Down to one more necklace to go. Getting ready to go out with a you know what.
Materials:novelty gun, rayon ribbon.

This little lady has been lying around in my brass needle box for long times now. She used to be held together with a twisted rusty wire. I think she looks happier strung on the pearls.
Materials: porcelain doll, freshwater pearl, silk thread, linen thread, brass closure.

I had a very courtly porcelain gentleman who lost his arm, the poor thing. I don't know where he is right now but the arm has been floating around my desk for a long time now. I like the tiny offering in his hand.
Materials: leather, porcelain, glass bead, cotton thread, rayon ribbon.

More found objects. I love the colors of the string. There's something very festive about them, all that's needed is a balloon.
Materials: found string, found barrette, rayon ribbon.

The tatting part is salvage from another project. It didn't quite hit the mark as far as fitting into a piece I was making it for, so it lands up here. I don't know if anyone could actually wear this, but this seems to be the way it wanted to be made.
Materials: silk blend yarn, rayon ribbon, acrylic cord, fabric.

Cold morning frost. turned the last of the knockout roses to paper. Even got a little snow this morning. there's something a little sad about all the leaves falling when the sun doesn't manage to come out.
Materials: leaves, silk blend and cotton yarns.

I've been thinking about my need for reinvention. This reminded me about all the change that happens naturally and effortlessly.
Materials: print, acrylic cord.

I have a lot of acrylic mirror scraps from recent projects so they might as well get used....
Materials: acrylic mirror, cotton thread, silk, glass bead.

Some metal bits found on the street. I love the color of the metal bar.
Materials: found metal, stick, acrylic cord, rayon ribbon.

Happy Halloween! It's ugly, but appropriately so.
Materials: candy, cotton thread.

So I passed the 300 mark yesterday. That means it's all downhill from here. Am I getting tired of this project? Yes. Yes I am. But I can see the light at the end of the tunnel as well as the benefits of a daily practice.
Materials: acrylic mirror, tatting thread, rayon ribbon.

Just like spring flowers, I can't resist these beautiful fall leaves. Nature is the best designer.
Materials: leaves, steel wire, acrylic cord.

This is inspired by a dress worn by Ann Margaret at the end of "The Pleasure Seekers". A little black number with some kind of heavy gold doily type fob at the throat. It's the right shape, but I ended up using differently colored beads....
Materials: silk blend yarn, glass beads, acrylic cord.

Found a leaf that has almost every fall color you can think of. I especially like the little bug egg bumps that contrast so prettily.
Materials:leaves, silk blend yarn, glass beads, acrylic cord.

Like I said, the leaves are really turning now, and the sky in North Carolina seems to have an extra drop of blue so it's really pretty out there.
Materials: leaf, cotton tatting thread, acrylic cord.

More work with the acrylic sheet. Kind of reminds me of sunglasses in some way, maybe it's the weight of the plastic.
Materials: acrylic sheet, silk, linen.

Finally got back to the saw yesterday and cut some acrylic sheet I've been wanting to work with. Still playing with crochet and tatting as well.
Materials: acrylic sheet, cotton and linen thread, rayon ribbon.

Another piano part. I like the Rube Goldberg quality these things have.
Materials: piano part, rayon rope, quartz, wooden bead, linen yarn.

This is a piece of a piano I found at the salvage store. Wonderful place. I was just fascinated with the piano parts, it's amazing how many cut and carved and shaped little pieces of wood and felt go into the making of one.
Materials: piano part, copper wire, acrylic cord.

This is for Fire. I found the lottery card already torn up on the street a while ago. It's hard to get those things burning on a breezy chilly morning. Thought of making a necklace mostly out of matches before settling on the ticket, and I can now see how that would have caught fire a lot faster.
Materials: found lottery card, matches, cotton thread.