Studio Update: My Glass Storage

I'm so excited--the big section of my glass storage unit is finished and stocked with glass! Mr. LuckyGirl slaved over this, sawing and hammering and drilling and whatnot, fretting whether he was building something that would be sturdy enough to protect $2,000 worth of glass. (Yes, what you see in this photo is almost that amount--wholesale!) I need a couple of smaller units yet, one for thin glass that comes in sheets half the size of these, and another for partial pieces that are too small to store with the big ones. But this is real progress, so I'm thrilled!

I Smell Good. Really Good.

As part of my 2009 theme of "pretty," I picked up a couple of these glorious roll-on perfumes. Today I'm wearing Amber Sunset, and it's perfect. Just perfect. I'd try to describe the scent better, but you really can't get any better than perfect, right?

Yesterday I wore Chocolate Delight. It's wonderful--not so chocolately, but hints of chocolate and flowers. The roll-on tubes are convenient: I can carry them in my purse without fear of spilling, and it's easy to control the amount of scent. And at only $4.50 each, I can afford an entire wardrobe of scents! If you haven't been to ScentedLuxuries yet you must take a minute and look around at the delightful lotions, soaps, and candles. And pick up some Chocolate Delight while you're there--it's terrific!

Lucky Deal of the Week: March 23, 2009

This week's bargain is a pretty sterling silver brooch studded with marcasite and red CZ. The rose is about an inch and a half across, and is absolutely lovely. Priced at around $50 in a retail store, I've only got two of these sweeties left, and they can be yours for $19 each plus actual postage charges. Interested? Leave a comment with a way for me to contact you, or send an email to me at luckygirltrading@yahoo.com. Want to know how much this is in non-U.S. currency? Try this handy currency converter.

More Fun with Bottles

I've been experimenting with more bottles. I like how this Absolut bottle turned out: it's fairly flat except for the bottom, which has curled up in a nice way. Natalia asked if I cut the bottom of a bottle off if the bottle would fuse without the bump. When I get a glass saw in my studio I plan to give it a try. I've been wanting a saw since I first laid eyes on Deb DiSalvo's blog--she creates some of the most beautiful and creative glass work I've ever seen.


This Crown Royal bottle came out nicely, too. There are no dark spots in the glass, this was just a difficult piece to photograph. It's got a nice shape, and I think it will be nice to add some rubber bumpers on the bottom so it won't mark up a table. It might make a nice clock, like Journeys and Adventures suggested, and I might try that with the next bottle shaped like this.

Artist Victoria O'Neill suggested hanging a bottle in a window, and NothingLikeit asked whether I could put some small pieces of colored glass inside the bottle before I flatten it. I thought that pretty-ing one up for a window decoration sounded like fun, but I didn't want to risk mixing different kinds of glass. (Different kinds of glass expand at different rates, so putting glass with unknown expansion rates togther means that at best the glass will likely be unstable, and could shatter at any time. So I put a ton of pink/purple mica inside a bottle, put it in the kiln to flatten, and got this surprise.


It looks like sparkly sand, not at all pink or purple, and much more clear areas than I expected. It's nice, though, and reminds me of a day at the beach.