a few things I've been doing

17 years ago

I just finished a birdbath and a couple of totems as well as a whole lot of flowers. I think some of the flowers are a bit "blah" so I may embellish them more. Others are kind of "out there" so not sure how they'll last. Big experiment!

Bird bath totem on the left is 42" tall and the totem is 34". The one on the left started as a regular totem but I didn't have a good topper and just found the bowl today so plunked it on top.

Squirrel totem is 32" tall.

Here's one of the flowers, the rest are in the link below.

Hope you enjoy the pics.

Here is a link that might be useful: glass garden flower album

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Comments (11)

luna_llena_feliz
17 years ago
Love all the totems and the flowers. I like how you embellished that one with the moon shaped glass pieces to look like petals. The squirrel totem almost looks like an ice sculpture. I think it would look gorgeous outside in the winter for that reason!
Purplemoon
17 years ago
Well....WOW. A very BIG WOW.
Amazing pieces of glass, your designs, the height!!!
That squirrel one really blows me away!

I have those purple moons (go figure, LOL) but would never have thought of using them that way. How cool.

hugs, Karen
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sunnyca_gw
17 years ago
The totem with couple on it is my favorite- looks like a wedding cake made of glass!! Jan
katishooked
17 years ago
Beautiful work. I don't see any blah flowers. They are very pretty.

Kat
sorie6 zone 6b
17 years ago
What beautiful work you do. I love them all. I wondered what the petals of the flower were made of! Great job.
leveta
17 years ago
Love em...I never thought it would be so hard to find the glass plates or like ...I finally found 2 yesterday and had to pay 2.75 a piece. You have found such great pieces...
Calamity_J
17 years ago
Love the flowers and squirrell!!! Good job! AND love the height of these!
Marlene Kindred
17 years ago
WOW! You've been a busy lady! Lots of great colors, etc. Love the way you've embellished the plate flowers! And your totems are great too! Love the squirrel topper!
luckygal
Original Author
17 years ago
Thanks so much for all the nice comments. Once I start gluing I have to keep going! ;-)

I like doing glass flowers as they are very fast to make but I need to collect smaller things for them. Got some yesterday at a YS. Should look at the dollar store too.

I'm on a big push to use up as much glass as possible right now so more totems should be finished soon.
excessfroufrou
17 years ago
Great work, you really find some great pieces of glass, if I find them they are really high. I think I like the squirrel one the best, really classy looking. Do you keep everything or sell some?
Syble
luckygal
Original Author
17 years ago
Thanks excessfroufrou, I sold a couple of dozen totems a few years ago when we thot we'd move. Was thinking of having a sale this year but it may be too late in the season. Maybe next year.

I only buy glass when it's really cheap. That squirrel was $2.50 and I never pay more than $3 for a piece of glass for a totem. Many pieces I use cost 25Â¢ - 50Â¢, sometimes less.