SUMMER SIZZLING JULY GIVEAWAY!!!!

I am a member of The Etsy Glass Artists and am donating this pendant for our July giveaway.   Be sure to visit the Etsy Glass Artists' blog to enter.   Good luck!!!  :)

Jeri - the next "Calender Girl"

Hi!  My name is Jeri.  I have a twin brother who looks a lot like me.  His name is Ben.

I love to play, and I get into things all the time - they say I have a stubborn streak...I always wondered what that meant.  

I love to snack....though I don't do as much of that anymore, because there is now a latch on the pantry door.  I am very smart and will figure that one out eventually.

I am an artist.  Here's a picture of one of my sculptures.   As you can see, this wears me out. 

  

EGA Spring Bling Sale Going on This Week!

The Etsy Glass Artists (EGA) is having a "Spring Bling" Sale from April 18th through the 24th. See each shop's Announcement and the list below for their particular offerings! Please use the code "BLING" in your notes to buyer upon checking out so you can get the sale price. This is a great time to purchase that perfect gift for Mother's Day or a little treasure for yourself.
 

Etsy Glass Artists "Spring Bling" Sale

April 18th through April 24th

 

Participating Members:

http://glasscat.etsy.com - Dichroic and Fused Glass BOGO 1/2 off, All stained glass 10% off

http://groovyglassgirl.etsy.com - Free Shipping

http://susansheehan.etsy.com - Glass 10 to 25% off as marked in sale section of store

http://chickadeebeads.etsy.com - BOGO 1/2 Off

http://jewelrybynatsuko.etsy.com - BOGO 1/2 off

http://mycabincreations.etsy.com - 20% off everything

http://rwillisglassartist.etsy.com - 20% off all glass items

http://paulasstressart.etsy.com - 20% off entire purchase

http://colorshoppestudio.etsy.com - 20% off all stained glass jewelry

http://giapet.etsy.com - BOGO 1/2 Off

http://glasscircus.etsy.com - 20% off on all my glass

 

*BOGO = Buy One Get One 1/2 off

Come check out our new EGA website http://www.etsyglass.com/.

 

Leave a comment on our blog for a chance to win the monthly Free Glass Giveaway. http://www.etsyglass.blogspot.com

Use the word egateam in the search box on the Etsy front page to find a listing of all of our members creations.

Thanks so much for your past business and support of our shops! 

Win a Meerkat!!

My friend at http://niftyknits-somuchyarnsolittletime.blogspot.com is giving away a young meerkat. All you have to do is look at her shop www.niftyknits.etsy.com and pick out three items that show off her range of talent. Then comment in her blog about the free meerkat giveway with your three choices and you will have an opportunity to win a meerkat. It's that easy!! Have fun!

EGA Spring Challenge - Enter to Win!!

Be sure to stop by EGA's blog and comment on all the spring challenge entries. You will be entered into a drawing to receive a creation from an EGA artist. We will have multiple winners. www.etsyglass.blogspot.com

EGA Spring Challenge

Wow!!! I tried something new!!! After two failures which were beyond recognition (lol!!), I finally came up with this wall vase. I love the fact that everything I used to decorate it (except for the hooks and chain of course) is glass. This was a huge challenge for me as I wanted to make something that was all my own without using a pattern or instructions. Mind you, it took a little research to figure out the firing schedule, etc. I still need to perfect the process I used to create the dragonflies and the vase; but, all-in-all, I'm very happy with this wall vase. Stay tuned for my new home decor collection. :)

House Rejuvination Project

Wow! February is just flying by. I have a show to get ready for in two weeks and a huge new display that needs filling up at the Cocoa store. I'll post a picture once it is finished, because right now it looks pretty bare. It holds over 500 creations. I'm half way there. Very exciting! :)

Another thing that's exciting is Brian and I are stripping down the small guest room and turning it into my glass studio so that I'm not having to work in the garage "sweatshop" during our long, hot summers. My kiln and grinders will continue to stay in the garage, but the rest comes inside. It's a small room, so I need to be careful in planning it out so that I have plenty of room to work and at the same time can move around and not feel closed in. After hurricane Fay, we had water damage from the rain coming in the window sill and had that fixed and a new window put in last week (wow!!! the cost of windows these days). Today, we are scraping the popcorn ceiling and priming the walls. Then we will be at a standstill until an electrician comes in so that we can have some lighting put in (why builders don't do this in the first place, I just don't understand).

And, this is just the beginning of our home rejuvination project. The little artist that I am, you can just imagine what the walls look like. :) If you stand in one place you will see about 7 different colors. It's been this way for almost ten years, so it's time for a "renewal". We plan to tone the walls down and splash color around with accessories (okay maybe one or two walls will have some color - I can dangle a couple of carrots for this). :)

Welp, back to work!! I'll take pictures as we go.