Dinner Knife Star Home Decor

Knife star from Freshly Found



I love stars, and flatware, so when I came across this star made from dinner knives 
on Pinterest and thought it was a cute share-worthy idea! I'm not sure how this one 
was secured but it looks like it might have been bound with ribbon or lace. 

If you didn't want to tie the ends of the flatware to secure them, you could
use a drop of E6000 adhesive. I would not use a hot glue gun though, as I 
don't think that would hold metal together for very long. Hot glue is best
used on porous surfaces and is not for gluing metal to metal. 
Image from Freshly Found blog.


What do you think?

I hope you have a great week 

Love, Laura

My broken china jewelry is always available for purchase at https://www.etsy.com/shop/dishfunctionldesigns

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In Memory Of My Brother John

Death is nothing at all.
I have only slipped away to the next room.
I am I and you are you.
Whatever we were to each other,
That, we still are.

Call me by my old familiar name.
Speak to me in the easy way
which you always used.
Put no difference into your tone.
Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.

Laugh as we always laughed
at the little jokes we enjoyed together.
Play, smile, think of me. Pray for me.
Let my name be ever the household word
that it always was.
Let it be spoken without effect.
Without the trace of a shadow on it.

Life means all that it ever meant.
It is the same that it ever was.
There is absolute unbroken continuity.
Why should I be out of mind
because I am out of sight?

I am but waiting for you,
for an interval,
somewhere very near,
just round the corner.

All is well. 

     ~ Henry Scott Holland


I wanted to share this poem in memory of my brother John, who passed away last week after a ten month battle with multiple myeloma. Although John was the oldest and I was the youngest of our four siblings, I feel like I have lost my twin. His obituary reads, "John was a philosopher and avid reader. He loved cats, naps, the beach, sweets of all kinds and most of all, joking."



Click here to visit the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation

New Broken China Jewelry In My Shop Today

I've been busy as usual but wanted to share with you a few of the new

pieces of broken china jewelry that I recently finished. These are all

up for sale in my Etsy shop, so be sure to check them out!

Antique flow blue china with shamrock or clover motif

 Antique Art Deco butterfly or Luna moth from 1915 calendar plate Phrenite drop

 Antique Art Nouveau roses porcelain

 Antique orange poppies Art Deco china

Antique bird of paradise china - rare china pattern

Antique flow blue china with shamrock or clover motif

Antique blue green teal English transferware with Iris floral pattern

 Antique Art Nouveau roses porcelain

Antique Art Deco butterfly or Luna moth from 1915 calendar plate

Antique pansy chintz china

Antique rare cherub or cupid with bow and arrow china

Antique mulberry or purple English transferware with rose floral pattern

Vintage pastel floral chintz china

Antique mulberry or purple English transferware with rose floral pattern

 Antique Art Nouveau roses porcelain

 Antique orange poppies Art Deco china

Antique blue green teal English transferware with Iris floral pattern

 Antique Art Nouveau roses porcelain

Antique Art Deco butterfly or Luna moth from 1915 calendar plate

What do you think?

For more info on any of these pieces check out my shop here!

Want to learn how to make your own?
Check out my new book!

I hope you have a great week 

Love, Laura

My broken china jewelry is always available for purchase at https://www.etsy.com/shop/dishfunctionldesigns

Check out my new jewelry instruction books and DVDs!

Learn how to solder and make unique jewelry!

Awesome Grilled Pork Chops with Adobo Paste Rub

I don't post things like recipes very often but I just had to share this one with you! Especially since it's summer and lots of us are grilling. I don't know about you but I find that I tend to grill the same things over and over - mostly chicken. If you've never had grilled pork chops, you MUST try this!

This recipe is amazing! And it's so easy! 

Great with either bone-in or boneless pork chops, this rub can also be used on chicken, and you can adjust the heat by increasing the pepper flakes (or decreasing as the case may be). Even my eight year old (who is currently the pickiest eater in the world, by the way) couldn't resist giving these a try and gave them two thumbs up. Dude, trust me, try them, you will love them!

Ingredients

6 Thick-cut boneless pork chops

Adobo Paste (recipe below)


Adobo Paste

6 Thick-cut boneless pork chops

2 & 1/2 Tablespoons Olive Oil

2 Tablespoons Paprika

1 & 1/2 Tablespoons Oregano

1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon garlic power OR 1 Tablespoon fresh minced garlic

1/2 teaspoon ground Cumin

1 & 1/2 teaspoons Red Pepper flakes

2 teaspoons Lemon juice

1 & 1/2 teaspoons Kosher Salt

1/4 teaspoon Black Pepper



Directions

Mix all ingredients together except for the pork chops to form a paste.
Rub the paste all over each pork chop.
Grill on medium-low heat for about 10 minutes per side.
Check internal temperature with a meat thermometer so that they reach 160 degrees F in the center.
This recipe makes enough paste for what is shown in the photo - 6 thick cut pork chops.

Enjoy!

My broken china jewelry is always available for purchase at https://www.etsy.com/shop/dishfunctionldesigns

Check out my new jewelry instruction books and DVDs!

Learn how to solder and make unique jewelry!