The Blue Brick | Inspired Yarns

Liar, Liar

I set my pants on fire in Monday night lampworking. I can’t help but feel that it was a rite of passage; I now have the right to produce decent beads. (I’m exaggerating, actually my glass ‘shocked’ in the torch and hot glass shrapnel landed…

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Glass etching

Sorry about missing Photo-take-outter Friday last week – sometimes you just need a break ;) This weekend I tried glass etching for the first time, and lo, it turns out to be incredibly easy. I picked up a bottle of etching cream from the craft…

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I’m on fire!

Tito and I were back in the lampworking studio on Monday night for what, I can now safely say, was a far more successful evening. I worked with only 5 colours all night trying to create beads that, above all, were reasonably round. Yes, that…

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Glass Goodies…

These goodies are all from last weeks lampworking session – enjoy! I also made this red pendant – …which goes so beautifully with one of my favourite scarves… And these earrings Which had to be rescued by all the glue I spilled on them… Hope…

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Glass Lampworking, take II

Before I show you todays piece I want to express my sadness and horror at the devastation Japan experienced with this morning’s earthquake and Tsunami. I’ve been to Japan, and I can say that they are an impressive people; strong, disciplined, brilliant, cooperative and resilient,…

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