Jobs and interviews and none of it for me

Yesterday Dave had an interview for a job. He has been out of work since the end of October. This is the first interview in almost 3 months and he has been applying for 2 jobs almost every day. Dave primarly works in the Telecomunications/Networking type field so that tells you how the job market is for that right now in the Orlando area. I am really hoping he gets this job though, I think it would be perfect for him and that next step job level wise. We're hoping we'll hear something next week some time as they were only interviewing yesterday and today.

As for my side work with my jewelry and pins I haven't been very active. I have a lot of ideas written down on scraps of paper as well as new wire and stones but I just haven't been feeling it to get it done once I get home at night. I did make this really cool butterfly shawl pin out of two pieces of agate that were carved into butterfly wings, then I wire wrapped the body and everything.

Speaking of shawl pins and knitting as it is, I found out today that there is a new yarn store that has opened up near me. It's kind of funny because it is right across the street from the place that I used to work at. I'm thinking about stopping by on my way home today and see what they have. I LOVE the store that is closest to me now and I don't see me changing my regular place to knit and buy my yarn but it'll be nice to pop in and see what brands this store might have that my other one doesn't carry.

New pins and pens

While talking to Dave the other day about shawl pins and enjoying the bit of a break I had over the holidays from making them, I got the idea to make some funky, retro, mod looking owls in various color combinations.

This one was my first one which is a bright pink and purple. I soooo love this little guy

Then I made another that is more "moody" looking in blue and green

Also the other day we were going through Target to pick up some envelopes which is down the same aisle that all the office supplies are. I am in love with different pens, gel pens being my favorite. Of course there was a pack that contained pink, orange and purple gel pens with this silver little tribal pattern on the pens. Then I look closer and they are ERASEABLE gel pens. Ooooo must have.

I love these things. They are soooo much better than the ball point eraseable pens and I had never seen these before. The only ting that would have made these pens better was if the eraser was on the cap since I take the cap off the pen and put it on the other end and it covers up the eraser in doing that.

I just checked the website and they make eraseable highlighters as well. Too cool, must find...

On to new things

Okay, so it's Wednesday and life is grand again after my frumpiness over the lackluster show on Monday. Now, on to my custom order I was talking about yesterday.

Over the weekend I received a request from someone on etsy about shawl pins and if I did cats. We conversed back and forth and settled on a black cat head with a cute little gold fish. Here is a picture of the base model (yet to be glazed so he's not as shiny)
And after I finished making a base one I had some different colors of clay lying around and also made this version (who is glazed)
Too cute right?! So this inspired me to draw up some other animals. Now, there is also a dog, complete with boneAND an owl.
The owl is my new favorite with the turtle a close second. This one has turned out SOOOOO cute I can hardly stand it. I couldn't think of anything better to go with the owl than a leaf though. I thought about maybe a crescent moon or even a mock up of a lollipop in honor of the Tootsie Pop owl from the commercials but just couldn't decide, so for now he gets a leaf until I think of something different or someone else has a cool idea.

I also am planning on revisiting my fish design and I have a couple of other bird designs in mind like a parrot/canary and a penguin.