Is it madness?

Today is Scottie's (tanvan) birthday! Well, at the time of this posting it was yesterday as it's after midnight, but ya'know what I mean. n_n'

I had an idea to make him a pendant. It might be a little silly, and I don't really think it's for actual wearing, but it could be hung somewhere. n_n'
I wanted to make him something that looks like the pendant that Tony gives to Pepper at the end of Iron Man 3 (because Scottie is totes my Pepper).


I wanted to include a bluebird because I'd given Scottie the bluebird sculpt as an earlier gift because it's the bluebird of happiness.
( Beginning sculpt pic )
I might make another one later because I think something more like real jewelry is what I'd want to really do, and the transparent clay that I used for the heart didn't turn out as clear as I'd have wanted after I'd added the red clay. But still, I think it turned out alright. Here it is before baking, presented by Cupid! The bluebird will need paint. :3

So while I was at work Scottie made a second batch of candles, this one he dyed green. :3 He learned stuff from the first batch, so these turned out even better! Of course, being me I can't just take a picture of a candle and be happy with it. So here's a little photoshoot with the cutie Twyla. :3


( A couple more pictures )

Ok, so I just watched last Tuesday's episode of the Voice. I enjoyed the first episode, and I was having fun with this one, but I still hadn't been blown away by anyone.

Then Jonny Gray came on. His story actually moved me, instead of annoy me like most people's tend to (the sob story is pushed a bit hard and too often it feels like they're reaching for just something to have had as adversity in their life). I identified with him, and with his song choice (The Killers- All the things that I've done). That was one of the songs that I used to listen to and sing that when I was out in the field and needed something to hold on to, no matter how tenative that might be.
I also really liked his voice and I thought he did a really good job with the song. Scottie said that he sounded like he was harmonizing with himself. It's something I do sometimes too, I think it's fun.
Anyway, I am totally on his team and I hope he does well. (Everyone I love ends up leaving early though, so I really hope that he doesn't end up getting sent home in the battle rounds or something, because that's what happened to me last season and last season was amazingly lame, and that was just with people that I liked the voices of.)
Erm, damaged people unite?

I kept tearing up actually. I just ended up with so many feels. :S