I was blessed in on February 22nd, no doubt about it. However I have a problem that I need help in solving. All of my 104 COE Glass survive...

But I don't mind too much. One day I will find my style. In the mean time my efforts appear to be happily finding new places to go. ...

Three new hearts to go up on Etsy tonight tomorrow night. There is so much to be done in Haiti, rebuilding of both shelter & lives is on...

Hearts #7 & #8 will be listed on Etsy by Saturday night. Heart #7 Heart #8

Monday I spent checking out all of the charity organizations that will be active in Haiti. Not as easy as you may think. I wanted a Christia...

Paua Paradise

Firestorm

Sublime Illusion

I'm grateful. I find it impossible not to get colour from Chalcedony & I know that I am fortunate in that. It doesn't matter whe...

I promise that I won't swamp you with this glass (well, I shall try very hard not to anyway). A couple more images of the Blue Chalcedon...

For over 3 weeks now I have been sitting on my hands & trying to conceal my excitement about testing Gaffers new G-1095 - to be known as...

Unaulteradted & unedited. No wonder I love this stuff!

I played - & I wasn't kidding when I responded to Mallory's comment in the post below. I had tried to recreate the effect of ple...

or, to be honest, finally getting the backlog photographed & listed. You can tell by the names that while my head is in the stars - my b...

More beads made with Gaffer Chalcedony #2 frit. Part of this wee group is already winging it's way to Mona & the Gaffer Girls at Ga...

I finally (& inadvertently) find a backdrop that makes the chalcedony beads just pop! Great colour & wonderful light absorption res...

My first attempt at a wig-wag (some call them switchback canes), the alternative to a twistie....& might I add a tad more difficult to a...

even when it is rainy & freezing cold, & you are feeling very sorry for yourself because you are just so not a cold appreciating typ...

There is nothing worse than wanting to make a small spacer bead out of a striking glass & managing to lose the colours. This is 'pr...

That what this bead was, before I gave it some nice hot TLC in the flame. I thought that I had lost all colour in the Chalcedony glass, but ...