Spring It On! Interesting Things Made With Old Springs

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Metal, rusty, curly, bouncy, creaky, squeaky, bouncy springs!</span><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Check out what some creative folks have done with old </span><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">metal springs from chairs and beds and be inspired...</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNztv1WMUeseRxriOem4J0SgkUlc1tfns-p6GkG9PL27nP0lnnQHWTNAz1SdB_81i18tGFjdet-AkP_reMkFVaxcEZP0XDZQWXxSBb_SuXs2yL8T4U4FnP39Duy8rW0sYLXEwL703M8SgS/s1600/s+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNztv1WMUeseRxriOem4J0SgkUlc1tfns-p6GkG9PL27nP0lnnQHWTNAz1SdB_81i18tGFjdet-AkP_reMkFVaxcEZP0XDZQWXxSBb_SuXs2yL8T4U4FnP39Duy8rW0sYLXEwL703M8SgS/s1600/s+1.jpg" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/transaction/75540060?" target="_blank"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Chair springs candle holder by noodleandlouvintage via Etsy</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZnoAUbqSDgcf2jFvFxI401a13qpHGTNgpk2NJO8tnS1xoYsDJ6rPOIjFlU7M_eB1-hklXeVgOt_yDYV_38-_dIftBcCByn2tvXLQ4MxzuM73MXZxDAa9PM8U-Tu5nyUvbmpsD1pikl-15/s1600/silveware.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZnoAUbqSDgcf2jFvFxI401a13qpHGTNgpk2NJO8tnS1xoYsDJ6rPOIjFlU7M_eB1-hklXeVgOt_yDYV_38-_dIftBcCByn2tvXLQ4MxzuM73MXZxDAa9PM8U-Tu5nyUvbmpsD1pikl-15/s1600/silveware.jpg" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Springs to hold old flatware for crafts via <a href="http://frenchlarkspur.blogspot.com/2010/09/junk-bonanza-part-two.html" target="_blank">French Larkspur</a></span><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">DIY bed spring and test tube from Free Pretty Things For You</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQZfbbXMh_TDoNDA-6yGMTtfT1dze1uwfEW14g934f7pE8-wCY6XTGBYpkw0VsQdspAht9tu6mCWUcqQgEuIUWw26KhyphenhyphencsdKY8FpA-0HhYRncrRVJcfjRkkG26-NbMmMhCvM08EBE2QYe2/s1600/wall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQZfbbXMh_TDoNDA-6yGMTtfT1dze1uwfEW14g934f7pE8-wCY6XTGBYpkw0VsQdspAht9tu6mCWUcqQgEuIUWw26KhyphenhyphencsdKY8FpA-0HhYRncrRVJcfjRkkG26-NbMmMhCvM08EBE2QYe2/s640/wall.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://m.pinterest.com/pin/227713324878453618/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Bed springs as a wall display</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8bARneVfJTVkB0gO0WjBdl2buJ6q2-io3oBllvZ2IemNWDFCGcjfrZ5IrSH8KYr8aXXJbTWO5yrPRPVg7IokJbKiZQIrcNgqyq71Ym6I9E7i1XTsxRUsp4QBJYV_8yMqaLrY6PoqKwLF_/s1600/spring.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8bARneVfJTVkB0gO0WjBdl2buJ6q2-io3oBllvZ2IemNWDFCGcjfrZ5IrSH8KYr8aXXJbTWO5yrPRPVg7IokJbKiZQIrcNgqyq71Ym6I9E7i1XTsxRUsp4QBJYV_8yMqaLrY6PoqKwLF_/s1600/spring.jpg" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/106309962/antique-metal-spring-large-spring-rustic?utm_campaign=Share&utm_medium=PageTools&utm_source=Pinterest" target="_blank"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Antique springs from Knickoftime via Etsy</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjItGtNyJVVv_J_c9egAMwnsQHKCNdY2l7MOFCv4QMKsSd_kw8cBZXWhQXOIBmvx1GdGLb7XXhENcV-zd6Rr-X0OXzco9_hYENU-2ClsEGATYFEzuwsLg0GHXrWWSthi37_4nL8fy5_5dQa/s1600/rural.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjItGtNyJVVv_J_c9egAMwnsQHKCNdY2l7MOFCv4QMKsSd_kw8cBZXWhQXOIBmvx1GdGLb7XXhENcV-zd6Rr-X0OXzco9_hYENU-2ClsEGATYFEzuwsLg0GHXrWWSthi37_4nL8fy5_5dQa/s1600/rural.jpg" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://ruralevents.blogspot.com/p/diy-with-little-help.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hanging spring vase holder from Rural Events</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUelPZPVTiRaUOwgll6wIK-Rd6BAL-JA5_xnF7UnqNs9UW50e7FeFu1Sk7zC8kXY8uJVgTC3M4XMdDCFMvnJ-cN3tV15YDMsNwSU_lCbJZ5kRo9ymkNqAB2V4NtAqvptQfzxRlfTWikrwL/s1600/cross.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUelPZPVTiRaUOwgll6wIK-Rd6BAL-JA5_xnF7UnqNs9UW50e7FeFu1Sk7zC8kXY8uJVgTC3M4XMdDCFMvnJ-cN3tV15YDMsNwSU_lCbJZ5kRo9ymkNqAB2V4NtAqvptQfzxRlfTWikrwL/s1600/cross.jpg" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/2012/07/a-few-new-things-here-and-there.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Cross wall hanging by Coastal Chram</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdyz6_Zx1TlpiTRd3HOQixpYB7_kx-5_R5ywhgHpRAcgYXuQwlvf0CLVhTF1-zveHoYRBavIiJw70iyKIG82G8C0vfhA8-Jqtw27aGvDJ7ZuR6Tt36P81hqMvcihH0aWXlg24wu3cDnMiK/s1600/wreath.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdyz6_Zx1TlpiTRd3HOQixpYB7_kx-5_R5ywhgHpRAcgYXuQwlvf0CLVhTF1-zveHoYRBavIiJw70iyKIG82G8C0vfhA8-Jqtw27aGvDJ7ZuR6Tt36P81hqMvcihH0aWXlg24wu3cDnMiK/s1600/wreath.JPG" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mysocalledjunkylife.com/2011/05/may-antique-booth-pictures.html#" target="_blank"><span style="color: #444444; 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font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Truck spring stools from Architectural Salvage</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnLyR5aYWeW5r_4tj3A84D7JjkVNI4f5xpfEFAAvaQCzs_Q2ijpAuyEUOyPFyJDVD6iWzzJBwlMRwUmtYuTQhDg-DkfM2iLWIVEvRX_fyxMc2706BEdwchVo0ggYp8lKUqrZIFZESq82Tm/s1600/gate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnLyR5aYWeW5r_4tj3A84D7JjkVNI4f5xpfEFAAvaQCzs_Q2ijpAuyEUOyPFyJDVD6iWzzJBwlMRwUmtYuTQhDg-DkfM2iLWIVEvRX_fyxMc2706BEdwchVo0ggYp8lKUqrZIFZESq82Tm/s1600/gate.jpg" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://meanqueen-lifeaftermoney.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Gate made from old bedsprings</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicMuL1Zlx6AWPRRBhjTgW6oBQFwBgF-4KnlWU_RUyDqwVn37hIZb41KKn0ylbS-o4QDjBLHQIxGQOItBZVR4bgjp92HefPk7rifIeu4yeb3Mti1ApNJMc2xbJdxsG7xcLfdgVfvVgV5tIS/s1600/whole.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicMuL1Zlx6AWPRRBhjTgW6oBQFwBgF-4KnlWU_RUyDqwVn37hIZb41KKn0ylbS-o4QDjBLHQIxGQOItBZVR4bgjp92HefPk7rifIeu4yeb3Mti1ApNJMc2xbJdxsG7xcLfdgVfvVgV5tIS/s1600/whole.jpg" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/240872280042644324/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Bed spring display</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUs5dm7D_YLVEImya3kgFNUJ5PPdMvWhiyQv6Z6rjy9s1pYJHRFeVtsGvkDfPIaEpINvakmqVcFi26DcC2ig3qBHZFvhCHfZ0H3Cby9PHlYjtXz34P1R-E4LJ9m4NXBO5B4_8Pq7Lz3F_/s1600/winer.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUs5dm7D_YLVEImya3kgFNUJ5PPdMvWhiyQv6Z6rjy9s1pYJHRFeVtsGvkDfPIaEpINvakmqVcFi26DcC2ig3qBHZFvhCHfZ0H3Cby9PHlYjtXz34P1R-E4LJ9m4NXBO5B4_8Pq7Lz3F_/s1600/winer.JPG" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://sjarmerendejul.blogspot.com/2009/10/bildeler.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Spring candle holder from Charming Christmas</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcxC4VfuvPp32sa1fhDVi_4xJjV9kAeP_fwaz1V0EmMWE7UamHgPUftKr9xbJsC12iai0oPU9J1oIoejZ5VcRK2-AOnK0zM4Tj7MqRfA3KyIxtQBFd28JwAewn0JblHAIN1J8hXtDyfUio/s1600/tre.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcxC4VfuvPp32sa1fhDVi_4xJjV9kAeP_fwaz1V0EmMWE7UamHgPUftKr9xbJsC12iai0oPU9J1oIoejZ5VcRK2-AOnK0zM4Tj7MqRfA3KyIxtQBFd28JwAewn0JblHAIN1J8hXtDyfUio/s1600/tre.JPG" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/26376/gourds-of-mystery" target="_blank"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Garden trellis from wahoolb via Junk Market Style</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcaEk4Q_ohfndVfjNHbQALjkEK25C0QbSaDMEb5PNH3YYK2MfvyjWt2RehfHd3zwGNvDyHO8AVSD0I9LfzaFkvQDlz90apmmIswteQMzMu9hxyzSOYY6bciZbIVHAfBBUpeaxFxNKEgjI/s1600/cones.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcaEk4Q_ohfndVfjNHbQALjkEK25C0QbSaDMEb5PNH3YYK2MfvyjWt2RehfHd3zwGNvDyHO8AVSD0I9LfzaFkvQDlz90apmmIswteQMzMu9hxyzSOYY6bciZbIVHAfBBUpeaxFxNKEgjI/s1600/cones.jpg" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ice cream holders from <a href="http://thefarmchicks.typepad.com/farmchicks/2011/05/index.html" target="_blank">The Farm Chicks</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFHV4W4kdLwqeKWFQ6D3YbLcTrsE9z22FS-EZRxbXO6XtUMcHpxzS-iJ8kR9IZzl9BksXOMt_FmzrINL4roQkI0-N9dBdijKUBgyZZYc4K1IeWHnSyxhkUUU6RW8uAFP_Wn5bkyneGj3qo/s1600/sf.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFHV4W4kdLwqeKWFQ6D3YbLcTrsE9z22FS-EZRxbXO6XtUMcHpxzS-iJ8kR9IZzl9BksXOMt_FmzrINL4roQkI0-N9dBdijKUBgyZZYc4K1IeWHnSyxhkUUU6RW8uAFP_Wn5bkyneGj3qo/s1600/sf.JPG" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://chezreneeshop.com/item/Bedspring-Wall-Hanging/1605/c87" target="_blank"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Spring frame wall hanging from Chez Renee</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKTZnFVI4ID9PcVX76SuXyvSYR2v8CIKuyvDrY7x3-ydYwUoD0ULce1OkSgI5TBSKA_Cf7Uo_tqaRRX64OBJfCt1GIQyKVrNNe6NXS2GvA5itwySdYfIz7D7-Xhg92VZ2XaYpKJQn8K1q/s1600/tin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKTZnFVI4ID9PcVX76SuXyvSYR2v8CIKuyvDrY7x3-ydYwUoD0ULce1OkSgI5TBSKA_Cf7Uo_tqaRRX64OBJfCt1GIQyKVrNNe6NXS2GvA5itwySdYfIz7D7-Xhg92VZ2XaYpKJQn8K1q/s640/tin.jpg" width="470" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://media-cache-ec2.pinterest.com/originals/a4/d2/86/a4d286e7f17c86a505b503f6e3076800.jpg" target="_blank"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Made from a bed spring and an old insulator</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirg5IPg1JjaEtgLy5lrMZIrRG5st74ASNqZ3UR5eZa5d-UCeyXbXTDy6coxJE7iuhdZ682ek6GF7LCUQDKyg1535-vJ2fm_rkcT9iIhta_4LCfvK5AqBNuOt2HVa6nudnOt9BSPsyeSEeY/s1600/bed.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirg5IPg1JjaEtgLy5lrMZIrRG5st74ASNqZ3UR5eZa5d-UCeyXbXTDy6coxJE7iuhdZ682ek6GF7LCUQDKyg1535-vJ2fm_rkcT9iIhta_4LCfvK5AqBNuOt2HVa6nudnOt9BSPsyeSEeY/s1600/bed.jpeg" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Bed spring trellis from <a href="http://www.bfgcom.com/blog/art-design/2008/07/24/texas-monuments-to-recycling" target="_blank">BFG</a></span><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJvKtCs4llJzcySpK3y3oYbX2CMgnZvMT7py5z2cvnv_D61EYV0uIDwMsjlV__my2oyQs_SCnEd_LVGXyXDi3l5h9JINzqyH2aaTSGu7nbvfTjlmSA55NtjhYAayhOc1gy2WAuaIf3rBci/s1600/whi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJvKtCs4llJzcySpK3y3oYbX2CMgnZvMT7py5z2cvnv_D61EYV0uIDwMsjlV__my2oyQs_SCnEd_LVGXyXDi3l5h9JINzqyH2aaTSGu7nbvfTjlmSA55NtjhYAayhOc1gy2WAuaIf3rBci/s1600/whi.jpg" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Bed spring wreath by <a href="http://wanelo.com/p/1385227/recycled-bed-springs-farmhouse-wreath-metal-by-anitasperodesign" target="_blank">Anita Sprio</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZF5UbQL7p0HiLbdwj1HLZOpryzjtzHA-FFhbM0JqVG0hnaVcGH9tEeqpL-VK6WcNfeG6QzScAuPJXzn21QfSNw6SXPcxhjAgPugCPob3EgBo79RP_jIjAt2N7SIP5OGdOmHiP08V3C5yI/s1600/wheel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZF5UbQL7p0HiLbdwj1HLZOpryzjtzHA-FFhbM0JqVG0hnaVcGH9tEeqpL-VK6WcNfeG6QzScAuPJXzn21QfSNw6SXPcxhjAgPugCPob3EgBo79RP_jIjAt2N7SIP5OGdOmHiP08V3C5yI/s1600/wheel.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/271201208782206766/" target="_blank">Wheel of springs</a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlqG-ACx3x7g7AUKVvtZhSVmzpTkIjJ9AGDOwnXVsWOWDK4zvJBK8xGHAkljoq67WjCjp0y7_CLgHZz-MobXXPlh3MhHLrZXxdBi-wTZe3OpPg9MJ2hVqcydPKm3IeZoNmHaxBe49mwwHg/s1600/springs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlqG-ACx3x7g7AUKVvtZhSVmzpTkIjJ9AGDOwnXVsWOWDK4zvJBK8xGHAkljoq67WjCjp0y7_CLgHZz-MobXXPlh3MhHLrZXxdBi-wTZe3OpPg9MJ2hVqcydPKm3IeZoNmHaxBe49mwwHg/s320/springs.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">What do you think?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Spring It On! Interesting Things Made With Old Springs

Metal, rusty, curly, bouncy, creaky, squeaky, bouncy springs!Check out what some creative folks have done with old metal springs from chairs and beds and be inspired...Chair springs candle holder by noodleandlouvintage via EtsySprings to hold old flatware for crafts via French LarkspurBed springs pe…

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Look! Mom's Dishes! ...Connections To Our Past

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMUE-0HH6bnmyTYa4yT1ohVA_ZSpbWiYOuTHOJZtMeDyuwpI7XBa4v5N1xec6vAUKCf4-QvRoHdvT92erpS9vApU3-nro5iIF7pF9Dq9SqMMNb_GWFay7g6PyKAqLkSFUEDaWTc1v6DpOW/s1600/001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMUE-0HH6bnmyTYa4yT1ohVA_ZSpbWiYOuTHOJZtMeDyuwpI7XBa4v5N1xec6vAUKCf4-QvRoHdvT92erpS9vApU3-nro5iIF7pF9Dq9SqMMNb_GWFay7g6PyKAqLkSFUEDaWTc1v6DpOW/s640/001.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sometimes I think I have the best job in the world, getting to work with </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">beautiful </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">china pieces day in and day out...sometimes it actually feels more </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">like a privilege </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">than an actual profession. After all, each of these plates and </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">cups and saucers </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and other dinnerware pieces all have history behind them. </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">They come </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">from </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">many different countries, from all around the world, and </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">their </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">beautiful </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">patterns and colors give them a unique appeal </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">that brings </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">them to life </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">unlike other ordinary household objects. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We remember dishes. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">They're a part of our </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">family in some ways, a part of each of our </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">own personal </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">histories. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Have you not once </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">in your life been somewhere, maybe an antique market or </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">thrift shop, and come </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">across an orphaned plate or cup that you instantly </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">recognized from somewhere</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> in your own past? </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">At that moment of recognition, it isn't just "a plate" or "a cup," </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">but mom's </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">plate, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">or grandmother's cup. There is a connection. Often when that </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">connection </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">is </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">made we find ourselves flooded with memories of </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">family </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">from </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">long ago, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">or of our childhood, or of holidays and times past. If you're the </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">sentimental type </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">like I am</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">, </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">it can be a comforting experience. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I've been working with dishes for so long now that I know the patterns by name.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">No, I don't talk to them, but in a way, they speak to me. I see them as</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">valuable, not monetarily valuable, but valuable in a way that fills your</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">soul with warmth and peace just as memories of loved ones do.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This was, after all, someone's grandmother's plate. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Someone just like you. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMUE-0HH6bnmyTYa4yT1ohVA_ZSpbWiYOuTHOJZtMeDyuwpI7XBa4v5N1xec6vAUKCf4-QvRoHdvT92erpS9vApU3-nro5iIF7pF9Dq9SqMMNb_GWFay7g6PyKAqLkSFUEDaWTc1v6DpOW/s400/001.jpg" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Look! Mom's Dishes! ...Connections To Our Past

Sometimes I think I have the best job in the world, getting to work with beautiful china pieces day in and day out...sometimes it actually feels more like a privilege than an actual profession. After all, each of these plates and cups and saucers and other dinnerware pieces all have history behind t…

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<b><i>Wallpaper* City Guide: </i></b><br /><i>Los Angeles 2013</i><br /><br /><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;">......</span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpOIfgEoJZnvzYjVXlTJN-MVSCJzQ7nfqIkc3xR0bk-gENH1SRKVbq50y-w3mcHjaVrEueWfARUZ5cmSXrm0v85uNmQDIOwc_PAsN7B4oVv9_JRT-mpxhyphenhyphenT1cE7AgjJULGdOX8-OeYF2Yk/s1600/wallpaper2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpOIfgEoJZnvzYjVXlTJN-MVSCJzQ7nfqIkc3xR0bk-gENH1SRKVbq50y-w3mcHjaVrEueWfARUZ5cmSXrm0v85uNmQDIOwc_PAsN7B4oVv9_JRT-mpxhyphenhyphenT1cE7AgjJULGdOX8-OeYF2Yk/s640/wallpaper2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>above image: <a href="http://www.matthewmarks.com/"><b>Matthew Marks Gallery: </b></a></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Artsy Angelenos were curious when influential New York gallery Matthew Marks opened in 2012 on a residential street in West Hollywood, far from the Culver City art crowds. This magnificently reductive 280 sq m space was designed by SoCal native <a href="http://www.zellnerplus.com/"><b>Peter Zellner</b></a> and his award winning firm Zellnerplus. With a gentle nod to Ed Ruscha’s photographic tome, Every Building on the Sunset Strip, Zellner stuccoed the exterior of the windowless gallery, which is adorned with a 12m-long horizontal Ellsworth Kelly sculpture (above)."<i> - David John </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><i>Last year I was asked by <a href="http://www.phaidon.com/travel/"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Wallpaper* City <span style="font-size: large;">G</span>uide</b></span> t</a>o co-author the Los Angeles 2013 Edition.  Early Spring, I visited locations throughout Los Angeles, searching for design, innovation, and destinations for the traveler and locals.  The 2013 edition was recently released and is finally out in bookstores now.  It's some of my first writing to be released in print, and I'm thrilled!</i><br /><br /><i>Read my selections for Los Angeles, including Matthew Marks Gallery, Superba Snack Bar, Hotel Bel-Air, Mr. C Hotel in Beverly Hills, and A-Frame to name a few!   I am currently working on the 2014 edition, dashing through the city late at night and early morning. Catch me if you can! <span style="color: #666666;">- David John</span></i><br /><br /><br /><i><span style="color: #666666;"><a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/travel/wallpaper-city-guides/1085">Check out the Wallpaper* City Guide here. </a> </span></i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>-------- </i></div>

Wallpaper* City Guide: Los Angeles 2013......above image: Matthew Marks Gallery: "Artsy Angelenos were curious when influential New York gallery Matthew Marks opened in 2012 on a residential street in West Hollywood, far from the Culver City art crowds. This magnificently reductive 280 sq m space wa…

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Bohemian Beaded Colored Mason Jar Tutorial

<div style="text-align: center;"><img height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyzLsxbPkJPNdC1OzuDgQR7CvXaed9RErpDLfCXBRggh6I55iM4TdvKQML8p48eUuYvvts9j1B5bvC9DkKfBRAKDFQOA2BIUKiyLkMdlL85dprl9Eoz80ZtcJVWvdBaGJeolBNEKqupbQ/s400/002.jpg" width="400" /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">In my last post, <i><a href="http://dishfunctionaldesigns.blogspot.com/2013/03/colored-glass-mason-jar-tutorial.html" target="_blank">Colored Glass Mason Jar Tutorial</a></i>, I demonstrated how to </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">create </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">extremely cool and stylish colored jars with Mod Podge and food </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">coloring. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Now, </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">take it a step further and dress up those pretty jars with some wire</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> and </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">beads </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and turn them into beautiful Bohemian hanging jars...</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>First, gather your supplies.  </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b>Here is what you will need:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6oL64AU7kWiGAujCcclcUUT2tNYBI3BoabPg9UkuazaA0dkUMwRCEIlIY1mkzuUBINrudo86oIgnST251K9UY8mwLbRfbq-jktEo_yBduD2w0IRuwg8xPA0wRdGRtmvHRRnZufNtOE2o/s400/021.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://dishfunctionaldesigns.blogspot.com/2013/03/colored-glass-mason-jar-tutorial.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">One finished colored jar (here's the DIY tutorial for coloring the jars)</span></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWoXX9z7xRQe7hTBcY6rO-AffH5LmW6a-5yX5OAttia2C15NlPrgVijcJhfqVwqz1-spIZ6klVXd1fOlJ41m2j_zSnMQANokN5IhkXaxl7Ak95r99Gf2QoW2ikidUcO-hIEWfnmzF6x9k/s1600/007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWoXX9z7xRQe7hTBcY6rO-AffH5LmW6a-5yX5OAttia2C15NlPrgVijcJhfqVwqz1-spIZ6klVXd1fOlJ41m2j_zSnMQANokN5IhkXaxl7Ak95r99Gf2QoW2ikidUcO-hIEWfnmzF6x9k/s320/007.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Craft wire (I used 20g around the jar and 26 g for the beads)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8LWZssCojMkp4ou8m1QqDZaO_yLYH7cqJkEFkc-qbo2qun0_CVXLu0q8ouD8uvil1Gpp2KU0GkgsScyWtGMltVY_-_OMJbUri3awONL90xF067SXcvRKygkuXLbeQD7_U2oWYSQZEfk/s1600/005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8LWZssCojMkp4ou8m1QqDZaO_yLYH7cqJkEFkc-qbo2qun0_CVXLu0q8ouD8uvil1Gpp2KU0GkgsScyWtGMltVY_-_OMJbUri3awONL90xF067SXcvRKygkuXLbeQD7_U2oWYSQZEfk/s320/005.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Craft chain (I used jewelry chain) and </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Jump rings (5-6mm) </span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7P6fNxK7WNhm_6UuJS6uyCOpJwsW5hsrtXd20b8I-_kQ32-yjEvtj50-aQpLT4pBUaD_w6_O7OMsHPqtQM4Y_MwZnlk44IthJGjC1pLakiBrOFz6lKrgtep4bVbwp5odqt5dSJ_B0Ye4/s320/012.jpg" /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></span><br /><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">A variety of coordinating beads</span><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBfjsCEWY0TR-GXs6D4hDtee2t0nbACmGufWKMlky-e2kxpzt7OVSkQm9qkosULPwR7Z3jaPxES2WdAEHWOoBmZM2dTT5GOshNEJU5bUlTW2rW69NXUNx0QcJgDr9ZcxqqQACi4Ox8ox0/s1600/010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBfjsCEWY0TR-GXs6D4hDtee2t0nbACmGufWKMlky-e2kxpzt7OVSkQm9qkosULPwR7Z3jaPxES2WdAEHWOoBmZM2dTT5GOshNEJU5bUlTW2rW69NXUNx0QcJgDr9ZcxqqQACi4Ox8ox0/s320/010.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Jewelry pliers - any type, small</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>Directions for adding wire & chain hangers to the jars: </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIMj5u0K6rCa-gAhiZHJK-_Dj6HPS1AWqWClFDf1seRYoktLa86-eNhzgNJyPuLr1qTYsTdUq3_uvzR8KPua6HvHp1l1wU11GH3NrBmUIi4vurkXiu0iVctOhBsVZ1fyw3QhR1dUd9fqA/s1600/010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIMj5u0K6rCa-gAhiZHJK-_Dj6HPS1AWqWClFDf1seRYoktLa86-eNhzgNJyPuLr1qTYsTdUq3_uvzR8KPua6HvHp1l1wU11GH3NrBmUIi4vurkXiu0iVctOhBsVZ1fyw3QhR1dUd9fqA/s320/010.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1. Cut a 3 foot length of 20 gauge craft wire</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and wrap </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the wire around </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">the rim of the jar below the lip. When you get to the end of the wire, </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">twist it together with the beginning end of wire until both ends are </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">secured </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">together, </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and then snip off any excess wire. Tuck any pointy </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">wire</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> ends against the jar </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">with a pair of pliers. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLWRGkXjlIDo3EPEWkCgAWRkhKQuD1lWeNhmMwk7xES8bhoaRPm8fMI28p_ptlROJN9mlogM_MX9jQGQFZjcIUFSRDx9FQaAnJyWxvoKfRexOLjhkzIso2GkxJdaygsaJH40aJK6YMo6o/s1600/003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLWRGkXjlIDo3EPEWkCgAWRkhKQuD1lWeNhmMwk7xES8bhoaRPm8fMI28p_ptlROJN9mlogM_MX9jQGQFZjcIUFSRDx9FQaAnJyWxvoKfRexOLjhkzIso2GkxJdaygsaJH40aJK6YMo6o/s320/003.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;">(Note: if you are going to add beads to your jar, do this before adding the chain hangers)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">2. Measure and cut four equal lengths of chain. I made each of mine 8 </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">inches </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">long. </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Attach lengths of jewelry chain to the wire with jump rings. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVayYCeEAXYn8eszxbzoycU-rqjPu7UBiqsVaV3mSiF568IXhaYYP7gH5qjPsrclnUXb80x_o5FLiRKngO8IiSplO-AyiUwvOFOB-SznS6AWMVBvh_A1WC1DMNc25Y6hr48FzUKqkgh9s/s1600/004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVayYCeEAXYn8eszxbzoycU-rqjPu7UBiqsVaV3mSiF568IXhaYYP7gH5qjPsrclnUXb80x_o5FLiRKngO8IiSplO-AyiUwvOFOB-SznS6AWMVBvh_A1WC1DMNc25Y6hr48FzUKqkgh9s/s320/004.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">3. Gather together the four lose ends of chain and attach together </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">with another </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">jump ring or with a piece of wire and close. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>To decorate your jar with beads:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyjQtgVZiu_VVrYa4eBlxtPrXOClr9q7emGgBiaZ0pEs20_722wXfFlJPqg_HoQonSd7js562sVdDSFri8jXqOnJnPGywD3EA96qcJvPj4p-JxXqG6fQDflWqbJHneoAToWIBseRR9oz8/s1600/009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyjQtgVZiu_VVrYa4eBlxtPrXOClr9q7emGgBiaZ0pEs20_722wXfFlJPqg_HoQonSd7js562sVdDSFri8jXqOnJnPGywD3EA96qcJvPj4p-JxXqG6fQDflWqbJHneoAToWIBseRR9oz8/s320/009.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">4. Now cut another long piece of thinner, 26g wire (long enough to wrap around </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">the neck </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">of the jar a few times) and do the same thing you did before, wrap the wire </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">around the neck </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">of the jar, but this time, first secure the beginning of your wire </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">to the </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">wire that you already wrapped around the jar. Now add beads to </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the wire as</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> you</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> go </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">along. </span></span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_kSfQ-UztellyIhH-bia6SDjh2voUKXDq7h5kG-T0Y0jERJH8DXan3MSqefoziZFVMHyvbNvc8R91jnoSpOI58dI02r91K_ZDC4zTNS3Is7aqFM_4OahzrrLV7NL71xDcAQk0C9IVkE/s1600/010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_kSfQ-UztellyIhH-bia6SDjh2voUKXDq7h5kG-T0Y0jERJH8DXan3MSqefoziZFVMHyvbNvc8R91jnoSpOI58dI02r91K_ZDC4zTNS3Is7aqFM_4OahzrrLV7NL71xDcAQk0C9IVkE/s320/010.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I strung about 4 to 5 inches of beads and then stopped and wrapped my wire </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">around the </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">existing wire to secure it, then I continued, adding another 5 inches </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">or so of beads,</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> then again stopped and wrapped the wire to secure it, then added</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> more beads, and so on</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. When you get to the end of the </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">wire, wrap it around </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">wraps </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and tuck in any pointy </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">ends with a pair of pliers.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyzLsxbPkJPNdC1OzuDgQR7CvXaed9RErpDLfCXBRggh6I55iM4TdvKQML8p48eUuYvvts9j1B5bvC9DkKfBRAKDFQOA2BIUKiyLkMdlL85dprl9Eoz80ZtcJVWvdBaGJeolBNEKqupbQ/s1600/002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyzLsxbPkJPNdC1OzuDgQR7CvXaed9RErpDLfCXBRggh6I55iM4TdvKQML8p48eUuYvvts9j1B5bvC9DkKfBRAKDFQOA2BIUKiyLkMdlL85dprl9Eoz80ZtcJVWvdBaGJeolBNEKqupbQ/s400/002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">5. You can also use additional pieces of wire or headpins to </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">create </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">beaded drops and attach those to your jar. </span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLhjMY5uCPv9J_B9dC0_z1lCfIWekqCRr_L0eNrHEjveXcw2XcMIekhsEXJUCKEhdJxzehSHG6069OXq5oqhtDFIDTl-uNdnv6-lMTALu5ysy6QtnOWMOMzOrlO7Ab_BUHEhi9nQygLAg/s1600/001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLhjMY5uCPv9J_B9dC0_z1lCfIWekqCRr_L0eNrHEjveXcw2XcMIekhsEXJUCKEhdJxzehSHG6069OXq5oqhtDFIDTl-uNdnv6-lMTALu5ysy6QtnOWMOMzOrlO7Ab_BUHEhi9nQygLAg/s400/001.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">6. Now attach your chain hangers as described above in step 2.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPg7hftoBV7k1cj-hwMWPS7AzW9JOF4cIZa0LmxS9dm_ZSyEVl6fJlaA-r_H-L9nrN53bWQOynBxJ2BODvZI6WNm2Mn5I8x-rQkLk18_jQdRIORO7IclNEuushmkrTWnjVA8mKEn0gU0I/s1600/012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPg7hftoBV7k1cj-hwMWPS7AzW9JOF4cIZa0LmxS9dm_ZSyEVl6fJlaA-r_H-L9nrN53bWQOynBxJ2BODvZI6WNm2Mn5I8x-rQkLk18_jQdRIORO7IclNEuushmkrTWnjVA8mKEn0gU0I/s400/012.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">That's it! Hang in a sunny window. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You can use this as a candle holder, but do not </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">put the candle directly </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">into the jar. Instead, place a candle inside a glass votive and then </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">place </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">the votive inside the jar. Not made for holding food or water unless you</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">use some type of liner inside the jar. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEwTjs29DhNg0EJvifLaXFcAMP6eyHnOQQgOYelcg__tVKkxhi5HnWHawPXulTGOkyaqSy5J7pAVfX1CTgGxkRbb-78eRMjtMI5UAEOxCL1LnhYtQW65NcAQtSw47HucXqNKkUKn49268/s1600/004.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This was my inspiration photo...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">What do you think?</span><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJFGQXeVqCI8Eq0ZA4DdCKuX-v_zCyjRnnuzcUbj9ERSbr0cPFzdwDQ8IuLBTRF3OGQpOlu4ilYWXWvOxbfRTcd_YLB4bwxfUp1_RVavuXZ4psP8U3cK3hZhGSgyoKMKIyW7okNvTcVlLt/s320/beaded+jar+title.jpg" /><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">This DIY copyright Laura Beth Love 2013</span><br /><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/BoHo-Chic-Jewelry-Timeless-Soldering/dp/1440238162/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1378259730&sr=8-1&keywords=boho+chic+jewelry" target="_blank">Check out my new Boho Chic jewelry book!</a></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/BoHo-Chic-Jewelry-Timeless-Soldering/dp/1440238162/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1378259730&sr=8-1&keywords=boho+chic+jewelry" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs8BFQvEjv1tLm0FojmuzOPhmpavUCvAEGrPyUzDiaX58iGyFKsmv2Tl8ejBgFQObLY9cHqqd3i6xkDRJ3LRitlopupfufJcQ3KaM-ulbrWn_h__kLufskexILVurYT9J94uA9Kby2RVsW/s320/mini+image+book+cover.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div>

Bohemian Beaded Colored Mason Jar Tutorial

In my last post, Colored Glass Mason Jar Tutorial, I demonstrated how to create extremely cool and stylish colored jars with Mod Podge and food coloring. Now, take it a step further and dress up those pretty jars with some wire and beads and turn them into beautiful Bohemian hanging jars...First, ga…

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New Broken China Jewelry In My Shop Today

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I haven't had time to make much new jewelry lately because I am </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">busy working </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">on my first jewelry instruction book (yay! fun!) but I </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">managed</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> to make a few new pieces </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">this week and wanted to share </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the photos </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">with you. Once my work on the book is through, </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I'll have</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> lots of new pieces </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">to share with you. 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New Broken China Jewelry In My Shop Today

I haven't had time to make much new jewelry lately because I am busy working on my first jewelry instruction book (yay! fun!) but I managed to make a few new pieces this week and wanted to share the photos with you. Once my work on the book is through, I'll have lots of new pieces to share with you.…

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