Pillywiggin Projects - Holiday Edition

Santa isn't the only one who's been busy in the workshop! Although legend says Pillywiggins hibernate during the winter months, we know better. Pillywiggins are down in the workshop having fun, experimenting with materials and creating new art projects. Glass, gourds or whatever happens to strike our fancy. Pillywiggins are growing more than just great gardens!

An Ornament for Belle

Belle is a pitbull-mastiff mix and a very happy rescue dog! She will be enjoying her first Christmas with her new family so of course, she needed her very own ornament to hang on the tree!

I'd Like To Be, Under The Sea...

We had so much fun creating this custom piece. The mermaid's starfish bikini top was made by fusing special fusible paper stars between two pieces of glass. Her tail and hair contain dichroic glass for extra shimmer. The sea turtle is a mix of spring green opaque & light aventurine green glass. The reclaimed wooden background was given a wash of color using acrylic paint mixed with glaze before adding dollar store glass beads in shades of blue. We found the starfish and sand dollar embellishments at the local craft store. Our mermaid made several trips in & out of the kiln before she was complete. We will definitely be making variations of this piece in the future. I think we need to try a few signs featuring our favorite characters... Pillywiggins!

Recycling Bottles & Beads

Another fun project this time using recycled wine bottles and beads. It took us several tries to cut the bottles without cracks but once we figured it out we were off & running. We made quite a dent in our bottle stash but we still have a ton of beads. Needless to say, we'll be making more bottle chimes for spring!

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We wish you a safe & happy holiday season.
Stay warm & keep creating!