Ceramic and Glass

Stained glass d20s

MAKE: Blog (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

From Flickr user Bloodthirsty Vegetarians , who also produce an eponymous podcast . [via Neatorama ] Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Gaming | Digg this!

Stained glass d20s

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From Flickr user Bloodthirsty Vegetarians , who also produce an eponymous podcast . [via Neatorama ] Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Gaming | Digg this!

Beauty

This is NOT a job for superheroes (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within. - Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, Swiss-American psychiatrist and author

Buried Treasures: Come to the Stable (1949)/Mister 880 (1950)

Thrilling Days of Yesteryear (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

I had originally planned to title this post “Movies I’ve stared at recently that were not on TCM” but I decided that might be pushing it a bit. But that part is true; I watched these two 20th Century-Fox sleepers online, courtesy of Hulu.com . As always, there may be a spoiler or two…so don’t say you weren’t warned. Come to the Stable (1949) – Sisters Margaret...

Cops investigate damage to Ravenswood church

Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | yesterday

Detectives are investigating damage at a Ravenswood church in which someone fed a garden hose through a broken stained-glass window, turned it on and flooded part of the building, police said this morning. The damage happened sometime between 6 p.m. Nov. 19 and 8 a.m. Nov. 21, when a worker at All Saints Episcopal Church, 4550 N. Hermitage Ave., arrived and found the floor covered with water, said...

Arsenal (aka Batterie de Cuisine)

bigYELLOWbowl (Free subscription) | yesterday

What is the arsenal? No, I do not have a gun safe or keep them secreted away behind the walls. For me, the arsenal is about entertaining or preparing food. The tools needed for making or serving something, for making the table look nice. As you all know, I love adding special things to the arsenal, things that inspire recipes or menu selections. Here are few recent additions: Never pass up tongs....

Stained glass candies

KouZ Cooking (Free subscription) | yesterday

4 oz Chocolate; semisweet (4 squ 1 c Sugar; icing 1 Egg; beaten 3 c Marshmallows; coloured mini 1/2 c Walnuts 2 ts Butter Melt chocolate, add sugar and egg, pour over nuts and marshmallows. Form into rolls, wrap in wax paper and refrigerate. When cool, slice into round candies. ...

Church sells Tiffany window to help the homeless

the 13th juror (Free subscription) | yesterday

The stained glass window depicts St. John the Divine and was created by the Tiffany Studios. It was installed in the church in 1896. Proceeds from the sale of a Tiffany stained glass window will be used to repair a church's leaking roof so it can continue to host a winter shelter for people who need a place to sleep and a warm meal. Members of First Baptist Church in Brattleboro, Vermont, voted by...

• Vermont church to sell Tiffany window to help homeless - The Political Carnival

Stained Glass d20

Locusts & Honey (Free subscription) | yesterday

John F. Talarico of the podcast show Bloodthirsty Vegetarians created two 20-sided dice out of stained glass and black and copper patina. The orange one is called "Fire." There are more detailed images in the flickr photostream. Image via d20 Blog | Flickr Stream | Official Website

Stained Glass d20

Neatorama (Free subscription) | yesterday

John F. Talarico of the podcast show Bloodthirsty Vegetarians created two 20-sided dice out of stained glass and black and copper patina. The orange one is called “Fire.” There are more detailed images in the flickr photostream. Image via d20 Blog | Flickr Stream | Official Website

Menhir - Thuringia (1999)

From the Dust Returned (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009

Menhir is a band who have made subtle mutations upon their sound, to slowly improve through the years into their current form, which has a cleaner, polished interface. But it's not difficult to hear how they arrived at such a form, as their earlier output maintained pretty high production standards for the pagan black metal sub-genre, and as early as 1999 they were writing some fairly crushing material...

Vandalism against All Saints, Chicago, soup kitchen

The Lead (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009

The vandals had apparently read a New York Times' story, which said the the soup kitchen saved Chicago's poor from "drowning." The vandals knocked out one pane of a stained glass window and slid a garden hose through the opening. One third of the sanctuary sustained water damage.

Nativity Art Trail Birmingham

Catholicmomof10militant (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009

Dear Jackie, What a beautiful idea! I wish I could see this trail at the museum. You have such a wonderful and informative blog. It touches many people all over the world. Thanks for all that you do. Rachel, A Catholic Mom in Texas Star of Bethlehem Flight into Egypt Enjoy the spirit of Christmas through the eyes of some of the world's greatest artists. Experience the free nativity art trail at Birmingham...

And you thought the mountains were for hiking

Anna Maria Horner (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

The mountains are for shopping! Between studio sessions of my class last weekend , the girls and I were able to get in some very enjoyable (a little too enjoyable) shopping. While almost every shop in Gatlinburg boasts an amazing supply of leather, fudge, knives and swimwear , and other's are called Cooter's Funhouse , there manages to also be some serious little jewels among the shopping venues. I...

Mercury glass has year-round appeal

Living/FYI: House & Home -- KansasCity.com (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

Mercury glass, always popular during the holidays, is becoming a year-round decoration. Surrounded by leaves, bittersweet and pumpkins, the silvered glass looks timeless and elegant for Thanksgiving. Mercury glass is a misnomer, because it doesn't contain the toxic substance. It's a clear glass blown into double-walled shapes, then coated on the inside, through a hole in the bottom, with a formula...