EEEEEEEEEEEEK!
It was a big bugger... screaming like a little girl I took an ineffectual swipe with my gob of molten glass and fortunately, as usual, missed the spider and myself, singed hair does not smell good... I think we all know how I know that. I retreated back and surveyed the scene from a safe distance as monsieur le spider scampered back up his thread. This was the point that I discovered to my utter horror that spider nation had taken up residence directly above my head, in between the struts supporting the ceiling which, btw is only about 18" above my head.... not happy! I guess for the spider population of my garden the space above the torch is the arachnid equivalent of spending winter in the bahamas.
I have no wish to harm them, hell I don't even want to disturb them but one thing is clear, it's them or me. I actually don't know how I'm going to clear them I only know that I'm not making another bead until I do.
suggestions on a postcard please... So far the use of conkers, the hoover and a pair of thick gloves have been suggested, all of which require me to get far too close!
So while the shed is out of bounds I have been making some jewellery. This was a commission for a 70th birthday present, I was very happy with it. I love working with sapphire blue and the vintage beads between my lampwork had a wonderful texture which made them super sparkly ...
Oh and Auntie Christine if you are reading this your brown one is finally finished, hopefully the aqua one will go faster!
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| Callisto lampwork glass bead bracelet |
Beautiful bracelet! That blue is amazing. I hope you can get back to work in your shed soon!
ReplyDeleteThank you Janice, I agree it is a lovely shade of blue. I think I need to pull on my big girls drawers and just get on with it!
ReplyDeleteWhen little critters such as spiders enter our space, sometimes they bring a message for us... have you ever heard of animal totems? Here is possibly a message for you that spider wants you to know. http://www.linsdomain.com/totems/pages/tarantula.htm
ReplyDeleteSuch lovely beads and bracelet.
Wow Suzanne, when I saw tarantula in the link I really thought it was going to creep me out... but I absolutely loved it, thank you so much for sharing it with me. I will think of it whenever I see a spider and maybe not shudder as much. I think that perhaps a series of totem beads might be in the works too :)
ReplyDeleteJudith, I would love for you to show us in a post if you ever do a series of totem beads. I know the link I sent to you had the word tarantula instead of spider. I was hoping you'd go take a peek anyway. :) I'm not a fan either of these little critters.
DeleteWill do :) I have started researching already and they it really is fascinating.
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