Before and After & Mya Update

I have had a post sitting for the past week waiting for this blog thing to clear up... I tried posting from work, then I tried posting from home.  The icons for pictures just wouldn't come up... this morning it still wouldn't come up, couldn't figure out for the life of me, what happened to my icons?  Of course when you are always in a rush it is hard to think straight... now after a good nights rest, this morning the lightbulb was a little brighter... my new post window came up in the Edit HTML mode instead of Compose... now let that be a lesson to you all in case it happens to you...lol                                                 

I got a few projects done this weekend... okay, okay I will give you your Mya fix after the post.

you can see by the dust how long this piece has been hanging around in the wood pile... it almost met it's demise until I saw beyond what it was... as you can see I dismantled it then remembered the before pic

remember the soap keep and this one I had made... well this is one half of the bowl that was left over... I attached it to the back board of that dirty piece...

I beat it up with a hammer claw, I think I got a little carried away on such a small piece, so I took an U shaped rasp and gave it a few dings... it is interesting to say the least. 

Now the trick was, what do I do with it... I don't need another soap keep...

why not a candle holder...

I grunged some old thrifted candles... added a thrifted candle snuffer that I had hanging around... the wired burlap flowers were also thrifted... I love those little guys... pic doesn't do them justice

 before you throw it out...

dismantle it in your mind and think about what else it could be

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Okay for the fun stuff... My sweet little angel Mya is finally home and she is doing fabulous... she was released 2 weeks ahead of schedule... she continues to gain weight and eats and poops on schedule... she is one little pooping machine... lol

swaddled up after her first bath at home... getting very sleepy

this is the first time she experienced her new swing... not too sure about that movement...lol

it wasn't long before she was sound asleep... she now loves it

 snug as in bug in her new bassinette...

it is so good to have her home... she has settled right in nicely...

I wish I lived closer... it is an hour each way for me... but I do manage to get there weekly to get my Mya fix. 

her first outing to the Doctor's today... (10-18-10)

weighing in at 5.14 lbs...

check out those chubby rings... she is still working on that 6 pack... lol

she is actually holding onto her soother, you can't pry it out of her mouth... lol

Well folks I am sorry it took so long to get this on here... lesson learned.  The pic uploader is still giving me some trouble but I am not sure if it is me or the computer... I am sneaking this in from work, so no time to play with it.

Hope you all have a great week.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Big Hugs,

Deb

Grunge Candles

cinnamon grunged candles... they smell good enough to eat...

I got so tired of looking for these candles in my area... Canada is always 5 years behind the States... I decided to make my own... thank God my BF lives there, so I have the best of both worlds... I find my best deals there... but that is another topic for another day...

the first time my GF and I tried to make these candles it was an absolute disaster... I invested the money to buy the proper untensils... got it all set up... melted the wax in a double boiler... what a mess that made... well long story short... we made every mistake you could possibly make... we could have wrote a book on what NOT to do... we laughed until we cried so although it was a totally unproductive day it was sure a fun day... our yield was about 8 candles and you could have used them as scud missiles...

If there is an easy way to do something I am going to figure it out... I since invested $10.00 (and I haggled for that) at a garage sale (more than I normally would ever spend, cheap is my middle name) for a wax melter and worth every penny... (back to the wasting time or wasting money issue, sometimes you just have to splurge) I made all these and another tray full in one afternoon, although it wasn't as fun as the first time, I did manage to get some inventory...

I found this little holder in a thrift store... it was perfect for these little beauties... the hanging candles were also thrifted... they were originally blue... use up all your old candles and if they aren't fit for displaying melt them...I had loads of them hanging around...

Cutting Boards gone wild

Do you have one of these hiding in your cupboard...

Remember these germ collectors... with a little imagination and my handy dandy drill...

left over paint from another project... crow stencil... grunge candles and leather lacing... viola an old fashioned Candle Keep...

or from the inside of a bread board...

 how about a grunged vintage clothespin board... perfect for those prim laundry rooms...

any shaped board will work for any of these...

all made from cutting boards... of course I killed all the germs first...