I’m telling you, dieting is sure frustrating, at times. I start out doing really well, then I slip up & it all seems to snowball from there. There are times when I’ve thought about getting weight loss surgery, but I know my insurance would never cover it, and there’s no way we could ever afford it on our own. I’ve also thought about taking a supplement & do, on occasion, take hoodia, so doing a Diet Comparison of all of supplements you see on TV is helpful, I haven’t made a decision about them, but I have read up on them. I just keep doing what I think will help & hope for the best.

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I gave my friends their Tree of Life pendants last night and Sarah, at least, loved hers. She just couldn’t put it down, she kept holding it all night & mentioned she had planned to order a necklace to wear, but now she was going to wait & get it for something else and wear that one. I’m pretty sure that Liz liked hers, too, but she’s a little shyer about things, and that’s ok, even if she didn’t, because its the thought that went into it & not the item that matters.

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I never realized that it was possible for me to feel behind-the-times technologically, until someone mentioned needing to buy a new HDMI cable and I had no idea what they were, what “HDMI” stood for (high density multimedia interface) or what you’d even use one on. So I looked it up, and apparently it the COAX of the modern age, because it transfers video and sound digitally instead using the old analog cables & you get a truer picture & clearer sound. Troy even told me that newer DVD players & game consoles already have the port for the cables on the back. At least now I feel less like a dinosaur.

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I swear, I don’t get motivated to do anything booth-wise until I’m under a time-crunch. Because I’m a dork, apparently. Maybe I’ll get around to doing something this weekend, at some point. I’m not even going to try to fool myself anymore.. I have to make time to get this stuff done, I am quickly running out of time.

I did get a few more pendants done, because out of everything I do, that can be done while I’m staring at the tube having family time.

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I did manage to get some smaller rings for the Tree of Life pendants, but its a lot harder making them on a smaller scale. I made two for bridal shower gifts for some friends of mine (they’re sisters & having a double ceremony) and did one with green & red and another with green & yellow so they look like apple trees. I haven’t done any others, I need to get on top of the housework again, and then I plan to do a bunch of lip balms and maybe a couple of types of soap.

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I’m having a hard time finding rings for my tree of life pendants in the sizes I want & I also can’t find wire that’s sturdy enough or thick enough to with stand everything that has to be done to make one, so I’m very frustrated with it today.

I did finish the others, I just ended up going with pretty ribbon to hang them from, as none of my beads would fit over it. They look nice, though & could easily be changed to a chain if someone bought one & had a favorite chain. Of course, a hemp necklace would be lovely with one on it, too, its too bad I hate messing around with those & don’t feel I’m very good at it.

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Here are the four seasons, starting with Winter & Spring

These are made with metal rings to frame the trees, wire & mixed glass beads.

Next are Summer & Fall, made the same way:

I really enjoy making them & hope to get more supplies this weekend, and the ribbons to finish these five, too.

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Here is the Tree of Life pendant I did in my daughter’s school colors:

I wish I had been able to find the rings in a silver color along with the gold ones, it’d look so much better when I use the silver wire. I know this doesn’t look very “treelike” as far as realistic colors, but really, I was just experimenting anyway. If no one buys it, its no loss, I’ll put it on my keyring.

I’ll be back in a few with the other four.

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I made 5 Tree of Life pendants last night while I was watching movies. I made one of each of the seasons & the last one in teal, black & silver (my daughter’s school colors) because I was playing around. They all turned out pretty nice, I just need to decide what I’m going to use to hang them. I’ll probably go with a color-coordinated, sheer ribbon with beads. If whoever wants them doesn’t like that, I guess they can change it to something else, right? The only problem is that I really want to make more now & I’m out of the rings I use to frame the trees on. I can’t buy anymore right now, because I need gas in the car (my daughter used almost a 1/2 tank in one day – WTF?) so I guess its back to working on less fun projects.

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Both of the soaps I made yesterday turned out beautifully. The tie-dye in the Rise & Shine variety came out nice & subtle on the top of the bar (which I was very pleased with, I was afraid it wouldn’t show at all). The peach came out the perfect color & fragrance and the new mold works really well. The bars are a little hard to get out of both of them, but I’ll figure it out eventually.

I found my glass measuring cup, so today, after I get the dishes done, again, I’ll make a couple of lip balm flavors (‘Nilla Mint & Chardonnay) and maybe some soap, too. I plan to start cutting some purses out tomorrow or Thursday, so that when the mood strikes, they’re ready to sew. (cause cutting out is my least fave part)

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