The Front Porch is 55 degrees. Humidity is 93%. Skies are fair and winds are calm. No visitors this morning except a cat bird that refused to pose for a photo. This morning's weather picture, taken in the M. Woods, features a clear glass garden totem I made last night. If you google 'glass garden totems' many, many images will pop up. I love them! I want to make them! I am so gonna make me a blue glass one! And I wanna make them as Christmas presents for the 'handmade only' family!! Everyone should go 'handmade only'! Ok, that's a bit presumptuous. Everyone should consider 'handmade only'. That's better. I do have two concerns regarding the totems, tho. Condensation must build up in them which would lead to mold and mildew inside where they cannot be cleaned. And what happens when the sun hits them? Will they light the dried grass, pine needles and leaves that are around them on fire? That would certainly
NOT be good. This totem is my first. I'm glad I used the cheapest and least attractive pieces of glass for my first attempt at the craft. I learned many things. For instance, there is a foil seal inside the tube of sealant that, if not pierced prior to use, will forced the sealant to gush out the back side of the tube when you depress the trigger on the caulk gun. Messy. Very messy. And laying down a bead of sealant on the edge of a piece of glass is not an easy thing for a novice. Messy. Very Messy. Also, do not try to pick up the pieces of glass before the sealant is dry. Messy. Very messy. I have enuf clear glass to make a second 'learning' totem that I want on the other side of my M. Woods gate. Cheap glass aside, I LIKE IT!! If I add one more piece of glass to the one in the picture I can turn it into a bird bath! I LIKE IT!! Right now I must go weigh down the bottom of Totem 1 with stones before the squirrels knock it over. May your day be filled with love and happiness, be free of "very messy" learning experiences and be full of your own personal "I LIKE IT" moments! Toodles!
