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More Baby Steps …
Cuz that’s how we move forward! But first … Look at this! Aunt Piggy and Uncle Clyde ‘lording’ over the Neo babies … Too Cute! And back to baby steps: We got the new shelving unit up – and full. I like it. Sure, I’d like it bigger, BUT … I have my lesser-used (coe96 …
Squeezing out the last of summer …
We are totally taking advantage of our Indian Summer – and the heater in our pool. Pool dayz … Gotta love ‘em! In between, we had a vitrigraph (murrini cane) pull. Requested yellow and black … make for a Green Lantern-esque cane. Hmmm … I like it! Our Neo pups are seven weeks old, and …
Gah! ~
It’s that time of year again! Yep, annual on-line nursing competency H.E.L.L. … To add to the fun, our educational expert decided to choose a print font visible only to the insect eye! And I’M the ONE getting tested for age-specific appropriate skills, tools and techniques?!? But, it’s over … for now! We had a …
Murrini Madness … and more glass!
I’m working on more coe96 cane colors. We had a pull tonight, and here is our ‘Pumpkin’ murrine: I’ve cut glass for SEVERAL more pulls (… I was in a cutting mood!) … I have a few of the stacks prepped. I hope to keep the vit kiln busy this week: We also have …
Cane, cane and more cane
We had a fun vitrigraph cane pull last week. I finally got around to chopping, photographing and listing … Then I played around with a couple of mixed bag options … I like it! I’ll be listing a few in our shop, so keep an eye out! Our coe90 cane selection is growing, and …
Cruisin’ Through Summer …
I’m still playing with my reverse enameling and stamps. A few more to finish and I will have a major coffin load of spoon rests & dishes. Tonight’s progress: I was painting while heating up our vit kiln for this brown/tan pull. Oops! Having said that … SOMEONE (DH) was right there with the …
Summer Lovin’ …
DH surprised me tonight by suggesting a vit pull. Aww … Thanks, babe! So – we did. It’s Bullseye aqua, teal, steel blue, emerald green, powder blue, warm white and clear. I’m happy with the results! And then, I stole a few hours for enamel projects … I love the cat & dog spoon rests. …
T.G.I Summer!!!
Finally – some Michigan sunshine! Chloe met the big pool. We even tried getting her in, to float on a raft … Based on the flailing and wrestling match to get her back on the deck, I’d say she didn’t like it. So, she has her own wading pool on the deck … which she …
Life in our zoo …
I played a bit in the studio tonight … Working on more reverse enameling projects. I have a lion (or llama – you decide) spoon rest, an elephant ring dish, and two stamped plates in-the-works. I hope to combine reverse-enameling with crackle glass on the plates … We’ll see … I also fire-polished my tile …
Updates – and studio news …
Our cheap-man’s stromboli (chicken & mushrooms in crescent dough ‘braid’) from the other night is good … The family says it’s a [not-so-healthy] keeper-recipe … Moving on, DH & I had our pull – the ‘feared’ red cane … It worked, and I love it!!! So, now I have my rainbow murrini (not all pictured here) …
