Linda's Magic Workshop - Linda Britt Design

The Dragonfly Story The Butterfly Story  Looking through my stash of older Hadar’s clay, I settled on Quick Fire Steel XT.  Why I have 3 bottles is still a question in my mind and now my goal is to use it!  First I started with oval links.  My idea is to make these links as my test pieces and use them in a mixed base metal chain when I get enough.  That should make another good story!  Steel Links Next I decided to make a steel frame to house a moving event.  That will be another post as soon as I decide on the subject of that story!  And you will have to wait to see it. Rocks!  I found my box of special smooth rocks the correct size to use as forms for hollow beads.  Of course I had to make a pendant with a center hole.  Following the directions in one of Hadar’s books and remembering what I had learned in one of her classes, the basic form came out great.  I decided to hang a pearl (I think) in the center...

Just back from traveling and here are a few of my recent favorite photos. Swallowtail Butterfly Dragonfly Dragonfly Not settled down enough to share my travels but here is some some inspiration.  Talk about natural color and fall color trends!

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 pl...

There are so many amazing things in nature that we seldom really pay attention to and I’ve decided to highlight one each Tuesday.   Please let me know if you enjoy this kind of post!   While going through my photographs today, I stopped at my folder of dragonflies and damselflies.   They fascinate me with their fast wings that are so sheer.   There are so many kinds and so many colors.   And even though the general shape is the same, there are many differences.   Dragonflies have multi-faceted eyes and two sets of wings with an elongated body.   They hold their wings away from and perpendicular to their bodies when they are resting. Damselflies (doesn’t that remind you of fairy tales?) hold their wings close to their bodies when at rest and they are generally smaller than dragonflies.   Another difference is in the eyes.   The damselfly eyes are set apart and the dragonfly eyes touch.   Who would have thought you had to look that closely...