Buildings have been created with vibrant colors glass pieces ... and the result is dazzling!

This frame does not have clear glass on top, is open and I can immage it on a modern living room wall.

I live in Venice, I've seen items made of glass thousand times.... I've never seen something like this!

Take a look at this etsy.store.... Artistic Flair is really an artist!

Dagens söndag föll under den sistnämnda kategorin.

Får kanske skylla på vädret.

Blåsigt och nederbörd som enbart skiftade mellan ösregn och hällregn.

Dessutom eller utöver så är jag toksugen på glass.

Inte vanlig GB glass i 2 l förpackning utan riktigt krämig god glass, kanske rent av hemmagjord sådan.

Nu är jag en ren katastrof i köket så någon hemmagjord glass är inte att räkna med. Man kunde ju tycka att mannen kanske kunde tillgodose lilla frun, men icke. Det manliga testosteronet måste hållas på en adekvat nivå, något som enligt honom inte görs i köket.

Kanske jag skulle skaffa mig en hemlig älskare….

En Adonis som iförd höftskynke slamrade med kastrullerna, bjöd på hemlagad glass och mörk choklad.

Jag kan egentligen bara se fördelar

Undersökningar visar att medarbetarna inom organisationer är betydligt friskare med en trevlig chef.

(Tro mig, jag hade blivit jättetrevlig om jag hade fått hemmagjord glass och mörk choklad.)

Med tanke på att både förkylningar och influensa står för dörren så kan jag se en vinst redan här, minskad sjukfrånvaro och ett bättre arbetsklimat.

Frågan är var jag ska hitta honom. Var brukar folk hitta sina älskare?

Söker man på Eniro? 

Om så är fallet, vad söker man på, glass eller tjänster?

I unwrapped my collection of little glass beads that I bought in Berlin last time. I saw them at the Market in Berlin Kreuzberg at the Maybachufer (every Tuesday and Friday) and was so fascinated by these beads  that I got in a real shopping frenzy. And the best was: they are not expensive there. Only 50cent per package! That is why the bead shopping frenzy did not have great effect on my purse.

Ok...back to the story. I unwrapped my glass bead collection, chose some matching colours (light rose, dark blue, pearly looking white) and decided to make the first necklace. Two hours of beading on a thin nylon thread in front of the TV and the necklace was ready.

Now I am looking forward to the next occasion to wear my new necklace.

Robert Frost

It's fragile - it's beautiful - it's handmade scuptural lampwork glass ~
Peraza Beads ~ find out more about her here!

This Treasury will expire 3 days from post.

Take a look at tannerglass' Etsy Shoppe and see more of their own fabulous work! 

There used to be a tapestry

Of nature's verdant artistry

A hill where trees and wildlife grew

But now it's gone from scenic view

Replaced by station and a shed

Both, painted blue and garish red

Like bleeding wounds upon the earth

Replacing years of ancient birth

No treetops where a breeze can sigh

In tender leafy lullaby

That cast their shadows down below

In summer=s rain and winter=s snow

No fingered roots to run down deep

Entwining willows that would weep

Embracing those of elm and spruce

And those with fruits once ripe with juice

No lovely blossoms, pink and white

Emitting fragrance day and night

Where bees paid visit in the spring

With busy wings that seemed to sing

No place for birds to stop and perch

On nesting-trees, like oak and birch

Where butterflies were wont to rest

While on relentless nectar quest

No more birds of brilliant hue

That flashed their colors as they flew

No place for squirrels to race around

On branch and trunk, down to the ground

The grove is gone and can't return

Tall trees and bushes - flower and fern

And soon all spots of earthly class

Will be replaced by steel and glass

If I could only have my way

Such spots would be designed to stay

So in the future you could see

Nature as it used to be

7/16/92           Phyllis DeWitt VanVleck

 Everything is like the rain.

It falls and falls, bouncing from the ground up to burst in the air; it feeds the seeds of plants. It creates a new atmosphere--cleaner and fresher than what we usually know. Rain can be a new start.

The rain determines what's permanent and what get's washed away. But what's washed away is never gone. It goes somewhere, somewhere new and better than where it was before. Rain can be life or death.

The rain adds to the ocean and water. It keeps it alive, and brings new life and passion into it. Rain can be love.

Sometimes, we hide under umbrellas and refuse to embrace the rain. Someone holds an umbrella over us, and we don't feel the rain. Since I've last written, I've learned to pack the umbrella away and let myself get soaked.

Soaked in the new, soaked in life, soaked in love.

On Monday my Autumn earrings were featured in the warm hued, acorn themed edition of Etsy Finds!

I sold a few pairs (yay again!) and had this nagging feeling that I had more components somewhere...

Well, I found them! Enough to make 3 more pairs!  I had stashed them in my hurricane kit (yes, I have a special hurricane kit that has various jewelry making supplies in it)!

So they are back....

Here they are:

Vintage glass and brass and sterling...

Now I really miss the warm hues of autumn...Time to get back up north...The palm fronds are just not cutting it for me these days...

These two little guys are from Venice.

Abstract sunshine

Sunlight through glass

3 October 2008, originally uploaded by Chalkhills Collective.

My hopes are broken
My soul is bruised
but you're loving me, why?

कब तक दीवार बनाते रहोगी तुम
दिलो-दुनिया के बीच, कुछ बोलो तो
कशमकश कोई तुझे मुझसे न होगी
यह निहाँ राज़ तुम, मुझपे खोलो तो

My hopes are broken
My soul is bruised
but you're loving me, why?

नहीं समझते हो अगर मेरी बात तो
आओ तुम मुझको बाँहों में थाम लो
मेरे ख़ुदा बन जाओ तुम मेरे लिए
अपने लबों से एक बार मेरा नाम लो

for all human kind!

"a plague on all your (slaughter)houses!

a plague on all your (slaughter)houses!"

It's a wig with glasses in them!  Well thats all for now!

~tapeboy100~

Nearly everyone likes skylights. They let in light and warmth, provide a convenient place to hang indoor plants, and simply brighten up an entire room. Properly installed, roof skylights can add a touch of class to even a rather drab kitchen, bathroom or other room in your house. However, old and leaking, or incorrectly installed roof skylights are a never-ending nightmare that will have you swearing never to have another skylight in your house.

Skylights come in many shapes and sizes, and may be traditional glass or the lighter weight vinyl skylight with plastic glazing. They can be flat or domed, and you can combine multiple skylights for a lighting effect that will reduce your utility bill. Even if you have an attic, you can still have skylights in the form of tubular skylights, which use long metal tubes-also called "sun tunnels" to reflect the light down into your room.

When you purchase a skylight, it will usually come with everything needed to install it except the tools and the carpenter. The smaller skylights, especially the tubular skylights, look deceptively easy to install, but we do not recommend installing them yourself. You might pay a professional a few hundred dollars to do it right, but cutting a hole in your roof is not something for an amateur to do. If you accidentally cut in just slightly the wrong place, cut the hole the wrong size, seal the flashing incorrectly, or damage any of your roof tiles in the process, you will wish you had never thought about skylights. In addition, if a skylight leaks, you cannot only end up replacing your roof, but also the ceiling beneath it along with the insulation or anything else that the water was able to reach. Correctly installed, however, a skylight will be as stable and dependable as the rest of your roof, and you will enjoy the ambiance for many years.

The following tips will help you find the right skylight and the right contractor to put them in your home.

Consider the design and location of your home. If you are in a southern climate, you probably will not want skylights on the south side of the house unless you also install some sort of reflective blinds. Otherwise, you will have both light and heat, driving your air conditioning bill up during the summer. In colder climates with more moderate summers, the blinds are and option.

Ask the contractor for references. How many other skylights has he installed? Try to contact people who have used his services and look at their skylights. If you cannot arrange an opportunity to inspect installed skylights in other homes, at least get some reactions from other customers. Would they use that contractor again?

What warranty is offered? If there is any problem with the skylight once it has been installed, will the contractor return to fix it? For how long? What is the warranty on the skylight itself if it happens to be defective? (Although it can happen, a leaking skylight is seldom the result of defective material. Ninety percent of the time, a leaking skylight is the result of improper installation or of taking shortcuts in an attempt to save time and money.)

If you already have a skylight and just need to replace it-and there is no need to replace the roof itself-the task will be simpler and less expensive. If you are installing a new skylight, it will obviously cost more. However, save up the money and have it done correctly the first time. You will never regret erring on the side of caution.

By letting natural light stream in, skylights fill rooms with warmth and a feeling of spaciousness. By reducing the need for electric lighting and adding winter warmth, they help trim energy bills. Moreover, clear ones give you a window to the starry night sky.

A skylight is like a window in the roof, but its frame is designed and flashed to withstand the rigors of rainfall that a roof receives. As shown here, a skylight's flashing works in concert with the roofing material to usher away rain and snow.

Newer skylights are virtually leak-free, thanks to rugged construction and easy-to-install, integral flashings. They are also equipped with channels that carry away condensation.

Though some frames are solid wood or aluminum, most new skylights are made of a combination of metal, vinyl and wood. The exterior frames tend to be aluminum cladding with a durable finish--the part you see inside is often made of solid wood, plywood or white vinyl.

Some skylights are glazed with acrylic or polycarbonate, others with glass. Plastic ones are lightweight, economical choices often put where a skylight could be easily broken. Because they are molded, they come only in standard sizes and shapes: flat rectangles, bubbles, domes, pyramids, ridge-shaped, dormer models, and so forth.

Many people prefer Glass because it does not scratch as readily as plastic does and because it is available in nearly limitless sizes and types. You can get single, double or triple glazing with energy-saving low-E glass or argon-gas-filled panes. For use where the sun may damage carpets and furniture with ultra-violet (UV) rays, you can get bronze-tinted or other UV-blocking glass.

Other options for eliminating or reducing the sun when it is not wanted include built-in blinds, horizontal curtains or shades and UV-blocking insect screens. Cross-section view of a glass skylight shows key parts and how the flashing provides continuous drainage down the roof. A skylight's shaft governs how light is delivered to the room below. If all four sides are flared, light spreads over a wide area. A shaft with perpendicular sides focuses the light straight below. If the shaft is flared on only one or two sides, it sprays more light in the flared direction.

If you are interested in getting skylights in your home, the best place to look is on Repairfinders.com. On this site, many contractors in your area are willing to assist you with this. Remember not only does having a skylight help the environment, but it also save you money, gives you beautiful natural light, makes rooms look larger, and adds to the quality of your property.

i knew if i didn't go i'd have wasted spent the day moping around, laying in bed and being pissed off that james overslept and didn't go to school...

i'm glad i went... the girls, as always are very sympathetic to the anxiety that i feel and we all share a common bond....being expats.

when i got home i did snuggle under the blankets for a short time and listened to bbc2 but i'm now up and at'm, a cup of coffee and after having a bad time last night cutting glass...learned something new...about how my glass cutter actually works and just finished another big set of pieces...

going off to make some fajitas...

i didn't get any good news today but at least i feel i accomplished something!!!