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Beaded Hangers

So, I've started what I call "pre-production" on my new book and part of that fun work is that I take off some time and just create a bunch of different projects to get the creative juices going.   Actually, none of these projects will probably ever make it into the book, it's just an exercise to get my mind out of "business" and into "creative" mode.

So, here's something that I'm not sure I like or not.  

I took a dry cleaner hanger (who doesn't have one of these flimsy hangers?) and I took some vintage wooden beads in a bunch of colors and just strung them all over.   You have to separate the hanger at the top where it's twisted to get the beads on and then re-twist it back into a hanger when you get close to the top.   It was really easy to do and I think it's a fun hanger when you're finished.

It's sorta Anthropologie-meets-tribal, right?

Hmm...starting a new book is fun.

Newspaper Detox

I've been in Los Angeles for a while working on a big (and fun) home makeover project and I've gotten used to the idea of hotel living.   When I say that I've gotten used to it, I don't mean that I've grown to love it.  I mean, I am starting to accept the fact I have to live in hotel rooms as part of my job.   I digress...

I've blogged about using newspaper around the house to detox things.  You can stuff shoes with newspaper to absorb odor.   You see, newspaper is designed to absorb ink, so it'll absorb other things, too.  So, after I go running in the morning, I stuff them with sheets of newspaper to keep them smelling as fresh as possible.

Today, after running with my baseball cap on, I realized how sweaty it was when I took it off.   Since I can't wash it at the hotel (meaning, I can't put it in the dishwasher to clean it like I blogged about earlier), I stuffed the cap with three sheets of newspaper.   It wicked the moisture away and kept it smelling clean.

So easy!

Tote Bag Winner

Congrats to "KIEREN" for winning the handmade tote bag.   Many thanks to all of you for entering.   I have learned that we all love chocolate, wine and tofu on this blog! 

I chose a number at random to pick this contest's winner; if they left a way to contact them, they won! 

Congrats to Kieren for leaving "Fruit. Berries. Wine" as her additions to the grocery list.

Plenty more contests to come!

Congrats to "KIEREN" for winning the handmade tote bag.   Many thanks to all of you for entering.   I have learned that we all love chocolate, wine and tofu on this blog! 

I chose a number at random to pick this contest's winner; if they left a way to contact them, they won! 

Congrats to Kieren for leaving "Fruit. Berries. Wine" as her additions to the grocery list.

Plenty more contests to come!