Kentucky Geocaching in June 2015

I am so far behind with my posts.  We've just been too busy running back and forth to the lake - I know, rough right?? -  and with life in general, so posts have been few for me lately.  My parents were visiting us at the lake in June and we took a couple of days and went geocaching.

Mom had seen this Memorial Park when they were driving on the Parkway and mentioned it to me, saying that she bet there had to be a geocache there.

We looked it up on the geocaching website and sure enough, there was one there.  We had never even known that park was there.

We found a nice geocache near this church....

Mom made quick work of the cache at a boat ramp...

and dad made the grab for a cache at Patti's Settlement....

Fishing was pretty slow that trip but we managed to get out on the boat a few times.  One evening we had this beautiful rainbow....

I think we actually spent more time just riding around on the  boat....

I have no idea what we were doing here, but my parents were having a great time.  I love this picture of them!

Next up is our roadtrip to Missouri so we could grab some geocaches and have lunch at Lamberts!

Louie's Bathroom Cabinet Re-Do

A couple of weeks ago Louie found this cute cabinet at an estate sale and bought it for me to re-do.

We both liked the shape of it but neither of us cared for the colors..

I specifically remember him saying "I want to get it and have you re-do it."

We brought it home and it sat in the garage for less than 24 hours.  He walked into the house and said he decided he wanted to re-do the cabinet.   Ok.  So he went to the store and got some paint, came home, locked  himself in the garage and when he came out, this is what he had done....

 It's really a pale blue color - I don't know why it looks like lavender to me.  What color are you seeing?

I had a box of vintage hot and cold faucet handles sitting in my office.  He came in and swiped a few to attach to the finished cabinet....

I like the way he did the two tone color.  He put it up for sale on Craig's List.   I hope it sells.  He would be thrilled.  I would be thrilled too.  It would give him the incentive to go out and buy more stuff to re-do.  I think it would be a good thing for him and heaven knows I love to go junking to look for more stuff.

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Customized Cuff Bracelets

I've been making customized aluminum cuff bracelets and selling them thru my Etsy shop.   I really enjoy making them and they have been selling pretty good.  Let me show you some of the ones I've done.

A big favorite seems to be bracelets with blogger names on them.  I didn't take pictures of some of the earlier ones (kicking myself in the head) but here's some shots of the ones I did capture....

Distressed Donna Down Home

The Shell Lady....

The Shell King....

....and his queen.....

And of course I had to make one for myself....

I also make bracelets customized to what the customer wants....

Nicknames....

Children's names....

Occupation......

Ham radio call numbers....

Favorite places.....

Popular sayings - I seem to do a lot of beach themed bracelets....

Each bracelet is custom made for you and each bracelet is one of a kind.  I can usually get them made and shipped within 3 days.

This cuff is perfect for sensitive skin because it's made from pure hypoallergenic aluminum. It is silver in color & doesn't leave skin discoloration. Made from pure lightweight silver tone aluminum, these cuff bracelets are often preferred among those with sensitivities to silver. The lightweight aluminum makes it extremely wearable. I have found that with cuffs the best way to put them on is by sliding the opening over the narrowest part of your wrist and then gently turning into the cuff. This helps avoid overworking the metal so that you have a beautiful and lasting treasure.

I have 6 design stamps so far - a peace sign, a heart, a star...

A smiley face, a flower and a square squiggly.....

I also have some copper that I've been experimenting with....

They look cute stacked up too....

I've sold more of the thinner bracelets, which are 1/4" wide.  They sell for $ 22.00.  They make great gifts, either for yourself or for someone you love.

The wider 1/2" ones are $ 25.00 for one line in the larger block font and $ 27.00 for 2 lines in the smaller font.  I haven't listed any in the copper yet, so if you're interested, shoot me an email.