I am so proud of me !!!

I love playing with beads, I like doing pieces that you make with a needle and thread.
The hardest part to me is adding more thread, when you cut the ends you tied in, you can never get close enough it does not show. I thought I would get a thread burner.
I looked and looked and the cheapest thread burner I coudl find was 20 bucks and up.
I made this one of a kind bracelet for a friend of mine. Do you see that tiny thread on the bottom near the left hand side? That was bugging me to no end. Then inspiration struck !
I went and got a regular pencil with an eraser--stuck a sewing needle into the erase. Then I turned on my electric stove eye and heated the needle and burned the thread !!!
Now that tiny little snippet of a thread that looked like it was hanging down a mile to me is gone and I am very happy with the results.
For all the other jewelry makers out there, the reason I attached a small piece of elastic to fasten over the button is because I do not know her exact wrist size. I know she is tiny and make it pretty close I am sure, but if it need a little stretch that little bit of elastic will do the trick.
So here is the little tool that saved me 20 bucks

Spring, Glorious Spring

We have waited for it for a lot of long cold days and night, and now it is finally here. The springtime that seemed an eternity away just a month ago is here.
Now I have found out what sitting in my recliner has done to my poor body. I am trying to get the yard and the flower beds cleaned up and oh my, the aches and pains. Sometimes I wonder why I love these plants like I do, then they start to bloom.
Just look at the beautiful bleeding hearts, all lined up in a row like that. They are just the cutest things. In a way it makes the long cold winter worth the wait to see everything come back to life again. Like seeing old friends, that have been on a long trip.
The Poppy with the yellow bloom, just screams SPRING IS HERE, everybody wake up !