~Winding Glass in the flame,
much like spinning straw
into gold~

     Getting ready for day 2 of the beadmaking 101 class, and day one went fantastic!

3 new converts to the world of glass!!

I do feel I pushed a lot of info overload on them, I suspect, hope, they went home last night and had glass dreams, thinking about where they want to head with thier art today.

     This mornnig They will get to learn how to take their beads off the mandrels and clean them, and re dip them, bleh. lol we went through a lot of mandrels yesterday!

     I will try and remember to take a few pictures today of the studios etc. such a fun place.

     If you have never been to the West michigan glass society, its like OZ to me,

This hugeeeeeee industrial brick building must be 678 years old, ( i tend to exxagerate) and when you step inside,there are dozens of different art glarries and studios, everything from painting, glass, sculpting, iron work, pottery, candle making etc. Its like when dorothy landed in oz and the movie went from black and white to technicolor!

     Im trying to put together the fall/winter beadmaking class schedule, and deciding what classes to offer, aside from the beadmaking 101. any suggestions throw them at me!

     Looks like feeling froggy class is a go this saturday, making my little prince charmer beads, encased florals with a frog, clutching it, that will be a lot of fun!

     I also think Sue and I are putting together a wine bottle, slumping class, Sue slumps these wine bottles into cheese trays, and they turn out so cool! I will need to get a picture of that too! Words without pictures to back it up, just isnt the same is it?

 well here is a picture of the feeling froggy class we will be doing Saturday

Ok I have to get ready!!! have a great day everyone! make something pretty!