Jingle bells

These are a few mirrors I made for Christmas presents this year. They're about six by six, and an inch and a half thick, with copper edging. They're made with mosaic tiles, which are 3/4 inch by 3/4 inch, and here I've cut them into smaller pieces. I started a few similar mirrors today using stained glass. They're not quite finished, but they're beautiful already. Stained glass is great to work with—it comes in so many colours and textures, and you get such a nice, flat surface. I'll post pictures when they're finished.

Three's company

I made this trio of mirrors as a wedding present. They're about six inches by six inches, and about an inch and a half thick, with thin copper around the edges. They look lovely hanging in a group.

Just to give you a little inside track on some of the weird stuff that happens in the Crafty Kitchen: I had to saw the wood by hand on the kitchen table, using a mitre box and a little hacksaw. Not exactly ideal, but you go to war with the army you have, not the army you might like to have, right? They turned out nicely anyway.