A Major Re-Start

. I haven’t written here for awhile.  😦 No, I take that back — I haven’t posted here but I’ve certainly been writing. Snippets of thoughts.  Confused.  Sad — heartbreaking sad.  Sometimes anger. … Continue reading →

CityScape Deters Critters

The CityScape window installed — no outdoor critters can come in & indoor critters [ahem, Mollie] can’t go out. I had lots of fun making this quick window — it’s mostly long &… Continue reading →

Working & Loving Stained Glass

Woohoo, I’m having so much fun working on two porch windows: The first Rainbow panel is up — I love the juxtaposition of the squared pieces with the curves of the Green Trees… Continue reading →

First Snow

Lady & Mollie love playing in the snow while our ‘Tree Spirit’ looks on. Woohee — our first snow of the season is always a big event here on the Isle.  Yup, all… Continue reading →

Exciting Startup Week

Porch door at night  [Dawne Design — Project 14] Wooh, it’s been a busy, exciting week & the gorgeous weather simply makes it all the more enjoyable. I finished the window for the… Continue reading →

Lots of Summer Still to Enjoy

All around me, preparations are being made for the coming of autumn — back-to-school sales, goslings learning to fly, little quail not so little anymore, spring/early-summer flowers losing blooms. Yet many flowers are… Continue reading →

Too Much to Keep Up With

My, oh, my, what a beautiful day — 😉 there’s a bluebird on my shoulder. ** Luminescent colour in the shadows. Whew, after a long, HOT daytrip to Vancouver, it is so nice… Continue reading →

Just a Little Change Needed

Last night when I finally when to bed last night [hmm, excuse me, it was 2 a.m. so it was morning], I had finished cutting & leading the blue glass section of the… Continue reading →

Fee Fi Fo Fum

Oh my, sometimes a week can go by so quickly.  And it’s funny how each day can be filled with activity yet my to-do list gets ever longer. Although still mild temperatures, a… Continue reading →

Glass Work — Island Style

😆 Glass Window Shutters / Wall Art Gorgeous, eh? I couldn’t help myself — I know I said the shutters were going to be in shades of blue — but when I got… Continue reading →

No Curtains Needed

One of my greatest pleasures of living in the country is that curtains are not needed for privacy.  I can undress in my bedroom with no worries of anyone seeing in the bare… Continue reading →

Oh Those Blues — What Do You Think?

Photoshop rendering of bookcase doors & window shutters in shades of blue glass. Do you prefer the blues? or . . . Do you prefer the multi-coloured? [Please leave a comment :-D] Since… Continue reading →

Unusual Window Shutters

I made a rough draft in Photoshop of my idea for the small window in the living room. Each shutter slides to cover the mirror panels on the wall.  The shutter could be… Continue reading →