Jan 6, 2014

Diamond Dust Candle Jar Tutorial...


 
Last year
I made one of these
Diamond Dust Candles...
 
I loved it so much
I made four more this year...
 
and thought maybe
you would like to make some too...
 



a perfect way
to add a little sparkle
to cozy winter nights...
 


 
they are beyond easy...
 
a perfect way to recycle
those candle jars
we all have tucked away...
 
I first saw this idea on Pinterest,
I have seen it done with glitter,
and it looked lovely also...
 
but I chose to use Diamond Dust,
which is amazingly sparkly...
 
the small jar of Diamond Dust
is around six dollars
and I had half left over
after making four jars...
 

 
all you need is white glue
and a paint brush...
 
cover all sides of the jar
 with a nice thick coat of glue,
and sprinkle / pour
the Diamond Dust On...
 
catch the extra on a paper plate
and reuse on the next one...
 
I tried rolling the jar
 in the Diamond Dust
and the glue will coat the Diamond Dust
and take the sparkle right out of it...
so sprinkle...
 

at first they are opaque...
 
when the glue dries
all that sparkle will look gorgeous!
 


now just drop in a tea light,
and your all set...
 

 
we could all use a little after Christmas Sparkle...
 

 
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Jan 1, 2014

4th Annual Rose Parade....

Happy New Year!!
 
Wow,  Really...
where did last year go?
 
as is my tradition
after Pasadena shares their
Rose Parade,
I share mine...
 
a look back at this last years
Rose Garden Favorites...
 
if you are like me and longing for a little garden stroll
on this winters day,
here are links to my last three years also...
 
 
Rainy Spring Days....

 
Neptune Under Glass...

 
Welcoming Eden...

 
a basket full...
 



a  lazy summer day...
 


 
 
 

 
juicy peaches
and Roses,
Mmmm...

 


 
Ballerina Roses
and Toe Shoes,
all in a row...
 


Wild Eve...
 

 
Oh,  Sunny Day!



 
Smiling at You...
 

 
Eden in Full Bloom...
 


Angel Face...
 

 
Faithful and always Abundant
Bonica in a Row...





spilling over...
 

 
 so lovely,
the biter sweet first frost...
 
the seed catalogs are already
starting to arrive...
 
a whole year of garden dreams
already sprouting in my imagination...
 
 
Wishing you the very best of everything
in the New Year!!
 
I will be joining the party at...
 
Happy New Year!

Dec 24, 2013

Merry Christmas...

Merry Christmas to you all
my lovely friends!
 
 
I hope your day is filled with wonder...
 
 
Big Hugs...