Impatiently waiting

I’m waiting on a BIG supply order…UPS said it was supposed to be delivered last week, and then at the last minute, I got a text saying the delivery wouldn’t be until later this week!  Love the technology that allows me to track my packages, but I hate waiting!

In the meantime, I worked on a couple of projects with the supplies I had on hand.

A copper micro Dragonscale weave.  I can only do a few rows of this at a time until my eyes start to cross, so I work on a little each time I’m in the studio.  This will be a bracelet with  cool handmade clasp when it’s done.  I love this weave – it’s one of my favorites (honestly, nearly EVERY weave is my favorite…) – so substantial but flexible. I’ll probably touch this with a torch before polishing it to give it some nice patina.

It takes about an hour to do an inch of this stuff.  But it looks sooo great when it's done.
It takes about an hour to do an inch of this stuff. But it looks sooo great when it’s done.

 

I got a few more rows done today.  The silver ring on the end helps me to remember which end is the one I’m working on. 😉

Few more rows done, but still a long way to go.
Few more rows done, but still a long way to go.

 

And the little stirrups I made up last week got a little ring soldered to the top of them.  Again, think tiny tiny…it just takes a kiss from the torch to make the solder flow – I don’t want to melt everything and end up with a blob of silver!

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Here they are all finished up…shiny shiny silver earrings!

Stirrup earrings
Stirrup earrings

 

And the companion necklace.  I like it hung from a simple silver snake chain.

Stirrup pendant
Stirrup pendant

 

One of the next things I really need to do is either find my camera (it’s SOMEWHERE, I just don’t know where) or get a new one….these phone shots are just not cutting it.

Finally, I worked on some painting at the studio. I’ll never be a painter, but I’m happy with how this turned out. 🙂

Pi Studio...either people will get it, or they'll think we've lost our minds.
Pi Studio…either people will get it, or they’ll think we’ve lost our minds.