Dragonflies and The Final Injury of 2025

I am trying my hand at wire dragonflies.

I am trying to figure out another way to create the wings. Should I bead them or decorate them with wire wrapping? I do not claim to know a thing about resin so that is out! I really have a hard time with the wings. I have tried making the head and body first and attaching the wings after, however I haven't figured out how to do that without making a mess.

Instead, I've made these using one piece of 17g aluminum wire. I love working with aluminum, as it is soft and pliable. The only downfall to this is stability.

They are relatively easy to make and can be disassembled if I'm unsatisfied with the turn out. I have made large ones (bigger than the photos here) that include moon charms and hangers.

I'd really like to learn how to make wire fairies. That will be my next project. In the meantime, I am working on a new tree (blue and gold)

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💥If you are sensitive to seeing blood, please stop here. 💥

In more personal news, I had my last injury of 2025. Another fall during a hike. I know what you're thinking and nope it wasnt a fall while I was actually hiking. I was getting up from having a rest and fell flat on my face into some slate. In the moment before the fall, I had thought there was a small cactus to my left and in an effort to avoid it, my feet got twisted up and caused me to go down.

My left palm was bleeding profusely. (The picture doesn't give it justice) I wrapped it the best I could and started the walk back to the car which was about a mile away. I also scratched my chin and got blood on my brand new leggings! (Mom was able to remove all the bloodstains.) 😊 Yes, I am 57 years old and still go to mom for boo-boos. 😂

I decided to go home instead of Urgent Care. The next morning, the bleeding had already stopped, but my palm looked like a could use a stitch or two. I'm not one for going to Urgent Care or the ER for something so minor but 1- My left and is my dominant hand 2- I could see the fatty tissue in the wound.

I made the decision to go to Urgent Care, in which my hand got wrapped up with a compression bandage. The Dr. did not feel stitching was necessary since the bleeding had stopped and it was over 24hours. The 50$ was worth the piece of mind.

2025 went out with a bang!

The reel of me walking back to the car is on my Instagram page. 😆

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