Hope my UK readers are keeping safe in this very wet and windy weather. Just heard on the radio that we’ve had the worst winter weather for about 240 years, shows how extreme it is! That of course is no consolation to the many that have been flooded and I hope you get the help …
Hi, can’t believe another week has gone by and it will be February soon. At least that means spring is only round the corner and the bulbs will be coming out. I love spring with nature bursting into life. For my alphabet challenge this week is the letter P. I’ve chosen to do a puffin because a young girl …
Hi, if this is your first visit to my blog welcome to my alphabet challenge. You’ve probably guessed this week is letter C. I love cats, my avatar being one of course! However this challenge is about painting something new, so I chose a camel and a crab. One crab became two on a candle …
Can’t believe it’s Friday already. I didn’t get many suggestions for the letter A but I guess lots of people are on holiday! However I’ve had 2 international sales recently, another one last night, so I’m very happy. A big thank you to all my customers and waving to the USA and Norway 🙂 For …
This week I’ve painted a couple of new candle holders. The first one was inspired by a glass I painted that has had quite a few favourites in my Etsy shop and been featured in a treasury (Treasury). It is of black cats and what I hadn’t anticipated is of course it fits the halloween …
Having found a way of recycling some old cloudy glasses, as mentioned in my last blog, I am quite pleased with the result. I had fun, just going with the flow as the end product is for me. I love experimenting with designs and luckily with Pebeo vitrea glass paints you can wipe away mistakes …
I wasn’t sure I’d write a blog today, having been concentrating on the mundane admin tasks. Didn’t think reading about book-keeping, tax returns and printing business cards would be too exciting! However I’ve just had a lightbulb moment. I have some old drinking glasses that are cloudy and definitely past their best and today bought …
I continued to do two mini markets a month and with the run up to Christmas increased my sales month on month. With this boost in confidence I got into my first shop. It actually happened in a spontaneous, unplanned way. I went into an independent shop that sold handmade glass coasters and enquired if …
My first mini market experience was not overly successful. After a sleepless night I set off in plenty of time equipped with table cloth and 3 storage boxes. Located in a village hall there were a range of stalls from handmade cards to fruit and veg. The other stall holders were lovely and complimented my …
