catastrophic failure

I have been playing with resin to make knife scales.  That is what the bits are called before they are put on a knife to become a  handle.  It has been interesting.  I do get to play with color.  I get a chance to make a contribution to the business.  But the first pass was a catastrophic failure.  The containers I was mixing resin in lost their bottoms and there was resin all over the counter.  But one bolster set was had.  

I started another batch of resin this last week.  It did not fail in the form of eating the containers so I got the resin into the silicone mold.  It is fiberglass resin so I do not need to put it into a vacuum pot or a pressure pot.  Just wait.  It is very smelly though so it is in the Tea House setting.  I will see how it comes out later this week.  I have a feeling once the smell dissipates, it will be close to hard.  I will see what that one looks like.  I am going to change the resin I am working with but that requires a vacuum.  It is on its way.

Contributing is good.  But I admit that when I am looking at colors, I am really looking at plants more.  On my walks in the morning, I am looking at seed pods and wondering what they would do on fabric.  My thoughts are I might of Koda Bear experiment with me.  I may also take some fabric to my Dad's with me next week and see what could happen. 

I am also waiting for plums to ripen so I can make jam.  The plum jam is a toast favorite but it is also an ingredient I have started to use in savory dishes.  I need to see how much I can make.  I have started to see how many bushes I can find on my walk.

My weeks have been such that I am wondering what this one will bring.