More Gifts

A pair of earrings for Mom.

Emily's Shiny Object

Christmas means shiny objects.  Here's a necklace I made for my sister.  Bead embroidery around a polymer clay cabochon on a spiral rope chain.  I have a couple more of the cabs in my supply stash from when I was on a clay rampage.  I really like the way this one turned out and might make one for myself.

A new use of beads in funeral customs

I've heard of turning cremated ashes into diamonds, but this is the first time I've heard about making beads with them.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/11/14/beads-death-south-korea.html

"About 500 people have turned their loved ones' ashes into Buddhist-style beads at Bonhyang, a company based in Icheon, just south of Seoul. It and several other ashes-to-beads companies say they have seen steady growth in their business in recent years."

Costume Experiment

I've started having costuming urges; however, I haven't decided on a specific outfit to make yet. As a compromise, I'm working on a set of 19th century undergarments that should work for a variety of looks. First step: Pin tucks.

Huichol Volkswagen Beetle

It would be neat to see this when it tours the US.

Link: Beaded Car

The project of bringing the Beaded VW Beetle to a museum came about as a result of the museum president’s visit to Miami. "We are constantly coming up with projects to raise money so that the museum can have exhibitions and be a lively museum,” said Cecilia Barbara de Moctezuma, president of the Association of Friends for the Museum of Popular Art. “Our president was in Miami attending an auction where a car decorated with little mirrors got a lot of interest and was auctioned at a very good price. When she came back to Mexico, she proposed us to come up with ideas on something that was 100 percent Mexican. So to largely promote the work of the Huichol Indians to the world, we chose to decorate a Volkswagen."

WIP: Socks

My current project is a pair of socks with cables and twisted stitches. It's a really fun pattern that's easy to follow after the first one and a half repeats. The pattern is free and available here: Bayerische Socks by Eunny Jang

Gloves Finished

My hands are now prepared for winter. Next project: Socks.