The name ThistleDew came from my parents.
They owned a boat when I was young and that is the name they gave it.
"Thistle" (sounds like) This will....and "Dew" (sounds like) Do. Hence...This will do!!


Wednesday, June 4, 2008

"Clay Day with my Sister"

I shared a wonderful day with my sister Kathy yesterday....she lives about 65 miles from me....I packed up everything but the kitchen sink and headed her way around 8:00am....and that is a big accomplishment in itself as I am not a morning person!!... :) We made plans ahead of time as to what we wanted to work on so things went pretty smooth....we took a couple of breaks with a bit of lunch and a trip out of the house for some fried pickles, sweet tea, and a luscious BLT!!...thanks for the treat Sis!...We completed two projects... the first was a necklace from a tutorial by Kim Cavender in this months Polymer Cafe and the second was a bracelet inspired by Bettina (beadworx) latest frenzy with extruded tube beads....you can see her beautiful work HERE on her flickr page....



Kathy's finished pieces above.....

and mine...*note the pictures could have been better...but by the time they were taken it was late in the evening and I had to get back on the road...**A big thank you to my sister for sharing the day with me!!...and I want to wish her a "Big Happy Birthday" for this coming Friday the 6th!!..... :)

3 comments:

Kathi said...

Fried pickles? How the heck do you fry a pickle? deep fried or in a skillet?

looks like you two had a good time and made a couple pretties each!

Melanie said...

Hiya kathi...they were sliced dill pickles (reminded me of the ole drive-in big dill pickles) and they are dipped in a batter and fried...I would think a skillet would work...then they had a horseradish dip and also a ranch dip.....yummy!!!... and a first for me!... :)

Kathi said...

hmmmmmm might have to try that. of course my partner may think I am absolutely crazy....but thats nothing new :D