Prairie Winds Farm

In April, 2012 I was antique shopping in Houston, Texas and came across glass sculpture glistening outside a shop.   I thought to myself why I could do that.  So, I researched the methods of building such a sculpture.  I interviewed two Ladies I met at the Katy Craft show from Ohio and Spring, Texas who had spent the last year gathering glass and gluing sculptures and other items as garden and interior home decor.  I reviewed advice and techniques in etsy, eBay and bloggers who sold, wrote about and photographed these garden ornaments glistening in the sunset. I took a trip to Roundtop antiques show with a dear friend and got her interested.  We both came home with boxes of bud vases, candlesticks, plates, bowls, saucers etc.  Armed with our E6000 glue we began to assemble our masterpieces.. My friends pieces took on a whimsical glow and mine took on a more french country, classic look.  

This is a photo of the Blue Hill venue. A large pavillion that housed numerous booths, not air conditioned but that was no problem because the weather was beautiful. Loving gardening and gardening decor, I found myself outside the booths looking at the garden decor a lot.

Here is a photo of a table top design that inspired me.

Last week I visited the Roundtop antiques show. The weather was beautiful and I had a lovely time seeing the antiques and crafts. I purchased a jewelers magnifying lens for my husband to look at his treasured coin collection. I charged my camera the night before just to take photos and was so busy looking, I forgot to take photos. Here are a few that I took. I only visited the Old Depot,the Blue Hills event venue, and the Big red barn there was much more to see. My next visit in the spring time will allow me to see the other venues. Above is an old Turkish clay pot for $225 I saw. I am taking a ceramics course and throwing vessels so the pottery interested me.