3 Positives: a lovely long call with a dear friend time in the studio to finish a project AND clean up the mess 🙂 all first of the month bills have been paid
Our Journey Notes: T is really hoping for some good news next week as his next post-op follow up. Fingers crossed, and continued prayers that he’ll be seeing a little better in both eyes. Things are still a tad bit blurry in the right eye with or without glasses.
The to-do list for the week is nearly complete. Just a few more things left to take care of today and we can start on the lists for next week. My calendar is looking pretty full already as I make notes of what we need to take care of.
While this project isn’t quite finished, it’s pretty close to being there. Pinterest inspired. I used several files for this one. The tulips used are from Sammydenny.de. The file is a pdf file and needs some work to create a cutting file. The lines on the pdf are really light in the printout I made. The leaves are from the Parrot Tulip file from Maison Gregoria (on Creative Fabrica) and the rabbit silhouette is from Creative Fabrica.
The sign is a file I created using Blender and Pepakura – I cut the hello in paper and vinyl. The vinyl is an overlay on white paper and gives it a little more stability. Super simple and all pieces are cut using the SCAL 6 software and Skycut C24.
I used some wrapped wire as a wreath form.
Ultimately, I want to place this in a shadowbox to call this project complete.
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3 Positives: a little bit of sunshine after the rain and snow a new book to read time in the studio
Our Journey Notes: T’s appointment brought some good news yesterday. Stopping all but 2 eyedrops and eye pressure in the right eye is right where it needs to be and the left eye dropped 6 points after a stitch was removed. Another 5 points down and it will be exactly where the surgeon is hoping to keep it. He also stated that it was possible that a little vision in the left eye may improve, giving T some hope. Fingers crossed and more prayers being said.
Insomnia is rearing it’s ugly head again. 1.5 hours of sleep overnight. Yep…. Might need a power nap or two today. I’d hoped the change in med dosage would help with that, but it is helping with a few of the other symptoms I’d been experiencing. I know that I have more difficulties with memory when I don’t get adequate sleep… so hopefully, this will be a short cycle.
3 Positives: over an inch of rain – no thunder or lightning rainy day foods reading time
My Journey Notes: I’ve added a couple of things to my daily and weekly lists in the last 48 hours. We’ll see how that addition plays out moving forward. The lists really do help me keep things organized and be productive. Today requires some time in the studio working out a problem with a design and hopefully, will be resolved and the project completed by tomorrow – a day before the deadline. Fingers crossed.
I saw the spinning cube design on Instagram – no svg for it, just some measurements and a short video to do the construction (@gayatriscrafts) and I made one. This is my test version to see if I could get that cube to spin! AND…. I did it! I’m really happy that it worked and I think I can tweak the svg file I created a bit more to make this thing a little sturdier (and use a smaller stack of magnets or a stronger one).
This is a show stopper in that the cube is connected to the base by a bit of clear thread (nylon – like fishing line), but not to the arm. The magnets in the arm and cube have enough strength to keep the cube suspended and allow it to spin. I think the grandkids will like this one a lot!
*I did create an SVG file to cut this one using SCAL — it’s for my personal use only and will not be shared or sold.
I do need to make a few tweaks to my file before I cut another however as the end of the arm needs a little more finishing. I used foam core instead of cardboard as fill for the post and arm. It is sturdy, but the post needs another brace to keep it from leaning towards the cube – if you’re a bit of a perfectionist or have a bit of OCD. We were able to get the cube to spin and stay in place overnight without falling – but the post was leaning in a few degrees toward the cube more than it was when we started our “experiment” with the cube just hanging there.
It’s a fun project and I look forward to making another soon.
3 Positives: success in the studio yesterday – blog post coming soon. laundry – washed, dried, folded, put away time to read
My Journey Notes: Doctor called yesterday morning about TSH test results. Making a change in dosage. Going down a notch, again. At least for 6 weeks and we’ll see where we are with another blood draw. Appointment for the 23rd still on the books for yearly physical.
Greatitudes 