Changer’s Turf is finally published. Went over the digital proof last night and checked it for errors. How many proofs was that? 6? 7? Thanks so much to all my helpful mistake-finders! Here’s the createspace link if you want a copy before all your friends have one. Amazon will take a little longer, but not …
Dec 24
Book Review: Friendfluence
Friendfluence: The Surprising Ways Friends Make Us Who We Are by Carlin Flora Since I haven’t read other books (that I can remember) specifically dealing with friends and friendship before, I expected this book to really blow me away. Friends are a huge influence in our lives, almost as great as families, and greater for …
Dec 23
Aromatherapy Keyhole 2
Here are some more aromatherapy sprigs I made. Some of these were gifts, and some of these will be gifts. Jewelry can be very satisfying to make, but I hardly wear any of it.
Dec 20
Mermaid Shrine
I started this the same time I began the other altoids-tin resin shrines. I wanted to find out which material is the best for sculpting the frame around the altoids tin. One I used paperclay and one I used two-part putty epoxy (except I haven’t posted about that one yet.) This was plaster. I had …
Dec 16
Book Review: Clockwork Angel
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare I went into this book with a “hope for the best, fear the worst” attitude. Both Steampunk and YA fantasy have been over-bred recently, and a novel that starts out with an orphaned teenage girl of unusual latent powers and a couple of smoking-hot troubled young men sounds like it’s …