Libzoid Blog

I am not completely feeling the creativity vibe right now. I can’t tell you how many layers and veneers I’ve cobbled together and rejected. It’s getting frustrating. There’s a lot going on right now by way of distractions and I am sure that has a lot to do with my frustration. […]

I’ll start you off with a photo.  Here’s a donut pendant from this weekend. I am working on items for the Bead Bazaar whenever I can squeeze in a bit of creative time. This pendant uses a tab prong setting and it has a tube bail soldered to the back.
The winds of change […]

Lying in bed this morning, designs and less concrete ideas were rolling around in my head. In that space just below real consciousness, ideas bloom. The challenge is how to get them recorded. I have sketchbooks, loads of sketchbooks, too many. I have slips of paper. It’s jumbled and chaotic […]

Now that the girls are home from camp and we’re busy getting ready for the start of school (next week, I am counting the hours days), creative pursuits are on the back burner. I am hopeful I’ll be able to squeeze in an occasional hour or two in the studio, if only to keep […]

In my last post, I talked about the work I threw out. Fortunately, not everything went into the trash. I have finished a number of pendants destined for sale at the Bead Bazaar, plus a pair of pendants that are already spoken for.  I’m just posting the highlights here, if you want to see more, […]

I started writing a really whiny post the other day, but I have tossed that into the ether.  We’re supposed to be on the second leg of our glorious child-free/dog-free vacation, but instead we are home.  I was sick last week, and we decided that it just didn’t make sense to travel when I’m not […]

There is something about being in Maine that recharges my soul.  We grew up spending the month of August in Maine.  My family rented a cottage on a lake in Camden, so we had the benefits of both lake and sea.  I haven’t been back to Maine in more than a year, and I had […]

This afternoon we drop both our daughters off at camp for two weeks. This is a first for M as she’s not quite 12, and her peanut allergy had us hesitating to send her. The camp has assured us that she can carry her epi-pens around with her in her backpack, and she’s […]

Today’s 5 favorites is Polymer Clay Blogs. Today’s five are random selections from my Google Reader subscription list. You might be familiar with some and some might be new to you. I love finding new blogs, especially polymer clay blogs. If you’ve got a polymer clay blog and your link isn’t […]