The Hares are home

Spent a rewarding day in Northampton over the weekend with the lovely people who commissioned the hare windows. Have to say they look very classical in their late Victorian home.

P1060775_edited-1, a photo by Ajay Jayne on Flickr.

Thanks to some additional help from my husband ...

the windows are now safely fitted and we had an excellent lunch which included blackberry and apple crumble. It's a real pleasure to see them in place and I have to confess, they really do suit the couple that they were designed for. It was only during the design stage when cornflowers had been sketched that I found out that cornflowers were included in their wedding flowers.

Copse of trees in for a repair

Kings Langley window repair, a photo by Ajay Jayne on Flickr.

Due to an unfortunate mishap, the copse of trees window that I made a couple of years ago is having to be repaired. Although it is a shame that it got damaged, I have enjoyed bonding with it again and getting the broken glass re-cut. The bits that were tricky to lead last time are just as difficult to lead this time but by the end of today I am expecting to have it soldered and ready for cementing and it will be just as bright and shiny as it was when it was first made.

The Hare windows are ready

The twin hare panels are now finished and ready to go to their new home in Northampton on Sunday. I'm really looking forward to seeing them in place, it's always an exciting part of the process since they were designed for a particular family to go in a particular room and they are as excited about it as I am which is great.

The photo shows just one of the panels since I was terrified of it sliding across the table, excuse the background which is a blurry outline of my shed and the Autumn leaves from the garden.

New website is ready and Hares nearly finished

Finally, my Red Hen Glass website seems to have been hosted at last and although I already want to change some things, I'm glad that it is finally published and ready for visitors. You can see it here www.redhenglass.co.uk

It has been a windy afternoon here in Watford but with the lovely Autumn sunshine throwing leaves and seeds down on the shed roof, I have finished leading the second Hare window. Tomorrow I will spend carrying out the final soldering then the cementing so hopefully, by the weekend everything will be dry enough to lift them up and get some proper photos. I'm really looking forward to letting the lovely people whose home the hares will live in know that they are ready.