Handmade Jewelry with a Message

Here is some inspiration for your day.

I love creating jewelry that inspires.

I like to find pendants with a message, and add it to a beautiful handmade necklace that will be uplifting for those who see and wear it.

This particular necklace would make a great gift for a friend who needs this reminder throughout the day...

"I can do everything through Him who gives me strength." (Philippians 4:13)

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DIY Gardener's Hand Scrub

I love Pinterest! 

I am always finding great ideas on there,

and have even tried (quite) a few.

My latest Pin-craft makes a wonderful gift for a gardener. 

I wanted to share this great idea with you,

in case you would like to try it out for yourself!

Even if you do not get your hands dirty,

you could make up a batch of this,

divide it into small jars, and give them as gifts.

It cleans off the dirt, moisturizes, smells delightful,

and is fairly inexpensive to make.

Supplies Needed:

Jar(s), Sugar, Hand Renewal Dish Soap

(make sure it is a moisturizing soap)

Pour sugar in the jar until it is about 3/4 full.

Add dishsoap until it reaches just below the mouth of the jar.

Stir with a knife.

The consistency should be paste-like.

Stir until it is well blended.

It smells great, and even looks yummy.

But DO NOT eat it!

Perfect!

Add a label to your jar and accessorize!

I would like to mention where I first got this idea from, and give you the link.  However, somehow I cannot locate my pin!  So if I can locate it again (or figure out why it disappeared), I will have to add the link later.  The pin I had was not even from the original creator of this idea.  So ideally, I hope to find the original source.  I will update this information later.

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Our Family Nest - Bird's Nest Jewelry

I have been nesting the past few nights.

Making bird's nest jewelry, that is!

Our Family Nest

A safe place of love

and comfort for family

is the nest we call home

Wear this necklace to

celebrate the beautiful

lives that complete

your nest.

~ Priceless Gifts ~

How many eggs are in your nest?

Isn't this just so cute?

I am blessed with two children!

My nest is full of love!

I will be listing some of these necklaces

for sale in my ArtFire studio soon.

And I really, really, REALLY hope to find the time to make some bird's nest pins for our Priceless Samples boxes, soon to be available on

http://www.priceless-samples.com/

It would be just another awesome addition to the crafty samples we offer to you for one low price.  What a DEAL!!!

ONE MORE THING...

Follow our blog to be entered in our next giveaway drawing...held July 25, 2012. 

You could WIN one of these

adorable bird's nests!

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Inspiration for your day!

I love this handbeaded necklace with a cross pendant!  I made this to sell in our store. 

Beading is so much fun!

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Handmade Love!

Handmade gifts are the best!

We are excited for our upcoming sample boxes, full of handmade love!

(Available July 23)

http://www.priceless-samples.com/

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Upcycle Your Jeans!

How do you upcycle?

Tell us about it!

If you would like your handmade items to be included in our upcoming sample boxes, visit http://www.priceless-samples.com/

We'd love to promote your handmade shop!

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Get Rid of Earwigs With Vegetable Oil

I know this blog is about handmade items and gifts, so please don't be bugged if I'm a little off subject today.  Perhaps you'll find this information to be a gift to you if you happen to be dealing with earwigs...also known in my house as "antlers" and "ew-wigs".

To be honest, earwigs drive me absolutely crazy.  Every year I dread the day they begin to appear, and I want them gone.  So I always have my spray bottle ready...a mixture of Dawn dish detergent and water.  I usually spot them in the bathroom and the kitchen, as they seem to be attracted to moisture.  When I see them, I spray them, and they are done.  Every year I spray around the windows and doors of my house, where I assume they enter.  The spray has always helped, but those little things were still troublesome.

I would be disgusted by the earwigs I would find on our towels and washcloths.  I've had them drop out of the toilet paper roll, and the worst was finding one on my toothbrush.  Straight to the garbage, no doubt.  Keeping things clean does not seem to deter these nasties from wandering in.  And this seems to be a very buggy year.

If you are as creeped out as I am with earwigs, read on because there is hope for getting rid of them.  I have tried the other solutions I have found online, which are repeated through multiple sites.  I will let you know what I've discovered.

Earwigs mostly appear at night and I wanted to try the rolled up newspaper method.  I rolled up some newspapers and placed a rubber band around each roll.  Then I got the papers really wet, and set them outside near where the earwigs enter the house.  Supposedly the earwigs climb into the wet rolls and get trapped in there.  In the morning there was no visible sign of earwigs in the rolls, but I was not brave enough to unroll them and find out.

I also tried the oil traps.  I prefer this method because the results are visible.  It is suggested that you place an inch of vegetable oil into a short empty tuna can, and place it outside.  The earwigs are attracted to the oil, and drown in it.  I took a larger container and put an inch or two of oil inside.  Look at what I found inside after several days. 

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