The "follower" which sits on the "cam" (sounds impressive, doesn't it) was, at first, going to be the cam. These are what make the girl bounce up and twirl. I wanted her to have a lot of movement and by designing the movement part to have many bumps and ridges she should have jumped all over the place. My problem arose with the first follower I made, and revised multiple times. It looked like the one in the book but was WAY to big and after adjustments it would get jammed on my poorly designed cam. As time was ticking by and I knew where my mistakes were, I decided to readjust. So with the addition of color to help cover the fact that she barely moves I am pleased with the end product, as well as with what I learned.
While at Arrowmont I usually stop by the cigar shop and pick up a few wooden boxes because they are a good size of the ideas I have floating around my head. I do not like to make the boxes from scratch because no matter how I measure or how careful I am while cutting, the sides just never match up. That is why, as you can see in the picture, the sides are usually off set from the top and bottom. I am sure that with more practice it will come together but for now I have some very nice cigar boxes I can work with.
This weekend we have plans to build a murphy bed to put in our son's/ guest/ husband's workout room. Our son took his bed and furniture when he moved so this will allow us to multi-use space in our smaller house. Of course I could just give up my craft room but.......
Today was a short day for our business so Husband gave me the day off. BFF had to come to the big city so she stopped by for a quick visit, a trip to the library and now off to the workshop. What a lovely day!
Peace,
Hilari
