April Is Getting Away From Me....

It's been a very chilly month with snow and cold wind.  Haven't done any spring cleaning or pruning outside.  I was busy cranking on a cross stitch I started in mid-March and finished that the first part of April.  I made it for my stepson & stepdaughter in law in Ohio.  

I pulled out this watch face when I was doing the resin crafts, found the back for it and decided to just fill it with some Swarovski crystal beads and glued the back on.  

There was a Pinterest pic going around also on Facebook, for 'glow stick bubbles'.  Filled a jar with the bubble solution and cut open the glow stick.  It worked great at first but the glow chemicals faded almost immediately.  

I added a second glow stick and ran outside to blow the bubbles before the light faded out.

The wand in the jar.  Unfortunately the bubbles themselves didn't glow at all.  I suspected that the walls of the bubbles would be too thin to see and that was the case.  I don't recommend cutting open glow sticks.  I've done it before and the stuff smells bad and you can't help having it spill or drip on stuff.

Had a stunning sunset on the 12th after pouring rain all day.

Still working on my calendar project and started a new cross stitch.  Pepper's not doing well at all so that's had me really down as well.  And on top of that, I've been bone weary exhausted, having bouts of anxiety and not sleeping well either.  Seriously been a 'blah' month.  Hopefully things will get better when we get some consistent days of warm weather.

Making More Stuff!

Continuing on with crafts, I finished this up after a marathon session one afternoon when the nipper showed up 6 weeks early and took everyone by surprise, especially the mother!!!  

I'd done a bunch of paint-pour ornaments, one of which was pink, so I decided to add the puffy paint with her name.  The back says '2014', and there are 2 heart shaped rhinestones on either side.

And of course I couldn't just take the easy way out and buy a card.

This is the inside of the card.

I saw a tutorial for a Pet Ghost in a Jar HERE, and decided to put one together.  It took way less time than I expected it would and I had to fudge a few things but it came out so CUTE!  I did use the battery operated tealight under the lid like in the instructions but it isn't very bright at all.

More steampunk keys.  My craft shows are coming up soon so I thought I'd make some more.  I forgot how time consuming it is to make them.

More paint-pour ornaments. They are still hard to get total coverage, despite multiple coats and drying them in the oven.  Then of course I broke out the rhinestones, mostly to hide the flaws in the paint.

I saw a thumbprint reindeer ornament on Pinterest so decided to give it a try.  

I'd also been wanting to try these chocolate kiss pumpkin cookies.  I was underwhelmed by the results.  For one, I had to cut the recipe in half because I didn't want 5 dozen cookies, so I think I may have screwed up on the measurements.  They came out kind of bland and dry.  I only had dark chocolate kisses instead of regular.  I hate throwing them in the trash but I really don't think I'm going to eat them.   

We're still having such nice weather that I'm back out there, eeking out as many walks as possible before winter sets in for good.