I Really Hate It When I Hate It

I've been working on making a new Glittermoon Vintage Christmas Topiary. It's not going well.  In fact, I'm hating it.  The idea was to try something a little different and come up with something that would be less pricey, too. I started with this vintage USA green glass vase, a topiary form, and some vintage … Continue reading I Really Hate It When I Hate It

Scott’s Topiary

This is Scott's Topiary. I just finished it. Scott lives in Austin, TX. I live in Richmond, VA. We have never met. As you can see Austin is a looooong way from Richmond - about 1500 miles to be exact. Through a serendipitous chain of events that happens every once in a while, Scott got … Continue reading Scott’s Topiary

Self-portaits. Kinda sorta.

Have you read the Glittermoon Vintage Christmas tagline (it's the statement below the title of the blog)?  Where it says: "And occasional detours just for fun."  Well, here we go. I am almost finished the second installment of Alan Bradley's wonderfully clever mysteries starring eleven-year old Flavia de Luce, a delightfully precocious child with a penchant … Continue reading Self-portaits. Kinda sorta.

Behind the curtain

Remember the climactic scene in the Wizard of Oz when Dorothy and the gang finally got to see the Wizard?  And there were all those scary special effects and banging noises and smoke that were meant to put everyone in awe of the Great Oz?  But then we found out, thanks to brave Toto the … Continue reading Behind the curtain