Happy Thursday...Happy Happy!

I simply can not believe that tomorrow is going to be the 28th of January...where did this month go? It's almost Friday, and it's almost February too! Sheesh...I feel like I'm shuffling behind already!

The sketchbook is filling up again. I feel like my brain in at least kicking into high gear with new ideas and new projects. I feel like if I don't write things down, they will be forgotten. And I know that they will...sigh! LOL!

I've set a creative challenge for myself to use more texture and shape in my jewelry pieces. The challenge is to learn anticlastic and synclastic raising - so that led me to the internet and of course, there are no classes to be had here in snowy, cold Minnesota. However, Rio Grande now has some very affordable stakes made of Delrin that I think I'm going to buy and try. There is also a book, written by Tim McCreight that features this method so I'm thinking that I might have to have that too. I think that there will be a lot of experimenting happening once I get said tools and book. I also want the book on foldforming that Charles Lewton Brain wrote...one more purchase...texture, form, shapes...moving out of 2D into 3D and I won't need special glasses to see it all! LOL!

Anyway - going to be working down in the studio tonight - I have my few projects lined up to finish that have been sitting on the bench for the past few weeks. Set a few stones, finish a few bails and wire wrap a few briolette stones and coin pearls to include in earrings. THEN I can move on to starting something else, once these things are finished. Finish, then start, finish, then start. My bad habit is project hopping so I guess you could say that I'm trying to break that habit so I can actually see accomplishments and items being crossed off of my proverbial bench 'to do' list.

The weather here is finally above 20 - yes. It's true. But it's supposed to get cold again...unfortunately, that's true too. I guess that's what I get for living in the frozen North lands of our fine country. Minnesota...land of 10,000 snowmen.

Well, that's it for today...nothing profound, just another ordinary day happening. I promise to post some pictures with the next post. Stay healthy, Stay warm, and stay happy!! :)