sickness (like I do), you’ll wrap and wrap until you have to dump out your recycling bag to get more paper. Like I did…er, I mean was tempted to do. Oh, who am I kidding, I did dump it out…What? It was just a Coke can! 
Merry Christmas!
Love,
Jess
