NASA and Etsy working together

The winner is Collen Whitelys North Star table. Its beautiful and amazing!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/60589441/northstar-table-reserved-for-nasa-and

The Baltimore Sun features Kristen Christy from Little Acorn Products

Congratulations to Kristen Christy from Little Acorn Products on Etsy. She was featured in The Baltimore sun!
Check her shop out her Birdhouses are beautiful. Great decor for children s rooms.

New product...Etched Red poppy Fields

Red Poppy Fields! This square dish is 5.5" x 3" and tapers down. I draw,etch,and hand paint the Poppies on the bowl. The paint is kiln baked on making it permanent.The bowl can be used for just about anything,candle holder, use in the kitchen or to hold your rings.

Makes a cute gift! Fill it with their favorite little candies!

Mothers Day! Is May 8

Butterfly Bowl

2" x 4" Drawn, Etched and hand painted!

New Glass Products!

The Daisy Bowl

This bowl has Daisies etched around it with yellow painted centers.
Very Cute and would make a great gift. it is 2'high and 4" in diameter. Many uses.

Red Pepper Bottles
The Red Pepper bottles are each etched and hand painted. They are about 6" tall. Great bottles for infusing Olive Oil.

Sun Catcher

 These are the blue glass fish that I have cut by hand.

 Prior to being placed in the kiln. I also fused fish hooks in them.

This is how they look after being baked in the kiln.

 I Love these little fish! I will be hanging them by fishing line.

Finally Friday! Keeping up

Ill be posting my fused glass photos over the weekend but I needed a day to catch up with things. I will be giving some attention to my Etsy teams and making some treasuries, working on my shop, websites.



Creating handmade items has been a very rewarding experience for me. Almost therapeutic. I enjoy taking that piece of glass and creating wonderful glass gifts through fusing, painting, and cold-working. Ive been crafting for a long time, like most, but i also would like to create some gifts of different materials. Any ideas for creative items that you would like to give as gifts? I have a ton of ideas but if anyone wants to share some let me know.

Thirsty Thursday Drinking glasses

These are the glasses I will be cold working in the sandblast cabinet. Creating new designs on them.
The green shot glasses will be shamrock shots. Getting ready for St. Patrick's day.



I will etch fish on to the martini glass.

Tuesdays Temptation

 Tuesdays temptation for me is:


I'm tempted
to put off:  
paper work,
taxes,and
chores. Yuck!

and I'm tempted to hang out in my workshop all day creating new glass.



Of course I know better. Wednesdays are my day in the workshop to create all I want. So for today ill struggle and get through all of the grown up stuff I cant stand  (I think its called responsibilities) and the whole time Ill be looking forward to tomorrow when I can bake in the kiln and cold-work some unique glassware.

"Tis one thing to be tempted, another thing to fall."

Quote by: William Shakespeare

Etched Leaves on glass vase

Here is my Tall vase with long tulip leaves hand drawn and etched around it. A couple of the leaves are bent over and the rest are straight. the vase is 12" tall. I'm going to add a little color to this one. Some green and yellow accents will look good. this image is before the paint and after the etch process.

Fused Glass

Here are a  few glass pieces I found while straightening up.  Some fused glass , blown glass, recycled glass

fused glass

Clean Up lasted all day....But its much better
No glass work done today.

Harmonize with Nature

The temperature outside is currently 2 degrees, but the sun is shining brightly and I know spring will be here soon. Spring time is one of the best seasons of  the year. Everything starts out brand new.

At the start of spring,the spring equinox,day and night are approximately 12 hours long and the Sun is at the midpoint of the sky. Our north pole tilts towards the Sun.

SPRING EQUINOX March 20, 7:21 P.M. EDT/Just over a month away.

Ayurveda, yoga's sister science and one of the the oldest systems of healing, shows us that the key to feeling in step with the seasons is to harmonize with nature. Breathe in fresh air, meditate, love and respect our surroundings.

Spring Ritual....... Gather seeds to represent the things you want to grow during the new year .To add another layer of meaning to this ritual choose seeds, which represent to you personal growth,wisdom,

understanding, patience, etc. Visualize those qualities coming into 

full bloom in your life as you plant your seeds.

As you plant them, bless the seeds honoring the 4 elements: pat the seed in the dirt (earth), water it, blow on it (air) and light a candle by it (fire) or hold up to the sun. Express your gratitude to all the people, places and things that have gotten you to this point in your life. Invite the seeds out the formlessness of winter’s dreaming…asking them and yourself to awaken to the light of spring – to grow and thrive with new life and new possibility.

Springtime is magical. As nature moves out of the cold and into the warmth of  spring, New life emerges the earth warms, and blossoms unfurl, reaching for the sun. Nature makes it look smooth, but for us it's not as easy to transition gracefully from one season to the next. Embrace the outdoors. Once it starts to warm Start your day with outdoor yoga stretching and deep breathing. Set up an outside area to create in.

My new spring crafts and art projects will focus on using what nature has to offer us, recycling and giving back.

Look forward to a bright, beautiful, Happy spring.

Valentine Be Mine

 HAPPY VALENTINES DAY


XOXOXOXOXO

BE MINE

XOXOXO

HUGS

&

KISSES

Spring time is coming

Im so excited for Spring. New beginnings for everything.
The next few weeks Ill be planning  out my gardens and making some exciting new craft creations
for Glass City Gifts. Fun!Fun!Fun!  

                                                       

Spring Time treasury on Etsy

Ocean avenue Silk

Spring Time of my Loving

Here are some of the great Hand made Spring time finds on Etsy.kyleannemetals

Made by: Gypsyskies

Katie Gee Designs

When you're weary, feeling small
When tears are in your eyes, I'll dry them all
I'm on your side when times get rough
And friends just can't be found
Like a bridge over troubled water I will lay me down
- - - Simon and Garfunkel. "Bridge Over Troubled Water"

LOVED ONES ARE ALWAYS BY YOUR SIDE


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Valentine Gifts

These little guys were made by Sabahnur at Petit and Cute Design

The Valentine Bird with pure love

Valentine

XOXO/LUV YA Valentine



More cute valentine finds from Etsy shops:

These adorable earrings were made by BoobooArtLLC

"VINO" wine glasses on sale in the glasscity gift shop on Etsy...