Heather's HandiWorks

06/06/2016

Making some jewelry repairs today.. unfortunately my metalsmithing skills are seriously rusty. Had to get out my favorite reference book. I really need to play with my toys more often!

10/06/2015

Something nutty is happening.. I have started getting my stained glass stuff out and my studio organized for some actual creative endeavors, it is no longer just my extra bedroom and Sophia's palace. I was hoping I would eventually get inspired again. I think all my time spent hanging out on Monhegan this summer has helped get the creative juices flowing!

09/05/2013

MDI last week, Monhegan this week...the summer fun continues...and will continue on into the fall! Umm... hoping I will get into the studio again when winter hits...although, then there will be winter weather fun to distract me...

06/21/2013

Happy summer solstice! It is a bittersweet day...summer officially starts but the sunlight officially starts going away...slowly but surely... Whoa, no gloom and doom allowed. It is going to be a wonderful summer!

11/26/2012

Back from a lovely family vacation in Florida. I soaked up the sunlight every minute I possibly could...with my SPF 30, hat and umbrella of course! It was wonderful and now I am inspired to see what kind of beautiful light I can create in the studio.

09/23/2012

very cool

San Francisco’s Secret Mosaic Staircase

09/03/2012

Just regrouping from a lovely long holiday weekend on MDI....next weekend another adventure in Rangeley... I am hoping that I can settle down soon and get back into the studio... Christmas will be coming very soon and my Etsy shop is pretty bare...

07/27/2012

Heading to Monhegan Island for the weekend...yippee!

06/30/2012

Woohoo! Packing up and heading Down East for a week of rest and relaxation. Hiking, reading, sipping sangria... I can't wait! But I will try to sneak in a little work, maybe foil some stained glass suncatchers while I sit on the deck and stare at the water, I think I can handle that...

06/24/2012

Today is such a beautiful Maine summer day...deep sigh... Recently I went down south and there was a tiny ache in my heart for the things I miss...friends and family, live oak trees, boil & eat shrimp, canopy roads, the gulf of Mexico, the bright Florida sun...but Maine is now my home and days like today remind me of just how lucky I am to live here!

05/17/2012

Closing shop for a week... Heading south on a wonderful adventure with my dad! Hopefully my creative juices will finally be flowing when I return and I will get my bum back into the studio... We shall see...

03/17/2012

I had an awesome request last week, someone wanted 600 of my stained glass suncatchers! Incredible... and close to impossible for me to accomplish, especially with a full time career and my need for a life outside of my studio! But still, pretty cool! There are many days I wish my creative endeavors could be my full time job...but then I remember how much I hate to be creative on a deadline! Hobbies are so much more fun and relaxing!