With a Little Help

    Well...I finished the blue multi-strand bracelet then ordered some glue from Jewels in Fiber, because I'd always been happy with the site.  Of course I had to order some C-Lon macrame cord to make it

 worth the shipping charge.  And, somehow or other, I messed up the order which turned out to be serendipitous. When I called Marion to clarify the order, she shared so much glue wisdom and hints for attaching the bracelet to the clasp (glue the pieces together before gluing the bracelet to the clasp) that I am confident I can make the new magnetic clasps work.

     The order arrived a few days after we talked and, though I was eager to work on the black and white multi-strand bracelet, I was even more eager to try the thicker Texas C-Lon on some recently tumbled beach pebbles for a garden ornament I've been planning.  The heavier C-Lon is going to work (yay!)...but I'm rethinking some of the pebbles.

   Meanwhile, we checked out some local garage sales and I was reminded that I wanted to try my hand at repurposed garden art...so I bought a votive (60 cents) and a dish ($1), added a plate from a long ago auction and tried out my two-part epoxy.  (Still having issues with the post, but I like the look of the garden flower and will be haunting more garage sales and auctions...it's a big yard.)

     THEN I got back to the black and white bracelet that I will finish tonight and glue tomorrow.