My mom has had a huge influence on my life and been one of my loudest cheerleaders from birth supporting me in all the crazy detours that life has taken. Here is a recent picture of us in Mexico celebrating the big 4-0 (oh sugar, no one will believe I’m 29 and holding now!). I [...]
Tag Archive: Jewelry
Spring Fling 2010 this Saturday
The Spring Fling is an indie art & craft fair to be held this Saturday, March 13, 2010, from 9am – 3pm, in Fort Worth, Texas.
The Funky Finds Spring Fling will be held in the Small Exhibits Building, also known as the Poultry Barn, at the Will Rogers Memorial Center. The event will begin [...]
April is National Art Glass Month
Delphi a glass supplier is hosting it’s 19th Annual Art Glass Festival to celebrate National Art Glass Month. Delphi’s online festival is a place for glass hobbyists and artists from around the world to come together to display their works and provide inspiration and creativity! Any art glass, mosaic or jewelry piece qualifies for entry, [...]
Free Glass Pendants
No, I’m not going crazy I just want you to choose a free glass pendant with a retail value up to $60 that makes your heart flutter. All you have to do is choose ONE and pay $4.95 for shipping and handling.
Get all the details here
…..and please do tell your friends and family but [...]
Inspire with the Giving Spirit Giveaway
The giveaway has been extended through January 8th……
If you follow my blog, you will know that I was recently a finalist in the Soft Flex Beading company’s Flex Your Creativity Contest. While my designs were not one of the top 10 winners, I still feel proud to have stepped out of the box and “flexed” [...]
January 2010-Free Monthly Drawing
Congratulations to Kerry Vincent who was December’s monthly drawing winner. I’m honored that Kerry will be wearing one of my fused glass fine silver rings because she is also a glass addict (‘er fuser!). You can check out Kerry’s glass creations here….
The next FREE silver fused glass jewelry drawing will be January 15th, [...]
December Monthly Jewelry Drawing
It’s sad to say that not one but three people did not respond to the November monthly jewelry drawing! I still can’t believe it myself. However, Sara Boland-Taylor won a $25 gift certificate from the free drawing held at the Jingle Bash ( and yes, she replied promptly!). The next drawing will be December 15th [...]
Wish-List Wednesday: Butterfly Wing Heirloom Necklace
This is the ultimate recycled necklace IMHO from PoPkO; it is made from REAL butterfly wings. All the butterfly wings come from a butterfly conservation garden where the butterflies live natural lives and the garden collects the wings when they naturally expire. What a beautiful way to preserve and recycle at the same time. The [...]
Crushed
Here is a sneak peak of some glass experiments that I’ve been running in my tabletop kiln. Using jewelry molds, I’ve been experimenting with “crushed glass” (aka frit). Frit comes in assorted colors and ranges from fine to coarse.
Here is a close up of mold filled with two colors and different sizes of frit.
I’ve also [...]
October Jewelry Drawing Winner
Yeah, we have a winner for October’s free monthly jewelry drawing. Congratulations to Angie Smith of NJ. The next monthly drawing will be held on November 15th so make sure you sign up for the Diva newsletter (& confirm your subscription) so you’re automatically entered!
You can increase your chances of winning by doing this too….
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