Sunday 17 February 2013

Max...

Mortality 1 July 1998

The first day of Max & Me, 27 September 1998


Feeeeeeed meeeeeeeee...



Feeeed meeeeeee, a recurring theme, Christmas at Jean's, 2006



 Opening Christmas presents...



The first professional grooming, Spring 2012



The ever-popular Vietnamese Potbellied Chinese Crested look, Summer 2012



Max was always into hairstyles more than I was -- the windblown look


  



Immortality, 6:30 a.m., 17 February 2013

A very special thanks to Dr. Scott Reid and Britney at the Brant-Norfolk Veterinary Clinic

Friday 15 February 2013

Mixed Pearl Necklace & Earrings

It's February 15th! Happy Half-Price Chocolate Day to you all!

A long silence. With both the weather and roads being the height of crappy the past two Saturdays I erred on the side of caution and skipped the markets. I had visions of sitting at my kitchen table, the only semi-clear space in here (I have four -- count'em -- work tables each of which is completely buried a foot deep in stuff plus the kitchen table), snow silently piling up to the eaves outside and putting jewellery together, but with another onslaught of transcription to plough through not much jewellery-making got done at all.

I finally got around to adding this pretty heart clasp to the mixed cream, pink and purple pearl and Swarovski crystal necklace I started two weeks ago. I have a feeling the clasp could be sterling, but like a lot of things there including these mixed pearls, unmarked and unpriced bags of this, that and the other surface periodically and with no idea from where or whence they came. No .925 on the clasp anywhere to be seen, but it has the sheen and weight of sterling, so mebbe. Sterling earwires for sure on the matching earrings.

Necklace is approximately 25" long

I have a million ideas of things to make but unlike so many of the prolific bloggers I follow, I'm mired deeply in the winter doldrums (and those pesky files). Fortunately the emergence of the sun the past few days is working its slow but sure magic. Now if the temperature could just get above freezing and stay there... how nice that would be!

This is what my pal Lynn (aka Lynny Claus) over at http://cattaildesigns.blogspot.com/ has been working on -- the jewellery display frame AND the earrings. Once the hangers are attached, this and its duplicate will be winging their way to her daughters (2 frames, 2 daughters) as combo V-Day/B-day gifts.


Again, Happy Half-Price Chocolate Day everyone, and thanks for looking!