"...I pulled on the old rubber gloves...."

Tomorrow's the day of the craft fair, so today I'm trying to get some last-minute things done, as we won't have time tomorrow. 'Cos we have to be at the church by 6:30 in the morning (good thing it's only three minutes away)! Eesh.

Mom very kindly fixed my pink skirt (note to self: Never fit a skirt with jeans on!), and I got all but one necklace all polished up. Some of my creations were looking a bit grubby. :-P Mega thanks to my cousin Laurie for the silver polish she sent me! <3 That stuff works great, and requires a lot less elbow-grease (which is risky with tiny little parts) than TarniShield. Way less messy and smelly, too. I still miss my Medallion Brass and Copper Dip (which has been discontinued :-( ), but this is a good substitute. It does say to avoid using it on pearls and so forth (the copper dip didn't harm them at all), but hey, one can't have everything. I'm just thankful to have such a generous and thoughtful cousin, and that the stuff got here in time to bling up my wares for the fair. :-D

Must dash now and look after lunch and finishing up that little bear. Yes, bear--I'm offering hand-crocheted teddies, too! Pix coming soon.

Be sure to drop by my Etsy store later this month; I'm planning to add some new goodies after the fair. :-D

God bless, Gentle Readers,
~"Tom"~

Quickie Update and Craft Fair

Just poking my head in to say that I'm still alive, but don't have time to write anything in-depth right now.

Y'all remember when my grandpa had surgery earlier this year? Well, today it was Grandma's turn to go under the knife. Two words:
Shoulder. Replacement.
Grandpa called this evening and said she came through the surgery fine. We're praying she'll go easy on that arm so's it can heal properly!

I've signed up to be a vendor at a local church's annual craft fair! So that's partly why I haven't been posting--I've been so busy making new things to sell that by the time I get some computer time, I just want to zone out and blob, LOL. But that's not very good for blogging, hence this little note. Here's a sampling of the stuff I'll be offering for sale:

CU of "Aspen"

"Twilight Fairy"

Most of these are ones I made a few years ago, although "Aspen" "Twilight Fairy" and "Persian Rose" were made earlier this year. Pix of some of the newest ones coming soon!

"Bubbles" earrings

"Persian Rose" earrings

"Fire"

 The next step is to make earrings to match all the older necklaces. Bracelets will have to wait--I was barely able to afford more earwires and headpins for the earrings!

"Water"

CU of "Earth"

You probably noticed a theme with the last three. I call them the Elements Series, depicting air, water, fire and earth. Trouble is, I can never think up a good way to represent Air! :-P















Until next time, Gentle Readers,
God bless, and keep warm!
~"Tom"~