I have spent several weeks learning
to solder. I am still not that good at it, but I enjoy
it and this necklace and the matching earrings turned out
pretty well for a beginner.
I wore out my little hand torch and
bought a bigger torch from Rio Grande. I doesn't heat
much more but works ok. I am thinking of an oxygen
acetylene setup.
7/12/06
ShowCase is finally finished and
ready to download. I have sold a few and hope it keeps
up. It has been a huge project and I am ready to go
back to making jewelry.
Of course with the work on ShowCase
being so constant for so long (I am only 6 months past
deadline), the websites both need a lot of work.
There is always so much to do it seems.
Jeweler at Farmer's Market
7/9/06
Went to the farmer's market and there
was a lady with beads. They were very nice beads and
she had calligraphy earring tags. The table was high
enough to look, butthe wind was givingher a problem.
7/5/06
Sassy is helping me make a bead
ensemble for Amy's belly dancing costume. We did a
neck piece, earrings, an ear hangover, 2 slave bracelets, a
belly band and sandals.
I don't think I am much of a beader.
She wanted red and gold and I found that there are just not
that many red beads available. Topaz beads would have
been very pretty.
Moving to
Kansas City
6/29/06
We traveled to Kansas City for a job.
We are to be there for a couple of months. We will be
in a campground in Platte City.
Teaching at the
Beaded Frog
6/03/06
We were able to teach our first class
at the Beaded Frog and then Don had to leave for Kansas City
and I taught the second one alone and taught the first one
of the nalbinding class. Sad-to-say, we were called
away and I had to give back most of the money and ut the
class short.
06/1 - 06/15/06
Spent the first 3 weeks of June
working on the farm. The garden is coming along very
well. We have cantaloupes, eggplant and strawberries.
Really very nice to have a garden. I am raising a lot
of vegetables in pots also.
The kittens started eating.
They are adorable. They didn't have any confusion
about what to do with the food when I put it down for them.
