This lamp needs you!

Hello friends,

I've lost my inspiration.  Its been a couple of weeks since my last blog entry.  I've been feeling a bit beat down by work and the stress of life.  my artistic side is suffering.

perfect example - this clear glass lamp. its sitting on top of an amplifier.  it would love to be a display for treasures. arts, crafts, terrarium... but nothings coming to me.

would love any ideas you have.  more on the quilt progress tomorrow.

love you all.

Purse Attack!

made this purse with leftover fabric from the adventure quilt. 

About Vase

ingredients: 


*plain round cylinder glass vase - don't go crazy here, you should be able to find a cheap one, just make sure it is tall enough
*24 high quality fake flowers
*16 oz. package of liquid illusion or similar type floral setting resin
*clean river rocks, pebbles, or some other type of filler for the bottom of the vase
*wire cutters


this project can be very affordable if you can source high quality fake flowers etc. somewhere reasonable.  i used save-on-crafts for all of my ingredients and did this project for less than $50 bucks. 


for the flowers - keep in mind that you should not just order 24 of the exact same flower.  this will look fake - remember in real life flowers are in slightly different stages.  i recommend that you try to find some that are in full bloom and others that are at a bud stage to mix it up. 


next tip: make sure the rocks that will go in the bottom of your vase are CLEAN.  otherwise, your resin will mix with dirt and make a gigantic mess. 


1. clean everything.  the vase, the pebbles, make sure the flowers are completely free of dust.  


2.  lay the pebbles or river rocks carefully at the bottom of the vase. 


3. pull out your resin packages and follow the directions to mix the resin.  use a funnel to carefully pour the resin on top of the river rocks.  remember that any splashes will result in plastic drops ending up stuck to the sides of your vase. 


4. start putting the flowers into the vase counterclockwise, creating a spiral with the stems by putting each flower at an angle in a circle.  tuck the stems of the flowers into the rocks to hide the bottoms (especially if you had to cut the flower stems with your wire cutters).  the cool thing is that by putting the flowers into the resin, it creates tiny oxygen bubbles that will help make the vase look like it has water in it. 

5. when you are happy with the arrangement, leave it alone for 24 - 48 hours to set. 


voila!