70's table

Thank you church yard sale, for the awesome-est 70's table ever! (and Thank You, random stranger, for donating it!)

I'm so glad I bought this. Best $10 ever! Doesn't this just scream macrame, lava lamps and kaftans?  I'm really digging the original avocado green color. The base really is green too, not dirt colored. I took this picture before cleaning off all the grime. Sorry about that.

For a minute there, I thought about painting it. You know, do a furniture makeover, like everyone seems to be doing. I was thinking something like orange, hot pink, or even turquoise, but nope, avocado still wins. Why mess with the original 70's color?

Do you know what would this calls for?

A giant, tacky, hand carved candle, in orange, smack in the middle of the table! Can't you just see it!?!
I thought I'd be scrounging thrift stores for years, looking for one of these, but guess what? I just found out these candles are all over Etsy and ebay, currently being produced by lots of people, all over the world. I guess there's a bigger market for this stuff than I thought.

Some of them are really good looking (or are they so ugly I love them??)  

Seriously, the more I look at this, the more I really like it. The close up details are beautiful. Gotta admire the hard work and skill to make this. Definitely not a DIY!  I might just have to break down and get one. (My birthday is in September, in case you were wondering) :))
May all your dreams be as tranquil as staring into a lava lamp.....
Caroline

Twinkle light Disco Ball Chandelier

Well, Hello there! Welcome back!

I'm kinda excited about something I finally made the other day and wanted to share. I made a chandelier for my bedroom! Yay!  Here it is:

Yes, that is a disco ball with twinkle lights. 

Here's another shot:

 I just happen to have a couple disco balls randomly hanging around, don't you? :) 

I've been walking around in the dark in my room for a while. I was using the closet light and the hall light. Silly huh? I hadn't really figured out what to do about the room's light situation. Quite unusual for me, since I like "stadium lighting" as my family calls it. (You know, a couple 100 watt light bulbs at least, in each room.) Then my sister sent me a pin from Pinterest, showing a lamp shade covered in Christmas lights, check it out here. I figured, why not, I'd give it a try. And with a little personal tweaking, it's totally the perfect answer!

HERE'S HOW I DID IT/ HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN: 

*Buy a cheap lamp shade from your local thrift store. (Got mine for $3.99)

*Strip it down to the metal frame. Yes, rip off all that fringe, the fabric liner and outside fabric, everything, until you're down to the wire. If you;re thinking of painting, it, now's the time. 

*Go dig through the Christmas boxes for a couple strands of lights. (make sure they work before you start to wrap them around!) I used one regular strand of white lights and wove it up and down, from top to bottom of the frame. Then for my second strand, I used white icicle lights and went around the frame (starting at the bottom and going up) so all the icicle parts dangle downwards. You can go crazy and use as many strands as you want. My frame is on the smaller side, so 2 strands did just fine. 

*I had to use some wire to tie down the lights at certain points. The strand of lights going around, wanted to slide up and gather in the middle. (My lamp shade frame had a slight curve to it.) The only wire I could find was really thin jewelry wire. You could even use matching pip cleaners or twisty ties. whatever works for you.

*I bought 3 feet of white chain at Home Depot ( it's $0.98. a ft) to use to hang it, ($3) and some S hooks ($1.99). The chain was quite easy to bend open with 2 pairs of pliers. Way easier than I thought. I did 3 short chains, that meet up into one, which then hooks onto the ceiling hook.  

*Use some of the extra S hooks and chain links to drop down the disco ball in the middle. If you get a spinner hook, even better! 

*Now go hook it up to the ceiling in whatever manner you choose. 

And there you have it! Your very own Twinkle light Disco Ball Chandelier! 

This last picture isn't very pretty, but it has details of how's it's done. You can see the chain, the wire lamp shade frame, the extension cord to plug in the Christmas lights, the cheap cup hook in the apartment ceiling, everything.

This cost me roughly $9 and I have extra chain link parts and S hooks left over. You can change this up and instead of chains, use ribbon or twine, shoe strings, anything really. 

Let's go back and look at the nice picture again.... Reminds me of laying under the Christmas tree, looking up thru the tree and seeing the magic of all the lights. Now I get to have that in my own room. I got the magic year 'round!  :)

If you make yourself a twinkle light chandelier, send a picture. I bet it'll be the coolest thing ever! 

Sweet dreams!

Caroline

Welcome all Glamazons!

I've been contemplating the title of this blog for a long time now.  I wanted something catchy and fun. Something that will look good on business cards. Something that if I ever crack open the craft room and make crap to sell, I can use the same name for my Etsy shop. (Please Lord, let it be!)  And of course something that vaguely describes me. Tall order, right?

So... the other weekend I decided to break down and hook up the big TV I got myself for Christmas. (nothing like procrastination at my house!) Did you know after years of not having TV, there is still nothing on during Saturday afternoon? 

I found the retro TV station. Sweet! What was the first thing I see? The famous Star Trek episode, the one with the Tribbles. As my friend says, it's possibly one of the best Star Trek episodes ever! Plus, it's William Shatner. I can't help but love him.

Why yes, I do think I'm the sexiest man alive

And what comes on next, but Batman and Robin, and the ever amazing cat woman, Eartha Kitt!! 

This is what 'Fierce' really looks like 

How exciting! The first couple things I ever watch on TV are so epic!! Then, just as I'm getting up to start to clean the house, I heard the TV announcer say "stay tuned for the amazon princess." Of course I thought he said GLAMAZON PRINCESS. and I said to myself out loud, THAT"S IT!! " I FOUND IT!'' What a great title! And, "Aww! It's a sign! Eartha Kitt, and Lynda Carter in all their glamorous 60's and 70's glory! Both in the same day!" 

So who is this amazon princess you ask? Why it's no other than Wonder Woman. 

Badass AND beautiful

I'd like to point out that her outfit is NOT made from stretchy fabric.That blue bottom is pieced within a inch of it's life. See that 1" facing around the leg openings? It's probably lined and boned too. I can only imagine how hot that thing was, for being so small. She looked amazing no matter what!!

So all you lovely readers, that's how I came up with my blogs' title, "Glamazon Princess." From my very first day of watching TV. See, it is productive :) 

I think we are all glamorous and beautiful in our own way. Some days I need to strive a little harder than others, (as I sit here with a box of tissue and my cold medicine handy) but that's the challenges of life. At the end of the day, if we have shown kindness and love towards others then we will always be remembered as being beautiful. 

So, Welcome to my blog. Yes, you! You are beautiful!  

Hugs!

Caroline