Tim occasionally brings me home samples of objects from his mate Ken's place for me to use in my crafting exploits...well the other day he and Chris brought me a small plastic baggie of resistors..."can I use these" was the query..."there are heaps more where these came from"...mmmmm...
What are resistors I hear you cry...
What are resistors I hear you cry...
A resistor is a passive two-terminal electrical component that implements electrical resistance as a circuit element. In electronic circuits, resistors are used to reduce current flow, adjust signal levels, to divide voltages, bias active elements, and terminate transmission lines, among other uses.Resistor - Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resistor
Thank you Wikipedia, now we both know!
They were so proud of their contribution that I felt I did have to have a little play to see what I could use them for...jewelry pieces such as earring, bracelet, necklace and maybe charms were my first thought (and only thought if I am honest)...the colours were maroon and beige predominantly with tiny stripes.
I got out the pliers and tried the wires which I will admit bent up well and were easy to manipulate without breaking but they were dull grey, not very shiny and they left my fingers tingling and uncomfortable just the way that curtain hooks always do, and so I decided that they were not something I would do much with. One could play with painting them, covering with paper strips etc...but the quality of the wire could not be altered in any practical way that I could think of, so no, ta, no more of these, don't bring me home any more of them.
They were so proud of their contribution that I felt I did have to have a little play to see what I could use them for...jewelry pieces such as earring, bracelet, necklace and maybe charms were my first thought (and only thought if I am honest)...the colours were maroon and beige predominantly with tiny stripes.
I got out the pliers and tried the wires which I will admit bent up well and were easy to manipulate without breaking but they were dull grey, not very shiny and they left my fingers tingling and uncomfortable just the way that curtain hooks always do, and so I decided that they were not something I would do much with. One could play with painting them, covering with paper strips etc...but the quality of the wire could not be altered in any practical way that I could think of, so no, ta, no more of these, don't bring me home any more of them.
Putting the spiky and sticky little things through their paces...
Tim's mate Ken has some young granddaughters that are often about when Tim visits and he was keen for me to make something to take to Ken to show him that I had really tried to use his little gift...so this morning I pulled out my limited jewelry supplies, (One you have a hundred pair of homemade earing you really do need to stop, and I have..promise...) and made Ken's smalls a bracelet each...hideous and horrid I know, but they may enjoy the joke more that I imagine...I hope they do anyway!
Four bracelets, all with a dangle...
Seen enough? I have!
A cruise ship photographed from the Bellerive Bluff as it heads out to sea from Hobart on an overcast late afternoon last week...I hope it stayed calm for them.
The Menzies Institute for Medical Research is the Australian medical research institute of the University of Tasmania in Hobart...I love the illusion it gives of bulging over the street as you drive towards it into the CBD...it houses the Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre...
I photographed this tern today as we traveled home from a short drive...
Well, I think that is about all the excitement from hereabouts for today...bye now,
Di
Di
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