Watermelon The Tutorial

I stole this watermelon.  Okay I didn't steal it.  Stealing is wrong.  My friends left it here.  We didn't get around to eating it last night when we bbq'ed.  So they forgot it and I ate it.  Well I had help.  And I would have gotten away with it too had I not felt the need to take pictures so I could show you what I was talking about.  I got asked how I cut up my watermelon.  I tried explaining my technique but sometimes I have trouble with words.  So here is my pictorial.   Please follow these instructions VERY CAREFULLY!  This comes from someone who cut up their hand on a pumpkin.  Veggies can be dangerous.  

Mmm Watermelon.  Knife and spoon.

Cut watermelon in half.

With a knife slice horizontal lines down about an inch apart.  And here is where my daughter 

reminds me "Don't cut yourself MOM!"

When you are done with your lines it will look like this.

Then turn your watermelon and make the same lines and you will end up with a grid.

Kind of looks like graph paper.

Then take a spoon and dig it in.

Scoop out.

Keep going.

You will have little rectangular chunks of watermelon.  This technique works well for me with minimal juice on the counter.  

Ps.  Thanks for the watermelon!  

Trinkets and Other Pretties

Crafting time comes in spurts with me.  Hubby was out of town for a night last week and I found myself with a few hours of time with nothing planned.  I posted a pic of the aftermath of what my counter looked like.  I am happy to report that it has all been cleaned up and balance and harmony has been restored.

It all started with a trip to the hardware store that morning.  I love LOVE love going to the hardware store!  I love the faces and the quizzical looks I get when I ask employees about stuff and they have NOOO idea what I am talking about.  For example:

Me:  Excuse me...Do these washers have lead in them?  The package would say right?

Nice Employee:  Yes they would be clearly labeled.  Those are zinc coated.  They do not have lead.  Uhhh what are you using it for?  (Here is where they want to impart some of their hardware knowledge on me)

Me:  I'm going to make a necklace out of it.

Nice Employee:  (Nodding head)  Okay then...

And then they usually walk off because they have no idea what I am talking about and probably think I am crazy.  It happens a lot.  I'm used to it.

Duct Tape is awesome!

I found that my cricut cuts rectangles out with holes in the corner that is perfect for making little book pendants!  

Just add a cover and a jump ring!

Tada!  Cute right?  I love this one!  

That was kind of a surprise craft.  One of those ones that just comes to mind and the Heavens sing type of a moment.  

Here are the books stacked.  

I had originally went to the store to buy washers for necklaces because I wanted to make something a long the lines of these.  

"Mother" in different languages.  Looks fuzzy in the picture though.  

This one was made with a Pirates of the Caribbean themed scrapbook paper. It has the Pirate code of Captain Jack on it.  I loved the last one which was IX.  Ye shall wear clean underbritches.

I had made some more washer necklaces but I had made them with paper I had printed on my inkjet printer and heartbreak followed because the ink ran.  I wasn't a fan of how the others turned out.  Like I say for every cool craft I do there are 5 in the garage no one sees.  

I also worked on perfecting my Tree of Life pendents that I saw on Craftster.

This one was the one I made for my Mom with some Turquoise that they had picked up for me a few years ago when they went through Arizona.  

Overall I think it was a great use of my free evening which spurred three days of crafting off and on.  

Nerdy

Day 2:  Nerdy

Every now and then I like to surprise the Hubs.  Today I worked on a project just for him.  I was able to get my Crafty on and my Nerdy on all in the same day.  Hubs got a tablet.  It needed a cover.  I made him one.  But not just any...a personalized one.

Okay so it's an Android.

I followed the basic tutorial  from the Cottage Home.  I just made a few adjustments.  For the android cover I cut out fabric that was 11x8 but if I make any more I might add on half an inch more on the length and height so it's not as snug a fit.

I used some heavy duty denim that I bought some time back.  It felt good to use up some of my stock I already had.  I used bright green broadcloth for the android applique.  The lining is neon green fleece.  I used a simple button and elastic loop closure.

I already have several projects that I have lined up that I want to work on but for some reason I really wanted to work on this today.  I wanted to make something for the Hubs and he is all about gifts that he can use.  It's not every day that I am able to surprise him.  If he doesn't like it...I'll just sell it on Etsy.  Kidding of course.  He loves it.  I love that he loves it.