Jewellery Pouches

I need diagrams/plans to make a very good jewelry box for my mom. I'm going to give it to her for christmas. I need a very good one, one that will make her say "this is amazing", or something like that.

How do you make a jewelry box? I was thinking about making my girlfriend a jewelry box for Christmas. I don't really know where to start. I looked at some at a few stores to get some ideas. I'm not necessarily a skilled woodworker, but I used to carve somewhat frequently. I guess I am looking for plans, designs, random insight, anything you can offer me to help me on my quest. Thanks all

How do I get the old-lady odor out of my grandma's wood jewelry box? I inherited my grandmother's jewelry box--it's 12" tall, 10" wide, and 5" deep. It is made of wood, and the doors on the front open to reveal five drawers. Each drawer has a fabric lining in the bottom. There is a pervasive smell inside the box--it smells like an old lady's perfume, and if I leave my jewelry closed up in the box for any length of time, it comes out smelling that way too. I have tried Febreze, lavender oil, and my own perfume, but none of those have worked. Right now I'm trying baking soda--lining the drawers with tissue, then filling them with the baking soda--which has some effect, but not enough. I've gone through two boxes of baking soda so far. My next plan is to rip up the fabric lining, but I'd hate to have to do that. I really want to make this jewelry box work because it has a lot of sentimental value. Help! In response to a few people's ideas about sentimental value: it's not just a perfume odor. It's a nasty, musty odor mixed with the perfume smell (and also, now, mixed with the febreze and other crap I've sprayed it with). It's not a good smell, it doesn't smell like my grandma, and smelling it on my jewelry is really gross.

How do I make a wooden jewelry or shoe box? I was wondering how I can make a wooden jewelry box. I wont have access to any machines or anything like that, Im plannin on getting the materials just at my local home depot. A list of materials would also come in handy, if anyone can add suggestions. I want the box to be about the size of a regular shoe box, and nothing fancy, just a box with a lid that opens up, used for storage of keepsakes that include photos, letters, etc. I also plan on engraving something in the front, maybe with a knife, any suggestions to this would also be appreciated.

Polymer clay (jewelry box) questions? I'm planning to make a tiny jewelry box for a school project. So I've decided to make it with polymer clay, I've already bought the materials though I'm not sure if they're the ones I should be using to achieve the design for my jewelry box. My planned design is highly detailed with a lot of ornaments and embossed decoration on.. Something like these styles.. https://carbon.liquidweb.com/~jansjewe/images/Image/P3010015.JPG (it's on a ring, that's how small I want my details to be) http://craftedbyindians.com/images/nahprd127-b%20%20135.jpg http://www.auntjudysattic.com/Vanity_sets/victorianjewelerybox2th.jpg I'm having a problem with the clay I find it too hard, should I use a clay softener or will that make it too soft/liquify? It's also irritating me how easy the clay breaks off and how hard it is to fix it especially when it's the fine details that cracks.. Also, how can I make my polymer clay have a metallic surface and make it look antique at the same time? Is it possible? One last thing, what types of clay sculpting tools or blades should I be using to create the fine details? That's all. Advanced thanks!

building a jewelry box, tips? im going to build a jewelry box for my girlfriend. what type of wood should i use that is fancy yet affordable, and available without ordering long distance. and also does anyone have good plans or blueprints?

does anyone know of a place in quezon city, philippines where they sell musical jewelry boxes? I'm planning on giving my mom a musical jewelry box for some special occasion. She told me once how she misses the one she had when she was still little; so I want to buy her a new one. =]

I'm planning to send a jewelry for someone. Will the USPS provide something wrap around it? I have a jewelry box for it, like a ring box. I want to send it but i got nothing to wrap around it....If i go to the post office, will they provide one and how many stamps will it be?

i plan to make a jewelry/keepsake box from scratch....? any tips?

What do I do now...my mother's jewelry box was stolen? This morning I discovered my mother's jewelry box has been stolen from my bedroom...at first I thought my son took it and then lied to me, so I tore his room apart. Finally I called the police and because it is burglary the Sheriff came and took the report. I told him that while I was waiting I spoke with my brother and he suggested I look around some pawn shops in the area. I offered the Sheriff my sketches I had been drawing since this morning, and also offered a list of the items I am fully knowing were in there. He declined both. What do I do now? Are pawn shops obligated to turn over items that are in a suspected case of burglary? Who do they turn them over to? If I discover something in a pawn shop do I tell the shop keeper or call the police? Anyone have any thoughts on where I go from here? Tomorrow is Monday and I plan on being on the search for most of the day...near as I can tell it has been gone for about 3-4 days. Thanks for any hlep you have to offer.

How is silver jewelry packed by Amazon and other online companies? I am planning to purchase silver jewelry online and send it directly to my girlfriend. Does anyone know how the jewelry is packaged? Is it in a nice pouch? Box? Just wrapped in a bubble wrap? I would appreciate any specific answer I can get. Thanks!

How / where can I learn to make small furniture? Im talking about, boxes, a jewelry box in particular, but I would't mind if you told me how to make other things like chests or something so I can get a feel for building. Basically if you have any tips, great, otherwise I think I'm really looking for plans, instructions, diagrams with measurments written on them, something like that. For the jewelry box, I would like to start by looking at some retail ones, then looking at various plans for them and then adapt some of my own ideas into one. Thanks in advance!

How should I go about doing this? Mother's day. It was all planned out, I was going to make jewelry box, and then buy some earrings to put it in. I used clay and when I put it in the oven, I forgot about it and it burned. Some of the clay even MELTED!! I asked mom if I could give her her present late. She said yes. I want to know how I should go about making a jewelry box. All help is appreciated!! Thanks!

If I make all my Christmas presents, will I be considered cheap? My husband and I are barely putting food on the table, but the extended families still expect Christmas presents (25 people). I'm planning on doing Calligraphy, wreaths, homemade candles, and jewelry boxes. I'm also looking for vintage posters on Craigslist and making frames for them. I guess I just want an outside opinion. In a related question, if and when times are good, I'm tempted to continue the homemade Christmas thing because of their attitudes. Do you think in-laws that demand $100 presents deserve it?

How would one make a small (maybe upholstered) wooden box? Essentially a jewelry box. I'll be making them for friends and maybe a couple to sell. As well I am planning a small 'leave-behind' art project. I'd rather make them because I want it to be a very personal experience, and also I figure if I'd like to have a dozen, it'll be cheaper to build on my own. I'll be carving designs into the lids using my Dremel tool, and I feel like I can design it in my head as is, but I'd like an experienced person's knowledge as a guide. The boxes I'd like to construct would be roughly 2" deep,10" tall, and about 8" wide. Some I shall attach hinges and small latches to. Some will just be lift off lids. I'd also like to experiment with handles of some kind. Any advice will be appreciated. Thanks.

How can I make it clear to my dad that his mistress is not going to be welcome at my wedding? This requires a great deal of background information, so bear with me. About two year ago, my dad walked out on my mom after 32 years of marriage and a total of 35 years together. We later discovered that he moved in with a woman with whom he'd not only been having at least an emotional affair with, but with whom he'd been cheating on the OTHER woman he'd been having an affair with for 10 years (messed up, huh?). Needless to say, my sister and I have been in various states of estrangement from him for quite some time. He's blown us off for holidays, our birthdays, etc. What's worse, he's practically tried to force this woman down our throats as if we're supposed to just forget the role she played in the death of our parents' marriage and that everything will continue with no problems or hard feelings. Anyone who's gone through this knows how impossibly difficult that expectation is. My sister is currently not talking to our dad, but I have made efforts to begin establishing a new relationship with him. I've written him letters and emails to the effect of saying that we need to fix our relationship as father and daughter, and that I am not at a place right now where I am ready to deal with his mistress, let alone have any sort of relationship with her. He seemed to finally get that, and stopped asking me to come up and visit with the two of them together in HER house. Now, in the first letter I wrote to my dad, I made mention of how I had no idea how my wedding was going to pan out now that he and my mom were apart (they legally separated in September, he can't file for divorce until September of this year, and there's no telling if he will or not). I was given a letter from his mistress in February (there was this whole incident of my dad taking an heirloom brooch that had belonged to my great-grandmother out of my mother's jewelry box when he left and gave it to the girlfriend, who was "returning it to it's rightful owner," meaning me) and in this very manipulative letter, she said that, and I quote, my wedding wouldn't be "tainted" with her presence, and that she wanted my parents to sit together at church and enjoy the day as my parents. After my birthday in April, I didn't have a "real" conversation with my dad until last Wednesday when I called to tell him that I'd gotten engaged. Now all of a sudden, he's pushing this woman on me again, wanting me and my fiance to go to HER house to visit them, show them the ring, and tell them what we have planned for the wedding. I'm afraid that my dad is going to try to use my wedding as a way to shove this woman into my life, when I really don't care to have more than cursory contact with her, if that. My sister has already told him that she wants nothing to do with her at all and that she is not welcome at any family function where my sister is present. Further, because my dad is essentially gone from the operational picture, my mom will be the one hosting the wedding and issuing the invitations. I hardly think it's fair to expect my mother to issue an invitation to the woman who her husband had an adulterous affair with and left her for, in part. Further, I also think it'd be pretty hypocritical to have my dad's mistress, with whom he is currently having an adulterous affair (separated is not divorced) and will in the eyes of God always be committing adultery unless my mother gets an annulment, present at the church where my parents were married to see his daughter pledge her love and fidelity to someone. Also, I'm very afraid that to allow her to come would take the focus of the wedding off me and my fiance and place it on them, since my mother's ENTIRE family would probably like to rip them both apart on sight, his family seems to hate her, and my fiance's family will be wondering all day who that woman is with the bride's father. It's such a touchy subject and I don't know how to explain to my dad how inappropriate I think it would be to include her, and that I don't want to share my wedding details with her. But I still want my dad to be there; I want him to walk me down the aisle and I want to have my daddy-daughter dance. Various people on my mom's side of the family think I shouldn't even invite my dad. The thing is that I'm afraid that if I make the stipulation, despite having already attempted to make clear to my dad that I don't want to have a relationship with her right now and that as an adult I have that choice, he just won't come. I'm afraid that if he does that, if he can't even choose his daughter first on her wedding day, that it will be the final nail in the coffin and I won't be able to forgive him. HELP!!!!!! Cory-C : I never said that I had forgiven my father. Far from it. I have, however, determined that at this point I don't want to completely cut him out of my life and have been trying to salvage some sort of relationship with him, IN SPITE of what he's done. I'm not putting all the blame on his mistress but she did play a part and I'm not going to ignore that either. Believe me, I have done a LOT of dealing with the anger and abandonment issues I have - it sucks to feel most of the time that your father doesn't want you! Having my dad walk me down the aisle isn't me trying to pretend that everything is perfect. I feel I have a right to have him present if I want him. I know I'm asking a lot for people to even tolerate his presence - my mom has even said she is willing to sit in the same pew as him for the ceremony if that's what I want. I need them both there AS MY PARENTS.

Anywhere that sells wooden boxes/Cigar boxes for cheap? I'm planning on customising a bunch of wooden boxes, like jewelry boxes. But I can't find anywhere that sells them for cheap. most websites have already done thiers up and I dont want to spend loads of money on them only to do my own things to them. Does anyone know anywhere in the UK that sells anything like it? or empty wooden Cigar boxes; because that would have the same effect. i want a few but the cheaper the better I say! The closer to manchester the better. but i'm getting a bit desperate! thanks :)

Will Hawaiian/tropical themed jewelry sell well in the US mainland in places other then California? ? I plan to launch my Hawaiian/tropical jewelry line consisting of flowers, dolphins etc for sale via sales reps to the US mainland. Examples here: www.HonoluluGold.com They will cover all the lower 48 states and I was wondering if you think there is a demand there for such jewelry? If so what do you think is the best way to package them for resale to offer to the store? Do you think loose jewelry sells better then boxed jewelry or organza bagged jewelry? Do you know if I will need bar codes or a way to bar code the jewelry to offer it to stores such as Hallmark? (Or do they bar code their own jewelry?) Any help you advice you may have will be appreciated. Thank you in advance. James

Would you buy new wedding rings for your 10th wedding anniversary? Opinions and Suggestions Wanted!? I am planning a great 10 wedding anniversary trip without the kids for 5-7 days. (We never got a first honeymoon because of time,money and his family visiting). We lost our wedding rings when we moved from one house to another just over 3 years ago ( jewelry was put into my jewelry box because we were moving boxes and furniture,and the rings came up missing). We would like to design something new for me.. and buy him a plain platinum band that he can wear for occassions when he's not working on aircraft. Any helpful opinions or suggestions would be appreciated.

Wanting a gift of jewelry back from an ex...? I gave to my fiance an item of jewelry. It wasn't a ring but something else. I was very dear to me and I gave it to her in full trust I would be spending the rest of my life with her. I don't know what women do with such items, but I'm pretty sure they never wear them again when they are not with that person anymore. Is that right? Or do they keep it and still feel some happiness having it? For me, I want the item back. But only if she is going to put it in a box and never look at it again. Maybe she's thrown it out. I certainly don't want to be an indian-giver. The reason I want it back is due to the fact I was giving it to her in thinking she was going to be my lifes partner. She had other plans and left me rather quickly. Is it wrong for me to want it back? I could buy another one I know, but for practical reasons, I actually need it back to show a jeweler so I can get another one lol. For people asking, she was the one who left me. And she even told me later I had done nothing wrong in the relationship. She was sorry to have caused me hurt. She was and is in love with her ex. So that was the reason she left me. As far as the jewelry item goes, I gave it to her as a sign of my commitment to her. She gave me a similar item for which I returned to her. I loved it, but it hurt too much to even see it and I knew it would be better to give it back than to hide it forever. I figured she would do the same, but she never did let alone contact me again. Maybe I am an indian giver, but I honestly don't feel that way. I gave her many things. This one thing however was meant for my lifes partner. That is why I want it back.

do they sell this at walmart? me and a group of friends are planning on making twilight themed jewelry boxes. tomorrow i am going to walmart to get supplies because i have a gift card but i want to know if they sell acrylic paint in red, black, and white a glue i could use to decoupage little wooden craft like unfinished box and how much this will cost me. anyone who knows??? please and thank you

A thank you poem for my future sisters-in-law & bridesmaids? any ideas? I'm getting married in November, and my 2 future sisters-in-law (twins, 16 years old) will be my bridesmaids and bought them a jewelry box which has a 4x6 window to put a picture, but I'm planning to put a thank you poem for being my bridesmaids and my new sisters in law, any ideas?

I need to know the truth about Kiki Kannibal jewelry? I've been looking to buy Kiki Kannibal jewelry for a long time & I was planning to save up on it. Yesterday I was bored so I went on google & watched her live show, & after went to her youtube. I watched a video about how she says the emojackie person is lying & I searched the emojackie person & found the journal. What I wanna know is, Are there any Kiki Kannibal jewelry buyers who haven't been satisfied & have gotten the jewelry broken when they got it, & just ruined EITHER when they got it out of the box or shortly after they have gotten it, I was planning to buy her jewelry but it is quite expensive & I don't want it to break 2 days after I wear it. If you or someone you know is a Kiki Kannibal jewelry buyer, I'm asking if you can please give a piece of evidence whether it's good or not, how much you paid for it, & when you got it. I don't know anymore because she seems like a very nice person but looks can be dedeceiving there are a lot of people who say she's a scammer. Thankyou! xoxo

what do i do if my gf keeps thinking about taking a break? ok its like this my gf of 7 months (im only in 10th grade) is really busy with modeling class and voice lessons, so she's really weighted down with everything, so she keeps asking if we need to take a break cuz she's got to much going on. ok i buy it. also we are always getting in fights, and she's always mad at me, (dont get me wrong i love her and when im with her it feels unbelievable, sry for the spelling), but now im starting to get a little mad at her, like when a secret admirerer sends her stuff and she down talks me and says i never give her flowers, but i did spend 64 hours give or take on a jewelry box for her, im always trying to out do my self and the reason i havent given her flowers is cuz im growing my own and they just bloomed. but this week end she stood me up three times to go and hang out with her friends while im left high and dry because i cancled all my plans. and i adressed this and now she is considerind breaking up with me. wat do i do, she is every thing to me wat do i dooooooooooooooooooooooo ok like the next day she broke up with me, and she still wants to be friends and today a week later, she asked me out on a date, and i asked her back, but then she said she just wanted to be friends, but last night and every night befor we were talking about getting back together, and the next day she doesnt remeber. because she never remembers wat we talk about late at night, wat should i do???? well i said i dont wanna talk to her for a while and i told her off and i called her selfish, but then i also said how good she makes me feel, just saying how i feel. did i do the right thing. also (stupid question), will we ever be together again

Is she lying?? Should i let it go? please read...? My cousin/good friend and i made plans to go out after work while i was visiting my parents. She said i could leave some clothes in her car to change into. I did but we never met up. I asked her to drop them off at my parents house (so they could send them to my apartment). SHe keep stalling and when she finally dropped them off my earings were missing. I called her and asked if she found a pair & she said no. Later i was looking a photos online of her out at a bar wearing my earings! I called her & confronted her & she said we must have the same pair and she'll check her jewelry box & she's sure she'll have 2 pairs. (this is possible since they are from Claire's, a cheap chain store). Should i just let it go? I don't care if she borrowed them but i feel like she tried to steal them. Or she could be telling the truth. Im really upset since we're close. What should i do without jepordizing our friendship? im not upset about the $10 earings, im upset about the possible lying and stealing from me.

Calling all fashionistas. Need outfit advice. Please? I'm planning to wear a red and black plaid, three quarter length, ruffled, button down top with black skinny jeans. (I ordered it online awhile ago, so the pic isn't there for me to post it anymore.) I want to know what color (besides black) shoes I could wear. I need help thinking out of the box. Jewelry suggestions would be appreciated too. Thank you.

I need advice with friends..if youre good with this stuff,please help? okay I'm normally not the type to be self-loathing but my life is crap right now. I have absolutely nobody to turn to. please help me with whatever advice you have to offer im a junior in highschool. the last time I actually spent time outside of school with any close friends goes back to August during summer break.. My friend, lets call her "Sarah" cheated on her boyfriend BIG TIME at a party. Sarah was pretty much the boss and the one in charge within my circle of friends. secretly, without knowing, we each got a phonecall from her boyfriend and ratted her out to him. I told him because it was plain out wrong. she forgave everyone EXCEPT me. i started out the school year without any group of friends. Sarah would not give me a reason for why she didnt want to speak to me anymore. the rest sided with her, regardless to how extremely close I was with them. it was painful to ignore them, but i sat with them anyway for one person.. I have no other close friends besides my only best friend; we'll call her "Lara". Each day at lunch I would sit at the groups table and only talk to Lara..she didnt mind. but without her there I couldnt sit there ( at my school, you have to be a senior to leave for lunch) Lara knew i spent my weekends alone,but chose to make plans with them. After 4 months of this (no friends,no weekend plans) Lara got into a fight with Sarah and her followers over the gift trading tradition called "Secret Santa".. Lara finally stood up to Sarah,telling her that shes sick of her bossing everyone around with things like this. and that caused everyone to go against Lara. Even though Lara ignored me and avoided making plans with me, I still let her use me as her backup. Although Lara was obviously MISERABLE without them,I was happy to finally have someone to relate to and spend time outside of school . I guess I got used to having this kind of company. ****this is why i need your help*** A week prior to Wednesday (today) we planned to cut the last few periods of class since it would be the last day before break. and then today, she tells me shes leaving early at around 12 and to find someone else to sit with (theres nobody obviously) I call my mom and tell her to come and get me at 11. i was pissed she kind of bailed out but couldnt handle being at school any longer... in class, with one of the followers who actually doesnt hate me "Rachel" gives me a wrapped jewelry box and asked me to give it to Lara...Rachel was Lara's secret santa..i was so tempted not to give it to Lara. once i gave her that gift, everything would be over and back to how it was. I gave her the box, it was a tiffany bracelet= $$$$. Lara showed everyone, and they all said to her, "Wow Rachel is the best..you bettter go back to them" I was really upset...no matter how awkward Lara claimed it was. After she thanked Rachel, she came back and claimed it to be uncomfortable for her since she hasnt spoken to her in weeks. but my eyes filled with tears and I escaped from class without Lara noticing. Everything was falling apart again and I had no control over it. I just dont fit in with my school, no matter how easily Lara gets dazzled by expensive gifts, I still think she was the most like me. she saw me come back with swollen eyes..because i was upset and told her what i thought, shes mad at me now we planned to spend new years together, whether it was at a a party or alone.. her last words to me today were "have a good break" i know i shouldnt depend on one friend but you dont know HOW HARD it is to find someone just lke you. and ive grown up with my old friends,and now that i dont have them, ive missed out on growing up with other friends outside my circle. i know im not the only one out there like this..im not self-centered.. IM JUST TIRED OF BEING ALONE. i dont know if i can handle this any longer. i know that im better than my old friends and they dont deserve my apology. i cant lower myself. but i feel that if i want to SURVIVE my final years in highschool,i might have no choice please help me, from the bottom of my heart, i need someone to give me any type of advice. ill take anything. thank you for your time.

I just woke up from a crazy dream about Iraq? First off, my husband is in the Marines, and all day I've been making plans to go buy new work clothes in Houston tomorrow. I have my friend Bam going with me. So, thats where that comes from. I was planning a trip to Iraq to go and buy new work clothes, when I told Bam she didn't need to go with me she was really relieved. So, I got there and tried to go into this camp and this young man came and tried to kick me out, I almost fell down a cliff. He then tried to pry my fingers off the rocks when I yelled, "I would let you in, if you wanted." He let me in. We traded bank accounts and switched places. I was furious because I thought he just wanted to go to the States but he brought with him a whole army, and I was just one girl over there. I snuck back into the states and found out where they were staying, I attempted to get them to trust me, the same guy was walking around outside and I went to meet him as though we were friends. I pushed him off a cliff. The second layer of the earth disappeared and the top layer crumbled, but only where they were sleeping. Suddenly I was in an old womans house, there was a little antique jewelry box that had sliding doors. Before I opened it, she said there was a picture of her and her husband in there, that he'd been dead a long time. When I slid it I could only see the woman, I had to struggle to open the rest but when I did it was a picture of my husband and I, about the ages that we are now. I was then, in 5th grade, it was 1999 and we were watching a movie at school. The teacher hated me and my group of friends. The teacher pointed at my best friend and yelled at her for having a trashy refridgerator, which made the girl next to me cry (Not the best friend). We had had to do a presentation and the teacher made a big show of NOT listening to ours. I then woke up thinking my husband was here (Hes overseas but not Iraq or Afghan) Though the whole Iraq thing is weird and a little random, what with the earths crust disappearing and all, the main part that makes me feel weird is the jewelry box.

me and my ff just broke up and I'm wondering if we could get back together? ok its like this my gf of 7 months (im only in 10th grade) is really busy with modeling class and voice lessons, so she's really weighted down with everything, so she's been asking if we need to take a break cuz she's got to much going on. ok i buy it. also we are always getting in fights, and she's always mad at me, (but we do have fun together), but then i started to getting mad at her here and there, like when a secret admirerer sends her stuff and she down talks me and says i never give her flowers, but i did spend 64 hours give or take on a jewelry box for her, im always trying to out do my self and the reason i havent given her flowers is cuz im growing my own and they just bloomed. but this week end she stood me up three times to go and hang out with her friends while im left high and dry because i cancled all my plans. i adresse this and she threatens to break up with me, and yesterday she did. she says she can't handle a boyfriend right now, but she also said we are over ?????

how to catch someone snooping through your stuff....? I need ideas for a friend. A family member is house sitting for her this weekend and they are bringing their significant other with them, she is hiding anything really valuable, but shes gonna leave the less valuable stuff in her jewelry box, she wants to like leave a marker of some sort to see if it's moved when she comes back. She plans to take pictures also, but they might not get everything in detail. Id call this a maker or breaker of trust for the house sitting. Any ideas? So far we've thought of like placing a string or piece of paper somehow. It's a jewelry armoire, with drawers in the front and the top opens. Video taping isnt an option, she doesnt have the equipment for it. Thanks!

Is looking up people on face book to contact them considered stalking ? Our Granddaughter (my son's daughter) was given up for adoption. It was to be an open adoption.We visited her every three months or so , as they live quite a ways from our home.The biological birth mother was a drug addict trying to abort the baby because it was tool late for a legal abortion.My son begged her to stop but she wouldn't . They cancelled the wedding plans, and our son came back home to live with us.The birth mother lied on the adoption papers and because of that the adoptive parents will not allow our son any rights to see his daughter. We then pulled away from the relationship as when it began we had no clue our son would not be included in this.So I went on Face book to find the birth mother and begged her to tell the adoptive parents the truth in hopes that our son would finally get to meet his daughter.Unfortunately she is just the same as she used to be, and now wishes my son dies soon(sweet girl huh?) and she has continued to lie to the adoptive parents.Now she is accusing me of stalking her on Face book(isn't that what face book is all about finding people). I wrote her a letter , there were no threats or anything of that nature. Also in May my granddaughter was to be in a dance recital, I tried to order the DVD of it, but could not connect with anyone from the dance studio . I e-mailed twice and called once-still no reply.Over a three week period of time.( I was then told by the adoptive mother that this was concerning) So I went ahead and bought tickets for the show and called the adoptive parents and told them I'd like to come and see the show if it was alright by them. They said I could come and the adoptive mother said she'd even get the DVD for me, because I had told her in our phone conversation what trouble I had trying to get a hold of the dance studio. also told them If I saw them I would not seek them out, I did not want to confuse my granddaughter with wondering why I don't come to visit anymore. I saw them and kept my word.I had also said I had a package for them, but felling like I might be trespassing so I would not come on their property but leave it with a mutual friend up there and he would drop if off to them. They knew all this before this before I came up.One of which was my granddaughter's birthday present, a very expensive musical jewelry box that says to my granddaughter and it plays you are my sunshine and it was filled with a real lavender jade necklace. Any way now they too are considering me a stalker too. Even thought I emailed and called to get permission to come and explained every thing I was going to do. I kept my word and even restrained myself, because when I saw her I wanted so badly to hug her, but I knew that would not be the best thing to do.So tell me people knowing all this and checking with the police dept . here they do not consider this stalking. My heart is just broken. J.A.H. .Do you consider me a stalker , and the birth mother sent me back a threatening letter.

Does this girl have any feelings for me? Does she like me or is she just a friend ? Does she like me or is she just a flirt.? Hey their is a very pretty girl in my history class and I really like her. But I cant tell if she likes me. She talks to me and we joke around a lot, but she talks to other guys to. But what threw me off was that she asked me to go to her softball game and I didn't notice her ask any one else. She asked me to make a sign that said go Rebels so i guess i am going to the game and i was thinking of asking her if she wanted to grab a bite to eat afterwards is that a good idea. I'm really into woodworking and I built her a jewelry box with her name engraved onto the top is it a good idea to give it to her after the game. Also when she asked me to the game she was talking to another girl about the games and she didn't ask her to go but she asked me. What do you think of the whole thing- Okay that was yesterday and today didnt go so well. We were watching a movie and I gave her a note that said - I was thinking that after the game we could go get something to eat.She wrote back that she had plans but mabye some other time. I wrote back -what about thursday night. She said that she had a softball tournament in another county. Which is true. I said what about Friday and she said she was going to some game wit her friend. So I was thinking that this sounded like a bunch of excuses so I wrote back would you like to go out sometime ?? And She wrote back Im really sorry - I would but im kinda talkin to somebody right now and i really like him. Im really sorry Kris. Im so confused. Do you think that she has any feelings for me other than a friend. B/c she flirts a heck of a lot just for a friend . I dont Know what to do I guess i will be the same sweet guy and go to her game and wait to see what will happen. I need some major advice GIRLS!!!!!! THanks I would also like to say that we always laugh and give eachother these crazy facial expressions we act like little kids and every thing is funny when we are wit eachothe. Im crushin big time.

this is important!! read now....!!? i have to make paper mache which is best to use..water and glue or water and flour? and also im planning on using the paper mache on a box.so that the picture is gone..will this work?? and then afterwards i have to let it dry..how long will it take?? will this whole process work??? anyone have any other ideas on how i can make a box such as jewelry box..any kind that looks like a box

How To Split Mom's Jewelry With Manipulative Sister? My sister is verbally abusive and a master at manipulation. She’s been this way her entire life. My parents and brother died recently and it’s just the two of us left. She lives out of state. My mother left us her jewelry in her will but specifically stated that although it was to be divided between us, I was to do the distributing. She did this because she was afraid my sister would not be fair and take all the good stuff. My sister and I are not currently talking and I think she’s planning a visit this summer to divvy up the jewelry. It would be an extremely uncomfortable situation as she likes to be very confrontational. Would it be wrong for me to go to the safe deposit box at the bank and do the dividing without her and taking my portion home? I would let her know of course this is what I’ve done. And I would do it very fairly.

Need to clean / refinish an antique machinist chest? I purchased this chest at an antique shop. My plan is to make it a jewelry box (a really big one :P ). It's oak, and was a machinist's chest. It was pretty darned dirty, but I wanted it, hooray character. However, I don't want all that "character" rubbing off on nice furniture/jewelry. I bought a bottle of murphy oil/soap and spent 45-1hr scrubbing at it. You can tell the difference, but it's still not what I'd call clean, and it has a weird texture to it, almost grimy/gritty. There's still colour coming up when I rub on it (grey/black). Any suggestions on how to make this usable are appreciated. Top link is the original state I bought it in, and the second is after my hour of elbow grease. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v37/thesorceresshermione/dirty.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v37/thesorceresshermione/clean.jpg While I am interested in keeping the character of the anqitue piece (patina of the wood/hardware), my main concern is it being clean. I can't tell if it's still dirty (almosy sooty), it still feels dirty. To strip it, do I have to sand it? It's got three rows of screws along the top that stick up (rounded tops). I don't have a sander, either. My mother in law mentioned to me a solvent that's safe for folks with asthma (not an issue for me, but I still dislike strong chemical odors). Is that the kind of thing you just slather on, let stand, and wipe away? Is it better to use a solvent, or shold I track down a sander? Or a bit of both?

The Music Box? What do you think? ? What do you think of this, The Music Box.? I know its long, but please read it, its a detailed story. Back a while back in the summer time I ordered a necklace for my gf. Nothing fancy, its the crest from her favorite TV show, its really nice got a good deal on it too. But, the box it came in was crap and i didn't want to be like "duh i boughted this fer u" when i gave it to her. So I thought it be a nice idea to make her a music box all decorated and themed to the show with the necklace inside. And it would play the theme from that show and it have room to put her jewelry in since she has a lot of necklace's she wears. So i started working on it then, she called off our relationship. And i didn't know what to do about it. But, i decided i would finish it! When I started to make it i had a lot of problems. My dad and bro, both engineers said it was impossible for me to make it i lacked the math and tools and was wasting my time and money. I took the idea to the local clock maker, and he laughed, and said i was crazy, and it was impossible. But i wasn't giving up! It pissed me off because they also started saying, why waste my time, she's not my "girlfriend" anymore why make it at all. But, its not about that, its about the feelings i have for her. They all said i couldn't do it, so I want to prove them wrong, prove them I know my heart and head are right and show them it works! And show my gf and the world that us being together is not impossible. I want to show her that I put so much love and attention and detail in this box, that I'd always do the same for her. And like the box, I may not be the best, but I'll always play for her, and always keep those feelings, like the necklace inside. I put my heart and soul into this box. I found a diy music box kit, and made the theme song from scratch, and made the box from scratch too. And I even got some friends to rig a small motor to it, so it will play automatically whenever you open the box. I'm going to give this to her on what would be our 1 yr. together. read the link for more info. But she purposely took off on that day so we could spend it together. She knows what day it is too and its significance. I don't feel we ever split up, since those three months.She is really closed with her emotions. When we dated I had a hard time trying to get her to open up to me. She doesn't like gifts or little things, but, I figured this isn't some dumb card or flowers. I'm just trying to show her how I feel. We still talk all the time, we hang out, I'm the only guy she hangs out with. Nothing has really changed between us, other then the titles of "BF GF" we still act the same way. I plan to tell her all this when I give it to her, and ask her if we can try it again. There are no second chances, just fresh starts. Do you think with this I have a chance of getting back with her? I don't know what to expect out of this, so I'm not expecting anything. but I hope it can repair things between us. Whats your take on it?

Jewelry Selling "Business" Needs..? I make jewelry as a hobby and i now have enough to be serious in selling it. I have a website about me and my merchandise, and a site on which i sell my stuff (Etsy.) I do not need a "business License" unless i go bigger and actually call myself a "business" (i checked with my town.) I might do that at some point, but not quite yet. So what are some things that a small "hobby seller" would need to make life easier? I plan on setting up my stuff at garage sales (mine and relatives, we usually have one per family each year) and there are some arts/crafts fairs i can sign up for. Mostly i will be selling via internet. What would YOU suggest i have in terms of supplies? Supplies I Already Have: - Tables - Work space - Money Box - Table Covers I'm basically looking for stuff that would make my "space" look nicer and more appealing (both my workspace and my table space when i set up places.)

Where to buy a big heart shaped container?(Romantic idea)? My plan is to find a big heart shaped glass container. I am going to put in red marbles with messages in then. Each message is something about her that I love about her. I'm going to present it to her like it's my heart. I can't find a big glass container though. I'm having a lot of trouble. Not the size of a jewelry box, but the size of maybe a bowling ball at the very least. Any help would be appreciated :)

Which One Of These Necklace Nice? Giving It To A Girl For Valentines? Well I'm Planning to give my valentines a necklace. The Necklaces aren't to expensive. We are going ice skating on valentines then after ice skating, im planning to surprise her with the necklace in a jewelry box with a nice card saying how i feel about her. These Are The Necklaces http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10715873 http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=8400251 plus i want to give her flowers. I'm thinking that after ice skating, I'll stop by a flower shop and give her a a dozen of red roses. i can't give it to her before ice skating, theres no place she can put the flowers unless she holds it while ice skating which aint a good idea ...Any Ideas of How i can give her the roses or is my idea good?

Bridesmaids, would you like this? For bridesmaid gifts... I was thinking of doing something completely different than what I originally planned( which was pearl earrings in a small engraved jewelry box) So... Would you like this?: A make-up bag with your name stitched into it(not by me, but by the makers) with a gift card inside for $20-25 to put towards a salon visit? (I was thinking a card to a restaurant but I think the salon would be more useful) I have 6 bridesmaids, so I WOULD give more money, but just can't! Would you like this gift from your bride?

Girls only =p? Its her 18th, Rule out dinner, or going out. What should i give her? --- The orginal plan, well the really short version of it is, heart shaped box- cake inside 3 lit candles in cups ( to prevent a fire obviously) card behind cake, Donald Duck holding jewelry box on the left cricle of the heart. Other side has like that stringy paper thingy,, its white. She likes disney espcially donald duck, her favy color baby blue. The ring inside the box is high silver c. ( with a blue topaz ( which give a baby blue look to it) in it. Also, She was born in texas, -- Blue topaz is texas national gemstone.. .. Short version, i would explain more of it but alot of you dont like reading lol.. Opinion? place it infront her house, light the candels wait for her infront of her street near my car, txt msg her, leave uhh there IS a ring involved... i already baked a cake... it was touph lol. ( response to elite, and yeah we'// be 18 but your mind doesnt change instantly, you still feel 17 ;d

what career should i go into? so ive always enjoyed, and have been good at art. then in 5th grade i learned a lot about computers, and computer design, software and hardware. in 7th grade i fixed my sisters broken laptop. in 8th grade i took apart and put back together an old analog clock. 9th grade i fixed up a 1969 corvette with my dad. and this year in 10th grade i taught myself jewelry making, and wood crafting techniques, i made a nice ring for my girlfriend, and a watch box for myself. really everything i do has to do with my hands. my career plan is all over the place. at first i thought i was just going to take art and business in college, but then i messed up and got my credits done before taking the beginning art class. so to take art and then move on to an elective art wouldnt make much sense because i would only be able to move on to maybe drawing or sculpting II. i also want to go into any social work, therapist or counselor. ive always been good with social skills, and reading people, i also understand a lot about socialogy. after making the ring and jewelry box it opened up a whole new look on my career. this may be what i love, i love art which is actually a large part in jewelry and word working. and Ive also always loved fashion which also goes into jewelry making. anything with mechanics, mainly automobiles, but ive always loved putting things together, and designing mechanisms. like rebuilding my sisters computer, or the corvette. im trying to get a more advanced look on this, not to pick my career for me. but to help me find out what i might want to do. money has never really been a big priority for me, all i want in my job is something that will keep me near home. so i can stay close to my future family and friends. if you have stuck around and read all this i thank you. i hope you can help. thanks.

Talk about a good Housekeeper...? A man is just about to get a CD out of a cabinet when the phone in the kitchen rings. "Hello," says the man answering it. "Hi," says a high woman's voice. "This is Tiffany the housekeeper. " "Oh," says the man. "Hi Tiffany." "Hi, Mr. Birschman. Sorry to call so late. I figured you'd be back later, so I planned to leave a message. You see, I had a problem when I was cleaning the bedroom." "What sort of a problem?" "Well, when I was trying to make your bed, your envelope of emergency money, you know, the one you keep under the matress, it fell out." "Well, what's the problem, Tiffany?" "Well, I wasn't sure just where to put it back, so I just put it under the bottom left corner. Is that okay?" "Yes. Thank you for telling me that, Tiffany. I appreciate it." "Oh, also, when I was vacuuming the living room, I found that diamond ring you've been missing." "That's wonderful, Tiffany! By the way, where did you put it?" "In the jewelry box on the dresser, of course!" "And how did you lock it?" "First I turned the key to the right, then I pulled it out and tried the top to make sure it was locked," says the housekeeper, revealing how well she remembered her instructions. "Good! And where did you put the key?" "In the top right cabinet in the kitchen, under the good china." "Fantastic!" says the man, impressed. "Oh, and I took the courtesy of wrapping the keys to the Porsche in that adorable little box. I know your wife is going to be so surprised." "Stupendous. Thank you so much, Tiffany. You are really a great housekeeper. " "Thank you, Mr. Birschman, and have a nice night." You too, Tiffany. Good night." The man hangs up the phone, turns to his buddy, and says with a grin, "This is going to be the easiest robbery ever!"

What do you think of this book so far? I'm writing a book called Ten Thousand Years, and here it is so far. I'm eleven, and I want to know if it's a good book for my age. Prologue “Yes finally my day has come to finish my work.” A thought ran through the spirit’s mind. He could not wait to be freed – he had been waiting for ten thousand years. He heard guilty footsteps making their way closer and closer…so he made a racket. Bouncing around the jewelry box and shaking the desk, he heard the tentative footsteps stop, but he did not cease. He could hear the servant’s thoughts: “What is that noise? Oh! What if it’s my dear April, stuck in a room and trying to get out? I have to save her!” And with a rush she slammed open the door. But the servant saw no one. What she did see was a jewelry box shaking as if threatening to start an earthquake. It was a beautiful object covered with magnificent jewels. It had to be one of the old queens. Temptation got the better of the servant and she opened it. “Thank you,” a raspy voice spoke in her head. “A lifetime of gratitude I send your way,” Immediately, she regretted it. Out flew the notorious Atrox. The servant, Cara Burt, had just freed one of the deadliest spirits ever. * * * 10 YEARS LATER…. * * * April and Rose snuck a glance at each other and smirked. This was going just as planned. At eight years old, they didn’t fully understand the prophecy. They thought that they would both rule together. So they acted together as the troublesome two, Rose being the scheming brains. This was their worse prank of all. “And now we present, the king!” shouted an over enthusiastic servant. King Jairo walked out awkwardly, his brow furrowed. The invited important people clapped politely. “Today is the anniversary of my wife, my queen, my Brook’s…” King Jairo’s voice trailed off as he wiped his eyes. “On this very day, she died. And now we celebrate the day she moved on to another world -” and here he was cut off when the podium collapsed, and his speech was ruined. There was a collective gasp. It was broken by two voices laughing. After April and Rose had recovered, they looked up to see their father, King Jairo looking at them. They had expected this, but not the disappointment. They had expected to see anger but this sorrowful look seemed to stab the twins’ hearts. They both gasped in horror as they realized what they had done. They had embarrassed their father on this day that was so special to him. Why hadn’t they realized it? Two servants dragged the troublesome two away. Rose looked at April, who purposefully avoided her stare that screamed “What should we do?”. The servants left them in their room and locked them in. Immediately, April slouched onto her bed. “Why did you drag me into this?” April exclaimed after a long and awkward silence. “Why, Rose why? Why do you have to be so immature?” Rose stared at her in disbelief. Rose had never dragged April into anything; it was out of her own personal will. “I am going to be queen,” stated April. “And when I’m queen, I’ll give you the job of Chamber Pot Cleaner when I rule. You are too immature to be queen with me.” With a huff, April climbed under her covers and didn’t speak. How had this all happened? One minute, April and Rose had been planning on how to prank their father. In a blink of an eye, April had turned on Rose. They had always made fun of the Chamber Pot Cleaner, but now it wasn’t so much of an inside joke as it was something to bully people about. Rose, lying on her bed, punched her pillow with anger. How did she ever manage to be with April? Rose remembered all those times when April had tried to convince Rose to pull yet another prank. All those times, when April had been so annoying and tattling on Rose when she caused mischief. Soon, Rose heard April’s rhythmic breathing, signaling she was asleep. Rose tossed and turned, trying to fall asleep. In her unconscious mind, she remembered the good times she had with April: frolicking in the palace gardens, wandering around the forest, playing little jokes on each other, making fun of the Chamber Pot Cleaner…the list went on and on. As she fell asleep, Rose felt a teardrop roll down from her eye onto her pillow.   Chapter One I sighed. Unlike April, I had no interest of facing another day. They all seemed the same to me. Of course, then April had to glide into the room, looking like beauty. Even though we were identical twins, people always said that April was beautiful. Never me. Always April. “Rose, why are you still in bed?” asked April, pretending to be puzzled. I just glared. I couldn’t let my goody-two shoes sister ruin the one day that mattered, which was coming in a mere month. For ten thousand years the people of Aestus have waited. April wasn’t going to ruin this for me. At this time, my servant and best friend, Shelley Burt, entered the room. “Um, Ro-?” she started. Then, seeing as April (who hated servants that

girl problems...feeling really depressed.? well there is this girl i really like. but my cousin also likes her (and he knew i liked her). i kno i cant do anything about someone else liking someone but my other cousin told me he was going to ask her out this sunday (tomorrow) when we are all together. he was going to take her to the side away from everyone else and tell her. that was also my idea. idk what to do. do i let him ask her out or do i hope for the best and hope he gets rejected. i was also planning on making her a gift for her birthday which was yesterday (a jewelry box with a bracelet) but idk would that be bad to give it to her. even if she accepts my cousin and want to go out with him. what would you do in this situation? p.s. my cousin said he would never go behind my back and ask her out. i need to stop being so trustworthy. its obvious he doesnt care how i feel. i really need help. please give me your honest answers and dont say anything like "quite acting like a b*tch" or something.

How do you like this plot? So I am trying to write a book, and here is the plot. Tell me what you think. =] Tagline- what if every thought, every emotion, every second of your life, was planned hundreds of years ago? Its about a girl, Alex, whose family is very politically involved. Her uncle (mother's brother) is the president, and her father, who is best friends with the uncle, is the vice president. Her aunt and uncle have a daughter who is her age, Alice. They are about 23-25. One morning, while coming home after a jog, she turns on the news and finds that her aunt, uncle, and cousin's car was blown up by a bomb. She finds several messages on her phone, and, after talking with her father, heads to the hospital. Alice survived, and is about to head into surgery. She refuses to go until she talks to Alex. Both girls were given identical antique jewelry boxes that had secret compartments when they were young. Alice tells Alex to look open one of them when she is sure that she is alone. Alice is wheeled off into surgery. Now alone in the bathroom at the hospital, Alex tries to open the compartments. One of the larger opens to reveal a letter from Alice. It says that They no longer had any use for her father, and that he was beginning to discover Their secret. They were responsible for the car bomb. On a second page, it explains who They are. Many years ago, in the time of the founding fathers, they realized that They could not trust the future of Their country to anyone. They decided to create several controlled enviroments where They could control how a person turned out (personality, intelligence, political views, etc.) Through this, They created several great leaders. They decided to employ this technique upon the rest of the world, basically deciding the future of the world for several hundred years through carefully planned linked events. It took many years for their control to spread. but after a while, They could basically control your thoughts without even trying, because every tiny event in your life had already been planned. In our time, They were becoming corrupt, and had plans to use Their plannd events to create what they consider to be a perfect world.They make everything happen, which is way, in a 6 degrees of seperation kind of way, every single person plays an imortant role. They even creat terrorists to challenge world leaders, to balance out the world. They have begun to believe that They are gods. It is up to Alex to find where they are and to take them down. Ever wondered why missing children are never found? Why people randomly dissapear off the streets? Its because they have been bred to become one of Them, to be the ultimate rulers, and they are taken away to make sure everything happens how its supposed to, and to create more plans for the future. This is the ultimate conspiracy. So, give me your opinion and any sughestions, and if, once I write it out, if it could ge published. Oh, in the beginning, the small, contrlled fake cities (enviroments) were to create perfect rulers. can't remember if I said that already. Adult writing is MUCH different from what I am writing.

What is the WORST Valentines Day gift you ever got? My worst: My then-boyfriend and I were in Switzerland and he gave me a pretty little box with a bow around it- I assumed it jewelry, and I was wrong. It was a ticket for ONE back home, with a letter explaining how he had met a french girl, Marie-Elise, with whom he planned on continuing his stay. He did send me home first class though, and booked me a very nice hotel suite for my arrival. How sweet, huh? lol

Help me decide on how he found out it was his neighbor in this mystery I'm writing!? I have to write a mystery in my language arts class. I basically already have the beginning, and how the problem is solved, but I really don't know what should go in between.The problem is this: A man lives next door to his psychotic ex-girlfriend. ( I am planning on introducing this fact is a very casual way, not to give the reader any obvious clues to who did this: ) He comes home and is getting ready to go out to play in a gig because he's in a band, and notices the most peculiar thing in his closet. It is a jewelry box, that isn't his or anyone that he knew, and he decides to investigate. The solution: He discovers, (How he discovers, this is what I need help with.) that his ex-girlfriend stole the jewelry box, broke into his house, put it in the man's closet, and hoped that he would "turn himself in" to the police. I need help with how he discovered it was her! Thanks.

My friend sneaked behind my back? Hello! To shorten it up... i shared a room this summer with my best friend cause we were at camp. i went home for a couple of days and didn't take alllllll my stuff home, just a couple of items. [like purse, makeup, and some earrings] but then, i put my jewelry box up and specifically told her don't let anybody get in it and watch it. but the days i went home, there was a party that the counselors planned. like a 60s and seventies party. so i have a peace sign necklace, i can't remember if i left it out or put it in my hidden jewelry box. but then, she takes pictures and i see the pictures cause she posted them online and she's one of my friends online. she didn't ask me if she could wear it, and when i asked her 'is that my necklace' and she responded '=]. i couldn't find one.' should i have the right to be mad or be fine considering she is my friend? thanks! no it's perfectly fine. but if something were to happen to it, i wouldn't have known who did it and how it got like that.

Why is my boyfriend acting weird? He says I'll find out on Valentine's Day.? I'm still in high school and he's in his first year of college, so we normally only see each other on weekends. We were hanging out last night and he kept asking me a bunch of random questions. He asked about foods i like even though he already knows my favorites. He said he wants to talk to my parents sometime between now and then, that normally means some kind of big surprise with him. We've already planned to spend the day together, but I can't figure out what he's planning and it's driving me crazy. I know I've already asked this, but almost all of the answers were stuff like "it's a surprise" or "I think i know but i won't tell you." He does love to spoil me however he possibly can. He brought me a hand-carved jewelry box and a jewelry set back from his vacation in the caribbean. Last year he sent me white roses between classes. I love it when he surprises me, but everytime i try to surprise him he figures it out early. He already knows what he's getting for that very reason. It does sound like a proposal, but a while back he was talking about doing it the summer after i graduate. seeing as I'm not 18 yet, it's going to be hard to get the family to go along with it. We've been together for a year and 3 months. Families get along great.

Whats a good home made romantic gift idea? Me and my boyfriend decided to make things for eachother for our monthaversaries. We make 5 months on April 12th, and im fresh out of ideas. First month, i made him a book about us, he made me a poster. Second month, i gave him a shoebox with a small scrapbook of us, a 2 page letter, fortune cookie fortunes about love, tonsss of sticky notes with a reason on each one of why i love him, and i wore a shirt that day that espressed how i want to be with him forever and he made me the cutest heart shaped jewelry boxed, its so adorable and he also made me a box to keep the flowers ive saved that hes given me. Third month we made shirts together and wore them that day, i made him a powerpoint presentation with 2 of "our songs" playing throughout it and he cooked a candle light dinner with romantic music just for the two of us(: Fourth month, i made him a card filled with pictures of us and heart-shaped chocolate chip cookies, and he made me a cute little coupon book. No repeating gift ideas, i need new ones for 5th month and 6th month... for the 6th i was planning on making a model of our dream home and not to sound like a brainiac but it was going to have working lights and a garage and everythingggg. furniture, a remote control car... haha yes i know im corny... but then he found out what i was planning today and now i need a new idea ): helpppp? please think of something really creative! (: ill appreciate it :D LOL to the first answer, i dont know when we plan on giving up on gifts for every single month but im sure well stop soon and do exactly that.

what should i make with triangles ? I have to make something like a box of vase out of clay slabs for my ceramics class...i wanted to make a star shaped box, like a small jewelry box or something. I have cut 10 triangles out but still have some extra clay slabs that i am going to use for this project but have not yet. can someone help me out by telling me /giving me a diagram or plan of how to make this. i was gonna do it differently but i ended up cutting triangles, OR what else can i make from triangles and maybe rectangles.... Please give a good descrition, I also would apreciate a drawing or a picture or something so i can see what it is.... thanks!

mixing "real" and "fake" pearls..? Okay, so the plan was to wear my akoya pearl necklace and matching earrings with my wedding dress, so I didn't budget for jewelry. I decided at my last fitting, that with my hair down, I may need a little "more" than just a stud earring. I have a pair of really pretty "fake" pearl earrings that have very small CZ leading down to a drop pearl, the same color as the pearls in my necklace. They look nice, not cheesy or plastic. Is it wrong to wear the fake ones while I have a matching pair sitting in my jewelry box? I've worn the studs numerous times, they were a present from my fiance and I love them.. I just don't know if they fit what I need for this day.

I Think My Mom Has A Mental Problem. ? I am 14 years old and I have an 11 year old sister. I live in Abercrombie Texas. Every day my mom screams at me. And every day it gets worse and worse. My Dad said that if I got an A in all of my school subjects Mom would tame me to get something special, anything I want. Well, I got straight A's. (Nothing) I didn't get anything. I got yelled at AGAIN! It's like every second of my life my Mom will find something to complain about. I do so much. She doesn't cook. She doesn't clean. She doesn't want to do anything. She constantly yells. She has yells so much she doesn't even know how to talk anymore. IT DRIVES ME CRAZY! She's called me (sorry for the language): Your a little bitch I hate your fucking guts You little bitch! You ruin all of my fun! I hate you fucking guts! You are foul to my. You disgust me! You make me sick. You a little devil you little bitch. You! You little lier! YOUR A FUCKING LIER! You make up lies. You little which! FUCK YOU! YOU LITTLE ASSHOLE BITCH! Your a fucking bitch and I hate your fucking guts! You make me want to vomit! You piece of shit. Hearing this every day, when I'm going to bed, when I'm studying, and on the drive to school could make you feel like a piece of crap. I had planned to wear my hair in a certain way for school since Saturday, It is now Tuesday. And I had planned to wear my White uniform shirt. I have a white uniform T-Shirt and a pink one. My sister has White, Pink, and Orange. She could have worn any of those colors, but she wore white. Just like me. I was so mad! And then I put my hair up. The way I had planned to wear it since Saturday (I kid you not! I really planned to wear my hair in this cool twist!). I left our room (my sister and I share a room) and went to our bathroom (we also share a bathroom) I came back into our room and she had the same shirt and same hair as me! I WAS SO MAD! I went and told my mom and she just said in a quiet little voice, could you please stop. And then she told me to get the fuck out of her room. When I went back into our room, I saw that my jewelry was all over our dresser, and my jewelry box upside down. My jewelry! OMG! I only have a few necklaces and they were all caught and tangled with my earrings :( I was really mad. So I told Mom. She didn't do anything. So I went back into our room and found my sister laughing. And then she looks at me like I am ugly. And makes a rude face at me. Basically saying you look so ugly. Then she looks up at my hair and starts laughing at it. So I took my middle finger and I stuck it at her. Just for a second, yeah, yeah, I know it was wrong. But, I was really mad! She has so much jewelry that she needs 3 jewelry boxes to keep it all contained. But all of my jewelry fits into one small jewelry box. She started screaming and said! She flicked me off! Mom comes running out with her face red! She even hit the door frame because she was running so fast. WHY DID YOU DO THAT! YOU LITTLE BITCH! YOUR HATRED TOWARDS YOUR SISTER IS EVIL! SHE NEVER DOES ANYTHING TO YOU! HOW YOU CAN DO THIS TO YOU LITTLE SISTER IS UNBELIEVABLE! YOU DISGUST ME! Well that is a typical morning. Now it's time for the car ride to school. Dad told my mom to let me have a peaceful car ride to school. The second she left the drive way there was cussing,yelling,and she was yelling so loud her voice began to crackle and break. It was so loud, my ears were pounding. She kept telling my sister how much I hate her fucking guts and how evil I am to her. After school she decided to go to the store to get food. My sister was picking out candy, and all of this yummy food. All I wanted was to go and get creamy eye liner. I know that sounds funny, but that's all I have wanted, for like ever! She got my 11 year old sister pink, blue, and black eye liner but she won't let me get any and I'm 14 years old! I even wrote down what type I wanted so we could just go, ask if they have it, and get it. I would be easy. I have been asking for creamy eye liner since Saturday. My dad said okay. But my sister made sure that they wouldn't get it for me. I made it to Finals in diving (my sport) I got straight A's, I work hard, I clean, I cook for myself, and I am not a bad kid. And all I want is some creamy eye liner! That's all! They said they would take me on a shopping trip. But that didn't happen. For my sister it did. She Failed one of her tests, she got a C, and well yeah. She went shopping, she got earrings, clothes, new shoes, and fake nails. And I don't get anything. They bought me play-dough from a garage sale. And they told me they got it for free. I can't imagine it's allot of money! Maybe $5 dollars tops!

what to put on my desk in my room? ok so I have a desk in my room it has about 7 drawers and at least 5 are empty [: one is filled with pencils and paper and stuff and im planning to fill the others! but now for the top of my desk! ok on the top of my desk is a jewelry box and a lilttle bear my parents gave me for a valentines day and 3 lil boxes filled junk and a lil decorative flowers and i wanna put diffrent stuff on it but if i take everything off the desk it looks weird and empty HELP what do I put on my desk??

What is the difference between a junior and a regular size guitar aside from size? Okay, my parents always get me the wrong thing. Like, when I was seven, I asked of a music box. I got a jewelry box instead. Then, when I was thirteen, I asked for an iPod. I got a one GB Mp3 player instead. When I was fourteen, I asked for knee-high boots. I got slip-ons. Now, I asked for a regular size acoustic guitar, and found a junior , cheap as can be, sized guitar. Is this going to be hard to play, and learn on? I plan to teach myself (I can read music). Any help would be excellent. BTW, the guitar is "Nova".

Feeling Pinch, Stores Woo Lagging Shoppers. Evaluate Article? Lackluster sales in this holiday season have retailers scrambling to wring a few last dollars from procrastinators by slashing prices, extending hours and wooing customers more persistently than last year. The moves show that retailers' strategy during this final weekend before Christmas -- when about 10% of holiday sales are expected to take place -- has become increasingly reliant on the same promotions and marathon hours once unique to the "Black Friday" weekend following Thanksgiving. But the discounts also reveal the pinch stores are in this year as the credit crunch, rising gas prices and winter storms have taken a toll on companies dependent on end-of-year sales. The tough economy has left aisles more empty this year. Total foot traffic at U.S. retail outlets took an 8.9% dive during the second full week of December, compared with the same period last year, according to an estimate from ShopperTrak RCT Corp., which bases its numbers on a formula that involves an electronic count of shoppers in malls and other retail outlets nationwide. A bright spot, however, has been online, where aggressive discounting and cut-rate deals on fast shipping have contributed to a surge in spending. From Nov. 1 to Dec. 16, online shoppers spent $23.5 billion, 19% higher than the corresponding days last year, according to comScore Inc., a Reston, Va., market research firm that tracks Web spending and traffic. Videogames, consoles and accessories are the fastest-growing category, more than doubling from the comparable period last year. Furniture, appliances and equipment ranks second, up 63%, while event tickets and consumer electronics are up 29% and 24%, respectively. Now, a final push is on, both online and in stores. Web retailers continued to hunt for business by cutting shipping charges to seal deals before the pre-Christmas shipping window closes. Shoebuy.com, a Boston-based unit of IAC/InterActive Corp. offered free express shipping until today. Online handbag merchant eBags upgraded purchases made by Wednesday from standard shipping to two-day air-shipping through UPS for no extra cost. Brick-and-mortar stores, meanwhile, retooled their hours for the weekend, hoping to spark their own shopping flurry. J.C. Penney Co. stores are staying open until midnight tonight and Saturday. Select Macy's Inc. stores on the East Coast will stay open nonstop throughout the weekend -- 107 hours straight for one branch in Queens. And New York-based FAO Schwarz made discounts of 25% to 50% on certain toys. Ed Schmults, the chief executive officer at FAO Schwarz, said that while foot traffic was up, business had not been as booming throughout the season as he hoped. The National Retail Federation, a trade group, is predicting just 4% in sales growth for 2007, the smallest growth rate in five years. Britt Beemer, chairman of America's Research Group, paints an even grimmer picture: He lowered his forecast of 2% retail sales growth to 1.8%, his lowest forecast in nearly 10 years. In the apparel category, men's clothing has showed modest single-digit growth through the first 20 days of the shopping season, according to MasterCard Spending Pulse, a unit of MasterCard Advisors, which tracks spending of all types. But women's apparel -- which last year constituted three times the sales of men's -- has been a major disappointment, as shoppers have avoided big purchases. Sales were down 5.7% from the same time last year. Retailers have responded with a flurry of price cuts, but large inventory remains in some stores. One of Gap Inc.'s Old Navy stores in downtown Chicago on Wednesday had piles of festive sweaters marked down to $20 from $36.50. Women's coats still stuffed the racks, despite being already marked down 50%, and its signature "performance fleece," also half off, was stacked eight shelves high. The bad tidings for apparel have left some retailers looking for other items to push. At Banana Republic, also owned by Gap, $64 gift sets of its perfumes, body creams and shower creams were marked down 30%. Gold-boxed gift sets of a new line of bath products at Ann Taylor Stores Corp. stores were discounted to $19.50 from $29. At Limited Brands Inc.'s Victoria's Secret, stores were piled with beauty gift sets, many 40% off. Meanwhile luxury goods are expected to have a good season this year, and retail consultant Frederick Crawford of AlixPartners predicts "pockets of good news" for high-end retail. For brands like Prada and Gucci, he expects to see 5% to 7% growth. According to retail surveys, electronics sales were down 0.5% in the three-week period between Nov. 18 and Dec. 9 compared to a year ago, according to Stephen Baker, vice president of industry analysis for market watcher NPD Group. He said consumers in recent years have been delaying purchases until closer to Christmas, which may account for the slowdown. Indeed, Angela Smith has waited until the last week to make her purchases. A 39-year-old bank employee in Dallas, Ms. Smith said she is waiting for prices to drop further as well as trying to spend less. For her three nephews, ages 12, 8 and 7, she plans to buy remote-controlled cars, which Wal-Mart Stores Inc. initially priced at $59 and has since dropped to $49. "I am going to swing by this weekend and see if they are going to take it down one more time," says Ms. Smith, who was shopping for a co-worker's present at her local Wal-Mart midweek. Home-furnishings retailers, fighting the weak housing market, are being particularly aggressive with their promotions this year. At Williams-Sonoma Inc.'s Pottery Barn store on Chicago's Michigan Avenue, Christmas-tree-shaped candles were discounted 50%, and holiday garlands of fake evergreen branches were 30% off. Wrapped gifts such as silver jewelry boxes, also marked down 30%, were stacked high Wednesday afternoon. Home-improvement outfits like Lowe's Cos. Inc. and Home Depot Inc. are destined to be hardest hit, says AlixPartners' Mr. Crawford. "Consumers are absolutely showing us that they will be delaying discretionary purchases" like gear to remodel a kitchen, he said. A boom-bust pattern is typical after Thanksgiving's Black Friday discounts, which encourages a flurry of purchases early but leads to a tapering off in early December, killing shopping momentum. This year the pattern was more pronounced: A double-digit sales surge on Black Friday exceeded retailers' expectations; but come December, throngs of shoppers didn't return. There was one exception, however: online retail. Web merchants have discounted and promoted heavily this season, say industry analysts. Shipping promotions have been particularly popular. Sixty-eight percent of surveyed Web retailers said they are offering express shipping promotions this year, up from 49% last year, according to Scott Silverman, executive director of Shop.org, an online retail trade group and unit of National Retail Federation. As the boom continues, these companies are becoming increasingly creative to draw customers. This year Ice.com, a Montreal-based Internet jeweler, has rolled out new videos to promote products and free overnight shipping. It has experimented with new marketing tricks such as buying front-page ads on Microsoft Corp.'s MSN and Yahoo Inc.'s Web sites this week. Ice.com even tried to tap influencers to drive word-of-mouth among blogs, magazine mentions and celebrities.

Have You Ever Thought Of Creative "Plots" For A Surprise Birthday Party? I wanted to kill my husband for this. He planned my 30th birthday with my friends. What he planned was that he was having an affair with one of his co-workers in a hotel (where the party was0 after work. One of my girlfriends claimed that she saw my husband with a woman enter this hotel at night. I was livid for days while my husband acted oblivious. So one night, one of my girlfriends decided to drive me down to the hotel for a "surprise confrontation" of my husband. When we walked into the catering hall everyone shouted "SURPRISE!" with my husband running to me with a jewelry box and a hug. I wanted to kill them all but I must say it was creative. What did you think of for your friends, spouse's parties?

Mom wearing all my clothes, help!? My mom is constantly wearing all my clothes, and she's like 36. Sometimes they're too small, and she looks weird. She wears my bras, takes my clothes that I had already planned to wear during that week, leaves her chopped hair all over my dresser and in my jewelry box, takes my lip gloss, and even took my deodorant! I know she hates it when I take her things and wear or use it, so I try not to. She has all of my things and whenever I mention it, she calls me selfish and tells me she bought it so she can use it as many times as she wants to. That may be true, but I lost my shoes because of her and they were my favorite pair, and she won't give them back. How can I get across to her that these things are MINE, and she needs to give them back?

Difficult situation, need some advice? My boyfriend and I have been dating for two years, and now I'm 20 and he's 21. (We're both in college) One night we were going to meet at this "fancy" restaurant. When I got to the restaurant I saw him sitting in the waiting room through the window. He had one of those little jewelry boxes is in his hand and inside of it was what looked just like an engagement ring. So then he put it away then I came in. A few minutes after we sat down he said "I want to ask you an important question" I said "ok." But then I made my cell ringtone go off on purpose and said "Sorry, hold on another seck" And pretended like I was talking to someone. Then I said it was my friend and she was now in the hospital so I wanted to go see her. I said I was really, really sorry and we could make plans som,e other time. Stupid, I know. I really love him, but I'm just not ready to get married! I've used another excuse recently, but I just can' go on like this! Help!

Should i still give her the gift? I got rejected last week. However, I have already bought the gifts and was planning to give it to her on valentine's. It is a card with 20 reasons what i like of her, a handmade jewelry box and a necklace with engrave. Its pointless for me to keep all these stuffs. I still feel like giving her all these things. But I am not thinking of changing her mind. In the card, I am gonna add the line "no matter what, we are still friend", and on the necklace, instead of something for couple, i think i will have it engrave friends forever. Is it still appropriate?

help with this ODD dream?????!!!!???? ive had this dream like a lot, i mean, EVERY night for the past, i dunno, maybe 2 weeks its weird, then during the day ill start day dreaming and this happens again heres the dream- ok so i goto the lake we stop the boat and go swimming, which we also do in real life when ever we goto the lake im just swmiming and kinda floating with a life jacket and somethin grabs my hand, and i jerk back then put it back it gives me something and then goes away, i dont see it, but i hear a voice it says never tell where u got this so im like well alright and i lift my hand outa the water, its a shell with a small stone or coin around it, i drew it and ill post a picture its too blurry to tell if its a coin or gem, but it has my initial carved in it then it shoes me wearing it the neclace is about 2 inches long http://i34.tinypic.com/211xnc.jpg ive asked and got very good answers, so i think i should add.... my name starts with a K i just found out today that we may b going to the lake with my aunt and uncle (who were also in the dream, and it was the same boat) ive had premonitions a lot b4, but idk if this is too weird....i guess it cud be premontion, but instead of someone/ something pushing it ino my hand, maybe i cud find it as it floats up from below? *gasp*! its man made! but like rivers and crap lead to the ocean lol, but they didnt take away the houses and soem funiture that was at the bottom! so, maybe something from like someones jewelry box floats up to the top... ok off the premonition... im 13 im not taking drugs!!! *idiots* also, i cant drive myself to the lake or have anyone else drive me, unless we plan on staying there or something i think thats it, but please answer!

SUPER FREAKY dreamm!! help!!? ive had this dream like a lot, i mean, EVERY night for the past, i dunno, maybe 2 weeks its weird, then during the day ill start day dreaming and this happens again heres the dream- ok so i goto the lake we stop the boat and go swimming, which we also do in real life when ever we goto the lake im just swmiming and kinda floating with a life jacket and somethin grabs my hand, and i jerk back then put it back it gives me something and then goes away, i dont see it, but i hear a voice it says never tell where u got this so im like well alright and i lift my hand outa the water, its a shell with a small stone or coin around it, i drew it and ill post a picture its too blurry to tell if its a coin or gem, but it has my initial carved in it then it shoes me wearing it the neclace is about 2 inches long http://i34.tinypic.com/211xnc.jpg ive asked and got very good answers, so i think i should add.... my name starts with a K i just found out today that we may b going to the lake with my aunt and uncle (who were also in the dream, and it was the same boat) ive had premonitions a lot b4, but idk if this is too weird....i guess it cud be premontion, but instead of someone/ something pushing it ino my hand, maybe i cud find it as it floats up from below? *gasp*! its man made! but like rivers and crap lead to the ocean lol, but they didnt take away the houses and soem funiture that was at the bottom! so, maybe something from like someones jewelry box floats up to the top... ok off the premonition... im 13 im not taking drugs!!! *idiots* also, i cant drive myself to the lake or have anyone else drive me, unless we plan on staying there or something i think thats it, but please answer i want to expirience it, but the lakes 2 hours away and i cant drive and we dont own a boat no i didnt see, well actually about a week after having this dream everynight, i had it again, and i went under when it grabbed my hand and i saw a tail, but i screamed in that one and woke up when i screamed (i screamed underwater and the bubbles made it so i only got a glance at it) actualllyy i am psychic, thats y im worried...

Should I make a big deal of this? I've been dating my boyfriend for 2.5 years. My boyfriend is divorced and has a 5 year old daughter. Two months ago, he had to move away for military training. On the day he was leaving, right a I was getting into my car to get to work (in a rush), he handed me a ring and asked that I wear it and specified that it was not an engagement ring, however a promise ring. The ring was very nice, but looked awfully familiar and barely fit my ring finger. I gave him a kiss goodbye and off I was. After taking a closer look during my drive, I realized that it was a ring I had seen before... Early into our relationship, one night he pulled out a jewelry box and showed me this wedding ring set. Which he said used to belong to his ex-wife. He mentioned that he spent a lot of money on it and that his previous spouse didn’t seem to appreciate it and didn't take good care of it as she would leave it next to the sink for days. This ring was not new and not purchased specifically for me. I have to say I was highly offended and this even has really made me question our relationship. I have not worn the ring and plan on returning it to him. Am I wrong for feeling offended? I somewhat resent him for even thinking it was acceptable to give to me the symbol of his previous relationship. Otherwise, he is a great man and a wonderful father. He just made me feel unappreciated and unimportant... Any thoughts, comments, ideas, suggestions??? When I accepted it, I hadn't taken a good look at it, I was running late for work... and I never thought he would do that....but after taking a second look, it was just obvious. (The ring looked used, was not clean and was the same ring he had previously shown me minus the engagement ring) It had been a little over 2 years since I had seen the ring set. I really don't understand what could have gone through his head to think that that was ok... Thanks for replying, it makes me feel so much better to know that I’m not over reacting here!

please help, anwer pleaseee easy 12!! help, opinions, just pleasee helpp!!!? ive had this dream like a lot, i mean, EVERY night for the past, i dunno, maybe 2 weeks its weird, then during the day ill start day dreaming and this happens again heres the dream- ok so i goto the lake we stop the boat and go swimming, which we also do in real life when ever we goto the lake im just swmiming and kinda floating with a life jacket and somethin grabs my hand, and i jerk back then put it back it gives me something and then goes away, i dont see it, but i hear a voice it says never tell where u got this so im like well alright and i lift my hand outa the water, its a shell with a small stone or coin around it, i drew it and ill post a picture its too blurry to tell if its a coin or gem, but it has my initial carved in it then it shoes me wearing it the neclace is about 2 inches long http://i34.tinypic.com/211xnc.jpg ive asked and got very good answers, so i think i should add.... my name starts with a K i just found out today that we may b going to the lake with my aunt and uncle (who were also in the dream, and it was the same boat) ive had premonitions a lot b4, but idk if this is too weird....i guess it cud be premontion, but instead of someone/ something pushing it ino my hand, maybe i cud find it as it floats up from below? *gasp*! its man made! but like rivers and crap lead to the ocean lol, but they didnt take away the houses and soem funiture that was at the bottom! so, maybe something from like someones jewelry box floats up to the top... ok off the premonition... im 13 im not taking drugs!!! *idiots* also, i cant drive myself to the lake or have anyone else drive me, unless we plan on staying there or something i think thats it, but please answer

Problem with my girlfriend? We've been together for a month and we've known each other been really good friends for a year. However, we have hardly seen each other since we've been together. The first weekend she was grounded. The next weekend she was at her grandparents' and i only got to see her for like an hour and a half on friday. Last weekend she was busy with school stuff and we only saw each other for an hour and a half and not even like on a date, but at church. This week, i dont know if we are doing anything because she hasnt answered for phone for the past 2 days, its been off. All this wouldn't bother me if it appeared that she missed me even a fraction of the amount i miss her. She often doesn't have her phone on. It has happened twice where she said she would call me back and she didnt. I have told her on several different occasions that i would call tomorrow, only to find that her phone is off or she does not answer. On average i say we talk about 30-40 mins a week on the phone, and this week even less. She doesnt text either. Even when we're talking online she takes like 2-3 minutes to respond most of the time. I have talked to my friends and they have said that i should break up with her because she cant seem to make time for me. I dont want to do that. I see her every week for about an hour and a half after church, but it doesnt seem like enough, especially since we hardly talk on the phone. I've heard the idea of getting her something to remind her of me, but i got her a bracelet or her birthday in a hand painted jewelry box so it can't be that she has nothing to remember me by. I remember she said something to me before we were together about how she hates when guys r too clingy early in a relationship and im really trying not to do that. I think about her a lot, but its not like i call her 5-10 times a day. Do you think this could just be her being extra un-clingy, because clinginess is a turn off to her, and something that will go away with time? Do you think she geniunely is into me, but is just really busy and that bad with her phone. Do you think I should talk to her about this? Keep in mind she is not someone i have ever really had a deep conversation with. We mainly keep it light and humourous when we talk, which I love. Thats probably the main reason i want to talk to her more, that and so we can plan for the weekend. Basically just what should I do? If anyone has gone through something like this before, tell me, i want to know im not alone. Btw, we're 17, in high school, but at different schools

help with freaky dream ,very creepy!? ive had this dream like a lot, i mean, EVERY night for the past, i dunno, maybe 2 weeks its weird, then during the day ill start day dreaming and this happens again heres the dream- ok so i goto the lake we stop the boat and go swimming, which we also do in real life when ever we goto the lake im just swmiming and kinda floating with a life jacket and somethin grabs my hand, and i jerk back then put it back it gives me something and then goes away, i dont see it so im like well alright and i lift my hand outa the water, its a shell with a small stone or coin around it, i drew it and ill post a picture its too blurry to tell if its a coin or gem, but it has my initial carved in it then it shows me wearing it the neclace is about 2 inches long http://i34.tinypic.com/211xnc.jpg ive asked and got very good answers, so i think i should add.... my name starts with a K i just found out today that we may b going to the lake with my aunt and uncle (who were also in the dream, and it was the same boat) ive had premonitions a lot b4, but idk if this is too weird....i guess it cud be premontion, but instead of someone/ something pushing it ino my hand, maybe i cud find it as it floats up from below? *gasp*! its man made! but like rivers and crap lead to the ocean lol, but they didnt take away the houses and soem funiture that was at the bottom! so, maybe something from like someones jewelry box floats up to the top... ok off the premonition... im 13 im not taking drugs!!! *idiots* also, i cant drive myself to the lake or have anyone else drive me, unless we plan on staying there or something i think thats it, but please answer

i need to know as much "myth" info as i can about Smith Mountain lake please!!? is there any legends like lake loch ness? heres my reason for asking ive had this dream like a lot, i mean, EVERY night for the past, i dunno, maybe 2 weeks its weird, then during the day ill start day dreaming and this happens again heres the dream- ok so i goto the lake we stop the boat and go swimming, which we also do in real life when ever we goto the lake im just swmiming and kinda floating with a life jacket and somethin grabs my hand, and i jerk back then put it back it gives me something and then goes away, i dont see it, but i hear a voice it says never tell where u got this so im like well alright and i lift my hand outa the water, its a shell with a small stone or coin around it, i drew it and ill post a picture its too blurry to tell if its a coin or gem, but it has my initial carved in it then it shoes me wearing it the neclace is about 2 inches long http://i34.tinypic.com/211xnc.jpg ive asked and got very good answers, so i think i should add.... my name starts with a K i just found out today that we may b going to the lake with my aunt and uncle (who were also in the dream, and it was the same boat) ive had premonitions a lot b4, but idk if this is too weird....i guess it cud be premontion, but instead of someone/ something pushing it ino my hand, maybe i cud find it as it floats up from below? *gasp*! its man made! but like rivers and crap lead to the ocean lol, but they didnt take away the houses and soem funiture that was at the bottom! so, maybe something from like someones jewelry box floats up to the top... ok off the premonition... im 13 im not taking drugs!!! *idiots* also, i cant drive myself to the lake or have anyone else drive me, unless we plan on staying there or something i think thats it, but please answer