tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89344561080506696932012-01-15T16:45:53.154-08:00Debra Dicksonhttps://profiles.google.com/112662710775523642910noreply@blogger.comBlogger161100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934456108050669693.post-90688945332146310322011-12-31T11:31:00.000-08:002011-12-31T11:43:58.785-08:00

     This is the project I have decided to work on to ring in the new year. These will be pendants, probably hung on colored ribbon. The ones that say 'Cheap Crystal Ball' will have small clear marbles soldered onto them.      I think that how we begin each new year is a good indicator of how we will spend it, so I have decided NOT to begin it by wondering what I will do with it, but by

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 M'Lady - rescued 5 July 01 (about 5 years old) - passed 29 Dec. 11 RIP M'Lady. You are leaving a giant, dog-shaped hole in my heart, but only because I love you so much. You have been the best friend and most treasured family to us, and we are happy that you are now at peace. Run free, my love... ******************************* When I first started my blog, I decided to

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Well, so far, I'm liking this lid a whole lot better! Amazing what can happen when I take my time, and quit while I'm ahead! ...note to self...narrow tape, silver-backed...

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Some days you're the windshield...some days you're the bug... I always say, 'every mistake is a learning experience'. You know those days when you're just fated to learn a lot??? Yeah...      Lesson 1: Don't take the short-cut...you'll just end up lost and have to back-track and go the long way around after all...      Lesson 2: Don't try to finish the project when you're tired...your muse is

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     Well hello, Blog, I remember you! Today I am going to tell you about making glass boxes. You can pass along the info to any humans who may happen along...     I have a lot of pretty glass that I like to turn into things...boxes, jewelry, wind chimes... This is some of the glass I use for stained glass projects. I think I was a magpie in my last life, because I can never pass up anything

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Got a new project nearly finished today. This is for one of my girls' eighth grade graduation. I tatted this using Lizbeth 10 in black, adding swarovski crystals, and flowers to match the material of her dress. The dress is black embroidery on saphire. Saphire velvet ribbon adds the finishing touch! Well...except for the chain and clasp! I like the asymmetric flower petals (they are

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Steps…uh…1ish through 4ish of making a piece of soldered glass jewelry. It is to the point where the glass pieces with the collage inside have been wrapped with copper tape. Next is the fun part…heating the up soldering iron and melting things!!! Now I have soldered the edges, added the jump rings, and antiqued the small ones. Some of the black will come off when I polish them, and they will

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This is a bracelet, tatted with size 10 black crochet  cotton. I like the shape, and the charm, but I don't like the looseness of the stitches. It's soft and rather floppy. I think I will use a smaller diameter needle next time.  I also discovered and fell in love with Lizbeth tatting thread since I made this. Lizbeth has more body, is slightly glossy, and looks really elegant. Size 10 crochet

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I was playing in my rock and gem trays the other day, and thought they would make pretty pictures...so here they are! Amber, Hematite, Ocean Jasper, Ruby Fuschite, Bronzite, Onyx Labradorite Lava, Botswana Agate, Unakite, Pietersite, African Green Opal, Hemi Jasper, Aquamarine, Moss Agate, Shell Rose Quartz, Mother of Pearl, Rainbow Moonstone, Black Gold Amazonite, Aqua Calcite, Purple Imperial

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OK...more studio shots! This is my 'wall of potential'. There are 3 sections, each 6' x 3' x18" metal shelving. (You know, the kind you buy at Walmart in a box and put together with those little slide-on connector thingies). Nearly everything I could ever want, to do any project, is in here... somewhere. Fabric, yarn, trims, gem-stone-bead-metal cases, books (how-to, why-to, someday I'm going to,

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I found some floor!!! My studio is a fairly small room. In it's past incarnation, it was my den. After a year-plus of real life kept me, for the most part, from working in it, it had devolved into a store-room. I wish I had thought to take a 'before' picture, but when I started cleaning it, I had no idea I was going to blog about it! In my defense, it was

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I kept hearing bits of this one in my head, and it sort of just had to be written. It kept bugging me until I put it on paper, and gave it as a gift to a friend. Beneath the Gypsy Moon Beyond the walls of castle keep While all the mundane world sleeps She dances in the forest deep Beneath the Gypsy Moon Away from lamp and candle light Eyes gypsy black and gypsy bright She dances in the silver

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This is the poem I wrote for myself. One night, a few years ago, I got the strongest urge to write, and this just poured out of my pen. Now, I usually have to work my writing to death, but this one came out just like this. It was pretty cool. (My chosen family name is Storm)I AM I am notmade for tailored clothes andstarched restraints.I am made for flowing skirts andleather boots andsilk so soft

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I figure it's time to blog again...

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a wave of voices clinking spoons on coffee cups washes over me Sometimes it's the simplest things in life that are the most comforting. This morning I sat in one of my favorite local restaurants and ordered one of my favorite basic breakfasts. Now... I've done the same thing many times before, but today it just kind of sank in that I have a lot of abundance in my life.

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This is one of those rare moments when I take a deep breath and think; "at this time and in this place, I am happy to be me". The tide is just beginning to turn, the waves in the harbor rolling gently, their cadence soft. Damp, dark sand, the crystal blue sky, and brilliant early morning sunlight work their elemental magick...soothing, easing. My heartbeat slows, my breath deepens, and my soul

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