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  • 2010
    • February
      • I find kiln wask works just wonderfully as bead release
        02/28/10
        I find kiln wask works just wonderfully as bead release, and a lot cheaper. Works best when it's used fresh. I buy it for about $1 per dry pound. I add it to my old bead release bottle with some water and something inside to help stir it up when I shake it.

  • 2009
    • October
      • American Red Cross donation / benefit bead on Ebay
        10/02/09
        I have listed a bead to benefit the American Red Cross (100%) for the recent earthquake/tsunami terribleness.

        Red Cross benefit bead on Ebay

      • this morning's dream
        10/02/09
        Another house dream. It's always strange & interesting houses or other types of buildings (that I live in), or travel (alone). This one, I was about to explore a huge part of my house I had not yet seen because I was told it was haunted. It was a huge old house in Detroit somewhere, and t

    • July
      • Too busy lately!
        07/19/09
        And can't get on track. Going in 107 different directions at once. I have been busy making a lot of beaded bracelets lately. Wil be doing more lampwork soon, miss it! Perfect weather for it, but I do miss the normal swimming weather. I wanna swim!! I only like swimming when it's hot

    • June
      • i philosophize
        06/02/09
        "Among other things, it stands for primordial chaos, the universal matrix, the great Deep, the Virgin Mother, and also for the kosmos or world egg produced from it. " -not me

        love
        l'ove
        l'oeuf
        the egg

    • May
      • Get your rock on this summer
        05/29/09
        These are the dates so far for the School of Rock House Band ("Cookie Factory") Summer 09 Tour!!

        Whoo Hoo! These kids are really good, too. You should hear their awesome harder rockin version of The Stooges "Now I Wanna Be Your Dog", one of my faves of theirs. They&#

      • Home made liquid laundry soap
        05/06/09
        I followed this recipe, and it worked out very nicely. It was also very fast n easy. Now laundry soap is pennies per load, and without so many of the extra chemicals and plastic bottles. I doubled the recipe and made 4 gallons very quickly.

        1/3 bar of grated Fels Naptha laundry soap b

    • April
      • My cavewoman is showing
        04/25/09
        I love drying laundry outside on the line. I am excited that today is sunny, warm & windy. That means I can get a bazillion loads done in 1/3 or less of the time. And it's nice to be out there! BUt I don't know where my lines and clothespins are - oops. May have to buy more.

      • my couch bed is too small
        04/22/09
        I sleep on the couch (yup, every night), and my puppy sleeps with me. She's not so small anymore, and she likes to stretch out. She won't sleep on the loveseat, oh no. Has to be with me. So I get big scratchy paws in the eye, etc.....

      • Washington DC trip
        04/21/09
        Overall, it was a good trip, but I am disappointed at the travel company that made our itinerary so poorly scheduled. We only had 45 minutes each at the National Zoo and a Smithsonian museum of our choice. C'mon! That's enough time for a bathroom break and a trip to the gift shop. So a

      • Babies!
        04/05/09
        My boy kitty


        My Souki (RIP)




      • twitter
        04/05/09
        I occasionally tweet. @danacreates on twitter

      • I will be away...
        04/05/09
        I will be gone April 13th through 17th. Not sure if I would call it a vacation, since I am chaperoning a bunch of 13 year olds. But it should be fun. We're travelling by bus (ugh) to Washington DC. I have never been there before, I am looking forward to it.

        We're leaving a

    • March
      • Funny video n stuff...
        03/29/09
        Look at this asshat on this video... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/2


        The grass is greening up, the tree seed buds are coming out, and the tiger lilies are poking up in the back yard. I wish it wasn't raining so I could take Misha to the dog park. She is going to be a

      • So manh gazillions of things to do before the DC trip
        03/26/09
        overwhelmed!

      • Amazing Spanish HS Students take photos at edge of space!!
        03/23/09
        Look at their photos here - this is just unbelievable!! Apparently, they filled 2 huge weather balloons, attached a camera and some other equipment and took the most amazing pics.

        http://www.flickr.com/photos/meteotek08

      • Awesome! Colbert wins NASA space station name contest
        03/23/09
        I love Stephen Colbert! Look at this article, can't wait to see his show tonight.

        http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090323/ap_

      • My African Soft-Furred Rat
        03/22/09
        Her name is Zoltron. She's tiny, the size of a mouse, full grown. Isn't she cute!?

      • My Kid is AWESOME!
        03/16/09
        Alex auditioned for the School of Rock's house band last week, and we found out last night, he was selected!! He's so talented, intelligent and handsome - my boy!! So, in addition to his AC/DC group at SOR, he'll have the house band practices and concerts. I love it!

        M

      • :-( My poor baby doggie
        03/15/09
        Misha ran into a tree at the dog park today! Poor baby. She's limping and favoring her right front leg, but it's not swollen and it feels normal compared to her other leg. She was running with a pack of dogs - not looking ahead and just slammed into the tree. She was also covered in mud

      • The Future is Here
        03/12/09


        The future, just as I had imagined it - except kinda more Futurama-ish, is already here.

        http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090311/ap_

      • My Birthday (yesterday)
        03/05/09
        Had a nice birthday - glad it was sunny! Spring is near!

      • Itunes radio
        03/02/09
        Found this one sunday night. It's a good one.

        itunes radio > alternative > metaphoric radio

        www.metaphoric.me

    • February
      • What's goin on
        02/24/09
        Misha is doing very well. I am going to have a hard time keeping her "down" for the next couple weeks. She has to go potty outside on her leash, so she doesn't bolt after a squirrel or whatever else...

        Alex is really liking School of Rock. I am very excited for him. <

      • My poor doggy
        02/19/09
        Misha is being spayed Monday. :-(

      • A product review for the ladies - the Diva Cup - TMI alert!
        02/16/09
        I wish I knew about it 20 years ago...

        Seriously! I thought it would be disgusting, but it's not. I feel a lot more comfortable and certainly more freedom using the cup than with icky pads and tampons. I am also happy to not have to spend money on those items ever again. Even hap

      • Speaking of laundry soap...
        02/11/09
        Here's an all natural laundry soap that I love! Especially since I am allergic to so many things. I use these, and love them.

        buysoapnuts.com

      • Home made seasonings
        02/11/09
        It's weird, I really don't like cooking much, but I love to make and use home made seasonings. I like to be frugal, and make food with just food ingredients - skipping the preservatives, etc.

        I am very happy with the recipes I have found so far for these things:

        sa

      • Mercury in high fructose corn syrup
        02/11/09
        My cousin sent me this interesting read. Apparently there's mercury in HFCS. Click here to read what this blogger mom posted about it.

    • January
      • My Feature in Zoya Gutina's Newsletter
        01/30/09
        I see it's available in Russian, soon to be released in English, how fun! You should check out Zoya's incredible work at mylovelybeads.com

      • Flower beads
        01/29/09
        It's been a while since I have made flower beads. I have been busy with mosaics, crocheting, and making other types of beads. I need a 40 hour day.

      • The Gore Report
        01/28/09
        I've said, every time I open the door (studio) - something terrible happens on tv. From time to time (when I remember or have time) I will report the gruesome activity on the screen the moment I open my door. We'll see how often I'm subjected to the grotesque and disturbing.
      • My furry mini babies
        01/28/09
        Souki is still very, very cute. I have a new rodent, an African Soft-Furred Rat named Zoltron. He'll only grow to be the size of a mouse. He has HUGE black eyes, and soft grey fur on his chubby little body. He lets me pet him, but doesn't like to be picked up. He actually looks like a

      • My new blog!
        01/28/09
        Hello! Welcome to my new blog. I hope to use it as much as possible. This is my newest baby, Misha. She is a pit bull / lab mix. She's very naughty, and I love her.