He Likes It!!

OK, my DH is my staunchest supporter and my harshest critic all at the same time. He is the master of the backhanded compliment that can sometimes really floor me and destroy my creativity. So...I was a bit reluctant to show him the finished enameled jewelry items that I had made for my friends for their Holiday gifts. I like them - I think they turned out really nicely...but I was unsure about his reaction. But he liked them - he was very complimentary. Even though he said that he never worried about my beadwork, that anything I made with beads was always excellent. But that in my jewelry, he loved my dancer (see picture below) but was often less than thrilled with my other jewelry/fabrication efforts. So...to have him love my enamel items really thrilled me.



I finished Sharon and Poo's items yesterday, as well as beaded snowflakes for my sister-in-law. I'll try to photo these quickly today or tomorrow so that I can send them on Monday. I have a small assembly job to do this morning for Michelle's gift and Maja's gift. Since I have no idea on where Maja is spending the holidays, I'll send them to her Texas address, but I'm not in a major rush. And then my holiday cards - if I'm really lucky they'll go out on Xmas Day. And I still need to finish up my DH's gifts - but I can do that Tuesday and Wednesday. Whew!! Nothing like cutting it close :-)))