cup hooks!

I turn my camera on. I cut my fingers on the way.

I made some new earrings. 

They're simple, but I like the way they look when they are on.

Also, they're not too heavy, which is nice.

I've been beating up my fingers lately. I've cut them with a wood saw, a jeweler's saw, a grater, a file, and piece of aluminum. I guess that's what happens when you have a million projects going at once.

On a happy note, we had a (very tiny) guest in our garden...

Happy Day-After-Mother's-Day To All!

Jake and I are making an ottoman out of scrap wood. I promised photos, but it's not quite ready yet. So, instead, I have a photo of Jake's cute feet, which will soon be resting on the ottoman.

I made a bead for Jess's hair. My mom took a photo of it for me, but you can't really see the detail. I'll have to get a better shot of it when I go to Providence for Jess's graduation .

The bean plants are starting to get flowers!

It's so cool that I started these from tiny little seeds.

That's it for now.

Let's build a garden with everything we need, out in the side yard, on a quiet street.

It turns out, my plants weren't hungry for sun. They were thirsty for rain. And now they've been getting absurd amounts in the last week. And they're happy!

They're starting to grab on!

If I was a sculptor... but then again, no.

I've actually been working on some metal stuff, despite the fact that my metal-motivation has been pretty much non-existent. My brain is being way too negative and is telling me that it's pointless and frivolous and will never amount to anything anyway. But then I wear something I've made, and someone tells me its great and I should be selling my work... and I don't know. It's hard.

This is a piece I just finished.

I wanted to try something structured and symmetrical, but I think it's just shown me that the free-form, organic shapes are nicer. I also tried combining copper and brass in one piece. I'm not sure if I like it or not.

Here's one of my other necklaces, made in brass only.