Have been busy making more pins during these unbearable hot summer days! I’ve also made some larger animals (horses) that I posted in the “New Gallery” section. I have ventured into the larger sculptures and am taking notes from my cousin in KC…examining the ones she has done in the past. She rarely makes pins anymore and does more custom animal sculptures. I find them so difficult to do and so time-consuming but thought I would try. I venture out to all different types of stores to find the base of the animals…..hobby and craft stores, thrift stores, estates sales…. I have many horses in different styles ready to work on and infact I have small ones to make pins also. I am sticking to desert/western animals and critters since they interest me the most.
Pin-making is still my favorite and enjoy the excitement when I complete each one. I am always coming up with different ideas. I go to shops to buy beads, findings, doodads, jewelry, different types of yarns and whatever I can find that I could add to a pin. Right now I am deciding which shows I will sign up as a vendor beginning in the fall. So far the Celebrate the Arts show at Merrill Ranch in Florence 11/2 is on my list. One of my favorites! And of course the Craftacular show at Desert Botanical Garden on 11/4 (for volunteers only). I am still contemplating more shops to go to that may like to consign my pins…..love doing that, too!