Labors from Labor Day

Even though I've got entirely too much stock after my year's work, I'm still making more things. I indulged in a pretty for myself yesterday. I bought some fused glass pendants from EmotionalOasis's shop on Etsy, and made myself this beauty:


Red and Black Fuse Glass by *dbvictoria on deviantART

And I made another piece, an "outside the box" bit for me, a unisex necklace on a cord, with a fossilized belemnite that had undergone pyritization. It is a tribute to the power of social marketing. I made it, listed it, and then posted a link to it on Facebook. It sold about 5 minutes later!

Pyritized Fossil Belemnite Necklace Wrapped in Sterling on Brown Cord

A Year in the Making, day 270

We just got back from watching Shrek 4, which despite the number in the title wasn't half bad. I didn't have high hopes after #3, but it made me laugh and cry in all the right places. Munchkin highly approved.

The husband has been working on finishing up a drinking horn over the last couple weeks, and he's almost done:



Just needs to do a bit more sanding on the outside, then finish it with bees' wax. We were going to attempt some carving on it, but decided it probably would be wiser of us to leave it au naturale.

And I did some stringing today, a fused glass pendant I acquired in a lot of bits and bobs that's been sitting around begging me to do something with it:

Blue and Burgundy Fused Glass Pendant Strung with Pearls and Fire Polished Glass



Now we're off to do something nefarious and tasty to the leftovers from last night's salmon dinner.