A kiln full of stars.....

There are some really good stars in here! I fired them last night and opened up the kiln this morning. Also a prototype for a wreath and a snowflake...we'll see if they are any good. These stars are a labor of love, for sure. We'll see if I get any faster at them. I can cut and prep about 7-8 an hour-not very many if you ask me, but they are soooooooooo pretty!

Gotta run, Keelin's speech therapist is here!

Laura

Let it snow!

A pretty card from a new Etsian......you can purchase this card at http://thecardbasket.etsy.com All the items are handmade. And if you like the snowflake, let me know and I will make you one in glass!

Hope you all are well-it's lots of glasswork over here!

Laura

p.s. Keelin's speech therapy is going very well. She continues to use new words and be more understandable every day. Go Keelin!

Funny Faces.....

OK, total post and run-we are all still recovering from the stomach flu.ugh. These pics were taken Monday, pre-sickness. Keelin wanted to make all kinds of faces for the camera-here are a few of the many I took. She wanted to see each one on the monitor after I took the pic. She got a great kick out of that!

Enjoy!

A tree is born

Here is my latest endeavor, a sculptural tree....this guy is the prototype and I like it! THe tree measures a full 15" from base to top. Wood construction on the base and the tree attached with a metal rod. The glass is latticed Bullseye and Uroboros COE 90 opaques and transparents. There will only be a total of 11 in this series once all is said and done, and two to three are staying with me-it looks great on my mantle.

So 9 for sale. I am planning on doing reds, greens, oranges, and possibly some blue....will see what mood strikes me when I lay down the glass!

Happy Halloween

Oh My-the kids are getting big! Jared went with his friend Daniel to scour the neighborhood. Keelin went with me while Kris manned the posts at the house.

Jared was a sorcerer(no picture of him in costume to prove it though!). Keelin was a pumpkin princess. The witch was the witch(Sams club purchase this morning for 34.98!!! What a deal!)

Keelin really did well tonight. She got over her initial fear of all the masked people and went door to door on FOUR STREETS! Holy cow!

THis is what she said in her apraxia speak. "Happy Hadoween" "Tik oh trt"(trick or treat) and "Tayt-too"(Thank You). I asked her if she wanted to go home or do one more street and she said "wan mo teet-chokut nanyee". One more street-chocolate candy. She is trying much more these days and while not all of it is correct(ok not most of it) once we figure out what she is trying to say we can usually get it again.

Speech therapy is still twice a week and group activity once a week. She sees the eye doctor for her Amblyopia next week.

HAPPY HADOWEEN!

Seeing Stars

Per several requests, here is an example of what the stars look like. I can do them in any color you want!! I made 32 of them for my show and I have a feeling they will be popular. Several neighbors and friends have asked for me to make some for them. Which I think is wonderful! I like that people are willing to support handmade!!!

Email me at talisman@ca.rr.com with any questions, comments, tidings of comfort and joy-which is funny as it isn't even Halloween yet and I have to be in Christmas mode!
I will absolutely give a volume discount!

XO

Laura

Success!!!!!

Much to my happiness, I was able to locate MORE of these frames. I did a nationwide search through the retailer and got a total of 12 more frames of various sizes.Ask me how happy I am!

Here are the last three styles of the flowers for your viewing enjoyment. I expect that I will do well with them at the show-the response has been very positive!

XO

Laura