tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312325622024-03-12T18:12:55.400-10:00Cetta Cheese Chatterall of my.....stuff.Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995617041941091437noreply@blogger.comBlogger355125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31232562.post-84130387755621944192015-01-09T20:41:00.002-10:002015-01-09T20:41:41.778-10:00Fiskars Fuse Creativity System and cutting LEATHER!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I received a Fiskars Fuse Creativity System as a gift from my sister Lori for my birthday. She bought it for me because she knew I had been looking for a cutter that would cut leather...but it needed to be simple - i wasn't ready for a huge learning curve. Lori owns just about every cutter known to man, including the electronic ones. I sent her leather samples....and she tested away. This was the one that met my criteria!<br />
The Fiskars cutter is a manual cutter. It weighs a TON! But it is super powerful! You can use brand dies other than Fiskars with it.<br />
I wanted to use Tim Holtz Dies, so I went online and watched a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOt1S3mRcDc">you tube</a> that told the right adapters to use. Lori had given me the adapters, too..... although you can also use the equivalent size acrylic plates and/or self healing mats, cut to size. There are a lot of you tubes that show this.<br />
OK...,these are the dies i used.<br />
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I used them with the fiskar adaptor cutting plate, the b shim and the c shim. It said to use the b on top of the c, but the b is so thin that the die cut thru it. I didn't want the shim to be shredded after minimal uses, so after that i put it under the thicker c, and it still cut my leather fine.</div>
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I tried to use the Tim Holtz Alterations thin border dies, but they would not work on the leather. I built the adapters up into a configuration that was a thick as the above Tim Holtz dies, but the leather would not cut. Finally I realized the leather was thicker than the depth of these thin dies. Boo Hoo. </div>
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So this is what I cut. I used several different thicknesses of leather for my experiments.<br />
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I used 2-3oz leather (each ounce is approx. 1/64 "), suede and embossed leather that was approx. 4 oz (1/16th inch) and 6 oz leather (about 1/8th inch). The 6 oz leather did not cut all the way thru, but sort of partially cut/embossed the leather. That is the brown zig zag piece in the pics below. I had another piece of 6 oz brown leather that was very stiff. It would not cut/emboss this piece at all.</div>
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The suede piece is the pinkie brown one on the left. The one on the far right is the 6oz piece that did not cut all the way thru. The rest are 2-5 oz leathers. The wings were the only ones that cut with a bit of raggedness - but not too much. You can see the bit of fraying on the right wing if you enlarge it..... I will probably use these doubled up to put on thicker veg tanned leathers for cuffs. Awesome, huh?</div>
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Now I need to get some more of the thicker Tim Holtz Sizzix dies that also emboss. For that I will use 4 oz veg tanned dies that have been softened with water so that hopefully they will take the embossing.</div>
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Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995617041941091437noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31232562.post-12049486943635339762013-10-15T19:56:00.003-10:002013-10-15T20:05:55.010-10:00SADNESS AND JOY - Part 2 A Funeral and a Wedding<br />
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THE WEDDING</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mr. amd Mrs. Matthew Linhares</td></tr>
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Services for my father were the day before, on Thursday......</div>
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Then....</div>
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Friday night my sister Lori and her husband Ken held the rehearsal dinner at Marianni's.</div>
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Highlight of the evening was when our long lost foster brother Laurie Yee came to the dinner. I hadn't seen him in 20 years - he is a chef for Google. We all had a marvelous time catching up. Our other brother, Jack, couldn't make the dinner - but I am so happy we reunited with both of them again!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cousin Walter Sandmann, My sister, Lori Girl and my brother, Laurie Boy!</td></tr>
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Saturday Lori and Ken hosted the wedding and reception of their son Matthew Linhares to Geraldine Linarte, for about 200 guests.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Bride arrives in style</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">St. Mark, Jaden and Jacob</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My sister Lori and her hubby, Ken</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">waiting for the bride...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">married at last!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">i added this picture because my sons (Sky on the right, Vince on the left) were asked to bring up the Offertory Gifts for the Mass. They are not religious, and were surprised, but willingly participated....</td></tr>
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It was a beautiful wedding, and a gorgeous reception. Lori designed and made/supervised construction of the invitations, the church bows, the garters, the ring pillow, the table centerpieces, the place cards, .... well everything! She is amazingly talented and the results were stunning! Guests were treated to candies apples and mini apple baskets of candy<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Geraldine</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">so many bows to tie!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">dancing aunts and Gigi</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">93 yr old Henry dancng with a babe!</td></tr>
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The flower girl had 2 crystal bracelets and an autumn fairy wand too (in lieu of flower petals)</div>
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The next morning Lori and Ken hosted a breakfast at their house for about 40 guests......</div>
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It was mexican traditional comfort food - chorizo and fresh tortillas....and dozens of donuts!</div>
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Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995617041941091437noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31232562.post-52336957553621409472013-10-14T23:29:00.000-10:002013-10-15T20:05:29.398-10:00SADNESS AND JOY Part 1...a Funeral and a Wedding...<br />
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THE FUNERAL</div>
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My dad died on Aug 20th, 10 days after his 93rd birthday. It was not unexpected, he had been on hospice for 3 weeks, and in failing health way before then....I saw him three weeks before - my sister Lori and I sang to him old family songs from our childhood - and he garnered up the strength to sing WITH us...and laugh.....so bittersweet..<br />
For the past 2 years everyday was groundhog day for my papa. He did not remember the previous day's frustrations and started each day happy and unaware of his new failings. Eventually he needed around the clock care, and my family was fortunate dad had enough finances to be able to live in his own apartment in a wonderful senior facility and to have the proper care he so needed.<br />
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Dad received the Distinguished Flying Cross during WWII, after being shot down over "the hump" and subsequently walking out of China. He was an administrative engineer at Lockheed and the chief organizer of the Lockheed/Nasa/JPL Mechanism Symposium. His Little League Baseball team won the World Series. He was handsome, funny, often silly, proud, generous, talented and a <b style="color: red;">total chauvinist</b> ...which often clashed with his 5 daughters ideaology, haha. When i was a kid i thought he was amazingly clever with finances---we had little cash money, but somehow he figured out how to give us everything we thought we ever wanted.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">He helped raise 6 biological children, 2 foster sons and innumerable other children who moved in when their parents could no longer handle them or they had no place to live. He also tolerated all the other strays that became part of our crazy and kooky household....and a zillion pets. We were a loud, opinionated, rambunctious group of kids, and he let us be that way. He valued honesty and always kept his word. When it was time for a licking, he would have us fake cry and pretend he was punishing us - and we'd laugh and laugh. He loved keno, poker parties, and polkas. He played the piano, the accordion and the harmonica and was an expert carpenter. His greatest love was airplanes. When he was 14 he even had his own model airplane store!</span></div>
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Dad loved tools, and instilled in me my love of fine tools. He bought me my first tool when I was 11...a jigsaw - much to the concern of my mom....and then my very first "foredom" tool , and a paasche airbrush. Over the years I acquired a collection of quality tools - all gifts from my Dad. I still have them all.</div>
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We had a fabulous send off for Dad. The Air Force came and did a Flag Folding in the church before the Mass. Before and after the rosary the church let us show films of my dad playing the piano and being dad, and the organist played my Dad's favorite Italian music....all wonderfully compiled by my sister <span style="color: lime; font-size: large;">Gina</span>. Afterwards we had a family and friends lunch/reception to honor dad. Once again my sister Gina and her husband Mark had put together an <span style="color: orange;">incredible</span> slide show of old photos of my dad and an accompanying soundtrack of polka music. It was a party my dad would have loved, and you could feel his presence, partying with us.</div>
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Me and Lori</div>
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Ah Papa!</div>
My emotions are SO mixed. I am happy you are finally reunited with Mom and all of your brothers and sisters and friends. You are whole again. It was time.<br />
But still, your passing has hit hard.<br />
You are gone. <b>You</b> and <b>Mom</b> are GONE. ..<br />
and with your passing I come closer to the reality of my own mortality.<br />
I will miss you Papa. Your mischievous smirk, the way you smushed up your nose and said "oh fooey!"when you were in disagreement with any of us, your beloved Old Spice scent, your piano playing, your obsession with CNN (...well, not so much....)<br />
So many memories.<br />
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Love You, Papa. Give Mama a kiss from me.<br />
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Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995617041941091437noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31232562.post-33297398207014173902013-09-14T18:05:00.000-10:002013-09-14T18:05:34.972-10:00BJD HEADSI have been trying to sculpt a face for my BJD class.. Some people are done with their dolls. Not me. I am still hung up on lesson 2 (out of 6). You are to take your sculpted head, open it, hallow it, smooth it etc.....and then add the internal components for the neck ball joint , the eyes, the neck key, and the face magnets. The teacher emphasizes that the class is to learn the BJD techniques, and a terrific sculpt you can work on later, after you get the techniques down.<br />
Amen.<br />
So I am moving on. I will use one of these lopsided - and or characterless - and./or BURNT heads .....and just DO IT. time to just finish up and put it together.....<br />
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so today i sanded all the heads. tomorrow I will open probably the 3rd head from the right and will use that as my doll head. Of course you were supposed to pre cut before you cured the clay. <br />
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Pretty worried about my papa. Making pre-arrangements to help my sister out...trying to keep myself distracted from this difficult but necessary life experience. He turned 93 on the 10th..<br />
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Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995617041941091437noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31232562.post-81286925121090855272013-09-07T20:39:00.001-10:002013-09-07T20:39:51.626-10:00Good bye to August...The last part of August has been productive, joyous and very sad.<br />
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I enrolled in a fabulous class online learning to make BJD's (ball jointed dolls) . The class was to have ended already, but it was extended until the end of September - which is great because I am so behind. I am on lesson 2 of 6.<br />
Art wise, I made a baby book for baby Emilee - but of course I gave it away before I took pictures.<br />
I also made the 5 bridesmaids and 2 flower girl's jewelry for my niece's wedding. The bridesmaids had bracelets and earrings.</div>
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The flower girls had necklaces and bracelets. I also made a few extras for the mother of the bride and the bride too!....</div>
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I also lost my beloved Uncle Peter. He was a wonderful Uncle - always joyous and happy - incredibly funny and a great cook! He was involved in an amazing amount of charity work with St Vincent de Paul, Knights of Columbus and as a hispanic translator for the court system - to name a few of his favorite projects.</div>
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He also loved to dance and he had a different nickname for everyone. I was his "weasel".</div>
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An incredibly caring and loving man.
You will be missed Uncle Peter - may your new life be as full of adventure and laughter as the one you have left. Say hello to my mama when you see her, and please fell free to come visit...anytime you like!" height="386" src="https://sphotos-b-sjc.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/p480x480/1173825_10200534159333618_1461743347_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">He had a spectacular send off- a Rosary and Mass at Santa Clara Church with honors from Knights of Columbus, Flag folding by the US Army for his service in WWII, and a Mariachi band outside the church. This is a HUGE church - and it was very crowded. All of this was followed by a reception with tons of food and drink a plenty and a slide show of his life. It was a joyous party in his honor and I know he was there celebrating with us, too!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I also interviewed for a new job "Twisted"....I will start in October.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> And then there was Allyson's wedding - in Lake Tahoe. Ally married Brad in a fabulous destination wedding. It was a blast!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">...lastly I visited my dad. With great sorrow, the family has placed him on hospice. </span></div>
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I LOVE tools. I saw this one and just had to try it! it is the a one step looper. It cuts the wire and forms a loop with one squeeze. sort of.</div>
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The wire is fed around the looper and out a hole on the right, as shown in the pic.</div>
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However, The looping pliers are not really one step. It is <span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>TWO</b> </span>step. After you make the loop you need to use your rosary pliers and CLOSE the loop. I tried it over and over, using many different gauges of wire. Each time it left a small gap that would need to be closed. Not a big deal really...but if the loop isn't closed, nothing is going to stay together......just sayin'.......</div>
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Here I have finished one side, fed on a bead, and then looped the other side.<br />
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The one step looper is really <span style="color: red;">EASY PEASY</span> to use.</div>
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I was even able to loop MEMORY WIRE!.... just be careful if you do this that you precut the memory wire loop end so that the looper ONLY loops the wire, and DOES NOT cut it.. memory wire is very tough and you do not want to damage your new cool tool!</div>
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The looper only makes one size of loop...but i thought the size was perfect for my needs.</div>
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Definitely a <span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>terrific addition to your toolbox!</b></span></div>
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<b>if you harden your wire ahead of time, (use a soft hammer and hit it a several times) the loop will be stronger and less inclined to reopen. it is difficult to work harden the loop after you make it, and without hardening the loop any pressure on it may open it. The looper works very well with stiff wires....cuts them beautifully....(but it does not cut memory wire or piano wire well - it may break or dent the cutter)</b></div>
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<br />Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995617041941091437noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31232562.post-8316776791808195082013-05-29T23:57:00.001-10:002013-05-30T00:00:39.388-10:00FREECYCLE ....lucky find!We do not have trash pick up in my neighborhood....so when your garbage cans are full, you load them into your truck and take them to the closest transfer station. I think it is called a transfer station (instead of a dump) because they TRANSFER the trash somewhere else...<br />
In any case....anything that you want to freecycle you just leave next to the dump chute.<br />
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I thought I would be able to reuse the frame - it's huge! 40 x 50 inches! But when I got it home and looked at it.....i realized the "poster" inside was a Guy Buffet artist print - numbered and signed.<br />
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.and the artist had drawn in pencil and then watercolored an original additional panel on the lithograph.<br />
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It is in excellent shape - maybe some mildew on the mat - although it could be under the glass.........<br />
i really live it.<br />
how cool is that?<br />
what a lucky find!<br />
<br />Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995617041941091437noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31232562.post-85864238822742556602013-05-29T23:32:00.000-10:002013-05-29T23:36:17.512-10:00KAUAI ADVENTURE After Maui, I flew home to Kauai on Saturday,<br />
.... and on Sunday...<br />
my dear friend Joanne flew into Kauai to visit me, a side trip on her journey to Japan.<br />
<a href="http://joannethiemehuffman.typepad.com/ad_libitum/">Joanne</a> and I had a ball.<br />
On Monday we went to Opaeka Falls, and then Ahi wraps and lemonades at Mermaids cafe for lunch. Then we took the boat ride to the Fern Grotto.<br />
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We finished our touring with a yummy shave ice in Kapaa.<br />
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Then we went back to the Marriott for a swim and dip in the hot tub and a fabulous meal highlighted with Lava drinks (fruity rum as Joanne calls it)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this is the pool outside Joanne's hotel room in Lihue. There are 5 hot tubs, they are under the octagon shaped roofs.</td></tr>
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The next morning we went to the Hindu monastery - which was gorgeous. I've seen the monastery before, but it was a first for Joanne. We attended the morning temple service at the monastery with all the rituals.<br />
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I had hoped we could attend their weekly tour to the golden temple, but it was not being offered on the day we went. As fate would have it, a large Indian wedding party was there, and they had arranged for a private tour, and we were allowed to tag along.<br />
Yippee!<br />
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Oddly, at the Rudraksha Forest (I've posted pictures of this before) all of the thousands of Rudraksha seeds...used as beads in Hindu Malas...... that used to be underneath the trees - were gone. <br />
I'm not sure if the monks had gathered them to make beads and sell/give away, or if tourists had stripped the ground clean. Or perhaps the monks simply wanted the ground beneath the trees clean.<br />
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Afterwards we explored another waterfall (Wailua Falls)<br />
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and then Joanne came to my house to visit my studio.<br />
We lunched in Kilauea on local Ono fish and then went to Kilauea bakery for dessert.<br />
We returned to the Marriott for a swim and some hot tubbing.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">gorgeous fine silver goddess pendant Joanne gifted me with....she makes beautiful jewelry !</td></tr>
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Alas,<a href="http://joannethiemehuffman.typepad.com/ad_libitum/"> Joanne</a> left early Wed morning for Japan.<br />
It was a MARVELOUS visit!<br />
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<br />Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995617041941091437noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31232562.post-79518192721077326062013-05-18T00:10:00.000-10:002013-05-30T00:11:11.450-10:00MOTHER'S DAY TreasuresI had a terrific Mother's Day - breakfast in bed, lots of pampering, a day of uninterrupted art time, and a fabulous dinner. <br />
This is the card one of my son's sent me.<br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b><i>so funny!</i></b></span><br /><br />
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Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995617041941091437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31232562.post-75625833329320758962013-05-13T21:38:00.000-10:002013-05-13T21:38:09.937-10:00Maui FUN! It's been a very busy couple of weeks. My sister Gina and her wonderful husband Mark (we call him SAINT Mark - trust me, my sisters and i are a handful!) invited me to join them on Maui where they have a timeshare. What could I do?<br />
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They had a beautiful oceanfront room in Lahaina. The weather was fabulous - 5 nights, 6 days (for me, that is.... they stayed 10 days) - snorkeling, hiking, fish tacos and strawberry margaritas - I had an amazing time!<br />
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I'm a timid swimmer, so Gina and I rented foam swim belts - so much better than trying to hold onto a foam noodle to snorkel in and out of the reef tunnels...and we rented lightweight plastic fins - a great improvement over the heavy rubber ones I have at home!<br />
After snorkeling we took a drive up the coast...but went too far and ended up on a narrow one lane road that wound around the coastline.....we stopped for fruit smoothies and toured several art galleries /studios.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hiking down to the olivine pools...named after the olivine rocks that are abundant around the pools.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">another ocean blow hole that wasn't blowing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">swimming in the pools with Gina- tropical fish nipping at our toes!</td></tr>
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Next day we took the road to Hana, and because there is so much to see along the way there and back, we rented a house for overnight.<br />
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We ate lunch on the rocks next to the 400 foot waterfall. Mama's comfort food - bean burritos and brownies...LOL!<br />
Swimming was not advised because loose rocks might fall from the above cliffs and fall on your head.<br />
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We had a blast!<br />
<br />Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995617041941091437noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31232562.post-81770150354671307822013-04-25T20:19:00.003-10:002013-04-25T20:19:54.622-10:00finished.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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zippered pocket in back and 2 pockets inside</td></tr>
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I finished another leather bag...the one i showed at the end of the last post.....it is the same pattern as the last one....i fixed the facing problems...<br />
now i must clean up the shop - getting ready for a quick trip to Maui and then home again to play with my good buddy Joanne! Yay!<br />
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On another note, My DH Lance made the most luscious eclairs.....He cooks, I clean. When I went to clean the pyrex large measuring cup, i emptied the leftover contents into the sink (considering only for a moment to take a spoon and eat the yummy chocolate sauce) and much to my surprise, out squirmed a totally chocolate covered gecko! Poor thing! It was Lance's kitchen sink gecko, who loves sweets.... Lance gave it a gentle rinse and then tried to clean its' eyes with water and a<br />
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I finished this bag. It's patent leather with an embossed alligator design. I chose a heavy lining that looks like embossed leather-only it is a cotton blend. The bag turned out pretty well- i love the pattern shape (from a bag I saw at Walmart, way back when i used to shop there), so i am now repeating it in blue leather with a gorgeous batik lambskin bird design on the front.<br />
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The bird is an Andinka Sankofa Bird, which is a symbolic bird meaning "Look to the past" or "go back and pick up what you left behind" - thus the bird is looking backwards. I am going to use my version of this bird for my bronze plaques that i am making to use as logos for my "Bird Avenue" bags.<br />
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I learn so much with each bag i make.......this bag features a cell phone pocket on the side and a magnetic snap to pull the sides in. I used a smaller snap that i usually do, and it is not as strong magnetically that i like.<br />
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I also made the lining too long, and since the leather pockets were already sewn in, the only way to make it fit was to shorten it at the top....doing this made the leather facing too long and partially covering the corner of one pocket, so the facing cannot be tacked down the way i like, nice and smooth. What else? The cell phone pocket on the side was probably not the best idea for a semi-stiff leather.....<br />
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The purse has a hard bottom liner and feet. I thought I would like it structured like this, so i also top stitched the side edges, which looks great, but when completely put together, the pattern is very unstructured and the leather looks very structured, so it did not seem to hang just right. Interestingly, after hanging up in my shop with the tabs snapped, the purse took on the correct shape naturally - yay! leather is so versatile and forgiving.<br />
So this purse has its flaws - inherent in anything handmade - but i am learning a lot and working for more perfection.....ah well!<br />
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I LOVE the buttons! They are actually bone pendants that i took to my grinder and removed the pendant part and then i drilled them and made them into buttons.<br />
I am also working on a wire sculpture. It is a bird with human hand wings.<br />
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It has a steel wire frame. The legs and hands will be filled out with copper and steel wire to make it 3-D.... It still needs a head.....hmm......perhaps one looking backwards like the above purse buttons..... I will also add some micro beads for texture. then it will be soaked in ammonia and water so the iron will rust and the copper will turn blue. Hopefully this will work as planned...then i will seal it with resin...and then....<br />
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SAUSAGE CASINGS!<br />
...and then seal that.<br />
I'll keep you posted........Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995617041941091437noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31232562.post-11796588571786985582013-03-24T19:05:00.000-10:002013-03-24T19:05:30.390-10:00...here's another one<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Here's another purse I started ages ago, ripped out a million times, and finally finished.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghpa_JUnk_9EK4nh_NjHftXcjM0o2reuUlvVVTrl9Su4G5nhCm0s6nsyIFKpAf8AcbX4cl3VBwi-4BRgRbtL13NPNkmp8FtlbM8nFCSpXjB1h8Znw47_1OENjrypBKISDYQAyT/s1600/20130323_152342.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghpa_JUnk_9EK4nh_NjHftXcjM0o2reuUlvVVTrl9Su4G5nhCm0s6nsyIFKpAf8AcbX4cl3VBwi-4BRgRbtL13NPNkmp8FtlbM8nFCSpXjB1h8Znw47_1OENjrypBKISDYQAyT/s400/20130323_152342.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
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this is a new one I am working on. it is alligator print embossed leather. The buttons were bone pendants that I made into sew on buttons. It is a hobo bag....I am getting better at this! </div>
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This is a way cool product I found at Sailrite. It is a super sticky but thin double adhesive tape made for holding canvas together when you are repairing sails. It works great on the leather which is impossible to pin, and is a lot easier than using leather contact cement. I have tried other available double stick tapes, but this stuff really sticks....it works great conforming around curves too and yet is easy peasy to lift up if you make a mistake or want to remove it. also, my sewing machine needles do not get gummy when they sew over it.</div>
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and lastly, this is what happened to last nights dinner. the fairly new crockpot , on low for about 2 hours, exploded its glass lid into our dinner. bummer. i looked it up on line, and apparently this has happened a lot in the past. still waiting to here what the manufacturer has to say about it....</div>
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...so we had to eat leftovers for dinner....<br />
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...and lastly a lovely flower from the front garden - just because.<br />
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BIRD AVENUE BAGS ...... that will be the name of my new etsy shop that is coming soon. I've been talking about doing this for a long time, but I just had too much on my plate. The shop will feature a line of leather art purses...and other leather wearable art....in my typical bohemian weird style....I hope to add bronze handcast elements to them eventually, but for now I'm just using vintage buttons. <br />
....At last I finally finished two purses. One I had started before, but I could not get my regular sewing machine to sew through all the layers.....<br />
My DH bought me an industrial machine for christmas year before last....but I hadn't had time to learn to use it. This machine sews thru and over multiple layers of leather like butter - easy peasy. The machine lets you set the speed so it doesn't go flying thru the leather ...and maybe your fingers. I use it on "100" speed, which is like rotating the wheel by hand, but your hand is kept free!<br />
I also had to figure out that when I rotate the leather i need to be sure the needle is still in the leather, but already on its way up...this way i got a square stitch as i turned, not a round one. (i guess this doesn't translate very well in words). <br />
The hardest part in making a leather purse is finishing it and putting it together IN THE CORRECT ORDER. You have to figure out when to add the zippers, the pockets, the snaps etc. so that you can turn the leather, topstitch, etc. This purse<br />
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and add it....but the purse is already SOLD as is, so I will leave it alone. (The purse is actually symetrically round, but it looks a little wonky in the above photo). This was the first purse I attempted to make on my own.....This is the other side.<br />
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This is my second attempt. It is a tote from a purse pattern by <a href="http://djpettitt.typepad.com/">DJ Pettitt</a>. It too has vintage buttons and handpainted details. <br />
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<br />Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995617041941091437noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31232562.post-86473468678375727562013-01-20T22:53:00.001-10:002013-01-20T23:01:53.718-10:002013.....Well the world didn't end and I managed to make it back home for the holidays......The job in LA gave us 3 weeks off - and now they have extended it another 3 weeks - YAY!<br />
Still deciding what my 2013 word for the year will be - last year it was PATIENCE (actually more like TOLERANCE) ...this year I'm thinking PERSEVERANCE or maybe FOLLOW THRU ...2 things I need to work on.....<br />
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What a whirlwind 5 months it has been...I did come home for 6 days in November for Thanksgiving - but it all went by so fast!<br />
Here's a bit of a recap......<br />
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I am staying with Mrs.Thomas again while I am LA....her lovely home is in the Blair Hills above Sony Studios and it is so much easier staying there than a commute over the 405 to get to work each day. Country living in the city!<br />
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<span style="font-size: small; text-align: left;">and this is gray tail...who OPENED THE SCREEN door, and proceeded to pull a bag of cat food outside....please note MARMIE the ginormous King of the House, just watching.......</span><br />
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you can see gray tail IN THE HOUSE on the right next to the open screen door.....<br />
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Feasting on the stolen food.....<br />
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solid bronze hand cast pieces, a carved and polished rock...and in the upper left, a hand carved bird made from fossil mammoth ivory (eventually it will get ebony eyes)<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">...The Bonnie Doon Vertical Vice is incredible- no more bracelet mandrels slipping, etc. As soon as I finish watching my Fretz Hammering and Forming videos (more great christmas gifts) I will try using the vise and forming tools to shape some copper....</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">On a more somber note, my Ex, and the father of my boys, passed away in October...I attended his funeral in Colerain, North Carolina with my boys - it was a real eye opener as to life and living each day to the fullest ...and I was very proud of my boys who planned a beautiful funeral - navy honor guard , et al.</span></div>
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The boys and I as well as my nieces Jenny and Britt had a wonderful time, despite the sad circumstances, meeting the boy's great uncles and great aunt, and (after 27 years!)my reuniting with their grandmother.....<br />
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Then in November i had a momentous birthday, my son Vincent took me to a fabulous dinner at the pier in Santa Monica - fresh oysters, lobster, wine and ice cream cake...I'm sure we looked like quite the pair - a cougar and her hunky date - LOL<br />
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and then, my 4 sisters took me to Vegas for the weekend.....5 WILD AND CRAZY WOMEN behaving like bohemians..we had a BLAST!<br />
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In december, Vincent and I took a chocolate making class at Benchic chocolate. We learned to make ganache from home-made almonds and cashew milk, and organic, non dairy gluten free chocolates with ground cacao beans, honey, and cocoa butter. YUM - but way too rich!<br />
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Now that I am home, we have lots of yardwork to catch up on...mowing.....<br />
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trimming around our humble home.....<br />
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cleaning ferns out of the gutters.....<br />
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When i return to work, I have 5 more weeks of work and then the job will be done.</div>
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In the spring my Granddaughter, Hana, plans to come out and spend some time jewelry making with me.</div>
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I can hardly wait!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...another chocolate pod ( cacao)</td></tr>
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Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995617041941091437noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31232562.post-60471976377438043722012-09-14T23:57:00.000-10:002012-09-15T00:17:13.878-10:00A Few New Pieces and Then Off To LA...I have a couple of new cuffs and a pendant - and that will be it until I return to Hawaii.<br />
Thursday I am off to LA for a 4 month job....we get a week off for Thanksgiving and 3 weeks off for Christmas and then will finish up in January. I'll be taking my Keith Lobue's "Steel Beauty" dvd's with me - in case my art muse starts to pester me.....<br />
I have so many things to finish up/ fix up/clean up that i have procrastinated about doing and now time is running out fast!<br />
Here are the cuffs. Boring boring boring...I am so tired of then -and I still have about 8 unfinished ones on the bench!<br />
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I had been wanting to make a bird skull for a long time. I tried to cast my own chicken head, but it was very fragile with a lot of hollows... when i tried to close up some of the holey parts ... it broke.....<br />
... then i went to cast the mold from the broken chicken skull -but the bones got stuck in the silicone. Oh well...<br />
...so this skull was hand sculpted with bronze clay - one of a kind - no mold!<br />
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Bronze Skull 1 1/4" long, Bronze bail, Bronze clasp. Chain is Vintage patinaed brass, 24"<br />
I haven't decided whether to put them in my etsy shop or just drop them off at the gallery.....<br />
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Let me know if you'll be in LA when I am - maybe we can meet up!</span></b>Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995617041941091437noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31232562.post-58539158751598750422012-09-07T20:53:00.000-10:002012-09-07T20:53:38.350-10:00Hawaii Craftsmen Exhibit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A few weeks ago I entered my very first juried show, "Hawaii Craftsmen 45th Annual Statewide Juried Exhibition", with chosen pieces to be exhibited in Honolulu at the Honolulu Museum Art School Gallery. 3 of my pieces were chosen - my bullet and barbed wire necklace and earrings,<br />
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and my "clarity" eyeball pendant. Today, on their facebook site, pictures were posted from the exhibit. I had 5 (yes FIVE) pictures of my work posted......woohoo! <br />
Click <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3m8cpxbx135lhrc/JqGKz581Dt">HERE</a> to view the entire exhibit or scroll down, down, down to view my art (numbers 210,211,212,213,214) or click <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3m8cpxbx135lhrc/JqGKz581Dt#f:3021%20Williams%20-%20Bullet%20and%20Barbed%20Wire%20Necklance%20%26%20Earrings_7_1.JPG"> HERE</a> <br />
Exhibit runs thru September 20th.Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995617041941091437noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31232562.post-60122045965744708712012-07-23T19:33:00.000-10:002012-07-25T10:37:54.158-10:00NEW POST...finally.<br />
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I really am bad at blogging....i know i should post more often but i hate posting drivel about myself...i haven't done much creating - i am still cleaning /reorganizing my studio....and my muse is full of ideas - but not much motivation. Lots of yard work to be done.....summer makes the palm fronds drop like fall leaves....<br />
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the fronds have to be loaded into my truck and taken to the dump for recycling....what a pain!...</div>
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and then we have to mow...all THIS....about every ten days....</div>
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the mango trees are full of mangos - should be ripe by august - too bad they are growing on branches 30 feet up....
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I intended to post when i visited my dad and sister Lori in San Jose - My sister Gina came to visit too, with her family........<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">My sisters, brother in law, nieces, nephew, grand niece, grand nephew, and my dad.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">while there, my sister Gina and I (and her family, too!) visited the House on Bird Avenue, where we grew up. My parents sold the house over 30 years ago....it was a huge 6,500 sq ft Spanish house on 2 acres.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">The new owners subdivided it, built 5 houses in the back and opened them out to the street behind the house. They also took our detached 3 car garage and relocated it (the city wouldn't let them tear it down), took out our 40 foot pool and tore down the 3 bedroom/family room addition my father had added to the house. It was such a great house....lots of laughter and children and joy! </span><br />
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This is the front of the house. The new owners put up the ugly black wrought iron fence We used to play "statues"on the low white fence.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">all of these houses are built in what we called our "2nd back yard"...it was an acre behind the garage , with peach , almond, walnut, persimmon apricot trees....and dafodils. My grandfather planted a huge garden here every spring.....potatoes, artichokes, tomatoes, cucumbers, rhubarb, corn, beans.......</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">If you walk to the left around the new cul de sac, you come to this ...</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">this is what is left of the back of the house..........the white fence is new, it's where the garage used to be, (it was on the same plane and you can see the spanish stucco house beyond the gate. the single story spanish structure on the right of the house is where they moved the garage. It used to be parallel to the house, and now it is at a 45 degree angle to it.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">This is a pic of the back of the house and the garage as it is now, taken by looking over the fence. To the right of the house is where the addition was, and behind the garage is where the pool used to be, and a huge deck, and a quince, cherry plum, loquat and mulberry and orange... trees. The new owners cut them all down. They did keep the 100 foot redwoods and pines. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> VERY SAD.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> i started a post about the "before" of my studio overhaul - but i was too embarrassed by the pics of the chaos.</span></td></tr>
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EEEK! what a mess! (I am happy to report however, that my overhaul is almost complete....but not quite...)</div>
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While cleaning and sorting and reorganizing, I was UNpleasantly surprised to discover how many books of the SAME TITLE I had. Sheesh..i didn't even know i had read them twice.</div>
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I have several new projects in various states of completion- and some cool new equipment....</div>
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a swanstrom disc cutter.....a collection of nail art metal discs for etching with nail polish....a spitfire micro torch...silver paste solder with built in flux....</div>
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but I haven't really been making any art projects.</div>
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I have, however, been drawing every evening with new Ahab Noodler fountain pens - my generous DH bought me six (yes, 6...so they can have different colored inks!)....</div>
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Here are some of my doodles....<br />
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I have been doing a lot of etching lately, and the etchant is very hard to get here on the island. Sometimes Radio Shack has it, and usually they do not! I had been looking into getting Sheri haab's etchant system, which operates on salt and a battery. Lance looked into it and decided he could make me a reliable etching unit that did not need harsh chemicals. He got the idea from this: <a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Electro-Etch-a-Solid-Metal-Plaque/">http://www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Electro-Etch-a-Solid-Metal-Plaque/</a> I have read other electro etching descriptions that say salt does not result in good etches - that you should use copper sulfate crystals for copper , etc, - but i got excellent results on the steel and good results on copper too.</div>
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So the picture below is the first resulting set up. (Since then, he has permanently attached bolts that I can hook the electrodes to)</div>
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The set up is pretty simple. You need a 12 volt battery with an anode connector and a diode connector.. Attach one connector to a wire that is then clipped to a piece of steel . Connect the opposite side to a wire which is then attached to the piece of steel or copper or brass you wish to etch. You can't use staz-on or sharpies to create your design because the electified salt will eat it off. You have to use deco paint markers, nail polish or some type of enamel paint.....vinyl sticky paper or tape works too....so this aspect is more difficult than using the radio shack etchant.</div>
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You put water in your container and then saturate it with salt. I used about 1 1/2 cups salt (5 lb bag from costco for $5!) disolved in about an inch and a half of water in a rubbermaid 15x10 inch container. Lance used an adjustable current 12v battery charger for the power source. once everything was connected I plugged in the battery.... </div>
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VOILA! tiny bubbles started coming off the metal electrode plate. (Small piece of metal on the right)</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Battery charger with red and black connectors... notice the red wires connected to the black and red clips.....the new version now has a black wire connected to the black connector and a red wire attached to the red connector - this way i won't mix them up and connect the wrong ends together......<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">I put the etchant outside and left the battery charger inside the shop door. This kept the fumes out of the shop and off of me, but also kept the battery recharger safe from unexpected rain.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was my first piece..... stainless steel etched for 30 minutes...design was with nail polish smeared with a pin</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stainless steel that was painted both sides with primer, and then the design was created by scratching of the paint with an awl and an electric engraver</td></tr>
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Below is the same cuff (it is HUGE - more for a very large wrist or an upper arm!) I tumbled it which made the engraved part much smoother, and then Lance colored it with a heat patina...the colors are gorgeous.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm hoping all the iridescent colors stay, it being stainless steel and all....</td></tr>
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This is a copper pipe marked into rings. Then I engraved into those covered with primer, and I deco penned the rest. I forgot to take a pic of them, but they turned out very nice - especially after being tumbled...<br />
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...and this is a a teeny solid bronze troll i finally finished. It has red swarovski crystal eyes.</div>
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My latest cuff. Etched (regular acid etching) with celtic designs, formfolded, then primitive bezels set with beetle wings.<br />
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<br />Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995617041941091437noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31232562.post-36710677377338207012012-05-15T10:16:00.001-10:002012-05-15T10:16:51.108-10:00HAPPY BIRTHDAY SKY!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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30 years ago today, at 5:36 am my baby boy was born. Happy, Happy birthday Skylar! Always smiling, easy going...NAUGHTY!....All grown up now and a talented actor, singer, composer and artist. You are a special joy and I am very honored and blessed to have been chosen by you to be your mom!<br />
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<br />Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995617041941091437noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31232562.post-23750246725204207992012-05-12T19:58:00.001-10:002012-05-12T19:58:53.719-10:00ALMOST READY TO MOVE ON....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I finished a few more bracelets... <span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> you are probably about as sick of seeing them</span> as i am of making them....but I am determined to finish the ones I have started....and a few more i have promised to others...then i will be doing a MAJOR refurbishing of my shop. I just can't stand it anymore....<br />
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I have been experimenting with new ways to add color that will last. Not so much on silver, but on the copper which darkens as it ages no matter what i coat it with. This round I am coating the copper cuffs with ice resin.<br />
so time will tell!<br />
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this one started out as a spec commission cuff from a sterling silver spoon with brass snakes and a glass eyeball (see above) - but the finished spoon was unbalanced and wouldn't stay straight on the wrist, so I cut the spoon handle off and mounted the eye and snakes on silver focal on a copper cuff. I still have to make the spec commission cuff, and i will be using 2 spoon handles soldered to the spoon bowl so it will fit better. The snakes and the eye mount will be made from bronze clay....<br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: small;">The next one </span><span style="font-size: small;">is formfolded, but not etched. I'm calling it a volcano cuff, because the red folds made a lovely mountain. I wanted flowing lava but everything i pretested looked tacky and too busy, so i decided to leave it plain.</span></div>
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...and this is the finished etched and formfolded copper leaf with pearl cuff. The pearl is actually peach colored- the pic looks off white for some reason.<br />
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...and one more sea horse copper cuff ......<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">All of the new copper cuffs are bigger than the ones I made before- 7"- 8 " around...but I like them better looser. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Today i filled some iridescent green and blue beetle wings with resin. When set up, i will mount the wings in copper bezels and see how they look on a copper cuff. No pics of that yet. The copper cuff part is etched with celtic symbols. It was made for a friend, and was to have a turquoise stone on it, but it turned out too wide for her...so i will be making a new celtic copper cuff....</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">....and that will be the last one..............</span><br />
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<br />Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995617041941091437noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31232562.post-79927685736701669792012-04-25T21:53:00.000-10:002012-04-25T21:53:12.475-10:00More....Lovely day working in the garden picking up palm fronds...finished another cuff, as well as a requested pair of cufflinks.<br />
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I do not know how to solder.....only theoretically....but i took my book knowledge and tried anyway. Voila! i silver soldered the copper bezel for the eyeball, and i have to say it turned out ok., and i only had to do it twice! the bezel sides were a little thick, but it smooshed up around the eye enough to hold it in place. I put the bezel in a cup of used pickle and then added some steel wool to the pickle...it wasn't instantaneously, but indeed, it did copperplate the silver solder.</td></tr>
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These are for Sky. He asked for some cufflinks. I didn't know anyone still wore them..... The cufflink stem part is bronze...it is embedded in ice resin that was colored with aztec gold mica. Next i am going to make him another pair out of thrift store star wars parts...<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are the cuffs I have finished. They are very colorful, but are actually much more subtle and dark/deeper colored in person than the photos....they look different depending on the light. I am listing them on Etsy for one week only, to see how they do....after a week I will be taking them to the gallery. Of course it will take me a few days to get them listed!</span><br />
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Handcrafted bronze plumeria on copper etched foldformed cuff</div>
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Colossal Butterfly on etched foldformed copper cuff<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> brass scarab on foldformed etched copper cuff</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">...and this is my version of an Ancient Sea Pendant...it has hand formed copper beads, hammered copper discs, a copper woven hand and various sea dangles. </span></div>
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I have been finishing up all those bracelets I started last week. I had mentioned I was waiting for jel flux to arrive so I could try and achieve the red and orange patina mary hettensperger recommended. Well I tried it. But I have to tell ya, I like the patina I got when I used regular old cheapo handy flux.<br />
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Only problem is, you can torch jel flux (from rio grande) and there are no fumes. handy flux you have to torch with tons of ventilation and a respirator, cuz the fumes are toxic!<br />
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I have also had good results using nothing but a good scrub on the copper with dawn blue dish soap and a green scrubby, and then a brass brushing....and no flux at all....this method though is not as consistent as the flux method.</div>
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so here's what I am working on...they were blued with a combination of ammonia fumes and solvent inks....and a bit of gel pen and sharpie marker thrown it. then i laquered them. they still need to have their edges polished to bring up the copper and then waxed......and then they'll be done. yay!</div>
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<br /></div>Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995617041941091437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31232562.post-54907284092773306722012-04-11T23:17:00.000-10:002012-04-11T23:17:11.426-10:00HOME AGAINWell I made it back home - AT LAST!<br />
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My son Skylar flew in from New York to visit with his brother Vince and I, when I was in LA, but unfortunately their grandfather died and the two of them flew off immediately to North Carolina. I only got to visit with Sky on the Sunday I picked him up from the airport and we all went to breakfast!</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div>While in LA I took a copper enameling class taught by Michele Ross. The class was just me and one other person, and it was FABULOUS! I had tried to learn from a book with no success,.....but now it all makes sense. We learned regular enameling, watercolor enameling, graffito, painting and grinding .<br />
When I got home I found out that my items at the Philadelphia Flower Show did quite well, and i was asked to make more bracelet cuffs for the Merrie Monarch Festival in Honolulu. I only found out about this on Saturday, and Kathy needed the cuffs by Wednesday. I thought I could do it - but it was so stressful to work with such a quick deadline that Tuesday night I just had to stop and concede that I am not a MASS PRODUCTION person. I did get 2 cuffs finished, plus 2 bangles........and I have TEN more cuffs formed and etched, but not embellished or patinaed.....so they will be ready for the next time. I will post pictures as I finish them... I am waiting for my jel flux to arrive so i can try Mary Hettmansperger's method of flame patinaing the copper a deep red and bright orange. </div><div> </div><div><br />
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