Linda's Magic Workshop - Linda Britt Design

Finished Button and Beads After two days of being on the phone with a credit union, a bank, Medicare, and social security, I needed a distraction.   It was time to open my new package with the polymer clay ‘Ultimate Clay Extruder’ by Makin’s and the Bullen’s Wullens Driver Adapter.   I’ve had these tools for weeks and just kept putting off setting them up.   Found an old variable speed drill and I’m ready! This project started when I signed up for another online ‘Craftcast’ class.   This time it was ‘Extrusions’ with Cynthia Tinapple.   http://www.craftcast.com/class-or-recording-item/279652-learn-to-make-extraordinary-polymer-clay   I attended class and was intrigued.   Of course I ordered all the tools to make the class project and waited.   This evening I watched the class video again and assembled everything.   After conditioning 6 colors of clay, I rolled them through the pasta machine on the widest setting.   I used the Kemper Cutter to make the correct size circles of al

My Two Brothers and Me Several Years Ago Musing- Many years ago when I was in my early 20’s I decided to get married and follow my husband wherever.   It was in the Viet Nam era and instead of being drafted in the army, he joined the Navy.   So we moved from Missouri to Tennessee to California and he went on two cruises (not the kind going to the South Seas for fun) to Viet Nam.   After the Navy experience, we went back to Missouri where I taught at Stephens College and he finished his Master’s Degree.   Then it was on to St. Louis and back to the Bay Area (Mountain View, CA).   We moved to Tucson where we lived for 22 years before he passed away from a brain tumor.   Eventually, I found Peter and we moved to Prescott AZ where we live today.   The point of sharing this with you is to point out that the early decisions we make continue to have effects years later. I was the only member of my family to leave the Kansas City area and move across the country.   So I missed (except

The magic of a dragonfly in flight with the sun glinting on its wings holds me spellbound every time.   For several years I’ve been fascinated by the variety of colors and challenged taking their pictures. The current issue of Audubon Magazine (July-August 2012) has an article on the increasing popularity of ‘Chasing Dragons’.   The article points out that birding and butterfly watching have long been popular and that watching dragonflies is new to many people.   There are, of course, great photographs accompanying the article.   http://mag. http://www.audubonmagazine.com/ audubon.org/ Not to be outdone, I’m sharing some of mine with you!   It seems I need to write a post once a year about dragonflies!   If you really look at these fascinating creatures, you’ll see large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparent wings, and an elongated body that ends in a variety of shapes. Some dragonflies tend to perch and fly from plant to plant.   Some seam to flit all