Monthly Archives: July 2026

Jul10

Cleaned, Restored and Functional!

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Cleaned, Restored and Functional!
Cleaned, Restored and Functional!

I removed the gray, crumbling cover from the flexible neck of the lamp. I actually think it looks better!

I will not tell you how many times I took the screws back out because wires got in the way. I thought I was finished at midnight, but I had the bottom on backwards.

I am proud that when I needed a magnetized screwdriver, I rubbed the end of one with a chicken magnet from the refrigerator.

It worked like a charm! I finished at 1:00am.

So, tomorrow morning, I can tell Kent, in the words of Kenny Loggins, “Turn on your Ottlight!” 😄😄😄

Jul9

15 tiny screws later…

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15 tiny screws later…
15 tiny screws later…

And I fixed my husband’s Ottlight lamp. He’d asked me to take a look at the switch, which wasn’t working.

I had to take the whole thing apart to get to the switch. I got the idea of what might be wrong from an appliance repairman who fixed a faulty dryer switch a few weeks earlier. The actual switch was under a button that had become misaligned.

After removing 15 very reluctant, tiny, Phillips head screws, I discovered that’s what had happened, the switch had worked itself out of the slot that was supposed to hold it under the on/off button.

I glued the switch back in place, with crazy glue.

I plugged the lamp up, and the switch worked!

Now, after a much needed break, I need to get those 15 screws back in.

Jul5

Light Rays over Water

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Light Rays over Water
Light Rays over Water

I tried Rhonda Dohna’s “Light Rays”stamp over Eddie Reyes’ “Water” stamp.

They are on heavy watercolor paper (cardstock, really,) and I didn’t get the absorbency I expected. I also used an old, but unopened, pack of assorted Izink ink pads.

I still like the combination very much, and it suited the fireworks I was hearing in the distance while stamping last night (7-4-26.)

I’m excited at the possibilities of using these stamps with metallic paints, mica and embossing powders, and maybe even glitter glue!

Both stamps are available at PMartist Studios.

I really like my “stamp off” paper!

Jul3

The Rescue of Gutsy

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The Rescue of Gutsy
The Rescue of Gutsy

That’s what I call this collage, but I have just finished, “The Glazing of Gutsy.”

I used my favorite satin gel medium and a wide foam brush. Foam brushes introduce bubbles so you have to really watch and smooth them out. I started in the middle and worked out and around counter-clockwise, beginning and ending with Gutsy.

If I ever make something like this, again, I will make sure I glaze the images under the frame before I add it. I couldn’t remember doing that, so I worked some into the openings in the wooden frame, being wary of bubbles.

This collage was in response to the #makerscollageprompt2026 for January. The prompts were bird, mushrooms, eyes, lyrics and frame. The photos are mine, except for the adult birds which were used by permission.

Jul2

Unyun

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Unyun
Unyun

I was watching Karen McKoy’s live stream yesterday, when she mentioned a funny way a friend said orange. It reminded me of the way my granddaughter said it, and I thought I’d share this video from once upon a time.

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