*While it might seem I have forgotten how to create titles, according to proper grammatical rules, I have not. The thing is, I like it when the first letter of every word is capitalized. In the title of THIS post, the first letters of “the” and “of” should be lower case but I prefer the look of capital letters in my titles so please don’t think I’m a grammatical ignoramus.
Whew.
Glad that’s out of the way.
Good day to you all!
This is the first day of 2011.
How does that feel for you?
I’m thrilled!
The back half of 2010 was a real trial for me, mostly in terms of health issue divining. I’m ready to leap onto the clean, crisp papers of a new year. Let’s live it up ladies (and gents)! Ok? Ok.
Fact: The sledding conditions in Pocatello are fantastic right now. Late last night, RW and I took our wee toboggan to Bartz Field and ripped around on the hills there. Great fun! We also started to teach Farley to pull a sled. I’m going to try to rig up a leather harness for him, for pulling. Soon he will be my wee short haired husky.
Now. Today was my first day back in my studio space actually working. It feels great! I took about a two week long hiatus for Christmas holidays (as you well know)*** and was so darn exhausted that I feared I might be permanently burned out. Not so. Our jaunt to California was anything but restful! However, being at home in Idaho again has been really restorative. I’ve been spending plenty of time cleaning the house, organizing my life, reading, sleeping in, eating well and there’s been a lot of dark chocolate swallowed down in the past few days. Back to the studio though…I just finished building this ring. It’s composed of sterling, pearl and turquoise. I’m all about girth these days. I daydreamed constantly, over my Christmas holiday, about ultra wide (but tapered) bands that are elaborate and rich feeling but close fitting to a finger. Rings that feature bold girths! I love these sorts of designs. They’re kind of sexy, there’s a bold flash of a ton of metal and it’s a bit bad ass, to boot. Which I rather like. Quite. What I mean is, this ring is pretty but tough. It deserves to be worn on a long finger paired with a sweet dress, funky tights and a pair of biker boots. Ok?
Fact: I am currently wearing the rattiest ponytail you ever did see. It’s all teased out, long and wild looking. I’m going to tell RW to call me Sheeba for the rest of the night. Rawr.
Oh…these too:
News on the renovation front:
I officially do not have a toilet, bathroom sink or bathtub. Additionally, I do not have a floor in the bathroom. Things are getting interesting and perhaps a little bit trying. I will say that being without indoor plumbing of any sort has made me so thankful for the blessings of modern conveniences! I feel like a pioneer woman here! I might go hug my microwave when I finish this blog post. I tell you!
Lastly and perhaps most importantly, the Christmas Tree Contest Winner!!!
We tallied up votes early this morning and the official winner is, with 15 votes:
In The Glow of the Christmas Tree
Finland
The people have spoken! Congratulations! Please do contact me with your shipping address so I can ship your Winter Hatch Necklace out to you, tout suite!
Thanks so much to everyone who entered a tree in the photo contest and thanks to everyone who took a moment to place a vote! You made the Christmas season a cheery one for RW, me and many other lovely folks.
Righto. I’m off to the studio to set a few more stones and perhaps start one more ring. I hope you’re all well.
xx
Plume
***Before taking my Christmas holiday my interwebular inboxes became ten times more chaotic than usual and at some point I just realized that I needed to shut down the business side of The Noisy Plume and go on holiday. So I did. I’ve got all correspondence caught up for the moment but if I failed to respond to a note from you, PLEASE hit resend for me! Thanks!
tough and pretty is one of my very favorite combinations.
so glad you had a restful holiday.
Sending good thoughts for a happy new year 🙂 xo
I have to ask.
Did RW build an outhouse for you?
And is it fuchsia?
ok.
i have the sweet dress.
the funky tights.
the boots.
but: long fingers?
no. my creator did not see fit to bless me with long slender appendages.
mine: short yet powerful.
congrats to the winner of the tree contest! YAY!
[and, thank you for hosting the contest, ms. j-plume….]
Firstly congrats to the winner of the Christmas tree competition. 😀
Secondly welcome back, I missed you and finally, that ring is gorgeous 😀
xoxoxoxoxo
M
afialsWelcome home Plumey and a very Happy New Year to one and all…..Can't wait to see more of the newest addition!!! Hugs, Sal
Strength is delicate. And that baby is both!
a few (+) of my favorite things:
dark chocolate
tobogganing
jaunts
breaking "most" grammatical rules
sleeping in
ratty ponytails
when you build rings with
BIG pearls and wee turquoise pasties…
oh yes,
&
WINNERS! congrats to The Glow of, Finland!
O~lucky~you!
WELCOME HOME PLUME!
Happy New Year Plume~y.
xo
A
Oh Happiness! Joy! Delight!
Thank you all who voted for me!
Sending an email right now…
Happy New Year Jillian!! All the best for you and RW!!!
Love from Argentina!!
I just noticed Jillian is complaining about not having a floor in the bathroom- typical. While it is true that there in no longer a traditional floor the floor joists are still in place so she can hop from joist to joist if she needs to. Plus it is a very convenient way for her to access the crawl space bellow the house. It is true that her new floor requires a bit of coordination to navigate but she now has a ceiling. I gave her a ceiling but took her floor. A fair trade in my estimation.
true so true, robert.
this hopping from joist to joist will only increase her athleticism.
before you plank-up the floor, however: be sure you look for jillian down below. please do not nail her into the crawl space.
[smile]
Twigity: I agree:) Happy New Year!
Michele: He did not. But when he removed the toilet from our house, he reinstalled it in my studio space so we DO have a place…to…um……..you know. I WISH IT WAS FUCHSIA!!!
Marie: Uh oh. No long fingers? That's trouble… 🙂
M: Feels good to BE back! xx
Mustang Sally: Thanks chickadee!
Rhino: You're absolutely correct. xx
Nancy: I'm always glad to see we have a lot in common:) xxxx
Crow: Thanks, Sugarplum. xx
Merja: Congrats, dear lady!!!!! xx
Gabriela: HAPPY NEW YEAR, dear lady! x
Robert: I'm not complaining, I was simply updating my friends on our renovation status. But to be honest, I do sometimes find myself wishing there were ten of you so the job could get finished a little quicker. 🙂 You're my favorite handyman. Let's go to the hot springs tonight. xx
Marie: HA HAHHAHAHAAA!!!!! Oh my gosh. I hate going down to our root cellar never mind being trapped beneath our house. What a horror…
Congrats to the winner of the hatch necklace!!!!
Plumey Woman… Misssssed you lots! xo
RW…you are a funny man!
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!
dearest Ro`bear:
…hopping from joist to joist…
why, i bet Mme is
L~~~E~~~A~~~P~~~I~~~N~~~G
in an untraditional sort of navigation…
that only "she" could do under the circumstances…
:))))
&
thank heavens for that
cuz
i was worried you left her with a bed pan!
Fact: I title ALL of my posts like that 😉
I read the subject line here, and right aways thought you might be talking about' holiday human girth'….y'know that kind brought on by too many coconut cardamom cookies…..
hehe! I need to be a better reader……..
Marie is right, no loosing Jillian between the floorboards, eh?
I need that stunning, solid extension of beauty on my hard workin finger! The cafe prevents me from wearing any gems, the looks of less slippage 😉
Love. Love.
LOVE the new BOLD banner!
welcome back miss pioneer xo
Hmmm.
2010 seems to have been full of health issues for a lot of people. I started out the year with it and it reared its ugly head again at the end. I definitely celebrated the turning of that leaf.
I love clean slates!
Happy New Year 🙂
p.s. I am also in the midst of home renovation, which includes ripped up floors and walls at the moment. That is how we rang in the new year!