GroovyGlassGirl

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2012-02-11T13:36:00.000-08:00

A few photos of some new items that will be popping up in my Etsy shop this week....and a reminder to go like one of the many save Picnik pages such as this one on Facebook. It is such a valuable resource on the web to many of us and I, personally am going to be forced to use more time consuming software (I find Picnik quick and easy)

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The Monster Cake

2012-01-18T15:18:00.000-08:00

So last week was my daughter's 8th birthday and she decided on a monster theme. She chose a photo off of the internet from a bakery on Dubai, and since we are surely not ordering a cake from Dubai I said I'd attempt to bake it for her myself.

I have several birthday's in January, so I take a break from glasswork and get organized around the house, plan parties and bake cakes. Although I've made my own fondant many times using this recipe here , I had not attempted such a tall cake...this one was 5 - 8" rounds topped off with a half sphere baked in a pyrex bowl. Inside he's green vanilla cake made with this recipe doubled, regular buttercream between the layers and wrapped in a layer of fondant...and let me tell you...he tasted delicious! The cake was moist, yet held up to carving without a problem. His arms are solid fondant and I attached a 16g bent wire at his shoulders to keep them attached just in case.

The table decor was provided by Sweet Earth Celebrations as well as some great games and a craft for the girls to do.

2011-12-25T21:56:00.000-08:00

in my Etsy shop - 2 days only
http://groovyglassgirl.etsy.com

starts at 12am PST Dec 26th

Jewelry GIVEAWAY!!!

2011-12-08T18:13:00.001-08:00

Musical Stained Glass Pendant & Earring Set

If you would like a chance to win this handmade jewelry set...keep reading. It's easy to win, all I need is a Facebook page "LIKE" and while you're on the page just leave me a quick comment that says enter me please! I will draw a winner on December 17. If you are already a Facebook fan you can send a tweet using hash tag #iheartgroovyglassgirl OR just follow me on twitter if you don't already. If you do both, I'll enter your name twice....nice huh?

CYBER MONDAY BONUS 30% OFF COUPON

2011-11-28T08:51:00.000-08:00

USE CODE: CYBERBONUS to receive an instant 30% discount on your purchase today only in my Etsy shop

Black Friday - Cyber Monday COUPON CODE

2011-11-25T00:30:00.000-08:00

Black Friday/Cyber Monday

2011-11-23T14:07:00.000-08:00

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In Your Atmosphere Tunic

2011-11-10T15:01:00.000-08:00

In Your Atmosphere Tunic
Unfortunately it is sold out right now at Modcolth but I am in LOVE with this tunic.

Facelift on Etsy

2011-11-01T13:11:00.000-07:00

I love using Picnik to edit my photos. It's fast and easy to use and for $24.95 a year you have access to a bunch of extra features like "curves" & "levels"(which I use lots for pix on white backgrounds).

I love the look of some of the effects like "1960's" "Orton-ish" & "Lomo-ish" so I decided to try and do a feature photo for each of my Etsy listings using the Lomo-ish effect. I also updated my banner so my main page would have a bit more of a cohesive look.....which I find difficult to achieve.

My pieces, while they are all made using the same techniques, are often very different from each other in style. I'm a moody crafter who bores quickly so my work is ever-changing......hence the facelift to my Etsy shop. I'll update again when I see if it has any dramatic effect on my sales.

biz notes :: marketing « lotus events

2011-10-28T13:37:00.000-07:00

A great little article about spreading the word for your upcoming events from the lovely peeps at Lotus Events...... BTW I will be at this years edition of Got Craft on December 4th...my favourite show of the season!

biz notes :: marketing « lotus events

2011-10-28T10:41:00.000-07:00

I found these really beautiful linen jewelry displays at Michaels recently and with a bonus coupon I scored them for super cheap! The best part about them is when you photograph jewelry on them the lint doesn't show like it does on the black velvet displays.

This one is sporting my new line of Gypsy pendants. Many years ago I used to make little wire suncatchers that stuck onto glass and each one had a tiny glass vial attached to it, like a wee vase. So I've got piles of these little vials and I finally found some teeny tiny corks to go with them so I've made some into pendants and filled them with all sorts of little things like feathers, garnets, crystals & shells.

NEW Petite Collection of pendants

2011-09-10T14:18:00.000-07:00

I'm working on a new line of pendants, created the same way as my usual ones with only a small detail changed.......the size! Most of my work is large & bold....so I decided to see what would happen if I used some of those same designs (not all of them will work) and made them TINY. So by TINY, I mean like 1 1/2" long instead of 3" or 4" long....so half the size basically.

The first six shown in blue & teal dichroic glass turned out really well and they weren't nearly as difficult as I thought they were going to be. Sometimes when working in glass...
smaller = more difficlult...but not this time!

Top photo from left to right:
1. loose spiral
2. nouveau swirl
3. fairy wing
4. cosmic
5. ruffles
6. floating away

Fairy wing shown above on my small hand....shown on the left next to a quarter.