I got really good results doing my photography outdoors today! It still needs some fine tuning, but I feel like I'm getting there. Hopefully the weather will be decent again tomorrow so I can work on it. I'm really relieved because it seems like my last try was a dismal failure. (I took the crappy lamp back to Michaels and consoled myself by using ( Read more... )

Whew...I just made 168 beaded stitch markers in 2.5 days. Last Sunday someone at my knitting group saw the ones I had made for myself and said she could probably sell them at the knitting convention she's going to. The only problem was the convention is this weekend and she needed them by Thursday ( Read more... )

I've been feeling too lazy to update lately...there just isn't much new to report. Here's what's been going on on various fronts, though ( Read more... )

Well, I spent the day working on my digital photography. I like to think there's some improvement, although not as much as I was hoping for. I guess I just have to be patient and keep trying until I get it right.


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I've finished the back of the Putting Down Roots sweater, which I consider a decent accomplishment considering that I had it 3/4 done and frogged it Tuesday. (After finally realizing I was deluding myself about the sizing. I kept telling myself "It just needs to be blocked!" HAH) So much for all my beginning confidence about gauge. At least I can ( Read more... )

I just finished what I think may be the best necklace I've ever done. It was definitely one of the most challenging projects I've ever designed; I was really anxious to get the details just right. (I'm still debating whether there's a way to make the pendant hang a little better, but since change would involve completely deconstructing it and ( Read more... )

I took another stab at digital photography Friday, and here's the result: some of my more recent stuff. Still pretty lousy picture quality, but I'm working on it.


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I'm so happy with myself! I managed to turn out two acceptable pieces of Dragonscale Mail today! It's so beautiful and really does look like dragon scales...I'm excited about it. It gives me lots of jewelry ideas. It took me a long time, but it was worth it ( Read more... )