My D.I.Y.

So, I like to make things. I always have but, for the past year I haven't done a whole lot of "making" other than beds, breakfast, lunch and dinner. When I came across this project, I knew I wanted to do it...for three reasons.

#1 it was functional #2 it was easy and #3 it was quick and I'm all about a quick project.

In case you can't tell, it is a framed jewelry organizer. Gone are the days of my jewelry getting into tangled knots in my drawer. By the way, Julie has many more terrific DIY posts on her blog. They are all relatively doable and many you can do for little money. I had fun doing this little project. I wonder what I'll do next?

Have you done any DIY projects lately? Do tell.

love it to pieces.

The title is the name of my teeny little jewelry biz. I've been making jewelry for awhile now. I started when I was 18 but, then other things in life happened and I just sort of stopped. I got rid of all of my supplies and thought I wouldn't have a chance to do it again. About a year ago, I decided I really needed some sort of hobby so, that's when I decided to pick it up again. To make a long story short, I am now selling some of my stuff at a friends salon and I'm really grateful to her for affording me this opportunity for me to display stuff in her shop. I really love it. I'm not really interested in it being "big-time" or anything, I just enjoy doing it. But, I've sold quite a few pieces so, I think others like it too which is a plus! I'm happy with it being small because I don't want it to take away from the most important thing which is my family. Right now, I can pretty much work on stuff in the evenings here and there. If it ever gets to the point where it is becoming stressful, I don't think I would continue. I always want it to be fun and a hobby first but, If I can make a little extra money at it, why not? Here's a picture of one of my sets. It's not the greatest picture but, it gives you a little idea of the kind of stuff I do. Just so you know, this isn't a "plug" for myself of any kind, just a little part of my life I thought I'd share. :)