a quickie with a pic

It's after midnight and i'm exhausted,

 so i thought i'd do a quick update.

I've had the progressive lense eye-glasses for a little over a year & a half 

(which i don't think my eyes ever totally adjusted too).

For the last month or 2, i've been taking them off a LOT, thinking they needed cleaning, because trying to focus on things just hasn't been easy. 

Last night, after my shower, i decided to look closer in the mirror while wearing them, and noticed one eye looked different from the other. 

So i grabbed my cheap reading glasses 

(the pr i wear at my laptop) 

to see if anything was different with them, and the answer was no.

I covered my left eye 

(which was my "good eye" at my last exam),... then my right; now, the "good eye" was seeing things in *blur*.

Today while driving i kept checking at different distances, and came to the conclusion, i need a NEW script, already! ~  Ugh!!

The pr i'm wearing cost just over $500

F-I-V-E  hundred!

and are NOTHING special!

So Monday morning I will call the dr's office to see what they will charge for another exam.

I'll make some phone-calls to compare and go from there.

The thought of paying for another pair so soon, makes my stomach hurt.

I can keep the frames i have, and just have new lenses made, depending on where i go.

Thing is... once i could actually SEE myself wearing these, i wasn't crazy about how they looked on me.

I told the last place I went, they need to start putting MAGNIFYING mirrors on the wall so people can actually SEE what they look like - duh!

Get a clue - Sheeesh!!

Anyway... i messed up the bezel on the last ring i *almost* finished,

but was able to save the band, and made this ring Jamie named 
"Sweet Embrace"

Two stacked drops of molten silver

wrapped in a budded vine

~ reminiscent ~

of a 

 "Sweet Embrace"

I'll list it in my shop tomorrow.

I think i'll check-in to bed early tonight.

I'm exhausted and a lit-tle cranky 

can ya tell ?

P.S ~ I just re-read the title of this post ~

I told you i'm tired! 
haha...

"Wild Thing"

It's after 1am, ... i'm sitting here thinking about giving the ring i'll be listing over the weekend, 

a name,

& 

this

song jumped out at me!

I was only... ummm.. lets just say VERY young at the time, haha...
but, i do remember hearing my older sisters & brothers playing it.

   "It is all about how a certain girl had made such a positive impact on the band's main singer ~ It was their most famous hit"

Do YOU remember this song from the 60's? 

She was oxidized & brushed back

5 times... 

tumbled 

a total of 6 hours...


~ Wild Thing ~

Studio Space Moved - Pic

Well, the other room got painted 

(in 3 hours top to bottom) 

while Jamie relaxed & napped after work.

He got up, came upstairs and said, 

"what did you do"!

I tapped into his thoughts and heard --

"i can't believe she did the whole free-kin room while i napped...Yes!!" hehe

Last night after dinner, we made the
"switch-a-roo".

(i am so glad i had my chiropractor appt. today)

My work bench is in place but, the room is not in order yet.

My shelf & peg board will not
be re-hung until after we move in the Spring.
I'll make do with what I have.

The yard sale shelf fits nicely on the back 

of the bench, where Jamie had left an opening for the window in the other room.

It needs a fresh coat of paint.

This room will be painted soon as well...
~ then ~

upstairs bath

kitchen

living-room

&

hallway

..........
O-M-G
what did i get myself into!!

The 4 glass containers you see on the shelf, i purchased at Walmart 

@ $1.99 a piece for scraps, findings, etc.

 i went in looking for baby food size jars with lids 

w/no luck.

I may have to buy the baby food fruits, and eat my way there, haha.

Will post more "studio" pic's when the room is in order.

Work in progress --- with update!

Hope to finish this piece tomorrow.
11g half round works much better
for the band.

Another room calls for paint

 which will be started

once

the

ring

is

finished.
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~ SUNDAY UPDATE ~ 


oxidized

  

 cleaned up & stone set

It's now in the tumbler.

Now i'm off to clean this room up and get ready for ANOTHER coat of paint.

The color we first went with is a creamy off white 

(toooo creamy for the  *apartment white*).

SO, ...we just went with white.

Once this room is done, we will be doing a  

switch-a-roo...

my studio will go into what is now the bedroom.

The bathroom & studio will get the paint next.

I can't wait until all the painting is done!!!!

Lesson learned --- NEVER paint EVERY room in an apartment

just because the landlord says "OK, as long as it all goes back to white"...

a few of the blogs i follow have convinced me, W-H-I-T-E can look really nice!

:)

I hope to get the ring in my shop Monday Sunday Oct. 25th

Just touching base...

  I wont go into the usual 

"this week was busy"  

thang...just assume,  because,

it's always this way!

I need a double, (no, not a drink)
Couldn't we all use a double at times?

I had my physical 

(if you can call it that) 

on Tuesday.

I also setup an appointment with a chiropractor I used to see 7-8 years ago, for Tuesday next week.

I was thrilled to hear she now does deep tissue massage 

(which i need desperately)

We attended a nephews wedding on Saturday, which was nice...

 Penny (the bride) started to giggle 

here & there during the ceremony and ended with a 

lengthy

giggle at the end... 
it was pretty cute; got everyone in the church giggling too  :)

The reception was 10 minutes up the road.

I haven't had a "drink" in ...hmmm... lets go with 

3 years.

I started out with 1 beer and ended somewhere around 5-6 (maybe 7).

I always drink beer on ice, so it actually boiled-down to 3 1/2 (maybe 4).

Either way, I had a good time, but no more alcohol for me!

Jamie doesn't drink alcohol so we made it home safe & sound.

Sunday morning I woke up feeling fine; my first thought was 

"phew, no hangover, or even a headache", 

which is strange for me.

  By Sunday night, my stomach started acting weird, like a stomach bug was coming on. 

I felt like crap all week.

At this point I do feel better, but the 

"bug" 

is still lingering,

a little. 

I started a ring... it's sitting on the side_lines waiting for me to get the energy to finish. Who knows, I may get a burst of energy after my shower...

The band has been formed, soldered, filed etc.

The bezel cut & soldered.

I still need to cut the backplate.

I'll post pics when finished.

I need a shower and some cocoa...

I will then go back and read a few blogs.

Hope everyone is well.

My first bezel set ring

It's not good enough for me, to put in my shop.

I am happy with it, being *my first*.

The band is 14g half round wire, which is thin for a band on a ring this size but it's the thickest gauge i have atm.

I oxidized the whole thing ~ rubbing back on the band, underside, and buds; leaving the bezel much darker 

(it's a little hard to see in the photos)

 

The dark bezel makes the colors in the ring pop...although I may rub it back to match the rest of the ring (not sure yet).
She was tumbled for shine but that may change as well. I may go back and give her a dull brushed finish.

I'll be wearing this one. 

Hopefully the next one will be good enough to go into my shop.

                                

 

It was good practice. 

I learned a few things NOT to do next time around.

Looking forward to my next piece. :)

Forgot to add, it's an ocean jasper stone.

Finally able to comment on ALL blogs!

I finally figured out how to post on those blogs I wasn't able too ~

By accepting 3rd party cookies!

So if anyone else is having this problem 

you could try changing your settings.

I use Firefox so, I went to 

"tools", 

clicked on *options*  

 

 *privacy*

 checked the box that says

"accept 3rd party cookies"

 "until they expire",

to the right click on *exceptions*

  type in blogger.com 

click close 

& 

OK.

That's it!

IE should be similar I would think.