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My 100th post
This is my 100th post in this blog, started February 10th of this year. I’ve enjoyed the process — which I find curious, as I’ve never successfully kept a journal. This is admittedly less personal than a journal, which must suit me. Blogging is incentive for me to bead more consistently, which I appreciate. Technically,…
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Another rug palette
I took another picture of a rug (see another rug palette entry here). There was a coffee table in the center, and furniture on the edges, but these pictures give you an idea. There is a medallion of the two blues in the center of this large square area run, and then geometric designs around…
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Remembering 9/11
As I’ve written here before, I participated in the Bead Quilt Project, to remember and honor 9/11 victims, their families, and the heroes that emerged. Sometime today, please consider browsing through the website. I’m happy to report that the Quilts have been accepted to the National Memorial at the World Trade Center site — read…
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A button and a cab
Drea suggested a button, Grace suggested a vendor — here’s the button I bought from VintageNecessities on Etsy. It’s HUGE. Very cool, but not the right colors. I’ll find another home for it. Then Drea came across cabs in her own collection and gifted me with some. They’re wonderful, and will be excellent with this…
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Finders Keepers
Once upon a time, beachcombers could find treasures from the East when wandering the beaches in Oregon — blown glass floats used by Japanese fishermen. Used to suspend nets, these floats ranged from 2″ to 2′ in size, and were a coup to find after their 10-30 year journey across the Pacific. Today’s floats are…