I love the history these suncatchers tell and their beautiful colors. The blue glass is an old Vicks VapoRub jar! I used a Thumbler's Tumbler to tumble the glass and a drill press with a diamond tipped hollow core bit to drill the glass in much the same way I drill rocks.
I collected grapevine from our property and cut them with pruners, drilled them with a larger drill press in Steve's shop, then strung the glass with natural hemp.
I used glass pieces, honey locust seeds, mescal bean seeds and rocks to tie off the hangers. There are so many possibilities for this creative project - I'm excited to make more in 2017!
I don't know if I like the shapes or colors better! Love the grapevine, too!
ReplyDeleteThanks chica! I am loving making these. It's a great creative break from some other things I've done and I am excited to keep going further with these.
DeleteAwesome..love the idea, and using the tumbler, very clever I could see a cool Etsy product! I have some old Noxzema Face Cream jars, still in tact that I found on our place I have found bits of the old blue canning jars too...OUR County stopped recycling glass, which is nuts.
ReplyDeleteWhen we lived in Carlsbad, NM they didn't recycle glass either. Ugh! You should just start making some beautiful glass suncatchers! I've found I keep some of the cool colored glass out of our recycling to use by breaking it in a canvas bag with a hammer. Some of the new glass is so much thinner than the old glass so I am more selective now.
DeleteGreat idea and well executed!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful way to brighten a gray winter day! I love the colors! Beth
ReplyDeleteI just so adore this profile name. That was one magical moment wasn't it?!
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