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[sexy_romulan]

Also: the ship panel is all fixed! You'd never know it was ever broken! I also successfully removed two broken pieces from the celtic square, but must get more glass in order to replace them.

The grapes, alas, are beyond repair. That's what I get for making something so delicate. I might see if I can at least prise the broken green pieces away from the purple blobs and reuse those sections; they were pretty freakin labor intensive.

To my pagan friends: any suggestions as to what kind of suncatchers you might like to see? I am making stock for Kaleidoscope this week. Alternatively, anyone know a community or two that wouldn't mind being polled for ideas?

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[reyl.livejournal.com]

Spirals, triskels, celtic motifs... that's all I can think of in my tired state. But also - you're going to K-scope? Me too :D

...Galore. :-D

[amazon-syren.livejournal.com]

Moons (Triple Moons (http://www.enchantedoak.com/designs/triplemoon3.jpg),horned/double moon (http://www.tglass.net/TGlass/Goddess/double%20moon%20God%20symbol.jpg), Phases of the Moon (http://www.coldwater.k12.mi.us/lms/planetarium/guide/moon-cycle.gif) (as, say, a frame for a mirror), etc).

Stars (Star of Isis/Inanna (http://www.darkentry.com/images/jewelry/rings/star-isis.gif), Pentacle (which I'm sure you already know), Faery Star (http://www.moonchild.com/images/jewelry/mystical/412-044.gif), etc).

Suns (Perhaps as a mirror frame (http://clipart.peirceinternet.com/png/sun1.png), as a sun-catcher - possibly involving a bit of glass-painting (http://www.girlsempowered.com/images/clipart_sun.jpg), something a bit more challenging (http://www.nongnu.org/skencil/Gallery/sun.jpg), etc)

(Nile River Goddess (http://www.talariaenterprises.com/images2/tal034b.jpg)

Oak, Ivy, and Holly leaves (among other things - possibly including grape leaves)

Fairies

Butterflies (maybe - transformation)

Scrying mirrors with ornate frames (take a picture frame. Add shiny black paper inside the frame - decorate/replace the actual frame with stained glass anything-to-do-with-nature).

Chalices,

Deer (or people) with antlers/antlers that look like tree branches

Celtic knot-work type stuff

Dragons

Crete Snake Goddess (http://z.about.com/d/atheism/1/0/Q/T/MinoanSnakeGoddessColor-l.jpg)

Air/Fire/Water/Earth colour- and/or imagery-themed stuff.
E.G.: Four small panels in cream/red/blue/green, for example, featuring a cloud, a flame, a drop/wave, a leaf/stone.
Either hanging together (maybe with a chandalier crystal dangling off the end?) to make one complete sun-catcher, or else as a matched set of tea-light holders.
Or as images in the four corners of a picture/mirror frame.

A round mirror, framed with a simple frame, featuring the four lunar phases (the ones that show up in calendars) - potentially titled 'self-blessing' or 'thou art god/dess'.

Your Siva piece might be a hit, too, if it hasn't sold already. :-)


If you want to look through my (numerous) old Goddess Calendars for picture ideas, you can feel free. :-)

- TTFN,
- Amazon. :-)

[ami-b.livejournal.com]

Yep, that is the plan! I'm just going for the day on Saturday or Sunday...I'll hang out, see if anyone's interested in my warez, enjoy a couple drinks with some friends, and get my husband to roll me home ;)

Re: ...Galore. :-D

[ami-b.livejournal.com]

Eeeeeeeeenteresting! Thanks!!

Re: ...Galore. :-D

[amazon-syren.livejournal.com]

Hopefully useful, and not all that hard to make. ;-)

Re: ...Galore. :-D

[amazon-syren.livejournal.com]

It ocurres to me that, in theory, you could make stained glass jewelry.
Although presumably that theory falls apart once it comes to wearing lead-based solder against one's actual skin. Yes? :-)

[xnuala.livejournal.com]

Try to do Saturday...things wind down and people are out of money by Sunday.

[ami-b.livejournal.com]

Aha! Good to know, thanks!

And btw, do you happen to know: am I right in thinking that if I'm just rolling in for the day I can pay cash upon arrival (instead of pre-registering)?

Re: ...Galore. :-D

[ami-b.livejournal.com]

I don't *think* the lead is a particular issue as far as just skin contact goes, but for something you're going to be touching it all the time (and then using your hands to put things to your mouth, fer example), it's probably not a good idea. There's lead-free solder, mind you, but when you get down to it solder lines are just not really delicate enough once your finished object gets smaller than a certain size...fused glass lends itself much better to that kind of thing, I think.

[xnuala.livejournal.com]

You can almost always pay cash on arrival--the site is actually quite large, and as far as I know we have not yet reached capacity.