Best mail day ever!!

Had no idea what was in the massive Fedex tube..

Then I see it..

A beauuutiful …beauuutiful…b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l ….brass sword!!

At this point you might be asking: “Nat what are you going to do with a sword?”

Well there are tons of things that you can do with it, such as:

Play Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon with it..

You can  just hold it, display it , love it…

Or

The actual thing which would be to dance and balance it in your head

Thank you to best dance partner I’ve ever had, painter, actor, fire player, but most of all such a beautiful human being that touches every person he comes across..

Don  I love you!

(For some of his work click right Here)

I’m happy!

Very very veryyyyy….

Made for the girl behind this blog http://spontaneousthanks.blogspot.com .. so good reminds us to be grateful for everyday things.. we are lucky to be were we are, with what we have at this time and place

This was a bit of an experiment I wanted to make her something so I thought of  grabbing a stone and making the back of it engraved with “Grateful” but since I don’t have a machine for that I was thinking what to do.. I don’t stamp.. nothing against it I just for some reason don’t stamp letters on metal..

So I was thinking how to do it and I wrote it down and I said to myself ” I wonder if I could cut this..” SO I wrote it in the metal and went for it.. this is my first go..

Now all I have to do is improve my hand writing

I want one that says “dreaming”.. maybe one that says “living”, don’t know any ideas are welcomed! Maybe I’ll do a whole quote..

For now I’m happy with these little charms can be worn as a pendant or a bracelet

She liked it and put it on straight away(which is always a great thing)  sooo I’m very very happy

Have a great weekend!

Friday 13th has a different meaning for me…

“Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute in Asheville, North Carolina, an estimated 17 to 21 million people in the United States are affected by a fear of this day. Some people are so paralyzed by fear that they avoid their normal routines in doing business, taking flights or even getting out of bed. “It’s been estimated that [US]$800 or $900 million is lost in business on this day”

This is crazy…  I don’t really believe much in it , everyday is what we make it..but every friday the 13th my friend Don comes to mind.

We haven’t seen each other in a while because he had to move out of CR to pursue his art,every Friday 13th I remember him and every time something falls in 13 I remember him too.

Right now he and I are working on a jewelry project together he is based in SF and does several expositions there he makes beautiful paintings .. you should check out his site

I just made him this little present:

 

Yeah… well….

Made a Vintage Shrine for a good friend..

I made this out of 3 white canvas wrapped with leather painted all over , aged, made a collage and wrote the following quote by Anais Nin..

“We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another, unevenly. We grow partially. We are relative. We are mature in one realm, childish in another. “

Just added .. Time flies.. to be able to use the clock with wings I made..

This was for my friend George.. for his birthday he loved It

Think of it as a Bday card you could use as a shrine/decoration afterwards… the pictures :

For the front:

Open:

Beads,small pieces of wood, leather here it is standing.. :

Details..

 

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