Joined another Etsy Street Team recently. LEST, Lampwork Etc. Street Team. Lampwork Etc. is an online community of self-representing glass lampwork artisans. Being a new etsy team we're still working on a website and/or blog for the group. I'm quite excited to among the "cream of the crop" within this new street team. You can search etsy using the keyword "lest" to see what these talented artists have to offer. OR just click on either logo to go directly to the etsy search results for LEST!
Some of my new work also on etsy.
With Feb. almost in the past figured it was time to get in gear and post some new work.
These are the silver lined or cored lampwork beads that fit the European bracelets like Pandora and Troll. There are many other brands available too, which I can't think of now or spell correctly, lol.
I'm so looking forward to spring this year! It is my favorite season of all. We have had a unusually rough winter this year with heavy snowfalls back to back without much thawing in between. My husband was lucky enough to spend a week in Florida helping a friend out (yeah right!). I couldn't help but think of the warm weather, sunny skies and beaches while he was gone. This beauty helped me through. It is available now in my etsy shop. Click on the picture for a direct link to it.
Pretty disgusted with myself for not "finding" the time to keep up with my website at all lately. If you have been there you know what I mean, just a stupid link sending you to my etsy shop. While I absolutely love featuring my work on etsy I can't justify paying for a website and not doing anything with it. Decided to use for what I would call my most popular designs, ones that I can do over and over without much difference from set to set. These will also be some of my customers favorites. I plan to have a couple size options maybe even shape options. That way those of you who design jewelry and need a few nice beads to complete a set can order them quickly through my site's shopping cart. With that said, my goal is have this ready by the beginning of summer. I'm currently working a large order of candy holders for a spring wedding and need to concentrate on that first. Our daughter also graduates high school this spring and we'll be busy working on our yard once the weather breaks. Can't wait!
Well, a new year is upon us! That and a bunch of new snow. This is what you get on a regular basis when you live close to one of the Great Lakes, lake effect snow.
Wish I had taken a picture at 7 am this morning, it was absolutely beautiful, still on most of the trees at that hour. I jumped out on the deck at 3 pm instead. Spent the morning at the torch doing a couple of orders and goodies for the etsy shop. Would you believe they predict 50 degrees by next Monday, lol. I've started making more bead racks, those warmer days will be great for working out in the pole barn.
The following weekend I'm headed to Toledo, OH. to take a glass bead vessel workshop with Tink Martin. Looking forward to learning new techniques.
That's right, we're having a buy one get one (of equal or lesser value) 1/2 OFF sale until Nov 30th! There are at least 24 of the Etsy Glass Artists participating. I've added about 35 new jewelry items to my shop yesterday and still have more ready to list. Click on the sale image for the list of glass artists to choose from.
When we married my husband had a coffee cup with a cute drawing of a beaver on it that said "Its just one damn project after another!" That sums it up pretty good around here except it seems that many of my projects start before the previous one is completed. I'm into a woodworking project now that I foolishly thought I could do over last weekend...lol. Hopefully another day or so and I'll post it here.
Been putting more up on Etsy every few days. There's one bead that the more I look at it, the more I really, really like it. It is simpler in design than most of what I make. The shape is a bit chunky too. Take a look...
The Holidays are right around the corner! The EGA (etsy glass artists) we have put together a gift guide in the spirit of giving well-crafted handmade gifts this year. There are dozens of artists offering fantastic items!
Choosing a special handmade gift means so much more than grabbing a mass-produced item from the mall. You'll be buying American instead of from an overseas supplier. With the rash of lead tainted toys being sent to this country I'm afraid to buy my grandkids toys in the stores!
There is actually a movement going on here where you can pledge to buy handmade this Holiday Season and request that others do the same for you.
Wouldn't it be nice to have a simplier less commercial Holiday Season this year, sort of a back to basics? With the focus on the birth of Christ and spending quality time with family and friends.
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