The other day I woke up to cooler weather and a sort of mizzle (a misty drizzle) and I saw that some spiders had been busy!!!
Now I'm not a fan of these 8 legged creatures but you can't help but admire the tenacity of them when they decide to create a web. Personally if it's dry and I don't see one of these webs, and walk into one - I can tell you that my language is really fraught!!! Lots of **!!*+ and probably a lot of other things! Whereas if it's damp and there's been a mizzle and therefore the moisture sticks to these webs - well beauty or what!!!! I sat and watched one spider actually weave one of these incredible works of art. I suppose if you were to imagine the size of it and the amount of travelling it's done to create this, it's a marathon and a half!!! It's so exact and so beautiful. Imagine having all that sticky stuff in you, and you have to walk around and around spilling this stuff behind you to make a web like this!!! I think this is the only time I actually admire these creatures!!
Of course I've also been making resin pendants and I really must start to sell them - I must have about 500 of them now - and I keep saying that I'm going to stop and go back to patchwork quilting, but then I find myself ordering more resin, so I can make some more pendants!!!!! Go figure - I'm a nut!!!
The problem is that I enjoy doing it. I find different things to put in these pendants and voila - I'm in the middle of making more.
I've also started to make resin snowflakes to hang off the Christmas tree (sorry - was that a bad word to utter in September???)!!! LOL.
I have already made the individual squares to make the patchwork, so all I have to do is to iron them, and sew them together, then when that's done - fill it and put a backing on and I'll feel nice and warm again!!! Mind you - my cleaner - Emily has just had a grandson and I promised to make him a frog or soft toy - so maybe I should make one first before I do anything else.
Are there enough hours in the day I ask myself? Nearly comes my answer!!! I do hope you all are well and especially Andy has got over his COVID nightmare. It's so important that we all take care and stay safe - otherwise who will read this blog?!!!
Spiders serve a function. They get rid of other bugs. Otherwise, a good spider is a dead one!
Jenny McIntyre club has replied to GracieI know spiders serve a function, but they belong outside not in my lounge.
Lovely jewelry as always. You have quite a collection now.
I used to love doing patchwork, but like most things, it's having the time or the inclination. Look forward to seeing a frog/soft toy in the making.
Nice to see a blog Jenny :)
Jenny McIntyre club has replied to Bee OrchidI think 500 - 600 makes quite a good collection don't you? I know I keep saying that I'll try Etsy or something like that - but I haven't a clue how to go about it all.
As for the patchwork - I've looked at them and all I have to do now is to sew them together with a binding. I'll be okay once I've started.
Well I can't have you doing all the hard work can I? LOL
Lovely resin work, as always.
If you want shining metal - try a few tiny washers, or nuts [2ba or similar]. I think Copper wire might tarnish ...
I find spiders, moths and so on quite fascinating, must admit I admire the skills used to construct the webs. I have photographed a few over the years, but I prefer them outside, in their natural habitat and not in my house. Although they are quite good at catching the vast numbers of midges we had flying a few weeks back, so I'll tolerate a few for that reason.
Hope your weather is better than mine - wet, windy and too cold today !
Jenny McIntyre club has replied to StoneRoad2013 clubNo my weather is horrible - colder, wet and very windy - and it's not even October yet!!!
Bravo for the pendants, which you realize, Jenny ! Real jewelry !
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