Morning musings...

I am working on wild horses today. These harlequin color ones are a mare and foal set. The foal is meant to be used as a pin cushion . They also can be used for decoration. they are not meant as a childs toy however.. If you are interested in purchasing they can be found in my etsy store .

I couldnt sleep last night and i finally gave up about 4 am. I got up and fixed a cuppa chai and finished a library book . I am in for the weekend ..Tuesday I will go out job hunting again.. This week was the same "if we need someone we will call you" ..and used up 2 tanks of gas on top of it.. The sun is out bright and it is to be a beautiful weekend . Mother nature is inspiring me to work with vibrant colors today...hence the "wild horses" ...
I went thru and cleaned where i keep soap supplies..didnt have enough lye or coconut oil for a batch of soap but i did take the shea butter and whip it up and add a rasberry scent to . Now i have about 2 lbs of it whipped..i will add herbal oils to some as i need it for pain rub this winter . Arnica and st johns wort is great for a pain rub and then just the st johns wort by itself is a heal all for everything i have found. . I wont waste a drop of the whipped butter on the tools..will use it over the next few days on my skin..right off the tools :P

thoughts of holidays ....

I had a great jog this morning.,,the air was cool and the sun peeking over the horizon was beautiful. Now tis dark and gloomy out ..typical November day. I am SO proud of me . Yesterday i did my first floor pushups..I made it to 9. My reward was one hershey caramel kiss.... it was SO good. I had been doing wall pushups for last several weeks and was time to step it up a notch. I can't describe how good i feel physically and emoptionally since losing almost 60 pounds . My energy level is way high...my creativity is brimming over with new ideas for jewelry designs and other items . One of my new ideas is advent calenders that are meant for the horse owning gal. Perfect for the barn or home. I just started on this one ..not sure how it will turn out yet. The idea is to add peppermints to the little pockets i will be creating that will be numbered... Dec. 24 and 25 will be on the actual horses themselves and will feature a piece of horse themed jewelry tucked in the pockets. The base is heavy upholstery fabric and the horse will have either embroidered or beaded bridles ..havent decided which yet. I am SO having fun with it. I have to keep it to where it will cost 25 or so to buy though.....

The finished piece will look alot more festive than the work in progress :P I figure i will make this one for a horse and riider.....then maybe one for a dog or cat owner. I am using fabric up i already have ..trying not to invest alot of "new" cash into projects right now . Here is my first gilted frame ...NOT acceptable at all to me.. But as a first frame i can deal with it. The idea is to be NO lines or crinkles. I havent figured out yet how to get in the crevices of the frame correctly either. I have a LONG way to go learning this . I will figure it out though.. One day i will look back and laugh at how this frame turned out...

These are some jade necklaces I made for a dear friend of mine's daughter . I think his daughters will like them :P I really like the freshwater pearls along with the jade in the designs.