Metal Work

<p align="center">Yesterday I experimented more with metals. I bought some more brass and a big piece of sheet metal from the hardware store. I don't like to use traditional metals. I like to mix it up a bit. </p><p align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGrM8FS_UczUwsDHSniJ_fsyLm5XNW1nhtykr48253CvAhG3hku4GQ05Ej2ZDRvmkpo1kTKgWjrMZPAIlRcrUbrTc-9G6nIe9ZJZYuiLJ0u3HqU9WgrfRD6p4U6Yp-w_g8yOGYg-BhlIbs/s1600-h/DSC_3314.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447810171429467618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGrM8FS_UczUwsDHSniJ_fsyLm5XNW1nhtykr48253CvAhG3hku4GQ05Ej2ZDRvmkpo1kTKgWjrMZPAIlRcrUbrTc-9G6nIe9ZJZYuiLJ0u3HqU9WgrfRD6p4U6Yp-w_g8yOGYg-BhlIbs/s400/DSC_3314.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisdD_CXXNmicu4ViRgWWLU5Votf7at4wO47V9Gute_XZ_hfvJodN58RixEPin6r0BXw_P5nfKkxeZ_VjOyTEmuuB4S1U-lRigSlonT2RiZ0TqGnju_eBKAHBlQgh1GL_TgFMZfd5B2ZAPo/s1600-h/DSC_3310.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447810176474349026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisdD_CXXNmicu4ViRgWWLU5Votf7at4wO47V9Gute_XZ_hfvJodN58RixEPin6r0BXw_P5nfKkxeZ_VjOyTEmuuB4S1U-lRigSlonT2RiZ0TqGnju_eBKAHBlQgh1GL_TgFMZfd5B2ZAPo/s400/DSC_3310.jpg" style="WIDTH: 249px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /></p><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuHP2mJ4kF3jv9MhUR8yfORCB550Ktn0IKah9ByWn_W9aOqvuXMC439v_E8-6WbEFqk8bG6qq7R0uiUYktv7YyYOK8F1rbnO0dx3b-HqSCHF9bbQx3MCkFegVLDs5UMoA2J98ZUD-FWcBk/s1600-h/DSC_3181.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447777807012602130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuHP2mJ4kF3jv9MhUR8yfORCB550Ktn0IKah9ByWn_W9aOqvuXMC439v_E8-6WbEFqk8bG6qq7R0uiUYktv7YyYOK8F1rbnO0dx3b-HqSCHF9bbQx3MCkFegVLDs5UMoA2J98ZUD-FWcBk/s400/DSC_3181.jpg" style="WIDTH: 251px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnM4F7-_KN6gyU_dtamLbNdHPgiF_S4vwHfnN8iuYCiy4pLtavWr9gQfaRkG16AtzLQyzoojcBuFuvEfX1R_ShJhaXEIoBbmD-fFlK1QyuKAk5xi5Cu5bWhm55p_26TdkNw0I0ytjh9oE/s1600-h/DSC_3183.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447777793000027410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnM4F7-_KN6gyU_dtamLbNdHPgiF_S4vwHfnN8iuYCiy4pLtavWr9gQfaRkG16AtzLQyzoojcBuFuvEfX1R_ShJhaXEIoBbmD-fFlK1QyuKAk5xi5Cu5bWhm55p_26TdkNw0I0ytjh9oE/s400/DSC_3183.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <p align="center"><br />I started out using my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">dapping</span> block and making rounded discs of varying sizes and metals.<br /></p></div><div><div align="center"><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /> </div></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibgQqlaygwrEYWx4-KITuXw0J_cOKyJNE8kzWgyLtaqJvIo00b3vTBIDiGs4fX3gnHB-OIObs6xhQ6DbOCYRJkf6xcKtSDuD7inrW2RqZq7e_gdI7BKMkxM4liwiuh1hyphenhyphenILV7jhvs5lgA5/s1600-h/DSC_3184.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447777791228942402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibgQqlaygwrEYWx4-KITuXw0J_cOKyJNE8kzWgyLtaqJvIo00b3vTBIDiGs4fX3gnHB-OIObs6xhQ6DbOCYRJkf6xcKtSDuD7inrW2RqZq7e_gdI7BKMkxM4liwiuh1hyphenhyphenILV7jhvs5lgA5/s400/DSC_3184.jpg" style="WIDTH: 274px; HEIGHT: 321px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj64yplxD-4qXgJF0y_SmlathVxD_BFuoLXJMMDGko1XrjmXvGSTv-sbqFyo2v7muymgLs4PBJEC4JG7IYkm96HCTu3z8PViW48-Gz2OQU9oWXRIhvoVQqXXMJEYUZRjN6w0JsLtBMR217U/s1600-h/DSC_3186.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447777788190096306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj64yplxD-4qXgJF0y_SmlathVxD_BFuoLXJMMDGko1XrjmXvGSTv-sbqFyo2v7muymgLs4PBJEC4JG7IYkm96HCTu3z8PViW48-Gz2OQU9oWXRIhvoVQqXXMJEYUZRjN6w0JsLtBMR217U/s400/DSC_3186.jpg" style="WIDTH: 278px; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />Then I made this little bale for the pendant to hang on. I cut a strip then bent it around my round pliers and hammered it shut on one end.<br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi691sMF_kwIAaCNvz8VWJYJil47LVrJZjEVzvOBVAFEx7gLscVOdZ2RrZTZdXDWhliTpiEbJA5B_vjBseIgo4ESVPAfoOWd0jyayT7BSUTqobZIoDoapl4c-wfSqDnSpmlzozviFtlzluy/s1600-h/DSC_3188.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447777065409823282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi691sMF_kwIAaCNvz8VWJYJil47LVrJZjEVzvOBVAFEx7gLscVOdZ2RrZTZdXDWhliTpiEbJA5B_vjBseIgo4ESVPAfoOWd0jyayT7BSUTqobZIoDoapl4c-wfSqDnSpmlzozviFtlzluy/s400/DSC_3188.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />This is what I had hoped the finished product would look like....well it's all experimental and it didn't quite turn out like this.<br /><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9qkSSLrtjleeGdZ0aKOv2OlgcuK-KlcI7rWYH_g3kfT2YWzieiFt-xf4k0-ZFGTtsJ8UsvOZh4YiePFRy09kRWbyAE7fYzxpX1xnCMe9_1t8Fw3evkil5KKuhZZqnB97HRCLxCpWP7F4K/s1600-h/DSC_3189.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447777060261033698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9qkSSLrtjleeGdZ0aKOv2OlgcuK-KlcI7rWYH_g3kfT2YWzieiFt-xf4k0-ZFGTtsJ8UsvOZh4YiePFRy09kRWbyAE7fYzxpX1xnCMe9_1t8Fw3evkil5KKuhZZqnB97HRCLxCpWP7F4K/s400/DSC_3189.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuBw8m_jfpmAR6Jp1tgGtF81Fitof4GPH_RTcaApxblAW_HGMFmdT4kRgvoVmMVMdF32CoQFO40xZA-6MeD4PvZGAR6jbyUFYGRYTMSzoBLlyMqWU8-gQeMJfl8zqXtuD7lvu7z6ruScaq/s1600-h/DSC_3190.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447777054696265346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuBw8m_jfpmAR6Jp1tgGtF81Fitof4GPH_RTcaApxblAW_HGMFmdT4kRgvoVmMVMdF32CoQFO40xZA-6MeD4PvZGAR6jbyUFYGRYTMSzoBLlyMqWU8-gQeMJfl8zqXtuD7lvu7z6ruScaq/s400/DSC_3190.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />Yes, I do this in my kitchen. Not an ideal space but it's what I have to work with. </div><br /><br /><div align="center">The solder didn't work the first time so I had to do it again, which means coating it in flux again and cleaning it off.<br /><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYtgOuPUPSw4ugTk8Gs4-SWGWwCjQy86PA7CQDZEC2bR_7JHKNVYgf10xxcTGVFb63PTz9xVLbyjgV-zF0-EeL7UPBpdU5-YoyCv9RVEqPFkkzoA-kmHoNhgoop2BWmiec6VldVWxA6AI/s1600-h/DSC_3194.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447777047847772274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYtgOuPUPSw4ugTk8Gs4-SWGWwCjQy86PA7CQDZEC2bR_7JHKNVYgf10xxcTGVFb63PTz9xVLbyjgV-zF0-EeL7UPBpdU5-YoyCv9RVEqPFkkzoA-kmHoNhgoop2BWmiec6VldVWxA6AI/s400/DSC_3194.jpg" style="WIDTH: 261px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWBUn28S3hcIfH6GizvPkK-ewvShiOrUL99V6U7ecrPi0-g07ddSh2hQ6yVFw1_P9Sg38tJ4MIUothiXdfNde-c2jwytxhWAyO_M_Y3LAXJ5Z7yP23r0uY-EXN7Be9wYhyphenhyphen78yT0pxrhug/s1600-h/DSC_3195.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447776698376780258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWBUn28S3hcIfH6GizvPkK-ewvShiOrUL99V6U7ecrPi0-g07ddSh2hQ6yVFw1_P9Sg38tJ4MIUothiXdfNde-c2jwytxhWAyO_M_Y3LAXJ5Z7yP23r0uY-EXN7Be9wYhyphenhyphen78yT0pxrhug/s400/DSC_3195.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />This is what the piece looked like after I tried again and again to attach the stupid bale to.<br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwAaXTbpvw5HFkxDp64R8x2eAJpGC8p8HK5DegvMNXLc_sGA-gg8ZrrntXTqnxD_E3DHyg5aQ-81AiEJpUwCoqwBaW1RMtfdXWpsZEY_6fW6NDkt4RhFgUcy5zOuM4QTk-laNMi7Cd269J/s1600-h/DSC_3197.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447776691367738914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwAaXTbpvw5HFkxDp64R8x2eAJpGC8p8HK5DegvMNXLc_sGA-gg8ZrrntXTqnxD_E3DHyg5aQ-81AiEJpUwCoqwBaW1RMtfdXWpsZEY_6fW6NDkt4RhFgUcy5zOuM4QTk-laNMi7Cd269J/s400/DSC_3197.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWBUn28S3hcIfH6GizvPkK-ewvShiOrUL99V6U7ecrPi0-g07ddSh2hQ6yVFw1_P9Sg38tJ4MIUothiXdfNde-c2jwytxhWAyO_M_Y3LAXJ5Z7yP23r0uY-EXN7Be9wYhyphenhyphen78yT0pxrhug/s1600-h/DSC_3195.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9B-B6HhOSEWuhfSdU07nU7Bn6Vr7MUxnzGjpIVWdg8UpPWQNFShqgVk6rsidpai4KpOA7nKXIoknItSkqReXkD6QydZdUlZd4r7leXyFgljZpTEPtH2JMIejfA5GzVioS74XssBvIySYl/s1600-h/Picnik+collage.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447776688132725762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9B-B6HhOSEWuhfSdU07nU7Bn6Vr7MUxnzGjpIVWdg8UpPWQNFShqgVk6rsidpai4KpOA7nKXIoknItSkqReXkD6QydZdUlZd4r7leXyFgljZpTEPtH2JMIejfA5GzVioS74XssBvIySYl/s400/Picnik+collage.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />I had to give up on the bale. It was a good idea but for some reason I just couldn't get it to stay in the place I wanted it to be. Plus I just lost patience.<br /> </p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghIXHtSEGdLnOAqCKqbkcCGcx2uIWYuEhHVK_L8c43O4nxJQiohQcHgERpGe-mDj-c6o0Z7W2vTqpZMaXYORsr8an7d9x_Wq7NleKi-ELEOYXzlcexOxFUM0VV0Gs_e_EPbxfOYTM5Gxhc/s1600-h/bowls+necklace+3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447776680606700146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghIXHtSEGdLnOAqCKqbkcCGcx2uIWYuEhHVK_L8c43O4nxJQiohQcHgERpGe-mDj-c6o0Z7W2vTqpZMaXYORsr8an7d9x_Wq7NleKi-ELEOYXzlcexOxFUM0VV0Gs_e_EPbxfOYTM5Gxhc/s400/bowls+necklace+3.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></p><p align="center">After a lot of polishing with the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">dremel</span> this is the final product! Pretty cool huh?<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4d_7mXd5YeWOMtMTuHH5Fdr7xWl8GrVkBZURA4jb4tENvalLOIGycLvSK2VjGOUT-RpgmFVo7Xa872TvU4uMNh5A7VNPjjT-XkjvOey4210wj48D0DydWm6llamSevCHPraUNOcXk3QZ0/s1600-h/bowls+necklace+2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447776672236238946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4d_7mXd5YeWOMtMTuHH5Fdr7xWl8GrVkBZURA4jb4tENvalLOIGycLvSK2VjGOUT-RpgmFVo7Xa872TvU4uMNh5A7VNPjjT-XkjvOey4210wj48D0DydWm6llamSevCHPraUNOcXk3QZ0/s400/bowls+necklace+2.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><div></div><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx4M71B0XR70NwL7j85ggz9sy8S9CgrcfrsE25H7gh8lspN9Xid0ZhGoi3g07XNRKZt_OyE_S7kJM55GFOp_xOTWxG4ToqIJ2_2lMoLBGAuHRZMXXzbm_BI087b_1bNcMO7R2hccLij_jF/s1600-h/DSC_3304.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447810181700480290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx4M71B0XR70NwL7j85ggz9sy8S9CgrcfrsE25H7gh8lspN9Xid0ZhGoi3g07XNRKZt_OyE_S7kJM55GFOp_xOTWxG4ToqIJ2_2lMoLBGAuHRZMXXzbm_BI087b_1bNcMO7R2hccLij_jF/s400/DSC_3304.jpg" style="WIDTH: 219px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkge1J2K9zObOeYsLnxmCV_Fvb0usZiK-v2NZDB09UKNS7mi5AwQz6BJBMhJskMc2d8vBNdSQ7Du_K254n0g3CgL2vP6bZ74PEz0GrVqDM1CqbbRKsuwDblMhSCUXlRJsI5NNcusJmFOn/s1600-h/DSC_3297.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447810197023275538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkge1J2K9zObOeYsLnxmCV_Fvb0usZiK-v2NZDB09UKNS7mi5AwQz6BJBMhJskMc2d8vBNdSQ7Du_K254n0g3CgL2vP6bZ74PEz0GrVqDM1CqbbRKsuwDblMhSCUXlRJsI5NNcusJmFOn/s400/DSC_3297.jpg" style="WIDTH: 211px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />More product shots for etsy.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXAqMdEvnBmg6lhoFNGzNdC9AQ1-2OZcTi1YLy88ePHdXPusSJzcd3HmNMxB9438HT861I3aAsMbO9Mz0eel-iQpLLF_4GL113CNaafRDPCSUqaSq7E-a7ZS2s_GU9R1eY7cjb7-_Gb4VV/s1600-h/ring+collage.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447777036238675026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXAqMdEvnBmg6lhoFNGzNdC9AQ1-2OZcTi1YLy88ePHdXPusSJzcd3HmNMxB9438HT861I3aAsMbO9Mz0eel-iQpLLF_4GL113CNaafRDPCSUqaSq7E-a7ZS2s_GU9R1eY7cjb7-_Gb4VV/s400/ring+collage.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /></div><div align="center">I also finally got around to polishing up the ring I made a while ago. It looks so pretty all shiny. Next time I will make the band silver though. I've been wearing the ring to test out it's durability and it does turn my finger green after I wash my hands. I'll still wear it though.<br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifdeSoaGZhW7g5sN7dvD0scb_QhMkQLIrhH63TgUoqqkYNypJwHNfs6dDHj6vXJSttE1puMrxjzwyuKtTsdHVlhGnPwKSDv7D1n-yChe8FxZ7WsDmc_Pe5hypH-N8Py14EFThcWYZgrU-s/s1600-h/flower+brass+necklace+3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447775914913086738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifdeSoaGZhW7g5sN7dvD0scb_QhMkQLIrhH63TgUoqqkYNypJwHNfs6dDHj6vXJSttE1puMrxjzwyuKtTsdHVlhGnPwKSDv7D1n-yChe8FxZ7WsDmc_Pe5hypH-N8Py14EFThcWYZgrU-s/s400/flower+brass+necklace+3.jpg" style="WIDTH: 352px; HEIGHT: 386px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /></p><div align="center">I also made this pendant last night. I am really happy with it. I cut the flower first and sanded the edges then bent it in the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">dapping</span> block. I cut and "<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">dapped</span>" the sheet metal middle and put a hole through both pieces. Then I used a jewelry pin through the middle and added a silver bead and bent the end of it in a circle. They spin!<br /><br /><p align="center"><br /> </p></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB9oYS8drcTr9Je0n9YwgwAWpQ-BNvxllsVFS3wEP925_d5n9haUKs4R_7q_mqYbQpbiBPTdSgHWhf6H-U-1GZK1PuEP5S6xjWLA9HmCC9C_MjK7P7UyVnHNodEejcUfBXT71f-Qqp0YT9/s1600-h/flower+brass+necklace+6.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447775909970913842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB9oYS8drcTr9Je0n9YwgwAWpQ-BNvxllsVFS3wEP925_d5n9haUKs4R_7q_mqYbQpbiBPTdSgHWhf6H-U-1GZK1PuEP5S6xjWLA9HmCC9C_MjK7P7UyVnHNodEejcUfBXT71f-Qqp0YT9/s400/flower+brass+necklace+6.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></p><div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioXF0rxDaJbZN_dxN2XNj4kjOA4oFu-vUYx88WX0Lh-KnDWIU-zqvfV5Lu37EhB-zAljZMXlfBcADxOT__CIdhUSLIm4vLFxNZ4kflrSsR0MnQTVuiiNGrJxdxfqtOSOcrDYeBAS0XF2rI/s1600-h/flower+brass+necklace+9.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447775895556545490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioXF0rxDaJbZN_dxN2XNj4kjOA4oFu-vUYx88WX0Lh-KnDWIU-zqvfV5Lu37EhB-zAljZMXlfBcADxOT__CIdhUSLIm4vLFxNZ4kflrSsR0MnQTVuiiNGrJxdxfqtOSOcrDYeBAS0XF2rI/s400/flower+brass+necklace+9.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ZjGsdilbAnMjRJHSlQDSGLf54HeIShdckKriIT0ecoo_3iSOnysoVn4X6Ivfl55bu7fQJxKX7li5redLUxIleHmOPp90LacDjtBr6mvmDR3K2eScq8McRsg0AQnFgoBwTmuJBU76oAk_/s1600-h/osado+3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447775899380487858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ZjGsdilbAnMjRJHSlQDSGLf54HeIShdckKriIT0ecoo_3iSOnysoVn4X6Ivfl55bu7fQJxKX7li5redLUxIleHmOPp90LacDjtBr6mvmDR3K2eScq8McRsg0AQnFgoBwTmuJBU76oAk_/s400/osado+3.jpg" style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 245px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqlwT0LnhqxKgfQiGwjGOsWN3T6MzDYlaTXbolNM6VdhvQTvzbhDZHyFFIWEEaLFDgh2Xc6r4OBsft-xkvI_ZuDaR29gRtcm9yImtdwdwqlfS5eH4kkOVWNi9FY3A0HmJnXIo9OZFsW4xr/s1600-h/who+dat.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447775888180799746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqlwT0LnhqxKgfQiGwjGOsWN3T6MzDYlaTXbolNM6VdhvQTvzbhDZHyFFIWEEaLFDgh2Xc6r4OBsft-xkvI_ZuDaR29gRtcm9yImtdwdwqlfS5eH4kkOVWNi9FY3A0HmJnXIo9OZFsW4xr/s400/who+dat.jpg" style="WIDTH: 261px; HEIGHT: 244px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> </p><div align="center"><p align="center">I also finished up some custom orders and made them all nice and shiny. The <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Osado</span> necklace is for a friend who is going to take it to a Mexican museum gift shop in Chicago and ask if they want to purchase them wholesale for their shop! That would be incredible if they do. I'm so excited.<br /><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc2Oo14Sj3mzK_f84oRMLsZ6dWkahvmekPcXa27x33rtuK_UBpPO4m7inF06nfl3bIGzn-ITLcwlicZBTb5fYCjLZbQTX0wInlhdUzgb_zXyfeoC4cLiU_-nAkJRt7DLZbakVBE6lkV6oE/s1600-h/janna+silly.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447810190672199266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc2Oo14Sj3mzK_f84oRMLsZ6dWkahvmekPcXa27x33rtuK_UBpPO4m7inF06nfl3bIGzn-ITLcwlicZBTb5fYCjLZbQTX0wInlhdUzgb_zXyfeoC4cLiU_-nAkJRt7DLZbakVBE6lkV6oE/s400/janna+silly.jpg" style="WIDTH: 306px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><div align="center"> A silly picture--just because. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSaVJYem1s1zZuALYh-KJAIVFQuuzX5o99zELzVUh8D9VzPKftd155kWKQoln5l_zubraFGSrbK-NBJeROcokZtpBg0eno9Q3m42kieWOnGmSylU_AOS2spRQW6MThXLtcUldO0uIjbvAl/s1600-h/Never+too+old+to+have+fun!.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447777811531158450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSaVJYem1s1zZuALYh-KJAIVFQuuzX5o99zELzVUh8D9VzPKftd155kWKQoln5l_zubraFGSrbK-NBJeROcokZtpBg0eno9Q3m42kieWOnGmSylU_AOS2spRQW6MThXLtcUldO0uIjbvAl/s400/Never+too+old+to+have+fun!.jpg" style="WIDTH: 252px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />And on a completely <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">un</span>-art related note I thought I'd throw in this shot because it cracks me up. My brother got me and 5 friends tickets to the Black Eyed Peas last Tuesday and I gotta say it was one heck of a good concert. I danced the entire time (which I paid for with a mild hangover the next day) and it felt like we were at a club rather than a concert. Even Kid Rock came out and performed a song with them. I'm not a big Kid Rock fan but it rocked. And <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ludacris</span> was a great opener. I shook my money maker. ;)<br /></div></div></div></div>

Metal Work

Yesterday I experimented more with metals. I bought some more brass and a big piece of sheet metal from the hardware store. I don't like...

Read more »

And The Dish Ran Away With The Spoon

<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKEPXCP3Nnbxn_pQTRtfKo2uUs_BRhUwctnxggetg4YRysJgspD3qQdNj0mK_1CTIbSyRWnGPVxUp8fxiA007gz_pmM-t4EHASTn4HiZrCUKZGWRZT2xbrBLxSI_w9elK4J9g8d4xH0QtD/s1600-h/DSC_3068.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446450065367007538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKEPXCP3Nnbxn_pQTRtfKo2uUs_BRhUwctnxggetg4YRysJgspD3qQdNj0mK_1CTIbSyRWnGPVxUp8fxiA007gz_pmM-t4EHASTn4HiZrCUKZGWRZT2xbrBLxSI_w9elK4J9g8d4xH0QtD/s400/DSC_3068.jpg" style="WIDTH: 234px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p>I was buying a sheet of metal at the local supply shop and checking out the sterling silver. Ouch. It's really expensive. I looked down at my favorite spoon ring I was wearing and got an idea. Can you make jewelry out of silver dishes? The thrift store is right down the street so I stopped in and found not only this cool silver bowl for only $10 but a cute small fork and a spoon.<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHYChCI98lkiepgPdgT1quiWD7OslDmrCbNI2hH65MFxMolVRPdMnwV-r3XPLLKOETaQ4BWpi4hW9tU9bIoKqdVO_WEy0wvBI9e2dH1fLOEoPPCsE346O2s1V7HeFbVqcZaQVT9wPXRfI/s1600-h/DSC_3069.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446450062208043554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHYChCI98lkiepgPdgT1quiWD7OslDmrCbNI2hH65MFxMolVRPdMnwV-r3XPLLKOETaQ4BWpi4hW9tU9bIoKqdVO_WEy0wvBI9e2dH1fLOEoPPCsE346O2s1V7HeFbVqcZaQVT9wPXRfI/s400/DSC_3069.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><div align="center">They were all pretty tarnished and black looking. <br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ByIueWbe2ffeYODYUaAi29w9Hg_EA8kbixJSV8sSaNnK277xiLcftJlUvfGP_SPMcVu1T8pXkWowsaVayhgbPM6iJXIpnyeqALlJXz5rEssQ-CTsc8FRhP1RInzp-m6PCqE7rFiXovJ2/s1600-h/DSC_3075.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446449963106589698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ByIueWbe2ffeYODYUaAi29w9Hg_EA8kbixJSV8sSaNnK277xiLcftJlUvfGP_SPMcVu1T8pXkWowsaVayhgbPM6iJXIpnyeqALlJXz5rEssQ-CTsc8FRhP1RInzp-m6PCqE7rFiXovJ2/s400/DSC_3075.jpg" style="WIDTH: 285px; HEIGHT: 186px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheOmlKRkiZb6muSln-5OeAxwqYMrVOGIk6-LI-YDTs_BgDrn-lMo4HciTGRUeqia9HOfxNTHwYNCDz-eJG17fIC5FNDqnPIxy501_bhPWO2Saxg_nQbfBdNlhOa95mzcSinAvMA7Du6dDF/s1600-h/DSC_3079.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446449959802699010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheOmlKRkiZb6muSln-5OeAxwqYMrVOGIk6-LI-YDTs_BgDrn-lMo4HciTGRUeqia9HOfxNTHwYNCDz-eJG17fIC5FNDqnPIxy501_bhPWO2Saxg_nQbfBdNlhOa95mzcSinAvMA7Du6dDF/s400/DSC_3079.jpg" style="WIDTH: 270px; HEIGHT: 182px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />One of my favorite things to do when I was younger (dork alert) was to polish silver. My mother would buy silver tarnish remover and I'd polish up all the jewelry in the house. I loved it. I have always loved taking something sort of ugly and making it beautiful again. I do this with my photography as well, often shooting ordinary objects or alleys and making them beautiful. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Repurposing</span> things is exciting to me.<br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ZR0wTHct1xjscjQCOyCIfbY4ZVACCf5q2ZRFyMbMdNuP9pvEIGmBZqGUoet5EM8JtuygJHV-AgSL-BDnGnF5ZcYmBJYC_MihezyLqDx7_fPPhVDB-89MYsI4FqxgpGOAqHcYvtslrSTi/s1600-h/DSC_3081.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446449949349698258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ZR0wTHct1xjscjQCOyCIfbY4ZVACCf5q2ZRFyMbMdNuP9pvEIGmBZqGUoet5EM8JtuygJHV-AgSL-BDnGnF5ZcYmBJYC_MihezyLqDx7_fPPhVDB-89MYsI4FqxgpGOAqHcYvtslrSTi/s400/DSC_3081.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><div align="center">Shining up the cute little fork.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnd7DV3bJu09v1CfX9pLfchPdQUb5G-WGe6SkgEId0vGoVsVq8lbL5A1alree6rxnkXYP4zY0dyWRpUgRgx0hhMp1Wo6ZYML_he5i2fMOAqlsIlQoiiK5cHTqrEhMSWVcMlZ2su0Xr-YOz/s1600-h/DSC_3083.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446449943054746370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnd7DV3bJu09v1CfX9pLfchPdQUb5G-WGe6SkgEId0vGoVsVq8lbL5A1alree6rxnkXYP4zY0dyWRpUgRgx0hhMp1Wo6ZYML_he5i2fMOAqlsIlQoiiK5cHTqrEhMSWVcMlZ2su0Xr-YOz/s400/DSC_3083.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 253px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p>The bowl thing all nice and shiny and waiting to be cut into pieces. We'll see how this goes. I see many broken saw blades in my future! Or maybe I will try to use the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">dremel</span> and see if that works. In that case I see many sparks and flying debris in my future. Either way, it's going to be fun and I'm sure something wonderful will happen. Now if I can just find the time to do it.<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYnYWXF3RQXjAC84umt615_n0T5r4JRVpMMRxGdqOt9V4D7s1-QmsMre4YPZHU-nWK6wbbHYwxmdk6CyOIVmnC8Cn_BSDZq4biCPR6SNSlanGd1V8eBq5A0bQkMjDrng2nlBeHaz6Twwsy/s1600-h/DSC_3084.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446449938942598642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYnYWXF3RQXjAC84umt615_n0T5r4JRVpMMRxGdqOt9V4D7s1-QmsMre4YPZHU-nWK6wbbHYwxmdk6CyOIVmnC8Cn_BSDZq4biCPR6SNSlanGd1V8eBq5A0bQkMjDrng2nlBeHaz6Twwsy/s400/DSC_3084.jpg" style="WIDTH: 265px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></p>

And The Dish Ran Away With The Spoon

I was buying a sheet of metal at the local supply shop and checking out the sterling silver. Ouch. It's really expensive. I looked dow...

Read more »

Colors, Textures, Handmade, and Roller Skates

<div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv_F5ZPWIQmkOlveEMO_uhKaSFo_kGfnGsrpODG5lYYN9w_ig0ktZy2hkkgQGG6Z-qp9shxSvFuBc47GmDJFDndRI42L52heL-FsmDwQzl3TV7hECjjR7xJylHRbHmTQEh1pmWOvZ6crEf/s1600-h/26174_348480879144_70552484144_3570829_6047938_n.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444496786466628626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv_F5ZPWIQmkOlveEMO_uhKaSFo_kGfnGsrpODG5lYYN9w_ig0ktZy2hkkgQGG6Z-qp9shxSvFuBc47GmDJFDndRI42L52heL-FsmDwQzl3TV7hECjjR7xJylHRbHmTQEh1pmWOvZ6crEf/s320/26174_348480879144_70552484144_3570829_6047938_n.jpg" style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><div align="center">Sunday and Tuesday were full of sights, bright colors, textures, artists, Spot the dog, and even roller skates at Leon & Lulu's Artist's Market. There was a buzz in the atmosphere that you couldn't help noticing. Everyone was excited to be there either taking it all in or sharing their art. Leon & Lulu is a home decor/ furniture/ gift shop that used to be a rollerskating rink. They kept the original wood floors, snack bar, signs, and even the roller skates line the walls. It is a fun and whimsical place...perfect for an Artist's Market.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><p align="center"><br /><br /> </p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSmq3PjzSWJsBxlTp7KvukeV_UQL57VH-HbEcGzSadsnNoL6rjvIVQ26UAYsdPWfMSFPSS6lQwJJxhwIlmx9nSnKRcMIrHC2wyTPARYM1nhEDHyz-rNfGsGW0SSEGFhvaPCBLiKK4CguPV/s1600-h/26174_348480914144_70552484144_3570831_5361790_n.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444496785500881058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSmq3PjzSWJsBxlTp7KvukeV_UQL57VH-HbEcGzSadsnNoL6rjvIVQ26UAYsdPWfMSFPSS6lQwJJxhwIlmx9nSnKRcMIrHC2wyTPARYM1nhEDHyz-rNfGsGW0SSEGFhvaPCBLiKK4CguPV/s320/26174_348480914144_70552484144_3570831_5361790_n.jpg" style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><div align="center">The store is huge and full of unusual and amazing sights.<br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzkJlwcpca2GVecnFtHywQaX5TC0e7PAfa-hkXW5KlOuyyliOnmTZUnoeiJifckASb17g3HLxHJz33tu9xmgUaHaZg0oGcElLpmguUoZY9Grs-hOdmp0kKaIyfCLq3xWaoOsoV2gQdIfc2/s1600-h/DSC_2784.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444489462544308706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzkJlwcpca2GVecnFtHywQaX5TC0e7PAfa-hkXW5KlOuyyliOnmTZUnoeiJifckASb17g3HLxHJz33tu9xmgUaHaZg0oGcElLpmguUoZY9Grs-hOdmp0kKaIyfCLq3xWaoOsoV2gQdIfc2/s320/DSC_2784.jpg" style="WIDTH: 272px; HEIGHT: 175px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEineUgjwFpW3lTeus5CkHpn-toxu7qywOgR6ay3x6wRo9BVP9GaqFUQyX-r_SU82KWZ8ZIbdNDQBYCEFiS7-OFT2an5GAz81WIbFrSuZuEEUPlvMgiDGrY7iYu3TAe4tXLjMlva3lPgISUx/s1600-h/26174_348481009144_70552484144_3570837_5212349_n.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444496775149854226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEineUgjwFpW3lTeus5CkHpn-toxu7qywOgR6ay3x6wRo9BVP9GaqFUQyX-r_SU82KWZ8ZIbdNDQBYCEFiS7-OFT2an5GAz81WIbFrSuZuEEUPlvMgiDGrY7iYu3TAe4tXLjMlva3lPgISUx/s320/26174_348481009144_70552484144_3570837_5212349_n.jpg" style="WIDTH: 230px; HEIGHT: 176px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />Each artist had their own little section, most with a comfy sofa to sit on. They came around (on roller skates) and brought delicious coffee cakes, hot dogs, coffee, and even wine, yes I said on roller skates!<br /><br /><br />I ended up bringing my larger photos for the second day as well as redoing my area and jewelry board. I think it looked so much better the second day. Above is the first day and below is the "re-do."</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJkZq7_mI8SWn0aMxbQElZmY2Tdk5xUU5KnVA7FC4xAhH4o7kIdFsQ4Fh0P3kKrLKbmlI4oJ2hP5HY4gs4Xh4bmrLFU4DubvBipp918f6x3H4HTLORhNuWMF0bzhE3tZ35m4QV7pFVBfu/s1600-h/DSC_3023.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444489092236709186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJkZq7_mI8SWn0aMxbQElZmY2Tdk5xUU5KnVA7FC4xAhH4o7kIdFsQ4Fh0P3kKrLKbmlI4oJ2hP5HY4gs4Xh4bmrLFU4DubvBipp918f6x3H4HTLORhNuWMF0bzhE3tZ35m4QV7pFVBfu/s320/DSC_3023.jpg" style="WIDTH: 307px; HEIGHT: 191px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNzGrSYKSKYkfi5yP2-kRh0uMDUn49xcdLCO-z96WXgRYmeZJ74IhouV16esc6I24ITb4yWEs7y0deJvYdVnwn3V6iLplg9Aypfo9MclzFggfd1rVzytAunMNNCB3fnqOcslLyBoaGqROM/s1600-h/DSC_3025.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444489102238913570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNzGrSYKSKYkfi5yP2-kRh0uMDUn49xcdLCO-z96WXgRYmeZJ74IhouV16esc6I24ITb4yWEs7y0deJvYdVnwn3V6iLplg9Aypfo9MclzFggfd1rVzytAunMNNCB3fnqOcslLyBoaGqROM/s320/DSC_3025.jpg" style="WIDTH: 286px; HEIGHT: 193px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiW6kqLICy_Lgtuvgc-NjBuVohemhLRBiPkE0SafrPBg6nmfF-fMiJ_LmdgiBWeeLCnXYFOkGX_FrM7t_AyIyEkZ_aQjw_70FitnlcRP5o5STY-PFB0wB5HT77F5KH-4Y8OiM85FSQwERp/s1600-h/DSC_3024.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444489101796369954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiW6kqLICy_Lgtuvgc-NjBuVohemhLRBiPkE0SafrPBg6nmfF-fMiJ_LmdgiBWeeLCnXYFOkGX_FrM7t_AyIyEkZ_aQjw_70FitnlcRP5o5STY-PFB0wB5HT77F5KH-4Y8OiM85FSQwERp/s320/DSC_3024.jpg" style="WIDTH: 283px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFtM2vd3C0JCccTWMORA3OYQgcGSg7XA52sINRVtRqpdJp4cnG3xppWoaG5bz8ooTBZqkgiNKEs0u-q5MFzoOuZ3EbfGHTCzIqRpIFJBqLQoaBJGcHNQwg-DU9hLi5gMQiVWfsnoEn9DZ/s1600-h/DSC_3022.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444489088959519378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFtM2vd3C0JCccTWMORA3OYQgcGSg7XA52sINRVtRqpdJp4cnG3xppWoaG5bz8ooTBZqkgiNKEs0u-q5MFzoOuZ3EbfGHTCzIqRpIFJBqLQoaBJGcHNQwg-DU9hLi5gMQiVWfsnoEn9DZ/s320/DSC_3022.jpg" style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><div align="center">It's like I exploded all over the place...but hopefully in a good way.<br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTddRwA6w9FiLn1IOK1kP9Us2_Tqli_V1rbqqyQwq2NyKNuToMX_Xo5kw8tR1RXisToLlH7oBxWEP6JOdyhGoIKx2QMMgmlVmWNdes3SbyuxZDgKVoqtesmrBBBrnxYVlbc5-K3ZiwYc_b/s1600-h/DSC_3028.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444489083166588626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTddRwA6w9FiLn1IOK1kP9Us2_Tqli_V1rbqqyQwq2NyKNuToMX_Xo5kw8tR1RXisToLlH7oBxWEP6JOdyhGoIKx2QMMgmlVmWNdes3SbyuxZDgKVoqtesmrBBBrnxYVlbc5-K3ZiwYc_b/s320/DSC_3028.jpg" style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 243px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><div align="center">Made some new friends too like, Jenni <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Beamer</span> of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Tinkerdot</span> Designs. Her work is available on <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">etsy</span> <a href="http://tinkerdotdesigns.etsy.com/">here</a>.<br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilq4dZBtaAhGoxSP4_jLnbZggoXNDv43SrPWhvrNNUSg0FhhaqWsY8zKYNSdY0C40YVPZy2eFDNH4CHiWfozU6VztNXVsXpDkkEav_povDKwvMYB1TxqBHK4zQHBKPy2jDwDH7NDdXlzsK/s1600-h/DSC_3032.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444484426003505602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilq4dZBtaAhGoxSP4_jLnbZggoXNDv43SrPWhvrNNUSg0FhhaqWsY8zKYNSdY0C40YVPZy2eFDNH4CHiWfozU6VztNXVsXpDkkEav_povDKwvMYB1TxqBHK4zQHBKPy2jDwDH7NDdXlzsK/s400/DSC_3032.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><div align="center">These necklaces are made from vintage cuff links.<br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvLE1PEi08gR6jGeixdkfUTNuoD5BlvRQj9Dugo1k9UdsKXGW7MvQjg-wFvha3Ka21dhui_k5mQc3D2FjnUgcZgmU_vLAn9LmbTqP7_GwfLoZFt62SVfQo570ebc99Y3lVPQBE6GpPRDg/s1600-h/mirror.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444484411402528242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvLE1PEi08gR6jGeixdkfUTNuoD5BlvRQj9Dugo1k9UdsKXGW7MvQjg-wFvha3Ka21dhui_k5mQc3D2FjnUgcZgmU_vLAn9LmbTqP7_GwfLoZFt62SVfQo570ebc99Y3lVPQBE6GpPRDg/s400/mirror.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQflM4P1XTW6abXf6JBbQPIYlXBaBSVFi0NW745c8JBlxoGwx4Etu2j_CCsIhqPCNKsqY3UGgUz1zdqqlFPGSYy5sXOwaFiBBzUXqUCATfoOMB0lvlIzY5b3WIWPKdWm2NkmDbyOFkNVk/s1600-h/through+the+looking+glass.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444484400654624354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQflM4P1XTW6abXf6JBbQPIYlXBaBSVFi0NW745c8JBlxoGwx4Etu2j_CCsIhqPCNKsqY3UGgUz1zdqqlFPGSYy5sXOwaFiBBzUXqUCATfoOMB0lvlIzY5b3WIWPKdWm2NkmDbyOFkNVk/s400/through+the+looking+glass.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /></div><div align="center">Even the bathrooms are cool. Found this awesome mirror in one as well as a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">fish tank</span> inside the toilet tank!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijPYARVSfrYaYn5lVkA73MkDpp1B_cZFF8pgIVrm-Y7UPQhhYFh6PkhWMzYgPTmhSodCXjsSyfg5jbadw90IK3K3PPq1BRkGncOLCu_LsUgGea3CTSlENVNZKC33JhMrBltWcg5RWliyg/s1600-h/leon+lulu+collage.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444484391663731746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijPYARVSfrYaYn5lVkA73MkDpp1B_cZFF8pgIVrm-Y7UPQhhYFh6PkhWMzYgPTmhSodCXjsSyfg5jbadw90IK3K3PPq1BRkGncOLCu_LsUgGea3CTSlENVNZKC33JhMrBltWcg5RWliyg/s400/leon+lulu+collage.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><div align="center">Click the pictures to see them larger.<br /><br /></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444484027849494082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOav8d2xehTmDVGqysk7BvJoH8BevxXGY57iRlSc21dl9v_yvXoAX0GkneBZhxp09bXKgzigw2uD92VuFCkssxSKks0HNkY12HajLaLX0-rNXcQDB2fpaEVSP2ixMCGjQosLam9Kw-grA/s400/leon+and+lulu+sunday+collage.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /><br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444484017368931346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4qebVI66WQLFVHXE2CGL9YkH-OOKTJMF5ibKWd5kyan9Y9_2fydgM1guSCIu7yIIT_icEoJxHS1Iaec9orO5br2ADNLeJEmwLCbYnOMTAU8bGe-VC0lUc5earlJwL8obAF_YAo9nPos8/s400/leon+and+lullu+sunday+collage2.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /> <div><br /><br /><br /></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444484011095470850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU8DtUK6Ys-HueePhe0s5Ek9nLpQGADvziVn7gK7OoXkWex43-eDJf_fxUTtYd6t5o4biMYJr2xBtXYoLi2lRWaQdHV0BLAhu13QsXFPXr4fi0xsD99E1Rc42naihDmeFcGvnfhxrikOs/s400/ll+sunday+3.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444484003061632946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwZaLysARimO8d6IWoNOohj1fCdmXPws8tK6TftIoPc2Kp8kZBBHRYuzWnyncMnGo_42OQd3HFFspbAhT_aoxvS1Xruy56lJRv1oVQtseF-x5S4wO1-1JlZCFncPN1RYRv2rBsaOgsNYY/s400/ll+sunday+5.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444483993142130402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhaV6bf11UKtz7mg4np_AWpH8waRtzqsvPocEeIploLKk0ATvhhgcF9xaEwvfu_aTJzUAp4P49ZUPcGpmCt76UkEkfIKevDOKoWmCDciJrl4RgkSMKC5w-NBjpoiHr9mWFJnHvh-2PRmI/s400/Picnik+collage+6.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaSjIXdAIyUnOWPAG7fzDCvtCVwgbgJe1WvM33bN7HG0293NESW-tSzZq580K-gzc5l_dtO-hWkOaKq9TnBvrCsewN8kYXhvegMf3U9Zy1s2bSAiD_gEL38_hJ3hYMl6eyT3tnnWf2x1Q/s1600-h/DSC_3064.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444484413726214066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaSjIXdAIyUnOWPAG7fzDCvtCVwgbgJe1WvM33bN7HG0293NESW-tSzZq580K-gzc5l_dtO-hWkOaKq9TnBvrCsewN8kYXhvegMf3U9Zy1s2bSAiD_gEL38_hJ3hYMl6eyT3tnnWf2x1Q/s400/DSC_3064.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><div align="center"><div><div>At the end of night 2. </div></div></div>

Colors, Textures, Handmade, and Roller Skates

Sunday and Tuesday were full of sights, bright colors, textures, artists, Spot the dog, and even roller skates at Leon & Lulu's Arti...

Read more »