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Thanksgiving 2020
Posted by terrepruitt on November 25, 2020
Posted in Misc | Tagged: 2020 Thanksgiving, COVID-19 Holiday, hands holding heart, Happy Thanksgiving, stay at home, Thanksgiving | 2 Comments »
Tis The Season For . . . .
Posted by terrepruitt on November 23, 2020
Well, tonight I am making a stuffed pumpkin for dinner. And as usual I am getting a later start than I wanted. I was playing around with something on my website and time just slipped by. I even went down to start, but came back up to grab my phone for the recipe and 30 minutes later, I just put the pumpkin in. Then I got to thinking about all the recipes I like to cook this time of year. And I started thinking about all the recipes YOU like to cook this time of year. What are your favorite recipes that you like to cook this time of year?
I am going to list a few of mine here (with links) especially since I still have to try to fix my recipe page after WordPress BLOCKS came along. (Ugh!)
A Quick And Yummy Way To Use Cranberries (“salsa”)
Dancing With Persimmons (relish)
Awesome Salad (pear and walnut)
Butternut Squash Soup Adaptation
I have already made butternut squash soup and I am making the stuffed pumpkin tonight. The pumpkin came in our produce delivery. We also received persimmons so I am just waiting for them to be ready and I was hoping to get both the relish AND the chicken out of them. I am planning on having a version of the salad for Thanksgiving. I have to get my hubby to get me ingredients for pumpkin cookies. I should have had him do it the last shopping trip, but there was already too many other things he was getting. So next week. And then I hope to have Cheese Fondue for New Year’s Eve.
So, again . . . . what about you? What are the recipes you look forward to making this season?
Posted in Misc | Tagged: cheese fondue, cranberries, favorite fall dinners, favorite recipes of the season, heavy whipping cream, mushrooms, persimmons, pumpkin cookies, Sausage, Stuffed pumpkin, winter soup | Leave a Comment »
Pop-Up Vs Pop-In And A Little Yin Yoga
Posted by terrepruitt on November 19, 2020
Sometimes the day escapes me. I am not going out, but with all of the stuff happening online I am doing a lot of exploring of additional tools to use to make class registration automated, I am doing tests on Zoom for different ways to bring classes to students, I am having to move and rearrange our furniture on a daily basis . . . so a lot of time-consuming stuff. Not complaining, but explaining . . . explaining why I can’t keep up with my own self-imposed posting schedule. I should have posted this yesterday since I am offering a Pop-Up Class tomorrow (Friday, Nov. 20, 2020). This post has a dual purpose, to explain the difference between a Pop-UP and Pop-IN and to expound a bit on Yin Yoga.
POP-UP VS POP-IN
What is a Pop-Up Class? For me, it is a class that is not on my regular schedule. In many cases with many different things a Pop-Up can happen rather quickly – it pops up – but for me, I am usually talking about it a couple days in advance so it is not a quick spur of the moment thing, but it is not a regularly scheduled thing.
Now, the Pop-UP is different than the Pop-In. The pop-in is quick (under 30 minute). So far we have had three pop-ins where we reviewed katas in a song from a Nia routine and then danced the song. It isn’t something where there is the structure of a regular Nia class (or yoga class or stretch class). It is quick – you can just pop-in. I have ideas to do other type of pop-ins maybe a quick stretch or a yoga pose or two, but we will see. A Pop-UP is a class . . . with the actual class structure so popping in and out is not advised.
YIN YOGA
Yin Yoga has long holds in order to affect the tissue involved. It is not about the muscle but about the connective tissue. Since the connective tissue is not as elastic as muscles it take a bit longer to effect, AT LEAST a minute. When introducing people to Yin Yoga I generally will not hold most poses but for a few seconds over a minute.
In addition to the four Tattvas of Yin Yoga another very important thing to remember is to get out of the poses SLOWLY. In some cases if you feel the pose is too much, it could be just a simple matter of backing off, not getting out of the pose . . . if that doesn’t work and you feel you need to get out of the pose you must do it slowly. When instructing I allow for a transitional period and that could be just as long as the hold. Think of it like when you sit for a long time and how it might not work to jump up, ya gotta ease into standing or repositioning yourself. That is the same with Yin . . . you are in a pose for a long time so it requires a long time to get out of it. If you need to get out of a pose before the instructors instructs the class to do so, do it slowly just as if the instructor is walking you through the transition.
Some of the poses we do in Yin Yoga are similar to the poses in yang yoga. I have probably mentioned how I used to be so frustrated that the Yin Yoga poses had different names then the Hatha yoga poses even though they are “the same” . . . but then I learned they are not the same. Yin Yoga instructors may even use the other name (non Yin) to help you get into the pose, but the intent is different. In yang yoga the focus is stretching and strengthening muscle but in Yin the intent is to affect the connective tissue and move the Qi. But so many people ask about Yin Poses I am going to say here – just to give people an idea – that we do poses similar to pigeon, sphinx, bound angle, and extended child’s pose, to name a few. Most Yin poses are done on the floor, so it is not as if you are going to be holding a Warrior II for five minutes.
Additionally, as a reminder Yin Yoga is not Restorative Yoga. Yin may be restorative like all yoga can be restorative, but it is not Restorative Yoga. Restorative Yoga is about relaxing and involves a lot of lying around. Yin is not about relaxing although it does require the muscles to relax.
Well, a really good way to see what Yin Yoga is like is to try it. For details regarding the Pop-Up Yin Yoga Class on Friday, November 20, 2020 please go to my website. Maybe I will see you there! (Update 11.28.20: This class has already occurred, but do check my site because we plan on doing more because they are so FUN!)
Posted in Misc, Yin Yoga | Tagged: candle holders, classes online, Himalayan salt, katas, Nia, Nia class, Nia routines, Pop-in, Pop-up, stretch class, tea light, Yin and Yang, Yin Yoga, Yoga class, Zoom classes | Leave a Comment »
Visiting Young Ones
Posted by terrepruitt on November 9, 2020
In June, I believe we had three baby crows that visited our yard. I don’t know for certain because to me young birds (“babies”) look very much like older birds. Actually, young birds often look larger than adult birds, at least in the case of blue jays. From what I have seen in the past the young birds still have their fluff so they sometimes look larger. The fluff isn’t always easy to discern so originally I thought the larger birds were adults. We used to have baby blue jays in our yard every year and watching them it was clear they were not adults. They were so awkward and silly, whereas the adults were very precise. These three birds we had in June were silly. They liked to take bathes — as did all of our blue jay babies in the past. These crows seemed to play and explore, then one by one they were gone.
I had never seen a crow in the bird bath so it was really exciting to see these black beauties hop around and in the bath. They were really gone too soon for my liking.
I know the pictures are not great, sorry, but I took them through screens and windows because the crows would stop their antics when they noticed us watching. In a couple of shots you can see that they noticed me.
Maybe they will remember it was a safe place and they will bring their babies here.
I love our yard birds. Do you have yard animals?
Posted in Birds, Misc | Tagged: baby birds, bird bath, blue jays, crows, young birds | 6 Comments »
Magnetic Eyeliner And Magnetic Eyelashes Part 2
Posted by terrepruitt on September 28, 2020
I feel that there are plenty of blogs, articles, and vlogs out there showing you how to put the eyelashes on**. So this is just me sharing a bit about my experience of wearing them and taking them off (and why I am playing with them – Part 1). I mentioned I have only worn them twice, but since then I wore them an additional time so I do want to share a quick observation about putting them on. The instructions (and several things I have read/seen) say to put the eyelash on when the eyeliner is still tacky – NO, not for me**. So far I am putting on a thin line (not as thin as I would like/normally wear) but thinner than what I thought would be necessary. I have not yet applied a second coat . . . so far one coat is working . . . but keep in mind I don’t wear them all day. I am only popping mine on to wear for a weekly lZoom party.
Another thing, the first time I wore them I didn’t put any mascara on my eyelashes. The second time I did. I am going to pretty much stick to NOT putting mascara on my eyelash because part of the reason I wanted these “PUT ONS” was so that I didn’t have to futz with my own eyelashes. Once I start with the curling and the mascara then I might as well just do that instead of adding the false ones.
Magnetic Eyelashes after 7 hrs coming off but can barely tell
So . . . most of my pictures are of the eyelashes and how they look AFTER the 7 hours (since I wore them again I have additional pictures to show the SHORTEST ones). The first set of pictures was my birthday party and I didn’t have a chance to get shots right after I put them on and before all of the Lemon Drop Martinis. 🙂 This is after where the inner eye portion of the lash started coming off. In my opinion it doesn’t even really LOOK that bad. I just wanted to point it out and let people know that it did start to come off . . . again, it could just be a matter of needing MORE eyeliner or 7 hours being the limit of wear.
Magnetic Eyelashes I’m pointing at the “coming off” – infinity shot
Also . . . (again this was AFTER the party (i.e. Lemon Drop Martinis)) I thought it was really cool how I got the infinity eyelash me going on. I cannot take a good selfie to save my life so this is all I could manage. It was really late and I was hoping to get to bed soon, but I wanted to get some shots of my lashes.
Magnetic Eyelashes after 7 hrs coming off, looks ok, feel weird
The pictures are also showing how they come off. I just peel them off and as you can (hopefully) see, the eyeliner comes off with the magnets. So the eyeliner looks “dashed” where the magnet “left” it. Also a picture showing how thick the eyeliner is.
Now . . . you may or may not be able to get a good idea of how long/wide the eyelash is from it being on my eye.
You could look at the specs on the site, but for me, that didn’t really MEAN anything. So I thought I would show the eyelash in an eyelash curler – granted my eyelash curler is so old that many of you may not have one like that so it may not do you any good . . . but I thought I would try. I hope this gives you an idea of the length of the lash as it would go across the eye.
Me peeling the Magnetic eyelash off
I did NOT cut them at all. I think they fit fine. Of course, someone out there might look and tell me they need to be cut because I am not wearing them correctly, but they feel ok to me. For a few moments after I put them on, they feel weird, but after a few blinks my eyes get used to them and it is business are usual.
I wear glasses. I like my glasses pretty close to my eye and these do not rub on the glasses.
When was shopping for the kit I decided I would wear the sparse, but long lashes (those are pictured in first post where I just slapped it on). Well, it turns out I like the REALLY LONG THICK lashes. The ones I think are RIDICULOUS. They are so fun. Also, I thought I would never wear the shortest ones, but on this last wear (the third time) I did.
Hopefully you can see how the eyelash peeled off the eyeliner
Also, there is a picture of the ingredients in the eyeliner. If you know the difference between this and “regular” eyeliner, please let us know.
If you have been thinking about buying some and having some fun, I hope this has inspired you to do so. Why not?
Ha! Lovely – trying to highlight the “dashed” effect of peeling off eyelashes
I know these two posts about false eyelashes have been really long, but I just wanted to share because I think they are super fun. And, to me, especially right now, if you can add a little fun into your life then — why not? I hope these posts have given you some insight into magnetic eyelashes . . . . for those of you that are interested. I also know that there are a lot of pictures. 🙂 I was really trying to show what was going on with the eyelashes and I am not good at getting good selfies. I rather like the infinity effect!
Showing the eyeliner, the lash (these are the BIG ones), and the dashed eyeliner
*from Magnetic Eyeliner And Magnetic Eyelashes Part 1 post, explanation of socialization:
I am very fortunate that I teach yoga, Nia, and stretch online – via Zoom – my students are awesome and we visit after class. So I DO get to socialize a bit that way, BUT . . . I am wearing my workout clothes and I don’t wear makeup aside from a little bit of eyeliner which ends up all smudged. So when I say “ONLY socialization that we do where I can wear regular clothes and put on makeup” or “the only “regular” socialization” that is what I mean.
**from post above; I put the eyelash on while the liner was still tacky and I do not like that. I felt that instead of the magnet sticking to the magnetic aspect of the eyeliner the eyelash/magnet got stuck in the tackiness of the eyeliner and it was icky.
ONE TIP, I did read somewhere . . . and I thought it was a GREAT idea for those that do wings with their eyeliner: DON’T WASTE THE MAGNETIC EYELINER ON THE WING. Save the magnetic stuff for your actual lash line where the eyelash is going to be. Use your regular eyeliner for your flick. I thought that was a great idea, since I think the magnetic eyeliner can be expensive.
So . . . . are ready to talk more about magnetic eyelashes? Are you ready to get some?
Magnetic Eyelash in eyelash curler – for scale
Ingredients in magnetic eyeliner
3rd time wearing eyelashes – 09.26.20 – shortest pair I thought I would never wear
3rd time wearing eyelashes – after 6 or 7 hours 09.26.20 – shortest pair surprised I like ’em
3rd time wearing eyelashes – after 6 or 7 hours 09.26.20 – shortest pair eyes closed
Again, are you ready to get some?
Posted in Misc | Tagged: Amazon, deep set eyes, eyelash curler, eyelashes, fake eyelashes, fun eyelashes, fun makeup, hooded eyes, long fake eyelashes, magnet eyelashes, magnetic eyeliner, Maphie eyelashes, mascara, removing eyelashes, Zoom party | Leave a Comment »
Magnetic Eyeliner And Magnetic Eyelashes Part 1
Posted by terrepruitt on September 23, 2020
Ohmyword! I can make my eyelashes pretty long. Curling them and putting mascara on. But I have very few eye lashes. I always have had sparse eyelashes. At a couple of points in my life I’ve worn fake eyelashes to fill in “bald” spots in my lash line, first one eye then the other. I have very deep set eyes so I think eyelashes help bring them out a little bit. So I really like to have eyelashes. I remember buying a full set with glitter on them thinking it would be fun to wear them when I dressed up for an anniversary. But I didn’t take into account the glitter falling off into my eyes. I remember contacts and glitter don’t mix, but I don’t remember if I wore them through the night or took them off or what . . . maybe as I was getting ready I realized it and didn’t wear them . . . I don’t know. As time goes on my eyes are even more hooded than they used to be and my eyelashes even more sparse. I know there are some amazing mascaras out there that can plump, lengthen, and multiply your eyelashes, but I have not invested in them. I rarely wear makeup so it is impossible for me to spend more than $7.00 on a tube of mascara because I might only get five uses out of it because it dries up and gets clumpy so fast. If I were wearing makeup every day that would be a different story, since I am not, it is just not worth spending more. Those magnetic eyelashes had intrigued me. The ones that are a top and a bottom (think sandwich) and you put your real lashes in between them. But those are always REALLY big and thick and it doesn’t seem like my poor little eyelashes would do well smooshed between a set of eyelashes so I never got any of those. But you may be aware, nowadays they have magnetic eyeliner that attracts the magnetic eyelashes. So you can actually just wear one line of eyelashes instead of two like sandwich bread. I decided to treat myself to some for my birthday.
We have some friends that we Zoom with every week and since it is the ONLY socialization that we do where I can wear regular clothes and put on makeup*, I do. But on camera my puny little eyelashes look even less “there” and sometimes it is so hot by the time the meeting has started the curl (and length) has completely fallen out of my eyelashes and I am back to looking like I have no eyelashes. Now, mind you, the couple that we Zoom with COULD NOT careless, neither could my husband (bless all of their hearts), it is just me. I like to have it LOOK like I put on makeup when I actually put on makeup. And, this is seriously the only “regular” socialization that we do. So . . . I decided a little treat would be fun.
Now, since I started thinking about getting the magnetic eyelashes I have been inundated with ads on Facebook. There were two companies that were showing up, once I actually did a search I received ads from many more companies. There are a lot of companies that sell lashes. I was looking for a lash with five magnets because I was under the impression that the lashes are long and I would have to cut them to fit my eye so I didn’t want a three magnet lash and end up cutting one off. I was also looking for something REALLY affordable because I didn’t want to spend a lot of money when I wasn’t even sure I was going to like them or if they would work. And then I started thinking I wanted some that came in a set with more than one pair because it would be fun to have REALLY big crazy ones. I would always look at the lashes and choose the less long length and “sparse” ones (those terms are relative). I had just wanted to add to mine not take them over. (Spoiler alert: THAT CHANGED!)
I ordered some and they arrived a day earlier then I was told. I was so excited, I ripped them out of the box ready to slap ’em on to see what they were like. Then I thought, “Ugh. I better read the directions.” So I did, the directions say to do an “allergy test”. That sounded like a great idea. But it didn’t say WHAT that was. The internet said to put the eyeliner behind your ear or something. And to wait 24 hours. Well, yeah . . . no. I am not that patient. So I shook the eyeliner bottle (I followed that instruction at least) and applied a thin line of one layer on my eyelid. Then I put the eyelash up to my eyelid and “schloop!” it stuck. It’s cool. It’s fun. That first time I didn’t do it close enough to my nose. I also didn’t do the second eye because if I was allergic I didn’t need BOTH eyes swollen and/or crusty.
I got the set on Amazon for $15.29 since then the price went down to $14.99. They are FAKE eyelashes, as in, they are not real hair/fur. The kit comes with four pair of eyelashes (in little round cases), magnetic eyeliner, and a METAL pair of tweezers. I don’t understand the metal tweezers because the second time (the time I was going to actually wear the eyelashes) I picked the eyelash up with the tweezers and it stuck to it. No! I don’t want it sticking then it won’t attract nicely to my eye! So I just use my fingers to put the lashes on.
The eyeliner is like a coating. So when I take the eyelashes off the liner sticks to the eyelash/magnet and peels it off my eye. I can scratch/peel the rest off of my eye if I want or just use make up remover. I use makeup remover.
I don’t want a THICK line of eyeliner so I do it as thin as possible and I only do one coat. I don’t wear them for a long time. The first time it was about 3.5 to 4 hours and they made it pretty well. This last time (only the second time) they started to come off on the inside. Again, I might have needed more eyeliner or they just might have been at their time limit – it was about 7 hours.
UGH – post is so long . . . tune in for part 2.
Posted in Misc | Tagged: Amazon, deep set eyes, eyelashes, fake eyelashes, fun eyelashes, fun makeup, hooded eyes, long fake eyelashes, magnet eyelashes, magnetic eyeliner, Maphie eyelashes, mascara, Zoom party | 18 Comments »
Hawk On The Bath
Posted by terrepruitt on September 2, 2020
Back in November of 2017, I was sitting on my couch and noticed this. I took the pictures and videos with the intent of posting about it. Well, three years later here ya go. I noticed him then watched him for about 10 minutes. It was odd. Hawks are very big birds and the funny thing is this is a small hawk. This guy had upset the blue jays. You can hear them in the videos squawking. It took our cats a bit to notice. I believe when I wasn’t recording the bird I was talking to my cats trying to get them to notice. I didn’t want to get up because I didn’t want to disturb the bird. The birdbath is not that far away and often times we frighten birds off of it by moving to get a better look. I didn’t want to move. I was in awe.
The pictures and the videos are not great. I was using my iPhone 5. But, to me, they are still cool. I have two videos of Teagan that me laugh because they remind me that she was walking toward the window then saw the bird and froze. I have never seen her so still. She was in midstride and STOPPED, her head low, and she just froze with only her tail moving back and forth. She was like that for at least 5 mins. I didn’t post them because I was laughing and talking while filming and the best I can figure is I had my fingers over the mic and then I moved them and the sound is too inconsistent and annoying. Plus it is just a recording of a cat standing completely still, I do pan over to the bird who seems to be watching the cat, but only the mom (or dad) wants to watch a (their) cat standing still for a minute and a half.
The hawk doesn’t do anything, but move his head, drink some water, and fluffy up a bit. I just wanted to say that so you weren’t disappointed if you watch the videos. And . . . I am not best videographer and I can bet you that I was trying to move while not moving a lot to get closer so they are not the smoothest of recordings. They, along with the pictures are just to document that THERE WAS A HAWK IN OUR YARD!
I believe this is a Cooper’s hawk. As he was large, but not very large.
It was cool. This is the second time I’ve seen a hawk in our yard.
You can barely see Teagan (welcome to our world) in front of the tube.
Do you ever get birds of prey in your yard?
Posted in Birds, Misc | Tagged: bird on the bath, cat stalker, Cooper's Hawk, great memory bad pictures, hawk in the yard, Teagan | 6 Comments »
Smooth Moves
Posted by terrepruitt on August 3, 2020
I am not sure when, but probably within the last five months I downloaded a solitaire game into my iPad. I usually play it right before bed. The game awards you little gold crowns on a calendar for every day you win the daily challenge. If you win the daily challenge the day of the challenge you get a gold crown with jewels. It is silly, but I like to win the hand on the day of the challenge so I am usually playing it after midnight when the new daily challenge comes out. So, like I said right before I go to sleep. Well, I was playing it recently and I was agitated. The way the cards were “moving” or more accurately NOT moving was very agitating. At first as I was playing I thought, “This is not relaxing! Usually I am not feeling like this. What is up?” Then, I noticed the cards were “behaving” oddly. At first I thought I was imaging things and the cards were behaving like they always do, but the more I played the more I realized that they were not moving like they normally do. I was sad because I thought there had been a change and that the cards were going to have this weird movement from now on. It really is about movement and about what calms or agitates you.
As I played I realized that the cards normally float either down into the pile or over to where they can be played. The floating is kind of calming, but with this new thing the cards were just “phfth” and it was there. The space where the card had been either just changed – ABRUPTLY – to the new card – or the space where there hadn’t been a card, a card would just appear. The more I noticed it the more agitating it was. I had to stop clicking on the cards to get them into play and I had to actually move it there myself. That cut down on the weird movement a bit. I still wasn’t 100% sure that it hadn’t always been this way, but I was 95% sure because I was going to have to give up the game because it was no longer soothing. But to be sure I would see how the winning “ceremony” was.
When you win a hand the cards do various “dances”, sometimes they form a castle, sometimes they form a heart, sometimes just circles that spin around, but it is nice and smooth and it is like the equivalent of applause. Then your crown appears and then floats to your calendar. Well, after I won the hand it – I don’t know how to describe it but there was no fanfare just some glitching. So I closed the application and re-opened it and —–ahhhhh! It was back to floating cards and calmness. I am so happy it was just a glitch and they didn’t change the way the cards moved.
But I found it so interesting that the movement of the cards had such an effect. I made me realize how the floating cards are really a nice calming thing and the glitchy ones were aggravating. Reminded me of how movement can be that way, nice smooth movement can calm the nervous system whereas frantic movement can aggravate it. I thought it was fitting that I am re-taking the Nia White Belt which is all about movement and I happen to experience weird movement in the game and notice how it affected me.
Have you ever noticed frantic movement affecting your nervous system? Do you play any calming games before bed?
Posted in Misc | Tagged: agitated movement, iPad games, Nia White Belt, smooth movement, solitaire | 6 Comments »
Small Appliances To The Rescue
Posted by terrepruitt on June 29, 2020
You may know from previous posts here that my oven is out of commission. My husband did all he could . . . the normal things like replacing the elements. He even purchased a thermostat, but the oven has to come out for that. The repairman determined it was the circuit board, something that the company no longer makes so we couldn’t order a new one. But my husband found a company that repairs them so our oven part is off at the electronic hospital :-). The company wanted a whole portion of the unit, but my husband knew that shipping that portion would be more risky for damage so he just sent the actual part that needs fixing. And in doing that he was able to put the stove controls back on. My oven is a stove and oven combination, if he would have shipped the whole thing they wanted I wouldn’t have had a stove. It is nice to have both a stove and an oven, but when you don’t have one, you kinda need the other. But when we were going through the process of elimination as to the issue with the oven, at one point I didn’t have a working stove (in addition to a non-working oven). So, I pulled out some of my other appliances. When we had our kitchen re-done years ago I was without a kitchen for four months. Yes, four months. So I was able to use other things like an electric skillet and an electric grill/panini press.
I don’t use them that often so this was a great opportunity. The electric skillet is amazing with how fast it heats up. I am assuming that if I cooked on it more frequently I would be better at knowing what heat to use, but now when I use it I turn the heat up and down . But it is not like a pan on the stove, it heats up very fast! Something I have to remember when I use it.
It’s lid can also serve as a baking dish, which is kinda cool, but at the same time it makes it somewhat challenging to take the lid off when cooking because it doesn’t have a handle on top.
Also I was reminded I love paninis. I love the grilled bread. It is nicer than just a pan toasted sandwich. The panini I cooked on it recently, I have to say . . . it was perfect. It was delicious. My appliance has changeable plates. I can use the griddle type of flat plate or the grill kind that makes the fancy lines on the food. It can open all the way up and form two griddles or close it like a press.
I am still without an oven for a bit . . . . until the part comes back . . . and hopefully it will work. (Or you will be seeing me post about getting a new oven . . . and possibly a little tiny kitchen work done.) But in the meantime I am looking for “how tos” for my electric skillet.
Do you have a panini press/grill? Do you have an electric skillet? What do you use them for? Do you have any “How tos”/recipes for an electric skillet?
Posted in Misc | Tagged: broken oven, electric griddle, electric skillet, grilled sandwiches, panini press | 15 Comments »
Painted Candle Holders – Christmas 2019
Posted by terrepruitt on June 17, 2020
You may surmise from my posts about my craft projects that I have made things for people for Christmas. My most recent post shows the two bottles I painted for two friends for Christmas. I enjoyed painting so much that I got an idea to paint bottles for a dozen friends and family members for Christmas gifts the following year. There are so many pictures of those bottles that it will take a long time to go through to figure out what to post. I have been putting that off for a long time, but the conversation with another blogger about crafts has motivated me to post the pictures of my projects. Originally I thought I would post as a project, but just like when I am cooking, I get so into what I am doing I forget to take pictures of the process. In regards to the multiple bottle project I will probably end up with fewer pictures then the first bottle post because I didn’t take very good pictures. Last year what I decided to paint was candle jars. We buy a lot of candles in jars and the glass is such high quality I can’t throw it out. I really enjoy painting (although I am NOT an artist) on glass so I decided to recycle the jars. As you can see my designs are very simple since I don’t paint well. It is more of a “something that brings me joy” than a “something that results in a beautiful object”.
Not only am I not a great painter I am not a great photographer so I didn’t capture all the sparkles very well, but ALL of the candle holders have glitter on them. Many of the designs were inspired by the recipients and, with one, the shape of the jar.
I have many more jars and bottles to paint. I hope to get some painting in this year.
Do you like to paint? Do you like to take pictures? Is crafting “your thing”?
Posted in Just stuff, Misc | Tagged: Christmas gifts, craft projects, glass painting, glitter on glass, painted bottles, painted candle jars, sparkly paint | 3 Comments »
