Last night, I went to a Trash or Treasure party. Each guest brought 10 items she wanted to get rid of. Upon arrival, we put them into categories on tables, like kitchen, holidays, jewelry, home...
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Earlier this week, the Human Pinball sent me a link to a blog written by a woman who made a pact to do something she has never done every single day for a year. She blogged about it and tu...
http://takeyourvitaminc.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-first-first.html
Tonight while I was wasting time on Facebook, I came across this 4 year old dress designer and her Mom. I love everything about this story and am inspired to try construction paper as a build...
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Being an ex-dancer and a would-be artist, I found this fascinating . Even if it does not resonate with you in the same way, maybe it will spur you to think about combining two things you lov...
http://takeyourvitaminc.blogspot.com/2014/01/creative-combination.html
I made this necklace many years ago. The construction is embarrassingly simple. The base is some twisted black cords held together by endcaps. The beads and charms are attached by tie...
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I love winter, but it is so white. Working on this colorful project this week was fun, love the colors! The Amazing Helen at Blumenthal Lansing sent me some new embellishment packs. I made t...
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The best part about writing a bead making column is that once I mail off my pieces, I forget they exist. Then, when the magazine mails them back after photography, and I open the box, it's li...
http://takeyourvitaminc.blogspot.com/2013/12/a-short-memory-pays-off.html
Today is the day we have all been waiting for. Hahahhahaha! Well some of us. The Pantone Color of the Year was just announced! Introducing Radiant Orchid ! Sometimes I see it coming a m...
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New color pack of buttons from Blumenthal Lansing. Sort of Southwest colors. I combined them with three colors of wire: gold, copper, brown. And added some brass heart charms. Fun to make. L...
http://takeyourvitaminc.blogspot.com/2013/11/wire-and-button-bangle.html
I love how other people's brains work. I would probably never look at a three foot wide alley and say, "This is the perfect place for a house!" Definitely some Vitamin C happening there!
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I love this blog post from The Busy Mockingbird. I read it three times. Now you..... Click here.
http://takeyourvitaminc.blogspot.com/2013/11/we-might-have-to-take-it-away-if-you.html
A couple weeks ago, I took a mini vacation and put myself in a hotel room on the Detroit River. My plan was to do some painting. Without distraction. The view and the weather were fabulous ...
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Right before I watched this, I took a quickie test to determine if I am right brained or left brained. Not sure if a facebook test concludes anything really, but it affirmed what I know about m...
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This is the easiest project ever. You might even have thought about it or made one already. But, I like it so much, I am sharing it. For me, what makes it, is the new color Slinky. This is...
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I had some fun this afternoon making some musical paper flowers for Wonder Woman's birthday. She likes a quiet, understated birthday, and I thought these might fit the bill. She loves music! ...
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Are you at the point in your life yet, where you have begun to think about what kind of legacy you will leave behind? I think about it sometimes. I don't have children, and that is the legacy t...
This necklace was destined to be re-made. It is something I do. I highly recommend it. Sometimes I don't like what I did. Sometimes I get tired of a piece. Sometimes I don't really like some of...
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Seeing this ad for the first time yesterday, made me laugh out loud. The designers who work for me often hear that kind of description from me. "It should be not a light enough teal-ish col...
http://takeyourvitaminc.blogspot.com/2013/08/seeing-this-ad-for-first-time-yesterday.html
I had to be at the mall today. It's no secret that I would rather be most anyplace than the mall. Especially on a Saturday. So, to improve my attitude, I stopped to see what Betsey is up to. ...
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I am currently working through a bible study about Gideon. There are all kinds of gems in it that I want to remember. The way I remember is to write or draw or paint something about it. I am ...
http://takeyourvitaminc.blogspot.com/2013/08/my-ebenezer-is-not-about-scrooge.html
New beads for my next column... Made a bracelet using them. You can see them in the December issue of Bead Design Studio. With instructions! Had to brush off my Vitamin C a little....
http://takeyourvitaminc.blogspot.com/2013/08/layering-glass-on-beads.html
Three weeks ago after a kind of toxic confrontation from a co-worker (I did not bite because I refuse to be on the Jerry Springer Show), I decided to make a 10 year plan. For retirement. I d...
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Consistently, one of my most popular posts is Bleach Doodles . In that post I said that if you leave the bleach on the shirt until it is dry, the lines will be nice and white. Now, man...
http://takeyourvitaminc.blogspot.com/2013/08/update-on-bleach-doodles.html
Oh how I wish I had taken a before picture of this mailbox. Some years ago, my brother in law volunteered to put up my new mailbox. We discussed how to attach it to the post and cement the po...
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The city is two years into the project to redo my street. Last summer, the north end got a facelift, and this summer it has been our turn down here on the south end. The plan gives us new sewer...
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