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Here’s sort of a sneak peek. It’s made of glass beads, using a peyote stitch that makes use of different bead sizes as well as increasing and decreasing rows to create texture. I was originally trying to create a pendant, which looked quite different in my mind’s eye. So when that wasn’t working out for me, I continued straight onward to make it a bracelet.

I ended up going out for dinner this evening, and thus, did not have enough time to complete it tonight. It’s close though! I just need to weave in thread ends and come up with some sort of clasp. I shall post a more attractive, complete image when I finish it up. I think I need to come up with a name for this concoction too…

I don’t have time to complete any crafty goods this evening, so I’ll regale us with another tale of my old book collection! haha

This bunch includes 11 little composition books which I purchased en masse for $12 at a local mall antique show. They are labeled for Concordia College (in Milwaukee, WI - now Concordia University), and all once belonged to a Chas H. Fark. I assume this is short for Charles, as he places a period after Chas occasionally.

Our friend Chas was a serious student of languages; four of the books are filled with Latin exercises, four more of German, one of Hebrew, and two of Greek vocabulary. Looks like perhaps he dropped out of Hebrew… only a handful of pages are filled, whereas the rest of the books are completely full. Some of them even have more writing on loose bits of paper stuck in between pages.

Some of the books are dated and some are not. The dates range from 1889-1892. Like my Vagrant Record, these books are in good shape for their age, and probably didn’t see much light. I have many books from the same era that are beginning to disintegrate due to having been poorly stored in musty, pest-ridden attics and basements (or simply because they were well-loved.)

Good night interweb friends. I’ll post something crafty tomorrow evening!

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