Here's what kept me busy yesterday once the yarn was out the door:
The bottle is handwoven sterling silver with little garnets inside, and a garnet briolette as accent. It's an auction item for the wine tasting/auction Rob's Rotary club is doing tonight as a polio fundraiser. Rob is off in a minute to MC the event (Can't Say No syndrome again) and I'll be spending the evening packing for the first show of the season tomorrow. Currently there's sheafs of checklists and tubs of yarn on every flat surface, except for the wee makeshift ironing board on which the man is sweating over his most(ly) decent pair of pants. (He really does iron well, one of several useful skills he picked up in the Canadian Forces.)
So, with all that going on, the colourway of the week will go up Monday, rather than Sunday and I'm going to take the coming week off dyeing and get caught up on a million-and-one urgent things that have become increasingly crazy-making from being put off for so long. And maybe steal a few quiet moments to fine tune, reboot, and re-scheme... again... how one person can raise a family, keep a non-shameful house, and run a home studio at a level of production that keeps us in the black without completely burning out. I swear it can be done, and armed with a great pen, my trusty Moleskine, and a sunny patio, I shall prove it. Really. (I wonder if a glass of wine would help...)
Oh my goodness, that necklace is fantastic! I love it.
Posted by: Carrie | 30/05/2009 at 08:21 PM
cute!!
Posted by: turtle | 30/05/2009 at 11:22 PM
The wine bottle is lovely! Here's a question: are you perhaps ready to hire a production assistant or offer an apprenticeship to someone who might want to learn some of your skills?
Posted by: Linda M. | 31/05/2009 at 06:56 AM
Wine, almost, always helps. imho.
Posted by: Bullwinkle | 31/05/2009 at 09:26 AM
I was going to say wine always helps - but someone else beat me to it! I hope you've take her advice.
Posted by: Cindy | 31/05/2009 at 11:00 PM
that pendant is amazing - love it
Posted by: johanna | 01/06/2009 at 06:30 AM
I love it!! I just hope it's still around when I get some 'fun' money! The same goes for your yarn... which is by the by, beyond beautiful!!
Posted by: Samera | 01/06/2009 at 11:18 AM
That pendant is lovely! I'd totally bid that up if I had the chance. And if anyone can do it (the impossible mission you described in the later half of the post), it's you. I'm thinking wine would help though.
Posted by: Ronni | 01/06/2009 at 02:58 PM
you make such great pretties!
and housework be damned. when something has to give, its the first thing to go ;)
Posted by: colleen | 01/06/2009 at 04:04 PM