*Finally*

After not having the...time, inclination, wherewithal, energy, juice...take your pick, I finally did something creative today. I had stashed away my maternal grandmother's locket for quite awhile and found it again last week.

I wanted to do something other than just wear it on a chain or a ribbon, so today, I got out my never-before-actually-used-successfully-by-me Tricord Knotter. Since this locket has such a beautiful rosy gold hue, I decided to use garnet beads and pearls on a white cord. I am pleased with the results.

This locket is only one of two things that survived my grandmother's death. It contains the only photo I have of her as she was as a young woman. I'm guessing that it dates back to the very late 1800's, given that she wasn't yet 40 when she passed away. I've always known that I wanted to incorporate pearls but wasn't sure until today how.

I still have to add the clasp, but that means that I have to *find* the clasps first. There's always tomorrow...

Remiss again

It's not that I forget to post...it's that I've been needing a poke to do so lately. So thank you Eric for the email.

I haven't had much time recently for being creative...lots of things happening on the home front. More work on my house, some financial woohas and looking for a *gulp* job. Preferably something i can do right here, but I'm not holding out much hope right now. Ethel apparently needs some work _again_ and hopefully, it will work for my friend Mark to come and do so tomorrow.

It hasn't been all unfun however, I'm knitting a nice girly tank top for my kid (well, hardly a kid anymore) friend Aubrey. She now lives in Florida and hardly has a need for wool socks, hat and mittens, so it's something she can wear there. She's in love and discovering that it's fun dressing like a girl, so after this tank top is done, I'm sewing a skirt for her to wear with it. I have a little over a week to finish both, but the front and back of the tank top are done and just need the shoulder straps and the finish on both the neck edge and armholes. The skirt....piece o cake with my mad sewing machine skillz. I found this lovely silky sarong-y fabric in my stash, that is gorgeous with the green of the tank top and her mum assures me that orange is her new favorite color.

A girl after my own (orange) heart!

I'm backing up all my files for this 'puter work coming up so I'd best get back to it!