RE: Hand Care & OT artistic abilities

[Guest guest]

Hey Chris

>

> Are the first hints of spring coming to Alaska

> yet???

>

Oh yes, the days are now about 12 hours of light

and it has warmed up considerably. The snow is

melting nicely. The main roads are now free of

snow. The side roads well, they will be soon.

 

Today the sun was shining nice and bright and the

temp was still warm enough to wear just a light

jacket (about 38 - 40 degrees).

 

We had 2 -3 inches of snow night before last and

it is almost gone. Break-up is not until end of

April, early May so we still have some time to go

before winter is over over...but it won't be long

and we will be down to short sleeves.

 

My kids think it is funny when I send them photos

and we are in short sleeves and there is still a

good bit of snow on the ground.

 

>

>

> YAY! You got a Dremel! That is awesome

 

Yeah it was one of my Christmas presents, I

haven't used it much but I do like it.

>

> I'd love to get into working with stained

> glass!

>

 

It is really easy. This is the best book I have

seen to teach the basics:

 

Basic Stained Glass Making

All the skills and tools you need to get started

It is from Stackpole Books

 

I picked up from Barnes & Noble for $16.95. I

took a basic class from a local lady so that I

would understand exactly how to use the different

tools. Then I found this book. The book is all I

would have needed. The class was nice but in my

opinion a waste of $96.00 and 6 saturdays (3

hours each) of my time.

 

> Hmmm, I play bass, so for me it is an advantage

> to have those calloused

> finger tips

>

 

You are one talented lady, my friend. All of my

cousins, aunts & uncles play instruments.

 

All my brothers, sisters & children are into

painting, drawing and sketching.

 

Me I am tone deaf, don't have the skill to draw

very well so I find things like stained glass and

aromatherapy blending for my artistic release.

 

I have a software program called Glass Eye 2000

by Dragonfly software that is absolutely

wonderful. I can draw my own designs, use one of

the patterns that is incorporated with it, or

take a photograph, picture etc., and scan it

right into the program and come up with a

pattern. I can't really get size I want from this

program and enlarging it on a copier tends to

distort it a bit so I have another software

program called Rapid Resizer. With that one I can

adjust the size to what I want the actual pattern

to be then print it out.

 

> I would say to put a nice rich lotion or cream

> on the hands at night,

> one with shea butter, and then wear cotton

> gloves to sleep.

>

 

Thanks, I have a nice lotion but I guess it will

take time. I think too, that I will buy some

fingertip covers. I saw some somewhere or other

and they are supposed to help keep them from

getting rough. So probably both together will

work.

 

Have fun with you visiting friend and big hugs,

 

Cheryl

 

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Cheryl Smith

A Heavenly Body

Anchorage AK 99508

(907) 222-0886

http://www.aheavenlybody.com

 

 

 

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