in thinking all women should be able to blow their own glass baubles, ffs its a basic life skill

[TheGoatofChristmasPast]

[kirsty emoticon]

I have blown many things. It could be said that I am an excellent blower

minty only glass, only glass! i have made via glass blowing paper weight, a vase and an test tube! mostly we used casting (moulds) to make things from glass - was all part of my PhD.

[Katz hopes that if she makes it sound very dull people will ignore her blowing comment]

Ahhh Dr Katz you talented girl - sadly MN will never ignore a comment about blowing.

I am going on a glass-blowing course tomorrow. I will send Kirsty your regards.

minty - what if i go on and on about how one makes glass, the chemicals required, the difficulties in making novel glass compositions, about the glass dissolving the vessel in which it was heated escaping into the furnace and leaving a beautiful puddle of black glass in it wake! or the hours spent prefecting complex chemical composition to substitute hazard chemicals which combust at 1500 C, the temp we make glass at. Oh i could go on for hours! in fact my thesis is over 250 pages long!

Better still i can describe what a glass is and how they differ from other materials let me begin.....

yeah actually katz better keep it to yourself [yawn emotion]

aw Minty
I was trying to help. Sometimes if you and Santa have been together a long time you can loose your ho ho ho.
Does he seem relectant to do chimney duties
I am sure you are quite as alluring as you always were.

I will have you know is up my chimney as often as possible. My word ! I am shocked !

are we still talking about blowing

no chance now Riven pag has arrived

and

I am sorry [Sid James emoticon}

thats ok pag we have come to expect nothing more of you - do any of you crafty girls know how to make a hot toddy. Can they be woven or knitted ?

I recycled my glass bottles for baubles and knitted dp a jumper out of belly button fluff and pubes.

[boak]

My tree is decorated with glass baubles, made by Db and SIL it is their job though

Think of the environment and make eco-friendly baubles!

[fmincepie]

All we got was a

exactly....I dont want a I want a [fmincepie]

a jammy dodger isn't very festive..even with a hat on

Bah humbug!

Those eco friendly baubles are a bit manky

How do you get your norks into a christmas stocking ? Do you need a shoe horn ?

I agree this looks like a dogs bum with a hat on

[fmincepie] is a much better idea

Well they are normally in my waistband, just feeling a bit more droopy atm and am trying to be festive so thought I would pop on my christmas stockings

how very creative of you I am sure kirsty would approve

My baubles are quilted.

I'm planning to batik the hamster to give him a more Christmassy look, but I only have purple dye from the hedgerow blackberries and need a more festive colour. Any tips?