Here are some photos of the pieces I made last weekend. Sorry for the quality, but it’s dark here due to the weather and this is the best I could do. Here are all the pieces I made (minus the bowl I gave my mom):
Here are two pieces where I used gold leaf inside the glass. I like the results with the transparent amber:
Finally, here are the best pieces of the weekend. This is a technique called reticulation and I would love to do more of it.
Pretty Pretty Bang Bang 
Hey, those are so cool, would’ve never guessed this was your first attempt at glass blowing! Of course maybe your artistic talent in other areas just gives you natural ability with this as well, huh? Oh, to be so lucky and talented! 🙂 N.
Holy crap, those are awesome! I also love the bowl on your mom’s blog. You are talented for sure. I love the gold leaf but the reticulation pieces are definitely my favorites. That orange paper weight really rocks out as well.