tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463781056236608152024-03-12T20:14:03.084-07:00Connie's Painted Glassconnies glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09494985248120016009noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-646378105623660815.post-87546570062081112132016-03-10T03:58:00.003-08:002016-03-10T03:58:27.526-08:00Summer Days<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Long summer days sitting next to the garden - it seems so far away.</div>
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Zinnia's, asters and bachelor buttons surround this frosted vase </div>
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while to butterflies sit precariously on the flowers.</div>
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connies glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09494985248120016009noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-646378105623660815.post-74129678567037228702016-01-19T03:42:00.003-08:002016-01-19T03:42:48.620-08:00Peacock amongst the bright flowers<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I do like peacocks - whether at the zoo or on canvas. </div>
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My interpretation of a peacock sitting on a branch amongst the bright flowers.</div>
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connies glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09494985248120016009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-646378105623660815.post-28805015872754159352016-01-19T03:27:00.001-08:002017-02-20T07:50:35.142-08:00Cyprus Ceramics and Glass<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I bought these Cyprus dishes at the local market and decided to paint a set of wine glasses to go with them.</div>
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What about a vase to hold the beautiful blooms in.</div>
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Turned out great - don't you think?</div>
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connies glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09494985248120016009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-646378105623660815.post-13449705727304879182015-10-08T21:23:00.000-07:002015-10-08T21:23:00.576-07:00Where did you put the sugar?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I found these great glass containers at a discount store here in Cyprus and thought to paint them with the same pattern as the wine glasses.</div>
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I plan to use one for sugar and the other for tea.</div>
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They will look great on the shelf next to the bowls.</div>
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I live in Cyprus these days and I absolutely love the Cypriot pottery. </div>
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Bright colors and unique designs - who wouldn't love it???</div>
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I bought this fantastic salad set - each bowl is just a bit different the the other. </div>
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The set needed it's own glasses and so often we just have a Caesar salad - it made perfect sense.</div>
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It seemed to take forever to finish the glasses because of the fine outlining and details.</div>
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The time spent was so worth it!</div>
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That's because I started with 5 - these were extra glasses that I had in my cabinet and I was too lazy to shop for new ones and honestly I didn't know if I would like the way they turned out. </div>
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The glasses really do add to the table.</div>
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connies glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09494985248120016009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-646378105623660815.post-62389440764565227772015-07-07T09:08:00.002-07:002015-07-07T09:13:26.401-07:00Fun and Festive<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I love to sit by the fire and enjoy a cup of steaming hot chocolate and a chocolate chip cookie.</div>
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This cup just makes it more special.</div>
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Whimsical white, blue and silver snowflakes fall down the side of the cup.</div>
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My sweet snowman cheerfully holds bright Christmas lights ready for a bit of merriment.</div>
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The other day I decided to mess around with a few empty olive oil bottles.</div>
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I have been wanting to make infused olive oil for awhile as well.</div>
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Since we are in the holiday season I thought they would make great gifts if I painted the herbs used on the bottle..</div>
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rosemary, garlic and hot pepper</div>
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basil, garlic and hot pepper.</div>
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On the front I painted an olive branch.</div>
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On one side I painted a sprig of rosemary.</div>
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On the other a bulb of garlic with a few cloves broken off.</div>
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This is a picture of the basil, garlic and hot pepper Infused Oil.</div>
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connies glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09494985248120016009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-646378105623660815.post-54546793088076347972014-12-26T11:51:00.004-08:002014-12-26T11:51:42.552-08:00The Aquarium<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A friend wanted an aquarium but her apartment is small and there wasn't a ton of room to place a large aquarium. </div>
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She ended up with something much smaller.</div>
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We knew that we wouldn't be able to buy many fish to put inside because of the size.</div>
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My Solution!</div>
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Paint a couple shells and a few sea creatures on the front.</div>
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Add a sand dollar, nautilus shell, blue crab, sea horse and miscellaneous shells to the mix.</div>
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Turned out great - don't ya think?</div>
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I just love Mexican food and nothing goes better with it than a Margarita.<br />
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I bought plain margarita glasses at a local shop - very inexpensive.</div>
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At first I was going to paint a maraca band on each glass - all in silver and black - but that seemed a bit boring. </div>
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Then I thought of cactus's holding instruments - not bad - I like Prickly Pear Cactus Margaritas.</div>
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So, my favourite Mexican dish is stuffed poblano peppers or Chiles Rellenos.</div>
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My thoughts were coming together - little peppers.</div>
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I began sketching and came up with four members to my band.</div>
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One pepper had to hold maracas with a blanket over his shoulder. </div>
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He is tilted back to give the effect of seduction and showmanship.</div>
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Each had to have the ever present sombrero, a red sash and a lengthy black moustache.<br />
I gave each pepper character by changing up their faces; two are singing with gusto while another is just smirking. Their eyes tell a story as well - either looking off to the side or closed in concentration.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Since I moved to Cyprus two months ago I have heard about the hatching of the sea turtles. It is one of the "must see" events.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> The turtles have such a hard start hatching and then making it out to the sea that the only word that suited them was tenacious hence Those Tenacious Sea Turtles.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Loggerhead Turtle and the Green Turtle both lay their eggs in nests that can be found along the Cyprus coast. Specifically in the soft sand of the Alagadi Beach and Golden beach on the northern side of Cyprus and the Akamas peninsula on the south side.</span><br />
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Mardi Gras is a "Big" holiday in New Orleans!</div>
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Excitement, parades, parties and just alot of fun.</div>
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My daughter lives the life there and as a gift I painted her this set of glasses</div>
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knowing she would enjoy them year after year.</div>
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Notice the beads on the bottom of the glass - I gave each glass in the set a different color beads.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> you are sprawled in a reclining chair looking out to sea holding one of these glasses filled to the brim with your favorite wine. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">These one of a kind glasses are the perfect accompaniment</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> to a delicious sea food meal or with appetizers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">First, I had to find the right glass that I wanted to paint on. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Something a bit different - </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I found these at Pier One. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I used my favorite sea creatures: the Blue Crab, Nautilus shell, Lions Paw, Starfish, Moon Snail, Florida Cerith shell, and of course the Common Sand dollar.</span></div>
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A mermaid is a mythical creature that is half woman and half fish. The name comes from the 'Mer" meaning sea. Some mermaids are described as being ugly and monstrous but when I think of a mermaid she has long flowing hair with a gorgeous tail and surrounded by jewels. As I painted my mysterious mermaid she went through so many changes - I even decided to slim down her waistline - she was a bit more "fluffy" at first. If only in real life it could be so easy! I added a lime-green tint to the skin to give her a more mesmerizing appeal.</div>
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There is so much mythology connected with mermaids - I guess that is why I am so fascinated by them. <br />
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As I have said she went through so many changes along the way - even her tail changed in shape and color. It began as bright pink with blue highlights but I thought she just needed more color! As I painted the rest of the picture I added purple, teal and white.</div>
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My magical mermaid is surrounded by many sea creatures - some fresh water and others salt water. </div>
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I began with two Koi swimming closely around her. Koi are a fresh water fish and as I added more plants and sea creatures they began to vary between. Technicalities! </div>
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Since the Koi's early beginnings in the Nigata region of Japan in the early nineteenth century, Koi have been selectively bred and developed to produce the many varied types of coloured fish that we have today. After researching many color variations I went with the dark orange/red and golden Koi. I added <span style="text-align: center;">two playful clown fish next to the Koi - to add more orange into the center of the picture.</span></div>
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The bottom is a combination of many different creatures, plants, sponges and corals.</div>
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A group of Cameta golden-yellow discus fish and a green-blue River Discus fish pass over the sea bed.</div>
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Swimming above the Koi are three african cichlid, two blue hippo tang next to an amazing turquoise seahorse.</div>
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I created a sand by layering shades of beige, golden brown and raw umber. Shells litter the bottom with a blue crab crawling over a sand dollar. </div>
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This was a fun picture to paint and will go nicely in the bathroom I am remodeling. I will be sure to post the finished bathroom when I am finished.</div>
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Often when I go on holiday I make sure to buy something to remind me of the place I visited. Then at a later date I gather up my treasures and try to make something so I can remember those long ago times.</div>
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Through the years I have acquired a ton of shells - some I bought and others I picked up along the beach. I had a great assortment of shells ranging in neutrals, as well as shades of oranges and purple. </div>
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Somewhere along my travels I had bought a unique wreath that was made from tree limbs and woven together with grape vines. I decided to use this as my base - it was a bit uneven but I decided that would bring character to my project.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Before I began to glue the shells onto the wooden wreath I laid them out roughly in a circle on the table - this way I could pick and choose how the wreath was going to look when it was finished - what shells would go where depending on size and color. Using a hot glue gun I kept adding shells - layer upon layer - angling the shells different ways and filling in spots. Using a can on fine iridescent spray glitter - I lightly sprayed the wreath.</span></div>
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A time for Yummy Apple Pies - giant stuffed turkeys - football and of course friends and family. </div>
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This year we are visiting our family in Cincinnati for the holiday. I always like to bring something with me but my family enjoys cooking so there are always an abundance of tasty treats. </div>
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What to bring? I want to paint something but I want it to be a memory as well. I could go many directions with this - a cookie plate filled with tempting treasures - a turkey platter for the main event. I thought for a bit and decided that everyone loves a glass of fine wine with their turkey so the decision was made. </div>
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Now - what to put on the glasses? A pilgrim, the Mayflower, no too cliche! </div>
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Most of the year I live overseas but during the holidays and summers I stay in Wisconsin. Often I visit my sister - she has a gorgeous house with an inviting backyard patio. She keeps several bird feeders cleverly placed and well stocked throughout the year. I just love to have a cup of java while sitting outside and watch the parade of songbirds come to use the birdbath or check out the bird feeder. </div>
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What better bird to paint on my glasses than the sweet chickadee surrounded by holly.</div>
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They turned out great - and will be a fantastic keepsake with warm memories of a holiday truly enjoyed.<br />
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My close friend's daughter was getting married!</div>
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Calla Lily and Stephanotis interspersed throughout.</div>
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As a last touch I wove a white satin ribbon through the flowers and down the stem. </div>
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At the end of the ribbon I wrote her wedding date. </div>
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She just loved them!</div>
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I have always liked hummingbirds - a truly unique bird. </div>
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Did you know that they are the only bird that can fly backwards.</div>
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I drew a sketch of the table to show the metal craftier.<br />
I made sure to include a 5 mm lip around the oval top so that the glass would be level with the rim.<br />
Then gave the metal craftier the dimensions I wanted with instructions to sand down any rough edges and paint the table a glossy black.</div>
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While the metal craftier was making the frame -<br />
I sketched the glass pattern on a piece of paper the same size as the table top. <br />
The flowers are day lilies and are two shades of pink glass with multi-green glass leaves. <br />
I used a milky beige glass for the background. I wanted to keep the pieces larger on this pattern<br />
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I have a rather difficult space to work with: I have a cut out on one wall and the doorway is a free standing arch.<br />
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On one of my shopping excursions<br />
I found this gorgeous wood carving hanging in the back of a store.<br />
It was really hideous painted red, blue and gold.<br />
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It was the perfect thing to add to my room.<br />
I repainted it using oil paints. The birds are Great Blue Herons.</div>
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On one of my trips abroad I found this lovely copper enameled piece.</div>
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Again, Great Blue Herons.</div>
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On the other wall - next to the draperies<br />
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My next major project will be to finish off the free standing arch.</div>
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I plan to make a metal room divider around it - this way the room will still be open but a bit private as well.</div>
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Just think this began with a table - I hope you like the room.</div>
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connies glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09494985248120016009noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-646378105623660815.post-24210447354363305032012-10-06T07:57:00.000-07:002012-10-06T07:57:37.914-07:00Priceless Peacocks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I have always thought that peacocks are beautiful creatures.</div>
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Whether you see a male peacock proudly displaying his gorgeous tail in the zoo or strutting in someones backyard - the peacock always demands special attention.</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Our house is based on the open concept plan. When we built our house we left several areas open cut-outs for later contemplation. </span><span style="text-align: left;">I had thought to put an aquarium into one and possibly a leaded glass picture in another - there are so many </span><span style="text-align: left;">possibilities </span><span style="text-align: left;"> thought.</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Since the trend has been everything peacocks for the last few years - when I designed the railing for the stairs I added the birds into the design. </span></div>
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Then a few months ago, I decided to paint a peacock on glass instead of creating a leaded glass picture for the 4' x 5' hole. I takes considerably less time to paint on glass than to cut, edge and solder a piece. Also it is less expensive - so if you get sick of it after a while you don't feel sad about taking it down and putting up something different. </div>
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One of the few problems that I had was that our walls are made of the sandstone block. I had to design a metal frame to hold the glass and to brace the picture to the wall. </div>
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In the end it turned out really nice - and is now a good selling point of the house.</div>
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connies glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09494985248120016009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-646378105623660815.post-70433768992209363262012-10-04T09:24:00.000-07:002012-10-04T09:39:56.815-07:00My Knight in Shining Armor - Happy Halloween to All<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">What is better than a knight of the realm! So, I went to the local material store and checked out the pattern books - nothing exciting. What to do? This is what I came up with...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I began with a black Hanes T-shirt and a pair of black jeans. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I bought a shiny thin silver metallic material for the chain mail and coif. I cut the short sleeves off the T-shirt, then cut two long sleeves from the material and sewed them onto the black T-shirt. I used the same metallic material to make the coif - a piece of headgear that is worn under the helm. I put one of Adams old sweatshirt hoods onto the remaining fabric and cut it out a bit bigger and several inches longer. The nice thing about the material was that it didn't fray - so I didn't have to make large seams - I just edged it with a zig-zag stitch since no one would see them anyway.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I found a piece of black leather upholstery material with a diamond print sewn throughout for the Surcoat - a sleeveless garment that was worn over armor . I needed less than a 1/2 yard -then I took the long rectangular piece of fabric - divided it in half - cut out a hole the size of my sons head on the fold and added a small slit so he could get it over his head. It was open on the sides so I used a hole punch and made 2 sets of holes on each side which I later laced together with black shoe strings. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My daughter is very handy with a computer so she had the job of creating the coat of arms and family motto for Adam. Every knight had to have his own coat of arms so that his friends or enemies could recognize him from a distance. My daughter asked Adam his favorite beasts (animals), colors and what he wanted on the 4 fields of his shield. The motto went over the coat of arms. She printed out two family crests using iron-on paper for one and regular paper for the other. I centered it and ironed it onto the front of his Surcoat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Adams helm was a bit trickier! I bought 3 black sheets of thin black art foam. I took one piece and placed it around Adams head and measured and cut it to fit an inch larger, then I used a hot glue gun to attach it together along the seam. I turned it upside down and traced the circle on the other piece of foam. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I cut the circle out a bit bigger and attached it as the top of the helm. </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As it is now it would be very hard to keep this on your head - so I shaped it to fit over his shoulders by cutting it triangular in the front and back. Well the boys gotta see - right? I put the helm on Adams head and judged where his eyes would be, marked it and cut a rectangular hole. I then cut 4 slits below the eyes for air holes. I had a bit of extra foam left over. I cut a few circles and thin strips and used these to define the helmet and face plate.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Instead of purchasing boots, I decided to let him wear his regular tennis shoes and since I had bought an extra piece of black foam - I cut it in half, wound each half around each leg. I found extra long boot laces at Walmart and used these as the cross garters to keep the foam in place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I used two pieces of heavy </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">corrugated</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> cardboard for the shield. With the 2 pieces of cardboard together I cut them into the shape that I wanted and glued them together. Next I spray painted the shape front and back with a shiny silver color to match the chain mail. I matched up the sides and taped them together using black duct tape. I took the other coat of arms and glued it onto the shield.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Adam used black gloves for gauntlets and we found a fantastic sword to finish off his costume. Behold Adam the Medieval Knight!</span></div>
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connies glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09494985248120016009noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-646378105623660815.post-50049785282643325662012-09-20T11:01:00.000-07:002012-09-20T11:01:04.381-07:00Marvelous Mermaids<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been painting on glass for years - this summer I wanted to do something unique - so the mermaids were born. Each has a different color hair and body so one never forgets their glass! Great fun for that special party. </span></div>
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