Clayton Hill Studio
Site of my fused glass life
Tag: glass ornaments
Rough Week, But Ends Well –
I think. (I hope!!!) It started out very promising – I received an order of new ornament and plant-stake molds, and I couldn’t wait to play with them. Especially that unicorn and paw print … But THENNNNN … My keyboard started acting up. DH bought a new one, which worked for a day or …
Thanksgiving High …
to a nursing LOW … But first – we had a wonderful Thanksgiving, our kids, et. al. joined us for our (now traditional) bacon wrapped herb/butter encrusted masterpiece. [OK – this one was not so beautiful on the outside – I opted for thick-cut bacon … delicious, but not so pretty!] Even our oldest seemed …
Santas, Snowmen, and Spoon Rests–Oh My …
I’ve had some major mojo in the studio this week, while I’ve worked hard to restock some much-needed inventory … Tonight was all about ornaments … I’m working on Santa, Snowmen and Nut-Cracker Soldiers. In the between time, I’m building Christmas Tree night lights, along with other night lights (Caribbean, psychedelic and rainbow!) – all …
Laying low … but, NOT
While my studio is quiet this week, our house is busy … We have puppies (AGAIN)! Labor started in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. Many, many hours later, with lots of love, encouragement and patience – we welcomed blue, velvety-soft babies! Which keeps us close to the whelping boxes. Thank goodness for our downstairs …
Down, but not out …
I’m working through a weird virus that has me sleeping most of my week away … Headache and body aches even through Motrin, when I’m awake. I’m feeling better today (only needed a 3 hour mid-day nap), so I’m on the mend … Which is perfect, as our Sheeba had her puppies today (4 days …
Two days before Christmas … and Still Movin’
… ‘Cuz there’s no choice … And, I wouldn’t have it any other way! [Deep Breath!] So, here’s what we’ve got: ‘Twas two days before Christmas and all through the house, all you can hear is the snoring of 9 brand new mice puppies! Yep, we have babies! Born on Friday, already growing by leaps …
T-3 … still moving!
And feeling good. Just waiting for my coffin load to cool to the point of touching … (145 degrees right now). They didn’t all work out, but … I can work with this. In the meantime, we have a handful of cabochons that I like; And, I love my Olafs: I’ll slump the bowls …
Three kilns running, ideas flowing …
Prep work done … AND surrounded by half of my ‘Dwarf Clan’ (the Yorkies … all seizure-free and healthy – Thank You Very Much!!!) … Here’s ‘Buubbby’ (Chauncey), with his much-loved/hoarded dental bone! Callie, Nora and ‘Meems’ (Mimi) are sleeping [with one eye open] on the studio couch, watching over me (and the bone) while I …
What to do when you can’t go to glass expo/Vegas …
Spring Cleaning … Also known as: What to do when you are avoiding grown-up responsibilities (although, I DID get my nursing competencies done … and – hey, I have 6 [count THEM … S-I-X !!!] more DAYS until taxes are DUE! … It’s called procrastination, people – EMBRACE IT!!!) … So … I can’t be …
Before it begins …
Let me just take a moment to say ~ regardless of how shameless it is … I love how varied my Etsy shop listings are looking right now. And – public awareness moment: We have only 55 days until Christmas … Just sayin’!!! But – here’s where I’ll start to get nutty: I have 2 …
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