The Wigglebutt Blog

...getting accomplished this week besides the occasional random spontaneous happy dance. And this... Actually this isn't what I ended up with, it's just what I started with (after 4 tries) I usually don't use a lot of different colors in my designs. It's not that I don't like color, I LOVE COLOR! It's just that I am not comfortable with my ability to put a lot of colors together in a pleasing way. Well, once I stood back and really looked at this I thought, "I like it but I think it could use some yellow." and since I didn't have anything in the yellow I was wanting, I had to make some. I made two different shades of yellow disks. So after curing, varnishing and re-curing, I started adding the yellow. Then I thought that maybe the focal looked kinda small with all of the others I was adding, so...................... I changed out the focal for a larger one, and I am SUPER-duper happy with this. To me it says "light, airy and happy". ...

I got these pics in an email - (photographer and source unknown) They made me smile so I thought I would share the Love☺ My Scoobie Doo looked just like him as a baby. And yes this boy would have definitely climbed right on in. In other news... I did finish up a new baby dragon this last weekend  but I can't show you just yet. He is on his way to Germany and the recipient hasn't seen him yet. Don't want to ruin the surprise.

This was my first try. I didn't like it. For starters it was too long and it seemed to be lop-sided right in front. I had initially wanted to make this a three strand, so I strung three separate strands.  But when I started to put them together 3 seemed too bulky. This one got 'snipped'. This was try number two. Much better balance but way too short. I felt like that guy who keeps cutting the table legs, one at a time and never really gets it level, until it's as short as a coffee table. How did I get it this short??? Plus, I'm not sure how I feel about how I had it come together at the focal bead. This one got 'snipped'. FINALLY, a winner ;~) I love the length, I love the balance, I love the colors. And I didn't let that third strand from the first try go to waste. I decided that I would like to have a matching bracelet, since it was already strung and all ;~) I LIKE! What do you think?

I really did try to work on the head today. (I had to stay home from work today, so that someone was here for the satellite guy to come check out our "positioning". Hubby is having problems with some HD channels. But thats another blog entry.) Anyway, I had an extra day off (darn), so I thought I would really get to work on the figure I'm supposed to be making for my friend's daughter. ( Thank goodness her birthday isn't until March.) I did make 4 different heads. Didn't like 'em. Squished 'em. End of story......... For today. I decided it was time to finish "Heart Guy". Who is "Heart Guy", you ask? Well, let's start at the beginning. First, you have to imagine a light bulb. Then a light bulb with foil wrapped around the small end that screws into the socket. Then a light bulb with foil, covered completely with Sculpey Light. (You have to imagine this, because I forgot to take pictures of those steps) Which brings us to th...