Trash to Treasure My Illumination Garden

My husband is an electrical contractor, the supplier of over sized street lamp bulbs. When the men change the bulbs in the parking lot light standards they throw the old bulbs in the trash. I was on a job one day and saw them, of course being me I was horrified and told each man that they had to bring them back to the shop for me. These have been turned into bugs, beaded and strung for decorations and now I have a few in an old soda crate in my garden. I just love really big and really small things.

Weekend Craft Show

I think this is going to be my last craft show. Packing,transporting, setting up, closing my online shops....ohmygosh...I'm exhausted. Talking to people, seeing the faces of the new owners of my jewelry~it's all great. THEN...I'm home and I have to put everything away, my house is a mess. I've decided that I'm not doing anymore shows unless it's really an unbelievable show~!

Now for a cool find: I got this display box FREE, yup, that wonderful four letter word beginning in "F". Snagged it on it's way to the dump. It looks a bit empty in the photo- a sign of a successful show! A little scrubbing, pages from a vintage typing manual papered to the wood. My husband got me some LED lights. Oops! I guess this means I'll be back out doing shows again! I think I say this every year after the last show of the season. See you in the spring.

UNBELIEVABLE TRASH TO TREASURE!!

My student and friend, Marj Epp, came through again with a winner!!  A trash to treasure to top the treasure list!!  She took an old lipstick tube, emptied it, painted, then  polymer clay sculpted it.  As you turn the "lipstick" up out pops a baby bird waiting for her breakfast!!  Just look at the pictures and pretend you're screwing up the stick.  This is just pure fun.  I love Marj's mind!