My 1st Bag!!!

Happy New Year to you all!!
My first post of 2009 sees a new creation for me. I had some wool that was purchased at an Attic sale before Christmas. It was a bag of odds and ends and I found a lovely purple Chenille plush wool.
I was in mind to knit a scarf for my daughter and decided to go for it.
I got soo far then realised that as there was only about 1 and a half balls and I had gone a bit wide........................what to do???

Well this was what I came up with!!

I may well change the Butterfly button as it is a tad small!!!

The bag looks Blue here, but is actually a really deep gothic purple!!

I have used an old cream jumper as a liner and it makes it even squishier!!

Ok I had a dig around and found this Vintage Ceramic Brooch instead of the butterfly!!

I think it looks much better now. Do you???

All in all I am quite pleased with my scarf, Ooops I mean Bag!!!

Secret Santa Goodies

These were my gorgeous goodies from Secret Santa swap on Crafteroo They were made by Hannah aka span1 You can read her blog to see how she created them. She knew I loved rabbits and this little stitched bunny is just fabulous!! My kids have been enjoying the candy canes and my scarf has come in handy now the weather has changed!!!

I made a Millefiori dish for Pennydog and a pendant and a ring that was for her birthday just before Christmas.

I only took a photo of the dish




I also took part in a Secret Santa organised by Uk Craft Forum and I was given these lovely goodies from Mummycupcake. I now am determined to learn how to crochet!!

Hope everyone had a great Christmas and all the best for a super 2009!!!

Another Millefiori Necklace

This one I have just finished and was going to add it to the other, but for reason, I can't, so I thought I would just add to it anyway!!!

The pendant is clear glass with millefiori pieces and the necklace has square millefiori beads.

I can see quite a few of these coming up on my website and folksy etc I just love them.

I am going to be adding rings and bracelets too.

Dichroic Millefiori Necklace

Here is my latest design. I have fallen in love with Millefiori glass in all shapes and forms.

I have made several Pendants, some with Dichroic Glass and some with just the Millefiori pieces.

I wanted to make some necklaces, so I ordered some beads and have made this and am in the middle of making some others.

I hope you like it!

Abstraxx vases

I was contacted by a very talented gentleman called Terry Hooley who is a sculptor of mainly wooden items. He wanted some of my glass to use in his pieces.

These are his creations. The lighter one is made from Cherry wood and the second is made from burr elm.

I am looking forward to making more pieces for his work and he may be able to help me with some wooden items to help me display some of my art glass work.

Another glass fan sculpture

This is a piece I have recently made using the same sort of technique as the other fan sculpture.

I love the colours in this piece and the sheen and sparkle from some of them.

Again this would look great in a sunny window on a crisp winter morning!

I am not sure whether to keep it for myself!

Please let me know what you think of these types of sculpture ornaments as I am thinking of making them as my speciality.

I have taken some time away as I had computer problems and then the kids were off school for half term. We went to Camelot and spent a night in the hotel there. It was good, but soo soo cold!!
I have not featured any creations this time as I was tagged a few weeks ago by Kathryn http://lazydaisyglass.blogspot.com/ and I am joining the tagging club!!

The rules are as follows:1) Link to your tagger and list all these rules in your blog. 2) Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird. 3) Tag 7 people at the end of your post by including links to their blogs.4) Let them know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blogs.

Ok Here goes

1. I have just returned my license to the DSA and stopped being a driving instructor!
2. I used to live in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania.
3. I was in a commercial on Tanzanian TV!! Dynamo soap powder!
4. I also worked as a Patient transport driver for the Ambulance service!
5. I met John Fashnau in a bar in Tanzania!
6. I enjoy boxercise and trampolining!
7. My kids are the world to me and I just want them to be happy, independant grown ups to know I have done the best job in the world!

I am tagging the following
1. http://pennydog.wordpress.com/
2. http://incywincytogs.blogspot.com/
3. http://glasskanvas.blogspot.com/
4. http://cutedesigns.blogspot.com/
5. http://chickadeecards.blogspot.com/
6. http://craftbugs.blogspot.com/
7. http://cloudhoppingdesigns.blogspot.com/

I will post some new items next week!!