HAPPY EASTER TO ALL!

I hope everyone has a happy and safe holiday weekend!

Now to the really neat stuff...

Codeman and I did Silk Tie Dyed Eggs today!  Oh this was just way to cool.  I picked up my silk ties at my favorite thrift store for less than $.20 each.  The hardest part was taking the ties apart!  Get you eggs and lets get started...

I took tie in hand and placed a raw egg on top of it...

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wrapped the tie around it tight and then cut the excess off.  Kept it wrapped with a rubber band.

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Then another, then another until they were all wrapped.  Then I tried two different ways for the second wrap, cloth and pantyhose.  I felt the pantyhose was easier to do then tying the cloth.  Anyways you can wrap the eggs in a white cloth (thrifted pillowcase) or nylons, tie off.

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Place in water with 1/4 cup of vinegar and boil for 20 minutes.  Let cool then unwrap!

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TADAAAA!  Aren't they total awesome!!

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Codeman's reaction...LOL!

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This was so much fun!

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Look at the texture and colors!

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Next time I'll boil the light colored ones separate from the dark.

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Wished I done this sooner...

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The red ones were paisley ties...Luv it!

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Check it out...

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No mess...no fuss...

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This was the only mess besides the pot we used.  Awesome!!

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Can you hear the wind?

I've had this idea for quite sometime.  I've been collecting old stuff in a bin for this purpose, like silverware I've flattened or curled, wooden spoons/forks...etc.  I love the idea of recycling old stuff and getting new stuff!

We have a horrid time with flies here with all the animals.  About a month ago I made a couple of "Fly Reflectors" out of lamp shade frames and strung up some scratched cd's with fishing line.  Sort of a take from the old wives tail of water, a penny in a zip lock bag and hang them in your windows and door frames.  These have been doing a fantastic job at keeping the flies at bay and I recycled some junk...kewl!  

So I had some squirrel feeders that I wasn't using anymore just laying around and I wondered if I could make them into wind-chimes?!  Using fishing line I strung on the feeders spoons, forks (for the chime) and a cd for reflection. Did it work?  Check this out...