Retro style plate set.....

In the mist of slumping bottles I was able to create a plate set. I had enough trial and error (so much error) in the past few months that I needed to go back to what made me happy. It is simple but at the same time it keeps my attention. There is no reason for the color choices and the placement of the squares. I forgot how much I enjoyed this style. Be sure to look out for more like it! Still deciding if I want to sell it. I figured out that both pieces together would go for $27. Not a bad price for a 2 piece set. :)

Everything is Spectrum 96 coe. Colors are Spring Green, Ivory, and Turquoise Blue. The blue was a 1/2 hobby sized sheet and the rest was a full hobby sized sheet. Both pieces were tac fused and then slumped into square molds.

Pineapple.....

I was so excited to get this done. It is out of the South Beach Light pattern book. Originally it was going to be put in the light fixture, but I really liked it just the way it was. The natural sunlight looks way better than artifical light.

The pineapple is Spectrum, the pineapple top and all green is Bullseye, the rest was in the sale bin at the local stained glass store with no name. It took about 3 days to complete it - I really had to use a saw on some of the pieces.

DIY - Sock yarn dyeing

I have been itching to dye my own yarn for a while now. Considering how inexpensive the bare yarn costs in comparison to the fancy shamcy boutique yarn, its a no brainer. So yesterday I got the kids in the kitchen and we dyed one skein of wool sock yarn with Kool-Aid.

We don't drink that garbage, only dye with it!