Decisions, Decisions

It is always a hard thing to figure out what I want to do next as a project. There are still some people that I need to make things for, but I kind of want to do something simple and just for fun in between. As kind of a break.

I really love the Eiffel Tower. I hope that someday I will eventually get a chance to go to France. I've had the thought of doing a stained glass window with an Eiffel Tower in it for a very long time. I just couldn't seem to figure out how to do it. There is just too much detail. I finally decided to go for it. I could at least sketch something and see if I thought it would work. So... that is what I did.

I simplified it quite a bit. And then of course I love trees and nature, so I added a tree in the corner. Also, it will add a little bit more color to it.

So that is what I'm thinking of doing... a window of the above sketch. I have also wanted to learn to paint for a long time and have been struggling with whether I should do that right now or make the stained glass window. I love stained glass and want to continue doing it, but I don't know that I could manage both at the same time with school, work and the rest of my life. I have been putting off learning to paint for a long time though....

....What the heck! I might just do both at the same time. That certainly beats having to decide between one or the other.

Now Complete

Here is a final picture of the panel lamp that I made for my sister. I am glad that it turned out so well and looks beautiful!

I was a little worried. I am a little too afraid sometimes of what other people will think, but I think it was a success. Thanks Heather! It means a lot to me that you love it and will display it in your home!

Done And Done!

Interesting tidbit:

According to UrbanDictionary.com "Done and done" is a phrase to say when one has finished something that was so involved that it is as though one has done it twice.

When I read that it kinda made me laugh because on this project I actually did do it twice. However, we can all give a big sigh of relief now, because I am DONE!!! I finally finished "The Lamp That Almost Wasn't," which is the name I just now decided to give it. From hence forward, that is what it shall be known as.

Here are some pictures of the final product:

This next one is one of me holding it up to the window so that you can get an idea of what it would look like with light shining through it. It isn't a very good representation though. The red is a lot darker red, and the green is more green, and the tan is a little lighter. So...as you can see it looks almost nothing like that, and the camera I used didn't really capture a good representation. But here it is anyway:

When my sister gets a lamp base for it maybe I will take a final final picture, and I'll try to use a better camera, so you might see what it actually looks like.

Now I will be on to another project. Hmm....what to do?