Playground is stocked

It's starting to look like I'm actually working down here! I bought a Beetle Bits system - it took me over an hour to set it up and get it going but it's so awesome. If you've never heard of it, basically it aligns rulers to a grid platform to cut glass on. You can cut the same geometric shape over and over pretty quickly. It only works with straight scores but there's shortcuts for triangles, diamonds of different dimensions... It's really cool!

Ready for solder!

Life's been a bit hectic at chez Levin for a few weeks, but I finally got a chance to finish the outside ring of my mandala. I've decided to not "fill in the circle", instead I'm going to solder lead came around the edges.

What's nailed to the table...

Progress on Mandala

More to come...

Planning is part of the fun...

More to come, but here's a preview of what I've got nailed to the bench right now. I hope to start cutting the glass in a day or two!

...and my favorite little buddy hangs out with me down here and watches movies. Life is pretty good!

New Suncatcher Posted!

More details on the project page, click on the picture if you're interested in the story of how she came to be.

The Birth of a Butterfly

Today I made a butterfly suncatcher for Katriel, posted here. It was fun! It taught me that I need a lot of practice soldering. I guess I'm just going to have to keep cranking out projects until I get better.