Patron Bottle Oil Candle (lamp)

 I Love using old Bottles and recycling up glass items. This Is a Patron Bottle.. For those of you not familiar with Patron- It is a luxury brand of Tequila that is produced In Mexico. Every Bottle is hand blown and individually numbered. The glass is awesome, full of bubbles, and quite heavy.  I have made a oil candle or lamp if you prefer out of this one. I've added a Turquoise stone and Bone Buffalo skull as an added decoration. A nice layer of River Pebbles mixed with more Turquoise chips inside for A bit of a rustic touch. All ready for someone to add the oil and light. These would make great outdoor lamps as well. Add Citronella or tiki oil to combat the "skeeters" around your table. This one is already spoken for but I just about have another identical one done and ready to add to my Etsy Store. So what are you doing with your Holiday weekend. Memorial day weekend is usually Rainy and cold here and it certainly looks to be holding true so far. Maybe the sun will peek out tomorrow for a trip up the mountain.......Got my fingers crossed.!

Feather Lighter Cover

As promised here is the latest project. Ya'all know I am a loom kind gal so when I actually break out of my rut and do something in peyote stitch it seems to take me forever,,and ever..and ever..So the pattern for this Cute little Lighter Cover is listed at  Bead Patterns Boutique and the actual Beaded Cover is listed in my Etsy store.  So does it feel like summer or even spring where you are? It most certainly does not here. It got down to 39 degrees this morning. It is now just after Noon and we are only at 50 degrees...My hands are cold, which is making me cold.. Maybe I better go grab a cup of coffee just to hold on to.

25% off Sale

Just in case-- Do you have your eye on something in my Out Of The Flames Etsy Store?  If you do- grab it now.. I'm running a 25% off sale through May 27th. Enter SALE25 at checkout to receive your discount. And I am now accepting Credit Cards On Etsy.. If you don't want to use Paypal or send a money order you can now make your purchase using a credit card. Convenient & easy checkouts! I'll be back a bit later.. Im just about done with a new Lighter Cover pattern...Back to beading!

Turtle Totem Amulet Bag

 AAAHHHHHH... Finally Its done. A new Amulet bag. This turtle Totem amulet is a perfect match to my turtle Cuff.
I've lined this with a Beautiful Turquoise leather that I received from Nicole at Beadwright. It matches perfectly.
Pattern is available at Bead Patterns Boutique and the bag is newly listed in my Etsy Store.
Now-- Onto the next one that is sitting here waiting for some finishing touches.

More Bling and Sparkle

 The latest Bridal Type Bling..Of course who says it has to be bridal? This a doubled flat spiral stitch bracelet. I added a Sterling Silver filigree clasp..I think I Like it...Now-- I think I may make myself one in Those Swarovski Volcano Bi-cones..Maybe a triple wide? Is there such thing as too much Bling? NAH....This one is On Etsy!!

Bead Making days

 Some of you probably already know this but for those of you that don't.. I used to make lampwork beads. Hence the name "Out Of The Flames"...So yesterday I was doing some clean up of odds and ends on the computer and ran across a disc with a bunch of old pictures of some of my Lampwork beads..I'll post a few over the next week or so..
So we have the Dragon..which is actually 13 lampwork beads Made separately and strung together to make the "dragon". I LOVED making these guys.

These dolphins were fun to make and great sellers.

I called these guys the "Beadniks"

Another dragon.

Bald Eagle

Sea Sparklers

Colorful Owl

Sometimes I really miss making beads. 

Sunday Travels

If you follow my blog at all you already know how much time we spend "Up On the Mountain".  

So yesterday started out as a nice sunny morning so we decided to grab the camera's and head out. First stop was the river to check the water levels. 

As you can see in the 2nd picture the dock where we put the boat is under water.. Its a bit blurry but Look close.. You can see it under all that water..Guess we wont be putting the boat in for awhile. 

 So-- up the mountain we headed. Still lots of snow up there...This is only about 1/2 way up...got lots of melting to do yet and there is LOTS and LOTS of snow in the upper elevations.

As you can see by the Pile Of Wood..the beaver have been busy in the lower pond. They had several damns started on both sides of the larger pond. All in all we had a great day.  The clouds came in but they waited until we were back on the main roads before it rained.

Whats new In the Hood

So-- as Spring has Sprung, so to speak, and more and more of the Neighbors in the area are out and about I am noticing and others in the area are noticing some "changes in our area... #1..Crime in the area has gone up.. Surprise..? No-- not really. We do have a Neighborhood watch. All of a sudden we are the targets of thieves--again. Even the smallest of tools has to be in lockdown if you want it there when you get home.
#2..New Neighbors..So-- there was this tiny house over and down the road a Tad. Super small-- I think when it was for sale the real estate had it listed as 565 Sq Foot. That house has new Tenants. 4 adults and 2 small children under 5--and no-- I have no idea how they all sleep in there.. I must say that they have done some improvements to the place. A really nice fence around the place,  A New coat of paint, Planting of fruit trees, Removal of dead trees etc. But-- also came with it, Nightly Bonfires in a No Burn zone ( fire department has been called at least 4 times that we know of). Dogs that Bark every time a leaf moves , all night,, every night....and no one that will tell them to stop. Nightly Pot Parties around the "bonfire"....and Chickens....Which I think is great..Nothing like fresh eggs...But seriously The chicken Coop...well lets just say they have it strategically placed on the very edge of the property line under their neighbors windows.
So-- "said neighbors" went to their door to complain to them about the smell and the noise of the chickens--And found-- Hold onto your shorts---- Missing Tools and lawn chairs from the neighborhood. Huh--I thought maybe these "new neighbors" were gonna be different....Seems that house is cursed....Last people that lived there did the same thing.  What ever happened to the days when a Neighbor would knock on your door and ask to"borrow"......

Spring Cleaning and Destashing

Thats What I'm doin"... Cleaning and Destashing. Over the next few days I'll be adding some "destash" lots of goodies to my Etsy store. This lot was listed today.  56 colors in this one ! Tomorrow I'll be adding some Stones in different shapes and sizes.
I love it when the spring weather gets here and All the windows can be thrown open, the fresh air can come in and I can get some much needed cleaning and re-organizing done. Yesterday it was almost 80 degrees and last night we had a Electric storm and some winds that swept through. Quite the Show if you dont mind being up at 2:00am...

Tropical Colors

OOOHHHHHH.. ...Do you use bead backing for your projects? Do you Use Nicole's bead backing if you do? If you don't--I can only say that you are really missing out on the best backing on the market. This morning I received a package from Nicole. All kinds of different goodies, but what really stood out for me was her two newest colors of backing. Tropical Berry & Chartreuse Shine. I had seen pictures of the two colors but until I saw them in person I had no idea how truly stunning and vibrant these colors are...LOVE!!!!  I think My bedroom was a combination of these two colors when I was very young. All I can say is-- WOW which project to start first. If you dont have it yet, drop by Nicoles Etsy store Beadwright or her Website. Grab a pack of your own. You will Love it!