Smattering of the Week

Its an early start since it's 2 am pacific time and I can't sleep. I have been busy cooking up ideas and I thought I would share a few photos of what I have been up to.

The start of my raspberry jam project. Yummmmm!
Some abstract Swarovski Crystals I am using for a custom Mother of the Groom jewelry set.

Some of my fly fishing items for the new lanyards...I might have to start fly fishing as well.

My sewing machine with tons of the bibs for gifts.

Gunther looking sad about all of my projects, I took over his chair with fabric.

I am going to have a busy next 4 days as Colin is headed to Idaho for a concert and will be gone. It is going to be a sad and lonely house this weekend so I need to stay super busy.

Here Fishy Fishy

I have been playing with a few new ideas the last week or so and working out what materials are needed. You can look forward to some new items a bit out of my product scope and a few within.

I have had fly fishing lanyard requests, as I really don't fly fish I have been searching for the right materials and ideas to make them something special. With a bit of input from some skilled fishermen friends I am at the point I can order what I need and get started. I even have a store in ID that would like to purchase some when they are done, he hasn't even seen prototypes yet! Yeah! Anyway that is probably as close to men's jewelry that I will ever get beyond my dads wedding ring I remade in college.

I may need to make a few extras for Christmas gifts as Colin and my dad both fly fish. I got enough materials to make 10 different versions this first time around. I am out of ideas and new small tools to put in Colin's stocking at Christmas, so he may just get fishing items this year. It's nice to use my skills for a new idea, and one that needs more technical brain power.

Sorry for the lack of photos, that makes me sad :(