I’ve mentioned my friend and mosaic teacher Cathy many times in my posts. I’ve taken 7 classes with her over the years. A few years ago a friend of mine closed his stained studio and I bought his supplies including glass and molds. Some of the glass is fusible and some […]
One of my Fused Glass goals for 2020 and 2021 was to use the glass and findings that I have on hand. Yes my name is Karen and I tend to buy glass and findings then like them so much I don’t want to use them. I know it’s ridiculous! […]
I’ve mentioned my good friend Lela in several posts. We’ve taken several classes together including cooking, macramé, welding, lead stained glass, and this last month we took a foil stained glass class. Here are some pictures of Lela making her butterfly. I just made a little bird but I enjoyed […]
If you follow my newsletters, you know I love taking various classes and spending time with my friends. When I can combine the two I’m in heaven. This month my good friend Lela and I took a leaded stained glass class. Our instructor, Jordan, was wonderful and is very talented. […]
A while back I made some custom fused glass pocket crosses for Diane. When she told me why she wanted them it brought tears to my eyes and I decided to make some for my family. We had a family reunion this month so I thought it was the perfect […]
I made myself a present last year, a fused glass clock. What made it extremely special is the interchangeable pictures of my granddaughter. She has grown so much, so I decided I’d update my clock with new pictures. I love this clock it’s so beautiful. I just love being able […]
As you know I wasn’t able to go to my Rockledge Ranch show this month because I was on a business trip. So where was I? That’s right I was in Alabama again. I was working 10-13 hr days and didn’t get much time off but I did go to […]
A little information for Holly Berry’s Rockledge Ranch show – on 13-15 Sep There are four key things you need to know about the Holly Berry’s Rockledge Ranch show: 1st it has a cost – $6 for adults and $5 for seniors (Children 6-12 yrs is $2) 2nd I have […]
As I mentioned in my DYK below I recently went to Prague in the Czech Republic. I also wrote about my trip to Ruckl Glass Factory in Nizbor (close to Prague). Anyway I wanted to share with you some of the things I bought while I was in Prague. Below […]
The day before I left Prague I went to heaven or Ruckl glass factory (same thing for a glass artist). Now I’ve seen blown glass all over the world including Murano, Corning in New York, the Black Forest in Germany, and even in Finland in my 20’s. I even blew […]
While I was in Breckenridge I discovered they have what’s called Breck create. It’s right on Main Street and as we were walking around town I saw they had classes including a flameworking class. It was called pendants inspired by nature. I signed up (very reasonably priced). When I showed […]
I took another mosaic class from Cathy. I so enjoy Cathy’s classes. She’s such a nice person and I find Mosaics very relaxing. I still have a bit of cleaning up to do but I really think it’s cool. Below is Cathy’s post from the class. As you can see […]
Doherty Craft Fair was my last show of the season. I only do 5-6 shows a year. I enjoy showing off my fused glass and talking about how much I love fused glass. As you know, I do a drawing for those who sign up for my newsletter during each […]
This month I had another long business trip. I had kind of an interesting start to my trip. The drive down to Montgomery was a a monsoon. Then one of the first days we were there the hotel had an fire evacuation. We also walked […]
