The Wigglebutt Blog

Well... now that summer is coming to an end I  will be spending more time indoors, which means more time to make stuff and list stuff and post about stuff☺ This past Sunday I did carve out several hours to try and  play catch-up (again / still) on   The Year of Jewelry Project This one I think I actually posted on time but didn't share here These I just made and posted over the weekend  I need to get my enamels out ~  I miss playing with the torch☺ I really like this piece. The gorgeous lamp work beads are  from JulsBeads and I made the beadcaps, metal spacers, clasp,  polymer clay spacers and beads and the viking knit☺ (I did not make the cone ends for the viking knit;) I still have about 4 more weeks of catch up to do but it shouldn't take too long. In other news, we were hoping to have the new greenhouse up by now but, apparently, some of the panels are on back order so it's been delayed...

Summertime is such a busy time, the good kind of busy☺ In addition to yard work and gardening, Hubs and I went to a family reunion in Washington (state) It was awesome☺ I am also in the process of pulling out all of the old carpet in the house to get ready for the new carpet install next week. YAY! AND, we are in the planning stages of putting in a foundation for the  NEW greenhouse that should be arriving in about a month. YAY ~ YAY!☺ (I am so flipping excited !!!!) Busy ~ busy! I thought I would share some pics of my tomatoes. I'm kinda proud of their progress Seedlings started in the storage area ~ April 2014 Hanging out in the greenhouse ~ May 26, 2014 Taking over the greenhouse ~ Aug 8, 2014 Now we just water and wait Tomatoes ~ Aug 8, 2014 for these guys to turn red☺ I'm still trying to keep up with The Year of Jewelry Project I'm only 1 week behind☺ Here is Week 30

Here we have Weeks 26 - 29 projects for  The Year of Jewelry Project. I actually have been pretty punctual about posting to the group, just not so much here☺ These guys have been back several times for extra helpings but I have been able to enjoy a little broccoli, cauliflower and leaf lettuce that they kindly left alone. One little one is all about the strawberry plants and the other has developed a taste for beets:( I guess sharing is a good thing..right? Anyway... here we go ~ ~ Week 26 ~ ~ Week 27 ~ Finally worked up the courage to do this in sterling silver ~ Love ~ Week 28 ~ ~ Week 29 ~   

I know what you're thinking Oooohhh! Delphiniums are delicious! Aren't they just the cutest! So precious! Just the sweetest little family! But..... This, my friends, is evil in a 'cute suit'! "What proof do you have that this precious, adorable creature is evil?" you may ask . Well...... Before. After. Before. After.   I will spare you the rest of the carnage. Let's just say that this year I planted a giant moose salad bar;~(

I can't even tell you  how much I love this cuff. The wrap is rustic (read: far from perfect☺) It's chunky A little wonky It looks like it would be really heavy But it's not It is seriously comfy ~ fits like a glove☺ Don't you just love that eyeball???!!! THAT my friends is a hand made lampwork cabochon made by the lovely and talented Juli Cannon of Studio Juls ♥ I used copper wire in several gauges: 10g, 16g, 20g and 24g A lot of heating and pounding went into this cuff and I couldn't be more pleased with how it turned out.

During the summer months I usually suck at posting..... anything. Not apologizing, just FYI. It's a time thing. Full time job, gardening duties, yard work~ just a time thing☺ Oh yea... And trying to make at least one piece of jewelry per week☺   Which is usually accomplished while curled up in my chair  in the evening in front of the TV. I don't know why the cord in the lower right picture looks green? It's not;-( The necklace was made to match the bracelet and earrings I gave to my sister. She mentioned several months ago that she needed  a necklace to go with them. (Of course, I didn't want to rush into anything,  so 5 months later I started working on it☺)   That gorgeous bead in the bracelet is a one of a kind lampwork focal by Juli Cannon of Studio Juls so I needed to get a little creative with the necklace☺ I made a focal with a similar color pattern using polymer clay, then to balance out the neckl...

Just a quicky to show you my piece for Week 22. I actually followed the theme for this week which was "My Favorite Flower" Polymer clay flowers with swarovski crystal 'stamens' My favorite flower is a fuchsia called  "Swingtime" This pic is from 2010. I try to have at least one of these every year. Love♥