The car showed 109 when i turned it on about 220p this afternoon.
The reading had dropped to 106 by the time i got home.
The a/c is set at 84 and still it comes on.
Weather Channel showed 107 at 4:30p
No real chance of rain in the forecast
Excessive heat expected for the next few days.
wow
That makes me want to stay in and BEAD!!!!! Like this. Which is from a design at Bead&Button online.
Cool, huh?
tilas (hematite)
Swarovski bicones (4mm jet, 3mm fuschia
3mm bugles (black)
15/0 seeds (gray opaque luster)
...a(nother) work in progress...ha ha!
Today i have a pair of earrings and a necklace to share. Earrngs first. Remember these? Bullet casings and glass rondelle beads. Well, darn if i didn't sell this pair! There's just something about bullets as earrings that appeals, i guess. So i wanted to make another pair but didn't have the heart to do the exact same thing again. I thought turquoise might go well with the brass but nothing said pick me. And then i found some extremely fake turquoise beads. Perfect!
I chose brass wire in 22ga since it fit through the top drilled holes of the bead, and did a briolette wrap to attach the bead. Then i added a seed bead or two to keep the turquoise (-colored) bead from sitting too far up in the casing 'cause i wanted it to have movement. The 5mm round on top is to steady the wire so it doesn't wobble around in the large hole at the top of the casing. Once you wrap the loop above the 5mm round, the whole deal snugs down and seats itself over the hole. There ya go!
And the necklace? As a gift to myself for my 60th birthday - which, the more i say it, the harder it is to believe it's true - i made a necklace with rubies and Swarovski crystals. huh. Not my usual choice but i thought whot th' 'ell...if not now, when? So here tis. Natural ruby cut in faceted rondelles, paired with Swarovski crystal bicones in sand opal and dorado 2x. woohoo! Rubies and crystals all the way around to a gold-filled lobster clasp and 2" of chain. wheeeeeeeee! i just looooooooooove the rocks indeed i do!
