Celestial Sky Stained Glass Suncatcher...the beginning...to the end!

Through February 7...

It may not be obvious, but this is the beginning of a beautiful Celestial Sky!

 

The sky will be made up of a combination of colors.  Deep gold, light gold, dark blue and light blue, purple, and a blue green swirl.  Throughout the sky there will be little clear marbles for stars.  All of this will seem to be in orbit around the clear glass moon with a smiling face.

I'll be sure to give you updates of my progress!

January 26....

I have been doing some cutting and grinding.  These pieces just need the little bits of glass removed where the tiny clear marbles will go. 

For these pieces, I will have to fire up the bandsaw...because the curves are quite severe. 

February 4

So now I've finished cutting out the curviest pieces, and started wrapping the edges of each one with copper foil.  This is what the solder will adhere to, keeping everything together.

I was playing around with the clear little marbles, but I just wasn't feelin it.  So I've decided to use colored glass gems instead...it's called artistic liscense.

February 5

I have soldered everything together.  Next I will finish all around the edge with a little decorative solder.  Then add jump rings and chain for hanging, and finally, finish the solder with black patina!

It will look alot better with the natural light from a window....then you will see the slight textures in the glass. 

So here is the finished panel

What do you think?

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Vintage Glass Bottle Bouquets

I guess I got my love of antiques from my dad.

I recently bought some antique medicine bottles....

Here's what I did with them.

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Tiny Panel Suncatcher

Here is my original design for this project.  First, I drew the edges of my little panel, and then layed out my agate slab and glass globs.  Then I traced around the edges, in order to make a pattern for the pieces of glass.   

Here's how it came out...

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Summer Mosaics

This summer I decided to do a couple projects for myself....Yay!

We have a paver stone patio on the side of the house...it's where the cool mosaic table is that I blogged about previously. 

I saw this done on brick pavers in a book some years ago, and that's how long I've been planning to do it.

I replaced three random pavers in the patio this summer...

Each is it's own unique little piece of art... 

I'll probably do a couple more next summer, but I don't want it to get too busy out there.

My other summer mosaic project was my kitchen window sill, also on my to do list for a couple of years!

(don't look at the wall...paint is next!)

Oh, if you're new here you may not know...I love color!

...and texture!

I made two rocks and a cool fossil part of the mosaic...
I sat on the edge with my feet in the sink for three days...owe my back!

Then I had to cover some of  it up with my stuff...

I love my stuff...

I have quite alot of it!

So, these were my summer projects for me.

Of course I made stuff for other people, and for my shop.

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It Aint Nuthin But A Ring...

 

If you're new here, you might not be aware of my penchant for putting things in rings! 

Like the awesome Colorado Columbine...

Swirly bits of wire with colorful glass gems rolling about... 

Small ones...

And large ones... 

Heavenly ones...

And Naturely ones.

Blue ones...

And pink ones....

Autumn inspired...

And love inspired.

All this ring reminiscing is making me want to put some more stuff in rings!

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Breaking Plates

I'm a Fed Ex courier, and there used to be a Hobby Lobby on my route.  I would frequently spend my lunchtime walking around in there.  Nothin but trouble...  One day I find some cool textured plates on clearance, and as is my custom, without knowing what I will ever use them for, have to have them.  I used the first two plates to create very dimensional pieces, the first with flowers on a vine with a hummingbird.  The second I made as a wedding gift with flowers and butterflies... 

First I made each individual flower and butterfly, and then attached them to the plate at various angles with e6000 adhesive.  It's good stuff.  Though it's difficult to see in the photo, I used wire winding in and out of the flowers like a vine. 

I sell my art online, and rely on getting good photos to do so.

Unable to get a picture that really shows the quality of this piece, I have not made another.

After a time, the rest of the plates tucked away in a drawer, I decide to get one out and try something with it.  I open the drawer, and the top plate has broken.  Hmmm...

I take it out and put it on my bench, where it stays for some time.  Finally, one day, I see it.  I get out some scrap glass left from other projects and make this...

I put the first one on a plate rail in my livingroom, and when Barbara sees it she says emphatically..."You should break more plates!" 

So I do.

But if you know me, you know I don't stay on any one thing for too long.  Easily bored...

So, more recently I broke a plate and made this...

I used a blue polished agate slab at the center of this cool flower sun catcher.

The petals are mostly from the curved part of the plate, which again is difficult

to capture on film.  I bought this particlular plate at the Salvation Army on my route.

And yes, I bought more plates...

All I need is time!

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Forget the Stained Glass...have a look at my bloomers!

 Holy Moly! 
Spring is already gone and summer is here.

I neglected to get any pictures of my Spring blooming stuff, 

But here are some of my early summer bloomers!

        

          

Red Clematis...

The first one open on this vine.

But, there are a bajillion, that's right, a bajillion buds ready to burst.

It's gonna be a sight!

The Lovely Columbine

My Bleeding Heart...

Salvia..

I think..if I'm wrong let me know!

This is Soapwort..

with a little Ivy creeping underneath.  

My Awesome Colorado Columbine!

Along with some woodbine, hosta, and an evergreen Boxwood.

This is our Bloomin Bear!

Unlike regular bears he stays out in the open in the colder months,

and goes into hiding when the woodbine goes crazy...

White Clematis

Honeysuckle

Creeping Veronica
(I call it creepy veronica..)

This young squirrel was under the impression that I had a peanut in my pocket!
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...and when your done with the outside pretties,
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