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TWiP: So much sanding

This Week in Pictures (TWiP) at Polka Dot Cottage

I love the super smooooooth finish that my polymer clay pieces have, but the work it takes to get them there? Not my favorite. I spent a whole lot of time sanding my work this week. So. much. sanding.

On the plus side, I may have sanded my fingerprints off, and therefore can begin my life of crime whenever I am ready to do so 😜

I’m at the local library today and tomorrow, participating in my first craft fair in 6 years. (Hence all of the frantic sanding.) If you’re local, you’re invited. Please come say hi!

So, what is This Week in Pictures?

It’s a roundup of the photos I shot for Project 365 (one image each day for all of 2016), plus some snapshots I posted on Instagram during the previous week.

📷 = taken with my Canon DSLR
📱 = taken with my Samsung phone

Ready? Cast your mind back to this time last week…

Saturday

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365 📱: 2016 303/366 – Eamonn and I drove around town for a while this afternoon, and stopped at the farm to see the chickens and all of the pretty Fall stuff. [Taken at Lombardo Farms in Gillette, NJ.]

Sunday

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365 📷: 2016 304/366 – I think I’ve spent almost my entire Sunday (which I tend to consider my day off) sanding, buffing, and assembling clay jewelry! Maybe I’ll take Monday off ☺

Monday

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365 📷: 2016 305/366 – So, rather than take Monday off as I thought I might, I doubled-down and crossed even more stuff off of my to-do list, including designing, ordering, and picking up a banner to be used at my craft show this weekend. Nothing like waiting until the last minute to figure out my display, eh?

Tuesday

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365 📷: 2016 306/366 – Another batch of freshly-cured goodies awaiting their sanding, buffing and assembly!

Wednesday

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Shop update! 😊#pdc

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365 📷: 2016 307/366 – I’m playing around with display ideas for this coming weekend’s craft show. I’m pretty sure my table will be bigger than this, which is good, because this is somewhat crowded.

Thursday

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365 📷: 2016 308/366 – I’m finally getting to use one of the badge reels I made ☺ I’ve got a name tag and a new Polka Dot Cottage shirt to wear for my craft show.

Friday

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365 📷: 2016 309/366 – One of the last things to turn in our yard is this shrub at the top of the driveway. I have no idea what it is, but I just love how it looks at this time of year.

Thanks for taking a peek at this week’s photos! If you want to see this stuff as it happens, please feel free to follow me on Flickr and/or Instagram.

I may already have plans to blog about some of these things in greater detail over the coming week, but be sure to leave a comment if there’s something in particular you want to know about!

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6 thoughts on “TWiP: So much sanding

  1. Have a great time at the craft fair at the library!! Looks really nice.

    1. Thanks, Chloe! I was very satisfied with how the show went 😊

  2. Your photos make me so happy! The colors just say fall is coming…finally. Hope your show went well!

    1. Thank you, Sierra, the show went really well! And I just love fall around here. Even though the peak color has definitely passed, it’s still quite pretty.

  3. LOL! I was just at Trader Joes this afternoon…saw that tea and thought of you!
    Love my earrings and crochet hook…they are for Christmas gifts, but are so cute, I may just keep them. 🙂
    Wish we lived a bit closer, I would have definitely have come to the show.

    1. Ooh! They have it back in stock? I’m going to be in the TJ area tomorrow – definitely stopping in now 😊 So glad you like your hook and such! Thanks for ordering them!

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