Workbench Wednesday

here's a glimpse into my studio this afternoon...

which had the most beautiful view

of freshly fallen snow outside the window

i'm working on restoring and repairing these beautiful

enamel heirloom pieces

this project has taken MUCH longer than originally expected.

the old solder was different

than anything i'd worked with before

and had a significantly low flow temp.

(which left the enamel looking off)

to get the enamel to "re-flow" i needed to buy a new torch.

one which gets hot with a nice clean flame

(my old one is sooooo tiny, and not hot enough to fire larger pieces)

anyways... i'm hoping to have these beauties done by November

for the patient and friendly owner :)

what's in your works this week?

-Lynsey

quietly linger

this is positively the most beautiful natural thing i've seen

each year for Mother's day i take my mom to "the Iris Lady's"

she has a field full of irises... waving flamboyantly in the sun

and each year, my mom invites a new charmer into her own garden flock

we love this tradition

the blooms grow and divide

my mother's garden reminds of all the times we've celebrated together

someday they are to be heirlooms to the women in our family

although the magnitude of colors is overwhelmingly beautiful

a floor rainbowed with flora

subtlety and delicacy won me over with this bloom

sometimes the quiet ones are most deserving of a lingering eyes, hearts, and minds