Another Crafting Weekend

I had a very busy crafting weekend.

On Saturday afternoon I worked at the Maine Art Glass Studio in Lisbon Falls with Jim Nutting to create a unique piece for a window that incorporates shells, stones, and glass pebbles. There were two others in the workshop and a lot of samples to look at for design ideas. Everything was very symmetrical and solid and I tend to not work that way. I began by selecting the things that appealed to me--a yellow striped scallop shell, a big brown stone, glass pebbles in golds and oranges and browns. I was only when I began soldering things together that the design developed. It ended up with lots of holes and one heart-shaped shell that I couldn't figure out how to put into the piece that I decided to tie on with ribbon. Now I can't wait to make a bunch of these for friends!

I also worked up the designs for the Flowers and Flourishes class I'll be teaching next month at Your Maine Stamper. I've included photos of the card fronts.

It's a New Year

It has been ages since I posted anything to my blog. With the start of the new year I seem to be more inspired and have been creating like a mad woman. I'm planning to teach a number of classes during the next two months at Your Maine Stamper in Winthrop. I'll post today the images of some things I created since August as well as the samples I made for the "Just Your Cup of Tea" February class. I've also been working on a calendar for 2009 and I'll include photos of those pages--I'm making my calendar in a book form and using lots of stickers and "stuff" on each month's page. Look for future posts about the tiny houses I've begun making again.