Thursday, June 28, 2007

a girl's best friend!!!

okay, so i can't quite afford the diamonds right now, but even this girl feels a natural draw to shiny rocks suspended from brilliant metal. that's right...i'm making beaded wire jewelry. actually, i'm just learning to work in the medium, but i've made a few decent looking stitch markers this week. i am a knitter after all!!

this was my very first effort...using quilting pins!!!



later that evening...stone bead on copper wire.



the next day...assorted beads on copper.



i think i'm starting to get the hang of this thing!!!


speaking of special things...i made a small addition to the bongo knot inventory this weekend. imagine the look one gets in the kitchenware aisle while insisting that your new scale absolutely must measure in grams. i should have worn my "say no to drugs" t-shirt that day. anyway, we welcome our new scale (pictured below with a hank of norwegian wood handspun).