You Light Up My Life....

Ok. I'll admit it. This post was inspired by all these clever crafty bloggers I follow. You know who you are! The pool of talent out here in the www. (to quote Linda of LuLuz) is pretty impressive, and it's easy to understand why I'd want to join in. I mean, I'm clever, I can make things, right?

Have I ever told you that I live in a(charming, but small...) historic home? Thought so. Well, my husband is extremely attached to the chandelier in the dining room, primarily as it is "original to the house". Those words transfix him, kind of like the words 50% off at Farm Chicks, or "hey, let's have drinks at The Ram", would me. Unable to leave this fixture alone, I've 'embellished' it over the years. First I draped green plastic beads found for $1 at Value Village, then I made the toile shades. (I made the toile roman shades showing faintly in the background as well. Love toile. Maybe too much.) I see in the closeup that the edges are getting a little frayed, not unlike my nerves of late. There's probably some dust too. As part of my Christmas decorating, I hang ornaments from it. I love these little birds. I cut napkin rings (candle rings?) that I picked up at Michael's and slip them around the light bases. Ta and da, blogland, ta and da! Truly easy, and I like the end result quite a bit if I do say so myself.