Faux floating buoy....a tutorial

Hello my sweet friends, I hope you had a wonderful week.  I'm so glad it's the weekend, aren't you?


Before anything else, I wanted to take a moment to say thank you for your well wishes.  I realize you likely have many other blogs you follow, but that you take the time to leave your sweet comments means a great deal and they do not go unappreciated. 

So before I take a little leave, please know that I will miss you and didn't want to leave you hanging, so I worked on a couple of little projects that are scheduled to post throughout the week.  They didn't take too much time to create, but I hope you will enjoy them.   

I've been wanting  to make this craft since Christmas but wanted to wait for the 'right' time to do so.  I hope your Christmas box is not too far out of reach cause you're going to have to dig through it.

Materials

Clear Christmas Bulbs

ModPodge

Blue/Green Food Colouring

Jute

- Using the same technique used here, dye the Christmas bulbs.
- Please refer to this tutorial to tie your jute netting, but start by making a hoop that will fit at the bottom as shown. 
- Tie a knot at the top 
- You're done.  So super easy, no?

I love how they turned out so beachy!  

I was patting myself on the back for a brilliant idea and then spotted these...Pottery Barn buoy glass filler: beautiful and a "steal" at $25.68 for a set of 6.  But given it cost me $2.99 - the price of discounted bulbs at the end of the season - I think I'll stick with mine. 

I made some using jute and some using 

white cotton string, both from Canvas Corp...

Well my sweet friends, I hope you enjoyed this last 'live' post as the balance of the posts this week will be scheduled (so please forgive me not responding to your comments right away).  


The posts are reflective of my state of mind ('beachy') and no, I won't be posting pictures of me laying at the beach, but they may make you long for summer....;) I sure hope you love them, I kinda do...

So it is with a little bit of a heavy heart (but I'm not going to lie, excitement too) that I say to you...see ya' in a week's time.  Please take care of yourselves and say a little prayer for me and my family so we may have a safe and enjoyable trip.  

luv ya all bunches and bunches.

Lucy

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