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The other day I went to my favorite hardware store and bought some cans of spray paint…not for a specific reason..probably because they costed 2.50 euros instead of 3.50 as in the big stores.
I bought a red-ruby one and a white one. The white I think I will use it just on a lamp and vase…the red-ruby one though I thiink should end up on a canvas – we are decorating the office so it might be nice to bring in some colors… so I am looking for inspiration and for something doable even by me.
I have been looking for another knitting project for a while and came accross this one on Raverlry with free instructions thanks to Kelly Maher
I have bought a black 80%acrylic 20%wool yarn and I think I will start today on the plane to Milan (I will also experiment my new plastic circular needles).
Pictures to come if I accomplish the mission
Update:
I have started the project. Luckily I had just bought some circular needles – as I had to cast on 210 stitches (considering the gauge of my yarn). Not sure if I counted it right.
mmm….I wonder when I will get my hands on a piece of furniture and try some of it. It looks great…
According to the description seems easy enough
1. Sand it
2. Prime it once
3. Glue/Decoupage sheet of thin paper of different sizes and various shades of green
4. Finish it with some transparent varnish
I have been thinking about painting with swirls of colours and just by magic while chatting with a friend on Facebook I saw this painting from Oreste Citi.
More can be found on http://www.arteeventoweb.com
the other day on my flight to Milan I was flipping through the pages of the Airone inflight magazine and this picture caught my eye…
Here is a tutorial on how to upload the html of a theme you like into Blogger: how-to-change-your-blogger-blog-theme
Came across a interesting thing today. How to use vodka as cleaning agent. I have to say I haven’t tried it myself but it seems probable, after all is alchool. So if on sunday morning you wake up not with an hangover you can decide to hit the vodka and start…cleaning!
So, you can use Vodka as a Cleaning Agent as follows:
- It is great for cleaning hard stones like diamonds. Just pour some vodka in a dish, take your ring and swish it back and forth. Dry it off and it will give you a beautiful sheen. If it is really dirty, put it in and let it soak a while and then scrub with a toothbrush. After you are done, just swish and dry.
- To remove mold and mildew from caulking, fill a spray bottle with inexpensive vodka and spray it onto the mold and mildew. Let this sit for about 15 minutes. Then, scrub with a toothbrush, if necessary.
- Since we don’t wear beaded clothes too often, it is a shame to pay for dry cleaning. Some beaded clothes are not cleanable and say to spot clean. To freshen these, put some vodka in a small spray bottle and spritz the underarm area and neckline on the wrong side of the fabric. Hang and let air dry.
- If you want to get a sparkling shine on your eyeglasses that don’t have protective coating, spritz with vodka and buff with a soft cloth. Do not use on coated lenses of eyeglasses that suggest that you avoid alcohol based products.
- Because of vodka’s high alcohol content, it is a potent insect killer. Put a little in a spray bottle and squirt the bugs or yourself. They will be on their drunken way.
Crazy about crafting... 