Almost Famous

I'm honored to be the subject of Holly Dare Hughes' blog post today. You can find it here.

I really appreciate that she was so nice to do that.
And of course, you'll want to check out Holly's online presence...lots to see. She's one busy lady. I'm rather partial to the fact that she makes stamps for cookies and cakes. Anyone who deals with painting cookies has to be a friend of mine. (and gosh, they're gorgeous- you can take classes too!)
http://www.sweetstampen.com
http://www.hollysfolly.com
http://www.hollysfollybeads.blogspot.com
http://www.modernrubberstamps.com
http://www.cookieandcakepainting.com
http://www.twitter.com

If you're wondering about the trophy...it's really special to me. My son had it made for one Christmas. It says I'm the "Best Dang Bead Maker In The World" which is why I love my son so much. I'll always treasure it and does that make me a trophy mom? Ha, just kidding.

See you tomorrow for some glass chat...http://www.studiomarcy.blogspot.com

I Used To Be Cool

I was researching Louisville, KY, because I might be visiting there next week and found this T-Shirt business, www.iusedtobecool.com on one of the city-centric websites, Keep Louisville Weird.

Well, you know any name that has weird in it, will attract me like a moth to flame, so I checked it out....and of course, after chuckling through all the different products from this company, I ordered one.

I know, it will embarrass my kids even more, but what the heck. I already do. And I think it's funny and it makes me laugh.

If you plan to be in the Louisville area Thursday, Oct. 9th and possibly Friday the 10th, drop me an email at studiomarcy@gmail.com to let me know. We can see if our schedules might mesh. I'll be there with my family and hoping to tour some of the local glass facilities during my free time.

See you tomorrow, http://www.StudioMarcy.blogspot.com, with some more morning madness and a little fun tossed in too.

Trick or Treating Alligator

I know you don't tend to run into trick or treating alligators too often, but you might just find one in my etsy shop.

Meet Tyson, the sugar loving alligator who loves Halloween. Not for the scaring people part, (although he's good at that), but the candy lover with lots of cavity prone sharp teeth.

I saw a cute little crocodile in a children's book and decided to do my take on him. Often, I go by the public library and spend a little time in the kids' section. Many books have simplified drawings of cute animals, which make great inspiration for glass beads.

Have you used any children's books recently? Do you have some that are favorites that would be fun to interpret? I'd love to know about it.

See you tomorrow right here, http://www.StudioMarcy.blogspot.com

Great Glass and Tool Carriers- Sale Today!

I just found this shop on Etsy. It's Bellflower Textiles and Megan is the owner.

Today, Megan is offering 10% off all orders. And just in case you'd like to design your own, she loves to do custom orders as well.

So here's what I do. I use these rollups for my glass, tools and mandrels. I have a variety of them in different sizes. When I travel, I can carry my glass in compartments and give them a soft place and easy to carry format.

At home, I store my mandrels in one of these too. I have quite a variety of sizes and it's nice to be able to go to one place to find the size I'd like to use. One of the important features is the fold down flap at the top. It holds them in after rolling it and with slippery mandrels or glass, that's important.

I have one for my tools as well. When I travel with them, it's really nice again to have them padded, safe, and in one place together. Besides, who doesn't love pretty fabric, that you can toss in the washing machine? Look at length, width, size of pockets, and everything else when choosing yours.

I am in love with Megan's sense of color and pattern on her offerings. The pencil one featured above would make me smile every time I use it.

So think alternative uses. And stop by Bellflower Textiles. Tell Megan you found out about her here.

See you tomorrow right here. http://www.StudioMarcy.blogspot.com.

8th Annual Ugly Necklace Contest 2010

(necklace : Christie Harris- "Buttugly" -2007)

The Land of Odds has announced its eighth annual Ugly Necklace Contest with a first prize of $992.93 on the Land of Odds web-site.

Not only are they looking for hideous, but here are just a few of their other criteria....the necklace must be predominantly purple, (wonder what the story is behind that one!), the necklace must be 75% made up of beads and between 16"-32" long. The rules page has additional information that you will want to read as well.

All of this is due March 15, 2010.

So my friends, the ball is in your court. It's a nice prize, but for me, I just can't do it. I can't do regular asymmetrical jewelry, much less think this stuff through. Although, I think ugly probably comes naturally.

Let us know if you enter. We'll want to vote for you, and cheer you on. See you tomorrow!

http://www.studiomarcy.blogspot.com

Watch These Watches

Time for a new watch? Have you considered "outside of the box" styles?

I found this one on http://www.tokyoflash.com 's website. It's called The Infection. Funny how these little multi-colored pulsating cell-like shapes do a good job of illustrating the name.

If you're like most people, you might be asking, "where's the clock face?" Well, it's right in front of you. You read it by the colored shapes. The red ones stand for the hours, the yellows for sets of five minutes and the green ones equal one minute increments. So you just need to be able to add or multiply by fives. A little more complicated than what we're used to, but the novelty might just be worth it.

Check out the rest of the techno watches on their website. Perhaps, they're not your stye, but still...it's great seeing what's out there and coming our way.

See you tomorrow- http://www.StudioMarcy.blogspot.com

My Home Town In The News

Perhaps you've seen the news reports about the flooding in Georgia. Well my friends, living in the middle of it, I have to say, was pretty amazing.

I love water and always thought I wanted to live on a lake. However, I never really planned for that lake to be in the middle of my street.

This is one house down from mine, and we escaped a lot of the harm that other areas experienced. We were lucky. My thanks to Anita for sending out this photo.

I only had one not-so-good experience. I went outside in the driving rain to take a photo of the water rushing downhill from my backyard. It was awesome and they were great shots until I dropped my camera into the stream of water. The camera opened up and the camera card flew out and got quickly swept away. I'm not sure whether the camera will work or not. I was so lucky with that minor mishap compared to others.

So if you don't mind, take a sec., count your blessings and today find at least one little thing to do for others. I know that's topping my list. Somehow, I still believe that karma can be a good thing.

See you tomorrow for some uber cool, very modern accessories. http://www.StudioMarcy.blogspot.com