WIP Wednesday: More Headpiece!

Hey, look at that.  I'm adding a little more to the headpiece.  I do mean a little.  It's a tedious process working with clay.  It may not be to you, but to me it is.  I'm always a little more cautious than I probably have to be, but I really don't want him to break.

When we left off last week, he was about like this.

I sprayed some nonstick cooking spray on him to make sure my little clay ball didn't stick to him.  I shaped a half circle in the little indention, scooped it out, and baked him.

Once he was baked, I put a coat of red on it.  (All around, bottom and everything.  I didn't want to risk it showing.)

I took some super glue and glued him in place.  Ta-da!  A starfish with a gem-like-thing.  I debated on adding glitter to make it a little more shiny, but I think that I'll go over it with a clear coat of nail polish in the end for that shiny effect.

After that came the really tedious part.  I say really tedious because I don't know how to do this part without letting the bits air-dry.  I have to do a circle around the gem, and two little legs that go between the legs of the starfish.  I tried doing this all in one piece, but I just couldn't see it happening.

I did the two little legs of the gem holder by themselves, but with the rest of it already baked, I was afraid to put it in the oven.  I would cry so hard if it shattered right now.  So my little legs are currently air-drying.  Once they're dry, I'll add the circular part of the gem holder.

Is it starting to come together yet?  And clues on what it is?  I hope so.  I can really see it now that I have the gem in place!  (There again, I know what the end result is, so I guess that's kind of cheating.)

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Alright, so this is something else I'm working on starting for myself: meal planning.  Zach and I have been saying we were going to lose weight for far too long and I really want to force myself to get motivated and do it.  So, I'm trying to find a way to make a weekly meal plan for myself, but it's proving to be pretty hard to do.

Do you guys do this?  Have any tips for me?