Preparing for Etsy

I am feeling pretty excited the past few days! My kitchen table is hopelessly scattered with supplies, but I’ve knocked off a few things, and photos for Etsy are coming along nicely! (I have such lovely, lovely, talented and wonderful friends.) Of course, a little light reading interspersed here and there is never amiss ;)
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Here Comes The Sun

This picture is ‘old’ now – taken the day my daughter had her tonsillectomy – but I dust it off and polish it like a talisman in my mind’s eye, a pocket of calm oasis amidst the storm. A moment caught in the sun, being proud of who I am, and naught else more.

Unfortunately, life is still kicking butt and taking names, but I’d like to think I’ve been through the worst of it. Continue reading “Here Comes The Sun”

What Once Was Old…

…be made new again.

Eight years ago in university, I created a sculpture of a dragon descending to survey its territory. This became a source of pride and embarrassment, as much as it survived as a source of consternation. A lot of time was devoted to its creation, but what do you do with a two and a half foot display? Continue reading “What Once Was Old…”

Chain maille bracelets and wire wrapped pendants

The first of many to come...
The first of many to come…

In January, I was invited by family to attend a chain maille class at Poco to learn helms weave, and it has quickly grown into portents of things to come.  Continue reading “Chain maille bracelets and wire wrapped pendants”