Originally uploaded by lothie
I made another bracelet. This one wasn’t made for anyone in particular, although I was thinking of a particular person’s preferences when I made it. It’s made with pink and purple fire glass beads, purple and silver heart-shaped glass beads, and silver rosette beads with my usual silver rosette clasp.
This bracelet will sell for $15 at my Etsy Shop.
Originally uploaded by lothie
Tonight I sat down and made a couple of bracelets for my daughters’ birthdays. I used glass beads and silver clasps, and strung them on tiger tail. This is the first jewelry I’ve made in years and I’m pretty proud of how they came out; I’d proudly wear these myself and so I expect the girls will like them.
A long time ago I started making jewelry. I stopped because some earrings I made were too heavy for the person I made them for, and left that person (my older daughter) with a scarred ear. I didn’t feel horrible or something — there were other issues that contributed to what happened — but it sort of took away my desire to stay with it. But recently Jason started making stuff, and I remembered what I used to enjoy about it, so I got some new stuff and I’m dipping my toe in that pond again. First up will be bracelets for my daughters, as their birthdays are imminent.
Er, I mean, going to the Local Yarn Store for a Stash Enrichment eXpedition!
So I thought to myself that, having been in Charlotte for several months now (since May), I should find a local yarn store. Back when we lived in LA, I used to go to Yarn Lady a lot. Well, the other day we went to Charlotte Yarn, and it’s just as awesome. I immediately met some very cool girls there and I’m going to be attending some local get-togethers. I also spent WAY too much on some dreamy alpaca yarn to make a moebius scarf with.
In case I didn’t mention it, I am also on Ravelry now. I’m a little intimidated, but it’s a great site and I think I’ll get a lot out of it.
I went to a science fiction/fantasy con for the first time in ages, mostly to attend a couple of writing workshops. I submitted my Champions character sketch, “Incident At the Club”, because I didn’t have time to write anything longer or more fleshed out.
As it turned out, that was a good decision. Because I submitted a piece that I wasn’t all that emotionally attached to, I could really listen to the criticism people had, most of which dealt anyway with the fact that it was a sketch more than an all-inclusive short. However, it was suggested that I write more on the subject (which will be easy to do; the campaign is over) and I was given contact info that could lead to publication. So I’m really happy about that.
I’ve mostly finished one of my current short stories but, while I think it’s well-written, I’m not sure how publishable it is, so when I’m done with this, I may drop the short story project for a while and go back to the (ex) Champions subject.
I bought some Lion Brand Suede Print in the “Water Lilies” color scheme a while ago, and I just finished the body of the scarf I was making (I still need to fringe it). They have another similar color without the green (called Mountain) which I intend to use for a scarf for Chris later.
The prayer shawl that I was making for Chris’s grandmother will probably go to his aunt because his grandmother died in July. I haven’t really done much on it since June, and I feel bad about that, but so much other stuff gets in the way.
I’m making a moebius scarf in soy silk and wool, in a pink color scheme. It’s not really a color scheme I want to wear so I am not sure what I’ll do with it when I’m done…
