Just in time for Valentine’s Day – Swarovski crystal bracelets – red is $15 and pink & purple is $18
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faceted Swarvoski red crystal earrings, 18mm, just in time for Valentine’s Day! by Kerry Ellen, $15
Long before I started doing glass and making jewelry, I was a writer. I still am.
And I do love a story, writing them, reading them, hearing them. One of the great things about selling art glass jewelry is meeting the wonderful people who are interested in my work and buy it as a gift for someone special. At Christmas, a granddaughter bought a butterfly pendant for her grandmother, whose nickname is “Butterfly”. Often a boyfriend buys something his girlfriend picks out, or a husband tells his wife, “Go ahead – treat yourself”, or a mother buys for her daughter, or a friend for another friend. I enjoy seeing the faces light up, the buyer’s joy at finding something “just right” for someone special to them.
On Feb. 5 & 6, 11 to 3, I will be having a “Valentines’s Day Love Story” sale of my art glass jewelry at My Just Desserts, 31. E. Broadway, Alton, Illinois, a lovely place to have a delicious lunch, see the river from the windows, stop on your way to eagle-watch, and have a slice of homemade pie, truly the “Best Pie on the River Road!” http://myjustdesserts.org/
I hope you stop by and take a look at my handmade, locally crafted dichroic glass jewelry. Maybe you will find something special for someone you love, or for yourself. If you do, I hope you’ll share your story with me – because I do love a story!
And while you are there, you might want to order a Red Velvet Cheesecake for Valentine’s Day (pictured above). It’s sure to be a big hit! (I bought the My Just Desserts Red Velvet Cup Cakes last year – you won’t be sorry!)
A big thank-you to Andrew Dobson, Jacoby Arts Center volunteer extraordinaire, who took this photo of one of my glass pendants for the ARTEAST (Alton Edwardsville Studio Tour) brochure – coming up Oct. 16 & 17….
Something about this I like – maybe because it is “oddly shaped and sized”, sort of like me!
You never know what will happen with dichroic glass – I took some clear glass with yellow-gold hearts and fired them on red glass – and came out with this aqua-hearts! What fun!
My next jewelry sale – Feb. 6 & 7, 11AM-4PM – My Just Desserts, Alton, IL, downtown at 31 E. Broadway – millifiori hearts, dichroic glass dainties, soft pinks and burning red sets – for anyone you love, and anyone who loves art, glass, and affordable jewelry – plus “Best Pies on the River Road!”.
Pink and Green for Spring!
This pink and green necklace and earring set celebrates Spring. The round pink catseye beads are accented by the small spring green glass beads. The earrings are pink and green crystals, very sweet and light.
Magenta Celtic Cross
Black crystals and magenta glass beads were selected to complement the magenta celtic cross design, which is fused into the black glass base. Perfect for Beltane!
Red and Black and Green All Over?
When you work with Dichroic glass, you can never be too sure that the color you start with will be the same after it is fired in the kiln…so I take some chances, and learn, each time I fire up. I thought this would be red and black and gold, but the heat turned the glass green. It’s not what I expected, but I kind of like it – it is definitely one of a kind! I so picked beads to match the glass, and here you have it – an usual piece – and they certainly don’t sell anything like it in a big box store!
