Glass of Sherry
Today was the November West Ashley Artisans and Crafters Fair at Citadel Mall. It’s always a lot of fun to see all of the talent and creativity our locals have! There were vendors with scenes in bottles, baked goods, bath and body products, candles, wreaths, toys, holiday items, jewelry and many more that I didn’t get a chance to see (I was solo manning my booth). I’m looking forward to the next fair – December 10th from 11am-4pm at Citadel Mall. Hope to see you there!
Here is how the Hummingbird with Flowers window turned out with the sapphire blue mica sky – photos outside in the sun. I will have this and other glass items at my booth at the West Ashley Artisans and Crafters Fair tomorrow (11/19) at the Citadel Mall.
I went to pour the resin on this window a few days ago and didn’t like the look of my hardener (it looked too yellow / old). So I waited until I could buy some new resin at a local store. However, when I got it home, the new resin didn’t look much better than the resin I already had on hand, so I decided to try what I already had open on some small projects before pouring it over my whole hummingbird window.
After a few hours, they looked fine, so I decided to decorate them (four ornaments and a festive red and green coaster). Then I felt better about using the resin I had on hand to do my large hummingbird window. I mixed 12 oz of resin and took the plunge.
After it set for about 30 minutes, I started filling in the sky / background with sapphire blue mica chips.
These should all be ready for the West Ashley Artisans and Crafters Fair being held at the Citadel Mall from 11am-4pm Saturday November 19th. Please stop by my booth! I will also have a few holiday themed paper crafts on hand.
I wanted to fuss around some more with the glass in this window, but I also want to pour the resin before the West Ashley Artisans and Crafters Fair this Saturday at Citadel Mall, so I used mosaic adhesive to adhere all the glass in place – ready for the resin. I plan to use some beautiful sapphire blue mica chips for the sky / background.
Added some additional flowers – still working on layout.
I am frequently asked about creating custom windows for people. Unfortunately, due to the difficulty in obtaining glass in my area, I am unable to honor requests for custom pieces the vast majority of the time. Choosing art glass is very specific to the particular sheet / run of glass, so ordering it sight unseen can be disappointing. I have a limited amount of glass only in a limited number of colors, and ordering / traveling to get the right glass is cost prohibitive. I’m still willing to discuss custom work with people, but it is very likely that I won’t have the necessary materials easily available to complete many custom jobs.
This year I won’t be participating in the market at the convention center. Instead, I will be at two smaller events at Citadel Mall. Details: November 19th fair/Christmas tree lighting and December 10th Santa’s Workshop fair. Each fair is 11:00am-4:00pm near the food court at Citadel Mall. Please stop by! I will have some special holiday themed smaller decorations / Swarovski and bead jewelry in addition to my usual glass and resin items.
At the November 19th event there will be a lighting of the community Christmas tree with our elected officials at 6:00pm and Holiday music throughout the day by our High School and Middle School Choirs. Some vendors will stay open past 4pm for the day long festivities!
The December 10th fair theme is Santa’s Workshop.
Little by little I am making progress on filling in the flowers / vines that will decorate around this hummingbird.
So I am taking this project in baby steps, but over the long weekend I added a flower to the hummingbird window I’m making. I plan on adding several more flowers and a vine in stained glass before I pour the resin and add the sapphire blue mica “sky” background. I will likely move this particular flower to a corner of the window, but for now it’s hanging out near the middle.
