Spring has Sprung. It’s Tme to Plant Glass Garden Gnomes!!
I recently made these freaking adorable Garden Gnomes and can hardly wait to make more! They look especially great in indoor plants, adding a big pop of color and a whole lot of whimsy too!
Glass Gnomes are made by melting the lampwork glass rods directly on the wire stake, which are about 5-6″ long–perfect for staggering them at different heights in your plants! Find them listed in my Etsy shop here!
Dread beads made of glass are made on much bigger than normal mandrels so they fit bigger dreadlocks. My Dread beads start at a 6mm (1/4″) hole, and can get much larger – up to an inch (25mm)!
Sooooo–yeeha! I finally made some glass Dread beads again and am happy to see them going to righteous homes, ready to adorn some seriously glorious locs! Here is a small sample of some beauties–
Several have already sold, but if you see one you like I may be able to replicate it. Silver glass is notoriously finicky and touch to make exactly like the first iteration. That’s definitely part of the charm, the delight, the love — and utter frustration — of Double Helix silver glass!
The delight of seeing a baby poo brown rod of glass get melted at 1500* and then result in the rainbow swirl of colors is amazing and still a little magic to me! I hope you enjoy the magic as well! And if you do want purchase or see more, I humbly invite you to browse my Etsy store
Thanks again!
Crazy strong storm rolling through northern Nevada now and throughout the weekend. Rain all day down here, and all the way up the mountains. I just checked the cameras at Mount Rose ski resort and could only see it change to snow at the very summit. Damn.
We desperately need the water for some relief from this unrelenting drought. But after the horrible fires all over California and in our own backyard, there is a lot of concern about flooding and mudslides.
As I drove around town early in the day, I could already see a lot of streets and gutters backing up. The wind and rain brought down all our gorgeous fall leaves and there is just nowhere to go but down…
Well, I hope you are enjoying a wonderful and colorful fall–and stay safe, warm and dry where ever you are!
New Glass Stars are in my Etsy shop!
I really love making these Glass Stars even though they can drive ya crazy–stacks and stacks and layers and more layers of glass. Keeping it warm but not so soft the “spokes” fall over. Happening heat control is the key. And maybe a beer. yeah, a beer may help.
Because it is farking HOT here lately. Coming up on 13 days of 100+ temps. IN. A. ROW. Too hot to sit in front of the torch, too hot to fire up the fusing kiln, too hot to sleep, too hot to play in the garden. Damn, it’s hot.
So instead I dream of cool nights, with soothing moonlight and winking starlight, and hope for days of saner temps. And imagine all the new designs, and color combinations, shapes and techniques I can create with!
Enjoy the Glass Stars–and let me know if you want any articular colors!! 
Garden Art is for all areas!
Ugggg, the unseasonal heat wave is kicking butt here! A hot studio makes it miserable to torch, so I have been working on my fused glass art. It is a lot easier to cut, design and prep pieces for the kiln to “cook” them over night while I am safely slumbering in my air conditioned house!
No surprise–fused glass garden art is a fun choice and perfect to enhance any garden or backyard — or even indoors! The shine of the glass, the rich colors that never fade–what’s not to like??
Here are some of my new Suncatchers–available in my Etsy shop and the Artists Co-op Gallery in Reno. New designs are ready for their close up (photography that is!) but it is so much more fun to make than take photos….. they’ll be coming soon though, I promise.
I hope you are enjoying your extra hot rays of sunny goodness–and a pretty piece or two of glass garden art! Smiles, Sheri
