Three Drops

In packing and unpacking, you run across things you keep but have forgotten.

I have a small porcelain shell stickpin, it was handpainted by a friend years ago, when I lived in Fort Worth.

She also did watercolors. I don't know if she still lives there, I lost touch with her. But I still have the memories and the pin she painted.

I love the look of the dainty porcelain painting, so I decided to see if I could reproduce the look in polymer clay.

I made these three small round pendants.

I want to make a matched pair of the smallest ones, for earrings.

Wouldn't they look dainty and very vintage?

I got almost exactly the worn and feminine look I was trying to reproduce.

I think with more practice I will be able to do other flowers.

Bluebonnets or cornflowers, maybe.

It's too late in the year to plant zinnias here, but maybe I can paint some instead.

Combined with the round pewter drop setting, I think they look sweet.

I want to make some more that are hairpins, and maybe barrettes too!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Speaking of finding things, yesterday I opened the dremel case looking for a tool, and guess what I found?

The third leg to the soldering tripod!

I just KNEW that I put it somewhere safe ...

Thank goodness I found it, it was starting to bug me that it was missing.

The constant reminder of the lopsided tripod, racking my brain for clues.