The Wigglebutt Blog

I have been kind of stuck on wire wrapping.  I love it. Spent the last week working on these. I use sterling silver wire and those gorgeous lamp work glass beads I got from Julsbeads and I just love these rings! This weekend we have been just enjoying not having to go to work. Had rain all day Saturday, so I stayed in the house most of the day cleaning and organizing. (We have an appraiser coming on Thursday) It was just cloudy today, so we were able to build the ramp for the new shed. Now I can back out without being afraid of toppling off the edge.  This ramp is nice and wide. Tommorrow, more cleaning and organizing to get ready for Thursday. They are calling for more rain so it will be OK to be inside. If I get done early enough maybe I can play with my clay. It has been calling me names lately.   It has been very annoyed. It is feeling quite neglected. I think it's time to make up;~)

This was one of those finds from the Salvation Army Thrift Store. You know the kind I'm talking about.  That thing you absolutely HAVE to have, even though you have no idea what in the heck you are going to do with it. But, unlike many of the things I absolutely HAVE to have, I have only been sitting on this little gem for about 6 months;~) It looks like it may have been home to a pen set or something similar. The lid had a recessed area that looked like a plaque or label had been pried up.  It looked pretty rough so I just made sheet out of the tail end of a cane that was headed for the scrap bag, and covered that area. Next I had to figure out what to do with the underside of the lid.  I could have soaked and scrubbed or scraped and sanded to get that label residue off of there but I honestly don't have the patience. So, I made this in Printshop (I love Printshop!), and did a little decoupage. That just left the inside. I initially over complicated it. ...