This year in lieu of chocolates, flowers or silly stuffed animals….. my very favorite person (who also happens to be my husband), bought us tickets to a “date night” at the The Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton , VA. This involved Ballroom dancing, snacks and a bar….. plus the good part… a 2 hour couples [...]
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This year for one of my friends I decided to make an ornament – well it was almost going to be a pendant but I knew that she really likes having a decorated tree… so I added the ribbon. I used carved bone beads, glass beads, color wire, and bright green ribbon. I like how this turned [...] My inspiration of the month…. With thanks to Craig who sent me the following link: http://weburbanist.com/2009/10/29/all-aboard-clever-recycled-train-car-homes-offices-hotels/ It involves the clever reuse of train cars. Now what I find so inspiring about this … well in college my friends and I found a couple of old wooden cabooses…sitting on abandoned tracks a short walk from our dorms. [...] I took a class back in Spring 2007 that I really enjoyed at the Vitrum Studio in MD from the same person who taught me to make torch work beads back in Dec 2000. I learned a few more techniques and found that I really want to get a larger kiln eventually. That way I [...] Since not everyone has ever heard of, let alone made a faux stained glass window, I thought that I would share with you some of my thoughts about making one. My goal was to make a fairly large window and I only wanted to do it once. I knew that I would need to make a [...] Glass Pyramids I really loved these pyramids – photo taken at Disney in FLA. Then cropped and embellished with a night sky to provide a portal effect. This was an early picture of my dog…. when he was still cute and fluffy. Taken with an Olympus digital automatic…back in 1999 or 2000 I think. Here’s Rachel’s other blog. Rae’s Ramblings I had a friend ask the question about taking his photography to a professional level and trying to make a living with it… I thought I’d share my answer since may others also may be thinking along those lines. Hey There! If you seriously want to explore the whole photography as business idea -or – other passion [...] In December I was asked by Holly at the local library to design a display for the month of January. I decided to feature fused glass, and I included lots of tools, materials, a few books, and a variety of pieces. I showed not just finished pieces but works in progress – successes and failures. I [...] |
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