Apple of my eye...

Well eye surgery is scheduled for Thurs. so let the count down begin! Here's the last of the candy apples I just finished. Normally the phrase apple of my eye is reserved for my Rottweiler named Apple. Sometimes she is  the apple of my eye. Sometimes she is bad apple and on some occasion's she is rotten apple! Update on the candy balls..they are progressing. They will have to be on hold for  two weeks  since I will be down for awhile. That will be ok since it will give them time to dry well. I sure hope TMC will be showing a good string of 1930/1940's movies while I'm doing nothing but lying still for two long weeks. Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre and Mildred Peirce would be a good start! That's all folks!

Fly fly away!

Late today I received word that I have a new eye appointment! I'll be gone from here for awhile  so I can get this eye thing resolved. Fingers crossed I should be back at it in a week or so.....

The long wait...

Well here we are, Sunday afternoon and still no word on when my eye surgery is scheduled. Since there is only a one week window to get this repaired and we are on day three, I'm getting a little  freaky. Freaky crafter is not good! Yesterday proved to be a very busy day for orders on my new sculpted pieces. Now that so many of my creations have been spoken for, I really do need to get back to work. Last night I gave it my best shot but I just can't focus up close. The final result was my sculpting tools flying across the room along with a string of unintelligible words! I'm posting a picture of a few things I made last week..Take a look,  a crabby candy apple, angry lemons and one sly tomato!

One day your in and the next day your out!

Well last night brought me the news that I'm out once again. Sadly my left eye said" Whoa, just wait a minute, you're not getting away so easily, I want to mess up your vision a little bit more!' After yet another trip to the hospital late last night the news of another tear in my retina left me wanting to run screaming into the street, if only I could see well enough to run, let alone find the street! Back to square one sort of. Monday will bring another trip to a new specialist another hour away. More needles and a good chance of surgery.All I want to do is get back to work and finish my candy balls while I can still see them! Yesterday we had an issue of the punch balls popping several times when we applied the paper mache. Fortunately we  were able to get a few coats dried and the balls kept their shape. Looks like this project may be on hold this week until Miss Crappy Eye is fixed! Keep your fingers crossed all goes well........

The pickle man commeth!

Today is one of those weird days we have multiple projects going on at once. I could be talking about one project and my husband could be answering me thinking it was a different project. Who knows what we will end up with by the end of the day. The big project for today is making two giant candy balls for outside in front of the store. I have two big urns outside and why not have candy people in them? Sounds like a normal idea to me! It will definitely get some attention.  One of the other ideas was the pickle men. Each one is a one of a kind. I need to stress to my customers who have bought my reproductions for years, that these are sculpted not molded. Anytime I say "sculpted" you will know that there is only one available. I may make another one that is similar but it won't be exactly the same so if you want the one pictured you better get it quick! Here's a look........

Fairy Dust

Yesterday was yet another trip to the eye doctor. I have a wonderful calm gentle doctor...enter the hysterical crafter! He kept reassuring me that this has just happened to my eye and it will take time. It may be a year until we know for sure if the sight in my left eye will return completely. OK, at this point it's time for him to pull out the bag of fairy dust..just sprinkle it on me and all will be better......please! No such luck, it's just a waiting game now with weekly return visits. Ba humbug..stupid eye. I'm posting a few new pictures. The finished elephant and some other shots from the store. Enjoy.
Happy Days Ahead!
Kay

 

To work or not to work?

Well it's week two of my eye situation. I think at last count I had 7 or 8 doctor visits last week. Yesterday I went out and stocked up on craft supplies which was a bright spot in my day. Today my husband went back to work. He had been home with me all week helping where I was having trouble seeing. I'm on my own today and so far so good but I'm still somewhat  blurry in my left eye. I did do a bit of sculpting last night. The up close work is difficult still. I have so many pieces in the pipeline and I'm dying to get them finished so everyone can see them! Today I'm cleaning the store in hopes of getting open by the weekend. Watch in a few days for some picture postings as I am determined to get SOMETHING done! Tomorrows another doctors appointment  to which I am going to try and drive myself. Fingers crossed I'll make it there and back....
Kay