15th Anniversary Celebration - Day 4

It's Day 4 of my 15 Days of Content! 

For those just tuning in, this is my little way of celebrating the fact that this blog has been around for 15 years.

Yesterday, I talked about making asymmetrical earrings from a bead mix that I have lying around my craft room. Well, I hinted that there was one more thing I made with that mix. 

...Which just so happens to be subject of this entry.

The bead mix in question.

And what is that, you might ask?

House Jewelry!

In other words: ways to use beads and jewelry around the house to add beauty and whimsy, and make my living space feel uniquely mine.

And so, from that bead mix, I made this: a curtain tie.

I recently bought a new curtain for the kitchen door's window, and it desperately needed a curtain tie. Instead of buying one, I wanted to make one... and I think this one turned out just perfect!

Here it is in action:

...And remember that I said that making things could add whimsy, too? 

Well, I have a bonus piece of house jewelry to share. My house is on the older side, built in 1929, and it is filled with a plethora of ceiling fans. All of these fans have fan pulls. Most of them are pretty old—probably not as old as the house, but just barely.

So, inspired by my success with my curtain tie, I decided to replace them. Most of them have been replaced with purchased fan pulls—lovely faceted glass that catches the light—but I wanted to make something fun for the computer room.

My husband and I play a lot of games—video games and tabletop roleplaying games, specifically. So I thought it would be fun to have our fan pulls reflect that.

So, I present:

Fan pulls made with 20-sided dice!

Again, here they are in action:

Just something happy and whimsical and geeky, to make our computer room feel distinctly like ours!

Thanks so much for stopping by today... I enjoyed working on today's entry, because it was something slightly out of the norm. Feel free to stop by tomorrow for Day 5!

Until then, have a great day everyone!

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Another way I'm celebrating is by offering a coupon code for my Etsy store!

Simply use the code BLOG15 when checking out for 15% off! Code expires once my 15 Days of Content is over, on August 3rd.