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Giddy as a schoolgirl, I, when my first treasury made the front page of Etsy...some fun and funky items from my list of favourites.

the eating of the green

On St Paddy's Day, retro-kitsch cuisine warms the cockles and replenishes your supply of FD&C yellow 5 and FD&C blue 1.
Sure, the popcorn looks a little like something you'd discover in the bottom of your fridge about 3 months later than you might have liked, but it brings out the kid in you. Sticking out your tongue is loads more fun when it's green.

...and I'll call Rusty...

I used a combination of leading and foiling in this window I installed beside my front door. This way I can greet guests even when I'm not home. And the message to would-be burglars is an unambiguous (well, maybe not so ambiguous...), 'Stop! Grrrr.' In fact, wonder if that's how most people read it when they arrive, and that's why I have so few visitors. Hmmm.

The pieces in my head (yes, I rattle when I dance) were foiled to maximise the glass surface area, while the rest is lead camed for that great supple strength it provides. It's the same height as I am and I'm not saying whether it's any narrower. The glass is largely translucent to allow light into the foyer and so I can peek out to keep an eye on the neighbours. Oh, they're a rascally lot.

I sent a photo to the Delphi online gallery today. You can check out other cool pieces people have made there...well, they didn't actually make them there, but you can look there to see pieces they've made elsewhere. You know what I mean.

exACTly how I do it

the glass necklace