Ornament Thursday posted today: LUCK

Here is how it falls, if you are standing and ACTUALLY WEARING IT.

Here it is above, in all its glory, my offering this Month for:

That's right, today the topic for Ornament Thursday http://www.ornamentthursday.blogspot.com/ IS LUCK, SO I, logically, THOUGHT, : Geesh, Luck! ..... and then, right off : "hmmm" ...and "Do I feel Lucky, Punk"?

If you are thirty or less, forget about reading this and having it make much sense, because the spate of "Dirty Harry" movies, starring the extraordinary actor (and now great director) Clint Eastwood, with THAT famous quote, which moved a decade of Americans of a certain type to intone that, in the same manner, every chance they got, were at the height of their iconic popularity around 1983 or so. That's twenty five years ago. Yes! That's right, YOUR PARENTS were guarding your sweet little head by cutting holes in tennis balls and sticking them on the sharp edges of seventies- style glass coffee tables so YOU didn't fall down and hurt yourself, ( yep, these stupid tables were still popular, and came from places which came before IKEA, and we all thought they were so chic and "Jetson-y", what with their clip-on, chrome colored legs. They were one item I hope never comes back in style. Cans of tennis balls can get expensive, darn it!!! The more kids you have, the more cans of tennis balls you needed back then (kids get smart and just pull the tennis balls off and hide them or give them to family dogs), and at $3.50 per can of tennis balls a pop, back then, kids' expenses just mounted from the day they pulled themselves up on their cute little wibbly wobbly legs to the day they left your abode without glancing back for a second, slinging their back packs over their shoulders, barely a good-bye, for "art school" (trying to relate to you guys here in some form!!!). Darn old art school! I miss my kids! WAH!

By the way, I have never had a security/baby safety item one of my kids couldn't break through. I remember carefully arranging an expensive stove shield on my stovetop once proudly standing back to admire my work, just to have my then 2 year old, now 17 year old, come waltzing along and just rip it right off for fun, as I stood staring, aghast. You gotta know when to hold em, know when to fold them, as the song goes.

Ok, here is my Ornament Thursday necklace--I planned it a whole month ago (thanks Eliz! http://wwwfourleafpress.com/, for the print-offs, they are PERFECT!) and IT'S BETTER THAN THIS, POSSIBLY, (maybe not)but Jim wasn't here to take the photo, and I spilled lunch on my shirt. No amount of "shouting" will shout that spot out, I fear. Out Out, darn spot! And you wonder why I never wear blue. Just ...don't wear blue. Or don't eat lunch. I don't know.

Here is a close up of the front of the card part of the pendant. This time, I am not going to give you my "secret way I made it" and here is why: because it's too boring. Let's just say I cut up the outside of a Crest White Strips box, and used Staples packing tape, and glitter glue. Please oh please, Staples, do NOT ask me to be your spokeswoman for you darn packing tape. It sticks to everything you don't want it to, it bubbles up, and it plain ruins people's LIVES

Here is the back of the "card pendant" which has the shamrock on the front. Prove me wrong! (actualy, it's the truth). See the packing tape pucker? That was part of the intention of the raffishness of the project. It's really hard to do that correctly. You need years and years of practice.

Here's the front AGAIN. Oh yes. It is indeed a playing card, it's a St Patricks Day symbol, it's just a nice touch, with green glitter glue!

gotta go! This actually was a LOT of fun!

--SEE YOU! JEAN "make my day" YATES

wait! It doesn't stop with me! THE OT GANG ALL GOT LUCKY THIS MONTH!

and here we are! the OT Gang:

Art Bead Scene Lucky ABS! We're part 2 of Lucky Knots!

Cindy Gimbrone aka Lampwork Diva Luck is knotted up in Part 1 of this tutorial

Earthenwood Studio Chronicles Melanie is inspired by a lucky Leprechaun to make a fairy tale, treasure filled necklace

Jennifer Heynen of Jangles Lucky Charms Bracelet...The name says it all. This bracelet has everything to bring you good luck.

Jenny Harada Jingly Good Luck Charm

Joolz by Lisa As Luck Would Have It...Lucky Earrings

Katie's Beading Blog Make your own luck with these fun, swingy earrings!

Labyrinth O' Luck Hali has created a finger labyrinth journal designed after a 4-leaf clover.

Linda Augsburg at Make It Mine magazine Lucky doesn't begin to describe the adventure I had making this T-shirt...

Lucky Lucky to be... based on a coin holder a friend made for me...

Lucky To Be Me Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all? Well, YOU, of course. No matter who you are when you look into this magical mirror, you'll be reminded you're lucky to be you!

Lynn Kvigne - Beading Help Web Irish Proverb Window Ornament - step by step instructions for making this year-round ornament that may bring luck right through your window!

Melissa J. Lee - Strands of Beads Good fortune is yours with this cookie-inspired necklace.

Snap out of it, Jean! There's beading to be done! You'll "make Jean's day " if you check out her lucky Pendant with a Clint Eastwood eighties twist

Savvy Crafter Get Lucky over on Candie's blog! She's giving away some Lucky charms and see her earrings made with napkins! Bon Appetit!!

Swelldesigner Swelldesigner gets lucky this month with some super colorful, sparkly painted bangles

The Impatient Blogger Luck starts with a wish...Margot shares a project she created for Simply Beads last August.