rocks

Icy feathers on the windshield of my car a few days ago. There's now about 6 inches of snow on that very windshield...and I've cleared it off twice! I think it's snowed about 16 inches since midnight. spring this.

Rocks front and back, or back and front. I hope the one in the upper right sells this year, it's been around too long. I'm trying to make a small 'basket full' to put in the gallery for the opening. It would help if I didn't let myself get distracted by embroidery thread!

a dog and her granny square.

bead 'weed

The superhero/heart cuff was one of my monthly bjp projects that was flat and had snaps to make it in to a cuff. Remember? I posted it waaay back when I was still doing that exercise. Anyway, it was small enough to fit me...too small for your average human wrist. I cut the snaps off and slid it on to one of those inch and a half brass cuff blanks and now it's sell-able! One more product for the gallery. whew.

The 'weed that's in the title: fireweed. Second only to ravens in the popularity contest that is Alaskan art. Hey, I buy raven and fireweed art so quit getting all touchy about it.

A little more beads...getting closer. I have another step done but haven't taken pictures yet. I kinda like this project..pink is way easier than black. HOWever...any beader reading this knows that pink, good pink, is usually dyed. I am taking a risk here, hoping that these little 15's are durable enough to be a cuff. I figure the beads aren't going to be touching skin and the owner won't be rubbing them with acetone (I hope) so the cuff should be ok. Damn pinks.

Oh yeah...Facebook buddies, pals, friends, I got offed by the book of face. My profile with the purple sweater picture suddenly is off limits to me, I can't sign in to it. It's some sort of witness protection program, I'm sure. They've taken my identity and given me a new one, what else could it be? Anyways. I am living in an apartment they've rented to me for a while under the assumed name Kelly Mitchell. Tricky eh? No profile photo yet but I'm rebuilding...assuming that once I get it all set up they'll give me my old life back. * pfft. * Not snubbing, just in witness protection...come find me!

winterspring, knittingbeads

All springy and shit...or maybe mid-summer, that's when fireweed looks sort of like that.
Mmmhmm, that's what the willows look like about now, but the cottonwoods surely aren't dropping leaves. Artistic license much?

MMph. Black and shiny makes a blind woman blinky. This will be wrapped around a brass cuff to make a bracelet. ...and I won't be making any more raven birds for a while.
Egg and butter plus fireweed, must have been a fire through this scene not too long ago. Apocalyptic beading anyone?
Oh thank goodness, we made it back to winter. Why look, it's snowing out in the real world too, all is well.