Remember that quote from "Throw Momma from the Train"? I've wilted from the heat and humidity. Its been my mantra the last couple of day and the next 2 days are going to be worse. I don't have central air and only 3 of the 12 windows in my 2nd floor apt don't open.....As bad as I feel, I really worry for my animals. My elderly cat has taken to sleeping in the shower, and Bettie looks as miserable as I feel. Its impossible to do anything. I thought about a window air conditioner but this apt is large with 12ft ceilings....and the electric bill would be insane. Instead I'm going to use my misery to fuel me to look for a new apartment this week.
And what day did I decide to go to the flea market this week? If you guessed today, give yourself a gold star. I woke up later than I had planned and even with the hour drive I made it up there around 8:30. It was pretty muggy then and just got worse. I took my red silk parasol
so I didn't get burnt or sunstroke and it elicited quite a few stares from people. I don't think I've ever been to a flea market in California where there weren't at least 8 ladies toting parasols. But then again, I have to keep reminding myself "I'm not in California anymore."It was a good flea market but next time I'll get there by 7am. The crowd was already heavy by the time I got there which made looking difficult. The junk jewelry selection was sad and over priced so all I got were some watches to tear apart, a metal industrial box with 3 drawers in it, a pretty tarnished silver mesh bag and a gorgeous turquoise enameled trinket bowl for my vanity. The main thing that made slogging through the sun and humidity worth it all were a couple of small embossed photo albums with a few 40's thru 60's of African American photos inside.
Ethnic vintage photos are hard to come by, and I was absolutely chuffed to find this little stash of them. I can't wait to go through them all this week and scan them so I can start using them in my work.
Now onto this week's Bead Bloggers links!
- Find out how you can use your beading skills to help raise money for an Autism center
- Beading Arts
- Cyndi has been featuring wonderful wire artists all this month...take a look at what these folks are doing!
- Art Bead Scene
- Art Bead Scene is having a giveaway. Come check it out!
- Earthenwood Studio Chronicles
- Lumber everywhere! Melanie's wood-grain components are popping up in Beads 2011, on the Vintaj blog as the Art Bead Partner of the month, and at Art Bead Scene in a huge giveaway!
- Carmi's Art/Life World
- An acorn is the inspiration for a new ting in epoxy clay.
- Cindy Gimbrone, The Lampwork Diva
- It's a Tangle Tutorial. Come make a pair of "Well-Loved" earrings!
- Lorelei's Blog: Inside the Studio
- Lorelei's birthday brought big changes to her jewelry studio this week, come on over and watch her vlog.
- Barbe Saint John - New Jewelry from Forgotten Artifacts
- It's jewelry "Re Do" time and a giveway of the finished piece
- Snap out of it, Jean! There's beading to be done!
- Jean had a wonderful time creating a necklace set using both Artbeads and Earthenwood Studio components together, as she a blogging and design partner for each! See what she designed ! You might think the end result is as as yummy as she does !!!
- Resin Crafts!
- Resin + chocolate = great new bezels!
- The Bead Dreamer
- Stick beads, gemstones and wood earring findings inspire a necklace and matching earrings - both made using the same wood findings!
- The Writing and Art of Andrew Thornton
- Andrew hosts one of the biggest Thursday Giveaways EVER! You could win TWELVE coin pendants from his Shop!
blog hop book tour which starts today. Kerin's book is all about working with epoxy clay, something I love and use alot of in my own work. On the blog hop tour there are 18 stops, 117+ giveaways, online workshops, amazing eye candy, new artists to meet and more fun. Join her 