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MAKE IT HAPPEN! — Monday Status Report: ½√ wk 5–> Gallery Abstract 1 concept drawings & glass supplies √ wk 4–> Porch Cleanup & Valance photos [link to be added] √ wk 3–> Flower Power leaded [link to be added] … Continue reading
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MAKE IT HAPPEN! — Monday Status Report: √ wk 4–> Porch Cleanup & Valance photos [link to be added] √ wk 3–> Flower Power leaded [link to be added] x wk 2 –> Glass cutting/leading Flower Power √ wk 1 … Continue reading
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MAKE IT HAPPEN! — Monday Status Report: √ wk 3–> Flower Power leaded [link to be added] x wk 2 –> Glass cutting/leading Flower Power √ wk 1 –> Paint Bedroom Shutter Sliders — project #30 Elegant Blue Wonders Since … Continue reading
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MAKE IT HAPPEN! — Monday Status Report: x wk 2 –> Glass cutting/leading Flower Power √ wk 1 –> Paint Bedroom Shutter Sliders — project #30 Elegant Blue Wonders Me–the expert procrastinator–decided to participate in Kristi’s Make It Happen! Monday, … Continue reading
Something radically different for me –> I love–absolutely love–waking up in the morning now! Here’s why:
My view from the bed — but my photography skills cannot capture the glorious morning light flooding the room in exciting blue & glimmering ivory.
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MAKE IT HAPPEN! — Monday Status Report: √ wk 1 –> Paint Bedroom Shutter Sliders — project #30 Elegant Blue Wonders Last week, Kristi, at Addicted2Decorating, started a weekly challenge, aptly named ‘Make It Happen Monday’ whereby she, and anybody … Continue reading
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Yes, I prefer my windows to be undressed — I love the beautiful view [as does Lady, right] & usually my only neighbours are geese or maybe a couple deer. This summer, though, the landlord has thoughts of building a … Continue reading
Whew, I’m sorry for being late in documenting my latest projects — family matters have been taking up a lot of my time. This window has been up for a couple of weeks & I’m loving it!
The Squared Rainbow window is cheerful with colour yet the clear centre affords an expansive view outside.
I’m blown away that my simpliest [a.k.a. easiest] window design, Squared Rainbow, makes such a dramatic difference to the porch.
I love all the gorgeous colours that make up the buildings in the CityScape window.
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Well, thanks to Miss Mollie, my room-mate’s dog, I had to put the Squared Rainbow window on hold & start a new one. The great porch protector does not like all this glass replacing the plastic — she needs a … Continue reading
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The far right panel of the Squared Rainbow window is installed. Making each section was quite easy — after all, it’s all straight-line cutting. I finished the bottom section in less than a day — 3 hours not including break … Continue reading
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I never did a day’s work in my life. It was all fun. Thomas A. Edison After mixing the dry pigment into the white putty, I had a gorgeous turquoise mess! The camera didn’t pick up the sparkly shine to … Continue reading
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Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Bluebirds Fly . . . Photoshop concept drawing for ‘Squared Rainbow’ window — draft 1. The first frame has been ready for a few days [geez, a week really] but I’ve been waffling about the design … Continue reading
Number 5 window in place — only 4 more to go!
The newest window addition to the porch has two small panels that open by swiveling on wooden dowels set in the top & bottom frames.
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Concept drawing [Photoshop] of window with modular panels made & installed separately.
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Celebrate what you want to see more of.
Tom Peters
The porch entrance is alive with colour.
Everywhere I look in this old, not-so-mobile home, I see the beautiful colours of my work from 2011.
While my friend, Reddie, worked on his carpentry skills, I enjoyed designing furniture & windows using gorgeous stained glass.
I’m amazed at what can be achieved with baby steps & a year:
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Tagged creativity, porch, shutters, window
The supreme accomplishment is to blur the line between work and play.
Completed panel, “Blue Menagerie”, leaning in my window prior to delivery.
C’est fini. 
My first commission turned out beautiful.
Best of all — my client loves it! 
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Sneak peek of my first commission work-in-progress. It’s funny how life happens in waves, eh? [Yup, obviously Canadian.] And as an Island Girl, I know it takes energy & mental stress to fight the powerful water, so, I simply go … Continue reading
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‘Green Trees’ Sliding Windows — 2 outside, fixed panels of trees in textured clear glass with green glass patches completed — 2 inside all-clear sliding panels temporary.
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First panel in ‘Green Trees’ window set reflects nature outside. I’ve finished the left stationary window in the new set of porch windows — another stationary one will go on the right, with two sliding windows going in the middle. … Continue reading
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With the arbor & porch lights, we have a magical entrance. Now that I’ve done a few glass projects with lots of bright colours — closet, headboard, shutters, & windows — it was time to do a window in mostly … Continue reading
Upon returning from Calgary [helping my wonderful sister move into a beautiful home],
I was quite delighted to see this at the small window in my living room.
[Well, the pieces of glass weren't there -- I put those there to check out colours & sizes. 
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I must admit that I’ve been quite negligent to this poor website. The “I’ll get to it” too easily comes to mind. Yes, I’ve been busy — helping my sister move in Calgary & then glass projects here at home. … Continue reading
One of my greatest pleasures of living in the country is that curtains are not needed for privacy. I can undress in my bedroom with no worries of anyone seeing in the bare window.
The huge living room windows, facing the water-side of the property, let in glorious light that floods the whole place. From the first day I got Lady, she has always slept with me on my bed — now I sometimes find her snoozing out there in the chair, soaking up the early morning sun.
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The first much-needed bookcase is up! Originally, I was thinking a regular [& I guess, boring] rectangle shape — but my carpenter wanted something ‘different’ & came up with this corner design. Each shelf is a triangle [cut at 45° … Continue reading
The image above is of the ChristChurch Catholic Cathedral — more info Feb. 27th. The images & story below are of the ChristChurch Anglican Cathedral.
Just before 1 p.m. on Tuesday 22 FEB 2011, ChristChurch, New Zealand [Monday ~ 5 p.m. my time PST] was hit with a killing earthquake — Continue reading
Yup, girls just wanna have fun! So, so much fun cutting stained glass tonight. And yup, I’m working on a flower [with leaves made from a gorgeous light-orange/white opaque, pearlized glass].
Here it is, almost midnight, & I’m still revved up. Continue reading
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Vanessa Dawne,
creating stained glass art on lovely Vancouver Isle
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