Three Little Fishies for the silent auction

New fish and beads in the etsy shop

Been watching "The Booth at the End" on Hulu Plus this afternoon. Very cool show with a simple premise but that's very interesting if you like psychological drama stories. The stories start to interweave, and take a few twists along the way. There are only five 23-minute episodes in the first season so you can watch it all at once.

 Here's the description from wikipedia: The series follows the storylines of several characters who visit a mysterious figure in the corner booth at the back of a diner. Each character has heard rumors that this Man is able to grant desires, provided that a task is performed. Upon receiving the task, the Man's only other demand is that the character continually update him on his or her progress. Once the task is complete, the character's desire is always fulfilled.

New fishies in the shop tonight...

And some new beads...

New Torn Leather Beads and Fishies!

The largest bead is about 1.25" in diameter and the other two are about 7/8"

This fishie has a pretty pastel sweater and something new...lips!

This fishie is faux wood with a big button and lips!

Laces and lipless!

LIttle school of new fishies

A potential customer has first dibs on these big fishies but whatever she doesn't want will be for sale on etsy after I hear from her.

...and Pinky has a bonus ball...

...and laces!

I had someone ask what people do with the fish so here are a few serving suggestions!
Of course, the other day I showed you this lovely necklace. They could be light chain pulls, a knick-knack on a shelf, or hanging on a chain like fish on a stringer:

No new resolutions for 2012 but one goal, set last year, for the looming 50th birthday was to not look like a "dumpy old lady" when the day arrived. Thanks to Dr. Dukan, I succeeded! I indulged in a few cookies at work, my stepfather's tasty pecan, apple, and cherry pies over Christmas, and a few other non-approved snacks. I was up 6 lbs when I got back home a week ago. But I did two protein days and am back to the target weight today. I cannot even believe it myself, but I now weigh only 11 lbs more than I did in high school 33 years ago!

Where my babies end up

I found a bunch of polymer artists on flickr last night who were not already in my contact list so I remedied that situation. One of them was Conny Brockstedt of Way of Clay. This morning I awoke to a nice email from her. Earlier this year she purchased two pastel fishies (here and here) and some matching beads so she sent me a photo of the necklace she made. She and her daughter share it and I'm sure they get lots of compliments when they wear it. It's big and bold...those fish are about 2.5 inches long and some of the beads are over 1". I love how she strung them with the round blue beads with a few coordinating colors tossed in. 

New beads: Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose

Okay, now that you have James Taylor singing in your head, here are some new beads to look at...

I have a number of requests for fish. I'll have more up on etsy soon. And a new product, the result of what I may soon think of as a "happy accident."  For now you'll just get a sneak preview...

Beads: Fun at the Circus!

These beads are fun little things!

Sunset Bongos!

Fishies: Ready, Set, Show!

UPDATE   March 6, 2011...
Last night was opening night for the show. The whole stringer of fish had been purchased by a single buyer before I even arrived! Yay!
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I put a bunch of fishies on a stringer, currently hanging on the wall at the Saxonburg Area Artists Cooperative.
Show opens on Saturday, March 5.

Exhibit: Fashionable Fish

Getting ready for the PPCG's upcoming show. I made these fishies today...

New Fish: Restocking the Lake!

My fishie was featured yesterday on PolymerClayDaily.com and naturally, I had no fish on hand to put in my etsy shop. So I made these. Will be in the shop later tonight..