I found some old light bulbs, (they are large, about 12 inches tall.) and decided to try to make something out of them. I have seen them used as vases etc. I wanted to do something for Valentines Day.

I had a hard time trying to get the top off. It is ceramic. I finally decided I would need to drill it. So I got the ceramic drill bit on the drill and drilled away. Drill Baby, Drill...you know the saying...(-:

I bought the vintage valentine on eBay. I also got the rubber stamps on eBay and stamped my own tags. Amazing what you can find on that place. I typed in light bulb and *poof* there was a light bulb valentine just for me...(-: Of course waiting till it got here was hard because I couldn't do anything until I had that valentine in my hand. Then I got creative.(-:

I couldn't figure out how to stand the valentine up inside until my husband suggested sticking the pick of hearts in and glueing it to that. I decided glueing it to that would be to hard and came up with the shredded paper idea instead...but I did like his idea of the pick standing outside the light bulb. So...here is the finished project. Happy early Valentines Day!(-:




The tag says "You Light Up My Life" The other one is a picture of a light bulb incase you can't see it.(-: Of course you can click on the pictures to make them bigger if you want too(-:

When I saw these on another blog I knew I had to have one of my own. Well it took a while to get the welder and all the stuff together but its done now and I am very happy(-: Thanks to my husband for welding it together for me. I made the barbed wire nest. Got the pliers at Harbor Freight cheap. Everything should rust up in no time. Aren't they just a cute little family?(-:

Wishing you all the best in 2012!!!!!

Me and Jack were kickin' back,
Asleep for that matter,
When all of a sudden,
We awakened to a clatter.

A loud roar,
And a Whir,
And a buzzing we heard,
We jumped up from our slumber
Not saying a word.

We went to the door,
O.K. so we ran,
We opened the door,
And there stood, "The Man."

Craftsman that is,
Brand spankin' new,
Loaded too.
Ready to roll.

Thanks Santa!(-:





Pictures not taken till after I mowed the lawn...(-:

Well here it is...
You will have to take my word for it, that it is MUCH better in person. The pictures don't do it justice at all.(-: I am happy with it, so that is the main thing right?(-:

Leaves are everywhere and no time to rake...hopefully we get a strong wind to blow them away...lol(-:

Have a great week!
~Cindee

This one is from an OLD boxfan I had as a kid growing up. Super heavy duty! It was discarded at my Dads. So I dug it out of it's retirement and had my brother help me get it out of the box.
I had to drill out the center so I could mount it on the pole. Piece of cake? Well not really. It took a long time to drill it out. (-:
They use to make things better back in the old days...(-: Everything was metal and steel. No plastic, pieces of junk back then...(-: This thing wouldn't have fallen over in a wind storm.(-: I knew I wanted to make this last summer but I didn't have time to do it. So glad I had a few days off this week(-:
It's finally all done and up in the back yard.(-: I might add some leaves at a later date. Not sure.
Enjoy!

I saw my friend today. He was taking a nap in a nearby pine tree. He did not mind a quick photo session. It was a nice Thanksgiving gift for me!(-: I love seeing him! He is so beautiful.