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16680. alistairconnor - 9/23/2005 1:36:09 PM Best wishes for the Jenerator... her time is come, I would guess? I suppose we'll get the details in due course. 16681. Macnas - 9/23/2005 1:44:46 PM Indeed, all the best to Jen! 16682. Magoseph - 9/23/2005 2:41:04 PM Ali, I just looked up Pip, Pip, Hooray and I became involved in a discussion about the merits of using this expression versus Hip, Hip, Hooray, for goodness’ sakes. Sometimes, it’s hard to believe that I can actually get involved looking for the etymology of certain words or expressions just because of a faint past memory. Anyway, Butch nudged my elbow me at the keyboard and demanded that I took him outside, so I lost the discussion.
They always make a big deal of a foreign girl and I know how hard it’s to go back. In my case, I just turned around and went back (helped by my grandmother), not to return home for several years.
I’m going to check where I think Jen may post and see if there are some news about the birth.
16683. Magoseph - 9/23/2005 2:42:07 PM Are you giving the birthday party, Ali? 16684. Ms. No - 9/23/2005 4:19:28 PM G'morning Mac, Mag, Connor.
Anyone else have big plans for the weekend?
I'm headed up to Newhall to meet the brother and fam for the 12th Annual Hart of the West Intertribal Pow-Wow. Lots of arts and crafts, traditional food, dancing and kid activities. 16685. Magoseph - 9/23/2005 4:31:33 PM Oh, wow, that should lots of fun, Ms. No! 16686. Ms. No - 9/23/2005 4:34:58 PM I'm very excited about it. I've never been to this event before, but my tooling instructor highly recommended it so we'll see.
Speaking of which, I finished the finged bag I was working on. I'll post a pic so you can see what it finally turned out like.
16687. Ms. No - 9/23/2005 4:43:58 PM Here's a close-up of the oiled and stained applique that I posted before.
 16688. Ms. No - 9/23/2005 4:45:27 PM And here you can see most of the bag --- the strap isn't all that exciting, just rivets and some fringe. Sorry, the focus is not great because my hands just aren't steady enough.
 16689. Ms. No - 9/23/2005 4:46:43 PM Maybe I'll do a whole project pictorial start to finish over in Arts. I've got one I'm working on now, but I didn't take enough intermediate pictures so it'll have to be the next project. 16690. Magoseph - 9/23/2005 4:49:20 PM Very beautiful work, Ms. No, will you be taking it to Newhall? 16691. Ms. No - 9/23/2005 5:34:02 PM I really haven't decided yet. On the one hand, I'd like to because it's an opening to discussion with craftspeople. On the other hand, these folks are pros and while I'm thrilled with my progress to date, I've only been doing this for a few months and until recently not all that diligently. It's not like I spend 20 hours a week carving or anything -- my hands aren't strong enough yet.
Ah, feck it, I'll probably take it with me as a fashion statement if nothing else. ;->
16692. Magoseph - 9/23/2005 5:47:00 PM Every pro you meet probably will ask you where you got the bag, so there you’ll be getting all kinds of tips if you ask for them. 16693. Ms. No - 9/23/2005 5:57:05 PM The cool thing is that I'm learning so much every time I do something. I mean, when I started the bag, if I'd known what it was going to look like when I finished I'd have been really impressed. As I worked, though, I found so many mistakes that I'll be able to avoid next time, that while I'm happy with the finished product I'll expect the next one to be much better. Mainly this is in the fitting of the tooled leather piece and also, I want to construct the next bag from the ground up. I've got some suede sides that I can cut from rather than using a pre-cut pattern/kit for the bag body. I've already modified the bag from the kit because I didn't like the way they'd done the strap--- there was too much crap hanging off of it. I replaced some of the lacing with nickel rivets and removed some of the decorative lace altogether and I like it much better. 16694. PelleNilsson - 9/23/2005 6:15:50 PM That's a fine piece of work, Ms. No although I don't particularly like the thingies beneath the bag.
Your idea of documenting a project from scratch is very good and one I look forward to. But plase publish the pics in real time. Don't wait until everything is finished. 16695. PelleNilsson - 9/23/2005 6:17:45 PM The sun set here a liitle while ago after a brilliant early autumn day, which reminds me that it is the autumn equinox today. How do you celebrate? 16696. judithathome - 9/23/2005 6:19:22 PM MsNo, you take that bag and you let anyone know who asks just how long you've been doing this because I predict they will be astonished at how well you've done in such a short time. I also expect many people will tell you that you are a natural born leather tooler! 16697. PsychProf - 9/23/2005 6:20:00 PM We fuck like rabbits 16698. judithathome - 9/23/2005 6:22:28 PM Well, Psych, that sounds like as good a way as any...we attend parties where they burn a pumpkin-headed scarecrow and then we eat and drink a lot. 16699. Magoseph - 9/23/2005 7:00:29 PM Ms. No, I just remember that many budding artists'creativity is short-lived after they go though professional training.
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