Saturday, April 30, 2011

nuntium octavum (eighth post)

Tonight I'm on pins and needles.  Our school has a big fundraiser each year, it's an auction and I donated two things.  I'm sure you'll recognize Lyn Morton's bracelet and the earrings are from the book as well.  I even copied her "pose" for the bracelet because it was so lovely.  I'm dying to hear if/how much it brought in for the school.  A few years ago, I made a silly, little scarf in the school colors with some fun yarn and it sold for $300 because two of my students' parents got into a bidding war because it was made by me! 



This, though, I'm very pleased with.  I even think I did a good job hiding the ends and such, although I don't like the earrings, I would only wear them to match the bracelet.

Latin for today:  quanti constat? = How much does it cost?

8 comments:

  1. very nice Michelle.
    I am sure they should bring a high price.
    what thread did you use?

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  2. Thank you- it's from JoAnn's and it's called Kreinik. I wish I could afford fancy stuff but to support this crazy passion, I hoard my 40% off coupons and then get what I can. Someday I'll splurge and go for HDT!

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  3. What a fantastic bracelet! I am curios as to what price your lovely pieces will fetch!
    Fox : )

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  4. oh, I use the Kreinik Blending filaments, but haven't used the thicker threads. is it a braid?

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  5. Beautiful! Be sure and tell us how much your jewelry raised!

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  6. Yes, it's the very fine braid, HL. It's not too hard to work with but it is 'scratchy' when working. It's nice enough to wear on a wrist but I wouldn't want it around my neck.

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  7. Nice! I bet your beautiful work will bring in a lot for the school - it will be fun to hear how much :)

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  8. I just saw your comment on my page :) Yes it was scary about my brother, but all's well that ends well :) Your work is Lovely, I'm interested to see how much it brings! I do hope you'll update!

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gratias maximas- it's wonderful to hear what you have to say!