Making Filigree, Step 3.5

Having realized that all those tiny little pretties might get lost, step 3.5 is cleaning up my bench and work area! Yikes!

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Just A Little Something I'm Working On..

I like to polish the inside of the bezels before soldering onto backing., originally uploaded by Nicole Solo.

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Photo-Blog; My Studio

Today is a photo-blog day for me, featuring my studio. Click on any of the photos to visit them on my Flickr page and read notes/comments.

Inching Along The Kitchen Floor, Following The Light

The sun came out today, and through my kitchen window I was lucky enough to recieve some direct sunlight, in the form of an 8 inch beam. I put my lightbox on a chair, added my full-spectrum lamp, and, on my knees, followed the beam as it moved across the room, frantically taking pictures. Later today, I will be scrubbing the floor. Anyway. I took my blog commenters advice which included changing the ISO speed from 400 down to 50. The results? Less grainy, yes. But spectacular? I'm not so sure. I played around with colors of backgrounds, props, angles and exposure times. These were my best shots:

(old versions - click any picture to enlarge)

The verdict? Its an improvement, and I'll try to get in some more re-takes before the suns goes to too low an angle. But I still wish I had one of these:

Sanding Sticks

Sanding Sticks, originally uploaded by Nicole Solo.

Productive day? Well, almost. Aside from procrastinating on a major amount of Chainmaille that needs to be woven, I had Boyfriend help me make sanding sticks. My old ones are goners!

Bench - Oct 9th

Bench - Oct 9th, originally uploaded by Nicole Solo.

Wowzas, I am a slob.

Spent the last few days recovering from a stupid repetitve-motion injury.. And playing with my dapping set!! Whee that thing is fun! I made earrings and more earrings and a couple pendants, and some charms.. Been sawing out all sorts of little shapes and playing with copper and brass. Now I just need to figure out what the next *must-have* thing is gonna be! Bees, perhaps?? In any case, new listings to come soon!!