Mars Direct Sale!

Mark Hamilton — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 03:17:13 +0000

For the last 4 months, the planet Mars has been “retrograde”. From the astrological perspective, a planet is retrograde when it appears to move backward from it’s normal orbit when viewed from earth. When a planet is retrograde, the way that planet affects everyone is reversed.

Just as the moon affects people’s moods, the tides, and much more, Mars affects people’s energy, action, and desire. When Mars is in retrograde, we all feel less energetic than usual. Our desires don’t seem as important and we get a little more passive than usual.

AstroBarry gives a far more thorough discussion of this past Mars retrograde.

On Friday, April 13, Mars went “direct”, meaning that it again appears to be moving forward when viewed from the earth. This shift back to direct motion means a big increase in our energy, action and desire that this planets affects.

To celebrate this energetic shift, I’m discounting everything on Solstice Glass by 20% for the next week!

Just use coupon code MARS for your 20% discount when you checkout.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy all the extra energy this Spring!

How to Make a Handblown Glass Mushroom Pendant

Mark Hamilton — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 06:37:57 +0000

Customers often ask me how I get the mushroom inside of the glass drop pendant. It’s a little tricky to explain without visual cues so I made a video showing the entire process. I basically heat up a “gather” of molten glass on the end of a 12mm borolisicate glass rod. Then I take a thinner “point” of glass that I pulled earlier and push it into the molten gather of glass. When the tip of the point of glass hits the cooler glass towards the top of the gather, it mushrooms back down into the hotter glass.