This weeks specials…

There’s been alot of beady ladies dabbling in glass fusing lately.  I’ve wanted to have a go for a longgggg time, but never got around to getting any of the supplies.  So, seeing all these ladies with their cabs prompted me into buying a beginner’s kit of fusing goodies.

I think one of the things that put me off trying fusing for so long was the actual cutting of the glass LOL  I don’t know why but it always made me uneasy to try.  I do have a healthy respect for glass, and the damage it can do to you.  Suprisingly, it was really easy!  The noise that the scorer makes when running along the glass is a little like nails down a blackboard though.  It’s amazing how that little score line makes the glass snap apart so cleanly and easily.  I sat the glass on one of those scrapbook rubber cutting boards while scoring it, and I think the rubber really helped to grip the glass and keep it steady and in place.

So now I have five little matching stacks of glass sitting aside, waiting for the glue to dry.  Just a simple geometric design with white, transparent blue, and a pretty opaque celadon green. 

Hopefully, I’ll be able to get them in the kiln tomorrow.  I’ve downloaded the fusing and annealing details from the glass manufacturers website, so have that all ready.

I can’t wait to show you how they turn out!  This will be wonderful to do when it’s too hot to torch in summer.

Woohoo!  more glass to play with!!!

Wow!  Can you believe it’s already the middle of May!!  Time seems to be flying past now, I don’t even notice it anymore. 

Why is it that the older we get the shorter the years get?  The day’s just seem to blur into each other.  I suppose it also doesn’t help that I’m at home full time, there’s no real marking of the days and months.  The only thing that really shows the days, are my tv shows that I cannot miss!  Ohhhh, by the way, any Doctor Who fans out there?  The Planet of the Dead will be showing at 7.30pm, 31st May on the ABC.  That’s the first of the final four David Tennant episodes.

Speaking of David Tennant, did anyone see him in Casanova?  I want to know whose idea it was to use him and Peter O’Toole as the one character…  they just didn’t mesh, totally different acting styles.  I didn’t find it believable that Peter O’Toole was Casanova in old age.  It would of been much better if they’d aged David Tennant like they have on a couple of DW episodes.  Not to mention Peter O’Toole just seemed to come across as a creepy old guy rather than an aged lothario LOL

Ok, enough rambling from me.  Hope you’re all well!

Toodles

Anne

Last week I slumped some beads down into cabochons.  I’ve had them sitting here on my desk waiting to be photograph since LOL 

Thank goodness the sun came out today, so I spent some time taking the piccies and warming up in the afternoon sun.  It’s lovely out there at the moment.

Anywhooooooooo, they’re all now listed on the site.  Here’s a sneek peek, group shot of them.

This week’s specials…

This week’s specials…

And the winner of the above beads is comment #2 - Margie!

I’ll contact you shortly for your address Margie, then get the beads on their way to you.