I Ordered More Glass

Eeeps! As if I really needed any more glass, but when I saw this bead done by my friend, Trish, from SunDaisyGlass ,I was hooked. She's got an Etsy shop and an Artfire shop, and you might want to check out her pretties.

But back to the story...I saw this bead and the glass intrigued me beyond words. The colors are amazing and the glass is still fairly new. It is Gaffer glass which is a company based in New Zealand. Don't you think it is just an amazing glass? I'm now waiting for new glass...eeps.


I've also been playing lately. I am so not someone who makes sculptural glass. It's not something I find very easy and it's not even something I enjoy most of the time. I think it's just the silliness of spring, but I've just been playing with little critters.

And of course, some that are flowers...

Opinions

Are you affected by other's opinions of your creations? I honestly never thought that it was a big deal to me. Until....this set of beads I made.



Black and white rolled in some pixie dust to give them a bit of gleam. Same dust really shows up differently on the black and white, but I kind of liked them. Then Jeff said the white ones were so pretty, but the black ones look like a bad spray paint job. Now I just can't look at them without wanting to get out the spray paint and "fix" them.



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I've added a widget...

I've added a new widget. I don't know who named these things, but I smile every time. Reminds me of thingamajigs and whatchamacallits.

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I'm still waiting for spring, but I know it's coming. The tulips and iris are beginning to come up and I am actually seeing a bit of green in the yard. And how nice it is!!

Glass is still fascinating to me, and I have begun to explore the world of fusing. It's totally different, yet still captures my curiousity. I think the fusing will become a combination of torch and kiln and I'm excited to see what I can do with it. This little soap dish is made from sheet glass with the addition of petals and leaves that I made in the flame from rods of glass.

And of course, I am still making beads...it will always be my first love when it comes to glass.

This Is So Exciting!!

I love making beads, but there is nothing quite as exciting as to see the beads become "something". Since joining etsyBead, I've "met" some wonderful jewelry designers, including Brenda who bought some beads and made THIS...

Isn't it just gorgeous? I have to admit I almost didn't recognize the beads I had made because they look different when they are dressed up. Check out her other work at :

http://brenda45.etsy.com