Ok, I am painting a room that used to be wood paneling.  I know I want yellow.  I got it all primed, then got a sample of the yellow that I liked the best.  Part of me loves it, but part is worried that it is a little obnoxious.  Any thoughts would be welcome.

Not so much a craft project, but something to do with left over bits of string, yarn, fabric etc.  You can be the neighborhood Home Depot for birds!  Take a suet feeder and fill with hair from you hair brush (I use dog hair from my vacuum), bits of string, yarn and fabric from your projects, grass clippings, pine needles, any other materials you think birds can use.  Keep strips of cloth and string short (3 inches or less so birds can carry them and not get tangled), and don't use any plastic or nylon.  Hang it near your bird feeder or other bird houses.  Voila, birdy building supply store!  I can't get a picture of mine, my camera's memory card is stuck in the computer  But I'm sure you can visualize a suet feeder full of dog hair and grass.  I included a picture of a suet feeder (for those who may not know)

Ok.  So my mom works at Lowes and always has her eyes open for things I need that are cheap.  She got me this ceiling fan, I was actually less than thrilled about it because it was all white, even the metal, and I have said multiple times that I wanted one that would match the rest of the metal in the kitchen.  But since it was $15 I got over it and grabbed my spray paint, plaster, and left over latex wall paint and here is what I got. 



Close up of spray painted metal part


Close up of stenciling - done by mixing the paint I used on the walls with plaster to create a paste to get a dimensional effect


Pics of my kitchen for reference

Existing light fixture


Back splash - spray painted textured wall paper


Painted cabinets with new hardware

I bought a package of glass slides for a project, and when I opened them they were not plain glass, they have a white square on one end (presumably for labeling the slide).  I have been scraping at it for a half hour with a razor blade and have been able to get a little off, but there is no way I could get it all, plus it is leaving little scratches in the glass.  I also tried acetone, and it didn't work either.

Any suggestions on how to get it removed?

This is my first piece of clothing I have successfully made myself (second attempt, first was a failed infinity dress).  I have had this yellow halter top for ever, and have always thought it would look cute with the right skirt.  So I made one. 

Fabric:


Skirt:


Sitting:


Of course, the twirl (I need a white crinoline):


Without the crinoline, me demonstrating the pockets:


I'm so sexy:


It is made from New Look 6899.  I have a few little flubs, but the pattern of the fabric hides most of them.  My biggest disappointment is that it just isn't that flattering on me.  Oh well.

I've seen full skirts made from circles, and from gathered rectangle.  Can someone explain to me the difference in the final product?  My initial thought is just that with a circle you can get fullness without as many pleats maybe?  Help, I want to make a skirt, but don't know which method I should use since I don't really get what the end difference is.

Ok, my bedroom has two sets of sliding doors on the closet, four sliding doors in all, all solid mirror.  That is like a whole wall of mirror.  I want to cover, decorate, disguise or otherwise hide them.  I don't want any mirror visible, and the sliding door still has to work since I can't afford to replace them right now.  Any ideas for my mirror be gone mission?

My name is Lisa, I'm a civil engineer living in southern Indiana.  I live with my dog Lolita. 

I love to read, and have moved from the traditional paper based book to reading electronically on a kindle and love it.  I already read a lot, but now that it is so easy to take books with me and buy new books on the go I read TONS.  I read and loved the Twilight series, and promptly followed it up with the Morganville vampire series, which I also found great in it's own way, though I try not to admit to people that I am so hooked on young adult fiction!  I also like to read suspense and mystery novels, but my favorite authors only come out with about one book a year each, so I have to fill the space between with something.  I just bought Coraline last night and am looking forward to reading that. 

I really like old school pinups and retro styles.  I love girly glam, since I work in a dirty, male dominated environment.  On my last trip to Las Vegas I got to visit the Bettie Page store and bought a beautiful dress that I adore. 

I am a basic sewer, trying to teach myself to sew clothes.  I made a quilt last summer, and have done all of it but the actual quilting, I am scared I will ruin it!  I also needlepoint, cross stitch, crochet and do some beading, decoupaging, and painting.  I am about to attempt resin for the first time this weekend!  The big project I am undertaking right now is covering two ugly wood book cases with cut up news print, right now I am experimenting with ways to get the paper to adhere to the wood laminate.

Anyway, I love the site, and look forward to getting to know everyone.

Lisa