Many Projects...One Post

Weeeeellllll...I've done better with my Pinterest challenge than I have with blogging about it.

Here are a few projects that have been finished in the past month or so:

1.  Crochet Necklace

Here's the pin.

Here's my necklace.

This bannister post looks eerily personesque

I think the next one I make will have more beads, smaller beads, at varying intervals, and pull the crochet tighter around the beads. But I really like wearing this one.  Simple, and great colors.

Look at those great colors. So great.

 
I got these beads at Michael's on WICKED SALE...50% off...and decided on DMC pearl cotton for the stuff to crochet with.  I used a small crochet hook (size B...the smallest I've ever used).  I "loaded" all 20 beads onto the floss and started single chaining.  Every 20 chains, I'd bring a bead up and crochet around it.  It's just one big loop...I thought it looked best on me with four even loops which made little bead outcroppings, but it's unbound and has the flexibility to be worn differently.

I'm all for flexibility in accessories.

2.  Nightstand!

Here's the pin.

So. I didn't have a nightstand next to the bed. I was using a ClosetMaid Horizontal Organizer unit. Like this one:

It's an organizer! It's horizontal!

Except on end.

No longer horizontal! And less effective as an organizer!

Which is fine, except that our shoes are all over the floor, and as awesome as the ClosetMaid Horizontal Organizer is, it's NOT a nightstand.

So we got this one for free on Craigslist.

Ug. Ly.

Since I had to sand it down so much, I took the time to prime it.  I'm glad I did.  It made the paint go on nice and easy.

I found a can of "new black" paint that had been returned to Lowe's. $5! A pretty Martha Stewart stencil on the drawer, a coat or two of Rustoleum polyurethane over the whole thing, and a $1 knob from Second Use, and...

A thing of beauty and a joy to be able to store my nighttime crap in.

...voila!  So pretty! It looks great next to our black bed frame, and will go with any quilt we choose to put on the bed.

3.  Pot Roast

Here's the pin.

I don't have a picture of the final roast, nor did I actually get to taste it. But I heard from Recipe Taster #1 that it was pretty good. He's not got a super sophisticated palate, and usually enjoys whatever I cook, so I'll have to post more about this the next time I make the recipe.