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Up-cycling Old Jars, Crystal Glasses and Candle Stick Holders

If your an avid blog reader, you've seen this before. But if you haven't...you'll want to stick around. This is another cheap and quick way to create decor for your home.

ITEMS NEEDED

old glassware
old food jars
primer spray paint
white spray paint
gorilla glue (or something comparable)

I love up-cycling old items and finding new ways to
use them. While I was out at the thrift stores, I collected a variety of old glassware. A couple glass candle sticks, a big wooden candle stick, a vase, an ice cream sunday glass and a crystal martini glass.

At my house I had saved a couple small candle holders, a pick jar, a pimento jar, a coconut oil jar, an octagon Harry and Davids jar and a small octagon fruit preserves jar.

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Changes

I'm sure many of you have wondered if I was ever going to come back. I'm still here and have been thinking of everyone often. Thank you for being patient as I prepared for out new family addition. She has now arrived and we are doing wonderful. As soon as my "babymoon" (honeymoon minus the honey...he he) is over, I'll be adding more posts to the blog again.

A quick update on a change happening.
I'm temporarily switching over to a different email update provider. This will only affect those of you who have signed up to be notified via email when updates happen. I'm hoping the switch will be automatic but it may require you to re-authorize your subscription. Be watching for an email from Feathers From My Nest or Feedburner.

Until next time....

Napkin I.D. Rings

To save money we switched from paper napkins to cloth napkins a few years ago. I found that we needed a way to I.D. our barely used dinner napkins so they could be re-used again during snack times. Unfortunately, I never was able to come up with a good way to do this. That is until I came across these adorable (and clearanced) beads. I'm soooo excited to have our ID napkin rings. Not only are they functional...they are CUTE. And to top it off, hey save me from having to wash extra napkins! Does it get any better?

This project took about an hour to make almost a dozen I.D. rings.

Here is what you need...

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DIY - Sewing Cloth Napkins

Today's Feather:

Make Your Own Cloth Napkins - DIY Tutorial

This project is great for anyone needing everyday napkins or wanting to whip up something cute to give as a HOSTESS GIFT.

CAUTION: Look away all you seamstresses. This tutorial will drive you crazy! As I mentioned before...I am a 'slam bam thank you mam' sewer. I'm not a skilled sewer and I don't know proper techniques. But....I do get the job done which makes me smile. :o)

Here is what you'll need...

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Fabric Cabbage Roses

There are so many uses for these little beauties.

And I haven't even began to list all the neat jewelry and ways you can accent your outfits.

So, is your mouth watering yet ????????

Lets not wait any longer. Lets get started learning how to create these fabric roses.

Here is what you need:

fabric - something nylon, organza, polyester, satin or lining fabric
circle templates - FREE download link in the tutorial
sissors
candle
needle & thread
optional - button to adorn the middle

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