some new things

I have accomplished a few crafty things in the last few weeks,

just haven't had much chance to post cuz Honey has recently

found a "Snow Machine Forum".

Alot of chatting about and photos of snow machine

 (or in most parts of the country - snowmobile) adventures.

So he has been spending a bit more time on the computer

than he used to, which means I spend less☺

The good part - more crafty accomplishments.

The bad part - less show and tell.

I was really getting in a funk about winter and I was crocheting

 neckwarmers and wristwarmers like mad,

so I decided maybe I should stop the winter wear for a while

and think summer.

I found this pattern for a summer "Straw Hat" and knew it would

 be perfect for my sister.  She loved it so much she sent me a picture☺

Isn't she cute?  I want her hair.

I also found a pattern for a bag that looked cool

First let me say, I didn't think it would be so hard to take a picture of a bag.

This was my experiment so I followed the pattern exactly except I didn't

add a zipper. I love the body and the flap (except my next one will not be as wide)

but I don't know how I feel about the handle. I think I will do something different

next time with the handle.

And I have been practicing with resin, not the fancy UV resin that

a lot of people are working with now, just the regular epoxy resin

like you get at the hardware store.

It's kinda fun and I definately like the way it looks on polymer.

Some pendants waiting for bails

(Can you guess how I did the pictures on the pendants?)

And a couple of finished pieces.

I made the hearts to mimic the ceramic beads.

With the resin, I think it works.

Have a great weekend!