Wine Glass Charms

I did a little crafting over the holidays.  Whenever we have a party, we always have the problem of "whose glass is whose."  I had been looking looking for some kind of charms to use for a while, but I wanted something that appealed to our interests.  I finally decided to make some for James to give to him for Christmas.  James is an electrical engineer, and he likes math.  So that was the theme I chose - engineering and numbers.  Now, if you know me, you know that I have far more business with a paintbrush in my hand that I do a math book.  So, I was kinda kicking myself for getting James to take all of his textbooks to work.  I have taken physics, but I don't remember that the symbols for a diode and resistor are.  I did a little searching on the internet and found what I wanted though, thanks largely to Wikipedia. 

Supplies
1/16 inch hole punch
jump rings
wire hoops
glass beads
needle nosed pliers
acid free paper
acid free glue stick
laminator
5 mil laminating pouches
1 inch scalloped circular hole punch
3/4 inch circular hole punch
scissors

I got all the supplies at Michael's, except for the laminator and laminating pouches.  We already had those. If you don't have a laminator, you could take the charms to an Office Depot and have them laminated there.  They don't change much for that service.  The other items can be found with the jewelry making or scrapbooking supplies. 

 James was so funny when he unwrapped these.  He didn't know what they were, and he said, "You got me earrings!?!"  James has never had a pierced ear, and I can't envision him ever having one - although it wouldn't bother me.

I told him to guess again.  Then he saw what they were.  He has encouraged me to sell these on etsy.  We'll see.

What we've been up to

This has been a busy week between working and getting read for Easter weekend.  We had squeezed some fun things in though.  On Saturday, James and I went antiquing.  I'm surprised that he agreed to go, but he found something he wanted.

It's an official game ball from the 1979 All-Star game.  It was held in Seattle that year.  I had hoped to find some furniture for the basement, but I didn't.  I did find an ottoman at Target later that day, so that made up for it.

I've been making bookmarks from some of my original photos.  Here's a couple of them.  Pic is not great.  I didn't have time to keep taking pics of them today.  The both have a bible verse on them.  The one with the butterfly on it has Psalm 104:24 

How many are your works, O LORD!
In wisdom you made them all;
the earth is full of your creatures. (NIV)

The one with the sleeping bear has Matthew 11:28.

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. (ESV)

I'm going to have some up on Etsy for sale in a week or two.

Have a wonderful Easter as we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord!