First stage was wiring the mesh ribbon in 8" intervals just using the branches on the wreath.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Love my new Pinterest wreath!!!
Thanks to kristenscreationsonline.blogspot.com and this excellent tutorial I found on Pinterest, I now how a beautiful wreath on my door for Christmas.
First stage was wiring the mesh ribbon in 8" intervals just using the branches on the wreath.
This was after adding the 2nd color of mesh ribbon. Love that it's so stiff even with no wire edges.
Kristin Creations used 3 different kinds for this step. I just used one. I'm not a busy ribbon person. This was a 12-14" length wired in with wreath branches at intervals.
This step involved hot gluing ball ornaments in the middle of the 12-14" ribbons.
I finished off with different pieces found in holiday floral. Loved the little wrapped striped candies especially. Just wired them in using the wreath itself and put a little glue here and there to be sure everything was properly presented. The center is a metal hanging decoration. All materials were found at Hobby Lobby for half off! If I can do it, anyone can! Woohoo! Yay Christmas!
First stage was wiring the mesh ribbon in 8" intervals just using the branches on the wreath.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
It's about time for one of my political rants
First read the articles sent to me by a friend. My response to the articles follows.
With all due respect, I just don't buy the articles/speeches are written by those I consider out of touch with reality.
In reference to the first article, the comment referring to "goofballs like Michelle Bachman offering overly simplistic solutions", what's more simple than cutting the credit limit and spending when you are out of money? When my credit limit is gone, I don't continue to spend money. And I don't take my copier and make more money.
And I don't care who's done it in the past, stop doing it now.
Increasing the debt limit and/or not cutting spending will also hurt the stock market. Business and the promise of making money runs the market. Businesses won't grow and make 401k's money if they anticipate a rise in expenses or taxes. Dad & I have lost 3 accounts to this horrible economy and to the increasing government interference.
To respond to the second article and the comment about expanding infrastructure to keep up with what China, Europe & Brazil are doing... who the heck wants to live in China, Europe, or Brazil? I don't recall there being a lot of personal wealth realized by the people of those countries. In fact, Americans living at the poverty level are probably still better off than most residents of those countries. We have missionaries that go to Brazil and from what they tell me, most of the country is living in squaller. I wonder if Chinese American prefer living here to the homeland?
Let's ask investors why they are putting their money overseas. The likely culprit is high American taxes on investments and increasing government involvement in the way the American business operates...like government mandated health care. You should read the fine print on how this legislation affects no only the "big bad" corporations but also "mom&pop shops". I've been in taxation education. I know the fine print.
Tax preparers like me will also now get to assist Uncle Sam in levying fines on individuals who do not have health insurance coverage. Sound a little Big Brother to anyone?
Also, maybe fewer Americans aren't going to college because most k-12 American children are schooled by the government. Students are shuffled through the schools, dumbed down in the doctrine of "sameness" make sure the strugglers don't feel bad about themselves, not encouraged to excel, and they are taught that if they can't make it...don't worry, the government will be there with your free cell phone, cheap or free housing, free food stamp card, and free medical care if life gets too hard for you. The new generation of Americans have been shown the free ride ticket. Why would you want to work hard when you don't have to?
We're overweight, under-moralized and impatient. We gripe about having to wait more than 5 minutes in a drive thru when we aren't having to go out and actually hunt or grow our food to survive!
As far as I'm concerned, the subtle seduction of the promise of being cared for is the snake oil of mainstream politicians, who have in Washington so long, they are far removed from real American life. Historically, they have sought to increase the size of government and decrease the freedoms of individuals.
The tea party sentiment wouldn't be so popular if it didn't ring so true in the ears of many Americans who are sick and tired of the status quo.
I'm ready for the revolution. 2012 Toss 'Em Out.
Get them out of our business and let's get ourselves back on track.
I am a conservative, God-fearing independent Constitutionalist and this has been my two cents worth.
Article by Opelika-Auburn News 7/29/2011.From Washington Post......Senator John Kerry speech 7/29/2011 on Debt limit and Balanced Budget.
With all due respect, I just don't buy the articles/speeches are written by those I consider out of touch with reality.
In reference to the first article, the comment referring to "goofballs like Michelle Bachman offering overly simplistic solutions", what's more simple than cutting the credit limit and spending when you are out of money? When my credit limit is gone, I don't continue to spend money. And I don't take my copier and make more money.
And I don't care who's done it in the past, stop doing it now.
Increasing the debt limit and/or not cutting spending will also hurt the stock market. Business and the promise of making money runs the market. Businesses won't grow and make 401k's money if they anticipate a rise in expenses or taxes. Dad & I have lost 3 accounts to this horrible economy and to the increasing government interference.
To respond to the second article and the comment about expanding infrastructure to keep up with what China, Europe & Brazil are doing... who the heck wants to live in China, Europe, or Brazil? I don't recall there being a lot of personal wealth realized by the people of those countries. In fact, Americans living at the poverty level are probably still better off than most residents of those countries. We have missionaries that go to Brazil and from what they tell me, most of the country is living in squaller. I wonder if Chinese American prefer living here to the homeland?
Let's ask investors why they are putting their money overseas. The likely culprit is high American taxes on investments and increasing government involvement in the way the American business operates...like government mandated health care. You should read the fine print on how this legislation affects no only the "big bad" corporations but also "mom&pop shops". I've been in taxation education. I know the fine print.
Tax preparers like me will also now get to assist Uncle Sam in levying fines on individuals who do not have health insurance coverage. Sound a little Big Brother to anyone?
Also, maybe fewer Americans aren't going to college because most k-12 American children are schooled by the government. Students are shuffled through the schools, dumbed down in the doctrine of "sameness" make sure the strugglers don't feel bad about themselves, not encouraged to excel, and they are taught that if they can't make it...don't worry, the government will be there with your free cell phone, cheap or free housing, free food stamp card, and free medical care if life gets too hard for you. The new generation of Americans have been shown the free ride ticket. Why would you want to work hard when you don't have to?
We're overweight, under-moralized and impatient. We gripe about having to wait more than 5 minutes in a drive thru when we aren't having to go out and actually hunt or grow our food to survive!
As far as I'm concerned, the subtle seduction of the promise of being cared for is the snake oil of mainstream politicians, who have in Washington so long, they are far removed from real American life. Historically, they have sought to increase the size of government and decrease the freedoms of individuals.
The tea party sentiment wouldn't be so popular if it didn't ring so true in the ears of many Americans who are sick and tired of the status quo.
I'm ready for the revolution. 2012 Toss 'Em Out.
Get them out of our business and let's get ourselves back on track.
I am a conservative, God-fearing independent Constitutionalist and this has been my two cents worth.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
First Blog...finally
Every year in January, it is customary for people to make resolutions. I know, it's superstitious to some degree. To me, it's a combination of a prayer to my creator and a pledge to myself and my loved ones.
In addition to always praying for my family's continued blessings & help in some new diet/exercise venture, I always include a promise to myself to make more time to be creative.
I've always wanted to start a blog....not because I believe I am the quintessential advice-giver or source of knowledge. I guess I'm just doing it primarily for me...a way to keep my sanity, a place to share ideas and let it all out. And if someone else gets help along the way, bonus.
So it's today according to....me. Most days I'll post thoughts from me and occasionally I'll post information from other source I find helpful.
Today it's all about finding a way to see beauty.....squeezing that small moment into each day to appreciate the beauty of something or share beauty with someone else.
Yesterday, I was cleaning up at our home-site currently under construction. It seems lately there is only time for work, obligations, responsibility. A thunderstorm came up and I took cover in the garage and continued cleaning up scrap pieces of wood and sawdust.
As the humid breathless conditions in Alabama gave way to the cool unexpected rainy breeze, I thought about how beautiful it is....the sound of wind in the tree tops, the patter of the rain on the freshly dug earth, the streams that formed flowing toward the foundation of the house gently curving around it and continuing out into the field behind. I walked back to the covered, unfinished porch and watched as 2 beautiful horses grazed in the distance, oblivious to the rain. Suddenly, all of the headaches involved in building a home dissipated with that wind and were replaced with peace and the promise of what was to come.
We are likely 2 months away from calling this our home night after night and we have been living with my parents for a year now. It has been difficult, to say the least, to maintain our 4 person family unit with the grandparents always around. The constant presence of other adults in the house also puts quite a damper on the romance in your life, as well. My husband, children & I are living in the house where I grew up. There is surely something creepy about being romantic in a room that was formerly my brother's and then mine.
Don't get me wrong. With my parents aging and in increasingly poor health, I know I will look back on this part of the journey and be thankful for it. In truth, I already am. I'm just looking forward to the next chapter.
After the storm had eased, I got into my car, put down the windows, put on some Smoky Mountain slow bluegrass and drove well-below the speed limit until returning to my parents' home (my temporary dwelling)....all the way there taking in the smells, sights and sounds of a moment where I slowed down and became less focused on what must be done and more in tune with the elation about what is to come.
In addition to always praying for my family's continued blessings & help in some new diet/exercise venture, I always include a promise to myself to make more time to be creative.
I've always wanted to start a blog....not because I believe I am the quintessential advice-giver or source of knowledge. I guess I'm just doing it primarily for me...a way to keep my sanity, a place to share ideas and let it all out. And if someone else gets help along the way, bonus.
So it's today according to....me. Most days I'll post thoughts from me and occasionally I'll post information from other source I find helpful.
Today it's all about finding a way to see beauty.....squeezing that small moment into each day to appreciate the beauty of something or share beauty with someone else.
Yesterday, I was cleaning up at our home-site currently under construction. It seems lately there is only time for work, obligations, responsibility. A thunderstorm came up and I took cover in the garage and continued cleaning up scrap pieces of wood and sawdust.
As the humid breathless conditions in Alabama gave way to the cool unexpected rainy breeze, I thought about how beautiful it is....the sound of wind in the tree tops, the patter of the rain on the freshly dug earth, the streams that formed flowing toward the foundation of the house gently curving around it and continuing out into the field behind. I walked back to the covered, unfinished porch and watched as 2 beautiful horses grazed in the distance, oblivious to the rain. Suddenly, all of the headaches involved in building a home dissipated with that wind and were replaced with peace and the promise of what was to come.
We are likely 2 months away from calling this our home night after night and we have been living with my parents for a year now. It has been difficult, to say the least, to maintain our 4 person family unit with the grandparents always around. The constant presence of other adults in the house also puts quite a damper on the romance in your life, as well. My husband, children & I are living in the house where I grew up. There is surely something creepy about being romantic in a room that was formerly my brother's and then mine.
Don't get me wrong. With my parents aging and in increasingly poor health, I know I will look back on this part of the journey and be thankful for it. In truth, I already am. I'm just looking forward to the next chapter.
After the storm had eased, I got into my car, put down the windows, put on some Smoky Mountain slow bluegrass and drove well-below the speed limit until returning to my parents' home (my temporary dwelling)....all the way there taking in the smells, sights and sounds of a moment where I slowed down and became less focused on what must be done and more in tune with the elation about what is to come.
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