Lets Make a Dust Mitt, Earrings, and Crafts

Enjoy your "spring cleaning" with lots of "bling"

Disclaimer: I did not make this. 

This came from apparently a craft fair in a Methodist church in central Illinois. I saw it over on "Aunt Peaches" blog...and I thought "How cute is this?" So easy to make too...

Its is a duster. Made with simple garden gloves with fingernails and 12 pink pom-poms stitched to the palm. Making pom-poms is so easy...

You just put it on and dust! And sine it is acrylic yarn the static will attract the better than your old dust cloth. :) . I love the "bling" trim...she [Aunt Peaches] Calls it the Zsa Zsa Gabor duster! [tee hee]


So get a pair of garden cloth cloves, any color, cut up some red or bright pink felt for fingernails and glue them on the tops, add some "bling" like a pretend ring, and gold trim for a bracelet and make up 12 pom poms and sew them on and "Volia" you have the cutest duster around... complitments of Aunt Peaches

 

I couldn't believe when I saw these attractive "Flamingo" earrings and found out they were made with $2 store plastic stirrers....REALLY!!! Want to make them, hop over to Mich L, in LA and learn how, they are so easy that you will be whipping up a dozen in no time. :)

And you have to check out www.whipup.net it is a fantastic easy "make it today" tutorial blog...

Make this cute Mushroom Brooch!

 

or check out some cute Tutorials at "Michele Made Me" shop called "The Tute 'n Pattern"

St Patrick's Day Around the World

Dublin

Happy St Patrick's Day...

lets see who's green around the world today???

in NYC

 

Ireland

Kentucky

New Zealand

S Africa

England

the White House

in Dublin

 

Russia

       
 

 NYC

Back Yard, Flowers, Thrift Store Finds, and More

Chloee jumps up on her bed and knocks it almost off the hasset but still manages
 to get into it and fall asleep. 

Spider Ally with all my Spider plants

side view

all the pond plants are coming alive for spring too...

my Tulips are blooming away

I planted my Valentine Calla Lily's

a white geranium 

pink geranium

peach geranium

pale pink geranium

look my pumpkin from Halloween is still in perfect condition

DH holding up the T-shirt I decorated for my stitching group

isn't this face too cute? I got a 3 piece set at the thrift shop

2 salt n pepper shakers a few chips I have to touch up

I thought this was so cute I got it on EBay

here's the 3 pieces together candle holder in middle

another sweet face

candle stick face

my friend brought me over t-shirt material to make a flower for St Patrick's Day,
this is the finished flower I made

this is from the craft fair I went to last week.

the display was so cute

close up of my flower

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membership dues and Inflated Costs

Wow it was 81' here today. Sorry for all you snowbound friends. :( But I am astonished at it being so warm. 

I had to make a trip to investigate prescription costs. Has anyone else done this before? 

I mean there are a ton of places to get your meds, the trick is the each charge a different price for the same meds????? Now why is that???

So off I trotted to Ralphs....[whom I am with currently] Walmart--Target--CVS--Rite Aid-- CostCo--and Walgreens
                         


I found some interesting things, one is that the same generic ranged from $4.00 a month[$12.00 for 90 days] to $62.00 a month....WOW.... now that is ridiculousness!!! 

Ralphs charges less on one of my meds, Walgreens is cheaper on 2 others, and CVS was the best on 2 of my hubbys. And on my Lipitor and 1 other med they are always high no matter where I go. 

The good news is Lipitor went generic in Nov and so I thought Yeah! But then I found out that when they go generic the manufacturer still makes the pills for 6 more months. :( but soon ....because after that any company can make it and the $$$$$ really drop!

I also found out that you have to ask your doctor for generics or they will just give you name brand which is really expensive. There is a small difference. With generics the range of potency can range 10 ticks up or 10 ticks down. In other words, if you have a prescription for a pill that is 100m with generic it can be anywhere from 90 to 110. Most of the time it doesn't matter on your body and there are no side effects. But always of course, check with your doctor. Few people have any side effects from the change. 



Also the pharmacists will also advise you of generics available if you ask. And Walgreens and CVS charge a yearly membership dues, but when you break it down it is still less than going to the other places for most meds. :) 


The best way to see which place is best for you is to check the online. Most of these places have lists of what they consider their "generics" and will accept for their $4 a month plan. 


So do your homework and save $$$$ even if your insurance covers it all, you should still check around. 


Just some info about buying meds!