$40 Kittens for Adoption

I was at the Vet today to get my GUS all fixed up and they have 2 female kittens 5 weeks old for adoption.

They come with shots & spade for only $40.

Give one of these a good home someone! :)

www.cathospitaloforlando.com
407-831-9810

My poor GUS has to wear this... BOO!

He is NOT a happy camper! 

Sticks & Stones...

I heart ART!

It absolutely amazes me how everywhere we look there is art! 

Be it a building or a sign, a haircut or a piece of clothing...

It's all a form of art.

On my search for interesting creative things I bumped into these:

Rock art.

At first, I thought to myself how odd these crochet rocks were but, I found myself going back to the images over and over.

There is something simple and lovely about them that keeps catching my eye.

Upon further search, I found a few more images of rock art.

Check these out!

Pearl Knotting

I heart to create! 

My favorite medium to use = beads

A good friend of mine, Noelia, taught me how to Pearl Knot a few weeks ago 

and,

since then, 

I have been dreaming of all the cool jewelry 

I am going to make.

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Here is what she taught me:

First, you need pearls... 

there are so many sizes, shapes & colors... 

just choose the ones you like!

Next, you will need:

2 crimps, 2 u clasps, crimping pliers, tweezers & silk thread

TIP *you can also use liquid stitch to strengthen the knots if you like

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OKAY

Here we go!

Take the silk string 

TIP *I buy mine with the needle already threaded

On the fresh end of the string, you will have the starting knot,

thread on 1 crimp.  

Take 1 u clasp, thread it on the string creating a loop as shown below.

Make sure when you are done threading the u clasp to also thread the needle back through the crimp.

 Then, take the crimping pliers and fasten the crimp in place.

(this starts the beginning of any necklace)

Now you are ready to start adding beads!

take the first bead - string it on tight up against the crimp.

(as shown below)