Summaries

You will see on both my blogs I'm all about summaries lately. Probably because I'm always catching up with myself. :-(

For some of my craftiness I've been doing some glass lately. Both glass fusion and lampwork beads. Robb and Sunny and I went to the craft shop to do some glass fusion two Saturdays ago. Of course, we had to wait until they fired it tho, before we could show it off.

Before

After

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And last Saturday I went to take a class in lampwork beads, and the instructor did not show so I decided to stay and wing it by myself. Some of it actually came back to me as I proceeded. Sunday we had a club workshop. Everybody else, learned how to paint on glass, and I was a rebel and learned to do the brick stitch. I had something in mind for somebody's birthday and wanted to learn to do that. When I showed off my pitiful looking lampwork beads from the day before, that got Elaine and Birdie wanting to do lampwork beads again, also. So we set up a lunch and beading day for Wednesday. We ate lunch at Panera's, and then went over to the craft shop. I think I'm getting a little bit better, but I'm still sticking to the really simple stuff.

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:-) Peace

Long time no see

I have been busy as you can see on my other blog, but I have also been crafting. Just some things couldn't/can't be reported on (Xmas is coming fast!!)
I can now report on glass fusion. Robb and I took a class at SIU Craft shop Oct 18th. We had lots of fun. Some turned out and some didn't, but we learned from it. (make sure you use compatible glass, make sure your glass is clean) Anyway, here are some before and after pictures on the trivets I made and gave to Dad and Christel for belated birthday gifts.

Before

After

Robb and I took Sunny to the Craft shop last Saturday to teach her glass fusion. (she picked it up real fast, she is very artistic) They are not firing these pieces until Wednesday and they won't be done till Thursday, so I will show those later this week.

In other crafty news, Nancy and I went to the JALC Craft Show Sunday. Very nice stuff. And Saturday night I started a macrame anklet as a belated birthday gift for Sandy. (she knows and picked out her design and beads) Can't wait to go to our weekly Club meeting Wednesday night, I have missed 2 in a row and I miss everyone!!!!

:-) Peace