I'm in a New Treasury!

My friend Janel, a fellow Fire Diva, put one of my fish beads in a treasury. I'm in the company of lots of talented glassy peeps. Check it out & click away. Sorry I couldn't copy the whole thing here. The screen grab was not cooperating. ;-) Click on TREASURY to find it.

Fire Divas Breast Cancer Awareness Challenge Has Ended!

And we have a winner........

I guess I've been in sleep mode, so forgot to post. But for those of you kind enough to vote in last month's Fire Divas Challenge in honor of breast cancer awareness month, I just wanted to say that thank you for your votes! My bead won. How cool is that!



And Holly's beautiful bead came in 2nd:



My bead has sold already to someone that purchased it to make a special gift for her young niece battling Neuroblastoma, but I have more and can also custom make them in other colors. Please message me if you're interested.

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Fire Divas are having a Breast Cancer Awareness Challenge! Several of our members have made wonderful pieces for YOU to vote on. First, you can feast your eyes on these beauties in big, clear pictures. When you're done savoring them, please vote for your favorite in bite-sized images on the right side of the Fire Divas' blog. The voting will stay open for one week - then the winner will receive a really cool prize!

Go vote on the Fire Divas Blog.

Fire Divas' Bead of the Day 10/24/09

How cool is this! My fellow Divas selected my bead for Bead of the Day today. Thanks ladies! What an honor!

Paying it Forward

Almost 2 months after Glass Stock has ended, I am still amazed at what an affect it has had on me, the wonderful friends I made & the techniques I learned. Deb Crowley worked her butt off to pull it all off, with the actual site for the venue changing up until the last minute & who knows what other headaches she dealt with.

Anyway, though I've been lampworking for almost 5 years, I felt too inexperienced to attempt a fish bead, steering away from most sculptural work in fact. Well that class was probably the most amazing class I've ever taken. Deb was like a cheerleader, standing behind me uttering words of encouragement as I went along. And it wasn't just me. At the end of class, we were all excited beyond words at what we'd just learned. My roommates & I couldn't get the smiles off our faces that night.

So, to try to pay Deb back in some small way for all she's done, I'll be donating 50% of the proceeds of the sale of any fish in my etsy or ArtFire shops for the next few weeks. I uploaded 2 listings to my etsy shop today, but keep an eye out for both my shops for more fish to come. The fish you see at the top of the page were uploaded to my etsy shop earlier today.

Dinner @ Justin & Sara's new apartment

My older son, Justin & his lovely GF, Sara, moved in together last month into an apartment in Park Slope. Due to our varied schedules, Larry & I didn't get to go see it till last night. We forgot to take any pics so I've "borrowed" these from Sara's facebook pics from when they 1st moved in. It looks nice & lived in now & they've really made it theirs.

They now have a small table in front of the huge bay window that looks out onto Lincoln Place. That is where they served us dinner last night. Justin made delicious hamburgers that he made in the grill pan I bought for them. And Sara made yummy brussel sprouts and mashed potatoes for sides. Even Larry, who's not into veggies, had some.

For dessert we brought some fresh fruit at their request since they wanted to eat healthy. But then when we went on a walk around the neighborhood, they took us to a cute little bakery that they love & we bought all kinds of goodies to take back to the apt. for dessert. It was a fun evening and it was great seeing them both so happy.

October Weekend Shopping Extravaganza

Hate having to pay shipping for just an item or 2? Or even a whole bunch? I am participating in ESST's Weekend Shopping Extravaganza. For this weekend only, 10/3-10/4, shipping is on me, no matter how large or how small your order is. Just please add FREESHIP in your comments at checkout & I'll refund your paypal account for the shipping portion. Good deal, huh??

I will extend the same offer to any purchases from my
ArtFire. Just click on Etsy or ArtFire to be taken to my shops. Here's a sampling of some items from both shops:

Etsy:






ArtFire: