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Title: Who's a clever girl then?
Post by: Squash64 on January 05, 2011, 18:47:59: Look what our Shirl made to raise money for our Cat Fund -

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They are painted on glass and then baked - hopefully Shirl will come along and explain more about it.

Shirl is going to have a stall at our Plant Sale in May and sell them there.

I think they are brilliant - isn't she clever!
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Post by: grawrc on January 05, 2011, 19:05:38: They look terrific!
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Post by: saddad on January 05, 2011, 19:06:09: They look great... I'm not a cat fan but ... :)
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Post by: Sparkly on January 05, 2011, 19:08:22: Cat ones are very cute!
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Post by: betula on January 05, 2011, 19:10:28: Well done Shirl ;D
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Post by: pumkinlover on January 05, 2011, 19:12:37: I love the pumpkin one, now if she brings it to the NSALG day, happy to buy it , plenty time to make another before May!!
Ok I'm a cheeky so and so! :-[
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Post by: caroline7758 on January 05, 2011, 19:55:06: I thought it was going to be a cat scarecrow! But they are great!
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Post by: Poppy Mole on January 05, 2011, 19:57:46: Fantastic - so clever
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Post by: grannyjanny on January 05, 2011, 20:11:14: Shirl is a very clever girl. They are really lovely. I bet her children were kept well entertained when they were little ;).
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Post by: manicscousers on January 05, 2011, 20:17:27: They are really brilliant, love the oriental ones :)
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Post by: 1066 on January 05, 2011, 20:26:30: Isn't she just! I'm sure they will sell quickly!
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Post by: lottie lou on January 05, 2011, 22:07:02: Don't forget to let us know dates and save one for me.
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Post by: Jayb on January 05, 2011, 22:11:47: They are gorgeous, well done Shirl.
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Post by: shirlton on January 06, 2011, 08:04:24: Glad that you like them . It has given me something to do during the bad weather and at the same time hopefully it will bring in some funds for the moggies.
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Post by: lorna on January 06, 2011, 08:10:38: Just love them. I am sure they will raise plenty of funds.
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Post by: Grandma on January 06, 2011, 09:07:31: They're beautiful, Shirl! I wish I lived near enough to come and buy one - (or two or three.....)! :)

Could you tell us how you do it please? What sort of paint do you use?
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Post by: shirlton on January 06, 2011, 09:18:16: The paint is pebeo 160 (with a hyphen over the e's) Outliner and everything I use has to be 160.This is the temperature that the finished painting is cooked at 160c.
The cooking makes the finished article dishwasher proof.The stuff I do is probably not going to end up in a dishwasher but it is does make them more durable than if I used a solvent based paint. Added to that I couldn't stand the fumes.
When they are cooked I fix the lead around the glass.
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Post by: 1066 on January 06, 2011, 09:40:04: How do you "cook" them Shirl?
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Post by: shirlton on January 06, 2011, 09:43:55: In the oven with the kitchen door shut and the window open. It is ceramic paint so for the first 5 mins it does smell but after that it ok. It doesn't leave any smell in the oven after.
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Post by: 1066 on January 06, 2011, 09:45:50: Oh thanks, that makes sense now!
And it does sound like a nice project for rainy winter days.!

Hope you raise lots of money for the cats :)
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Post by: pigeonseed on January 06, 2011, 10:45:33: Wow they look great - good luck with the sale.
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Post by: asj on January 06, 2011, 11:21:38: They are fantastic, Shirl ;D Good luck with the fundraising - if I wasn't so far away I'd certainly buy one (or more)!
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Post by: Paulines7 on January 06, 2011, 11:39:24: Well done Shirl. You are very talented.
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Post by: Duke Ellington on January 06, 2011, 11:43:08: They look really good Shirl. Maybe you should sell them online too so that those live too far away could also buy some.

Duke :)
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Post by: cornykev on January 06, 2011, 16:28:57: You sure you did them Shirl, they look like our Tone had a hand in them. :-X ;D ;D ;D ;)
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Post by: ACE on January 06, 2011, 16:34:14: What are they?
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Post by: Squash64 on January 07, 2011, 06:57:26: Shirl is going to bring some to the ~~A4A meetup~~ Training Day on Feb 5th.
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Post by: pumkinlover on January 07, 2011, 07:13:24: Lovely, got purse in pocket ready! :D
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Post by: shirlton on January 07, 2011, 08:13:08: Quote from: cornykev on January 06, 2011, 16:28:57
You sure you did them Shirl, they look like our Tone had a hand in them. :-X ;D ;D ;D ;)

Yeah he cuts the glass and smoothes the edges so I dont cut myself. He is also the critique ;D
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Post by: ACE on January 07, 2011, 08:20:47: Here's another good idea for a fund raiser ;)

(http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS7N1SwKh2AtxgBV2ejjNhJrMVYzhoB2409tk5nS3yvgkF1FrOMLQ)
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Post by: landimad on January 07, 2011, 08:27:11: CORE,
ACE i remember having one of those as a kid. Parents thought I would make an excellent Davy Crockett ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: brownowl23 on January 07, 2011, 08:29:30: IF my cat pees on the spare duvet again, he will be turned into a Davy crokett hat!!!!!!