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Glass Beads & Jewelry
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Monday ~ February 8th, 2010 |
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Last July, I went to the bank and asked for a whole bunch of small bills ranging from 5s up to 20s. The clerk, after hearing my request, gave me a strange look, but when I explained to her that I needed these small bills as part of a gift, she was actually excited to help me out.
With my giant wad of money stuffed into an envelope, I went home, filled Chris' guitar case with the bills & on his birthday, handed him the case to open.
You see, for many, many moons, Chris had been yearning for a new guitar, his dream guitar.
And now he could finally get it!
It was a good day. A very good day indeed.
Not too long after that, Chris went down to the guitar shop & ordered a Martin, which had to be custom made for him. He put down the deposit & the man behind the counter informed him that it could take up to a half a year to get here. But for Chris, what was 6 more months? He had been wanted this new guitar for years...
Well, 6 months later, it arrived. In fact, just a couple days before my birthday. It's a beautiful guitar & he's a happy man. |
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Sunday ~ February 7th
Hard to believe that you were a little pea just 6 years ago.
Happy Birthday my sweet niece, Ella! |
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Friday ~ February 5th
First, let me say that all the bead sets from the previous sale are out in the mail (insert a huge *sigh* of relief here). I had lots of fun making them, but I am pleased to be done.
And another project that I am pleased to have completed, just yesterday, was the making of 20 focal beads for the Musée des maîtres et artisans du Québec, in Montreal, Quebec.
Back in November, I was asked to participate in an exhibition there, which is part of a larger program to promote glass works in Montreal. The exhibit runs from March 4th to April 11th & all my beads had to be at the museum by today, February 5th.
Of course, instead of starting on the project back in November, which would have been the smart thing to do, I waited until the last minute to tackle it. This might not have been such a daunting task if I had a huge range of focal bead styles, but I am a "very small bead set beadmaker", not a "very big focal bead beadmaker" so to say the least, it's been a challenge.
Here's the collection that I made:
There's 21 beads in this photo & when you look at them altogether, you really don't get the sense of the size so here's a close up:
Mammoth beads!
Colossal in size!
Still don't believe me? I'll hold one up for you:
Look at this monster! It measures 30 mm x 30 mm, which is way over an inch in both directions!
And this one:
The diameter is 40 mm (1 1/2 inches) long. That's big dudes, for me, that's really big!
And then, last night, I made my wee little beads again:
And all was back to normal. |
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