All ready to go, heavy on the WWU, but … I’ll talk about what’s going on in my studio instead: Spoon rests, owls and renovating … Oh my! I’m wrapping up my spoon rests! 12 down and 13 more to go! But here’s a pic of the first 7, done and now ready for in-depth …
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Krampus … Wowzer! Who knew (?!?) And yet, I feel I should have … Those German’s sure knew how to keep their kids in line. None of THEIR nursery rhymes/fairy tales have a (watered-down, politically correct, Americanized) base/foundation in anything that WE were raised with … So, now I know what my Christmas cards will look like for …
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Lots going on … I turned 29 (again! … A few more of these birthdays, and I’ll be able to skip straight to social security); we had puppies(!!!); got through a weekend (work) tour with a particularly tough case; and we continue to prepare for our next show … Oh, I slept for 17 hours …
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DH signed us up to participate in Brighton’s Harvest Fest (market/art and craft show) … umm – this SATURDAY. (8am-3pm 9/27/14) So, it’s a good thing I’m not stressing out, experiencing any sort of insomnia spike while I systematically search the internet (like some neurotic, jonesing sociopath with only one thing on her mind …) …
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While I feel like I’m barely moving, I am producing. I’ve been taking pictures and working on listings (not my favorite) in between playing in the studio. Here are some photos from today: And, while we wait to hear about this winter’s show schedule (I’ll let you know where we’ll be …), I’m …
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We lost power on Saturday. Repair estimate had us getting electricity on Christmas night at 1130pm. So, I had started to wrap my head around embracing what I would officially call the ‘Dark Christmas’ … I was excited about the prospect of ZERO cooking (watch out Taco Bell, here we come). But, unlike many of …
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Click, click, click … go my kilns (happy sigh – ) ALONG with the other 886 COUNTDOWNS ticking away. Deep breath! Review (since my last post): 1) We have babies! Momma Iz finally got serious Friday night, and we have 7 new Neo babies in the house (DH has the photos, and I’m so far …
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Come on out tonight and start your holiday shopping. It’s “Ladies Night Out” at Muir Middle School in Milford. I’ll be there, peddlin’ my wares from 6-9pm. You can see, first hand how well I displayed 5 tubs worth of my glass work on one 8 foot table … or NOT! I’ll have lots of …
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I’ve been playing a bit in the studio, and doing a wee bit of shopping. Someone has copper enameling equipment coming. [Shhhh – don’t tell DH!] And, a few new molds and glass from my favorite glass shop. Maybe I have some stands from NC on the way. Oh – and possibly a couple bails …
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We all had a great day! And, I’m loving the fact that DH and I are now old enough we don’t have to do the Crazy Christmas Circuit – where you drive your cranky little ones all over the state and back again to make the ‘Christmas rounds’. This is much better! A relaxed family …
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