A Flurry of Fine Feathers

A request from our local business EyeCandy Esthetics brought me here-up to my knees in feathers…I have an whole new appreciation of them these days.  I adore the stunning beauty of the colours and the subtle luminescence  of each and every one.  They are mini works of art all on their own.

What I didn’t appreciate was what the challenges of me working with them would look like-full facial mask, goggles and an air purifier-rather like a mini hazmat team happening here. I’d forgotten I was allergic to feathers…just got caught up in the excitement of it all and before I knew it-there I was.

It was worth it all-I am so enchanted with the end results, am going to try wearing a pair tomorrow…will let you know how that idea goes….or not.

 

 

Copper Curves

OK-I know most of you have absolutely no clue why I am soooo excited about this…and no, it’s not a moonshine  still component (altho it definitely could be…). Just figured out how to bend copper tubing without collapsing the walls. (Thank you YouTube!). It involved filling tubing with water and freezing before wrapping it around something curved.  Since it was -17 degrees here today, the freezing part was easy!
Once everything was frozen,(less than an hour)  I wrapped it around a cuff mandrel and voila–curved copper with no kinks or flat spots!  Took a few minutes to saw into 2 inch pieces, sand the edges and I was done.  All ready for my next class-can you guess what these will be used for?
img_2526img_2528Hint- Valentines Day is just over a month away… stay tuned!