Spirited away......

Spirit Glass. Need I say more?

I just love this glass.

Yeah, it isn't glass but I still have to show it off.

Yesterday I was out looking for a crochet hook. Unfortunately the store didn't have that size so I ended up getting lost in the fabric section. I was looking at some beautiful fabric with lots of nice patterns and got a great idea. I will MAKE myself a new handbag. Since I love my fabric one I got at my daughter's school craft fair, I was going to try to make my own. I bought two lovely pieces and went home to wash them.

About three hours later (that includes pattern making, cutting, piecing together and sewing) I came out with this beautiful bag. Will I make more? Possibly. Do I still like Vera Bradley bags? Very much so. Do I like my other hand made bag that I got at a craft fair? Yes, of course. Is making it myself a heck of alot cheaper? Yes indeed!

In fact I will be heading out to the fabric store today to pick up a bit more fabric. Thinking about it now, I should have taken a picture of the inside. It is the same as the outside pocket - that pretty paisly pattern.

Coasters!

I am working on coasters. These range in size from 3 inches square to 4 inches square. Fun to make and easy to fuse. I have about three more to make. Aren't they pretty? And a great way to use up scrap glass. All about the recyling!

A gift for my mother

Well, it is finally done - I just added the chain and started to pack it up for the trip to its new home. A while ago I asked my mother what she would like for a stained glass piece for Mother's Day/her birthday. She told me a yellow iris would be fine. Well, I finished it two months ahead of schedule so I could personally bring it down to her.

This piece is 16 inches by 16 inches. The pattern came from Flower Power by Terra Parma. Most of the cutting was done on my ring saw (too many curves to count). The cutting took about 4 hours. In all, I think it took me about 6 hours to do this.

Not glass but.....

I use to crochet when I was in college. Not much, but I could do a small throws with simple designs. Well, I picked up the hook again after New Years Eve and made myself relearn everything. So after making a few more afghans and a whole bunch of discloths, I decided it was time to really test my skills and make SOCKS! Here are the said socks. I found the pattern (not a real pattern, but instructions) on Ravelry. I heart Ravelry!

What is nice, is that I still have some yarn left over for a pair (a small pair) of sock. Maybe one of my kids will like it for Christmas next year.

Finally starting to get it together......

I honestly don't know if anyone will read this, but at least I will have some pictures online. Hopefully I will be able to keep up with posting and not forget about it like before.

Here are a few panels to look at!

Starting out on a blog

I am starting to get interested working at craft shows. I have lots of great ideas floating around my head, but getting them down on paper is another story. Also time is a big factor. With two kids at home timing is everyting!

Right now I have some items completed.

There are plenty more pendants done. This is an example of only one.