This past weekend was a whirlwind of activity for me and it’s left me feeling quite wrung out. It was worth it though!
On Saturday, I got together with my beading friends for lunch then crafting time. Despite spending most of my time ooh’ing and aah’ing over everyone’s show and tell, I managed to make a pair of earrings. Only I can’t show them to you because when I went to my class on Sunday, Jamie and Jason asked me if they could use them as a store display. (squee!)
After class on Sunday, I went to Joy‘s house for some knitting time. Kim was there as well and we all indulged in sushi, rice pudding (homemade!), and hurricane popcorn. Hurricane popcorn has popcorn, furikake, and mochi crunch/arare. It’s really good!
Getting together with good friends in a quiet, tranquil setting was exactly what I needed to recharge my creative batteries. I didn’t realized how chained I’d been to the spinning wheel. It was good to do something different for a change.
Like a good blogger, I took quite a few pictures and so did blogless Elaine. Instead of bombarding you with big shot after big shot, I offer you a mosaic.
I mentioned that I took a class on Sunday. It was the Big Wire 101 class at The Bead Gallery and I’d been waiting to take that class for months! Boy was it ever worth the wait. Jamie, the part owner of the shop, was the teacher and she is a wire goddess. (She’s been working with wire for at least 12 years, so I truly think she deserves the title ‘goddess’.)
My brain is just over-flowing with different ideas on how to put all these little geegaws together. If only I could find the time! I have a couple of custom orders to do and I also need to ply these before I can really start playing.
At the same time, I need to try and rest and be gentle with myself as my Fibromyalgia has decided to flare up. I guess it’s no wonder with the hectic schedule I put myself through over the weekend. It may not seem hectic to you, but my body is just not up to that strenuous a schedule.
Luckily, I have a buddy to cuddle up with when I’m in bed. Remember this guy? He hasn’t had much face time on the blog lately, but I managed to take a few shots of him last night. Thus the pictures aren’t that great.
Happy Tuesday, everyone! I may post my first FO of 2009 tomorrow! Whee!
January 27th, 2009 at 10:30 am
I really need that popcorn now.
/sigh
Love the copper and the kitty and the spinning!
You better take a nap today, missy!
xo
January 27th, 2009 at 10:36 am
Wow, take a break! Get some rest and can’t wait to see the FO!
January 27th, 2009 at 11:07 am
Glad to see Quincy getting a head shot this time. Now you have to feature Scheyer next time!
You are doing wonderful things with wire. Wonderful things!
Pass that enhanced popcorn!
Smoochies to all at your house
January 27th, 2009 at 11:12 am
Glad you were able to have a good weekend. Take care of yourself. Your wire things look great! I wish I could do them. That popcorn looks delicious, even though I have never heard of the ingredients. Is that Quincy? What a cutie! If he was sleeping in my bed, I’d never get up!
January 27th, 2009 at 11:24 am
Sounds like it is time for you to be gentle on yourself and relax.
The copper wire looks great. The spiral one would make a great stitch marker.
January 27th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
That popcorn looks delicious.
It sounds like a hectic weekend to me too! Rest up. Wow, those geegaws are truly lovely. Can’t wait to see what you make with them.
January 27th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
Love that wire! (Ha, I typed wife.) Stop making things that I Must Have!
January 27th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
…a good kind of exhaustion!! Wish I lived on the Island, you guys have fun!
January 27th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
I hope you’re feeling better soon! It sounds like you had a fun weekend, though. Will we see you at knitting this week? We’ve missed you the last few meetings!
January 27th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
Wheeeee! Sounds like you had a wonderful weekend. Seems so unfair that you have to pay with a disgusting flareup. I’ll be holding a good thought that it’s breif and relatively mild.
The jewelry widgets look very intriguing indeed and I look forward to seeing what your fertile and flexible imagination does with them Serious congrats on the store sample thing! You must still be floating about that :)
You may not think that’s a great picture, but kitty looks terribly sweet, snoiizing away. Aren’t our feeline companions awesome?
January 27th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
Cool! I’d love to learn how to do that wirework! I’ve loved the way that looks for years. You go girl!
January 27th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
I hope you get to feeling better soon! The wires look amazing!
January 27th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
Tell me that the FO is the socks!! I might just have to fly out there and pat you on the back myself!
Thanks for sharing your weekend craftiness!! I always enjoy looking at the pretties!
January 27th, 2009 at 3:45 pm
you were a mighty busy lady! but looks like a lot of fun; you deserve some down time to do some creative thinking for those big wire stuff….
January 27th, 2009 at 6:38 pm
Sounds fun! I’d love to have a get together like that. I hope you feel better soon.
January 27th, 2009 at 6:58 pm
I hope you are able to rest and recover from your wonderful weekend. You have done so much and created such beauty. Take care!
January 27th, 2009 at 11:32 pm
The wire work looks amazing – can’t wait to see where you take it next!
The cat is so gorgeous….
January 28th, 2009 at 2:14 am
That does sound like a lot to pack into a weekend, but it also sounds like a lot of fun! I love the colors in the spinning.
January 28th, 2009 at 5:43 am
I hope you are feeling better soon. I am in awe of your wire designs and your singles make me want to spin, I can’t wait to see them plied.
January 28th, 2009 at 6:09 am
Nice pix, Opal! Wasn’t Sunday fun? The handspun is gorgeous, especially the purple.
January 28th, 2009 at 6:32 am
Looks like a fun time was had by all! I’ll be very interested to see what you do with the new wire work. You’ve been doing some lovely spinning lately too!
January 28th, 2009 at 7:02 am
Sounds like a fabulous time! Wish I could have shared the popcorn, sigh.
January 28th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
Sounds like a greatweekend! The popcorn looks good…
January 28th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
Looks like fun! Give yourself some time to relax/wind down, maybe some TV?
What is that blue square thing in the mosaic?
January 30th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
love the wirework! tell jamie i says “hi” the next time you see her. love them over there. looks like you had a fun get together too. :-)
February 1st, 2009 at 12:29 pm
You exhaust me by simply reading of all your creative adventures! Seems you’ve found another passion, Miss Opal.
As for Quincy, it’s good to see his sweet face.
March 2nd, 2011 at 7:58 am
Now listening to Adele on Pandora and just realized I still haven’t purchased my concert tickets for her Chicago tour #fail
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