Earrings for night owls

I just made these tonight. It's almost 1 a.m., and I don't know why the hell I'm still up. But I am so I thought I'd snap some quick pix and share. I went to a bead faire (yes, with an e!) this past weekend, and since then it's been beadle mania. I got some 20-gauge gold-fill wire to experiment with. That's what makes up the main teardrop shape here. The stones are amethyst and green aventurine. I'm into this loopy wire-wrapping nowadays. If I end up doing a whole series of these, I guess that's what designers might define as a "collection." The Loopy Collection? Hmm, there's gotta be a better name out there. Anyhow, I like the overall look of it, but man does it destroy my fingers. All this is in preparation for my upcoming jewelry show in May. More on that later. Maybe when I'm not so sleepy.

DJ Buddha baby

Our friends Pieter and Catarina are expecting their first baby in a few weeks. So you know what that means: more onesies! Pieter and Cat are fun, magnetic people. They love good times, good friends, and awesome music (Pieter's a House DJ during the wee hours). And they have this whole spiritual-vibe-thing going on, too, that's really warm and welcoming. So I wanted these onesies to reflect a little bit about both of them, their passions and hobbies, and just how cool they are and will be as parents.

Turntable and Buddha onesies shown in stages: 1. Ironing on the cut-out stencils; 2. Filling it in with paint; 3. Revealing the finished product!

Spa day

Life as a GP can be tough. There's hay and pellets to eat, not to mention mounds of farmer's market veggies to munch on. And there's all the tunnels a pig needs to run through every day. And don't forget all the napping! That takes up a lot of time. And if ever the BF leaves his cookbooks lying on the floor, well, a pig has to eat them too.

With such a busy agenda, a pig deserves a little pampering once in a while, don't you think? Rusty got his first bath recently, and to top it off, he also got a mani/pedi! Sounds like a relaxing way to spend a Saturday morning, huh? Not to Russ. He complained and struggled throughout the whole ordeal. Poor boy! It ain't easy lookin' this good.

BBQ pigeon

Boris and Doris are back! I've read that pigeons, having that built-in homing device, return to the same place to make their nest, laying one to two eggs. This is the third time Boris and Doris have tried to build a nest on our balcony. They always pick the same spot--IN our gas bbq. It's actually a pretty good place in San Francisco to build a nest: it's covered so at least it is partially protected from the wind, rain and predators. The BF, on the other hand, does not think it is such a good place, as he has just filled up the propane tank and was looking forward to bbq season. Uh oh, better luck next year babe!

Unfortunately, we've never had a hatchling. Part of the problem is that Boris and Doris are really crappy at building nests. This year is another winner. As you can see from this picture, all the twigs they've gathered have fallen thru the slats. Now Boris is just sitting there on an egg with no nest. We'll see how it goes.

Boris? On the nest, you ask? Yes, being a monogamous couple (at least during mating season) Boris and Doris take turns sitting on the egg. As far as I can tell, Doris sits during the day and does her food-finding at night. There is a Changing of the Guard each day around 4pm. OK I think I've gone on long enough about pigeons and their breeding habits. See what a little observation and a lot of Internet on a slow day at work can get ya?