Monday, September 27, 2010

Sweet Dreams Guaranteed



                                                                            Andrew Twort
                                                                     


Thursday, September 23, 2010

It's not turning water into wine, but it is turning dull brass into shiny silver.

Magically turn that worn, dull brass piece into a shiny, sleek and rejuvenated silver one.  Found on Style North, I am amazed at this transformation.  Brass seems like a good idea until it starts turning green?  Not a big fan of the brass patina, but stripping the brass plate off to expose the base metal silver is something I have just learned of and I had to share it ASAP.  Click here to see the whole DIY for Style North.  Hope you all have a great weekend.  Enjoy, Heidi 

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Graphics Fairy

What a great look for the Autumn months ahead.  Graphics Fairy is responsible for these wonderful ideas, plus you can download for FREE the Parrot and Squirrel prints.  I love that Fairy.  Enjoy, Heidi



Thursday, September 16, 2010

Happy Weekend!!!


Yes, it is a Thatched Roof Play House.  It is the cutest thing I think I have ever seen. 
Happy weekend to you all.  Love, Heidi

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

A New Multi-Media Sculpture by McGahan Signature Glass!






Here are some photos of a new Multi-Media sculpture we just installed this evening in Edmond. The place we installed it is beautiful! The home is going to be on the "Garden Tour" this Saturday. The backyard at this home is simply stupendous! There are places in the backyard where you can stand and think you are way out in the middle of nowhere, when you are in one the nicest neighborhoods in Edmond! It's amazing! You can go to the Oklahoma Horticultural Society's website and find out about tickets for the tour! We are going to give it a whirl ourselves!

Our sculpture is steel, copper, blown glass, with low voltage lighting. It stands about 5 foot, 5 inches tall. We used copper for the "stems" and we fabricated leaves out of sheets of copper. We cut the leaves out, textured them and soldered them to the stems. We then blew the "flowers" or "buds" to go on top of the stems. To give it that beautiful "aged" look, we applied a patina to the copper and "wa-la" beautiful blue-green patina! After we got it all together and "aged", we "electrified" the sculpture with low voltage lighting. Looks almost as neat as the backyard it's in! The "buds" or "flowers" can of course be changed out to different colors for different seasons. White would look pretty cool in the winter. Red, gold, and/or orange could be attractive in the fall. Hail shouldn't be much of an issue unless all "hail" breaks lose and it's a complete "toad strangler". We blew the "buds" a little thicker than we would normally blow something and they are pretty sturdy. We are really pleased with how our first one turned out!

A Peek At The Big Doors To The Glass Studio in Edmond


Here is the lovely and gracious Christi Mitchell standing in front of the new big entrance to the glass studio right on the main drag in Downtown Edmond. These are some HUGE doors! We'll probably keep them open most of the time while we are blowing. Peeps can walk right on in to the studio while they are strolling in the downtown area. This place is gonna be super, super, COOL!

Monday, September 13, 2010

Tommy Smythe

Shut the front door!  This kitchen is 100% PERFECTION in my book.  You all know Tommy Smythe,(he's Sarah Richardson's side kick) yeah.  He knows whats up.  Standing ovation over here at Heidi Claire.  Enjoy, Heidi




Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Glamorous Up-Cycling Chandeliers

Been very busy hunting lately.  Here is some of my finds.  Enjoy, Heidi

Chandelier made from the bottom part of plastic bottles.  Amazing, looks like a million bucks.
                                                                Shoestring Pavilion
                         Faux Capiz Shell Chandelier made from milk jugs and a lampshade.  Cool.
                                                    Click on the link above to see the how to.