Saturday 28 February 2009
Lamp
switched on:
I have started a lantern (s small one, to put a candle in) and I already have a queue of projects: a mirror and another lamp, both Rennie Mackintosh style.
Also, I bought this lantern on Wednesday. The glass panels are removable so I am going to replace them with stained glass panels. I am thinking of a design with hexagons to match the top of the lantern.
Have a nice weekend :o)
Thursday 26 February 2009
Wednesday 18 February 2009
Stained glass lamp
It is not finished yet. The lamp base need to be wired and the solder tinted in black (it is only a 5 minutes job). We put it on the base anyway to have a feel of how it will look like:
It is far from perfect but I am quite pleased with the result :o)
Thursday 12 February 2009
Snowman
2.35pm, the snow has now stopped :o( , the melting started ¦o( and most of the people at work have gone home (wimps ;o))
Snow
When I woke up this morning it was snowing but it obviously just started. By the time I left for work it was snowing heavily. It took me 40 minutes to cycle to work instead of 30. It was a surprise for everybody here, I think, as the weather forecast was for sunshine and sleet so the roads were not gritted.
I took some pictures (at work) before it disappear (forecast are for rain/sleet later).
Wednesday 4 February 2009
Stained glass
In 3 classes and I did much more than expected:
- prepare the pattern
- chose the pieces of glass and the beads
- draw the pieces and cut them
- grind and adjust the pieces
I took some pictures last Tuesday.
Grinding machine:
All six panels before adjustment:
Now, I've got to wash all the pieces and copper foil them and next week I will start assembling the lamp :o). I've chosen the base and the other bits and pieces. I have no idea how long it will take to do it but no more than a couple of sessions I think.
I can start thinking of my next project!
Sunday 1 February 2009
Lavender Brioche
- It nicely perfumes the house at the same time -
Recipe:
130 ml of milk
1 egg
80g of melted butter
350g of flour (wholemeal:white, 1:2)
a pinch of salt
30g of sugar
1.5 table spoon of dried yeast
Use the brioche or wholemeal bread program on your breadmaker.
Result:
The lavender taste is very strong so I would recommend to use only a third or a fourth of the quantity of lavender flower to flavour the milk. Also, it would be nice if it was a little bit more sweet, so double the quantity of sugar in the recipe.
Overall, it is very unusual and I am sure some toasted slice of this brioche with a creme brulée (flavoured with lavender ;o)) would be delicious.