Hummingbirds

I love hummingbirds....they are so dainty when they flutter around the garden.......

had some glass pieces with hummingbirds on them....why not put them together.... ...think it will go on my porch....not sure yet....

aren't those the sweetest little flowers......this piece was a toothbrush holder.....just glued some flat sided marbles on the top to keep moisture from getting inside....

heres the full picture.....

bottom half


top showing the marbles...

and look at these beautiful hummingbirds...don't they make an awesome bottom for this little glass totem....

still have tons of glass so played so more.....

a candle holder made from odds and ends..... hard to tell from the pic but there is the cutest little angel inside.....

hope you enjoyed my little crafts for today....

thanks for stopping by....have a good day!!

Smoke....or not

Its a terrible habit, I know.....and one that I wish I could do without. With the recent rise in cigarette tax its now a true luxery, and one that I decided last week to do with out. So I finished the last one I had saturday morning and decide thats it.....no more...........THEN the stress of everyday life steps in and all the little annoyances we must drudge thru....ok, so I failed. I hang my head in shame at my lack of willpower. I will quit, not just now, maybe next week, or month.... hopefully I'll have a time when stress is not so much a part of life, and the need for that smoke can be replaced with the just the pure joy of breathing nothing but the fresh air. Until then........

On with the hunt for the next treasure to be.......

So here's my version of what to do with those old fan blades from those ceiling fans that are usually so cheap at yard sales......why not collage it!!! Actually looks a lot better in person, I'm terrible with the camera........I could upgrade to a better one but it really wouldn't make any difference....I would still take a lousy shot...oh well......Did this one a couple of months ago, I just took a lot of different things and started glueing, I was actually pretty pleased with how it turned out. Hangs in my hallway for now.

Hope you enjoy glass projects, I have a ton of it and need to use some of it up so I'll have an excuse to get more...... believe me, I'm not exaggerating this at all.....I'm sure I have more glass ware than Wallyworld does......and thats not even counting what we use in the kitchen!! So some other projects have been put on hold for a little while so that I can justify the need to buy that next plate,glass,bowl,lamp or other odd piece that I run across that I (in my own mind anyway)just cant live without. How many are there of us, we who have this need to buy, rescue and renew the forgotten dish, the tattered cloth, the rusted whatever...........

This is a angel totem I finished today, haven't decided yet if its going in my garden or if I'll leave it on a shelf in my house. hmmmm, maybe I'll do both, just swap it back and forth every so often,,,,,,yep! that sounds like a plan......

And here's a little candlestand I made today from odds and ends.

This is a begonia hanging on my front porch, not doing too good there so couple of weeks ago started to move it when I noticed a little brown wren had taken up residence there. Couldn't stand to mess her nest up so now I'm waiting for the little ones to hatch and take flight, hope my plant lives that long, lol. Oh well, all for a good cause anyway....





Have a good day everyone, hope you enjoyed your visit. Thanks so much for stopping by.

Crafting Sunday

Wow, we have had a busy weekend here. First we went to parade on saturday, my granddaughter is in T-ball and her team had a float in the parade..... soooo cute. We came back with a load of candy from where the kids were tossing it off the floats. And on sunday afternoonwe decided to have a crafting fest. Beautiful day outside so thats where we ended up!!

And here's a look at our crafting table waiting for us to start!! It's just an old desk that we have sitting on our porch. Fresh air and crafts....does it get any better?

We love to just grab a whole lot of different pieces and play around with them until we get what we like.....lol, sometimes this is the hardest part!!

Don't forget the spray painting!! This is daughter's favorite part. Remember that clear glass you'd like to use but want to spruce it up....grab a can of glass spray paint and go to work. Makes it look so much better!!

Daughter wanted something for her dresser and this is what she came up with,she designed and made this herself, it's her vanity tray/jewelry holder. Cup on top is for her rings, handle for her necklaces, and tray on bottom is for her "make up" (wait!!! she's only 10, no make up outside the house yet!!) and her hairbrush. I think she did a fab job on it.

New red totem for my yard,,,, love how the red pops!!

Hope you enjoyed our little show of crafting!! Have a good week and thanks for stopping by.