Crafts, Family, Aliens, and Kitties
My family does weird things, we also do very traditional things, I think this makes us normal. An example of this is what we did for Thanksgiving. We drove to Mt. Shasta (at night) and slept at a friend of my moms. They had had a feast earlier that evening for about 30 people, and when we showed up they had left food out for us (roast beef, turkey, rice, veggies, pie, wine, bread...) My brother joked it was like the cave trolls trap from Pan's labyrinth...
I had nightmares, was cuddled and made better by the family cat (Who I dubbed Dream kitty) and woke up in the morning to fresh snow. We got back in the car and headed out. I really only got to see the mountain for about 5 minutes as we drove through town. My mom's 1/2 hour long description of the mystical 5th dimensional city of Talos (Hidden in Mt. Shasta) plus a quick stop in a crystal bowl shop for gifts rounded out the general weirdness of the trip. That and I ate coconut milk coffee ice cream for breakfast before we headed to my aunts house and had the picturesque thanksgiving straight out of a magazine.
I didn't get to work on the pockets as much as I would have liked, but I did get the wood-burning on the busk about 80% completed!
Pics:
Pockets:
The other pocket side is a little behind this one, but it is a good start! I worked on it on the train today (and in class when the computers went down) it was nice!
Busk:
I poked the holes with my awl, then I drew them on with pencil. Before when I tried pencil it didn't want to really stick, this time I tried a few pencil types and one worked!
The wood burning was a mixed success. It is a little messier than I would have liked, but with a little sanding and touch-ups it seems to be working.
I got all of the leaves and vines done before I slipped and burnt off part of my pinky nail and finger. That tool really is as hot as they say, it touched my finger less than a second and completely turned the skin black on a 1/16 inch sized spot. Right after it happened I dunked my finger in my soda (The nearest cold object) to stop any further damage. Weirdest burn ever, it hasn't hurt at all since :?