A Little Too Much Enthusiasm

If you are a regular reader here, and I hope if you aren't, you become one,

you know that I have tendonitis in my wrist that will require surgery next month.

In the meantime, it doesn't matter what I do, 

I always hurt.

So, I decided that it's time to get back to clay and glass.

Today,

an easy day,

I decided to work with clay.

I wanted to make a 

BIG

HOLLOW

BEAD.

I'd say this qualifies as a

BIG

HOLLOW

BEAD.

It's almost the size of a baseball!

OH.

MY.

GOODNESS!

Yes, my hand hurts.

It always does. 

Tomorrow will be the test.

OUCH!

This will be my entry for Katie Oskin's

2015 Polymer Clay Challenge this week.

Was it worth it?

YES, IT WAS!

 

Needle Felting - I'm going to like it, I think!

With Jenny's stem cell transplant coming up,

and knowing that I would not be making glass beads for a while,

I knew I'd have to find something to keep me busy.

Marcy Lamberson suggested that I try needle felting.

She told me it was easy to do and transportable.

She even shared with me where she buys her supplies on Etsy--

The Fancy Tiger.

So, I ordered this,

the Robin Ball Needle Felting Kit.

I think I'm going to like it.

Everything I needed came in this box, from the roving to the needle.

It is easy to do, and I can easily carry the entire kit in my bag.

The only thing I need to remember is to be more careful

 

because when the ball slips, the needle can plunge into your finger.

Like

OUCH!

I do think, however, I'm going to like this very much!