Yep – I’ve been a mildly progressive BUM this week! I was helping DH with our pups, moving along stamp identification, making glass, cooking – oh, and catching the last rays of summer sunshine! [While Monday was cooler temps – so far… Read More
Category: bulldogs, cooking, crafts, fused glass, Neapolitan Mastiff
Tags: bee hive, bee removal, chicken stir fry, english bulldogs, fused glass, glass etching, halloween, honey comb, Indian summer, it's been a while, Linda, Neapolitan Mastiff puppies, pool time, queen bee, recipes, thermal image of bee hive, this and that, Viola
I keep going back and forth with this creative rut. I need to do a MAJOR deep clean in the studio, and I’m not looking forward to it. But it has to happen, so … Next week! In the meantime, DH and… Read More
Category: bulldogs, cooking, crafts, ER, life, Neapolitan Mastiff
Tags: card making, firework, frozen yogurt, homemade ice cream, night shift ER nurse, pool time, summer, work competencies
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. … Read More
Category: bulldogs, cooking, crafts, recipes, vitrigraph
Tags: cabbage roll soup, cane, card making, Clayton Hill, coe 96, english blulldog, Indian summer, murrini, Neapolitan Mastiff, pool time, vit pulls, warm weather, yellow and black
We had a great week! Lots of afternoon pool time, lots of puppy play time, some computer work and a bit of studio card time! But first … Chloe’s posse turned 7 wks old. They are so fun to play with and… Read More
Category: bulldogs, cooking, crafts, life
Tags: acrylic paints, bulldog puppies, card making, chloe's posse, concord & 9th, copic coloring, distress oxides, jennifer mcguire, masking, paint dragging, paper flowers, pool time, stamping bella, summer
I used some of our 96 murrini to make a couple of pendants. They’re cute (!) and they proved to me they are fire-safe/stable. So – check for cane listings in our shop and on our FB page! And, it’s that time… Read More
Category: fused glass, gardening, jewelry making, non-glass ... dogs, vitrigraph
Tags: cane, climbing vines, coe 90, coe 96, cpi pendants, glass jewelry, leaving home, murrine, murrini, neapolitan mastiff pups, outdoor living roof, pool time, sangria, summer, sunshine, vitrigraph
DH and I continue to play with the vitrigraph kiln, making murrini cane and stuff. We had a repeat pull tonight, and I learned the value of the bubble-squeeze (along with a more controlled ramp up)! We’ve had some 20+ pulls, and… Read More
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... dogs, vitrigraph
Tags: bulldog, chef, Chloe, coe 90, coe 96, fruit melon cane, glass puddles, murrini, pool time, spoon rest, storage solutions, summer, swimming, vitrigraph cane
Dinner with the (high school) girls, along with a bit of pool time this week, and – Oh, life is good! [Thanks ladies!!!] My kilns are cooking (photos to come), and I’ve got my next vit stack ready. Shooting for an ocean/water… Read More
Category: non-glass ... dogs, non-glass ... life, vitrigraph
Tags: bulldog, Chloe, coe 90 cane, fused glass studio, murrine, murrini, old friends, pool time, sunshine
Got through the open house … It was a great gathering and I can’t thank my brother & sister-in-law enough, amazing food and indescribably helpful! Gerard’s Catering – they’re awesome! Unfortunately, DH and I stink at capturing photos … But here’s a… Read More
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... life
Tags: awesome food, catering, celebrations, creative ideas, ER nurse, family, fused glass studio, gerards catering, no rest for the wicked, open house, pool time, post-deadline-exhausted, slump
Started the week bringing a new family member home. Meet our boy, Greco, AKA Rrricco Suave. He’s a big goofy puppy, and DH loves his dorky ears (or lack thereof …)! His coat is so velvety soft! Now that we’re settling into… Read More
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... dogs, non-glass ... life, penDots
Tags: Clayton Hill Neo's, custom etched designs, ER nurse, family, glass night lights, graduation open house, house projects, Neapolitan Mastiff, penDots, pool time, road trip. Greco, snap jewelry, sunshine
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Posted on September 21, 2019 by claytonhill
Mildly progressive …
Yep – I’ve been a mildly progressive BUM this week! I was helping DH with our pups, moving along stamp identification, making glass, cooking – oh, and catching the last rays of summer sunshine! [While Monday was cooler temps – so far… Read More
Category: bulldogs, cooking, crafts, fused glass, Neapolitan Mastiff Tags: bee hive, bee removal, chicken stir fry, english bulldogs, fused glass, glass etching, halloween, honey comb, Indian summer, it's been a while, Linda, Neapolitan Mastiff puppies, pool time, queen bee, recipes, thermal image of bee hive, this and that, Viola
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Posted on July 5, 2019 by claytonhill
It’s been a while …
I keep going back and forth with this creative rut. I need to do a MAJOR deep clean in the studio, and I’m not looking forward to it. But it has to happen, so … Next week! In the meantime, DH and… Read More
Category: bulldogs, cooking, crafts, ER, life, Neapolitan Mastiff Tags: card making, firework, frozen yogurt, homemade ice cream, night shift ER nurse, pool time, summer, work competencies
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Posted on September 19, 2018 by claytonhill
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. … Read More
Category: bulldogs, cooking, crafts, recipes, vitrigraph Tags: cabbage roll soup, cane, card making, Clayton Hill, coe 96, english blulldog, Indian summer, murrini, Neapolitan Mastiff, pool time, vit pulls, warm weather, yellow and black
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Posted on July 13, 2018 by claytonhill
Busy, but with down-time
We had a great week! Lots of afternoon pool time, lots of puppy play time, some computer work and a bit of studio card time! But first … Chloe’s posse turned 7 wks old. They are so fun to play with and… Read More
Category: bulldogs, cooking, crafts, life Tags: acrylic paints, bulldog puppies, card making, chloe's posse, concord & 9th, copic coloring, distress oxides, jennifer mcguire, masking, paint dragging, paper flowers, pool time, stamping bella, summer
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Posted on August 3, 2017 by claytonhill
Murrini, Funshine & Pups
I used some of our 96 murrini to make a couple of pendants. They’re cute (!) and they proved to me they are fire-safe/stable. So – check for cane listings in our shop and on our FB page! And, it’s that time… Read More
Category: fused glass, gardening, jewelry making, non-glass ... dogs, vitrigraph Tags: cane, climbing vines, coe 90, coe 96, cpi pendants, glass jewelry, leaving home, murrine, murrini, neapolitan mastiff pups, outdoor living roof, pool time, sangria, summer, sunshine, vitrigraph
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Posted on July 19, 2017 by claytonhill
Pulls, Puddles and Pool Time!
DH and I continue to play with the vitrigraph kiln, making murrini cane and stuff. We had a repeat pull tonight, and I learned the value of the bubble-squeeze (along with a more controlled ramp up)! We’ve had some 20+ pulls, and… Read More
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... dogs, vitrigraph Tags: bulldog, chef, Chloe, coe 90, coe 96, fruit melon cane, glass puddles, murrini, pool time, spoon rest, storage solutions, summer, swimming, vitrigraph cane
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Posted on July 7, 2017 by claytonhill
Pool Time, Dinner and the Cowbell …
Dinner with the (high school) girls, along with a bit of pool time this week, and – Oh, life is good! [Thanks ladies!!!] My kilns are cooking (photos to come), and I’ve got my next vit stack ready. Shooting for an ocean/water… Read More
Category: non-glass ... dogs, non-glass ... life, vitrigraph Tags: bulldog, Chloe, coe 90 cane, fused glass studio, murrine, murrini, old friends, pool time, sunshine
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Posted on August 15, 2016 by claytonhill
Down-time …
Got through the open house … It was a great gathering and I can’t thank my brother & sister-in-law enough, amazing food and indescribably helpful! Gerard’s Catering – they’re awesome! Unfortunately, DH and I stink at capturing photos … But here’s a… Read More
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... life Tags: awesome food, catering, celebrations, creative ideas, ER nurse, family, fused glass studio, gerards catering, no rest for the wicked, open house, pool time, post-deadline-exhausted, slump
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Posted on July 23, 2016 by claytonhill
Road trip, new family and a few projects
Started the week bringing a new family member home. Meet our boy, Greco, AKA Rrricco Suave. He’s a big goofy puppy, and DH loves his dorky ears (or lack thereof …)! His coat is so velvety soft! Now that we’re settling into… Read More
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... dogs, non-glass ... life, penDots Tags: Clayton Hill Neo's, custom etched designs, ER nurse, family, glass night lights, graduation open house, house projects, Neapolitan Mastiff, penDots, pool time, road trip. Greco, snap jewelry, sunshine
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