Copper Bracelets

Here are some pics of a copper bracelets I have been working on, in preparation for a craft fair coming up at the civic center in Laramie on Dec. 5th. Let me know what you think of them.

Misery makes sense

I bought a book today at the Tattered Cover in Denver. The book is 11,002 things to be miserable about. The book pleases me greatly. I think I will share a few of my favorites with you here.

People who find Sex and the City profound

Large families in matching tacky shirts

Optimism

Airplane pilots with drinking problems

Paraplegic dogs

There are so many reasons to be miserable, it feels better knowing that.

I plan on attending a craft fair with my friend Sparkly Lady in early December. In an effort to prepare for the event I'm working towards completing a new piece every day. My first step will be to finish some dozen or so partially completed projects. I can probably pound out four or five of those every day, since most just need a strand to be hung from or ear wires or a clasp. I will try to post pics when possible.

I do have two mostly completed pieces I worked on today and last night to show off though.

This first one is just a little dragonfly in copper and hematite.


This is a pendant in Egyptian coils.

A question for my mood.

Why is Hate an emotional response that parents try to teach their children is wrong? What is wrong with Hate?

Vikings like it cold.

Many hours my past weeks have been spent on viking knit pieces. I posted one recently. In addition to that piece I've made two others. The first was a 3 stitch double knit out of 32gauge wire. You can see it at the center of the photo. The second was a 6 stitch double knit out of 27 gauge wire, it's at the left of the photo. I put the piece I made last week up for comparison.

craftwerk continued

I originally tried to make this ring from too fine a wire, but eventually found a more suitable gauge.
The design of the thing reminds me of lacing my fingers and then trying to wrap them around each other.

craftwerk part 3

My crafting week continued with this piece, which is a pretty simple adaptation of something I saw on a craft tutorial site. It's a pretty standard wire wrapping piece with haring bone around the beads.