Dragging out a crafty trick from..what...5th grade?..I painted some bobby pins to make them cooler. I painted them with nailpolish just like I used to. I'm not sure if I'll wear them very often(not actually in 5th grade after all), but I sure do like them!
Item #2: Tomorrow is R's birthday so I made his favorite cake (angel food) but I didn't have anything special to put it on. Katie told me about making your own cake plates so I tried it. I glued a simple upside-down glass to the bottom of a simple glass plate with glass glue. It totally worked. I don't have a picture of that yet- it will have to wait for tomorrow. I also made two little stands-one for me, one for my friend Ashley. I bought a glass dish and a glass candlestick at the dollar store and glued them together. Total craft time:approx. 2 seconds.
They're smaller, about 7inches across. I know, they seem fussy, but I think they could be a cool place to put your jewelry or you could use it at Christmas to put cookies on. Anyhow, they're infinitely more useable than a certain crystal headache, er, I mean, vase-on-a-pedestal we received as a wedding gift.
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That little glass stand looks gorgeous! We're (Mom, Dad, and I) here in NJ at Mandy's apt. and we were so excited to see your new posting-we love to read your blog!
Oh and can you make a set of those Bobby pins for me? I love them, (and I've been out of the 5th grade for a looooong time!)
I want to know who gave you the crystal headache. I think it was me. No really, I made two of those cake stands Katie told us about for Nick and Jenny's luau. I got Hawaiian plates at the dollar store. They were great.
Love,
Aunt Joan
This is so awesome! I love both ideas. Finally a use for the ocassional bottle of nail polish I buy, but only use twice. Now to get married so I can get some disposable crystal.
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