I’d like to do a little more collaborative work…making jewellery (hairsticks and so on) using components made by other artists. I’ve done it before…David Christensen cane glass is available for purchase, even in bulk, and it’s beautiful stuff, and though expensive it is still affordable enough to use without having to raise your prices […]
I’m definitely coming to the realization that I simply cannot post to TFG’s blog 4 or 5 times a week, every week. I think it’s better to post when you actually have something you want to say/share than to force yourself to think of something daily. So I promise I’ll definitely post at least once […]
Or ‘floaters’, as I tend to call them, as it is faster. (Especially since I have to specially paste ‘appliqués’ so that the accent is present. I’m an Ontarian living right on the border of Québec…it grates my nerves to see a word that I know is supposed to have a French accent…accent aigu, in […]
The Far Grove has been busy today, due to a friend who has something of a following at her blog mentioning the shop. 6 hearts in one day and 4 items sold…I definitely don’t put it down to coincidence. So, thanks very much, Res. I really appreciate it.
Also since I’ve checked Etsy a few times […]
This entry should speak for itself, so I’m not going to blabber too much. I really like the new style of hairstick I’ve made, though they do present some problems, most notably the fact that they’ll have to be shipped in different (thicker) boxes, meaning it’ll put them out of the ‘light packet’ range of […]
Inspiration can come from unlikely sources. Lately I’ve been getting way too many ideas from…wanna guess? From manga, in fact. Skip Beat! in this case. (I’m not grammatically challenged…the name of the manga has the ! included.) Yoshiki Nakamura includes an astonishing amount of unique accessories in this show-biz-themed manga.
In […]
I’ve been out of town since Friday but as I am back now, I can post.
I’ve put ‘papered’ sticks up on Etsy before but am still not sure whether they are liked or not. I haven’t made many, but the one pair that was purchased (Hidebound) seems to be quite well liked by […]
So, the new paint for the bone sticks seems very successful. In fact, it’s so strong that it likely doesn’t NEED any top coat, though I will have to let them sit in the sun for a month and get worn in and test them then to make sure…but so far I’ve run my (very […]
For a long time I’ve wished I had a paint that would adhere to bone: I hate being limited to black and ivory as my only colours for bone sticks. But acrylic paint will not adhere to bone…at least not any variety *I* have found.
However…and I admit that with extensive logical problem-solving skills applied to […]
Yesterday was completely eaten up by an unavoidable trip to the city (Ottawa which, for those of you who know nothing about Canada, is the capital of the country…it’s a beautiful city, wonderfully clean and unpretentious.) And I came back exhausted and injured so so far today I haven’t been very productive. I’m also down […]
