Still Here

Many thanks to all of you who have so thoughtfully asked after me. It really means a lot to me. So, yep, I'm still here. Life rudely interupted my routine last week when I found out that I was showing at a gallery opening on Friday night. That was at 1 pm in the afternoon with set up at 4pm and opening at 5pm. What was needed was what I usually stock for monthly market. Problem was I didn't actually know what I had. I am not Ms Spontaneous and like to plan, arrange, think things through.


Well I did not cry but I did walk in circles for an hour. It was a matter of missed communication and it all turned out OK, better than OK, even. In fact, after a glass of wine (or two) it was quite fun. And best of all, the gallery opening was quite successful.


It did put me in a bit of a spot for the market Saturday. So head down, tail up I have been in the studio night and day. Almost caught up.

Sunday, when I should have been in the studio replenishing my supply of little trays, I made bracelets. After all the beads were sitting there in a little pile after my frantic search for things for the gallery. A little while ago, Cindy at Sweet Bead posted a photo of bracelet she made using spiral links. I loved those links and they just stayed there in my mind for days, fermenting into an idea. And this is what came out. Those green beads are from Sue at SueBeads and are wonderful little etched glass disks that slide and spin on the links. I love those beads and they seem to go well with my favourite glaze.

This is the second bracelet I made and these beads have got a glaze combination that I had forgotten about. I quite like this glaze effect.

For this second bracelet, I made a clasp that mirrors the links that are close to the center bead. I wasn't too sure about how well this would hold up. But all of the brass wire pieces have been tumbled after I put patina on them. The tumbling has harded things up nicely. I wore this one to a function on Sunday night and it's very comfortable and the clasp held up just fine.

You know, this wire bending stuff is quite addictive. The pounding part is pretty much a bit of alright, too. In fact I would like to go off and do some more of that right now. But I have a spray paint and ceiling tile project that needs to be finished up. Intrigued? Well if this little bit of garage floor magick works out, I'll get back to with the wonders of using a $2.50 ceiling tile to create a table top display.