It's Raining Cats & Dogs... Not to mention budgies, chickens, cupcakes and robins! Why not pop into the Food Festival from 12-4pm today in Purton Village Hall and see what else is new?

Final Finishes to Corn Hall Glass Up at 3am mounting 2 lovely glass wall art commissions which will be collected from me at the Corn Hall in Cirencester between 9am and 4.30pm today. And ribboning up more Xmas decs :-)

Whole Lotta Love going to Jordan, Utah US customer just purchased all these lovely suncatchers at 1am! I love that my Etsy shop works 24x7 across the world even when I [should be] asleep (I'm actually up pottering about in my little toasty workshop 'cos there's so much to do that my mind isn't ready to "switch off" yet). So lucky to have my workshop for bouts of insomnia and feel blessed when I then sell beautiful glass that I enjoyed making in the night. :-)

Back in Business (sort of!). It's been a trying half term juggling 3 kids, tradesmen, torrential downpour and work calling but I finally have power and insulation in my new workshop. After an enforced month long wait whilst moving house I'm finally able to make some glass again! Hooray!

Glass Party Time! Last Sunday I escaped the DIY at the new house to run a Glass Birthday Party. The party guests learned some fun glass facts, made a unique glass piece then finished with a glass wordsearch and "stained glass" colouring sheets. Everyone enjoyed themselves and their kilned glass pieces came out beautifully :-)

Best Contact Methods Hello from Chippenham! We've moved house but my workshop is still without power and PlusNet can't get the broadband working and I know a few of you are trying to contact me for Xmas commissions through Facebook and Etsy which I have very limited access to. Please text me on 07713 599740 or e-mail me at helenelake@hotmail.co.uk as I can get those messages. Thanks!

Personalised Commissions and Fun Glass Pieces - Moving house soon so all my glass is going into storage and my Etsy shop will have to close for a few weeks. I've just been hugely inspired by visiting Guernsey so expect to see more nautical themes emerge in October :-D

Oh What a Beautiful Morning! Love seeing in the dawn in my quiet rural workshop and today's sunshine is most welcome. Made another Celtic Dawn Bowl (30cm dia) and some other smaller gifts... Enjoy your Sunday :-)

Evolution of this lovely bowl. All the trials, tribulations and solutions ;-)

Luckily managed to enrol on this course for next Spring http://www.creativeglassguild.co.uk/prod/fusing-with-recycled-glass-with-brad-walker Looking forward to working with old glass and giving it a new lease of life. I love the "ice" forms which could lead into a new, environmentally friendly glass line for Helene Glass Art :-)

Personalised Baby & Thank You Teacher Glass Gifts Enjoyed making these two personalised commissions.... and starting to make a few pieces for Xmas ;-) Currently trying to move house so it's a tricky balance to use up the glass I have without creating too many finished pieces to be moved later! Luckily glassworking is a wonderful stress reliever :-D