Archive | October 2017

Glass items I am working on

I have been learning how to do reverse enamel painting on glass and it has been a process for sure.  Here is my first piece that I am keeping for me.  More in progress.  I also learned how to make these little glass stars.  I am going to make a bunch in a variety of colors for an upcoming craft show.  The rocket is done using a porcelain mold and the bottom cut off a bottle.  Fun!

I have been making crocheted baskets

Besides my usual activities of making glass items, I have been crocheting while I watch TV or while on long road trips.  I love making these crocheted baskets in all sizes.  the larger two are about 8″ across and the smallest is about 3.5″. I made two more mid size in bright variegated cottons, but gave them to my friends as a gift without taking a photo. I think they loved them.  I am going to try my hand at a wool basket for my cats that I can felt.  The gray basket in the photo is wool but it didn’t felt much.  Such fun, useful items.  I am also working on a blanket for my daughter in law to put in their camper.  I have always been a knitter but I am enjoying the ease and speed of crocheting now that I have the hang of it.  I can get projects finished for a change, lol. IMG_1110