Wall Vases

Making more wall vases today, the three that were in my booth have sold, so I guess I better get busy making more! : )



Etched vases, hanging candle holders & slumped bottle for Hidden Treasure booth

Red Hot!!

Another day playing with glass!

I am melting................glass that is! : ) I have the big kiln, which we call Dorothy, full  of bottles today. I sure wish it was warmer outside though - I have to keep both windows open with the fan going to get rid of the fumes. I am hoping for a negative pressure ventilation system for an early Christmas present.....hint, hint to hubby! LOL
Pictures tomorrow or the next day of today's results. Plus pictures of the frit maker he made for me! It is so nice to have a handy husband! : )

My Booth Space



My booth space at Hidden Treasures

close up of two slumped bottles and bowl made from broked pieces

1 slumped bottle, 2 slumped bottles with bowl shape

another broken glass bottle & a slumped bottle for spoon rest

2 bottle wall vases

2 bottle clocks & slumped Corona bottles

incense burner, vase and another incense burner

Hot Glass & other stuff!

Hot glass!

all cooled down

This was inside one of the blue squares, but did not fuse to the sides

I love the reflection of the window in this shot!

Experiment

These are the remains of a square blue bottle and a square clear bottle. Both found at thrift stores!

Results tomorrow!

Ever really finished?

Are renovations ever really finished?! Well I am hoping my new loft studio area is finished.....well I do need to move the glass saw up there yet. ; )
I did fire Dorothy a week or so ago & wow, it is really great to get so many bottles slumped at one time! But it is a chore to get them out of the bottom! I feel like I should have a safety harness on! lol
Here are a few pics of the finished space & the first batch of bottles:

Small sand blast cabinet I "inherited" from Doug when he got a bigger one!

bottom layer

second layer

My apron

Top layer after slumping

New Space!

Railing in place so nobody - namely me!, or no thing falls over!

Dorothy waiting to be reassembled

Dorothy & Toto

Another view from downstairs

Taking shape!

Starting on one window!

Second window going in - Thanks to the guys from Krabill Construction -
Joel, Russell, & Wes

Wow what a difference, now to clean up the mess, which was ours not the guys
from Krabill Construction!

Outside view

Almost done!

This is Ramsley. He is one of our many Halloween props.
I decided to put him to use year round as my butler into the studio!

New Studio

The new studio is in the works!! Floor is painted, waiting on the contractor to put in two new windows then onto the electric then putting everything in place! In the meantime, here are a few pictures of before and in progress:

this was the beginning

Surrounded by other "stuff"

My little corner of the loft in the beginning

Hey - there was a floor under all of those parts!

Ok, this looks kinda bad, but only cause everything is at this end and not sorted.

The area at the end is future studio. Everything had to be along the sides so they can put in the windows. By the way, if you see strange things (ie - coffin) we also store our halloween decorations up here!

More Projects

• Pieces of a Jägermeister bottle ready to fuse together.



"Red" hot

Fused together.



another closer view

Next I will slump this into a bowl mold.

Latest Projects

black glass plate

snall perrier bottle

slumped wine bottle for Kim

First Sale!

These are the first two candle holders I sold!
Thanks Ronda!

They are made of almost all recycled material, even the wire is recycled! Candle & glass cup are the only new componets.

hanging bottle candle holder with grape etching

close up of grape etching

Another candle holder with fleur de lis etching

Now I need to get busy and get more ready to go! Waiting on an order of wire.