Better Picture

Aha!! I got a better picture!!!

Got my MOJO back!

Do you ever have those days when you try to craft and your glitter won’t stick to your glue? Well, I not only had one of those days I had one of those weekends!! I couldn’t muster up any enthusiasm on Saturday to craft and when I tried on Sunday the glitter wouldn’t stick to the glue. How does that happen? I’d try different things and nothing was working out. I wanted to cut more glass to make some of these ornaments – look -

And…the glass cracked…not on the line I had scored. I ended up with some irregular pieces. Well – I wasn’t getting any nice rectangles out of that mess. But as I looked at the pieces I noticed some triangular shapes and my brain said Christmas tree – duh! So this is what I came up with -

Again – glitter is the WORST to photograph. Here is a bigger one almost ready to be soldered -

I’m going to my friend Julie’s later in the week for some sparkly yellow Swarovski crystals to adorn the tops. So far I’ve made these in medium ornament size, large ornament size, and a couple pendants. They sparkle!! I have to be careful in my craft room these days though – with one careless move I’m in danger of getting glittered and/or stepping on a shard of glass. Crafting ain’t for sissies!!

New Ornaments

I finally got my new stamps and started making some new ornaments. I’m not lovin them (the ornaments – not the stamps). Look -

I think the stamps are beautiful and will make wonderful cards – just not such wonderful ornaments with this technique. I know it is hard to tell but I lost the delicate lines in the stamp in the making of this ornament – looks kind of blobby.

Also, as those who know me know I’m just not fond of squirrels. I don’t usually think they are cute. At all. But this little guy/gal tugged at my heart strings a little bit.

It was a cold and windy day and he/she was sleeping on this branch that is right outside my kitchen window. Awwww. Poor cold little squirrel. From my window his/her eyes were all the way shut…and I’ve found out you can’t sneak up on a squirrel – eyes pop open right away!! Well, it is back to the craft room for me – got another idea for an ornament. Happy crafting!!

Branching Out…

So, I don’t think I’ve ever shown anything that I’ve soldered before.

Wow – was that hard to photograph!! These ornaments really sparkle – Martha Stewart glitter is AWESOME!! Anyways, I’m going to be making up a couple dozen of these for the craft fair. I can see I have to add a bit more to solder around the edges of this one – amazing what a camera can pick up. I’ve ordered more glass to be cut for me – they will measure 2” by 2”. This one is 2” by about 1.5”. I think I’ll like the square shape better. I ordered some more snowflakes too and am hoping that there are a couple small ones – I think this would be a cute pendant. I’d wear it. ha ha! Well, happy crafting!!

Oh – how was your Halloween? We had a great time – the kids trick-or-treated through the neighborhood as we handed out candy. We spent the evening with friends and neighbors – lotsa fun! Here’s a picture -

OK – you can quit laughing now!! (I’m in the cowboy hat with the yarn braids on the left!)