Dried flower bundles and My New Tools!!

A couple of months ago I purchased a Dremel tool and just recently received a free DVD I sent for from their website – 70 projects and 500+ tips.  I haven’t had a chance to check it out yet, but I am excited (especially since it was free).  If you have a Dremel or are thinking about getting one, send for the DVD!  Today though I got more tools … COOL Tools for my projects! 

 I have very few tools and not real knowledgeable about them, but since hubby endorsed them and they are Black & Decker, I am betting they are Great!  It was a neat deal too, buy the kit of saw, screwdriver, flashlight … with the battery and get a free tool, so I got the drill and an extra battery so when I am working feverishly on a project I won’t have to wait for recharge.

I did gather some dried flowers and made bundles with them … soooo easy!  All the flowers were grown in my gardens and they air dried well.  I am sure I will use at least one or two in my fireplace makeover.

 Dried flower bundles

I do have my miniature blue corn situated next to the fireplace hanging from a branch I found in the yard.  This blue corn is really neat and grew just like regular corn, but I did have a problem with the squirrels eating half the crop.

   Blue corn

One other thing I did do today was label these new paintbrushes and took a picture so I can identify them.  I am new to detail painting and each brush has a purpose.  All the brushes I purchased previous were generic and I decided I wanted “good” ones since I am tired of losing bristles in my painting projects and I will be learning the proper techniques.  So anyways, I have this picture now so I know what brush to use when the instructions say use the shader or whichever brush.  I know there are a whole bunch more I can get, but this is good for starters.