Could this be my new kitchen?

30 Min Project - Jewelry Frames

I am not sure where I saw this idea. I am pretty sure I didn't come up with it on my own, but I have way too many necklaces and my jewelry tree couldn't hold them all. So, I decided to make some Jewelry Frames to hang them as well as add some much needed decoration to my master bath.

I bought 2 frames on clearance at JoAnn's (I later found out why they were on clearance... one is a half inch bigger than the other - but you cant beat clearance!). I proceeded to Lowes to buy some hardware cloth (which only came in 10 feet rolls, but it will come in handy when I cover my fireplace after the bats leave), and a couple of boxes of S hooks. Tools I used include a staple gun and industrial/kitchen scissors or wire cutters (both worked).


I didnt cut the fabric cloth exactly to size on the first one, but I did on the second. Either way works fine. Just use the staple gun to fasten the cloth to the frame and trim any excess if needed. I stapled it directly to the back, but it would also be good to staple it to the inset of the frame (where the glass would sit) so that there is a little more space between the wall and the S hooks. However, since my hardware cloth is flush with the wall, it does support the S hooks -- so either way you want to go should be fine.


Then hang on the wall like any other frame and load on your jewelry!


Frames from JoAnne's (on clearance) - $20
(and you could definitly get out cheaper on the frames - I just loved these becuase they were green and matched the master bath)
1/4 inch Hardware Fabric ($10 feet, but only needed 2 feet!) - $13
(either have a girls craft project weekend and all chip in for this -- or if you need it elsewhere to keep critters out of the house, etc - the cost offsets itself)
3 packs of S hooks (but only needed 2) - $0.89/each = $2.67

Weekend Project - Garage Goodness

I cleaned half of the garage and had an organization project this weekend. I still need to paint the bottom half of the wall. It was giving me troubles with peeling paint. But so far, here are the results:

Vacation - Day 3

This morning we got up and did 2 dives. Apparently a storm blew through last night that brought high winds, so the waves were pretty big. Of course, the waves have no influence on your actual diving --- just the ride (or should I say rodeo) out to the dive spot... and troubles getting back in the boat. Mom hurled several times while she was waiting on the boat to come back and pick her up after the dive.

But the dives were good. We saw a few sharks towards the end of the first dive. But, nothing like the school of 10 sharks that I dropped into on the second dive. Might I also say that I was the first in the water with these sharks for a while? A little uncomfortable, but pretty cool. I think later we'll be feeding sharks. That will be pretty fun too. Nurse sharks by the way. Here are some pics from today:

2 of the 10 sharks (they feel like sandpaper by the way)...

and a trumpet fish.

We decided not to do any afternoon dives. I took a nap by the pool and mom took a nap on the bed. Pretty much another lazy afternoon. Tomorrow we will be diving the blue hole. Have to be on the dock at 5:30am!!

Vacation - Day 2

Well, we made it to Belize by lunch time and while we thought about doing some afternoon dives, we passed so we could get some lunch, some groceries and some rest. We did, however, do a night dive. This kind of made me nervous since our first dive of the trip would be in the dark.... not that we haven't been diving in the dark before... but never right out of the gate. It was good though. Several dives tomorrow! Here are a few pics from tonight's dive (slow internet, so I wont post many).

Vacation - Day 1

Well, nevermind the fact that I wasn't technically on vacation until I turned in my laptop (no more work!) at 1am last night...

or the fact that at midnight I realized that the flight wasn't at 10am but was at 7am which meant 2 hours of sleep....

or the fact that our flight from Miami to Belize was cancelled (mechanical problems -- so at least AA is being safe) and it was the last flight for any carrier --- now spending the night in Miami and booked on the first flight tomorrow (at 10am)

Its still been an ok day. Of course, I would rather be in Belize, but at least we are vacationing for 9 days so it didn't cut into our plans too majorly. Bubbles tomorrow (hopefully).