Summer Phone Call

Come with me... And you'll be...In a world of...Pure imagination, Take a look..And you'll see...Into your imagination...**ring, ring** (someone answer the phone)**ring** "hello...anybody home? Hi (your name here) its Regina calling...how are you doing today? Staying cool I hope. It is hot here in Cincinnati...You are feeling OK today you say, that is good.... Um I was wondering if you could come out & play? (remember your eyes are closed therefore *imagination in use*) Figure maybe we could sit by the pool under the trees and sip cool drinks. Or sit in on my porch and watch the world go by. Do some handmade craft? Maybe a game of gin rummy or canasta? We are in the lazy, hazy days of summer you know **possible replies** well here is where you fill in the blanks,,, that is for your end of this conversation...**my response** "that's great looking forward to seeing you..you have a good porch for porch sitting you say some iced cool drinks on all ready and cookies fresh from the oven *really the store* .....Well great I will be right over. It will be good times" **phone disconnects** *BIG SMILE* someone can come out & play....

Planning a '30 minute' necklace

Can it be done??? Doesn't everyone like a challenge now and then.
I was checking in at a large publisher of craft books (http://www.larkbooks.com/submissions) for submissions... a call out section for artists and saw a design challenge for a '30 minute' necklace project. *See light bulb above head* the brain is going "I can do this... maybe?"

** Serious thinking going on here, see wheels turning above my head** You see due to my auto-immune disorder I avoid wire work, I just don't have the strength in my hands. So I make almost all of my necklaces on one sometimes two pieces of flex wire. That leaves me only struggling with crimps and crimps covers.

Dana, the daughter has done this project thing and her paper jewelry project graced the cover of the book. http://tinyurl.com/paper-jewelery * She also has a BFA in silversmithing and jewelry making along with her MA in art education.* So writing directions is easy for her. Really Dana has had pictures of her artwork printed in 5 books from Lark, the first while she was in undergrad. Dana's web page http://kdanak.com/

I wonder if the 30 minutes includes picking the beads? Or it is just string them together. I can string one together in 30 minutes, I think.
For now I am trying to come up with a good combination of stones that is easily purchased.

Next I will worry about writing down directions.

thanks for stopping by
regina aka red