Old glass lampshade

Posted on February 18, 2020February 18, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Antique, Blogging, Etruria, Glass, History, Holy Inadequate pub, Lampshade, Light, Pub, Staffordshire, Stoke-on trentLeave a comment

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Saw this in the pub a few days ago. I’m not sure if it’s antique or a reproduction but it has a feeling of something from the start of the last century. I liked the main shade surrounded by three smaller shades all held together by solid but delicately shaped metal. I wonder if it’s converted from a gas mantle?

I imaging its a considerable weight, so I guess it’s screwed into a ceiling joist. I didn’t think to look at the lights in the rest of the pub so I don’t know if it’s the only one there. Perhaps it’s from a reclamation yard? There are a few round here. Anyway it’s good to see old things about.

Necklace

Posted on February 4, 2020February 4, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Blogging, Design, Escape, freedom, Glass, Jewellery, Life, Memories, Prevarication, Thinking, Wireweaving8 Comments

I thought I would post an old picture of one of my necklaces from my Facebook memories. I made the glass cabochon at a glass workshop with someone called Angela Ashton. She has moved away and I would like to find somewhere else to do this. The wire weaving is by my friend, I need to chase her to try and get some pieces back off her, but I’ve been preoccupied and keep forgetting to contact her. I don’t think it’s anything to do with my age, but when you are busy with other responsibilities it’s hard to keep on track.

Sometimes I just wish for freedom to be myself, and sometimes I feel I’m using it as an excuse not to do things.

Maybe I can pull things back together soon. I need to escape my cocoon and be a butterfly.

Wine

Posted on January 19, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged beer, Blogging, brewing, Demi-johns, Drink, Glass, Sparkling, Taste, WineLeave a comment

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I don’t drink much, but I used to make wine. My favourite was a sparkling plum wine. I didn’t know what I was doing so I used a yeast that makes lots of gas and fizz. The wine was brewed in demi-johns, then I put it into old beer bottles with ceramic and rubber stoppers. When we opened the bottles it was a deep orange red and had a real sparkle.

Sadly I couldn’t remember what yeast I had used and I never got the same result. I also found that I was allergic to the sulphur dioxide that is used to sterilise the equipment, so I would start sneezing uncontrollably.

I then went on to brewing beer for a few years. That was fun and less difficult but in the end I sold all my demi-johns.

Necklace

Posted on December 8, 2019December 8, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Creative, Design, Glass, Hand made, Jewellery, Life, Wire weaveLeave a comment

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This is one of the necklaces I sold recently. Unfortunately the catch is a bit difficult to open for the new owner. Its a ball chain and you have to turn the chain to 90° to the clasp and slip the chain out. After a discussion I’m going to try and get a longer chain for her with a different clasp to make things easier. I want people to be happy with what I’ve created.

Necklace

Posted on November 9, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Design, Glass, Imagination, Jewellery, necklace, Working2 Comments

One of my glass pieces. I didn’t have room to put them on the stall today. They are quite chunky so I’ve done some smaller pieces which are going to have rings put on them to hang off chains, laces, or ribbons.

Being creative is hard work, but I enjoy it too much to be bothered about that. I just keep doing things. I wonder whether I can continue for a few more years?

Lost necklace?

Posted on November 8, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Blue, Chain, Design, Glass, Jewellery, Life, LostLeave a comment

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Someone wants to buy one of the glass necklaces I made. She wants a definite one. But in the time period since she saw it and asked me to keep it she can’t remember which one it is. I did wrap it up but I don’t know if I put it on display again at my last craft fair, in which case I might be wrong. I want to be a helpful seller. I care about people getting what they asked for. I hope I’ve found it!

Glass, colour, fun

Posted on October 27, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Colours, Design, Dichroic glass, Fun, Glass, Shapes, Workshop2 Comments

Glass pieces we just collected from Angela Ashtons glass workshop. The square pin trays are by my hubby and the smaller pieces are mine. They have been drilled so they can have chains or laces to turn them into necklaces.

I’ve enjoyed doing these and I hope I can do more in the future.

New glass pieces

Posted on October 18, 2019October 18, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Design, Dichroic, Fun, Glass, Glass art, Life, Trees2 Comments

These are new, about half the size of my original pieces. They are due to have holes drilled in them to allow smaller mounts.

These have bits of dichroic glass fused into them. I’m hoping they will be liked at the craft fair I’m doing soon.

Today’s 1″challenge

Posted on October 15, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged 1"challenge, Art, Black and white, Craft, Drawing, Fun, Glass, Jewellery, WorkshopLeave a comment

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Day 16…only 15 to go. I’ve enjoyed doing these so far. I’m even drawing them early! Last year I kept adding pictures late.

The glass should be fired in the next couple of days, then I shall have pieces I can turn into smaller necklaces. I loved being able to do it, but the lady who runs the workshops is moving away. I shall have to find someone else who does it, or the pieces I did today will be my last experiment in this craft.

Making glass pieces

Posted on October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Art glass, Design, Fun, Glass, Jewellery, Spode, Staffordshire, Stoke-on trent, WorkshopLeave a comment

Just been making some more glass work. I used some more dichroic glass to add some sparkle and interesting effects. Now waiting to be fired by my friend Angela who ran the workshop. Hopefully they will come out nice and I can use them for jewellery. Each piece is about half the size of previous ones I’ve done.

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Tag: Glass

Old glass lampshade

Necklace

Wine

Necklace

Necklace

Lost necklace?

Glass, colour, fun

New glass pieces

Today’s 1″challenge

Making glass pieces