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Family – We Had Them out …
It wasn’t quite the way we planned, but we had all of our kids over for dinner. It was supposed to be something along the line of mano a mano … So that we could spend time with each of our offspring in a meaningful way, with good food in a relaxed atmosphere, making each …
Santas, Snowmen, and Spoon Rests–Oh My …
I’ve had some major mojo in the studio this week, while I’ve worked hard to restock some much-needed inventory … Tonight was all about ornaments … I’m working on Santa, Snowmen and Nut-Cracker Soldiers. In the between time, I’m building Christmas Tree night lights, along with other night lights (Caribbean, psychedelic and rainbow!) – all …
It’s All Good …
Lots of time spent talking with my family this week, and in the end, it’s all good! In between phone calls, I wrapped up my spoon rests and got a few Etsy listings completed. Then I made a 3 pound meatloaf to keep DH happy while emptying out left-overs in our fridge, and checked …
Food, Family and Fall …
Finally some cold working, some kiln work … some production! And some spoon rests that I’ll be adding to our shop very soon! I played with paper too. I have wanted to make fall themed backgrounds – I love these! Now to figure out how to finish them … I’ve been producing in the studio, …
So Long Summer …
My garden is winding down …. We do have a handful of beautiful sunflowers (standing amazingly proud and tall) in their 5 gallon buckets, as DH wouldn’t let me cut any holes in the black mat he so painstakingly installed this spring … We also have the sweet potatoes, some beets, winter squash and the …
More Baby Steps …
Cuz that’s how we move forward! But first … Look at this! Aunt Piggy and Uncle Clyde ‘lording’ over the Neo babies … Too Cute! And back to baby steps: We got the new shelving unit up – and full. I like it. Sure, I’d like it bigger, BUT … I have my lesser-used (coe96 …
‘Twas 5 Days Before Christmas …
But – I work 12 night weekends, AND we’re celebrating with the extended family on Christmas Eve. [Yes, on Monday – after I get home from work …] So, this girl has got to get BUSY!!! Thank goodness for internet shopping. Everything I didn’t make has been delivered safely to our house. [BTW – thank …
Staying Busy …
Tubby’s babies are growing, growing and GROWING! Here’s a quick photo of a couple of her boys … Look who’s peeking! I’m still scratching out time to work in the studio – keeping stock up, filling orders, uploading shop listings: And, I’m still knitting … Only one pair done this week (so 2 more …
Enameling–what NOT to do … and other news
Finally played with copper glass enameling last night. I used the sifting method, and it wasn’t as easy as I thought. It made me realize I prefer slightly larger ‘canvases’ … But, one very important lesson learned regarding what NOT to do: Don’t drop that 1450 degree piece of red hot glass/metal, as you’re transferring …
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