Dorm Room Blackboard
Use your Vitamin C!
Restyled Lamp
These fancy lamps are popping up everywhere with price tags starting at $50 for small side lamps. Don't get the checkbook out yet. They are easy to make yourself, for much less money. Niece 3 now has this turquoise and black lamp in her dorm room at the University of Michigan.
Work with the shade sitting on the lamp. Brush Mod Podge on the shade. Work a section at a time, making sure you leave no dry spots. Place the fabric over the wet Mod Podge. Smooth the fabric out with the brush until it is smooth. Keep working, adding Mod Podge and the fabric over it until the shade is covered.
Using scissors, trim the fabric around the top and bottom edges and the final fabric edge on the shade.
Then, to make the lamp easier to dust later, brush a coat of Mod Podge to cover the shade. Let it dry completely.
TIP: Don't glue the boa around the top of the lamp. It gets pretty hot when the lamp is on for awhile. You don't want your lamp to be a fire hazard.
I did not have to paint the base because it was in good shape. So, for minimal work and $, Niece 3 has a one-of-a-kind lamp for her room. I hope she hates it and gives it back!
Restyle with your Vitamin C!
The Juniors
School starts Monday round these parts. The junior girls of PCA had a sleepover last night, and I was invited. I have known some of these girls since they were in elementary school and it is a treat to see the young women they are turning into. And it doesn't make me feel old at all. Not at all.
We had devotions on things out there in the world that can trip us up, and ways we can guard against that. Then, we got out the bead soup and made bracelets. It is my hope that their bracelets will be a tangible reminder of the things we talked about.
Above all else, guard your heart,
for everything you do flows from it.
Proverbs 4:23
Guard your heart against the evils in the wolrd that take us down the wrong path. Do that by:
- Removing yourself from known temptations when possible
- Learn and keep God's word in your heart
- Don't do it alone, get someone to stand by your side and help you be accountable
- Keep a constant connection to God
Thanks girls, it was a delight to spend time with you. Thank you for sharing your Vitamin C with me!
The Next Gen
There was a very special sewing party last night in Girl World. Two of my amazing middle school girls came over to make messenger bags. I love that they are interested in learning to sew and making things themselves. They are already crafters extraordinaire. They have picked up a few sewing skills here and there and learned a little more on their own. They really did a good job on a project that I would not classify as beginner.
Right now, my Mom is laughing. I was never a patient seamstress and not known for that skill in family circles. Mom, I can do it, I just choose not to most of the time.
Share your Vitamin C with the next generation!
Personal Jewelry Challenge #2
Two down, three to go!
Take your Vitamin C!
Personal Jewelry Challenge #1
The challenge was to use only components I already own, no purchasing anything else.
It was fun to sit and watch a movie while working on my challenge!
Take your Vitamin C and challenge yourself!
Dining Room Doodle
One small can of paint.
One brush.
Take your Vitamin C!
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