MY KILN

So my Caldera Kiln from Paragon arrived last week and over the weekend I finally had the chance to use it. It is absolutely a great kiln. It works really well and is sooo easy to use with digital controls. I made a few glass beads and used the kiln to anneal them and it was perfect! Not that I can say that about the beads yet. I need more practice but I am getting there. They look good and the colours are such fun to play with. I get the feeling though that I am going to go through glass fast and need to buy more... only problem is I have to ship it to oman.

Another exciting purchase to add to my tools is a ring sizer. I found a great one in the souk the other night at a silversmith supply shop. I was going to eventually buy one online (BUT they are very heavy) and so was excited when I actually found one here AND it was only 33OR. HOWEVER it is made in India - not US or Italy so here's hoping it works just as well. I am still waiting for my silver order to come to test it out.

SLOW mail - it's so frustrating when I need something quick. Fire mountain gems use fed ex and it always gets here within 3-5 days. Some other purchases I ordered nearly 2 weeks ago still haven't come and since then I have got 2 orders from fire moutain.

THE WAVE MUSCAT - OUR TOWNHOUSE

Our new townhouse is built and we are about 1 week away from getting the keys... Insha'Allah!

It has been a battle right from the first moment we decided to invest... everything that could go wrong has gone wrong. Not with the building of it but of course with the bank! I won't go into details now I am too angry.

UNFORTUNATELY we will NOT get to live in it at this point...for 1 we have soo much stuff we wouldn't fit:-)
But because we had always intended on renting it out. Disappointing as it is sooo nice! So one lucky couple/family get to enjoy our brand new house!

FOR RENT

http://thewavemuscat.com/Properties/Townhouses.aspx

3 Bedroom / 4 bathroom Townhouse with OCEAN and MOUNTAIN views

Fully fitted kitchen with built in appliances
Double glazing throughout
Underground car parking
Washing machine and dryer

Large sun terrace and balconies