Playing With Glass

What have I been up to lately. Well the kiln has been hotting up and glass has been cooking.

The last few months have had some really hot weekends so I have not really wanted to take the risk of getting the kiln on. This weekend I did.

I have so neglected my handmade radical glass store and thought I better get some new creations on board.

This time I had a play with some 22k gold decals in flowers and butterflies. Last time I tried these the kiln got to hot and the gold just burnt away.

Well I kept a good eye on the temperature this time and please with how the glass fused together.

For My Darling Daughter

I thought I would play around with my glass and attempt some letters in dichroic. I started with the letter 'K' as my daughters name is Kirsty.

Well this one was a success and is now put away for my daughter for Christmas. I am so pleased with it and hoping she will like it.

A Bit Of Colour

From my last batch that was created in my kiln I must say these 2 have been my favourites. The beautiful colours just bring a smile to my face - happy colours!
Both pendants can be found in my Etsy store - Radicalglass.

Fresh From The Kiln

My kiln was heated up last weekend and given plenty of loving. The end results have been awesome and super radical.Here's a few of my favourites. Check out my store, radicalglass, for some more colourful creations.

Getting To Know My Kiln

I have been so quiet lately. Big reason is getting to know my kiln. It has been so unpredictable with over firing mostly. This batch almost had me in tears. Never heard of anyone having so much trouble, I absolutely dread my next electricity bill. I still have a lot to learn and it is getting very frustrating.
Now I have slowed things down and some wonderful and unusual creations have been forming.
To celebrate I decided to ope a new store. Not much to see at the moment, just check it out - radicalglass I am so in love with my new banner.I would love to learn more but there just doesn't seem to be many people out there to help.

Wishlist Wednesday (Early)

I thought I would enter a search on Etsy using the word 'sexy' to see if I could come up with anything I wanted and here is my top 4.

Apocalypse Angel print by RichterFineArt.

Angora Lingerie by BelleCheri.

Midnight Orchid - A Vintage Bustier Make Over by PinkPurse.

Telephone Trixie Vintage Pin-UP Girl Pendant by LittleBrownBird.

New Projects For The New Year

So where has the time gone? I had a few days off work for the Christmas period and don't seem to have achieved much.

What did I get for Chrissy? Quite a bit. What do you get a jewllery designer for Chrissy? Well I got some much needed money, smellies, make-up and ..... "drum roll" ...... beads and 4 jewellery design books.

OK I was also a year older on the 27th, so what else did I get? Well more money, more jewellery design books and ........ "another drum roll" .................... The Twilight Series.

So!!! Before all the design and Twilight books I managed to create these beauties. Hopefully I will find time to get them on my website, beadsmeonline, before the end of this year (woops, don't have much time).


Now? I just can't put "Edward" down. Sorry, the Twilight series. What can you say? I love it.