Whew! I'm glad January is over-it's been a very busy new year already. It has been way to cold here with too much snow. But I love New England with the changing seasons and plan on being here for quite a long time.
Creatively speaking, I met up with a group of local etsy-ians last weekend and had a ball. It is very refreshing to be around people who encourage, enable and are interested in creating. In our world of cheap chinese knockoffs, original handmade articles become very important in maintaining our personal identity. It gives me a special warm feeling inside whenever I wear something made just for me, or is one of a kind. I know that when I wear one of my own knit scarves, I won't be seeing it on someone else unless I gave them one. I'm teaching myself to knit, so all my female friends/relatives got a crazy scarf for Christmas. I embellish some of my purchased clothing with my embroidery, so even though the shirt may have came from Wallyworld, or my new favorite for sales-Tractor Supply, I know that my shirt won't look like the billion others sold at the same outlet.
I have 3 pieces of jewelry that means so much to me because they were made just for me. I worked with a lady many years ago who was taking silversmithing classes at the Sharon Center for the Arts. I had Jean made me a sword pendant with a red stone in the hilt. The pendant even has a name-Kalnardaril, the enchanted blade (from my D&D days). The blade is a 2 of a kind- Jean loved the way it came out so made one for herself.
The 2nd piece was also made by Jean, not for me but rather for my departed mother. My mom loved southwestern style jewelry, so I commissioned a torquoise and coral ring-the stones wrapped with a leaf. When my mom passed, my dad gave me the ring back. I remember her and Jean everytime I wear it.
My last piece is a pewter unicorn pendant. I visited a shop in Mississippi when I was in the Air Force that made pewter jewlery on site. They had a series of chinese zodiac pendants-one being a cool horse. The designer and I took the horse and modified it into a unicorn for me. As far as I know it is a one of a kind. Note I said "as far as I know". Maybe he made more, who know? In my mind it's one of a kind.
I had stolen someone else's idea to create something on my felting machine each week and journal the creative process. I had hoped to start last month, but life got in the way (as well as embroidering 200 paw print beads for a promo). I hope to get started this week as soon as I write the newsletter for my garden club. I have one project started, so finishing it will most likely be the first of the weekly experiments. Keep an eye here for the results of my felting projects.
Cheers and hugs to all,
Terry
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