Playing Catch Up
I’ve still got a horrible cold and I’m blaming it for the fact that I seem to be behind on everything. A stranger symptom of this cold is that I also feel like tidying up and organising everything. Strange, but good because I really needed to do that. My flat suddenly feels a lot bigger.
My mum’s birthday was on Tuesday and I spent the day hastily trying to finish her presents before I met her for dinner. The print o’ the wave was originally going to be her present, but I’d given up on that already. It might be done for Christmas though. I bought some Art Clay Silver (no time to link but look it up - coolest craft material ever), apparently though when I bought it I was feeling cheap, so I didn’t buy the handy starter kit. Consequently I didn’t really have all the tools and my mum returned the earrings to me so that I could buy the wire brush I need and finish burnishing the white dust off. I used very fine sand paper, but I didn’t want to sand all of the detail off! You can see how it is after firing on the left, and after sanding on the right.
I made these by pressing the clay onto the centre of a fossil. So, so simple. But rather effective I think.
I did at least manage to make her some garter stitch mitts. It was pretty remarkable though that she ended up with a pair and not just one!
I’ve spent all afternoon catching up on my email and organising stuff in spreadsheets. I suddenly feel like I’m back working in an office, but at least here I get to choose the music. Whoever it was that sent me the link to pandora many months ago, thank you - I adore you. All of this means that I think I’ve finally emailed my postal address to everyone who’s contacted me about the holiday card swap. If you emailed me and haven’t received a reply let me know because your email must have gotten buried in my busy, busy inbox. Of course if you want to exchange cards with me just email me your address. Plenty of time, I haven’t even started making them yet. I did at least order some supplies today and I think I know what I’ll be doing.
Posted: December 6th, 2007 under knitting.
Comments: 11
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Comment from samsara
Time: December 6, 2007, 9:10 pm
Hey Ysolda, you don’t need to use sandpaper on pmc silver, if you can find a suede brush (they look like a brush with gold coloured wire bristles,) that works brilliantly for cleaning off the white binder after you’ve fired it. I love the fossil detailed earrings btw. After your last blog, I tried out the Google Reader - it’s a great tool :-)
Comment from Jessica
Time: December 6, 2007, 9:45 pm
Those ear rings look awesome!
Comment from Roo
Time: December 6, 2007, 10:56 pm
Ditto, Google reader rocks :0)
Comment from Casey
Time: December 7, 2007, 12:24 am
Those earrings are gorgeous–the idea of pressing the clay into the fossil is brilliant. I love the organic look of the finished pieces!
Isn’t catching up a wonderful feeling?! I’ve been trying to do that all week, and it seems I might finally be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Hope you feel loads better soon though–colds are no fun! :p
Comment from Christina
Time: December 7, 2007, 2:09 am
I’m using Google Reader now too. The “Next >>” button is genius!
Comment from Reve
Time: December 7, 2007, 12:49 pm
love the earrings. and the artclay sounds amazing.. how did you fire the earrings?
Comment from Ebren
Time: December 7, 2007, 7:59 pm
Those earrings are adorable!
I’ve got to say this though ~ I’m taking my diploma in PMC this weekend so I’d prolly be drummed out of the jewellery workshop if I didn’t! The ‘white stuff’ is actually the pure silver. What you are doing when you sandpaper or brush it is rub the particles flat so that the light reflects off the metal and causes that lovely silver gleen.
There, I feel much better for that . . . You never know, it might even be a question on the exam paper!! *wink*
Comment from marti
Time: December 7, 2007, 8:03 pm
happy birthday to your mum…funny that my mom’s b-day is the exact same day!
Comment from Carmen
Time: December 10, 2007, 5:18 pm
I love the earings. Anything phi is so beautiful, what a good idea. My birthday was Tuesday, too! How neat that it is also your mom’s birthday, go sagitarians :)
Comment from Judy
Time: December 10, 2007, 5:36 pm
Gorgeous earings. I love the fingerless mits too. I’m under the gun to get some made for my daughter for Christmas. Since our average temp. is -35 degrees C I’m not sure they’re the wisest choice. Anything for fashion when your 13 I guess.
Comment from Holly of HollYarns
Time: December 13, 2007, 4:41 am
Those earrings are so beautiful! And the mitts are wonderful, too.
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