Dining Room Chandalier

My dream chandalier is finished, and even the hubby likes it! See October's post for more info.:)

My solution: hang fabric.

The hardest task was trying to find some sort of circle structure that was wide enough to pass over the width of the lamp. JoAnn Fabrics happened to have something I found in the woodcrafting section of their craft department. At 19inch, with a 1 1/2 in thickness, the circle even had predrilled holes in it where I could feed wire through to help suspend my circle. With some measuring of fabric and alittle double faced tape, I was about to able to attach and hang the fabric with ease. Still can't believe I did it!

Total cost: Lamp from Ikea $49.99, craft supplies from JoAnn's approx. $12=win!!!!

Merry Christmas to you all! May you all enjoy special moments like these this holiday.

Halloween Pet Costume

This past week, I was the proud owner of one of the best costumed dogs in my Pittsburgh neighborhood. Some neighbors up the street sponsered a "Halloween Pet Parade" for all the dog owners on my street. It was a great turnout and I'm happy I had already planned a costume for my little George W.

I was originally going to costume him as George W Bush, giving him a shirt collar and tie. But I didn't think that was cool enough. Instead, I made him a hoodie, created some personalized bling, and voila.....G Money the rapper was ready to go!

While creating the small hoodie G wore, I simply found an old t shirt of my hubby's and cut off the sleeve. Fortunately for me, it fit G's small body. All I had to do was create a hood, give him some neck room, and cut some holes for his front legs to slip through. Easy as pie! What do you think? G-Money was loving it!