Adult coloring

I have recently taken up a new hobby of adult coloring. If you haven't heard of it you should try it! It helps me to relieve some anxiety and distress a little. It also helps me feel closer to my dad because I used to color with him. 

Here are some pictures of what o have been working on. I have aquired a mixed collection or colored pencils, paint, markers, and gel pens for my coloring. 

Pictures from the book Manic Botanic. 

Pictures from the Time Chamber

Maybe I will post more reviews of coloring books/pencils etc in the future. Please comment your thoughts on adult coloring and share any books you recommend. 

Harbor freight 25 piece storage system review

I recently purchased some new storage containers from harbor freight online. If you have read any of my past blog posts, I have been pretty satisfied with my purchases from them in the past. This time my experience was fairly neutral. 

I will show you some pictures of my purchase. Sorry the images are great the weather is pretty dark right now in Vermont. 

The container comes nicely shrink wrapped. The larger container hold small individual containers that you can fill with small bits that can be removed and moved around. This a great concept when coordinating beads like I do in my jewelry designs. 

I have filled one of my containers with some Jew beads that I purchased from Dollarbead.com. If you want to see what I purchased please check out my YouTube channel Sarahssalvageshop. 

I just wanted to note some of the flaws in this product. In the picture above I tried to show that one of the containers was dented. I only found one dented container in this set. This wasn't a big deal to me so I won't let this affect my over all thoughts on this product. 

The thing that really bothered me was that a few of the containers don't snap closed properly. My boyfriend noted that some of the containers were warped or bent slightly where they clap. 

Some of the containers can be manipulated and bent to a position where they can then be snapped closed. I had only one container in this set that I couldn't modify until I could use it. That container was in essence useless unless I can eventually fix it. 

Over all I would give this container a 3/5 star rating. I would not recommend this item to a friend until it's flaws were fixed by the manufacturer. 

I will say that if you are in need of a container I would recommmend the larger divided plastic container from harbor freight over this style. 

Thanks for reading I hope to post more blogs soon. 

Christmas decorating and happy thanksgiving

We started to decorate for the holidays. My kitty loves to help. 

I hope you had a wonderful thanksgiving! 

I now have a new baby step niece it's very exciting! 

As a side note don't forget to check outs etsy shop for great stocking stuffer ideas like this. Nice and simple... 

See you again soon, 

Sarah 

Etsy sale coupon code for the holiday shopper!

I have recently started launching some new fall, winter, and nature themed jewelry for the cold months in my etsy shop. You can find my etsy at the link below if you haven't seen it yet. 

https://www.etsy.com/shop/SarahsSalvageShop

Find this butterfly necklace here:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/254141385/butterfly-and-berry-necklace-antique

I am also expanding my chunky charm bracelets in many themes that are perfect for stocking stuffers or secret Santa. 

Find this ocean charm bracelet here: 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/254144707/gold-ocean-charm-bracelet-antique-gold

If you want to keep up with my newest jewelry creations also be sure to follow me on Pinterest @ Sarahssalvage. 

Mixed metal honeybee earrings

 ( makes a great gift too!)

With the holidays fast approaching I want to extend a coupon code to customers out there who are looking for holiday gifts. 

Please use coupon code HOLIDAY2015 for 15% off an order of 25 dollars or more. What a great deal get all your lady friends a gift in one place! 

Don't forget to take a peek at my christmas jewelry too. Happy shopping. 

My harbor freight 40 drawer organizer review

I finally relieved my order from harbor freight! I purchased an organizer drawer unit for around 15 dollars with a coupon code. 

Here is a picture of my kitty helping me unpack it and playing in the box. Haha. Little cutie! 

Here is the picture of the unit with some of my goodies in it. I plan to label the drawers for easier searching. 

The frame of this unit is a pretty sturdy plastic, but not a sturdy as some more expensive units. The drawers are your typical frosted plastic. The drawers are just transparent enough so you can still see what is inside. The drawers pull completely out of the unit. This works great for me if I want to pull from multiple drawers or work from certain ones. This fact may not work for al crafters. This unit has 40 small drawers and one big one. It can be hung on the wall or it can be free standing on a table. 

It took a little bit for this unit to be shipping, but once it did it got to my fairly quickly through fedex. 

I would recommend this unit to my crafting friends who need to store small items that are not really heavy such as really heavy glass beads. It seems to work perfect for jump rings, clasps, charms, rhinestones, cabochons, and other embellishments I have. 

My Aqua patina drawer....

The large drawer with my large 30x40 cameos. 

Some vintage cabochons 

As you can see from the pictures the drawers make look small, but they hold a good bit of stuff. I noticed they have the option of adding dividers for further customization, but I couldn't find any on the harbor freight website and the unit didn't come with any. Maybe you could make some to for if desired? 

Want to find one of your own? 

Try this link : 

http://m.harborfreight.com/tool-storage/part-storage/40-bin-organizer-with-full-length-drawer-94375.html

I will try to keep you all updated with more of my organizing ventures. Thanks for reading! 

Sarah 

New storage in my craft room and a bead haul

Hey folks! It has been a little bit since I have posted here, but I am back. It has been a busy summer, let me tell you. Too busy. My poor boyfriend, who is an electrician if you don't know,  has been working 7 days a week 8-10 hours a day trying to finish a big college job in Burlington. We went on a short vacation to Maine, which was fun while it lasted. 

I wanted to share an overview of my dollar bead haul. I can't wait to make some beautiful jewelry for you and list it in my etsy shop at Sarahs salvage shop. Be sure to check it out btw if you haven't yet! 

If you bead, scrapbook, or make jewelry you have to check dollarbead.com out. They have great deals on some glass beads. Serious look at this beautiful loot. 

I bought some recent storage from tjmax, ikea, and harbor freight. I hope to show you it all soon. At tjmax I got some drawer dividers for a drawer unit I got at ikea. Gosh it takes ages for ikea to ship stuff btw. At harbor freight I got a mini drawer unit like the ones guys use for nuts and bolts. They have great storage there like I have said before. The shipping for them has also been terribly slow. Maybe I am impatient, but my dollar bead order shipped the same day and got to me in two days. Now that is good service! 

As for our monster house project... We have been working at a snail pace on the laundry room here are some scary photos of the transformations. We have a long way to go still... Oh lord. 

We are adding pvc chair rail to protect the walls. Send us well wishes that we get this finished soon. I want my laundry room sink back and my cabinets. Plus who really likes tracking Sheetrock deist over the whole house? 

On a better note the porch looks great and it's our retreat. Plus my kitty Cassie loves it. 

Well hopefully next week I can show you how the craft storage changes are progressing. Please check back soon! 

Sarah 

Busy day Ahead

Well we bought a truck! Let me just start off by saying it will be great to not have to rely on anyone to borrow a truck. When you do as much house work as we do buying wood and sheet rock it comes in handy. 

We have started working on our front porch. I am relieved because it's the first thing people see when they come over. It was stuffed with plaster and lath and old sidding all winter. Too long! Now it's cleaned off and we are mudding the walls. I can't wait to pull up the ugly carpet and put in our actual pretty light fixtures. Yay! No more embarrassing greetings at the door. I'll hopefully show pictures soon. 

Here is my jewelry work table this week. 

Cassie didn't let me get much done 

Listed a couple new things though in my etsy shop. 

Find it at Sarah's salvage shop on etsy! 

Oh by the way, happy Mother's Day!