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February 5, 2012
Just finished another lamp and have hung it in the front window of the
shoppe. It is a pattern we
have used several times as it it makes a very pretty lamp.
This time I
also repeated the colour scheme of ivory and pinks, one I have used
previously.
We also recently finished a lamp for one of our  customers. It is hanging over his dining table in a room with lots of pine. Already
we have heard back from him that he has had compliments. It is
perfect when a lamp goes to its "proper" home.
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Ramblings from other Years
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January 28,2012
If
you work with stained glass you know that you are always creating scrap
glass; pieces left over from a project often too small to be used for
much. You can sort your glass by colour so that when you need that
small piece of red or blue it is easy to find. And you can look around
for projects to use your scrap glass. Mosaic work has become
very popular lately, either
fusing or gluing and grouting.
Last weekend I attended a concrete sculpture course given by Ivan at Cosby's
Garden Centre. You learn to make free form
sculptures (not molds) starting
with wire and rods and adding concrete. And at the end you
can
embed pieces of glass in your creation. This is my second
year at
Cosby's. Last year I made
a bird bath and here is a picture of the finished project in my yard.
  
This
year I made a sundial and these pictures are of the project in progress
and a couple of close-ups of the stained glass decorations - a sunburst
and a comet.
The sculptures have to cure for a month or two then we get to
take them home. Check back for a picture of my sundial in the
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January 4, 2012
Happy New Year all.
We are back to our regular shoppe hours after a very nice Christmas
break.
Counting
the inventory and completing the bookkeeping for 2011 are on the
agenda, but so is some glass cutting and soldering. We have
several
orders to fill and new creations to make.
Drop by and say hello, always glad to meet you.
Our newest lamp |
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