Getting Ready For Blue Moon In Austin

I am excited to be teaching in Austin next week at Blue Moon Glassworks. My two day Pets Class is so much fun. It is the same one I taught at the ISGB Gathering last year. We will work on a range of dogs and cats, of course, but will also touch on a small rodent (we actually had a pet rat when my kids were little, but no fear, this one is the much cuter hamster) and of course we will do a bird too. But my favorite part is when each student will use their photos and will design and make their own personal pet! I love how excited students are when they make their special family member...like an inner glow comes forth. Totally awesome.

Tomorrow I will tell you about my other class.
If you are interested in classes Blue Moon, you can reach Jim and Rose Berry by emailing.
Jim@austinbluemoon.com. Or check out the website at www.austinbluemoon.com

ps  I had to include a photo every blog, so this is yesterday's test kitty with a bird on her head .  Haven't made this style before, so have plenty to tweak.  But wanted to show you my first try.  It will be fun to see where it goes.  Can you tell I wanted to try one with color?

Blowing Bubbles

I wanted to show you this enchanting piece of art by Alice Vegrova.  I found her on Facebook and love the whimsical and beautifully rendered art.  Doesn't it make you smile?

Tophatter Auctions Tonight and Tomorrow!

I am back from vacation and raring to go!  Tonight at 7pm EST (4 PST), I will have some of my beads in the Standby category on Tophatter.  The web address is below.  Here is how it works.  The wonderful Jenelle Aubade sets up the auctions for her (and her dh's ) wonderful beads and sets, then she invited me to put some of my beads into the standby category.  That means, if you want to bring it into the auction mix, then you click it.  It also means that you will bid the minimum bid. (This is the place for great prices, as Tophatter is still working to establish itself.)

I will be adding more beads and these lovely glass bell flowers (which are on 22 gauge steel wire) I love using these wire wrapped into earrings, wired onto pins and all kinds of other ways.  And checkout Jenelle & Dan's fun beads. They are so pretty and great for jewelry.  Hope to see you there.  (oh, and if you haven't been to one, you can chat and ask questions during the fast paced auctions and you can set alarms to come back for the pieces you want too!  Pretty cool!

Tonight- Monday  http://tophatter.com/auctions/16451/standby
Tomorrow night - Tuesday http://tophatter.com/auctions/16452/standby

Bloggers Need Vacations Too!

Well, this is more a Staycation, but I have some stuff I need to focus on until next Monday.  Then I'll be back with more glass and maybe even a new look.  We'll see.  So watch for me in less than a week and I'll see you then!

Auction Completed and Now On To Spring!

I saw this awesome flower arrangement on Crate and Barrel's website and fell in love.  I hope you can see it okay, if not, here is the link.  I love green and purple together in nature and the pop of pink just makes the entire piece shine.  I think I will be picking my hydrangeas a bit early this year, instead of letting them dry like I usually do.  And my pink roses might need to be a substitute.... now if I can just remember.

All 50 Completed!

I did it!  All 50 auction "lots" for our Tophatter Spring Auction tomorrow are uploaded.  What a lot of work, but I know it will be fun to try.  I bet you can pick out which ones are my beads and which ones are Jenelle & Dan's.

This is just a sample of what will be available tomorrow.  Sat. 1-3 Eastern Time. It's done in real time. Over 100 offerings. The auctions go quickly and there is online chat for asking questions or saying hi to your friends.  Find us here: http://tophatter.com/auctions/15406  (and you can find my other work at http://www.StudioMarcy.etsy.com.

Madly Listing

Thank goodness I'm not a boat with that blog title!  Actually, I'm working on my 50 listings for this Saturday's Tophatter live auction.  I am experimenting with this, so please come join me and the fun.  1pm EST on Saturday, Feb. 23rd.  This Saturday!

This is how it works.  I am partnering with Jenelle Aubade and her beads which are lovely sets, pairs and very jewelry design oriented. I'm bringing my sculptural pieces so they all complement each other.  The buyers join Tophatter and each piece is offered, one at a time and you bid in real time.  I am there to answer any questions.  And we each have our own little avatar person.  So sometimes you get great deals and sometimes the bidding goes high.  It looks like fun.

Here is the link:  http://tophatter.com/auctions/15406

Please come to see us!