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rhienellethTonight I have to take a night off from jewelry. Last night was the roleplay game of doom - meaning I spent most of it making jewelry because it's the crappy game where nothing happens no matter how hard you try to make it happen. I know, by now you must be wondering why we subject ourselves to it every two weeks. The simple answer is, because the guy running it is our friend. Also, he has run good games in the past, and hope springs eternal.
Anyway, I made myself my very own labradorite necklace, which I am wearing right now. *is in love with new necklace* And I finished up a project for a friend. She went to a bead show with me a few weeks ago, bought a couple strands of beads and said "Here, make me something with these, I don't care what." They were interesting beads, irregular shaped and colored in such a way that designing with them was challenging. Although I sort of fell in love with this strand while I was making her necklace, so I will look for more this weekend at the gem show I'm attending.
I added the red pearls - her beads are the others, called "raspberry quartz". It's quartz with mica inclusions that appear as sprinkles of red inside the stones. Very pretty. I added the pearls to help accentuate that red. I may try for matching earrings, but not sure if she'd ever wear them. She wears the same pair of earrings for a year at a time. I hope she likes it. It's always a little intimidating making something for someone when they give you license to do "whatever you want".
In any case, the last two nights of intensive jewelry making have put strain on my neck and shoulders again, and I'm feeling the first signs of headaches/possible migraine coming on. So, a break is in order tonight. Possibly a massage if I can fit it in anywhere this week. (I really should.)
In the meantime, I've taken ibuprofen, and I'm drinking some coffee I roasted last weekend, sweet maria's moka kadir blend, which mixes yemen and ethiopian beans. Very strong, rich, earthy flavor. Hopefully it will help kick the hungover feeling I have from two nights in a row up late, doing jewelry. Also, it is good, though not my favorite coffee tone. I think I'll roast up some guatemalan huehuetenango this weekend, which has a less heavy flavor, more nutty and fruity - my favorite single origin coffee to date.
In the meantime, I have words to write!
Oh, and update on the LJ scenario - work computer still shows everything to perfection, but on my Mac at home, userpics STILL won't load.
Anyway, I made myself my very own labradorite necklace, which I am wearing right now. *is in love with new necklace* And I finished up a project for a friend. She went to a bead show with me a few weeks ago, bought a couple strands of beads and said "Here, make me something with these, I don't care what." They were interesting beads, irregular shaped and colored in such a way that designing with them was challenging. Although I sort of fell in love with this strand while I was making her necklace, so I will look for more this weekend at the gem show I'm attending.
I added the red pearls - her beads are the others, called "raspberry quartz". It's quartz with mica inclusions that appear as sprinkles of red inside the stones. Very pretty. I added the pearls to help accentuate that red. I may try for matching earrings, but not sure if she'd ever wear them. She wears the same pair of earrings for a year at a time. I hope she likes it. It's always a little intimidating making something for someone when they give you license to do "whatever you want".
In any case, the last two nights of intensive jewelry making have put strain on my neck and shoulders again, and I'm feeling the first signs of headaches/possible migraine coming on. So, a break is in order tonight. Possibly a massage if I can fit it in anywhere this week. (I really should.)
In the meantime, I've taken ibuprofen, and I'm drinking some coffee I roasted last weekend, sweet maria's moka kadir blend, which mixes yemen and ethiopian beans. Very strong, rich, earthy flavor. Hopefully it will help kick the hungover feeling I have from two nights in a row up late, doing jewelry. Also, it is good, though not my favorite coffee tone. I think I'll roast up some guatemalan huehuetenango this weekend, which has a less heavy flavor, more nutty and fruity - my favorite single origin coffee to date.
In the meantime, I have words to write!
Oh, and update on the LJ scenario - work computer still shows everything to perfection, but on my Mac at home, userpics STILL won't load.
