Nobody, darnit

Last Sunday, a friend of mine gave me jewelry-making lessons. I asked her for help wrapping things, and so together we wrapped a little dried starfish in gold-colored wire. Yesterday, I turned it into a hair ornament. I wanted to have it done in time for the Friday Clarion party, and I think I'm going to make that an ongoing goal for this Clarion Season. Every week, I will make a new shiny thing to wear at the party.

Today is productive day!
After visiting the airport and the Land Where Pedestrians Dare Not Tread, I was thoroughly worn out, and so delayed sorting stuff for a potential garage sale in favor of making tiaras. I dug through our movie collection until I found a Western (Stagecoach) and plunked in front of the tv, surrounded by beads and wire. I'm satisfied with my two creations. They're both lopsided, but with the second one, I knew what mistakes not to make, and so it's lopsided in a different way. The ends aren't the most aesthetically pleasing things, even though they'd be covered by hair. Still figuring out how to fix that. I also desperately need to find my wire cutters, since the old pair didn't perform up to requirements.

When I get to the point where I'm consistently satisfied with my products, I'll open an Etsy store and see if I can't possibly make a couple of bucks. I'm really looking forward to this, since it gives me an excuse to sit around and watch movies, an activity I've had to neglect lately. Unfortunately, I most want to watch Japanese movies (there's still some Kurosawa I haven't watched!) and that requires almost constantly watching the screen for subtitles.

Pictures taken with my crappy laptop cam behind the cut.
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