what's on my fridge?

I’ve been thinking about doing a “what’s in my bag?”post until I realized that my purse really isn’t that interesting. Unless you want to look at diapers and Strawberry Shortcake dolls, so I thought of something different. I was standing in my kitchen and I glanced over at our refrigerator and started to laugh. We have the most random collection of stuff hanging off of it I decided to share. It probably could be worse, and funnier, but I like it just the way it is.

Sorry the photos are a little blurry, I was using my cell phone.
The freezer door.

Eat Coast or West Coast? Why? This is a conversation card from a pack we received when we got a give box from Omaha steaks from my parents. Grew up in the East but we are currently loving the West.

For those of you who don’t know this yet I worked at Starbucks for several years. Marc’s sister and brother-in-law bought this for me when we were in the Outer Banks together. It’s one of my favorite things ever.

We clipped this out of a newspaper the fall before Aurora was born and hung it on the fridge. It might be my favorite comic strip. It’s so cute!

This button has been pushed so many times it’s dyeing. Aurora thought it was so funny when she was a baby, oh memories.

The bottom on the fridge is covered with photos given to us by Marc’s mom. Aurora loves to look at them and rearrange them, I really love them too.

This is our dog Piston. He just looks like he’s being humiliated, or that he’s doing something wrong. Only Granny Pkay (Marc’s mom) would take a photo like this. I LOVE it. Sometimes "potty" humor is just really funny, I can't help it! Not that I don’t get to see this on daily bases, but the fact that there is a picture of it is priceless.

The side of the fridge isn’t as entertaining sadly.

Depressed? Over Worked? Job Suck? Unappreciated? Family Problems? Money worries? Well here is a pill for YOU! FUKITOL. When life just blows… FUKITOL!I don’t think I need to say anything else about that one right?

Well, I showed you mine, so show me yours! What’s on your fridge?

Adventures in Craftiness: Resin Experiment.

Every since I saw the episode on Thread Banger by The Naughty Secretary I’ve wanted to try my hand a making resin jewelry. It’s always seemed very intimidating. Every time I went into a craft store for a new project I would stop in the isle that had the resin, look at it, think about it, and keep moving. I finally decided to just do it! I’ve been collecting beer bottle caps for a while and figured I’d try my hand at making some magnets first. I’m so glad I did, it’s a snap! As long as you follow the instructions it’s so easy!

Materials:
Casting Resin (I used Easy Cast )
Bottle Caps (Beer, soda, or even water bottle caps)
Measuring tools that you don’t plan to use for anything but resin.
Funky Paper (Old magazines, craft paper, or little doodles)
A Pen
Craft Scissors
A plastic cup or that you don’t plan on using ever again
A Straw and/or something to sire with



First I traced the bottom part of the bottle cap onto paper and cut out the circle on the inside of the line. I then placed them on the bottom on my bottle caps. If you wish you can glue them down (I would recommend this because my started floating to the top at one point and I had to push them down with my straw.)

Next I mixed my resin. The instructions for my kit called for a well ventilated area, which is a very good idea. Even though the casting resin I bought is low odor, it still smells! The instructions for my kit indicated to mix one part resin to one part Harding solution then mix well for two minutes.

After my two minutes were up I carefully poured the mixture into my bottle caps, and then I waited. It takes 24 to 48 hours for the resin to fully harden.




You can make all kinds of fun things with these little guys! Get some magnets or jewelry making supplies and have at it!


I hope this helped! Don’t be intimated by trying new things, it’s so much fun and easy. As long as you take your time.


Happy trails!