Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Monday, October 7, 2013
Booth photos
These were taken at the last craft fair I was at.
It was pretty windy so the second day I used my weight bags and put my banner on the other side of the canopy. No walls the next day either.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Thursday, September 19, 2013
List
I finally sat down and made a list of all the things I have made from bottles:
Torches
Hanging Candle Holders
Slumped Bottles (cheese trays)
Slumped Bottle Dishes (same as cheese tray but with indentation or dish in center)
Broken Bottle Bowls
Spoon Rests
Wine Chimes
Bottle Bottom/Donut Sun Catchers
Window Glass Chimes
Slumped/Draped Bottle Candle Holders
Business Card Holders
Napkin Holders
Ashtrays
Hurricane Shade for Candles
Self-watering Planters
Candy Dishes
Sliced Bottle Wind Chimes
Bottle Bottom Bowls
Bottle Clocks
Plaques/Sun Catchers - made from sides of bottles with textures or words imprinted
Incense Burners
Punt Candles
Fused Glass Picture Frames
Whew! I think that is everything!
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Monday, September 16, 2013
Busy Week
Harvest Fest at Mad River Farm Market Saturday September 21st 10am - 7pm & Sunday September 22nd 12pm - 6pm
http://madriver.me/calendar-upcomming-agenda/harvest-fest/
I will have a booth, so I am busy, busy this week trying to build up my inventory! Both kilns will be getting a work-out this week as will the saw & grinder!
I was going to post some photos of recent work, but I really need to get back out to the studio! I will try to post some photos tonight.
http://madriver.me/calendar-upcomming-agenda/harvest-fest/
I will have a booth, so I am busy, busy this week trying to build up my inventory! Both kilns will be getting a work-out this week as will the saw & grinder!
I was going to post some photos of recent work, but I really need to get back out to the studio! I will try to post some photos tonight.
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Monday, August 26, 2013
Interruption
Sorry for the interruption in my posts. I disabled all of my blogs for a few days. But I am back now and Playing with glass!!
Here are some photos of recent work:
Here are some photos of recent work:
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| Bar light from a Crown bottle |
I only did the glass part - cutting & drilling the bottle & sealing the labels. My husband came up with the mounting idea. We wanted them to be removable to keep them out of the weather and to keep them from being "taken".
Thursday, July 25, 2013
What's in the kiln today...............
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| Bottom Shelf - hoping the Wild Turkey Honey bottle's paint stands up to the heat.... |
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| Middle Shelf - Pinnacle bottles, wine bottles, Bacardi bottle & Bud Platinum bottle |
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| Top Shelf - Pinnacles, Platinum, wine, Bacardi & two experiments |
Result photos later today or tomorrow...................
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Templates
I finally decided to make some templates for drilling the holes in the wine chimes. I mark all of the pieces with a paint marker, but sometimes they still don't come out even. I still want them to look "hand crafted" not machine made, but a little more consistent.
Doug was cutting 2x4's for a project he was working on, so I asked if he had leftover wood to cut some small pieces for me.
Doug was cutting 2x4's for a project he was working on, so I asked if he had leftover wood to cut some small pieces for me.
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| Block of wood |
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| Wine chime top on wood |
So hopefully these save me a little bit of time and the holes are a little more uniform.
The "P" side is for the Pinnacle bottles - they are a little wider. Obviously the "W" is for wine bottles.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Newest Creations
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| "Wine Chime" with dragonfly texture |
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| Slumped Bud Platinum bottle with various rings attached. |
Monday, June 17, 2013
Friday, June 14, 2013
Latest Projects
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| A "Wine Chime" |
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| Ashtray from a Grey Goose bottle using my own custom hand carved mold |
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| Hanging candle holder from a Bacardi bottle. This was donated to Turkeyfoot Hospice Auction |
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| Captain Morgan hanging candle holder also donated |
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| Both together |
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| Crown hanging candle holder before reattaching label |
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| Broken bottle bowl made from pieces and rings of a wine bottle |
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| side view |
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| Close up of one of the rings |
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Photos from the kiln
Here is the result of yesterday's firing. Turned out pretty good if I say so myself!
Back into the kiln to slump into a bowl.....
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