So I lost a day due to an unforeseen agonizing stomach flu. But now I am back on track and getting it done.

There are all different ways to transfer your pattern to glass… I love using transparent glass because all you have to do is simply lay it over your pattern and trace.

I try to be as frugal as I can when cutting, glass is expensive stuff.

You have to be very mindfull of your Sharpie lines… if I draw directly on the pattern line I always cut just to the inside of my Sharpie line.

Being careful now will save lots of frustration later.

I used my circle cutter for the sun head… LOVE it, don’t know what I did without it!

Another of my most used tools…

I am constantly brushing off the table when I’m cutting. Tiny shards left on the table can scratch your pieces if you aren’t careful… also… they are no fun to set your hand down on…

Only one boo boo today… well one bleeder.

Hazard of the trade.

Got the face painted on one side.

Got the top piece cut out, I used a large hammered clear glass.

I was going to go with blue water glass, but I found a really beautiful glass by Uroboso that is a mottled red, orange and yellow. I am going to do all of the letters in that and I didn’t want the color from the blue to interfere with the letter colors.

That’s my progress, after a short break I will be returning to cut out all of the blue pieces.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING TODAY?

Tvtfln has DOORS up!

Just so you all know… In the land of Xanga a TRUE badge and whether you have one or I have one or she or he has one means nothing to me.

Yes they are a symbol of the most frequent Xanga users but that’s it! 

That tiny badge gives no more depth and meaning to your posts…

It doesn’t make you more or less creative, funny, intelligent, entertaining…

It does nothing but signify that someone has a lot of time to spend on Xanga…

If you  get one, or have one… that’s nice, it’s Xanga’s tiny way of saying thank you for using their service, and eventually everyone who does use their service frequently WILL have one I am sure.

I should point out that I am not trying to belittle anyone’s longing to have one.

I just want you all to know… everyone of you, that with or without stars on your bellies, you are all welcome on my beach anytime. 

 I chose you as my friends, not because you have a tiny TRUE sign by your name but because you are each special in your own way.  Through good and bad, long and short posts… funny, scary witty, boring posts… Make me cry, make me laugh, make me heave posts…

YOU ALL ROCK!

If your in Vermont that weekend…

I wish I could go!

To see her studio and some of her amazing art now,

GO HERE.

This is what I’m working on right now…

I couldn’t get it all in one shot because its big,

and I didn’t have enough room to back up.

The letters aren’t going in those exact positions

I just put them there to see what they will look like.

They will be more evenly spaced and curve in just a little.

TO save time and money for the client

I am using a different technique on them then  the rest of the piece.

The suns happy little face will be painted and then baked on.

I still don’t know what color the letters will be either, this concerns me.

Do you like it?

I’m working on a BIG glass panel right now.

I’ll post the pattern later this afternoon.

You know that feeling?

The one you get

 when you take a nice deep breath and then let it out?

Sitting on the beach and seeing the water,

watching my kids play in the sand.

For me, it’s always that kind of feeling.

I missed it so much.

It’s amazing that life can always find a way.

Another one for the Foot Steps project.

Hope you all had an opportunity to breath deep this weekend.

Is it today?

The kids brought home their tiny pine trees yesterday and we planted them in our ever growing pine forest in the backyard .

My Aunt Mary a.k.a. finfam2 got the kids each shirts as a treat to celebrate the day.

Those of you that know her, know she is on a mission to save the world.

So I thought to honor the day I would get a picture of the kids in their new shirts.

Me-Charlie come on! Make a nice face!

Charlie-Eww! She’s touching me!

Me-Stop that! Let your sister touch you!

Is-I’m being nice… see. I’m not doing anything!

Cooper-Hey aren’t I supposed to be in there?

Now I remember why I don’t take posed pictures!

When Aunt Mary gave them the shirts Isabelle thought it was SO funny that her’s says- Can I Recycle My Brother?

She was giggling until she saw his.

It says- Save The Earth Recycle My Sister.

Then she was mildly offended.

Now it is back to my dungeon studio I go.

Ben has agreed to take pictures!

Hope your weekend is shaping up great!

I have a back log of work to get done. Two custom orders due by the first of May, two pieces that are stock for the shop due on Tuesday. I need to get busy, Today I will finally be repairing the chickadee. I will try to take process pictures of it getting done, the problem is I have to have someone else take the pictures! Any volunteers?

Hope your all enjoying the weekend!

Hellion Rebellion has DOORS up.

Craftea has part two of her doors up!

Relaxology has a DOOR up!

Anth0neyc has DOORS UP!