tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81752238056051133092024-03-20T08:09:20.368-07:00Turning Stones BlogCreateIndiri Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07107905468709485217noreply@blogger.comBlogger324125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175223805605113309.post-85259319037868381152019-02-15T14:34:00.003-08:002019-03-15T22:15:45.404-07:00My New HomeHi All! I am working towards launching my own business and I'm starting a new blog to go with it. I have a few commission pieces I'm working on, several art projects, and I've moved homes so I have tons of house projects, too!
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If you're interested in more please come visit me over at <a href="https://indiriwood.blogspot.com/">Indiri Wood</a>!
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<span style="text-align: center;">We have 5 kids and they make a lot of pictures for us to enjoy. Our refrigerator is stainless steel, which means it's not magnetic, and therefore the only way to display their art was taping it to the wall. Um, not ideal. So I saw </span><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/217509856977276519/" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">this idea on Pinterest</a><span style="text-align: center;"> (originally pinned from </span><a href="http://www.theprojectgirl.com/2013/06/07/utah-valley-parade-of-homes-2013/" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">The Project Girl</a><span style="text-align: center;">, who found it in the Utah Valley Parade of Homes):</span>
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I loved it! The only deal breaker is that it's white. 5 kids and 3 dogs and white are not a match made in heaven. So I picked up a bunch of blues, greens, and purples to make my background.<br />
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I picked 8 different colors and then spread each color all over a piece of plywood and mixed them together in the brush strokes. Don't worry about it being perfect, just splatter it randomly around.<br />
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The entire sheet was done in about 8 sections so the paint wouldn't dry before I got to mixing it together.<br />
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I cut it down to 4' x 6' and then nailed it to the wall with my nail gun. I screwed eyelet screws into pine boards and then nailed all the trim on top of the background. Then I added picture wire between the eyelets for the kids to hang their artwork on.<br />
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A quick little close up:<br />
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I finished it off with a little paintable caulk to fill the holes and painted the pine boards to match the rest of the house trim. Now the kids can hang their art as they finish it and change it out on a whim. The best part is that they have a dedicated art space in the center of the home where it has a place of honor and everyone can enjoy it.<br />
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Indiri Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07107905468709485217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175223805605113309.post-28597563430689747322013-12-08T19:07:00.002-08:002014-03-08T20:06:27.135-08:00Minecraft CakeWe celebrated my middle child's birthday tonight. He really wanted his favorite dinner (chicken strips, fries, and corn) and a Minecraft cake. So here is what I came up with. I made a cake that is half cake/half brownie and mixed chocolate chips into the whole thing. Green frosting on top makes it into a huge dirt block (with a few Hersheys for depth and "pixels"). The toys are easily available right now from Target/Walmart/etc.<div>
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Indiri Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07107905468709485217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175223805605113309.post-90557532274557452492013-11-05T08:00:00.000-08:002013-11-05T08:00:05.695-08:00RefinishingMy mother bought this table when I was in middle school and several years ago she passed it on to me. Between my sisters and I, and now my kids, this poor table has been through quite a lot.<br />
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A lot of wear and tear and a fair bit of water sitting on the table (my kids used to leave spills for the magic fairy to clean up) and the clear coat broke down. The table was pretty damaged and I considered building a new one.
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Here's a wider shot that also shows the water rings, paint spots, and marker streaks that have graced the table over the years.
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So I thought maybe I would try to refinish it first and if it didn't work out then I would build a replacement. I bought some Citristrip and liberally sprayed the table then let it sit for about 3 hours. I then came back and scraped off all of the goop (eww), wiped it down, sanded a little, and tried to stain it.
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I say tried because what I ended up with was an ugly blotchy mess. I was pretty sure the table was ruined and it's been sitting in my garage for 2 weeks while I was really bummed about the outcome.<br />
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Then yesterday I was out in the garage and I noticed that actually the dark spots were the color the stain was supposed to be and the rest was kind of yellow. I realized that the Citristrip must have only taken off part of the clear coat but not all of it. I felt a small glimmer of hope that I had a thick enough veneer left to sand again and restain. I pulled out my mouse sander and went to town. By the time I was done the table was so smooth it felt like butter.<br />
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I reapplied stain and, lo and behold, it was a consistent color! I applied two coats yesterday and today I'll add another 2 coats.
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It's finally working! I'm not done yet so there's still a chance I'll ruin it but so far I'm really happy with the outcome. The legs will get painted white and I think it will look really nice with the walnut top. Then it will get an absolutely ridiculous amount of poly to be sure that it never looks so sad and abused again.
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<br />Indiri Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07107905468709485217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175223805605113309.post-70693143940290102582013-10-10T19:32:00.002-07:002019-05-21T11:27:21.065-07:00A Hole in the Wall<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have been dying to cut a hole in this wall for YEARS and I finally got the chance. The front living room is pretty dark and doesn't get a lot of natural light. By opening up the wall it brightened it up considerably since the great room has several windows. It's not a supporting wall so that made this project a whole lot simpler. I started out by "framing" the opening with painters tape so i could visualize and be sure it was the placement I wanted.</div>
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The next step was to cut the power in the wall and let the kids go to town with hammers. They had a blast beating holes all over it. <br />
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This was our first glimpse of the new view from the great room to the office and front living room. The electrical still needed to be moved into the new header and the plugs needed to be moved into their new placements.<br />
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This let so much more light into the rest of the house! We moved 1 plug to either side of the new opening and put the cables above the new header.<br />
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I still need to caulk/paint the trim, texture above the door on this side, and touch up paint on the walls and baseboards. <br />
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I also need to cut a piece out of our extra vinyl (left over from when the house was built) to patch in the floor. The plan is to replace the flooring in the great room fairly soon anyway so it doesn't have to be terribly perfect but I'll try to at least match up the pattern. <br />
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And here's a quick Before and After. I love love love the new doorway. Of course, now I'm totally itching to case the rest of the doorways in the downstairs (4 of them) but next to removing a wall that will seem simple by comparison.<br />
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It was time to get a little more grown up in tables and the train table
needed to move on. So I turned to Ana White and her awesome plans. I
modified her plans for the <a href="http://ana-white.com/2013/06/plans/home-depot-dihworkshop-adirondack-coffee-table" target="_blank">Adirondack Coffee Table </a>and
created this a little wider and longer (49" x 33") with a lower shelf
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Indiri Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07107905468709485217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175223805605113309.post-30304816837845077922013-02-23T23:57:00.002-08:002013-11-04T12:49:19.960-08:00Cabinets and Counter TopsWith the boys moved in to their rooms we are working on the cabinets on the outside of the wall. I'm pretty happy with how they are turning out so far.
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I didn't want to buy expensive countertops for this and even the cheap prefab laminate counters were $100 each and I needed two. Yeah, no thanks. So I built my own counters for about $55 total. Thrifty Decor Chick just did <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2013/02/basement-built-in-cubbies.html">something similar here</a> and I thought I could work that idea in to my project. Because I was putting this on top of 12" cabinets I couldn't use 1x4s only (at 3.5 inches it would only be 10.5 inches total and I needed more like 12.5 inches). I did still want it to look like it was intentional so I didn't want to tack a random 2" piece on the back. Luckily, it turns out the measurements worked out for 2 1x4s with a 1x6 in the middle which looks way more balanced. In order to hold it all together I put a 1x12 underneath to screw through but since that's only really 11.25 and not 12 it didn't stretch all the way. See the hole there on the back of the bottom?
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To fix that I just used a tiny piece of scrap from the 1x4 I had chopped off earlier. I screwed all of the boards up from the bottom into the top boards so there wouldn't be any holes to patch later.
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The cabinets on the left were going to have an angular hole to the side of them that will hold a computer switch. We were going to need access to it so we cut a hole under the shelf in the back so we could get a hand or two in when needed. <br />
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I also cut a hole in the back of the cabinet for the power plug but I forgot to take a picture of that part (whoops). I'm hoping that having it up high under the counter will prevent more things from falling in there but at least it will be easily accessible if they do.<br />
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So here is where we are at now. The bases and the cabinets are installed. The counter has been fabricated for about $55 (not including the stain we'll need later). I will need to stain and paint next week and then I can start work on the shelves to go on top.
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One of my little helpers refused to eat dinner so he got to come hang out and keep me company for a bit. At least we got to have a nice chat while we worked on our tasks.
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Indiri Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07107905468709485217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175223805605113309.post-72785689220961269212013-02-12T08:00:00.000-08:002013-02-12T23:11:03.048-08:00Minecraft Creeper Wall Art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The kids have been into Minecraft all year and Glenn has been begging for me to paint his bedroom walls with creepers and zombies. Knowing that they will outgrow it in a year or so I wasn't too keen on painting the walls again that quickly, though. But with a painting we can swap it out later when tastes change and this way we're both happy.<br />
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The pixelated style of the game makes painting very simple. Lay out a quick grid with some pencil and start filling. I used 5 shades of green and just randomly picked the squares as I went.<br />
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A little black paint fills in the face and voila! It's a Minecraft Creeper.
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Indiri Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07107905468709485217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175223805605113309.post-9398517779437776712013-02-09T16:33:00.000-08:002013-02-12T23:11:50.524-08:00Room BuildingWe have walls! The tape is done on the outer wall and will be done in the two rooms today. The plan is to do the texture in the morning and since we are using quick drying texture we can hopefully paint tomorrow night.<br />
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Our four footed helper is very excited about the changes even if she has no idea what it is that we're doing.<br />
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Indiri Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07107905468709485217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175223805605113309.post-33488152453344377292013-01-31T18:00:00.000-08:002013-02-12T23:11:22.483-08:00Destruct-A-BearErin said she wanted to go to Build-A-Bear for her birthday and to go with that she wanted a "Destruct-A-Bear" birthday cake. She wanted to make a bear at the store and pull one apart with a cupcake cake.
I heard a friend talking about putting cupcake papers into a shaped pan to make a cake that was basically precut. She was doing it with a flower shaped tin but said she got the idea from someone else who did it with a round one. I thought that would be a good basis for a pull apart bear and easier to frost than separate cupcakes. I have to admit, it worked better than I thought it would.<br />
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I frosted everything in chocolate and just put the white frosting right on top of it. For the nose I used a Starburst cut in half. Then, to make the lines for his mouth I dipped a butter knife into the chocolate frosting and drew with the point of it. Add a couple of eyes from M&Ms and two ears from extra cupcakes and you have yourself a very quick and easy Destruct-A-Bear cake.<br />
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Indiri Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07107905468709485217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175223805605113309.post-87070077777476886342013-01-23T11:55:00.000-08:002013-01-23T12:06:44.075-08:00All TimesI started this blog on my birthday in 2009 as my 30th birthday present to myself. As the 4 year anniversary of that is coming up next month I thought it would be fun to go back and showcase some of the most popular projects that I've done since the beginning.<br />
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<a href="http://indigoamethyst.blogspot.com/2011/08/lamps-in-toyland-completed.html">Lamps in Toyland</a> has certainly been one of the biggest. This was inspired by an artist named Ryan McElhinney. My creation as I made it is <a href="http://indigoamethyst.blogspot.com/2011/08/lamps-in-toyland.html">here</a> and the finished lamp is <a href="http://indigoamethyst.blogspot.com/2011/08/lamps-in-toyland-completed.html">here</a>.<br />
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The <a href="http://indigoamethyst.blogspot.com/2011/09/tween-girl-room-headboard.html">headboard I created for Erin's tween room</a> has been featured a few times. This project was under $20 to make and it created a great statement piece in her room.<br />
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The <a href="http://indigoamethyst.blogspot.com/2011/07/birthday-cake-monster-trucks.html">Monster Truck Birthday cake</a> made a pretty big splash on Pinterest. It was really easy to make and the kids loved it!<br />
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My <a href="http://indigoamethyst.blogspot.com/2011/09/how-to-stone-cabinet-pullsknobs.html">stone cabinet knobs/pulls</a> were fun to make and I like that they have some history to them.<br />
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The <a href="http://indigoamethyst.blogspot.com/2011/10/coin-art.html">framed foreign coin collection</a> also went kind of viral on Pinterest. I think there are a lot of us out there who have coin collections building up in jars on a shelf somewhere.<br />
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The<a href="http://indigoamethyst.blogspot.com/2009/05/pvc-pipe-fort.html"> PVC Pipe Fort/Playhouse </a>that I made for the kids near the beginning of my blog has always been one of the number one hits from Google.<br />
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The <a href="http://indigoamethyst.blogspot.com/2011/06/how-to-cake-and-cupcake-stand.html">Cupcake and Cake Stand</a> that I made for my wedding is really easy to make, collapses for storage, and pretty cheap to get the supplies for. It's nice and durable and I still use it today.<br />
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The <a href="http://indigoamethyst.blogspot.com/2011/05/once-upon-dollhouse-completed.html">Dollhouse Refurbish</a> was a real labor of love. This was my dollhouse when I was a kid and it had really seen some better days after all of the kids it had gone through.<br />
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<a href="http://indigoamethyst.blogspot.com/2011/04/once-upon-house.html">Part I - The original derelict</a><br /><a href="http://indigoamethyst.blogspot.com/2011/05/once-upon-dollhouse-update.html">Part II - Fixing her up</a><br /><a href="http://indigoamethyst.blogspot.com/2011/05/once-upon-dollhouse-completed.html">Part III - Repaired and pretty</a></center>
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The instructions for <a href="http://indigoamethyst.blogspot.com/2011/11/dollhouse-stairs.html">how to make dollhouse stairs</a> out of a single piece of 2x4 goes along with that. My dad taught me this trick and I've used it several times now.<br />
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Right now we are working on a monster of a project, remodeling to give my two oldest boys rooms of their own. I'm hoping we'll be ready to move them into it within a couple of weeks but I'll be sharing pictures as we move along. Indiri Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07107905468709485217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175223805605113309.post-33531561402637550932013-01-23T10:15:00.001-08:002013-01-23T10:15:10.276-08:00WelcomeSo many new visitors today. Welcome! I've got a few fun projects in the works right now and I'm looking forward to getting those projects up here in the next few weeks. My two oldest boys have been sharing a bedroom and it's time to get them into their own spaces so we are remodeling. The framing is up, electrical is in progress and hopefully the drywall will be coming quickly along behind that. As they have two very different personalities they will also have two pretty different bedrooms so the crafting going in to that will be fun as well. I just snapped a quick photo with my cell but look for some more fun pictures to come!<br />
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Indiri Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07107905468709485217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175223805605113309.post-40199029640544500142011-12-14T17:59:00.001-08:002013-02-12T23:11:36.623-08:00Whimsy RingsI started messing with some beads and wire and, though I thought I was going to make a nest ring, it turned into these instead. My friend told me they look like "whimsy".<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrsXtVZq7VRPhnIc418yB7ZoIMgrLsZQg29Ob-aog1TVDdpIkChG1R1Teyk_0QEUPfxnrPKVroMMSVbA4MZma-V1kF6fBLut9gQIUwo0LQxIFfEtQ57gYXMRI92QBxhDajlDURDJF1yHtD/s1600/wire_ring_beads.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 650px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrsXtVZq7VRPhnIc418yB7ZoIMgrLsZQg29Ob-aog1TVDdpIkChG1R1Teyk_0QEUPfxnrPKVroMMSVbA4MZma-V1kF6fBLut9gQIUwo0LQxIFfEtQ57gYXMRI92QBxhDajlDURDJF1yHtD/s800/wire_ring_beads.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686170798528176018" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibpVFXB0I0GxzCIn1LIsRkO16674vC0eLVe_HEGVUU3opFknTopawPApJVz7fqCsEszW5goriUZsyZGeC5H4PIptp5228X9T7uDipL_mzX_1O_sI5ss2WOxL5YNG_0wTbz0XAyz45wK2c8/s1600/wire_ring_beads2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 650px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibpVFXB0I0GxzCIn1LIsRkO16674vC0eLVe_HEGVUU3opFknTopawPApJVz7fqCsEszW5goriUZsyZGeC5H4PIptp5228X9T7uDipL_mzX_1O_sI5ss2WOxL5YNG_0wTbz0XAyz45wK2c8/s800/wire_ring_beads2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686170797206772498" /></a>Indiri Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07107905468709485217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175223805605113309.post-91858605619880513642011-12-10T11:22:00.000-08:002011-12-10T11:48:02.434-08:00Our Chocolate Wasted CakeMy middle child is having a birthday and this year he wanted a chocolate cake. On Pinterest I came across this <a target="_blank" href="http://artofdessert.blogspot.com/2011/10/chocolate-wasted-cake.html">Chocolate Wasted Cake</a> and I knew he would love it! (minus the alcohol, of course, as he's only 9). My pictures (below) do not do full justice to her cake and you should check out the original. Also, hers has a tasty twist if you are making it for adults only.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7c0Sp01XZv50s30wQkQs_HNgnemndvWBm0gvwdrpkBoDZJji7Gir-MIq5A9Xnm6ZoBIlJ_TAmZIRSYQoD9Y0M-zB6HMlp8gI3B3qBEUfFGpCD_lY3fqJM1j1nCaJBhUL7LuEnPstmJb1/s1600/chocolate_cake2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7c0Sp01XZv50s30wQkQs_HNgnemndvWBm0gvwdrpkBoDZJji7Gir-MIq5A9Xnm6ZoBIlJ_TAmZIRSYQoD9Y0M-zB6HMlp8gI3B3qBEUfFGpCD_lY3fqJM1j1nCaJBhUL7LuEnPstmJb1/s800/chocolate_cake2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684583863234730706" /></a><br /><br />For the chocolate drizzle on mine I melted chocolate chips in a double boiler and used some Torani Almond (Orgeat) syrup to thin it enough for drizzling. If you do it the same way, be careful not to use to much drizzle, as the Almond syrup has a really strong flavor. I was thinking that using peanut butter could be really tasty, too, and would be a little more subtle.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLbbe9pk4GOo5NPNnA9rz4NN8hFSkmn_xU5gHidMRkv3eUrXbs004HHQ_0tN_3jpljjqQfyQx0m62P-AWrTI3s0dKAhFVKZSX2zWyebrRBwT9uxkDtjHMhk8NXSu7fb_Ogi10swm6fI-SR/s1600/chocolate_cake3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLbbe9pk4GOo5NPNnA9rz4NN8hFSkmn_xU5gHidMRkv3eUrXbs004HHQ_0tN_3jpljjqQfyQx0m62P-AWrTI3s0dKAhFVKZSX2zWyebrRBwT9uxkDtjHMhk8NXSu7fb_Ogi10swm6fI-SR/s800/chocolate_cake3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684583864975801026" /></a><br /><br />Can't wait to try it!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuxJYM_jf_znXzHAkqut1zU0IvsoDaWgeKDPwyjgHiMzeEDzL1XrwSOMzR0hvTozbcu4KCBzbxgTVDXsCFY5Xv3kfHU6VJZiqiHI7nqVJJfWF4a0oMAlk0LMPl6vD0RFuI1ZXs9aWmp-zq/s1600/chocolate_cake.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuxJYM_jf_znXzHAkqut1zU0IvsoDaWgeKDPwyjgHiMzeEDzL1XrwSOMzR0hvTozbcu4KCBzbxgTVDXsCFY5Xv3kfHU6VJZiqiHI7nqVJJfWF4a0oMAlk0LMPl6vD0RFuI1ZXs9aWmp-zq/s800/chocolate_cake.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684583869466099362" /></a>Indiri Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07107905468709485217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175223805605113309.post-68037492375686327952011-11-27T06:00:00.000-08:002011-11-27T12:35:26.768-08:00Tomato Cage TreesI found an idea on <a target="_blank" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/217509856972799752/">Pinterest </a>(<a target="_blank" href="http://www.lucydesignsonline.com/2010/12/tomato-cage-trees.html">originally from Lucy Designs</a>) that I wanted to try out. But, since she doesn't have a tutorial, I thought I'd explain a few things about it that I was wondering as I went into this project.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbsCp1dkdSicWPUyVCnDF7FmlK8JOS0BqZXEDPt66SbOwWbsKf6l3p0P-FEFRPnAGrqi_5lYz5LRUvEbp34jmsDAoH0KTR4x5N3GZgGIK4pQ5QcdB3mVm9u0kPcpvjFMMJ05656Yb8hSpL/s1600/christmastreeday.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; height: 700px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbsCp1dkdSicWPUyVCnDF7FmlK8JOS0BqZXEDPt66SbOwWbsKf6l3p0P-FEFRPnAGrqi_5lYz5LRUvEbp34jmsDAoH0KTR4x5N3GZgGIK4pQ5QcdB3mVm9u0kPcpvjFMMJ05656Yb8hSpL/s800/christmastreeday.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679776222209993858" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mNrT2VCOMo-yZv4gnffNluSfSQhgXlJahO5A7SEHG-EI4oQHC47Wia931NifBf8SJd6gWQVKlF4w8vWaIb9qOWUk9FNLWB7MTVO2pYUWYMo5qKx-cbnTXNKlKD0QcjNP1CxGuligKWdi/s1600/christmastreenight.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; height: 700px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mNrT2VCOMo-yZv4gnffNluSfSQhgXlJahO5A7SEHG-EI4oQHC47Wia931NifBf8SJd6gWQVKlF4w8vWaIb9qOWUk9FNLWB7MTVO2pYUWYMo5qKx-cbnTXNKlKD0QcjNP1CxGuligKWdi/s800/christmastreenight.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679776225781595570" /></a><br /><br />What you need:<br />2 urns/pots<br />2 tomato cages (these were 56 inches from tip to end)<br />Garland (for my size of cage it took 6 of the 9 foot garlands, or 54 feet, for each tree)<br />Lights (I used two 100 light (24 foot) strings per tree)<br /><br />The total height of my finished trees is 67 inches. As I was buying the tomato cages (yup, they do still have some at Home Depot) I checked the fit of the cages to the pots and it was perfect to sit in there as they were. They are not in any way secured to the pots and can lift right out. I love this because it means I can store the trees and use the pots throughout the year and when the plants die in the fall I can just set the trees over the top of the pot and into the rim.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7sCpT_St1xJDN917eEEM6prD4taKNocj8TSA5WeZ_ICHWzRpoHwkzVjyYcu3GJAay5SrmBVtBxt4SRIWnmQ4HGjSQg_eIrRD2E9WZ0q5TnJCAnOzHVF-rNzwfoiRbf3wpKzIIbhwdDUKC/s1600/tomatocagetree2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7sCpT_St1xJDN917eEEM6prD4taKNocj8TSA5WeZ_ICHWzRpoHwkzVjyYcu3GJAay5SrmBVtBxt4SRIWnmQ4HGjSQg_eIrRD2E9WZ0q5TnJCAnOzHVF-rNzwfoiRbf3wpKzIIbhwdDUKC/s400/tomatocagetree2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679776224372440114" /></a><br /><br />Since I just bought these pots, the inside is still completely empty. If you live in a windier area I would suggest filling it with dirt or rocks. You could also stick a piece of pipe into the filler to tie the cage to so it wouldn't blow away. Luckily my entry way is protected so I didn't have to do this, despite the amount of wind we get here.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiasfKNx6aXzfhc3_PNEkXmD1ZoHTnp2hV0z4t6yx3aS-UWMRBJL4L6l5A0bWLpBQP38ph350M4skaqKL9c-8if8QMv2Je6RMub3K_E8Jo-mjnFl2GoGE-kQvCwXzl-KNoiutQyzihNzI2J/s1600/tomatocagetree.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiasfKNx6aXzfhc3_PNEkXmD1ZoHTnp2hV0z4t6yx3aS-UWMRBJL4L6l5A0bWLpBQP38ph350M4skaqKL9c-8if8QMv2Je6RMub3K_E8Jo-mjnFl2GoGE-kQvCwXzl-KNoiutQyzihNzI2J/s400/tomatocagetree.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679776235110418930" /></a><br /><br />At the top I used a small piece of wire (twist ties would probably work as well) to secure the ends together.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6QrqTYIBwCeXEGRRaKzaWudj60HWrU11YRF-HA8F1_S_eMJNX2WqaDcYGY_Uiy_4nuDc-WZnpUnM2HJlSAD2VIaeqy8pcIbyavSXoldWyAxLyuAA78m5gnwvT-W-4e1ew6vGcHPidXwiy/s1600/treetop.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6QrqTYIBwCeXEGRRaKzaWudj60HWrU11YRF-HA8F1_S_eMJNX2WqaDcYGY_Uiy_4nuDc-WZnpUnM2HJlSAD2VIaeqy8pcIbyavSXoldWyAxLyuAA78m5gnwvT-W-4e1ew6vGcHPidXwiy/s400/treetop.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679776237087852642" /></a><br /><br />Two people have come over so far and neither noticed it wasn't an actual tree till I told them, though it helps that the wreath is real so the front porch smells like trees. :) I may still put some ribbon on them, not sure, but for now I think they look really pretty.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbsCp1dkdSicWPUyVCnDF7FmlK8JOS0BqZXEDPt66SbOwWbsKf6l3p0P-FEFRPnAGrqi_5lYz5LRUvEbp34jmsDAoH0KTR4x5N3GZgGIK4pQ5QcdB3mVm9u0kPcpvjFMMJ05656Yb8hSpL/s1600/christmastreeday.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; height: 700px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbsCp1dkdSicWPUyVCnDF7FmlK8JOS0BqZXEDPt66SbOwWbsKf6l3p0P-FEFRPnAGrqi_5lYz5LRUvEbp34jmsDAoH0KTR4x5N3GZgGIK4pQ5QcdB3mVm9u0kPcpvjFMMJ05656Yb8hSpL/s800/christmastreeday.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679776222209993858" /></a><br /><br />I also really like the nighttime look of the cage and lights without garland, though I'm not sure how pretty it would be in the daytime. (<a target="_blank" href="http://nedesignbuild.com/articles/?p=137">See it here</a>)Indiri Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07107905468709485217noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175223805605113309.post-83542631780115842492011-11-22T06:00:00.000-08:002011-11-27T12:51:50.193-08:00Hemp BraceletA few months back I saw someone demonstrate a way to tie up extension cords that I thought was just genius (see the technique <a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaEv9wm6gy0">here</a>). Then today I realized I could apply the same method to make a bracelet and it came out pretty cute in just a couple of minutes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDTdoeNNjdYXbFAqWS-pVYjF5ZWYpLZR0BTv4XTV7UdVZdivzYBP_lxdj2sEcVTM0py5T5UqxHSxw2Vu8tHefnVKAwAwx2QLp7i6OTfYYcn5tGoXoKlmp7wKdY85RDA76y942ntXvQ7YeO/s1600/DSC_8970.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 700px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDTdoeNNjdYXbFAqWS-pVYjF5ZWYpLZR0BTv4XTV7UdVZdivzYBP_lxdj2sEcVTM0py5T5UqxHSxw2Vu8tHefnVKAwAwx2QLp7i6OTfYYcn5tGoXoKlmp7wKdY85RDA76y942ntXvQ7YeO/s800/DSC_8970.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679777720884021298" /></a><br /><br />If you'd like to make your own, here are the steps.<br /><br />1. Create a loop in your string.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIEOaJHnH40WsqgvsQ_D-Q9pZzqd4iDn7WOLNthITV-rAuzNuOg7xEoQt8iDAKmDp9xHS2rQRNrW29ugkBqV8UzDcTLk_ezSPPK7O1OU_PipkeUC3IylHLoBahIMYH9C0c4LEn89B34PhS/s1600/DSC_8973.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIEOaJHnH40WsqgvsQ_D-Q9pZzqd4iDn7WOLNthITV-rAuzNuOg7xEoQt8iDAKmDp9xHS2rQRNrW29ugkBqV8UzDcTLk_ezSPPK7O1OU_PipkeUC3IylHLoBahIMYH9C0c4LEn89B34PhS/s400/DSC_8973.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679777720537390578" /></a><br /><br />2. Feed the long end of the string into the loop, making another loop.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisuGo3XvCTbIHM9oX7tGZJoR0VcONQPjm1Jj3BooOwtIDSNuLsPR4TTIZ707jv9vw2DJp4RdAD5iT-Q_n7LG49evNdXbgRFd9_lBRTLo9HZxLBCrnwEWcy8VWk5OwObMjDtZxFuwws3AQP/s1600/DSC_8979.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisuGo3XvCTbIHM9oX7tGZJoR0VcONQPjm1Jj3BooOwtIDSNuLsPR4TTIZ707jv9vw2DJp4RdAD5iT-Q_n7LG49evNdXbgRFd9_lBRTLo9HZxLBCrnwEWcy8VWk5OwObMjDtZxFuwws3AQP/s400/DSC_8979.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679777775893789858" /></a><br /><br />3. Pull the first loop tight to create a slip knot.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz57g3vSaaNGJV1gbV1Zaq2n5iTNSpZ7yIm41t4DcJOWslx8YHJLvb8nhmRPS9sNZDlSsvpY2GDy6wdLP_W7KvxD9CaLETZ05F7EpQ8YOnZDFPK53uITGd60ZwuCW-xz-R8LuV0uN9wjo-/s1600/DSC_8975.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz57g3vSaaNGJV1gbV1Zaq2n5iTNSpZ7yIm41t4DcJOWslx8YHJLvb8nhmRPS9sNZDlSsvpY2GDy6wdLP_W7KvxD9CaLETZ05F7EpQ8YOnZDFPK53uITGd60ZwuCW-xz-R8LuV0uN9wjo-/s400/DSC_8975.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679777728520098770" /></a><br /><br />4. Feed the long end of the string into the loop to make another loop but do not pull it tight this time. Repeat this step to your desired length.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-VLaikmK2lUhMe3KcWOMCh9gzRtsF9TRFytlFjxO4ETYQp-ijHXoo_byixhOTag1OJyGHCPKemuXW325G2ZLqdl_KknyPwefQYv0So1EBpnLw95Jx_yVs4BVI_vDT1sKVolU6Ljl9mOD/s1600/DSC_8976.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-VLaikmK2lUhMe3KcWOMCh9gzRtsF9TRFytlFjxO4ETYQp-ijHXoo_byixhOTag1OJyGHCPKemuXW325G2ZLqdl_KknyPwefQYv0So1EBpnLw95Jx_yVs4BVI_vDT1sKVolU6Ljl9mOD/s400/DSC_8976.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679777733644186898" /></a><br /><br />Because of the loops you will have a little play in the bracelet that will allow you to slip it on even if you knot the ends like I did but you could attach some jewelry findings instead if you would prefer. To get the look of my bracelet I just did the steps above with 4 strings at once (with hemp cord) instead of a single string. I estimate you can have this finished in less than 10 minutes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDTdoeNNjdYXbFAqWS-pVYjF5ZWYpLZR0BTv4XTV7UdVZdivzYBP_lxdj2sEcVTM0py5T5UqxHSxw2Vu8tHefnVKAwAwx2QLp7i6OTfYYcn5tGoXoKlmp7wKdY85RDA76y942ntXvQ7YeO/s1600/DSC_8970.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 700px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDTdoeNNjdYXbFAqWS-pVYjF5ZWYpLZR0BTv4XTV7UdVZdivzYBP_lxdj2sEcVTM0py5T5UqxHSxw2Vu8tHefnVKAwAwx2QLp7i6OTfYYcn5tGoXoKlmp7wKdY85RDA76y942ntXvQ7YeO/s800/DSC_8970.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679777720884021298" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihsihRikFzymssWxYkoP_MQcLkTf5Mf4Or-Q90OxYI1Ms0sSqEW2QlCQBK2foZmpyduy7heHbYhVjyfWYnlmUfLDb6ReWqjhUvGnSLabIuqteLaxlbKwU_bgD4r2z_EHTQBJKFabLeEhKZ/s1600/DSC_8968.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; height: 700px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihsihRikFzymssWxYkoP_MQcLkTf5Mf4Or-Q90OxYI1Ms0sSqEW2QlCQBK2foZmpyduy7heHbYhVjyfWYnlmUfLDb6ReWqjhUvGnSLabIuqteLaxlbKwU_bgD4r2z_EHTQBJKFabLeEhKZ/s800/DSC_8968.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679777719485371234" /></a>Indiri Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07107905468709485217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175223805605113309.post-65404037269912625792011-11-20T06:00:00.000-08:002019-05-21T11:33:08.555-07:00New OfficeThe new office is painted! We got all of the stuff moved in and it looks so nice and clean. I just love it. We started with <a href="http://indigoamethyst.blogspot.com/2011/11/room-switching.html">this room</a> and here is where we have gotten to thus far.<br />
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For anyone wondering, the paint colors are Dark Granite on the walls and Billowy Down on the ceiling, both from Behr.<br />
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Boys' Room To Do list:<br />
-Paint boys' room navy blue (they want to keep the color they have now) with white stripes<br />
-Add shelves above beds in boys' room for treasures<br />
-Add bedside lamps <br />
-Hang new curtains in boys' room<br />
-<strike>Move all the furniture/stuff between rooms</strike><br />
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This is the boys' room at the moment, carpets freshly shampooed, and it will be the next large project we tackle here:<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8Wr5ozwhGtN8GV4NaXijuSafsS3hePiOe9KPM_8L5AgPzyblWd7gkdI7qVjv_5Yp2m7Bafk_EhjPdyGNBURHXkzegDdrl4Mr_wcHuE9RwcTiheShE2GKGeHRNmcn5N52KaRBjvkE8_w1/s1600/DSC_8963.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677189798314535394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8Wr5ozwhGtN8GV4NaXijuSafsS3hePiOe9KPM_8L5AgPzyblWd7gkdI7qVjv_5Yp2m7Bafk_EhjPdyGNBURHXkzegDdrl4Mr_wcHuE9RwcTiheShE2GKGeHRNmcn5N52KaRBjvkE8_w1/s800/DSC_8963.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 700px;" /></a>Indiri Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07107905468709485217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175223805605113309.post-84783294983665980022011-11-17T14:00:00.000-08:002011-11-17T14:00:04.932-08:00Thanks, Facebook, for the LaughWell, the office is not quite ready to show you so, until it is, here is a slightly amusing story to tide you over.<br /><br />As many of you use Facebook I'm sure you're aware that they are constantly <strike>breaking everything</strike> tweaking their site. In this latest revision our posts and comments are visible to friends of friends even more than ever before and this can have some amusing consequences. Husband was recently commenting with a friend about a new video game they are both enjoying (as are several million others according to the record breaking sales numbers) and he got some fun hatemail in his Facebook inbox this morning. He decided to not respond and encourage the random internet person but I thought it would be more fun to yank his (her?) chain.<br /><br />The Facebook message Husband recieved looked like this (some minor language):<br /><br /><em>you have a kids and your playing games? are you fucken kidding me? put the toys away little boy and take your kid to the park or spend some time with it. .i swear people are sick in the head these days . .</em><br /><br />My kids are all well loved and played with and we make it a point to spend individual time with each of them. But this random person apparently decided that you can't enjoy a game and love your children at the same time and sent the missive above. Husband ignored it but I thought he should have responded with the following just for a laugh (please keep in mind that I am the last person to be the grammar police and I was only doing it to be a smart-ass in this case. I'm sure there are lots of grammar problems with many of my posts and I have no high horses about it):<br /><br /><em>Well, actually, I spend a lot of time with my kids and play computer games mostly after they are asleep in bed. In case you are thinking this means I ignore my wife, please be assured that she is playing right next to me and we do not lack for quality time together. However, before you decide to attack random people for random things on Facebook perhaps you should look to yourself. I can only imagine, since you are so passionate about the subject, that your parents spent a lot of time with you. It’s a shame they couldn’t teach you to write coherent sentences during that time. In lieu of your parents teaching you basic common sense and grammar, please allow me to help you out.<br /><br />Sentences start with capital letters. It’s “You”, not “you”. Next, if you are using the word “kids” instead of “kid” then you can omit the “a” as it is unnecessary and doesn’t make much sense. Simply say “You have kids and…”. Also, “your” is possessive meaning something belongs to me. The correct usage you were looking for is “you are” or “you’re”, not “your”. Again, capital letters are most helpful in denoting the beginning of a sentence and you may want to consider using them as in “Are” instead of “are”. I assume you are aware, as of course your intelligent discourse suggests, that the word would be “fucking”, not “fucken” unless you actually meant, perhaps, a strange cross breed of a frog, duck, and chicken, in which case I can see how that makes sense in the same way that the new holiday dinner bird is called a turducken (turkey, duck, and chicken). However, since that would also not make any sense in that sentence I can only assume that your sentence enhancer was misspelled. Technically, a computer game is not considered a toy and is an entirely different sales market and you may simply want to say “game” (and you forgot another capital letter). I can assure you that I am not that little and am, in fact, over 6 feet tall so you may want to come up with a more thoughtful and intelligent insult. Also, you forgot to use commas, which is the correct way to address someone in a sentence (“Put the games away, little boy, and…”). My kids love the park and I believe it would be accurate to assume that I have been there more recently than you as no one with your particularly cranky demeanor could possibly have seen the sun in some time (are you related to Golem, by chance?). Really, the word “or” doesn’t seem correct in the next sentence, as you are suggesting that I do both, in which case you should say “and”, especially since going to the park IS spending time so it can’t be an “or” as I would, by the very definition, be doing both at once which would also make it an “and”. After you remove the gratuitous period in the next sentence, capitalize the “I” and then add a comma after swear (“I swear, people…”) and you’ll be just about done. In order to save you time I have corrected your oversights (notice the correct usage of the word “your” in this sentence for reference) for you and you may use the sentence below.<br /><br />You have kids and you’re playing games!? Are you fucking kidding me? Put the games away, Random Name Call, and take your kids to the park again and spend some more time with them when they are supposed to be sleeping. I swear, people are as sick in the head as me these days.<br /><br />No thanks necessary,<br />Your new Facebook friend</em>Indiri Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07107905468709485217noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175223805605113309.post-5592710257581889152011-11-10T06:00:00.000-08:002011-11-10T11:19:27.626-08:00My Tree PendantAs I was digging around in my bead box last night, looking for my friend's stone (for the cabochon posted <a target="_blank" href="http://indigoamethyst.blogspot.com/2011/11/cabochon.html">here</a>), I found several projects I had started but never finished. I started this pendant a year ago (based on the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48009709@N00/">work of this artist</a>) and last night I finished up the wire twisting. There are several more half finished projects in the box I'm looking forward to finishing up so I'm sure you'll see a few more on here soon.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLo7VsHGR_KKiEjW9CygQjl-9ug2Yz1poZUkdGaTMJWMo2hXyO6UIecQeePBVKEz-nyv_VrKMqTFsOTiPACKSh5WKWXZSRBY7zesqIdyaXKSChHkOhEO1zyy42Dc7HdUciZhCv3STvMWM7/s1600/DSC_8909.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; height: 700px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLo7VsHGR_KKiEjW9CygQjl-9ug2Yz1poZUkdGaTMJWMo2hXyO6UIecQeePBVKEz-nyv_VrKMqTFsOTiPACKSh5WKWXZSRBY7zesqIdyaXKSChHkOhEO1zyy42Dc7HdUciZhCv3STvMWM7/s800/DSC_8909.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673061618093557314" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWGJpkAjNpyrpTmEyefqnHrYdQWnd3jOyfxrdPC5_6ljPBUBPMOsd3dQJDJ9X6DfWC5cI3Qo149SASeM-MPrnNmQPCf6LIXb9KfFfzIWd4V63xOYASqUAXQLv5atUPXZs1O6-8VJVydQj/s1600/DSC_8887.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 700px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWGJpkAjNpyrpTmEyefqnHrYdQWnd3jOyfxrdPC5_6ljPBUBPMOsd3dQJDJ9X6DfWC5cI3Qo149SASeM-MPrnNmQPCf6LIXb9KfFfzIWd4V63xOYASqUAXQLv5atUPXZs1O6-8VJVydQj/s800/DSC_8887.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673061602028236978" /></a><br /><br />I'm not posting a tutorial on this one since the idea was not created by me and the artist sells her creations (her <a target="_blank" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ethora">etsy is here </a>if you want to check it out).Indiri Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07107905468709485217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175223805605113309.post-36205867731243977612011-11-09T06:00:00.000-08:002011-11-10T11:21:00.507-08:00Polished Stone PendantA friend of mine who knows I sometimes make jewelry asked if I could take a look at a small stone she has and see if I could make a pendant for her. Last night as I browsed Pinterest I found <a target="_blank" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/475475748/">this pin </a>(originally from <a target="_blank" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/69353004/Glass-Pebble-Cabochon-Pendant-Tutorial">here</a>) for a cabochon tutorial. The tutorial is for a round stone but I figured I could adapt it somewhat for this purpose and here is what I came up with:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Lj0P0f72R9hufX6pHLKAH2INKkfmZoCAt1LmyUiTnV-gJIYHtUyCxDIM3sQTRaDGNyUXADjgYoc6MXEMHGwMzn-h19MRPwTDpv8e3_CcJonW_baZNVwBqItDWMpysrdAbczMtWQBQw81/s1600/DSC_8903.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; height: 700px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Lj0P0f72R9hufX6pHLKAH2INKkfmZoCAt1LmyUiTnV-gJIYHtUyCxDIM3sQTRaDGNyUXADjgYoc6MXEMHGwMzn-h19MRPwTDpv8e3_CcJonW_baZNVwBqItDWMpysrdAbczMtWQBQw81/s800/DSC_8903.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673047690545125250" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQpbxJMBBOuREpA26JYS1oEcBG_lKGa2QWBAva94oRa8MrG0Cq19-7mbPNUgKYkzCSb5fKpNK478Jou3O_1BlRGdxlmM3VxKu9_yMnleRW8SIBBi8rumz2clACYppCBpxfjeVoVEgeda17/s1600/DSC_8900.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 700px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQpbxJMBBOuREpA26JYS1oEcBG_lKGa2QWBAva94oRa8MrG0Cq19-7mbPNUgKYkzCSb5fKpNK478Jou3O_1BlRGdxlmM3VxKu9_yMnleRW8SIBBi8rumz2clACYppCBpxfjeVoVEgeda17/s800/DSC_8900.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673047687489904210" /></a>Indiri Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07107905468709485217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175223805605113309.post-75400418784809549682011-11-08T19:10:00.000-08:002011-11-08T19:16:44.745-08:00Giveaway WinnerAnd the winner of the bracelet is:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Nc7lEkkGTJe4eQ18rjNI7-7787YSBMrQAUaglGN3CMXOZsvGFg7oK8voRZV2xbVVhLM2nEe9PB7sXEK2yS3LbbyA44T2Z68XYoPQtzBVnqIli7UhB0y0bR4CIEghtVIylEFlYecQS3O0/s1600/winner.PNG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 184px; height: 204px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Nc7lEkkGTJe4eQ18rjNI7-7787YSBMrQAUaglGN3CMXOZsvGFg7oK8voRZV2xbVVhLM2nEe9PB7sXEK2yS3LbbyA44T2Z68XYoPQtzBVnqIli7UhB0y0bR4CIEghtVIylEFlYecQS3O0/s400/winner.PNG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672828325821426498" /></a><br /><br />Samantha! Who said:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7FMobs3S6bKS6YnsfnPb8u2tQplusC8xA0ZFhNnogV70OH9tM49sVAoBzYKmrzOALR8m-9qh5OOv5dgkQlymOuSmMBI_2WZ_x4rlNfiAQw-5BwZxvUkM11O_gzt98YzkN3ULinNHf-QBp/s1600/winner2.PNG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 327px; height: 117px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7FMobs3S6bKS6YnsfnPb8u2tQplusC8xA0ZFhNnogV70OH9tM49sVAoBzYKmrzOALR8m-9qh5OOv5dgkQlymOuSmMBI_2WZ_x4rlNfiAQw-5BwZxvUkM11O_gzt98YzkN3ULinNHf-QBp/s400/winner2.PNG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672828591554635794" /></a><br /><br />Check your email Samantha!Indiri Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07107905468709485217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175223805605113309.post-75586572639719169362011-11-07T08:58:00.000-08:002011-11-07T09:06:09.860-08:00Fantasies in Chocolate Gala<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwepXD3hO_PqvOb9zW4eJepdGrz0OzNRx64_VKuu470d6nN51JMWlahPEh39CllSjSpJfpY4LxynbygfJcaqRxy9U8ALs6JTA9QRtUm-OdmIIx-OOKfTLTw_HbFwCC93jkQvdiBg8_p2W/s1600/fanchoc.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 700px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwepXD3hO_PqvOb9zW4eJepdGrz0OzNRx64_VKuu470d6nN51JMWlahPEh39CllSjSpJfpY4LxynbygfJcaqRxy9U8ALs6JTA9QRtUm-OdmIIx-OOKfTLTw_HbFwCC93jkQvdiBg8_p2W/s800/fanchoc.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672299602021712994" /></a><br /><br />I do not have a project to post today as we went out on the town instead of creating this weekend. I went to the Fantasies in Chocolate gala with Husband and several of our neighbors. It was my first time there and it's definitely going to be repeated. Great friends, dinner, wine, chocolate <em>everywhere</em>, and dancing. It was really lovely. My friend Zoe took the above picture and, since I didn't take my camera with me, I'll have to ask a couple other friends if I can share a few other shots with you because the place really looked amazing! I hope you had a great weekend too and I'll tomorrow I'll post the winner for Saturday's giveaway!Indiri Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07107905468709485217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175223805605113309.post-14208915449627371912011-11-03T06:00:00.000-07:002011-11-03T08:34:38.889-07:00Dollhouse: StairsThe rest of the dollhouse story can be found at<br /><a href="http://indigoamethyst.blogspot.com/2011/04/once-upon-house.html">Part I - The original derelict</a><br /><a href="http://indigoamethyst.blogspot.com/2011/05/once-upon-dollhouse-update.html">Part II - Fixing her up</a><br /><a href="http://indigoamethyst.blogspot.com/2011/05/once-upon-dollhouse-completed.html">Part III - Repaired and pretty</a><br /><br />A couple months ago I showed you the dollhouse I had when I was little that I fixed up for my kids. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ2XRhcXdCkRcNDUhLqkrVItNk0xVmT2qUmXODiGJyburFWy5x7MXwXU0UmKmA3bJ8X_tFqrvmopnRTE6QfKfD92F65MrnI9Iof-sBVdehmRALwYtMI32HVFDMms2V8-p1r0Q4cWINfpS7/s1600/DSC_5796_2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 700px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ2XRhcXdCkRcNDUhLqkrVItNk0xVmT2qUmXODiGJyburFWy5x7MXwXU0UmKmA3bJ8X_tFqrvmopnRTE6QfKfD92F65MrnI9Iof-sBVdehmRALwYtMI32HVFDMms2V8-p1r0Q4cWINfpS7/s800/DSC_5796_2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670615460383631458" /></a><br /><br />Now I thought I might show you how my dad built those original stairs that stood up to all those years of abuse. The stairs are built from a single board, just one piece of 2x4. You can use a radial arm saw or a circular saw (you may want to make a jig for the second option). The blade is tilted at a 45 degree angle and the cuts are made 1/2" apart. Cut all of the angles one direction, turn the board around and cut them the other way. Now it looks like teeth.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGPWe9a6j3VWEGsQgyLC9DU2UKLopP4p1avsVLUDtR77rr29FwsJ1Vq3SVcHmtTvI-FPM5WbzoQnPBxzPSFJqHs8imEymwGhqaLBX7ubVJhs-oWkSWa5g7SCscwaQwyzHC2lUoGdpc-ZGu/s1600/DSC_8863.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGPWe9a6j3VWEGsQgyLC9DU2UKLopP4p1avsVLUDtR77rr29FwsJ1Vq3SVcHmtTvI-FPM5WbzoQnPBxzPSFJqHs8imEymwGhqaLBX7ubVJhs-oWkSWa5g7SCscwaQwyzHC2lUoGdpc-ZGu/s800/DSC_8863.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670612239481518098" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrrtBGK-oEWN8iuXw4FCrIwKTHUuEoDlU5UknzAdDNfts3VwxhPS6OLhYmB7tiDpsoKN6xS2Yc6TAowR1Ij4-j5d0445zYQpIaEByy5LI5ziHlFdjBwmW_IYoIuo9yxAgRNLGWrD2Yb_N7/s1600/DSC_8876.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrrtBGK-oEWN8iuXw4FCrIwKTHUuEoDlU5UknzAdDNfts3VwxhPS6OLhYmB7tiDpsoKN6xS2Yc6TAowR1Ij4-j5d0445zYQpIaEByy5LI5ziHlFdjBwmW_IYoIuo9yxAgRNLGWrD2Yb_N7/s800/DSC_8876.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670612283801616914" /></a><br /><br />Now it's just a matter of tipping it up to nail it in place and you have sturdy stairs that will stand the test of years and kiddos.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH0LgH4OQuhGxX7sSmD6c0wq5yOHl-YW0b-yuC0ZYXA4_kOlMNVsS-0VWVWWmsVfXBLETHG-AANZ1LHdJ3W9MLJD0_ZRVXuTraF2VzLcbPTjkIZcIx_-KHKzCVUtyBqYxOHDJ94Ml18bgO/s1600/DSC_8868.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; height: 600px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH0LgH4OQuhGxX7sSmD6c0wq5yOHl-YW0b-yuC0ZYXA4_kOlMNVsS-0VWVWWmsVfXBLETHG-AANZ1LHdJ3W9MLJD0_ZRVXuTraF2VzLcbPTjkIZcIx_-KHKzCVUtyBqYxOHDJ94Ml18bgO/s800/DSC_8868.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670612269948161122" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVftZej-IZeXMDzXQHyVEzhjIOreI4FiE8eK9rRZsxWX7rurG7z-ybIdkSqV8m5b1sZFy2ddJVENXVt1IrzqXGdf3lSpMpxJ7s4DIMGcWW70rpEWV7kfmwaZJDdo94ZYn0dwRPPr7GXh9b/s1600/DSC_8866.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVftZej-IZeXMDzXQHyVEzhjIOreI4FiE8eK9rRZsxWX7rurG7z-ybIdkSqV8m5b1sZFy2ddJVENXVt1IrzqXGdf3lSpMpxJ7s4DIMGcWW70rpEWV7kfmwaZJDdo94ZYn0dwRPPr7GXh9b/s800/DSC_8866.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670612249882331058" /></a>Indiri Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07107905468709485217noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175223805605113309.post-55505457676091204942011-11-02T08:49:00.000-07:002011-11-03T16:13:28.431-07:00Pinterest Fall Challenge<a href="http://www.younghouselove.com/"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ4sWwwVA_74_0cOA00GN4OP90gb_7tr4B8Vo8y6nLud1HnClkXF6kYuhFLS7nr_ZXCR4ElOdddavPrgtRy4SffO6wUQ82oj2x0JaRvy4IcUOAgD57nFyQzJqIILs1XH1Q3SqdOuvza88r/s400/fall-challenge.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670426275646099042" /></a> <a href="http://www.lemontreecreations.blogspot.com"><img border="0" src="http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd202/jmrammell/lemontreebutton-1.png" style="height: 150px;" /></a><br /><br />It's time for the seasonal Pinterest challenge (hosted by<a href="http://www.younghouselove.com/"> YHL</a>, <a href="http://www.bowerpowerblog.com/">Bower Power</a>,<a href="http://ana-white.com/"> Ana White </a>and <a href="http://www.houseofearnest.com/">Erin from House of Earnest</a>) where you make something you pinned on Pinterest. It's a great encouragement to actually get that project going that you were so inspired by. Lemon Tree Creations is also hosting a Pinsperation party and you can check that out <a href="http://lemontreecreations.blogspot.com/2011/11/link-up-with-lemon-tree-pinterest-style.html">here</a>.<br /><br />I saw this on <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/195453187/">Pinterest </a>(originally from <a href="http://www.housetweaking.com/2010/11/30/diy-fence-board-headboard/">here</a>) and created my Grow headboard (my <a href="http://indigoamethyst.blogspot.com/2011/09/tween-girl-room-headboard.html">original post with more pictures here</a>).<br /><br />Original Inspiration:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZQ9x0R4bTOdZzuk1r4Zfkz0HOdKUDhm6TnsFs5b0WqaqukizSnywhyq_7dwJdBUL76HEzcSa3HsB7gBLloiSgLhlWmQYPCg0vDaNzet2no4-WDCkZurc0ADCT7mtbYz9gKdgOy5_DM2z/s1600/love-headboard.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZQ9x0R4bTOdZzuk1r4Zfkz0HOdKUDhm6TnsFs5b0WqaqukizSnywhyq_7dwJdBUL76HEzcSa3HsB7gBLloiSgLhlWmQYPCg0vDaNzet2no4-WDCkZurc0ADCT7mtbYz9gKdgOy5_DM2z/s400/love-headboard.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670427692839592722" /></a><br /><br />My creation:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXBo8Cs7a9F4tBgES_5O6SXaho6GBoc6G3tpAhxvZcpBABJauxTDvrOgBPhK9D3BdZC1Kalow6pm_I_f1XCAMSy3Zls0Y0XqeB26OSP1qIXYYmnEEgAhgTPN3CDX83Pf7I55niU43MomXD/s1600/DSC_7611.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 700px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXBo8Cs7a9F4tBgES_5O6SXaho6GBoc6G3tpAhxvZcpBABJauxTDvrOgBPhK9D3BdZC1Kalow6pm_I_f1XCAMSy3Zls0Y0XqeB26OSP1qIXYYmnEEgAhgTPN3CDX83Pf7I55niU43MomXD/s800/DSC_7611.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670426271041194114" /></a><br /><br />And I saw this on <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/38235153/">Pinterest </a>(originally from <a href="http://heartlandpaper.typepad.com/heartland_paper/2009/08/handmade-chandeliers-on-studio-5.html">here</a>) and created my own colorful version (my <a href="http://indigoamethyst.blogspot.com/2011/10/butterfly-mobile.html">original post with more pictures here</a>).<br /><br />Original Inspiration:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRVZLvAkGzB_P6e9FMvrT9G08pYyURBrUraCSNPpT-izWPXFmWVhgMlz6-PEMfuXGuzDGjAMXfJ1XDyAws-LH-t7Ag3jseB92f112pPGXxYpdFK9wymwlK2bioz963GRbKaWigpPs57Fze/s1600/38235153_2O5BOunE_c.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRVZLvAkGzB_P6e9FMvrT9G08pYyURBrUraCSNPpT-izWPXFmWVhgMlz6-PEMfuXGuzDGjAMXfJ1XDyAws-LH-t7Ag3jseB92f112pPGXxYpdFK9wymwlK2bioz963GRbKaWigpPs57Fze/s400/38235153_2O5BOunE_c.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670427694839622658" /></a><br /><br />My creation:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOv78BLQqJYJ3OoUKwLz8nn_9hGryp1F0NQeWD93Q-SMGZ24iC_38Vpezpsa4JLOcF_1YYT9wJyutiR17cXmg47Z4JlpDUxSL3mak789SBAXGElLxX6_HfV-5oly_4I2EBydlaRIaF9mLt/s1600/DSC_7903.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; height: 700px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOv78BLQqJYJ3OoUKwLz8nn_9hGryp1F0NQeWD93Q-SMGZ24iC_38Vpezpsa4JLOcF_1YYT9wJyutiR17cXmg47Z4JlpDUxSL3mak789SBAXGElLxX6_HfV-5oly_4I2EBydlaRIaF9mLt/s800/DSC_7903.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670426271278687106" /></a><br /><br />Have you made something after getting inspiration from a Pinterest pin? Play along over at <a href="http://www.younghouselove.com/2011/11/fall-pinterest-challenge-ornaments-a-plenty/">Young House Love</a>, <a href="http://www.bowerpowerblog.com/2011/11/pinterest-challenge-project-antiqued-window/">Bower Power</a>, <a href="http://ana-white.com/2011/11/princess-pocket-bookshelf">Ana White’s</a>, and <a href="http://www.houseofearnest.com/2011/11/02/a-little-gold-lining-for-your-wednesday/">House of Earnest</a>. You can also join in over at <a href="http://lemontreecreations.blogspot.com/2011/11/link-up-with-lemon-tree-pinterest-style.html">Lemon Tree Creations</a>.<br /><br />Don't forget, Saturday is the last day to enter for the <a href="http://indigoamethyst.blogspot.com/2011/11/300-posts-tutorial-and-giveaway.html">bracelet giveaway</a>!Indiri Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07107905468709485217noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175223805605113309.post-39952096260558471312011-11-01T06:00:00.000-07:002011-11-09T11:12:24.535-08:00300 posts, a Tutorial, and a Giveaway300 posts! My little blog is getting so big. As promised today I am doing a giveaway, the info is at the end of this post. (This giveaway is now closed but the tutorial is still good!)<br /><br />This is the <a href="http://indigoamethyst.blogspot.com/2011/10/beaded-necklace.html">necklace I showed you yesterday </a>and today I'm going to show you how simple it is to make if you want to try it out.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt8KgLwVET-D6V5RoSPjJ8LrfW_4VhsGnlRYx76KOYXUMpCKd8xbz9IDDRIL0Z5kRuVUXZuG23LRM4gg5RO0LbH8YqXmcLUjP3yI1OkDsDWJY62XmOhR9O3fsaiIFhAb8ESHUZxIaHajFU/s1600/DSC_8831.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; height: 600px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt8KgLwVET-D6V5RoSPjJ8LrfW_4VhsGnlRYx76KOYXUMpCKd8xbz9IDDRIL0Z5kRuVUXZuG23LRM4gg5RO0LbH8YqXmcLUjP3yI1OkDsDWJY62XmOhR9O3fsaiIFhAb8ESHUZxIaHajFU/s800/DSC_8831.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670078305230586738" /></a><br /><br />You need beading wire, a small piece of tiger tail or a beading needle, seed beads, and 1-2 dozen larger beads that have a hole small enough the seed beads don't fit inside. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHGLHkJiONY1QqQ1iCrSrUYMuH-ZoL0JhFcEty1KAavlAE0GbfzDeau4c879iYLpJ6jxlm8lY3uAPXNdubtNCszgChrqfDOsEJ9JqWu3trZEy0uTAGuv2tpmFo2S9wUGOSCmwIQ3vFiQXW/s1600/DSC_8846.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 700px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHGLHkJiONY1QqQ1iCrSrUYMuH-ZoL0JhFcEty1KAavlAE0GbfzDeau4c879iYLpJ6jxlm8lY3uAPXNdubtNCszgChrqfDOsEJ9JqWu3trZEy0uTAGuv2tpmFo2S9wUGOSCmwIQ3vFiQXW/s800/DSC_8846.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670078302940967170" /></a><br /><br />If you are using tiger tail you can fold it in half and crimp the end (as pictured) to make a threading needle that will hold your thread. String 16 seed beads, 1 large bead, and then 5 more seed beads.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqA6Ygs_aHmc7EIez_32JTxi2q-AJug8C14G-Oxv-lPnKDEsC6EcZN5gIt6jqV2K6PZ6TeIS6R2DIF4JU4bdbLmHjzWaTrDZJyS3SAChI-8zZKkldeFu5fRa3NobDP6wLlTbqwNZQ7Zfjk/s1600/DSC_8848.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 700px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqA6Ygs_aHmc7EIez_32JTxi2q-AJug8C14G-Oxv-lPnKDEsC6EcZN5gIt6jqV2K6PZ6TeIS6R2DIF4JU4bdbLmHjzWaTrDZJyS3SAChI-8zZKkldeFu5fRa3NobDP6wLlTbqwNZQ7Zfjk/s800/DSC_8848.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670078017849334962" /></a><br /><br />Count back to the 11th bead of the 16 (leaving 5 after it before the large one) and run the thread through that bead a second time in the same direction as you did originally.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPCR8PVK1cP6S_9A3SER4Q-e4SEKPuKUlQERmIdgynhDmErl0bS4z-hLexYA4VWxi5MQ9BTbZJzJ60uJC84iiNOEwC19HqFWX77P6n17bEdYZ7Fqkl2JHPOs434wWAz771zhs4bQCRkAE/s1600/DSC_8851.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 700px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPCR8PVK1cP6S_9A3SER4Q-e4SEKPuKUlQERmIdgynhDmErl0bS4z-hLexYA4VWxi5MQ9BTbZJzJ60uJC84iiNOEwC19HqFWX77P6n17bEdYZ7Fqkl2JHPOs434wWAz771zhs4bQCRkAE/s800/DSC_8851.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670078021731115906" /></a><br /><br />Pull the loose thread through and this is what you will have. Now repeat this until the bracelet/necklace is the desired length. Now just tie off your ends and secure to your fastener and your creation is done!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqiDXm0a5Ck9JGPgm7ELRbZBXBy0-qevjQ_lyQKK-ICPdY3ZNuDgq9ne9xQgkp7kOpGVPyjqGST6CWZjYq86hoEPOEHX8GcckSC7HQVBAlQ9xjz5UM5one3BhQWg4fM9gpN3TgZxGSZuX8/s1600/DSC_8853.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 700px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqiDXm0a5Ck9JGPgm7ELRbZBXBy0-qevjQ_lyQKK-ICPdY3ZNuDgq9ne9xQgkp7kOpGVPyjqGST6CWZjYq86hoEPOEHX8GcckSC7HQVBAlQ9xjz5UM5one3BhQWg4fM9gpN3TgZxGSZuX8/s800/DSC_8853.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670078032013642130" /></a><br /><br />I now have a bracelet to match the necklace, made in about 40ish minutes.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXFNBE-uCpZAGmrjHCEsgXHRP8rgBzcmQ7x8w7Hrad6lXDRyKcSsz3tlj9m7iiITHO_8JgpGZAmqKN0v__BljGM5IWox5bo7md1-nPvVoqsxi4IzymK0FOMXilxzKXOvbPo2D6r6_28s6v/s1600/DSC_8857.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 700px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXFNBE-uCpZAGmrjHCEsgXHRP8rgBzcmQ7x8w7Hrad6lXDRyKcSsz3tlj9m7iiITHO_8JgpGZAmqKN0v__BljGM5IWox5bo7md1-nPvVoqsxi4IzymK0FOMXilxzKXOvbPo2D6r6_28s6v/s800/DSC_8857.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670077472283110290" /></a><br /><br /><strong>(This giveaway is now closed)</strong><br />And now for the fun GIVEAWAY details! In order to thank all of you wonderful followers for visiting me I am giving away the bracelet below, handmade by me, to one of you. If you are a follower of this blog (or become one), leave a comment below to enter for it. I'll pick a random winner on Saturday at 12:00. That's it! If you don't have an email in your profile you can leave it in the comments (but use "at" instead of "@" to keep junk mail from picking it up). Good luck!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYOi8jRXBow3bL654U3P-1GYdOxPTDi5atCA1NdU_96Il-CeLsSCUYKY-4R4BuwHchswaJrBPLpKWgW2-fxGllHt-_RbXB-pS5yEfq-GYgsN8yPKWktOmLXXYX05oG34qVTXFyiGwlO_Vd/s1600/DSC_8855.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; height: 700px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYOi8jRXBow3bL654U3P-1GYdOxPTDi5atCA1NdU_96Il-CeLsSCUYKY-4R4BuwHchswaJrBPLpKWgW2-fxGllHt-_RbXB-pS5yEfq-GYgsN8yPKWktOmLXXYX05oG34qVTXFyiGwlO_Vd/s800/DSC_8855.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670077464303694082" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY3kSjDMa0fmMkkusjGMuU66Sfszfn76ONCXuMrbj9NnMtwjH8s-y79Nd_6aXSfrRivXn1wyWk-Y-F_FabvrHLm0Ag-fPZ4y_wozePXu2eqlrJy1ge82NbttwlGO9bZcGCbJOHANc4H8Lf/s1600/DSC_8859.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 700px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY3kSjDMa0fmMkkusjGMuU66Sfszfn76ONCXuMrbj9NnMtwjH8s-y79Nd_6aXSfrRivXn1wyWk-Y-F_FabvrHLm0Ag-fPZ4y_wozePXu2eqlrJy1ge82NbttwlGO9bZcGCbJOHANc4H8Lf/s800/DSC_8859.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670077458572652578" /></a>Indiri Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07107905468709485217noreply@blogger.com2