Tackle It Tuesday *Cleaning the wooden blinds*

Sorry for the lack of words earlier.
I just got back from Bible Study...
I have many wood blinds in my home, and have thought many hours about an easier technique to clean them.

This is what I have come up with...

Having Asthma and allergies I find this a must!

The best investment you can make as far as general usefulness is a few dozen good cloth baby diapers. Yes, hear me out. They are good to use during he infant years for the butt or as I did for general butt drying. I used disposable diapers.
Having these cloth ones you have the BEST soft cotton for years of service.
They are now used in my home for general cleaning. Of course they were sanitized years ago.
Wet the cloth with ONLY water! Yep nothing else.
If you use cleaners they will leave a residue and you will shoot (all your efforts) yourself in the foot!
So with only a wet cloth I begin.

Turn the blinds downward
Wipe in a downward stroke form top to bottom a section at a time to keep your place.
rinse out the cloth...

Now turn the blind upward
wipe upward,a section at a time, to keep your place.
rinse the cloth again.

Now open the blind at a 45* downward angle and you will see a little line of dust on each stat.
Now is the one by one, but it will go a lot faster.
This method is much more efficient for me.
I can do a single window blind in 15 minute...

The light through the blind will reveal any missed slates, just step back.

11 singles and 1 double window down I have a total of 16 single and 2 double windows .
With all the window I have, I find the blinds much easier than the fabric treatments we once had.
Dash and I both have breathing issues and this keeps us healthier. Avoiding medication is better that taking it to have to deal with all the extra dust.

Days End
8:30 p.m.
I was able to get three more done in the living room.
It is really making my back hurt to do it.

The children s laundry is also finished and they got it all put away.
That was a task in it self.
Well as tired as I am I have just realized that with Dove's orthodontist appointment at 8:30 and my service work at the school with her peers. My morning is used up tomorrow. I better pull myself up and keep going.
I hope you all had a great day.

Trunk Show and Social

This invitation altered to protect the family.
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(if I know you) :)

"I believe in God it is time to believe in myself"

Well I worked on the studio and the dispays all day.
What do you think?
Any suggestions?
Tips of success?
I do appreciate your prayerful support also.
This is a big stretch for me.
I have sold crafts years ago in the driveway, but this is inside my home.
Beloved has agreed to be here to cover me during both events.

"I can do all things through He who strengthens me"

Cleaning your Ironing board, Charity is a lesson that begins at home. Samaritan's Purse

Happy Lunch hour to you.
Or in my case a short blog break to rest my bones and muscles a bit before heading back into tasks.
Morning was a hit with the heart shaped egg fryer.

Dash however wanted nothing to do with school ever again. He has been hassled by a kid who has no physical boundaries.
Friday last I had to call the school and was forced to have to leave a message for the Principle that the boy was putting his finger up Dash's bum and other kids as well. Dash has had enough of this kids antics. I had told him the chain of command. The aide has been doing nothing and the teacher was not present. Dash came to me and I went to the top!
So I had to ask the bus driver to keep and eye on Dash for he was panicked into an upset tummy, over going to school today. I did my best to nurture and empower him. I could not let him run from the fears, I as Mom (broken heart ) had to gently, yet forcefully insist he go to school. I did however call the school post haste and spoke at length with the Principle. We figured out that Dash was to embarrassed to say that the boy had done this to him, so he spoke of the third party only. He did not want the other kid to either get in trouble or to have to face retaliation. The Principle also talked with the other boy (who I was assured would not be attending school today) . I was assured that he would let Dash know of the kids absence. So my Son could relax and go about his day. He has no school tomarrow for the holiday.

Dash liked his heart shaped egg McMommy.

The womans dress form was not long nude for I started an aprin to gather in the produce from the garden and the eggs.

It was a little scrap of fabric this is all there was of it.
Check out the saying on it! I thought how perfect!

Last night My Daddy Man and I taught the children about reaching out to other kids.
In South America children have great need and low supply...
We taught them about some children who hunt in garbage dumps and have never really had anything new.
We then took them to the store and walked with them through the realizations that a toothbrush is a privilege as is tooth paste.
So as we gathered what they thought a child would (should they as well) like.
We re focused them away from self contentedness over and over again as we shopped for the Christmas child they each were offered to give to. This was hard and tedious but should we all as parents take that time and energy to "train up our children in the way they should go, so that when they are old they will NOT depart from it"...

You too can help Samaritan's Purse
In the west the Colorado collection site sends to South America. Other sites throughout the U.S. send around the globe where need can be met. Donations of cash can help them with shipping foods as well.
On Christmas Morning Two children in South America will receive a letter from my children. They will let those kids know that they are not alone and that somewhere on this planet another person cared enough to share.

So I began my blinds cleaning project in earnest 4 down 8 single window and two double window to go. At 15 minutes a window I may be able to finish the job by tomorrow afternoon.

Here is a free tip
Use a sticky roller to clean you ironing board. They get dusty and full of lint too.
This is great for after a project that leaves fibers on the board.
Nice little tool to pick up spilled beads too.

My cover is clean and ready for the next job.

Well my lunch is over I have to set back to task.
Refreshed and energized by that healthy tuna salad here I go!

Magic Marker Monday

Now am I the only one...
Or does any one else see the profound beauty through my child's (Dove's) eyes.

Wall paper boarder in bathroom , sewing room decor

Beloved hung the hooks for my dress forms.
I use these when I am making clothing for the family.
The beauty of the forms is also for me Art of a simple kind.

He hung the double hooks so I will then be able to hang the garments on the hooks as well.
I will have good lighting to pin and alter near the door.

I know they are nudes but they are beautiful.
To them who are pure all things are pure.
There is a fellow I see at the bus stop in the mornings and he photographs jewelery professionally.
He is teaching me about photography in regards to jewelry. If I ever get my courage up and start me Etsy store these will also be used for display.

I saw this this morning so...

begin , I the task of papering the guest /kids bath. I found this boarder for $1.60 a 15 ft roll, some time back. I was just taking a time out. I finished the light fixture trim, having to do so with the fixture in place. So with the hardest part done. Now rested I will go play some more. I really enjoy wall papering. It is a skill I have developed over many a year. These little boarders are an easy way to spruse up a room. I think it will take up just 4 rols at most. Just because I like to relax and trim easily. I am sure if it were expensive I would be much less generous with myself then as to waste it.
A $6. job perhaps, and it was too cute for the theme I was shooting for.
I just know it was Gods provision. He and I play like that. I just receive what he offers , and boy does he have good taste.

I really liked the way it turned out. It is finished all the way to the window, it just does not show in this picture.

All done with the paper. Know I just have to do the fun part to decorate it.

Sunday Smiles

Good Morning!
When I went out to check on the chicken, I looked up and froze in amazement. Look at that sky! "Look to the sky from whence your help comes." Check it out! I could not have done that if I tried (bird center shot).

What a wonderful greeting today.
a sky done in the Rococo style.
I wonder if those artists saw a sky like this and became inspired.

Daddy Man is in sitting on the floor in Dash's room.
Yes there is a place to sit.
Daddy is playing action figures with thee his Son.
The sounds of silly voices and bombs exploding. Funny scenarios of play. I admire My Husbands ability to play like that.
Look what the two of them accomplished yesterday.

They spent from Sun up till sun down on it, taking a few breaks throughout the day.
They sorted all the Lego's under the bed.
Changed the linens down to the mattress, I washed the sheets, blankets and mattress cover.

The book shelf is even sorted!
as are all the toys in the drawers!
STUNNED AM I!

Admittedly I thought "well I guess I need to only do the closet"...
THEY DID THAT TOO!
WOW!

Both sides even.
This is a huge list list of tasks off my list of things I need to do.

My Beading (studio), and sewing (room) stations.

This is what I did for the Day.
Besides a morning meeting and Making the meals at lunch and supper.
My Mr. lowered the quilt rack (we have had it 20+ years a) and gave it a new use.
I saw a type of this at a local craft store and created my own. Mine is much wider and holds all of my ribbon that is on rolls.

I will eventually use the wooden dowel from the quilt rack to hang the tree of life on.
For now it is just tacked up, It is really centered I am just taking the photo from the one side.
The wonderful new ( back chrome finished) light is awesome.
Look at all that light!

The thread beds were centered and now it is so cool

That is the large wooden LOOM that My Sweet Mr U. made me years ago, to the far right on the wall.
I look forward now to threading it and making something fun.
The art work is Dove's gift to me . She likes abstract.
That big pile to the far right is minding on the ironing board.
Don't toss out things just because they might need a little repair.
You can do it, just take the time to learn how.

The beading table has now been revamped to have a permanent tape measure on the working edge. I have labeled Lanyard increments and bracelets both in a separate color. Later I will add the necklace lengths. There is a vice on the left that holds the cording and then I use a clamp that weights the piece down so it wont slide off the table.

CLICK TO ENLARGE
This is what I have been working on for two days. I laid them all out on Friday.
Today I got most of them strung.
Tomorrow I will do the finishing findings and tags.
I use my business cards on the clips with the price and media used.
The black one center is agate and quartz.
next to it on the right is Mother of pearl and fresh water pearls.
The Angle is fresh water pearl, and glass pearls.

Using the guied is a huge help!

See the clamp, it holds the cable.

My beloved made these stands for the gallary display.
I found a wonderful use for one of them!
I know what I have and when I need to restock.
Well It is 10:30 I'm gunna go cuddle my sweet heart. He asket me not to stay up to late.
He misses me (my presence in the room) beside him. :)

We also had family movie night we watch "Water Horse" we found it at Target for $13. Great movie!
You Ireland lovers must see it.
Beautiful senery.