Moving along

The reliquary is progressing nicely. Given the problems with my hands, I've made use of both fusible web and glue, but now I'm down to the "nitty-gritty", and am being forced to pace my work to accommodate hand function.  Everything except the straw beads has been attached.  I'm in the process of beading in the black machine design on the upper edge of the box itself and the roof pieces.  The hinge is made, and the doweling that will be used within the hinge has been cut and finials selected.  My DH found some larger finials that will work well as feet, and all of those wooden pieces are in his shop being finished, with a clear glaze.  Once the beading is finished and the straw beads attached, all that's left is lining and stitching it together in the final box shape.