Three Beautiful Things This Week

Three Beautiful Things This Week was inspired by a wonderful blog that Clare writes called Three Beautiful Things. Everyday, Clare writes about 3 Beautiful Things that happen each day in her life. It's a wonderful blog! I can only hope to imitate her in a very small way.

1)  Somedays, it's really difficult to find a good thing, but everyday this week, there was a bit of love and a bit of laughter.  Sometimes, I think that's all that we can ask for, so when it happens, it is joyous!!!

2) Pixie loves going to the nursing homes.  She loves the ear rubs and the tummy rubs and all of the people who give her attention!!  I have to smile as we walk through the nursing homes.  She gives so many people so much joy!

3) I mowed the lawn yesterday.  Oh, my!!  The lawn was very long!!  All the rain that ended our drought has caused the grass to grow.  You won't hear me complaining about mowing the lawn this year!!!

A New Project

Bracelets

for 

Hospice.

The hospice care for which Pixie and I volunteer are putting together baskets for new hospice patients.

Items such as blankets, soaps, lotions, and other useful items are going to be included in each basket.

I'm making stretch bracelets.

Tonight I made 10 bracelets.

You can be sure that I'll be making more, but this should be enough for the volunteers to start using.

I'm so grateful to be a part of this group.

I've met some wonderful volunteers and patients.

It's a true blessing!

I Tried to Follow Directions, and I Came Close!!!!!

In the last issue of the

Soda Lime Times,

a digital magazine devoted to lampwork glass beads and lampwork bead makers,

I saw

Hannah Rosner's 

pendant tutorial using those ever popular bell flowers on a wire.

I didn't have all the flowers she showed in the tutorial, but I came close.

 

Here's the result.

 

 My pendant is a little different than Hannah's, 

but I'm very happy with my work.

If you'd like to see Hannah's tutorial,

visit Soda Lime Time's.

Click 

HERE 

for the link.

You can buy the current issue.

I never miss an issue!!!

 

Thanks,

Hannah!

 

Poor Pixie!

Yesterday, Pixie had her teeth cleaned.  Ouch!!!  She came home groggy and mad at me!  Poor girl.  She was in pain, so I had to leave her home and go back to the vet for some pain medication.  She was not happy with me when I got home.  Her leg hurt her, too, at the IV site.  She winced and whined a bit.  She refused to eat, even her favorite treat!
She was still glaring at me at bedtime, even when she was fake shivering.  I'd cover her up, then she'd start panting.  My poor girl had a very rough day.  I hope she has a better day today!!

Raw Polymer!

Here's what I've been working on using 

polymer clay.

This is the raw product

BEFORE

sanding, polishing, buffing, patina-ing

Well, you get the picture.

No, you don't, because you haven't seen them yet!

Just trying out covering polymer clay with translucent to see what happens.

The Sacred Heart of Jesus!

Working on adding faces.  I'm not there yet.

Jesus carries his cross.

Dragonfly!

When these are finished, I'll show them again, and you can see the differences.