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Friday, June 20, 2008

Crafty craze

For the past year I've been enjoying a newfound hobby: making jewelry. I'm still a novice, but it's been fun to experiment with different beads and designs, and add new accessories to my collection for much cheaper than what I could buy at a store. My designs are extremely simple and I generally find myself doing "last minute" projects like making a pair of earrings about 30 min. before church starts to match what I'm wearing (what can I say? I am a born procrastinator). Well, last night I was looking for a new project and thought I might play around with a watch that I got about a year ago. I liked the simple face of the watch, but wasn't terribly fond of the silver band it came with. After spending about an hour trying to remove the metal band, I decided to use some beads that I bought last fall at a Gem Fair that I've never quite decided what to do with. I put the two together and I'm pretty happy with the results. I'm excited to be wearing a watch again...It'll give Burke a break from running in the other room to check the clock for me about 10 times a day.

7 comments:

Lisa Marie said...: Very cool! I love making jewelry, too. I stopped for a long time, but now I'm thinking I need to start up again. It's fun, isn't it? I have done the same thing- come Sunday morning, finding myself in need of some matching earrings or ring, and whip something up real quick :) If you're looking for something new, you should try wire. It's fun to manipulate it into totally unique designs.; June 20, 2008 at 12:28 PM
The Laundry Queen said...: Nice, Tams! I think it looks a little like rock candy..does Tosh try to nibble on it? I had to laugh that you and Lisa both whip out jewelry right before church if you find nothing to match your outfit. I have been wearing the same little hoop earrings every day for the last 13 years with only a few days where I've worn something different, and I wear the same necklace every day. I love rings and pendants, though.; June 20, 2008 at 1:23 PM
Perschon Family said...: Impressive! I love it!!! I really want to learn how to make jewlery! It looks so fun!; June 22, 2008 at 9:57 AM
cory and tara said...: Hi! I was so glad to see that you had left a comment on my blog so I decided to follow the link and check yours out. So cute! You are right...we are living the same life..I love the picture of the "nameless" alligator on the potty! I am going to link you on our blog so I can keep checking out your funny posts, hope that's ok! -Tara; June 22, 2008 at 2:55 PM
Anonymous said...: T,

I love the watch!! I had no idea you make jewelry. I do too! We need to get together and be a bit crafty/creative one night.

~Brig; June 22, 2008 at 5:39 PM
The Grant Family said...: The watch looks great! What a great idea.; June 22, 2008 at 5:55 PM
Sara and Company said...: Oooohhh... I am so very jealous! I have totally wanted to make a watch and do jewelry for way to long and therefore have been without a watch for even longer. I love it! It is darling. One of these times I am just going to buckle down and go to the gem fair with all of you. I think I better figure out what I want to make first or I would probably buy way too much or nothing at all. Anyway, I love it!!!; June 22, 2008 at 11:31 PM

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Hewitt was just telling me about a new game he created where you can't touch the ball with your hands or feet. He said, "You can only hit the ball with your leg or foot-wrist." And so I clarified, "You mean your ankle?"
(10/8/09)

Me to Hewitt: Whatcha doin?
Hewitt: Arting. It's making art.
(10/2/09; Hewitt's 5th b-day)

Two jokes by Burke:
What does a storm wear?
Thunderwear!

What do you call King Kong's feet?
Big Foot!
(9/26/09)

I had the following conversation with Tosh:
Me: Are you a boy or a girl?
T: Boy
Me: Is Livvy a boy or a girl?
T: Baby
Me: Yes, but is Baby Liv a boy or a girl?
T: Girl
Me: Is Daddy a boy or a girl?
T: Big boy
Me: Is Mommy a boy or a girl?
T: Mommy a babe!
(Not prompted, I promise! 9/3/09)

Hewitt had set up a bunch of toy figures and Tosh was trying to play with them... Hewitt was telling Tosh not to touch them and I asked him to share the toys or to go and get some more figures for Tosh to play with. Hewitt said, "These are not toys! They are art!" (9/3/09)

We were driving along a road near our house (a rather quiet highway, really) and Hewitt suddenly exclaimed, "Mom! I just found the road to our old house! Keep driving straight!" I looked up and realized there were some big mountains in the FAR distance. Hewitt clearly thought he was staring at Utah. (8/28/09)

Hewitt brought home a little "Groundhog's Day" craft that he had made at preschool and kept calling the groundhog a bear. When I tried to tell him it was really a groundhog he looked at me like I was very silly and said, "It's a BEAR Mom, not a CORNDOG!" (2/2/09)

I explained to Burke about the recent airplane crash into the Hudson River and knowing that he would be very concerned, I quickly told him that all of the passengers were just fine. He looked at me with a worried look and said, "What about the birds? Are they okay?" (1/15/09)

I have a trunk full of old performing costumes from when I was a kid. Hewitt saw the trunk in the basement and told Rob that he wanted to open up the "treasure chest." Rob asked him if he knew what was in the trunk/chest and Hewitt replied that it was full of clothes. When Rob told Hewitt that he didn't want him to make a big mess Hewitt said, "I won't make a mess, I will just get out one clo." I guess that "clo" would be the singular form of clothes... (1/13/09)

Burke is always mentioning how he wants us to have lots more babies because he wants "hundreds" of brothers and sisters. I was explaining to him this morning about how it gets harder and more dangerous to have babies as a woman gets older...he looked at me and said, "Well, you look young Mom, like 19!" Then he leaned in closer and said, "Well, I do see some indents in your skin around your eyes (those would be wrinkles--thanks for noticing)." (12/26/08)

Hewitt blew his nose and must have accidentally gotten some snot or tissue in his mouth because he said, "Yuck! That tastes like cow dung!" (12/24/08)

Tosh got to Hewitt's cup of water at the table today and dumped it all over Hewitt's lap and onto the floor. Rob asked Hewitt, "Are you a little wet?" and he said, "I'm a BIG wet!" (12/24/08)

Rob was playing "Memory" with the boys and when Burke got a few matches in a row Hewitt said, "Wow Burkie, you're on fire!" (11/08)

We just bought some sod for our park strip and while Burke and I were looking at the pallet, I mentioned that some of the pieces looked like crabgrass and that we needed to find the best pieces of grass to buy. Burke looked at the sod for a little while and said, "None of it looks like crap grass to me!"

While I was flossing Burke's teeth he said, "Wait--I need to tell you something." I paused flossing and he said, "You sure know how to be a good mom!" (now there's a treasured compliment!)

Hewitt watched Rob kill a fly in our kitchen and then asked, "Did he cry? Did he want his mommy fly?"

I told Hewitt that I was going to get Tosh a snack and asked if he would like one. He paused and then said, "I'll take a milkshake." What am I, a drive-up window?

Hewitt was asking for toast today and when I pulled out the bread he said, "No, the 'letter O' toast!" I finally figured out that he wanted a toasted english muffin.

Burke came down for breakfast and said, "Mom, it might not look like my bed is made and you might not like it, but it's really stripes that I did as a design on my bed."

Hewitt has really liked eating plain tortillas lately. When I asked him if he wanted one he said, "Oh. Sure. I'll have a mamma mia."

Hewitt understands things very literally. When Rob told him that he "needed to fly" this morning (go to work), Hewitt asked, "Where is the fly? In the house?" When Rob asked him if he had a runny nose he said, "No. It's just boogers."

When Rob was leaving for work he hugged the boys and told them to "be good for Mommy and do exactly what she says." Burke said, "OK bye Dad, you be good at work and do exactly what your boss says."

We were discussing prophets in the scriptures for Family Home Evening and when Rob asked Burke which prophet(s) wrote the Book of Mormon Burke said, "Nephi, Jacob, Enos..." and continued to name the books in order. Rob and I were pretty surprised and couldn't help laughing.

I was just eavesdropping on Hewitt while he was playing with his toys and heard him say, "Ladies and jumpingmen..."

Burke was heading off to a neighbor's house to play and stuck his head back in the door and called, "I'll be traveling by bike."

When the garage door opens for us to drive in, Hewitt will pretend to be scared and say, "Oh no, it's the garage mouth! He's going to eat us!"

Hewitt got distracted and starting playing with his toys during lunch and when I reminded him to please keep eating he said, "But Mommy, I'm working."

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