Author: wintergypsy

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Blue Glass Head

I try to keep an eye out for mannequin parts for a friend of mine who likes to play with photography that involve body parts-n-such-stuff…. so far I’ve passed up a $1 Michael Jackson mannequin at an auction last summer (sad, I know — i still think of him as “the one who got away” as this was right nearby in deerfield!!) …. i also passed by a set of small children mannequins in Ventura, CA (only $30 each!)because I couldn’t figure out how to get them home with me on a plane (small child-like mannequin in suitcase? creepy. small child-like mannequin in overhead compartment? also creepy. both very good stories buuuuuut…… it was determined a no-go mostly because they wouldn’t fit in my suitcase and I wasn’t going to have time to buy a suitcase after 5pm on a saturday when my flight was leaving at 6am the next morning. i also wasn’t sure i could convince my old roommate to send them in the mail. opening a big box to find two children in it? also creepy 😉 but fun!

ANYWAY. FINALLY this summer i located a body part that was w/in her price range, w/in a reasonable distance from my house, and better yet —- going on sale for 30% off on Sunday! so finally finally finally I got a body part for her and it rode around in the backset of my car looking like this:

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Kitchen Rack

I know i promised you kitchen before/after, but i still can’t quite bring myself to address those pictures. Also, I’m still only at 70% done (essentially same as I was last December) which is depressing, and apparently I’ve freaked out my mother a little bit because I want to “gamble” with the system and see if I can finish the remaining 30% in time for guests to come over for Christmas 🙂

ANYWAY.

Here’s a small project from last weekend — I finally found and installed racks for hanging glassware out of the way of other stuff. YAY!!!!

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Second Quivet

OK — technically my first one that I assembled, but it’s the second one I finished. It took me forever to find an acceptable “other side” color —- I settled (happily settled, mind you) on a deep purple. so there, mom. it’s not green 😛 I think you’ll like the purple!

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Future plans = not-quite quilting

These used to be ties. I have plans. Plans that involve modgepodge (or more likely: polyurethane) and an earlier posted “future project”. Yup. Would something like this be considered “anti-quilting”?

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Future project = pottery!

I have a lot of pottery equipment at home that’s just *begging* to be used. Much of it is lent to me & I want to make sure to keep it in good condition while I have it, so I figure I should really make it a priority to fire up the engines & kilns to make sure they stay (in the case of anything with an engine) well-oiled and in working condition.

This will be a LOT of work in prep as nearly all of the (many many pounds) of clay I have (both earthenware and stoneware) is kind of….. rock hard.

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Future Project = Cement statue or birdbath

Here’s the skeleton for a sculpture or (sculptural) bird bath to be made out of lightweight cement. I have yet to do *any* cement work this summer & the warm weather is fast disappearing, so I would like to make a move on this project sooner rather than later….. cement is FUN but it’s also…. heavy & dusty & dirty …. and time consuming to make….. the time part is the part which has been slowing this one down. In many ways it’s a whole day commitment to decide to work on cement.