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October 10, 2007
Fistful of beads...
I cleaned all the beads from yesterday and Monday and it made for a really nice big plump pile of beads...I love when there are tons of beads to roll my hands thru...I'm sure it goes back to that 'bead licking' thing that I mentioned the other day...I've made so many but there are even MORE to make, so I'm back at it today and the rest of this week and probably most of next week...sometimes bad things happen, like the 28 beads I made yesterday and all the sheen came off the metallic glass...the beads look ok, but if you were expecting a sheen, well, hmmm...so, I have to remake those...and I can't just do it at any ol' time, I have to make them at the end of each day, so I don't let them sit too long in the kiln (which is why all the sheen is gone)...I woulda been surprised if everything went smoothly, it rarely does and that's just part of it...we get lost going to a party, we forget our wallet and have to go back and get it, we spill stuff on ourselves just before leaving the house - and life goes on...we just fix it and keep going...hey- I now have 28 more beads than I expected!
Actually, I have lots more 'bad' beads that I've been making...I tend to make more beads than necessary with these orders - that way I can pick the best of the beads and keep the extras for myself..sometimes I string and wear them, sometimes they end up in my flower beds, ya never know...so I've got a small but growing stash of these building...
I was tickled to find 2 more monarch chrysalis yesterday and I saw 3 zebra butterflies flitting in the garden...the 3rd stray kitty (sister to Jack and Chloe) has been coming up on the porch more readily and I got to pet her, although she's still very skitish...she just needs some time to come around..at least she's eating and getting a little thicker...we'll have her fixed too, as we need no more strays...gah...
The Ren Faire is going on outside of Houston now, each weekend...I hope we can go later this month, maybe the first of Nov...its still so hot, that its hard to stomp around w/out dying, or just hiding in the shade...but I do like going, having some snacks, buying some jewelry, maybe a wreath of flowers for my hair, watching the craftsfolks and the birds of prey fly around...good stuff...
Posted by Donner at October 10, 2007 12:22 PM