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15 January, 2018

More Bowls And A Piper J5


 I made a second Orange Clothesline Bowl.
Only differentiated by the amount of Satsumas left in the house!


 These two - the stripey one with handles and the solid orange were destined to my mail carrier as she goes above and beyond to accurately and kindly deliver our mail. I needed a gift for her and I may have gone overboard. Her favorite color is orange. I think this set was my best ever in the clothesline obsession.

I meant to make two bowls in graduated sizes but my organic way of designing had other ideas. Once the rope is under my presser foot, anything can happen.

 I came up with a new finish -  little confetti dots for a design detail.
By the second one, it looked more like confetti.


I also tried out a leather accent piece, to hide the end joins. Riveting, yes? lol

If you're interested, the second bowl is now listed in my etsy store: RunningWithHandmade.




Here's the Piper J5. It will have it's maiden voyage in about a month. Still fiddling with weird small stuff. The engine cowling is rubbing behind the propeller housing, for instance.

We had a 60' sunny break from all our drizzle so it seemed like a great day to run up the engine. A trip up and down the runway to get some oil into the cylinders and flash the neighbors.

It doesn't sound as good as the Stearman big round engine but it was a fine sound on Saturday.







***Update on pkg debacle. Well - it's MLK day and a holiday. Maybe some news on Tuesday....or at least more excuses.

9 comments:

  1. I love the leather accent piece. I have ben trying to figure out how to hide the not so pretty part.

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    1. Are you sewing clothesline Deanna? I'm off to go pester you on Messenger.

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  2. I'm totally impressed with your basket with the leather addition! I mean, it's as classy as something in a Sundance catalog! You really are producing some blue ribbon pieces! ((hugs)), Teresa :-)

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  3. Gorgeous bowls! The confetti is a fun touch! Still waiting to hear more about the package snafu.

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    1. Me, too. I just received a survey request on my case. i.e. Was I satisfied with the resolution?
      hahahaha ahem, what resolution?
      I was pretty scathing about why keys aren't given out.

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  4. I wonder if "flashing the neighbours" means the sames Stateside as it does in the cold north. I bet it does, and it made me giggle :) Your bowls are getting even more awesome - the confetti design (great name for it, btw) is CUTE, and is a nice kick of colour! I do find your leather embellishment riveting, and a great way to hide the join. Nice job - seriously! I'm behind on blog reading so I need to go back in time to check the shipping progress - it sounds like this is still on-going. Not good! My fingers are crossed for you and your package!

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    1. BTW - I more than half believe that when we fill out customer service surveys, they only "count" the ones that look good for their numbers. I bet there's a lot of finagle-ification going on by managers who don't want to actually - you know - FIX problems!

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    2. You always get my small jokes! Riveting!

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  5. I am riveted by how you joined the leather - it looks fab! I have the clothes line and the leather ... just need some time!!!! Pencil Girl used “snafu” what does that stand for? (I think I can guess the last two!)

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