Display for the Christmas Market ...

a work in progress!  I'll have a stall this year again at my village Christmas market .... this is my display for the little dandy birds.... will add some more little lights to the centre and more birds are waiting :)

Fairy Lights ...

As all girly girls know a fairy light is not just for Christmas but I must admit these are selling like hot cakes at the moment.  The lights are little silk rose 'minis' - battery powered LED's so very safe and great for kids bedrooms and nurseries.   I've had customers buying them to decorate their craft stalls too (again battery powered means lots of versatility and no leads to trip over!!)

you can buy my rose fairy lights online here

The Palace of Versailles

It was a very quick trip, a speed visit.   We only had a couple of hours before leaving to stay over night at Chartres but I told myself I see more when I visit again.  sometime :)

I love a French chateau and I'd been dreaming of seeing Versailles for years.  It was jaw-droppingly  beautiful, I must have looked like a startled bunny walking through the rooms, but was it my fav Chateau experience?  Sadly not, putting all the gorgeousness aside it was CRAZY!!!  This was on a quiet day because there was no queue for tickets, or to get through security but still it was mayhem :D  In particular the Hall of Mirrors and Marie Antoinette's room .... I couldn't even get a look at her bed ...just the canopy.  Still maybe next time!


Anyway here are some photos I took

 it's HUGE

 checking out the cracks in the ceiling

 I was surprised at the really bold colours - beautiful looking through one room to the next.

 I want that!!!

 I call this the Mr Kipling French Fancy Room .... part of a side exhibition of how the palace might have looked today ...

 The Hall of Mirrors - soooooo gorgeous but I wish all those people weren't there lol!  ruining the aesthetic :D

 

Tried to take a photo of me and hubby in the mirrors ... didn't really work :)

Marie Antoinette's room (I think - I didn't reading any of the info .... like I said it was a rush visit) Couldn't see a thing !!!

Will go back in a year or so and see the Trianon and the gardens and maybe take a breath to enjoy it :)  But Langeais is still my favourite chateau visit ever

Fusing Adventures

I can't remember if I blogged about my glass fusing before?   If not, I'll tell you that last Christmas I was given a little microwave kiln and loved the whole alchemy thing so much that this summer I bought a great big glass kiln so I could have even more fun!   I still haven't had time to try large pieces but have had lots of fun making small little jewels

In December when I close up my shop for the month, I'm hoping to get some more time to try larger pieces without the distractions of selling :)

These are some of the things I've been making so far...

fused glass sewing buttons

fused glass sewing buttons

earrings

earrings

pendants

necklaces

bobby pins

bobby pins

rings

rings

you can find more of my fused glass pieces in my shop section "Fused Glass Things"