Garden Butterflies, Lady Bugs & Dragonflies October 2014

With winter just around the corner this group of Garden Butterflies, Lady Bugs and Dragonflies have been gathered from their many garden places and are about to be packaged up and put away till next spring. It is a pretty sight to see them all together in a large pot before heading into winter’s storage.

GardenButterfliesLadyBugsDragonfliesOctober2014

Designs by Flory & Bob Wilkins

Loon – 2011

In 2011 we were asked to make a loon panel for the Order of the Eastern Star to be used as a gift to the Worthy Grand Patron of Alberta. This panel was approximately 12 inches wide by 9 inches high. For the hills we used Uroboros Harringbone glass. The loon was cut from one piece of Spectrum’s Black/White Clear Baroque. The dark water under the loon was a piece of Kokomo with Spectrum Sky Blue Wispy for the rest of the water.

LoonPanelSpring2011

Design by Brian McMillan/Lucinda Doran

Yellow Rose 2014

A few weeks ago we were asked to provide a client with a yellow rose for a gift. This is what we came up with using Spectrum Glass and it measured approximately 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches.

YellowRoseAugust2014

Adaption of an Original design by Marianne Crivellaro by Flory Wilkins

Alphabet Floral Letter “G”

The Gladiola flower is represented in the alphabet letter “G”. We believe that we made this suncatcher letter about 10 – 12 years ago. As Gladiolas’s come in many colors one can choose different flower and letter colors to suit the tastes and decor of whom they plan on giving one to or for their own home.

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 Design by Rachel Cecere

Bevel Suncatcher Repair 2014

Tena one of our daughters obtained this beveled suncatcher many years ago and unfortunately it fell and needed repair. Upon taking it all apart there were 2 bevels broken.

StainedGlassBevelBrokenSuncatcher2014

We then rebuilt the suncatcher with the new bevels, fixed the bent wire, cleaned and polished. A good idea for someone building a new one, it is best to bead all of the bevel edges prior to assembly as it results in a much better looking finished piece. The picture below shows the completed and restored suncatcher,

StainedGlassBevelSuncatcherRepaired2014

Designer Unknown