4 More Days Till Christmas .......

Yes only 4 more days  till Santa is on his way

thank goodness two of them are shopping days

I found this great round ( lentil?) (since I have a ton in my bead box)  wire wrap tutorial - based on the current wire  weave fascination I have

http://flight-fancy.blogspot.ca/2010/07/wire-wrap-woven-pendant-tutorial-part-1.html

On my list of yet another thing to to  soon .........

Turks Head Knot - Ring or bracelet in wire or cord

In my search for patterned braided wire I came across this blog showing a Turks Head Knot ring


http://www.mailleartisans.org/board/viewtopic.php?t=15427&sid=e4f3e0913e8111f89408b9295db11ece

I was thinking it was braided but it is  wire woven  and looks to be a fun task to try

I found the website she refers to for the instructional dvd and other tutorials

http://www.golden-knots.com/kits_tools_order.html#about_dvd

and I have a few hits on how to do the turks head knot with paracord or other materials - and may try it with both
http://www.mailleartisans.org/articles/articledisplay.php?oldkey=20054    (really like this one  )
http://www.animatedknots.com/turkshead/
http://www.folsoms.net/knots/turkshead.htm

I have cable as well and this looks like a neat bracelet to make

Ah yes I am starting to feel better

New Tools wish List - #1 item for next year

so now I'm starting my new tools wish list for next year

As much as I want a Rolling Mill -  I want a to also get a mini wire rolling mill such as this
the larger roller has designs on

on sale on ebay for 390 and another 100 to ship - I want to make my own wire  with designs for braiding /soldering into bracelets or added embellishments on my etched work - if you already had the rolling mill you can get the roller seperate too  for about 70.00
KARAT MINI ROLLING MILL 5 ROLLERS COMBINATION FLAT WIRE & PATTERN DESIGN ROLLER
http://www.ebay.com/itm/KARAT-MINI-ROLLING-MILL-5-ROLLERS-COMBINATION-FLAT-WIRE-PATTERN-DESIGN-ROLLER-/360807915728

I'm checking around to see what else there is in comparison but this looks to be what I need (noticed I said need) to do the bracelets I've been wanting to do for years - combines  silver/gold or copper wire and flat pattern wire bradied and soldered at each end - I did a class and have a necklace and bracelet that I made and I love them and have always wanted to make them


5 Days Till Christmas

Yes only 5 days to go  of which two of them are weekend shopping days  - Yipee !
Were evidently headed for some severe storm weather from tonight till Christmas - Ice and snow - yuck

Now if you were looking for that one special gift category  - I found it

MiniMetalMaker - A small 3D printer that fabricates with metal clay.

It does not exist yet but someone is working on it 

very interesting 
wonder how much that will be - May go on my dream wish list 

checking out Kate Ferrant Richbourg  upcoming classes online 


gotta do the course for sure -  In an earlier blog I showed the soldering book from her I got through Kindle 
and love it 



Surfing the web for something to do ......

I know I'm starting to feel better - I'm surfing the web looking for things to try

One item is to find twisted wire  - I saw a class I would like but unfortunately cant get away to take  with
Kate Ferrant Richbourg
 you can see the results at her studio facebook page studio as well
https://www.facebook.com/KateRichbourgJewelryEducator?fref=ts

beautiful bracelet class -


I also found this blog- shows how easy it is and to add design to the twist - but dont you just love the simplicity of it !

http://taigoostudio.blogspot.ca/2012/08/how-to-making-decorative-twist-on.html

gotta try this  (in the blog they say about 10G?  but Ill try a few to see how hard it is to put the pattern on )

if you have ever twisted square wire you get a great twist design for your wire wrapping-  but the taigoostudio blog adds some design before you twist - its not very hard at all \






6 Days to go !!!!!

Only 6 more shopping days till Christmas - and I think I'm going to need most of them

The flu is getting better so the plan to rest first and deal with it is working better than working through it and having it linger for weeks . I hope to feel 100% by the weekend and for Christmas ! YEAH

I'm even starting to feel the itch to go down to the basement and torch -

I hate it when I get down there and cant figure out what to make - sort of puts a real damper on the mood

Last night I attended my Grand daughters Christmas recital for the grades K to 8  -   its was a hour long and very interesting
you sit (if your lucky) on those uncomfortable fold out chairs , your winter coat bunched around you because its so hot  (came in from snow and cold) smile and listen to jingle bells to the beat of a funeral dirge,  the off key and sometimes forgotten words to Frosty the snowman, the beating pots and sticks to Feliz navidad, ,   I absolutely loved the bell ringing ,  my older granddaughters group (7 &8's)  did  "What did the Fox say "   in French no  less - and they lost the accompanying  music just after they started and they didn't miss a bead and completed the singing of the song without it  and the final from the kindergarten- singing  I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas  and we wish you a merry Christmas  where my youngest granddaughter looked like she might throw up seeing all those parents in the audience - till she heard my daughter yell her name and a big smile came on her face.
Was a really great concert  and all the kids did so well.   The weather was awful and it was snowing on the way home as well (1/2 hour to my house) and in the boonies and back roads in 4wd all the way

Yes getting in the mood to play- finally  .........


8.....7 Days to go till Christmas

I'm still sick  but  this time I stayed home in bed all weekend to get better at the beginning  rather than go to work and dragging it on for 3 more weeks - back to work today but still  sick ......