Monthly Archives: May 2011

Platinum coated Glass bats come to roost.

Posted on May 31, 2011 by glassbloggery

Last week we had a visit from a staff member of the  Bat Conservation Trust. (BCT). So I decided to make a bat. In fact I made a few bats. There are some on the Glassblobbery website and below are … Continue reading →

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Glass goat – a retirement gift for Welsh soldiers.

Posted on May 24, 2011 by glassbloggery

The picture below is of a glass goat on an engraved slate base. These are presented to retiring Welsh soldiers at the end of their serving career: The markings on the body of the goat are created by pressing the … Continue reading →

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Glass Awards collected for the Urdd Eisteddfod.

Posted on May 22, 2011 by glassbloggery

I’ve been working on the glass awards and trophies for the Welsh children’s cultural festival the Urdd Eisteddfod, which this year will take place in South Wales. There are 45 awards altogether. They are triangles of flat glass using the … Continue reading →

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MORE GLASS FISH!

Posted on May 17, 2011 by glassbloggery

I was asked how I got the scales on the fish I make? With the fish bodies I use an old metal file to get the scales by rolling the molten glass over the flat edge. For the vertical vanes … Continue reading →

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Crystal clear hand crafted glass fish.

Posted on May 15, 2011 by glassbloggery

At last onto some of the glass fish I’ve made. Here are some recent ones: Bear catching a fish. (This was a special order for a lady who called her partner Bear… sounds fishy to me.) I like this one … Continue reading →

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Not fish yet but cats

Posted on May 11, 2011 by glassbloggery

The winner of the Your Cat Magazine competition for a set of glass cats was Sharon Heppenstall from West Yorkshire, UK. There are three cats in the set with a choice of colours. If you would like to buy a … Continue reading →

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Glass Bison after visit to Rhug Estate

Posted on May 10, 2011 by glassbloggery

The other day I was looking at some bison in Lord Newborough’s (the local baron) fields on the Rhug Estate, which is about 2 miles from the Glassblobbery. You can see more about a bison by clicking here. Having looked … Continue reading →

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Exhibits at Venue Cymru

Posted on May 3, 2011 by glassbloggery

We have been offered 2 glass cabinets at Venue Cymru in Llandudno, Wales. Llandudno is an exciting tourist town on the North Wales coast and Venue Cymru holds some popular events. So we are hoping the exhibits in the cabinets … Continue reading →

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