That’s right. Today, on my birthday, I am ironing paper grocery bags!
I think I got this idea from the old HGTV show, “Room by Room.” (with Matt and Shari, you can still find them on You Tube.)
I am making photo dummies in different sizes. 
I have a photo canvas being created right now that will be 16×20″. In the meantime, I can carry my paper dummy with me to see where it fits best. 
I like it flanked on one side with a couple of 8×8’s.
Today, I’m making fairy lights for Vivien’s recently remodeled room at home.
I am using a string of white bridal lights, all-purpose white glue, and pieces of glittered, pink organza ribbon, cut on the diagonal, and tied in knots on each bulb.
The virus has not passed. It’s in our area in leaps and bounds. Our county recently ranked #9 of the 10 top hot spots in the country. The primary reason for the increase in Corona viruses in our area is the Tyson chicken processing plant. Workers there stand shoulder to shoulder and have to yell at each other across the processing line to be heard over the machinery.
Some of the workers are bused in from an area where the virus counts were high, and the virus rode the bus in with them.
Another reason is many of the local folks think this whole pandemic is a hoax, perpetuated by the Democratic Party to undermine the Republican President. Many of the locals refuse to conform to government guidelines to stop the pandemic, especially the wearing of face masks.
This is simply all I care to report on our current situation. Me and mine remain under quarantine, ordering groceries online and picking them up outside the store. My next post will be about what I’ve been making.
I got a new order of charms, today. This was in it. It’s for me. I just hope we’re all here to see it. 
This is a terrible time in the history of the world. We are currently in the middle of a pandemic due to the world-wide spread of the Corona virus, also known as Covid-19.
In NC, we are under orders to stay at home. The exceptions are essential workers and essential services. These folks are daily puting their lives at risk because Covid-19 is a killer.
Prior to this outbreak, I felt like I had found something I really liked to make, embossed and stamped polymer clay heart pendants. I made a bunch. These are examples:
My friend, Laura, and I had also decided to try working a craft show. We put together a display using things I had on hand. We also chose objects that we could carry!
The virus has caused all festivals and shows to be cancelled. More, later.
I think I’ve found my “thing” I like to do in polymer clay, at
least for now.
I love making and embossing these hearts!
I’ve made one into a necklace:
Finished in gold plate:
It’s for sale in my shop!
Tonight’s experiment!
arrived today! I am so pleased! I have plans for these!
They are also called Mermaid Beads. They seem to glow from within, like labradorite!
I got some white ones this last week.
They seem to be pressed glass with some sort of relective film trapped inside. Brilliant!
I tried out the rubber latex moldmaking material I found on clearance at Hobby Lobby. I made a mold of the bottom of this bowl.
The latex looks like thick white glue, but smells horrible. I used it under the exhaust fan above Mama’s stove top.
Instructions say apply with a paint brush, at least 3 coats, allowing each coat to dry. Three days later, I have this:
Decent impression, still stinks!
I’m reverse enginering a pen to make some tubes to use in tying barrel/sliding/adjustable knots. I saw a great barrel and sliding knot tutorial on Kellie’s Bead Boutique You Tube Channel. Now, to find a box cutter or hack saw!
I got three of my Czech glass cabichons set in my new gold plated bezels. I used Quick Hold by the makers of E6000.
It’s hard to capture how reflective they are. Two of them have a color shift: