Stained Glass Village: Collection of Annalise and Tom Nelson

The Glass Museum is hosting an exhibit called A Stained Glass Village: From the Collection of Annalise and Tom Nelson, and it was totally worth the visit.

There were tiny glass animals and trees....some of which were extremely small. 

I wanted them all!

I desperately want one of these trees but I cannot find them online anywhere.

The collection of villages was incredible.

If the top row was arranged as if on a hill, it'd look like the painted ladies of San Francisco.

The collection is outstanding.

So many animals and spun glass trees.  I am a total sucker for spun glass. 

The Santa and tree are probably no taller than an inch.  And all the wee reindeer.  SQUEEE!

Definitely glad I didn't miss this exhibit!

Glass Museum

I know I've posted the Glass Museum many times, but I just can't help myself.  It's one of my fave places, especially at the holidays.  They always have some kind of amazing special display, plus the annual Glassblower's Christmas. 

Russell asked me what I wanted to do on my bday and I said I wanted to go here.  We took my mother in law and then went out to lunch afterward.  It was a fun day!  

I love glass.  I've always loved glass.  For as long as I can remember. 

Somehow the glass is blown around the glass figure.

I want this so bad!

And these

So beautiful.

That's the Sandwich Town Hall across the street.  Nothing like some Greco Roman architecture in the middle of a quaint colonial town. 😄

Gorgeous paperweight

This is a marble thing where you press a button to make that motor and chain move a scoop that launches a marble when it gets to the top. Then it rolls down the tracks moving other components as it goes.  One of the coolest glass things I've ever seen.

In the gift shop.  The trees and ornaments are part of Glassblowers Christmas.

This is the ornament I picked out for us for this year.  The name of the glass artist escapes me, but they are on the Cape.  

If I could afford it, I'd buy everything in the gift shop.

Well worth a stop if you ever find yourself in the Sandwich area.

Back to Reality Again

First, today is our grandson Dale's 3rd birthday!  How did three years pass already?? Happy birthday Little Buddy!

Well I didn't fall into a deep depression when we got home like I did after our trip in August, but it was really hard to get motivated for the rest of November.  I didn't do any craft shows this year.  We had our first measurable snow mid-month but fortunately it was mostly gone by the next day.

Did one short walk on the Canal but my foot hurts so bad so that was a quick trip.

After we got home from the trip I was desperate to get to see 'Bohemian Rhapsody' in the theatre so I went one afternoon and he went to a different movie called 'Overlord'.  BR is easily one of the best movies I've ever seen in my life.  If Rami Malek doesn't get nominated for....and win...an Academy Award it'll be a sin.  His performance as Freddie Mercury was mesmerizing.

Speaking of movies, we also went to 'Fantastic Beasts:  The Crimes of Grindelwald'.  I was a bit confused after it and probably should've watched the first movie before we went.  I left with a lot of questions.  It was good and all, but it's hard to like this franchise as much as Harry Potter because there are a lot of timeline changes with the characters that don't quite match up.  The Fantastic Beasts movies are more like someone's fan fiction brought to the big screen, even though JK Rowling is involved with the screenplays.  I would prefer if these would be released as books.

Thanksgiving was really quiet.  Val had to work till about 2 and her mom was doing her dinner at 6, so there wouldn't have been enough time for her to come all the way over here.  Since Nick & Karmyn just got engaged, we told them that it was OK if they wanted to play through at her parents' house all afternoon and then go to his mom's for 6.  It was just Russell & I and a whole lotta delish food!!!

Val's birthday was over Thanksgiving weekend.  This is the card I made her. 

Also made her a carrot cake from scratch.  

She came over the day after Thanksgiving and I took her to see 'Bohemian Rhapsody'.  It's very rare that I go to a theatre to see a movie twice but this one is worth a second look.  The last time I did that was in 1991 when 'Dances with Wolves' came out.  Here we are waiting for it to start.  This theatre has recliners and I honestly don't think I can go back to regular movie seats again.

She also turned me onto Stroopwafels.  I've never heard of them or seen them before but wow are they tasty!  Just picked up a box!

One of my friends posted a pic of a cross stitch and wrote 'please make this for me'.  So I did.  I love fast projects like these.  

Another instant gratification project.  This was a free kit with a bead embroidery I got.  It came with  the little paper frame and a magnet for the back.  Took about a half hour or so.

My friends Cindy and Michelle destashed some of their craft supplies and sent them all to me.  There are several little cross stitch ornament kits, and then this one of West Quoddy Head Light in Lubec, Maine. This just took about 3 days to complete.  I'm finding it harder and harder to stitch on 16ct Aida, especially white-on-white.  My eyesight is so shot.  😢

Can't believe Christmas prep is in full swing and then another year come and gone way too fast.