post-sandy

my heart goes out to all who have suffered/are suffering through the aftermath of this terrible storm. not a lot of suffering here in our part of central connecticut. the days off that we were lucky to have with our power intact have been spent in a frenzy of making things. maia has been especially productive, learning how to run the sewing machine herself.


after building a trundle bed for her bitty twins out of a shoebox and covering the backboard with slin and fleece, she sewed the twins coordinating blankets and pillows. she also made herself a pair of cupcake jammie bottoms (i helped a little with the fiddly waistband and hem).

i spent a bunch of time cleaning the studio to get it in working order and then took a wad of cast-off "scrap" polymer clay that maia had discarded and made a bracelet. i've actually been enjoying wearing it, too.



and i think i've figured out what to do with the giant bezel i made in a workshop with celie fago. that open circle will hold a sunstone in a fine silver bezel and the gap around the polymer clay disk will be filled with some more polymer (dark gray). maybe. we'll see.