22 January 2008
Posted at 23:58
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I'm a scatterbrain. It doesn't help that my work area is constantly messy, no matter how often I try to tidy up (which actually is not very often). I cannot explain what it is like to be working on something and needing to dig out every finding from the boxes only to forget about putting the unused ones back after completing the piece.
So I've been mostly in a funk, feeling kinda restless, even directionless, and not really interested in work even though I have a few custom requests waiting around. Maybe it's the weather? It's been so hot recently, and it just saps all the energy outta me. To give my fingers a break, I went back to stringing. Which was OK until I misplaced my box of sterling bullion wire (I have to use it; I just don't like the look of exposed beading wire around the clasp). I can't seem to find it! Argh!!!
So I've been mostly in a funk, feeling kinda restless, even directionless, and not really interested in work even though I have a few custom requests waiting around. Maybe it's the weather? It's been so hot recently, and it just saps all the energy outta me. To give my fingers a break, I went back to stringing. Which was OK until I misplaced my box of sterling bullion wire (I have to use it; I just don't like the look of exposed beading wire around the clasp). I can't seem to find it! Argh!!!
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- @ 23 January 2008 at 14:56 msbelle said...
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I had to come see what you'd written about clutter after seeing your comment on Flickr.
Yeah, I have a mess too. Those cutters are there somewhere, I swear they are!
I never could string for squat. I always squished the crimps wrong, even with crimping pliers. I might have to try it again though because some things just don't work as well wire wrapped rosary style. Sometimes it just needs to be strung or knotted. I never used bullion but I, too, like the more professional look it gives than exposed beading wire. I think it's a bit more elegant. - @ 24 January 2008 at 00:45 beakee said...
- Yeah, and the only reason why we'd clear our mess is if something we need goes missing, right? :) Hope you find the cutters. Stringing is OK, I do try to cover everything up with crimp covers (which I squish) and bullion... but it's just not the same as wire, strength/security wise...