Unique Reflections by L’Aura

08/10/2026

✨A fresh look for Unique Reflections

I'm delighted to share my new business cards with you, and I thought it would be a lovely opportunity to introduce (or reintroduce!) what Unique Reflections is all about.

CREATIVITY WITHOUT A TEMPLATE 🎨

The phrase on the back of my card really sums up what I love about what I do.
Stained glass is my skilled trade and will always be a huge part of Unique Reflections, but my passion for creativity goes far beyond glass.
From copper-foiled stained glass courses and macramé to creative wellbeing sessions, seasonal crafts and bespoke handmade pieces, I'm always exploring new ideas and finding different ways to bring people together through creativity.

✨ Workshops for groups, charities and community organisations
✨ Creative wellbeing sessions that encourage connection, confidence and self-expression
✨ Private workshops in your own home or for special occasions
✨ Bespoke stained glass and handmade creations
✨ Collaborations, new ideas and something a little different!

The beauty of Unique Reflections is that no two workshops, pieces or experiences need to be the same.
I love being able to adapt what I offer to suit the people, the occasion and the experience they're looking for. Whether you're a complete beginner, looking to learn a new skill, or simply want to enjoy some creative time with others, there's something for everyone.

And there's more on the horizon…
I've also been working behind the scenes on some exciting new additions, including my own handmade soaps and other creations. They're not quite ready to launch, but I'll be sharing more when the time comes!
A huge thank you to everyone who has supported Unique Reflections so far. Every booking, purchase, recommendation and share helps my little business grow, and I genuinely appreciate it. ❤️

So, if you have an idea for a workshop, a special occasion, a handmade gift or even something I've never tried before, please get in touch. I love a creative challenge!

✨ Your idea, your occasion, your people — uniquely reflected. ✨

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Craft • Creativity • Wellbeing

05/10/2026

05/10/2026

✨Something new is beginning…✨

This year's Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival theme is REFLECTION — and as soon as I heard it, my mind started working.
This is the beginning of my piece…
A mirror, with the familiar outline of the Isle of Arran beginning to take shape along the horizon.

Arran is a view that has inspired countless paintings, photographs and pieces of craft, and it's a landscape instantly recognisable to so many of us here. Even more fittingly, Arran can be seen from the place where this piece will eventually be exhibited.
But there's another, much more personal reason I chose this view.
The beach is one of the places I go when I need time to think, breathe and reflect. I've spent many moments looking out towards Arran, pondering life, processing things and simply allowing myself to be still.
I also love that, because I'm working with a mirror, the sky in the artwork will never be fixed.
Whatever the sky looks like that day becomes part of the piece — bright blue, grey and stormy, soft clouds, changing light… even the fleeting reflection of birds as they fly past.
Just like us, the reflection will change from one moment to the next.
There is still lots more to come, and I'll share little glimpses as the piece develops, but I'm keeping the finished creation under wraps until the end.
For now, this is where my own Reflection begins.
I'd love to know — where do you go when you need space to reflect?

02/10/2026

🍂🎃 Creative Recovery is back! 🎃🍂

Yesterday we welcomed a new group to the first session of Creative Recovery at North Ayrshire Wellbeing & Recovery College, and with the 1st of October arriving, it felt only right to start with some cosy autumn vibes. 🍁✨
As the darker nights begin to draw in, we spent the afternoon slowing things down, getting creative and enjoying some good company.
Using scraps of fabric and stuffing, we created our own gorgeous little pumpkins 🎃 — a lovely example of how something simple (and even something that might otherwise have been thrown away!) can be transformed into something completely new.
We also made beautiful nature-inspired lanterns, bringing a little warmth and light into the darker evenings ahead. 🕯️🍃
But Creative Recovery is never just about what we make. It's about having a safe, relaxed space to connect with others, try something new, switch off from everything else for a while and discover what creativity can bring to our wellbeing.
A lovely start to the new course.

🍂 Connection • Creativity • Recovery 🍂

11/09/2026

🕊️ A little something different from my glass bench…

This dove was made as a special gift using white and clear textured iridescent glass. In normal light it’s beautifully subtle, but when the light catches it, little hints of rainbow appear throughout 🤍🌈🕊️

10/09/2026

A little piece with a lot of meaning
During my most recent stained glass course with CLASP, we created something together that could stay behind long after the course had finished.
I designed the piece, taking inspiration from CLASP’s own logo with its clasped hands and flowers, and created it in glass. The lovely participants then each played a part in making the forget-me-not flowers that surround them.
What I love most about this piece is that it carries a little bit of everyone who took part in the course. Individual pieces, made by different hands, all brought together to create something complete — which feels very fitting for a charity centred around connection, friendship and community for the over 50s.
I’ll be donating the finished piece to CLASP, where it will be displayed for everyone to see.
It was such a lovely way to finish our time together, and hopefully it will be a lasting reminder of the creativity, laughs, friendships and connections made along the way.

Made by many hands, held together by connection.

28/08/2026

IT’S A WRAP! – TOUCH OF GLASS

And just like that, another Touch of Glass course has come to an end.
It has been an absolute pleasure getting to know these lovely ladies and helping guide them through their own creative stained-glass journeys over the past six weeks.
This time I decided to try something a little different. Rather than everyone simply working from set templates, I encouraged the group to develop their own ideas and designs for their final pieces.
I’ll admit, somewhere along the way I started questioning myself! 😂 Will their designs work in glass? Will they be happy with them? Should I have just stuck to the templates?!
But as the weeks went on, I watched their confidence grow. They learned that stained glass doesn't always go exactly to plan — and that's okay. They learned to troubleshoot, improvise, adapt and find another way when something didn't quite work.
And today I got my answer.
Every finished piece was completely individual and a beautiful creation from someone's imagination — from Star Trek, to Salvador the seagull catching his fish, beautiful seascapes and boats, and Alison's gorgeous colourful butterfly.
We missed you today, Alison, but your butterfly certainly still got its moment to shine! 🦋

We also worked together on a very special collaborative piece for CLASP. I designed and created the two clasped hands — each of the ladies created their own beautiful blue forget-me-not flower to surround them 🌸
It's still very much a work in progress, as you can see in the photo, and I can't wait to bring all of the individual pieces together into the finished design. I love that everyone who took part in the course will have contributed a little piece of themselves to something that will remain at CLASP — a lovely reminder of connection, inclusion, creativity and the time we've shared together.

I always feel a little sad when a course finishes. One of my favourite parts of what I do isn't only teaching stained glass — it's the connections that form while we're creating. You spend weeks together, have the laughs, get to know one another, watch people's confidence develop… and suddenly it's the last session.
To all of the ladies, I hope you are proud of what you've achieved. I hope you take your new skills and knowledge with you, keep creating, keep experimenting and, most importantly, trust yourselves when an idea doesn't quite go according to plan.

Thank you to CLASP for having me, and thank you ladies for making Touch of Glass such an enjoyable six weeks. ❤️
Your imagination became the template — and look what happened. ✨

Unique Reflections by L'Aura