Hello all! I'm back online, and trying to play catch up on everything. This has been a busy month starting with my youngest daughters birthday followed by my grandson's birthday and a major thunder/hail stones storm, that knocked out our dsl and networking cards then followed by my adopted daughter's wedding. On top of all this we're in the process of redoing our bathroom which at this point is half done. While having our grandson these last few weeks along with everything else, I did manage to get a few little projects cut out along with doing up a pattern Lynn-Ann had drawn out for me to make. I made good use of Caleb's nap time by hitting the wood working room. For those of you who think I do lots of different crafts ect. Look out! Lynn-Ann is taking after me. After doing up wood project patterns for me to make she took on the job of making her sister's wedding cake. Carol and Lynnie grew up and went through school together and are best friends so she was adopted into our family years ago when the girls starting hangin out together and considered themselves sisters. Now mind you Lynnie is a great cook but has never taken on a cake decorating project to this extent. She did a great job so of course I have to show it off on my blog!! Who said cake decorating isn't a craft?! We're really proud of her.
 One of the patterns that Lynnie drew out before taking on the cake decorating world was a pattern for an earring holder. This was something fairly simple and easy to make. I used my scrap wood pieces and used the shopsmith sander to make the base edges round and smooth. I made two main posts with 2 thin pieces of wood (one for each post) and two pieces of acrylic. (the same as I use for my stain glass projects) Each post has a slightly slanted top for better visability and assability of the earrings. I then drilled holes in the acrylic and wood in groups of 4, then attached the acrylic and the wood strips to the posts and the posts to the base. The earrings can be put on the holder one behind the other or dangle ones on the bottom set of holes and post ones on the top as in the picture below. This is a simple and easy project to make, espcially if your looking for a gift idea that is quick and easy. This first one I did not stain or poly yet but for longer durability and easy cleaning I would at least put a couple coats of polyurathne on it. The
acrylic I used with the wood strip is to help keep the wood protected and give a little strength to the strips.
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