Friday, January 20, 2012

Etsy Update!!

Hey everyone!! As you may know, I have an Etsy that I just officially started at the beginning of January. In hopes of sparking some more interest and hopefully some buys, I lowered a few of the prices and gave all the items FREE SHIPPING!!! Please take a look at what I have posted, tell your friends. All acts of kindness towards my Etsy would be greatly appreciated! Here is the link to my Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop/InJunkWeTrust
Here are a few of the adorable items I have listed on the Etsy.


Thursday, January 19, 2012

More New Jewelry!!!!



Today, Wyatt brought me over another bag of jewelry that his mom, Kathy, wanted to give me. Most of the jewelry was dangle earrings but they had cool pieces on them that I can use to make into different types of jewelry. Above, I posted pictures of my two favorite earrings that were in there that I am going to turn into a shadow box type necklace I believe. This will include inspirational quotes and such. The other picture shows all of the pieces that I can use! There is quite a bit of it! Only a few pieces I am not sure exactly how to work with them because they don't have opening jump rings or removable studs. I am sure I will find something else to do with them though. I greatly appreciate this generous gift that Kathy has given me. Thank you very much!

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

What a Wonderful Gift!




So I can't say that I was planning on getting a huge lot of beaded jewelry today from Wyatt's mom. Truthfully, I have only met her a few times!!! I am just blown away by this generosity. All of you beaders out there know just how much beads are. When you look at the pictures you will be astonished that she just GAVE them to me. AND, the terrible part of this is that the reason she is giving all of this to me is because she doesn't make jewelry anymore or even wear it so I can't make her something that would show my appreciation. I hope you read this Kathy because this really does mean a lot to me! I have LOTS of projects that I can do with all of these beads! And you have given me such a gift when I steal your son away from you day in and out! I am very thankful Kathy. I will have to show you some of the jewelry that I make with these even if you aren't going to wear them. The part about this is that these beads are high quality beads. She didn't just give me some pony beads and say, "have at it"! She gave me metal beads which I hope to god they are pewter and aluminum and not silver, stone beads which are gorgeous, wooden beads which are timeless, some bone looking beads that I am hoping aren't ivory, as well as glass seed beads!!! This is the lot of the century for a beader! Let me know if you want any of this back Kathy! I mean it, you could make money on these. Well, today has been incredible. I hope everyone has had as wonderful of a day as I have had.

Jerky Redo!



So as you may know, Wyatt and I made jerky a little while back. It was a bit too dry and salty so we decided that we would come up with a perfect recipe and redo it. And that is exactly what we did! We bought some beef stew meat and marinated it overnight. Then, we put it in the oven on 250 degrees for 1.5 hours. It came out pretty much perfect! Just the right amount of salt and dryness.

Birthday Ideas/ Flea Market Finds!








So as some of you may know, my birthday is coming up. My birthday is on January 57th. This year, I want stones as a gift. When I say stones, I mean, the giant pieces of quartz and such. For instance, my dad's friend Terry has these stones in his backyard that I wouldn't mind having. Or even the large pieces of Citrine. Perhaps, the large Calcite pieces that they have in Estes. After I wrote this the first time, Wyatt and I went to the flea markets as well as Hobby Lobby and I found some things that I thought were interesting or want for my birthday. Everything I have found was under $30. Take a look at the pictures above.
Hilarious Vintage birthday card at the flea market for $4!

Friday, January 13, 2012

Skull- A- Day inspired

So I was recently looking around at my Etsy and saw a blog post about staying inspired and creative. When I clicked on the link, it took me to a page that talked about the Skull- A- Day project. I think that his idea is quite creative. I would like to do something like that but I don't want to make skulls for 365 days a year. If you guys have any ideas, please leave a comment and let me know. I would greatly appreciate the ideas. This would also allow me to create posts everyday about my newest creation. I hope everyone is having a great day!!