Friday 21 January 2011

Warm Glass

I know I have absolutely failed in my aim to keep people up to date with what I am doing at Uni via this blog - I am sorry!  My only excuse is that I have been madly busy... of course... what did I expect?

Anyway, today I have finally managed to take the all important photographs of what I've been up to so I can bring you up to date. 

Kiln cast glass

We have been divided into groups and each group has spent 2 weeks in each of the 3 departments; glass, ceramics and jewellery/metalwork.  My first 2 weeks were spent in the glass department.  We mainly looked at casting glass and the various ways of making moulds for this - it's a pretty slow process!  Here are my cast pieces... they are still a bit rough around the edges and need a bit more smoothing and polishing up.  They don't have the lovely shiny surface you get with hot glass, the effect is more like sea glass - which of course is a favourite of mine!

Kiln cast glass

This piece was made from recycled broken pieces of blown glass - I carefully selected mostly clear pieces and just a few pieces with the odd flash of colour, and I'm really pleased with the effect I got.  I was worried that the colours might all mix together and give me a lump of brown glass...

This next piece was made by layering purple and then clear casting glass into the mould.

Kiln Cast Glass

These last pieces were made from smashed up window glass - a different effect entirely.

Kiln Cast Glass

I also got to have a go at sandblasting - that was great fun and the results much more immediate.

Sandblasting!

Sandblasting!

Thursday 6 January 2011

The Etsy UK Silly Sale Returns!

Following the success of the UK Etsy sellers Silly Sale in October, those silly sellers are doing it again!  Yet more bargains are to be had at silly silly prices!  Here are just a few of the lovely things selling at bargain prices - clicking on the picture will take you straight to the item.


$15.00

$13.60

$13.50

$3.50

$4.80

$15.00

$15.00

$16.00

$20.30

$7.00

$15.00

$20.00

$9.60

$67.50

$12.00

$7.00

And here are just a few of the ffflowers you will find in my own sale section!


$4.00

$9.50

$9.50

$10.00

$9.00

$10.00

$4.50

$3.50

Wednesday 5 January 2011

Silk Hearts

I have been redesigning an old favourite of mine - my silk fusion (silk paper) hearts.  I always liked these but I was unhappy with the wire I used for the edging.  Now I have used a heavier wire and incorporated a wire hanging loop to make them easier to hang.  I've made a few colours - do you like my drying rack???


The red ones are already listed in my etsy hypsela shop - the other colours will be following shortly - the perfect Valentines gift!


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