Oct 27 2009

I've been playing this game called Mohjong on the computer, and it's got me hooked. I tell Bruce that I play it to keep my mind active. He does crossword puzzles, I play mohjong. It's a game where you have to match tiles - you win if you clear the board of all pairs. Today, I WON! It was fun to see what happens when you win. First, you hear the noise - it sounds like ocean waves, but then, in the background, you see this tiny volcano, and pretty soon, black smoke is billowing from it - really cool. Think I'll play again.

I've also been working on wirework and different ways to mount my pendants. I'm liking what's happening.

Oct 26 2009

I had a compultion to buy another of Lydia Muell's tutorials - here's the first beads. There's lots of improvement to be had. I have to work on color, make sure my silver glass does it's thing before I encase it, make sure the encasing covers all the glass underneath, apply racu in the appropriate sequence so that it doesn't melt and spread, etc. Still, I like these beads.

Christmas is coming!

JEANNIEGALT

Unique Gifts

Oct 14 2009

Where does the time go to? I'm still not ready for winter! We started cutting down the curly willow today (it has to be cut down every year, as the branches grow up to 10 feet each year!) and by the time I was through with one tree, it was time to come in to warm up.

A picture of some beads I'm proud of. These blue flower beads have been encased in clear glass three times, which takes alot of time for each bead, but which really enhances the depth of the bead. I've just listed it on Artfire, if you're interested.

Sept 29, 2009

The end of September is almost here - the wind is blowing, and the temperature has dropped - I'm not ready for winter! None-the-less, my earrings say it's inventory clearance time. Please visit www.jeanniegalt.artfire.com and www. jeanniesbeads.etsy.com to see some great deals.

Sept 13 2009

Almost the middle of September already. I wanted to post this picture of a dragonfly that Rebecca, from http://www.rebeccascreations.etsy.com/ has made from a couple of my beads - awesome wirework - and such a cute looking dragonfly - Rebecca not only makes dragonflies, she has added some handmade wallets, tiny little pockets just the right size for your credit cards, coasters from polymer clay, and some jewelry - check her site out!

Sept 2 2009

Where has the summer gone? All of a sudden, it's long pants and cotton sweaters. And time to trim the cherry tree. For the last couple of years, we've let it go without pruning, and now it needs alot of pruning. Bruce is taking the first bunch of branches to the drop off place now. I want summer back! This week, it's Big Hole Bead time - I hope to be listing something new each day.