Bee-Licious

It's really no secret that I love the beach. This weekend some galpals and I took a much needed break to the Outer Banks, NC. Two hours from home, it's the perfect getaway for a weekend or a weeklong stay. A link to one of my favorite realty companies, www.beachrealtync.com shows available beach rental properties and their prices do fit every budget. By the way, I do not get sponsorship for the sites I point you to, I just like things and want to share.

Prior to this trip, emails were flying back and forth all week; who is bringing what, all that. Much attention was paid to the liquid part of the weekend, a.k.a. Happy Hour.  I decided to bring Margaritaville and supplies, plus a bonus cocktail, The Skinny Bitch Cosmo. My grand plans included making everyone souveneir glasses which look like this one I made last year:

In reality I ran short on time to get the glasses done, but what I did do was this:

Dang if it didn't work out better, becuase the screw-on lid made the drink portable which meant it could go in the cooler and to the beach. Genious! I threw a lime slice in there too which made it extra tasty! If you like super sweet drinks this is not for you. It's somewhat tart and refreshing. The recipe is as follows:

2 oz. mandarin vodka (I think any citrus vodka would do)
2 oz. diet cranberry juice
2 oz. sugar-free margarita mix www.bajabob.com (I think Amazon also carries it)
Lime wedge

Oh, another delightful tidbit about this recipe is that you put the ingredients in and just shake it up and refrigerate. I suppose it could also be frozen if you left enough room for expansion.

P.S. There are roughly four servings in this jar. Make sure to have a DD.

Bee Sunny :)

Oilpan Schmoilpan

Top 'o the mornin' and Happy St. Patty's Day to you! Got lots to do this fine day. Clean, launder, drink green beer, and watch the Hoosiers win against VCU!

On Pinterest a few months ago, I saw a pic of someone who had used this pan to make a huge ipad replica for children to learn letter recognition.

Then I started thinking of all the other cool things that could be made using this $10 item from Wal-Mart (it can be found in the "man" section, where all of the car supplies are). What I decided to do was use it for the empty space above my computer desk which was just begging for some sort of organizational tool. Begging.

Ta Dah

Not pleased with the quality of this image. I used the Bloggie and it is, for sure, not a picture taking device. You get the idea though. I'm not sure how I want to finish "decorating" it yet, so some ideas would be appreciated.  The cute little windowed tins came from this cool site:
http://www.specialtybottle.com/ 
They are not magnetized on the back, so I did that myself. They are amazingly inexpensive, though.

Bee of good cheer (sláinte-pronounced

"sloynta")

P.S. Many thanks to my friend Mimi, who tweaked some things on my page to make it look nicer. Read Mimi's blog, 5th Grade Rocks, 5th Grade Rules, by poking the button to the right side of this page.

Feelin' Kinda Bloggie

My son, for Christmas, received a Sony Bloggie videocamera from his father (my ex) to encourage his You Tube movie-making skills. An example of these fine skills can be seen here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMkJGCGmfRA&feature=plcp&context=C441ad62VDvjVQa1PpcFPdr7TfwHkgYbRRWZhO7z_ASctP239fMYA%3D

I am so proud.

At first I was like, "What the WHAT?" I didn't see why a 12 year old child would need such pricey equipment. Weeeellll, times they are a changin' and now that I am an official BLOGGER , I feel that I need, NEED, one of those Bloggies. Problem is, they are rather costly, and I'm not about to go out and buy something that the kid can share with me. Only he doesn't want to. He has never used the daggone thing more than the couple of times that I have seen, and he won't share with his mother? Luckily, I know where he keeps it, and I'm going to steal it when he is out of the house. He happens to be out now...heh, heh, heh...

By the way, the reason I'm so covetous of this small electronic device is that it plugs directly into my USB port, I don't have to mess with taking out memory cards, copying the pictures I want, blah, blah, blah.

My freshly uploaded photos below are of the hurricane/apothecary jars I made last weekend  from the Sid small vase from Crate & Barrel ($6.95) glued to a glass candlestick from A.C. Moore ($2.99). I couldn't find what I wanted at Dollar Tree, so I had to spend a little bit more than planned. The results were worth it though. Take a look:

I had the tiniest bit of difficulty when I realized I was actually videotaping the jars, but it only took me a sec to figure out the camera feature. Still need to work on finding out if it has a flash, though.

Bee Stealthy (ever notice that stealthy has the word "steal" within it?)                                             

                                                                                                                                      

Getting Started

So, I've been wanting to blog for quite some time now. I have, oh, sooo very many projects that I want to get  done, and my closets are bursting at the seams with supplies! The problem? A shortage of a little thing called time, and my current lack of any that is free. I am right now working on the following projects semi-simultaneously:
*Cutting wine bottles to make deck lights
*Creating tumbled marble tiles with inspirational sayings
*Making jewelry out of vintage bottle caps, and bunco-themed jewelry
*Trying to finish a St. Paddy's day stained glass panel (for the last 7 or so years...sigh)
*Indulging my Pinterest cravings by making quick, easy DIY projects
*Oh, and I promised a friend I'd make her a brooch bouquet for her wedding in June. June of 2012. Here are examples of what it could end up looking like:

Craft on!