Mouse Circus
I’m back! I pulled myself away from the unbelievable wonder that is jewelry fabrication and walked into our kitchen to find, what would you expect? A disaster area. Not entirely unexpected, and nothing that wasn’t fixed by an hour of good deep scrubbing. One surprise, though: it turns out that we own FOURTEEN BOWLS. Fourteen! Cereal/soup/oatmeal/munchies bowls, not including the mixing bowls or larger popcorn bowls we keep around, which do double duty as cereal bowls if I don’t keep up with the original fourteen.
This means more to a couple without a dishwasher, because while we have the counter and cupboard space to accommodate all of these bowls, what it really means is that we can keep dirtying dishes until we come face to face with fourteen cereal bowls, stacked high and filled with milk, dried cereal, and anything else you use bowls for. Fourteen. Ack. The kitchen survived the last few Goodwill runs, but I’m thinking I’m going to have to take a closer look at it in the next week or two. It’ll be fun, like Project Runway – one day you’re in, the next, aufedersein! They’ll never see it coming. ♥
I’m in love with Wolf’s Precision Wax Carvers – the full set of 18. They’re described most notably by Jennifer Stenhouse as “the heroin of waxworking”. I tried to make do with dental tools and files, but in a moment of weakness I pulled out the shiny new set the studio has and I was hooked. My set, which will be really and truly, and solely mine will be arriving here in two business days, and I’m counting the hours.
Rainy Day Bike Ride
Valentines Day Pounce! I can just imagine putting this plate out with a batch of cream scones on it, and watching the picture come up as everyone has tea. It’s clean and professional, but very organic in appearance.
Because not everyone wants dishware for Valentines Day, and because I am so far behind, here’s a few more for you:
Crystal Boxes
I love the design of this necklace ♥ The more I get into fabrication, the greater appreciation I have for how much work goes into these pieces, and I love the raw look of uncut stones like diamonds, sapphires, tourmaline, and while Herkimer diamonds were never a big favorite of mine, I think they were a good choice in this piece.
Freeform Cuff
I ♥ cuffs; enough said. This is a particularly nice example, and if it were sent to me for Valentines Day, you wouldn’t see me complaining…hint hint. Unfortunately (fortunately?) those wax working tools from heaven are my Valentines day gift, so I don’t get cuffs. The seller is on my favorites list nonetheless.
This is felted wool?!
I love, love, love cuffs, in case it wasn’t clear before. This one made from felted Merino wool is so effortlessly beautiful, with just enough animation to it to make it look like it jumped out of a scene in Coraline. Think jumping mouse circus; I love this piece ♥
I’ll put up a gallery of Valentines day wishes, so this post won’t be too long. Saturday Pounce will resume tomorrow.
♥ Momo