Tuesday, December 21, 2021

WINTER SOLSTICE/ DITCHING MY WEBSITE

  As we move into the new year and start gaining more daylight tomorrow, I find myself wrapping up some projects. I'm finally am doing the whip stitch around the top of the " Gus's Last Ride Bag "I had a question about the direction of the needle through the leather. I usually work from the bottom up so I can set up something on the table to push off of. Then I can press the needle up through the leather without killing my fingers.

Also, I'm wrapping up my website. Started it a year ago and now I'm done. It turns out I can't possibly populate a web store. LOL It just takes me too long to do a piece. I've learned so much and it was fun but now I'm back to the blog and a little informational site. No sales from the site anymore. Ofcourse you can reach me on Facebook or here or at custombeadwork@yahoo.com. I'm going to be around. I just realized that manning the computer wasn't working for me.


 So, it's the longest night of the year tonite. It's dark already, but there is a large fullish moon rising, and the light is reflecting off the snow in the yard. I'm looking forward to the turn of the clock and 7 more seconds of light tomorrow. Have a magical solstice!


RAVEN AND SKULL

 I finally finished my Raven and Skull bag. It's one of what I call my book reports, which is to say I read a book and then after mullin...