Spent 3-4 hours this week fighting with my new computer, Windows 10 and technology. Aaarrggh! I now realize nothing is compatible with Windows 10. Previously purchased (expensive) software programs (Corel, Excel, WinZip) need to be upgraded (‘at a discount’ … MY ARSE!),… Read More
Category: custom orders, fused glass, non-glass ... dogs, non-glass ... life, recipes
Tags: blog, Chloe, computer strife, cooking, die cutting, done with boot camp, enamels and glass, English Bulldog, glass, Neapolitan Mastiff puppies, pineapple dessert, plotter, recipes, studio, warm glass, Windows 10
I continue to wrap up projects/start new ideas as we get closer to the show – while I can. I have a finite amount of free time before we roll into pup watch … THIS weekend! [Puppy breath for my birthday!!!]
OH!!! It is SOO DH’s fault … He sent a de-funk Craig’s List item that promised a new storage rack/work station in my COE-90 designated work area. HE emailed the no-good listing to me. Now I WANT one! Shelves for my frits,… Read More
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... dogs, non-glass ... ER nurse, non-glass ... life
Tags: badge reel, badge reels, butterfly, C3PO, CE5000, Clayton Hill Neo's, Clayton Hill Studio, cooking, coping, dichro, dichroic, dogs, ER nurse, fairy wing, four legged family, fused glass blog, heart, jello shots, jewelry, juggling, mom, night light, owl, plotter, private duty, seizure, star wars, swai, teenage woes, teenagers, unique glass, vegetables, vinyl cutting, warm glass, Yorkies
It’s been forever, I know. Busy mixed with a little funk, I guess. Not so much going on in the kilns, but I did get all of my beading supplies moved from my ‘office’ to the studio. This meant a lot of… Read More
Category: blogging, crafts, fused glass, non-glass ... ER nurse, non-glass ... life
Tags: American Spirit Centre, art shows, Arts & Greens, beading, Bogie Lake Greenhouses, Brighton VFW post 4357, cell phone companies, cleaning, ER nurse, family birthdays, farmers market, fused glass studio, HVCA, idea surfing, jewelry, Ladies Auxiliary, long time between posts, mental funk, proud mom, quiet kilns, reorganizing, samsung galaxy s5, warm glass, weekend wrap up, wire-wrapping, WWU
DH signed us up to participate in Brighton’s Harvest Fest (market/art and craft show) … umm – this SATURDAY. (8am-3pm 9/27/14) So, it’s a good thing I’m not stressing out, experiencing any sort of insomnia spike while I systematically search the internet… Read More
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... ER nurse, non-glass ... life
Tags: art show, brighton, christmas, count down, dear husband, DH, ER nurse, farmers market, fused glass, fused glass studio, handmade, harvest fest, inkblot, insomnia, jewelry, last minute, michigan, neurotic, no sleep, ornament, panic, santa, short notice, warm glass
While I feel like I’m barely moving, I am producing. I’ve been taking pictures and working on listings (not my favorite) in between playing in the studio. Here are some photos from today: And, while we wait to hear about… Read More
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... life
Tags: art shows, butterflies in stomach, christmas, dread, enclosed trailer, feelings, fused glass studio, glass jewelry, glass pendants, holiday rush, holiday season, hormones, hot glass, insomnia, menopause, night light, online shopping, ornaments, preparing, productivity, renovation, rut, shopping season, torch, warm glass
The GOOD: I’ve been producing in the studio; I have a few leads for ‘show-casing’ my ART; I’ve been working on some glass special requests (… I absolutely love those!); My family (both 2- and 4-legged) are healthy and well; I finally… Read More
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... dogs, non-glass ... ER nurse, non-glass ... life
Tags: art show, cancer, chalkboard, crazy people, cyber stalker, dichroic glass, doctor appointments, dragonfly, ER nurse, family, funny, fused glass ornaments, fused glass studio, glass jewelry, good and bad, green, koala bear, mass, medical issues, melted, mom, Neapolitan Mastiff, pain, pain meds, pendants, recycled, sarcasm, sarcastic sayings, slumped, special requests, spinning plates, starfish, tchotchke, warm glass, water in fused glass, weight loss, wine bottles
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… Read More
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... ER nurse, non-glass ... life
Tags: art shows, badge reels, blog, busy, busy mom, butterfly, Christmas preparations, Christmas shopping, Clayton Hill Studio, coasters, count down, dandelion, dichroic glass, ER nurse, etsy, family needs, four legged kids, frit, fused glass, gifts, glass ornaments, grinch, hand made, hobby breeder, home based business, iridescent glass platters, jewelry, melted, Neapolitan Mastiff, necklace, over extending, palm tree, panic, pendants, penguin, promoting, recycled, SANE nurse, santa, santa fe, sarcasm, shameless, slumped, south west, sunset, tropical, twins, warm glass, weekend wrap up, wine botttles, Yorkie, Yorkshire Terrier
Oh my! Busy week in the studio, as I work on and wrap up some projects and special requests. Angels, dichroic badge reels, pendants, and a special ornament (… here come the pictures): I still have more dichro cabs to run,… Read More
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... ER nurse, non-glass ... life
Tags: angels, betty boop, busy, butterfly, dandelion, dichro extract, dichro glass, dichroic glass, ER nurse, fused glass blog, glass ornaments, glass pendants, good nurses, grinch jewelry, happy, koala bear, RN, roses, screen printing on glass, special requests, super nurse, warm glass, yorkie jewelry
So, I’ve had 3 kilns running for the last few days. My experiments were … interesting and frustrating, but have potential … maybe. I also have a few other ideas to try. And, I have some sweet dichro (jewelry) pieces almost… Read More
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... ER nurse, non-glass ... life
Tags: boiled glass, busy ER, charge nurse, christmas glass, dichro, ER nurse, fused glass studio, glass experiments, mom with sick kids, santa, STEMI, warm glass, wisdom tooth extraction
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Posted on December 16, 2017 by claytonhill
Computers & Cute Puppies
Spent 3-4 hours this week fighting with my new computer, Windows 10 and technology. Aaarrggh! I now realize nothing is compatible with Windows 10. Previously purchased (expensive) software programs (Corel, Excel, WinZip) need to be upgraded (‘at a discount’ … MY ARSE!),… Read More
Category: custom orders, fused glass, non-glass ... dogs, non-glass ... life, recipes Tags: blog, Chloe, computer strife, cooking, die cutting, done with boot camp, enamels and glass, English Bulldog, glass, Neapolitan Mastiff puppies, pineapple dessert, plotter, recipes, studio, warm glass, Windows 10
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Posted on November 3, 2016 by claytonhill
3 kilns running all week long …
I continue to wrap up projects/start new ideas as we get closer to the show – while I can. I have a finite amount of free time before we roll into pup watch … THIS weekend! [Puppy breath for my birthday!!!]
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... dogs Tags: copper jewelry, killns running, Neapolitan Mastiff puppies, show count down, star wars ornaments, warm glass, Yorkie puppies
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Posted on April 25, 2015 by claytonhill
But HE Started It!
OH!!! It is SOO DH’s fault … He sent a de-funk Craig’s List item that promised a new storage rack/work station in my COE-90 designated work area. HE emailed the no-good listing to me. Now I WANT one! Shelves for my frits,… Read More
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... dogs, non-glass ... ER nurse, non-glass ... life Tags: badge reel, badge reels, butterfly, C3PO, CE5000, Clayton Hill Neo's, Clayton Hill Studio, cooking, coping, dichro, dichroic, dogs, ER nurse, fairy wing, four legged family, fused glass blog, heart, jello shots, jewelry, juggling, mom, night light, owl, plotter, private duty, seizure, star wars, swai, teenage woes, teenagers, unique glass, vegetables, vinyl cutting, warm glass, Yorkies
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Posted on October 21, 2014 by claytonhill
I’m still here …
It’s been forever, I know. Busy mixed with a little funk, I guess. Not so much going on in the kilns, but I did get all of my beading supplies moved from my ‘office’ to the studio. This meant a lot of… Read More
Category: blogging, crafts, fused glass, non-glass ... ER nurse, non-glass ... life Tags: American Spirit Centre, art shows, Arts & Greens, beading, Bogie Lake Greenhouses, Brighton VFW post 4357, cell phone companies, cleaning, ER nurse, family birthdays, farmers market, fused glass studio, HVCA, idea surfing, jewelry, Ladies Auxiliary, long time between posts, mental funk, proud mom, quiet kilns, reorganizing, samsung galaxy s5, warm glass, weekend wrap up, wire-wrapping, WWU
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Posted on September 25, 2014 by claytonhill
It’s a good thing I’m not panicking …
DH signed us up to participate in Brighton’s Harvest Fest (market/art and craft show) … umm – this SATURDAY. (8am-3pm 9/27/14) So, it’s a good thing I’m not stressing out, experiencing any sort of insomnia spike while I systematically search the internet… Read More
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... ER nurse, non-glass ... life Tags: art show, brighton, christmas, count down, dear husband, DH, ER nurse, farmers market, fused glass, fused glass studio, handmade, harvest fest, inkblot, insomnia, jewelry, last minute, michigan, neurotic, no sleep, ornament, panic, santa, short notice, warm glass
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Posted on September 18, 2014 by claytonhill
Chuggin’ along …
While I feel like I’m barely moving, I am producing. I’ve been taking pictures and working on listings (not my favorite) in between playing in the studio. Here are some photos from today: And, while we wait to hear about… Read More
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... life Tags: art shows, butterflies in stomach, christmas, dread, enclosed trailer, feelings, fused glass studio, glass jewelry, glass pendants, holiday rush, holiday season, hormones, hot glass, insomnia, menopause, night light, online shopping, ornaments, preparing, productivity, renovation, rut, shopping season, torch, warm glass
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Posted on November 22, 2013 by claytonhill
Some good, some bad … But – the 3rd time’s the charm!
The GOOD: I’ve been producing in the studio; I have a few leads for ‘show-casing’ my ART; I’ve been working on some glass special requests (… I absolutely love those!); My family (both 2- and 4-legged) are healthy and well; I finally… Read More
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... dogs, non-glass ... ER nurse, non-glass ... life Tags: art show, cancer, chalkboard, crazy people, cyber stalker, dichroic glass, doctor appointments, dragonfly, ER nurse, family, funny, fused glass ornaments, fused glass studio, glass jewelry, good and bad, green, koala bear, mass, medical issues, melted, mom, Neapolitan Mastiff, pain, pain meds, pendants, recycled, sarcasm, sarcastic sayings, slumped, special requests, spinning plates, starfish, tchotchke, warm glass, water in fused glass, weight loss, wine bottles
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Posted on October 30, 2013 by claytonhill
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… Read More
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... ER nurse, non-glass ... life Tags: art shows, badge reels, blog, busy, busy mom, butterfly, Christmas preparations, Christmas shopping, Clayton Hill Studio, coasters, count down, dandelion, dichroic glass, ER nurse, etsy, family needs, four legged kids, frit, fused glass, gifts, glass ornaments, grinch, hand made, hobby breeder, home based business, iridescent glass platters, jewelry, melted, Neapolitan Mastiff, necklace, over extending, palm tree, panic, pendants, penguin, promoting, recycled, SANE nurse, santa, santa fe, sarcasm, shameless, slumped, south west, sunset, tropical, twins, warm glass, weekend wrap up, wine botttles, Yorkie, Yorkshire Terrier
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Posted on October 23, 2013 by claytonhill
Decals, dichroic extract, screen printing …
Oh my! Busy week in the studio, as I work on and wrap up some projects and special requests. Angels, dichroic badge reels, pendants, and a special ornament (… here come the pictures): I still have more dichro cabs to run,… Read More
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... ER nurse, non-glass ... life Tags: angels, betty boop, busy, butterfly, dandelion, dichro extract, dichro glass, dichroic glass, ER nurse, fused glass blog, glass ornaments, glass pendants, good nurses, grinch jewelry, happy, koala bear, RN, roses, screen printing on glass, special requests, super nurse, warm glass, yorkie jewelry
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Posted on September 30, 2013 by claytonhill
Interesting, frustrating, painful … you decide
So, I’ve had 3 kilns running for the last few days. My experiments were … interesting and frustrating, but have potential … maybe. I also have a few other ideas to try. And, I have some sweet dichro (jewelry) pieces almost… Read More
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... ER nurse, non-glass ... life Tags: boiled glass, busy ER, charge nurse, christmas glass, dichro, ER nurse, fused glass studio, glass experiments, mom with sick kids, santa, STEMI, warm glass, wisdom tooth extraction
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