Facebooks I Follow

Alright everyone I was reading around on my facebook and various pages that I follow and I have realized that there are some very important words out there that people are forgetting out that need to be thought about a little more often and a little deeper!

Three 3 facebook pages I am talking about that I follow are:

1. I want a godly marriage https://www.facebook.com/#!/GodlyMarriage
2. Joyce Meyers Ministries https://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/joycemeyerministries
3. Joel Olsteen https://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/JoelOsteen

Lets see a little bit from each a few words that sometimes we forget that we should think more deeply about when it comes to our marriage, our self and our walk with GOD.

1.  I want a godly marriage

I realize that I am not married at the current moment, but when I do get married why wouldn't I long for a Godly one!?!  So even though I understand a lot of people are going to be thinking "Well you aren't married so why even read it now, etc. etc."  Well I am already in a marriage, A marriage with God! and well thats the most important marriage there could ever be.  Like I said one day though I will be united with a Godly man and we will become one, but until that day and after that day I will continue to read the posts from them because they are inspirational and some very good questions to think about. 

A few posts that have struck me today that I was reading on "Godly Marriage" site were these:

Our Savior:

Walked on water, healed the sick, gave sight to the blind, raised the dead, fed thousands with crumbs, proved to be tougher than nails, and rose from the dead Himself and you still don't believe He should be a vital part of your relationship or marriage?



How about this:  Food for Thought:

If in your relationship or marriage you are not growing together, chances are you will surely begin growing apart.

Love Thy Self:

You can't give what you don't have. If you don’t have love for yourself, it’s impossible to give love to others. Grandma would sum it up as, “You can’t squeeze blood from a turnip.”

Please be mindful of such when preparing for marriage. It will save time, energy and heartache if you spend time learning to love God and thy self.

Ponder This:

We all have the ability to get married, but what’s important is the sustainability to put forth the effort needed to make it work?

Sustainability: the capacity to endure

2. Joyce Meyers

If you can’t seem to sense God’s Presence, He may be hiding so you will seek Him! If you seek Him with your whole heart, you will find Him. –Joyce

Everything changes except God, and letting all the changes in our lives upset us won't keep them from
occurring.

Stop running from the past. Simply make a decision to face it and receive your healing.

If you make right choices, your emotions will eventually come in line with your decisions.

and of course always remember

“Keep watching and praying that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” -Matthew 26:41



3. Joel Olsteen

The Scripture tells us in Jeremiah 33:27 that nothing is too difficult for God. What a great promise!

It doesn't matter where you are right now; God has moments of favor for you. You may not be able to figure it out, but that's okay. That's not your job. Your job is to believe. God's already figured it out.

You have to realize that every good break, every time you've been protected, every door that's opened, every advantage that you’ve had...that’s God working in your life.

God loves you so much and He wants to give to you today. All you have to do is believe His promises and receive the great things He has for you.

K-LOVE

Todays klove.....

Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.
            ~ Proverbs 3:5

commentary provided by john gill.  We can all take this to heart, because if we try to continue with our own understanding we will always feel lost or confused.  Why not just trust the lord and know that it is all for a reason and that he knows it we just have to trust him and give that worry or trying to understand something we cant over to him.

Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart

 Not in a creature, the best, the holiest, and the highest; not in any creature enjoyment, as riches, strength, and wisdom; nor in any outward privilege, arising from natural descent and education; not in a man's self, in his own heart, which is deceitful; nor in any works of righteousness done by him; not in a profession of religion, or the duties of it, ever so well performed; not in frames, nor in graces, and the exercise of them; no, not in faith or trust itself: but in the Lord, the object of all grace, and in him only; in Jehovah the Father, as the God of nature and providence, for all temporal blessings; and as the God of all grace, for all spiritual blessings, and all the needful supplies of grace; and for eternal happiness, which he has provided, promised, and freely gives. Trust in him at all times; in times of affliction, temptation, and darkness: there is a great deal of reason for it; all power and strength are in him to help; his love, grace, and mercy, move him to it, and are always the same: the consideration of what he has done for others that have trusted in him, and for ourselves in times past, should induce and encourage to it; as also the happiness of those that trust in him, who enjoy peace and safety; and his displeasure at those that show any diffidence of him, or distrust him. Trust in Jehovah the Son; in his person for acceptance; in his righteousness for justification; in his blood for pardon; in his fulness for supply; in his power for protection and preservation; and in him alone for salvation and eternal life. Trust in Jehovah the Spirit, to carry on and finish the work of grace upon the heart; of which a saint may be confident that where it is begun it will be completed. And this trust in Father, Son, and Spirit, should be "with all the heart", cordial and sincere. The phrase denotes not so much the strength of faith as the sincerity of it; it signifies a faith unfeigned; it is not saying, or professing, that a man believes and trusts in the Lord; but it is with the heart, and with his whole heart, that he believes unto righteousness, if he believes aright; see ( Romans 10:10 ) ( Acts 8:37 ) ;

 and lean not unto thine own understanding;

 or trust not to that; for it stands opposed to trusting in the Lord. Men should not depend upon their own wisdom and understanding, in the conduct of civil life, but should seek the direction and blessing of Providence, or otherwise will meet with disappointment; and, when they succeed, should ascribe it not to their own prudence and wisdom, but to the goodness of God; for "bread" is not always "to the wise, nor riches to men of understanding", ( Ecclesiastes 9:11 ) ; and much less should men lean to their own understanding in matters of religion; a natural man has no understanding of spiritual things, of the things of the Gospel, nor indeed any practical understanding of things moral, ( Romans 3:11 ) ( 1 Corinthians 2:14 ) ( Jeremiah 4:22 ) . The understanding of man is darkened by sin; yea, is darkness itself; it is like the first earth, covered with darkness, till light is let into it, and therefore not to be leaned unto and depended on, ( Ephesians 4:18 ) ( 5:8 ) . There is a necessity of a new heart and spirit, of an understanding to be given, in order to understand spiritual and divine things, ( Ezekiel 36:26 ) ( 1 John 5:20 ) ; for though these are not contrary to the reason and understanding of men; yet they are above them, and cannot be discovered, reached, comprehended, and accounted for by them, ( Matthew 16:17 ) ( John 3:4John 3:9 ) . Nay, there are some things in the Gospel, which, though plain to an enlightened understanding by the word of God, yet the manner how they are cannot be apprehended: as the doctrines of a trinity of Persons; of the generation of the Son of God; the procession of the Spirit; the union of the two natures in Christ; the resurrection of the dead In short, not our reason and understanding at best, and much less as carnal and unsanctified, but the word of God only is our rule of judgment, and the standard of our faith and practice; and to that we should have recourse and be directed by it, and not lean to our own understandings.

Lightning Strikes- amazing photos

Alright I was looking on yahoo news and I found this post about lighting strikes and different pictures people have taken of them.  Wow is all I can say, these are some amazing shots.


An amazing capture of lightning striking the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada on August 24, 2011.


Photographer Chris Kotsiopoulos explains how he captured this beautiful photograph of lightning bolts in Greece: "An image sequence containing 70 lightning shots, taken on Ikaría island, Greece, during a severe thunderstorm that took place June 16, 2011. In order to make the sequence, I set the camera to a tripod taking 20-second shots. After 83 minutes I ended up with this wall of lightning!"



Lighting is scary when it is very near, but it something that makes you wonder how it all works.

Lightning is one of the most beautiful displays in nature. It is also one of the most deadly natural phenomena known to man. With bolt temperatures hotter than the surface of the sun and shockwaves beaming out in all directions, lightning is a lesson in physical science and humility.

­Beyond its powerful beauty, lightning presents science with one of its greatest local mysteries: How does it work? It is common knowledge that lightning is generated in electrically charged storm systems, but the method of cloud charging still remains elusive. In this article, we will look at lightning from the inside out so that you can understand this phenomenon.

Evaporation is the process by which a liquid absorbs heat and changes to a vapor. A good example is a puddle of water after a rainfall. Why does the puddle dry up? The water in the puddle absorbs heat from the sun and the environment and escapes as a vapor. "Escape" is a good term to use when discussing evaporation. When the liquid is subjected to heat, its molecules move around faster. Some of the molecules may move quickly enough to break away from the surface of the liquid and carry heat away in the form of a vapor or gas. Once free from the constraints of the liquid, the vapor begins to rise into the atmosphere.
Condensation is the process by which a vapor or gas loses heat and turns into a liquid. Whenever heat is transferred, it moves from a higher temperature to a lower temperature. A refrigeratoruses this concept to cool your food and drinks. It provides a low-temperature environment that absorbs the heat from your beverages and foodstuffs and carries that heat away in what is known as the refrigeration cycle. In this respect, the atmosphere acts like a huge refrigerator to gas and vapors. As the vapors or gases rise, the temperatures in the surrounding air drop lower and lower. Soon, the vapor, which has carried heat away from its "mother" liquid, begins to lose heat to the atmosphere. As it rises to higher altitudes and lower temperatures, eventually enough heat is lost to cause the vapor to condense and return to a liquid state.

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Let's now apply these two concepts to the water cycle.

Lightning begins with a process that's less mysterious: the water cycle. To fully understand how the water cycle works, we must first understand the principles of evaporation and condensation.
Water or moisture on the earth absorbs heat from the sun and the surroundings. When enough heat has been absorbed, some of the liquid's molecules may have enough energy to escape from the liquid and begin to rise into the atmosphere as a vapor. As the vapor rises higher and higher, the temperature of the surrounding air becomes lower and lower. Eventually, the vapor loses enough heat to the surrounding air to allow it to turn back into a liquid. Earth's gravitational pull then causes the liquid to "fall" back down to the earth, thereby completing the cycle. It should be noted that if the temperatures in the surrounding air are low enough, the vapor can condense and then freeze into snow or sleet. Once again, gravity will claim the frozen forms and they will return to the earth.


Lightning flashes over the Las Vegas Strip during a thunderstorm early on September 13, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada

A lightning bolt strikes near the Dubuque County Fair Wednesday night, July 27, 2011 during a storm in Dubuque, Iowa.

Lightning strikes over the Puyehue volcano, over 500 miles south of Santiago, Chile, June 6, 2011.

A lightning bolt strikes over South Shore, Illinois.


An incredible photo of lightning bolts striking near Lake Mountain, Utah.


Lightning flashes over downtown Las Vegas in September 2011


 Lightning strikes during sunset over Alpine, Utah


Huge lightning strikes in Camp Verde, Arizona


Lightning strikes over Summerdale, Illinois


Lightning spreads across the sky over the Russian Orthodox Church of Three Saints in Garfield, N.J., during a storm on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011


Stunning lightning strikes in Lehi, Utah.

Lightning bolts during a storm in Summerdale, Chicago, IL


A dramatic photograph of lightning over Taipei, Taiwan


A dramatic lightning strike in Monleale, Piedmont, Italy


Lightning strikes over a church tower during a thunderstorm in Zurich, August 18, 2011.  


Lightning strikes over Palmdale, Calif., early Tuesday Oct. 19, 2010 as a low pressure system brings unsettled wet weather to Southern California


Lightning strikes behind the Mandalay Bay (L) and the Luxor hotel casinos as a thunderstorm passes through Las Vegas, Nevada early in the morning of September 11, 2011

JUST AMAZING!!!!!!

 

K-LOVE

Everday I will be posting my klove (which is a radio station in the chicago area) I get a verse or scripture or just a quote everyday in my email and they are always so touching so I will be making sure to put this in my blog everyday so everyone can get a little inspiration as well.

11/15/11
Don't just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good.
            ~ Romans 12:9

Just a good one that was yesterdays I feel I need to go ahead and add as well

11/14/11
For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved.
            ~ Romans 10:10

Starved Rock State Park: Utica, Illinois

Okay so this place has been on my heart to visit ever since Vaughn mentioned it to me over a year ago.  There is something that is intriguing about it that I just haven't got over that I know I want to go and visit it.  The landscaping looks amazing and the sights are just unbelievable.  As close as it is to Chicago you would actually never imagine that there is something that can be so different that close. 

Table of Information on Starved Rock State Park.

Location: On Route 178 near the towns of Utica, Ottawa, and LaSalle-Peru, Illinois. Starved Rock State Park is on the south side of the Illinois River, and is about 65-70 miles west southwest of Chicago.
Size: 2,816 acres.
Park Address: Starved Rock State Park, P. O. Box 509, Utica, IL 61373
Phone Number: (815)-667-4726
Admission: FREE!!!
Hiking Trails: Yes, something like 13 miles or so of hiking trails wind through the 2,800-acre park.
Camping: Yes, many campgrounds.
Picnic Area: Yes, many of them.
Camping: Yes, there is one main camping area, and a separate youth camping area.
Fishing: Yes, in designated areas.
Boating: Yes, in designated areas.
Hunting: Yes, for deer and waterfowl, and in designated areas, with designated seasons.
Horseback Riding: Yes, you guessed it, on designated equestrian trails.
Wildlife Viewing/Bird Watching: Yes, yes, yes!!!
Visitor Center: Yes, a nice one!
Park Lodge/Restaurant: Yes, a thousand times yes!! Starved Rock Lodge is one of the attractions of the park.
Winter Sports: Yes, cross country skiing.
History: Prodigious history.
Geological Wonders: Plenty of them.

History of Starved Rock State Park.

Native Americans, or American Indians, inhabited the area now known as Starved Rock State Park for many millennia. The high point of the Rock itself made for a great vantage point from which to see up and down the Illinois River, and to view herds of buffalo on the parries beyond. The tribes that lived in the area in times since Columbus were the Illiniwek, or Illini, whose sub tribe were the Kaskaskia Indians, and the Ottawa Indians, who lived upriver. The name of the park “Starved Rock” comes from the historical events that surrounded the death of the Illini Chief Pontiac, in the 1760s. He was murdered while attending a tribal council, and there were battles that resulted in an attempt to avenge his death. One such battle involved a band of Illini (Illini means “the men”), Indians who were attacked by a group of Potawatami Indians, who outnumbered them. The Illiniwek sought refuge atop the 125-foot high sandstone bluff, and were surrounded by their enemies. They laid siege to them, and they subsequently starved to death, giving the name to the rock itself.

The French had also played a part in the history of Starved Rock. The explorers Louis Jolliet and Father Jacques Marquette visited the area in 1673. They claimed the region for France, and built Fort St. Louis on top of the Rock in the 1680s. It didn’t last long, and had to be abandoned in 1692 after hostilities. “Pere” Marquette also founded a Christian mission on the Illinois River, about two miles from the park, Illinois first Christian mission was called the Mission of the Immaculate Conception.

Natural History of Starved Rock State Park.

If you had one word to describe Starved Rock State Park it would be GEOLOGY. Most of the areas of northern Illinois are flat, featureless parries, and Starved Rock stands out in contrast to this. Sandstone rock formations, carved by the actions of water, are characteristic of the park, and these rock formations date back about 400 million years to the time that this part of Illinois was part of a shallow inland sea. Canyons, bluffs, overhangs, and other geological features abound in this park, which sits next to the immense Illinois River. There are 18 canyons cut into the rock in a 6-mile section of the park, which is mostly forested. There is an upland dry prairie area as well in the park. The forests are mostly oak and hickory, but this park has a natural stand of Eastern White Pine trees, the only pine tree native to Illinois. The various canyons have waterfalls that flow in them, although only one or two of these flow year round. Most dry up in the summer months. I have yet to visit the park after a big rainfall, and really see what the locals call a “gusher”.

Things to do at Starved Rock State Park.

The Visitor Center/Starved Rock Lodge.


This is the nerve center of the park, and should be the first place that the visitor goes to get acquainted with the park. The Starved Rock Lodge/Visitor Center is a magnificent log cabin type building built during the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) projects during the 1930s, and is quite an impressive building. It is made of stone and logs and sits high atop a high bluff just next to Starved Rock itself, and overlooks the Illinois River with some great scenic views. The Lodge itself has the visitor center, gift shops, a restaurant, and a hotel wing. The visitor center has a museum, complete with interpretive exhibits that both educate and entertain the visitor about the history of the park and its natural history as well. The hotel has 72 luxury rooms, and 22 cabin rooms as well, along with an old-fashioned registration lobby. In this lobby is a wonderful and huge stone fireplace. The restaurant is opened daily, has great food, and can seat up to 250 people. The food is moderately priced to expensive, and is excellent. You'll never "Starve" at the restaurant in the Starved Rock Lodge!!!!! The Lodge itself has rooms at affordable rates, and more expensive luxury rooms. Reservations are suggested.

The park guides and park officials are great; they are there to answer any of your questions, to suggest interesting hikes, scenic vistas, the “best” canyons and waterfalls, etc. Get a map at the visitor center, you’ll need it!

Hiking.

With 13 miles of trails that traverse up and down canyons, valleys, upland forests, dry prairie, up bluffs, up Starved Rock itself, and along the Illinois River, the visitor will certainly get a nice workout in this park. The trails are from moderate to strenuous. Most people just hike up to the top of Starved Rock and have a look around, and leave the park after visiting the Visitor Center/Lodge. They are missing out on the experience of the park, and it is a pity. However, the park is very crowded in the summertime, and perhaps it is a blessing that swarms of hikers don’t overwhelm the hiking trails of the park!

Wildlife Viewing.


This park offers quite a lot in terms of wildlife viewing. I have personally viewed wild turkey, white tailed deer, squirrels, rabbits, red fox, some snakes, myriad songbirds from cardinals to warblers, red-tailed hawks, crows, turkey vultures, ducks, geese, herons, eagles, osprey, and more. Raccoon, opossum, skunks, coyote, weasel, mink, salamanders, frogs, and fish also abound in this nice park.


Camping, Picnicking, and Playgrounds.

There are many different campsites and types available in the park. These include Class A and Class C sites, which range in price from $10 - $11 per night, and have tent access, and RV access with full service electricity and water and sanitary available. There are also primitive sites and equestrian camping sites as well. These are without facilities, and go for about $5-7 a night. Information is available on the dos and don’ts of camping at the visitor center.

The picnic areas abound in the park, complete with picnic tables, and grilling facilities. These areas are usually adjacent to the playground facilities, and nicely mown lawns for Frisbee throwing and general running around for the youngsters.

Hunting and Fishing.

Hunting is available in the 2,800 acre park during designated times. The park is run by the Illinois Department of Conservation and information is available in their main park office. Of course, valid hunting licenses are required, check with park officials for details. Fishing along the Illinois River for walleye, bass, sunfish, bluegill, carp, crappie, bullhead, and catfish is supposed to be good by bank fishing or getting out into a boat.

Boating.

There are boat ramps on the shores of the river, and you can rent a canoe or a motorboat in the park. There is a large dam on the Illinois River, and boats are not permitted within 600 feet of the dam, because of the dangerous undercurrents.

Horseback Riding.

The actual equestrian trails and campgrounds are not within Starved Rock State Park, but in the nearby Mathiesson State Park, just up the road. I think horses are not allowed in Starved Rock because they would cause significant erosion.

Winter Sports/Winter Hiking.

If there is a snow cover, cross-country skiing is allowed in the park. Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES is snowmobiling allowed. They also have ice skating available, if it’s cold enough, and if you are lucky, when hiking the trails in the canyons in January or February, the waterfalls become “ice waterfalls”, and their beauty is something that few visitors ever see, since they only visit in warmer months.

The Rules and Caution.

The park trails go up and down some really steep bluffs, and caution must be made to stay on the trails, as some of these bluffs plummet to over 100 feet down to the river, a canyon, or what have you, and are very dangerous. Sometimes the rocks are slippery after rainfall, and care should be made to stay on the trails. Swimming and wading is prohibited in the park, as is rock climbing, rappelling, and bicycles on trails, alcohol, camping in undesignated areas, and going off trails. Pets must be on a leash as well. No collecting of any kind is permitted either. The motto is “take with you only memories and leave only footprints”.

All in all, Starved Rock State Park is a place of history, natural history, geologic wonder and magic, and has numerous activities that appeal to all. It is a park that has just about everything to satisfy the diverse interests and needs of the various visitors, and is a great place for the traveler who seeks comfort to the hardcore hiker and backpacker who wants to “rough it”.

Can you imagine that these amazing views are out there and instead of seeing the city lights you can go a little southwest and see the creations that god has made :)

DIY lamp ideas

This is something that I have been intrigued about for a while.  I want to create my own chandelier and it is the perfect time of the year for this one.  It including using the clear bubbles that you can use to make ornaments and silver ornaments as well.  I have been intrigued to make this since I have first came across it and would love to see if I can do it.  :) 


Bubbles chandelier:


At long last we are excited to share the process of how we created the Champagne Bubbles "Frou Frou Chandelier" for our boutique (aka Bubble Chandelier for those of you who want a simpler name for it)!
Instead of paying $3,000-$7,000 for a chandelier, we thought it would be much more rewarding to create our own for just a few hundred dollars.

This is a step-by-step guide for how we made the chandelier you see at Faire Frou Frou. Our chandelier measures 2'x4' which we needed to make large enough to make a statement in our boutique. Of course you can create any size or shape that you wish.

Supplies:

• 2'x4' white wire grid panel (though you can do any shape or size) (about $15-$23)
• CB2 Bubble Balls (50 small & 40 large) ($1.95 ea small, $3.95 ea large)
• Silver Christmas ball ornaments (80 small, 80 medium)
• Fishing line (we bought high knot strength /30 lb.) $3
• One spool of sterling silver wire (20-22 gauge). You can also do 22 gauge floral wire.
• 4 ceiling mounting hooks
• white chain (about 10 feet, cut evenly into 4 pieces)
• 4 S-hooks
• 2 lamp cord kits from Urban Outfitters (white) $12 ea
• 2 half mirror light bulbs $9 ea

Tools you will need:

• a 2" nail
• Pliers
• one pair of wire cutters (or use scissors if you must)
• Scissors

See the little silver toggles on the table? We tied fishing line into a knot around the toggle and slipped it into the opening on top of the CB2 ball...the other end of the fishing line was tied to the wire grid.
Fastening the fishing line to the wire grid.
We suspended the wire grid from the ceiling, and started tying our fishing line to it from there. We made sure to place the wire grid under an existing ceiling electrical fixture so we could easily install the lighting. We also made sure that we had enough chain length to raise and lower the grid as needed.
Seeing the first 'bubble' hanging was so much fun

A view from above the wire grid. We later went back and trimmed the excess fishing line.

the first 60 glass balls have been hung...now onto the silver ball ornaments. (the light you see in the background is from another chandelier). Right around this step we added the 2 light fixtures.
we hung the small silver ornaments right up against the wire grid so as to hide it
Ultimately, the entire top of the chandelier should be covered with silver balls so as to fully conceal the wire grid. We actually placed some silver balls on top of the grid so as to hide it as best we could.

the finished product!If you look closely (above) you can see the silver balls lining the top of the chandelier along the wire grid. You can also see the pink box cover that extends from the ceiling down to the chandelier itself (this picture was taken in the reflection of a large mirror).

Step 1: Insert your 4 chandelier hooks into the ceiling and attach about 2-3 feet of your white chain to each (make sure it is secured in the ceiling so as to carry the weight of the chandelier!). You need that extra amount of chain so that you can bring down the wire grid low enough to work on and install the lighting fixtures (and then raise up to the ceiling when you are done). Suspend the wire grid from the ceiling using your chains and s-hooks.

Step 2: At your work table, cut the silver wire into 2" pieces (your quantity depends on the number of glass balls you are using). Loop each 2" piece once around a nail to create the toggle. You can use pliers to adjust the size of the loop, particularly to make it small enough to fit inside the top of the glass bubble.

Step 3: Cut a piece of fishing line a few feet long. Knot one end to the silver toggle you just made. Slip the toggle inside the top of the glass CB2 ball. Then attach the other end of the fishing line to the wire grid. Hang each glass ball at varying lengths. We started from the center of the grid and worked our way out.

Step 4: In the very center of the grid we added our 2 light sockets. We wired both sockets close to the top of the grid and plugged in both cords to the ceiling fixture (or you can easily have an electrician wire the cords to a single ceiling outlet). Plug in your Half Mirror Light Bulbs.

Step 5: We added silver ball ornaments to the chandelier. We hung these balls extremely close together near the top of the grid so as to completely conceal it (the grid shouldn't show when you're done). For some of the balls we created toggles using our silver wire, and for some we simply used Christmas ornament hooks! Make sure that for each ball you hang directly on the grid that you twist the wire together so the hooks will not fall off if the chandelier is ever shaken (we live in California, so it's a factor we need to consider!).

Step 6 (optional): We ended up creating a cover around the top of the chandelier so as to conceal the chains holding it up as well as the sides of the wire grid. We simply created a light-weight crate that could be hooked to the chains holding up the rest of the chandelier. It was painted a pale pink to match the color of the walls in our store. Another option is to create a framework around the chandelier and cover it in a semi-sheer fabric so as to let the light shine through, much like a lamp shade. If you hook the chandelier close enough to the ceiling, you don't need any cover...we simply have high ceilings in our store and wanted something to finish the look of the piece.

We hope these steps help you put together your own Bubble Chandelier. We had a lot of fun creating it, and it really makes a fun project for two. We would love to build another piece, with the next chandelier on a circular grid. If we end up making a few smaller chandeliers for our fitting rooms we will be sure to let you know! If you end up making a chandelier based on our DIY, let us know!

 

it's raining bubbles

Thanks http://froufroufashionista.blogspot.com/2010/05/bubble-chandelier-diy.html for this post and idea I will def. let you know if I am able to make it and see how it works out :)

 

Other DIY lamp ideas that are out there are these at this website http://www.oobject.com/category/great-diy-lighting-ideas/  some of them you would never guess that you could great a lamp out of it such as latex gloves or spoons.  Check them out they seem like they would be a great activity to do with some friends or the children! :)

New website created

Well, I know that I started blogging, but didnt quite keep going.  There was alot going on with life and just didn't know how to exaclty get started with this, but I believe I am just going to keep blogging ideas and thoughts and just make it work somehow.  I did get a new website today that includes my portfolio and the interior design services that I can perform.  I hope that you check it out and let me know what you think.  I have been doing alot of thinking this last week and I know that God has a big purpose for me to make that website and something amazing will come out of it! :)

To check out the new website go to http://rileydezigns.weebly.com/

The beginning of my blogging journey

I have continually thought about starting a blog, but never knew where to get started.  Well today I just decided that it is time.  I have read various blogs from people whether its just about their life situations everyday or about interior design or even different foods to eat.  I realized blogging can seriously be about anything you could ever want to write about.  A year ago I would of never even thought about doing something like this because its honestly putting my thoughts out there and what if someone thought it was stupid..... Well, that was a year ago and today I can tell you I hope that you like my blogs, but blogs aren't for everyone so if you like them I thank you!! :)  If you don't its alright too!

I am sure that you will get various topics on my blogs, whether its a design aspect I discovered, a diy project I want to try out or did or some home life stuff that's going on or ever a new smoothie or recipe to try out! :)  I have been on this new journey in my life of turning it over to God and being truthful, because in reality there isn't a better way to be then speak the truth otherwise you have to find ways to cover up lies and then that just makes you feel even worse then making the lie in the first place, right!?!  Well today is day one of this journey and I am excited to start it with you.  I am sure I will have some days when I mess up typing or maybe even type something that makes no sense at all so bear with me. :)

I appreciate everyone for reading my blog and if you feel like ever commenting feel free I will take everything anyone says with a smile on my face and a sense of joy in my voice while reading it. 

So now... This journey begins.