Vanishing Prairie Sentinels

Filed under Canadiana, Commemorative, Gifts, Sun Catchers by on August 4, 2017 at 5:30 pm {one comment}

Grain Elevators are all but gone on the Canadian Prairies, those that remain are being preserved by local historical societies etc. We just made a series of these for a client that gives them away as gifts. The elevators measure approximately 5 inches wide x 7 inches high.

We were fortunate many years ago to obtain Alberta Wheat Pool Stickers. The glass used for the elevator was Spectrums # 823.72 Teal Green.

For the Pioneer Elevator the glass used was Spectrum # 379.1S Light Orange and White Wispy. We had the white letter specifically made for the Pioneer Elevator.

We had the United Grain Grower symbol made and the glass for the Elevator was Spectrum # 307 Clear White Feather White.

The lettering on the Saskatchewan Pool Elevator is white and the glass used was Spectrum # 359.1 Red & White Wispy.

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Butterfly Trio Cluster 2017

Filed under Butterflies, Gifts, Insects, Sun Catchers, Wildlife by on August 2, 2017 at 5:30 pm {no comments}

Early this year we made this Butterfly Trio Cluster. The top red butterfly was made with Bullseye #1311 Crimson Red, for the bottom left we used a Bullseye # 3346-30 Cranberry Pink, Azure Blue, and for the one in the middle a heads & tails piece of Youghiogheny. This suncatcher measures approximately 6 inches wide by 8 inches high.

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Alberta Rose Lapel Pin

Filed under Canadiana, Commemorative, Gifts by on July 16, 2017 at 5:30 pm {one comment}

Flory required a gift for Alberta’s Worthy Patron of the Order of Eastern Star earlier this year and one of his favourite flowers was the Alberta Rose. We reduced the size of our Alberta Rose and made it into a lapel pin. We then attached rare earth magnets to the back which are strong enough to hold the rose on lapels and can also be used as a fridge magnet.

The first photo shows the rose before having black patina and polish applied, and the last photo shows the completed Alberta Rose.

Design by Flory Wilkins

Black Lab – BC & Alberta Guide Dogs Fundraiser

Filed under Gifts, Pets, Sun Catchers by on May 7, 2017 at 5:30 pm {no comments}

For their 2nd Annual BC & Alberta Guide Dogs Trivia Night Fundraiser event which was held on April 29th, 2017 in Calgary, we made this Black Lab. We used Armstrong Glass # AG – 1825S an Opal Black/Streaky which allows light to filter through this glass (most black glass allow no light penetration).

The dog measures approximately 8 inches wide by 11 inches high.

Once again the fundraiser was very successful to raise funds for the development of dogs to help kids with autism, seeing eye dogs for the blind etc.  They are always looking for donations. One can also become a puppy sponsor by accessing their website.

For more information their website is www.bcandalbertaguidedog.com

Design by Tessa McOnie (Spectrum Glass Patterns)

Springtime Garden Ideas

Filed under Anniversary, Birthday, Butterflies, Festive, Gifts, Insects, Valentines Day, Wedding Gifts, Wildlife by on January 10, 2017 at 5:30 pm {no comments}

While we shiver through very cold weather here in Alberta, springtime is not that far away. What better way to brighten these cold dark snowy days with thoughts of having large or small Garden Butterflies accent your garden, or those of friends and relatives. Whether they be gifts for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, graduations, weddings or to just tell someone they are loved, these are sure to brighten everybody’s lives.

In the – Contact Us -top right area of our website fill in the necessary request information and we will get right back to you with more details, pricing etc.

The first photo is of our large Garden Rod Butterflies and we have a huge selection of different glass to make these one of kind special gifts. We use Youghiogheny, Uroboros, Bullseye, Wissmach, Kokomo, Armstrong and Spectrum Art Glass with colors of your choice.

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The following picture shows the smaller Garden Butterflies, the length of the rods can be made to suit one’s use, whether for outdoors in flower beds or indoors in flowering pots.

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Along with the Garden Butterflies we also have those wonderful LadyBugs that all kids enjoy.

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The last picture displays  a group of Dragonflies, Small & Large Butterflies and Lady Bugs.

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Designs by Flory & Bob Wilkins

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