#eighty four

number eighty four

is another piece 

of stained glass

I'm really enjoying 

getting back into

making glass pieces,

though I still need

a lot of practice 

especially with the soldering

I love the rich colours

of the glass,

this textured purple

looks beautiful with

the light shining through it

tonight is halloween

and I am going to be scaring

myself

by listening to this

in bed in the dark

http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/dtpxqv/fright-night-the-stone-tape

#eighty three

many years ago

I used to do stained glass

as a hobby

but my box of tools

has lain in the 

back of the cupboard,

forgotten and neglected.

I have a half-made panel

that I would love to finish,

so I decided to bring the box out

and get some lead, solder etc.

I'm a bit rusty, 

but most of it came back to me

and I made this little practice piece

using the copper foil method

number eighty three

a stained glass autumn leaf

today I'm listening to

the beatles

1967-1970 album

#eighty two

halloween

                         (from Pinterest)

number eighty two

is

two pumpkin lanterns,
traditionally
they were carved
to represent a man's face
with a candle inside
to ward of evil spirits

don't get spooked!!!

#eighty one

I've seen

a lot of these

lovely crocheted leaves 

on 

Facebook and Pinterest lately

so, I thought
I would give it a go

after a couple of

failed attempts

I worked out

the best leaves to use

and 

also where the problems

were occurring

the aren't actually 

as difficult as they look,

you just need

a gentle hand

and a bit of patience

I love the way

the leaves look like leather,

I'm not sure how long

they will last

but I like that idea

am really happy 

with the result



make
number eighty one
completed

#eighty

I am currently

studying

a short, free online course

about Hans Christian Andersen

I love the stories of

the little match girl

and

the snow queen

Hans Christian Andersen

although most famous 

for his fairy tales

was accomplished 

in many other arts.

he wrote poems, plays, novels

and travelogues

as well as producing

drawings, collages

and papercuts

my next make

number eighty,

is copies of 

two of his papercuts

this one is called heartsnatcher

these are ballerinas in a bottle

the photos of the originals

are from the website

of the

Hans Christian Andersen Museum

in Odense

http://hca.museum.odense.dk/klip/billedliste.asp?language=en

#seventy nine

it is 150 years

since Lewis Carroll

wrote

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

number seventy nine

is a 

paper alice doll
with the white rabbit

made from a cut-out kit

by 

www.etsy.com/shop/FiveAndNineteen

I love her face

#seventy eight

number seventy eight
is another make
using things in the house



this ikea stool
has stood in my kitchen
for many years
and was look sad and neglected

I used some leftover

grey woodstain

and now it is 

a lovely little feature 

in the yard

over the last couple of days
I have been

listening to an eight hour

programme from BBC Radio3

Sleep by Max Richter

its beautiful
and as you would expect,
very relaxing

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06db5tv





I'm reading
Gone to Earth
by
Mary Webb

#seventy seven

number seventy seven

is another christmas make

based on a pattern from

the big book

and using drops big delight wool

I love the colours in this yarn

today I'm singing

leaving on a jet plane

by 

I don't know who

(liam and charlotte are off to amsterdam today hence the song)

I'm reading

elle decoration  and 

period living magazines,

looking for

inspiration for 

bedroom wallpaper

#seventy six

I first heard about the Stanza Stones

on a radio 4 programme

a couple of years ago.

I was instantly intrigued

as I love Simon Armitage,

and I love Yorkshire and the Pennines.

they are a set of six
(plus one more in a secret location)
poems on the theme of water,
carved into rock and
set in locations along a forty seven mile trail
in the Pennines.

I used one of these as an inspiration
for make number seventy six.

a small handwoven
wall hanging
with wools in the colours
of the Pennine landscape
and a photograph of a misty morning
with words from Mist

"......mist
is water
in its ghost state...."

Today's album is

Sun/Son

by

Eb and Sparrow

I am reading

Stanza Stones

by Simon Armitage