AJE Challenge : Week 25/26

Glass headpins

I had made glass headpins wayyyy back, and will anyone believe if I say I dint know that it could be used as headpins? Yeah, I used to enjoy melting glass under a flame(it used to take way too long for the glass to get soft!), then I used to bend it into petal shaped loops, connect loops together and make a necklace. No metal, no clasp, no nothing! BUT it was soooo fun and of course beautiful! It was always used to adorn portraits of Gods/Goddesses in the house. I don't know how many of you have tried this. Then one day I managed to melt glass into a blob, and put it onto the end of a straight wire. Not to mention I ended up having blisters in my hands. Oh my! What a brat I was! Must have been around 11 or 12 years old then!

Okay, so now after so many years, I thought let me try again making headpins out of glass - to use in jewelry! I tried. I succeeded. I used it in a design of mine. I am planning to sell it on Etsy. Or make more just for me! PS: Does that qualify me for the term 'self-taught'?

So that gives me a pair of earrings to present for the AJE Challenge this week!

And I am way too happy to have gotten featured in the last module of AJE Challenge! See it HERE!

So here it is,

Glass headpins handmade by me

It was such a pleasure to hear from many of you after a long time. Thankyou for stopping by, and leaving comments. It means a lot to me!

Have a great week you all! 

 

PS: What I did in childhood was due to blissfull ignorance of the age; never do lampworking or use a torch without proper precautionary aids and ventillation as heated metal, gas and even the torch can give off toxic by-products.

Focus on Life - Week 25

I have spent many years in doubt whether I am lovable.
I have spent many years rejecting love.
I have spent many years struggling to accept people's love.
Finally one day I came to terms with myself! I am a wild child. But that doesn't mean I need to be tamed to be loved.

I had surrounded myself with rules, boundaries and limitations. I was negative for many years. But, like a caterpillar from a cocoon, I came out of the darkness, and decided to 'live'. I have a few scars. But that just makes me more strong.

And now it is easy for me to accept the fact that:
I am lovable.
I am in people's prayers.

What else do each one of us strive for, in this lifetime?
Lets go see Sally's blog to share other thoughts.

AJE, Again!

I am not sure how many weeks it has been, but finally I am up with a pair of earrings for AJE. Better late than never!

Many craft fairs, studies, creating and such occupied me, keeping myself from blogging; I thought it was not worth blogging if I was not blogging something sensible. So.

Okay here we go with this week's contribution to the AJE Challenge from me:

Copper balled dangler element by me, with wire wrapped reconstituted turquoise. Yeah, the balled ends look like meteors, but still.. I like it the way it is though! Do tell me what you guys think.. It has been a long time hearing from all of you. It's such pleasure to read your comments, I was continuously missing it!

Stocking up for the Craft Fair at Canterbury, Orion, Michigan.. Hope to blog about that adventure real soon!!

Thats it for now!

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PS: This got featured!! See it here.