Currently, I blow glass once a week on Saturdays for 5 hours. This week my wife, Penny, joined me and helped out with color choices and lots of little things that make blowing glass easier (shielding my arm, closing the furnace door, etc). She is also a great cheerleader and I always seem to push myself a bit more when she is there. As a jewelry maker, Penny has developed a keen sense for what people like in color. It's spring, so she immediately set me on the task of gathering up all my bright colors such as pink, green, orange, etc. It also doesn't hurt that these are some of her favorite colors. Here is a picture of all the colors laid out prior to making a vase color setup wildflower vase(also pictured) now available on the Buy it Now page. Pretty cool 'Before and After'...don't you think? We had lots of fun and even started practicing our technique for making ornaments together. These are a big year-round seller and we did pretty good for the first time; making several that, while not yet perfect, did still "work". In addition to vases, I made two sets of tumblers and have now stocked that page. Be sure to check them out and note the special pricing for buying the sets.

Until next time...
Dan