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Apparently Virgil in some stories has gotten me in an experienced mental - or experimental - art phase again…

But I’d like to have a T-Rex with the clear like the brontosaurus. And… I realized I have pebble frit that’s work with his.

And yes, the center hotel tag glitter with gears is a 6th Doctor inspired piece. I can’t find or afford the coat right now, so this next best option.

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Christmas duck.

Star and moon glitter added some texture. Still want to make the mallard too.

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These are my first two pendants inspired in part by Hogan’s Heroes.

The wings are glider pilot replicas I got from the Silent Wings Museum in Lubbock, TX. I tried to go khaki on the second set to tie in to their outfits… but they just leaned this slightly off color. The green one is the first.

(Note - these are replicas - I’d never do this with any genuine item).

The Gliders weren’t anywhere near Stalag 13 in real life, but it’s still a bit of inspiration given they helped with D-Day in the series.

I HAVE considered a short plot story where the Heroes do something to tamper with Rommel’s Asparagus- ie wooden or steel poles put in beaches to hinder the gliders landing, but not sure how it’d be done.

The one with the Keys is Newkirk inspired. He’s of course good at picking locks (keys) at night (stars) and had various shades of blue in his uniform.

The gold is in line with his RAF pin/badge on the sidecap (one of the few accurate items he wore in the series… and I really wish they at least had Richard Dawson accurate and the extras more his attire. Or at minimum the sidecap).

Hope you enjoy.

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Some pendants I’ve made this week. The top two I did today with mirrors, then ducks and dichro glass, which is in several pendants.

I’m also happy how Kuromi and Cinnamoroll as well.

Tomorrow since I’m pretty much snowbound again, which for Texas is not common, I’m thinking about trying my hand at a couple of chess piece pendants, as I have a mold for all of them.

I thought about using the knight and the pawn pieces, using a glitter based top half and then inclusions and clear resin at the bottom.

Hope you enjoy

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More resin pieces using charms I’ve had for a while, but also metal wax stamps and pins from places I’ve been.

Yes the designs for the first two tokens and the UFO were done to not be sappy with them.

The one with the astronaut was more Doctor Who inspired.

I have 5 others I’m putting in resin simply because they work better there (albeit one had bad resin so it is the only way to safe it).

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The wings are replica glider pilot wings from the Silent Air Museum and are he St. Jude logo I lost the back of the pin.

I’m also fundraising for St. Jude again (10K) so it’s a good conversation starter as well.

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A few pendants I’ve made this week, though the UFO one is getting turned into a keyring for a festival trade box.

Apparently, I’m either in the silly 80s inspired ideas such as the dinosaurs the stars and even Bluey (although I know the show didn’t come around until recently.)….

Or in a space theme that John Tracy would be arguing with me about regarding the inaccuracy. 😆

Hope you enjoy, but with two graduations to cover, I probably won’t make any more the rest of this week.

Besides, I need to get that bracelet completed that I made a little over a week ago and put the Concho on it… and my shoulder is finally healed.

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Experiments in clear resin. I’m working on a resin smaller glider wings bracelet center currently that’s going on a leather cord.

Am doing well - it’s been a long few days but other than rain… it’s good.

(Rain is good right now due to cotton planting a key West Texas crop, bit it’s forecasted for several days so I’m hoping it doesn’t affect my mood line Hurricane Harvey did.)

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So I’ve done the following in all clear resin the past few days:

Keys/gears

Replica glider wings

Mini lollipop inclusions

Clouds and multicolored turtles

Gears, keys and abalone together

(I’ll show all of them later in the week minus the wings since you’ve seen them)

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So… my question is: what next?

• gnome

• fake flowers

• fruit inclusions (the ones I currently have.

• astronauts with moon and star.

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Any idea between the ones I listed or ones you might have would be appreciated.

Please note, I’m having trouble sleeping because it was a long day, including the regular routine check up I have to do and then my second lab draw. Basically a double whammy onto two of my least favorite procedures. Ill admit though I’m not as scared of phlebotomy test anymore.

So just keep me in your thoughts and prayers on these tests as well my uncle who’s also going through his own health issues. (basically this is how I cope, sometimes - the resin.)