As Mr. Black has often pointed out, I am a 20 minute girl. Roughly I average to run around 20 minutes late to most appointments, I take at least 20 chews when eating (or drinking thick milkshakes), and my attention span has been known to wan around the 20 minute mark. Naturally, I've worked my way through a fairly impressive list of activities and hobbies through my life including piano lessons, scrapbooking, rock collecting, photography, basketweaving, and beading to name a few.
At the time of this blog I am approximately 12 minutes into my latest activity, glass working classes at the Pittsburgh Glass Center. The sample of four classes I've selected to introduce me to the world of glass working should fit nicely into my 20 minute rule. I've attended two classes, the first being the Hot Shop in which I made two delightfully colorful paperweights with much supervision! I absolutely love my paperweights! They are so smooth and clear. I picked the colors and made the inner swirls by twisting the hot glass. Then I poked air bubbles and finally created the round shape. Here are pictures. I'll add more from the next classes after I pick up my work.
In the glamorous, fast paced world of advertising, there are many coveted titles one could aspire to achieve; however, it has been, and remains, a little known secret that often the most daring, passionate, inspired, creative employees are those sitting behind the front desk. Meet Sarah and Erica. Comparable to the greatest females you've ever known (or have ever wished to know) they make small miracles happen every day in the form of spreading their excitement and energy to anyone who happens to cross their path.
On this particular rainy day in early fall it was determined that spreadsheet lubrication was in order as a preemptive to the last two hours before happy hour. The stipulation, of course, being that we would finish the often procrastinated spreadsheets that seemed to be looming over us heavier than the water logged clouds that were rolling low outside our office windows. What better way to end? start? the day than sangria and further procrastination?
I love pretty stationary and greeting cards but they're so expensive! I was running low on funds so I made this one myself with some things I've saved for when I'm feeling creative.
I love antiques - this lace is leftover from my mom's wedding dress (made by my grandmother) and the rest is scrap pieces of ribbon and old jewelry.
Photo taken at Topsail Island, North Carolina
We had beautiful weather all vacation and this particular evening had a great sunset.
