LaWathas Glass

I have joined hundreds of others in the annual “One World-One Heart” Giveaway.   The idea behind it is to bring all of our hearts together in Blogland and in our world in general.  We have joined together to offer part of ourselves, our talent, and our hearts on our blogs anytime from January 19 through February 12 in the form of a giveaway. I will be giving away one of my handmade fused glass pendants.  Here’s how it works.  If you’d like a chance to win this “Calla Lily on Glass” pendant, simply leave a comment on this post.  Be sure to leave a way for me to contact you to get shipping information in case you’re the winner.

The post will be open to comments until February 12.  On February 12, I will be drawing a name out of a hat- the name I draw wins the pendant.  “Calla Lily on Glass” began as a stained glass window panel I made.  I took a picture of the stained glass window, had the picture made into a fusible decal, and then I fused it on to a piece of white glass with a black border.  I love this piece because it incorporates my love of stained glass, photography and fused glass all in one.  However, if your name is drawn and you see another pendant in my Etsy shop that you would rather have, just let me know and I will substitute your favorite pendant from my shop at lawatha.etsy.com, absolutely free.  

One World-One Heart is a yearly blog giveaway with participants from around the world and is the brainchild of Lisa Swifka of A Whimsical Bohemian. It’s a wonderful way for bloggers around the world to meet other bloggers and celebrate making new friends. Please be sure to visit OWOH blog to see who all is participating. Have fun visiting from blog to blog. Be sure to enter to win in each one, there’s no telling what you may win!

A Merry (Piggy) Christmas to one and all…

Originally uploaded by lawatha

Yes, it’s kind of early to be thinking about Christmas. In fact, we aren’t allowed to play Christmas music here at home until after Thanksgiving. (Bill’s rule) : ) However- when you’re selling to overseas customers, you have to think ahead to allow plenty of time for shipping. So I’ve listed several Christmas themed items… this little pig pendant/ornament is one of my favorites.

I’ve also been working on “Keepsake” custom color photo pendants. I finally have a wonderful reliable, consistent supplier for my color decals, and the results are wonderful. (As seen on these pendants!) If you’re thinking you might want a pendant or two made in time for Christmas, please please please order early. It’s about a 2 to 3 week turn-around time right now.

Bee Blogged

Originally uploaded by lawatha

Made from a photograph I took of a bee buzzing in my flowers, this pendant has been blogged on “Beelieve“, . What a delight to peruse that blog. Not only does she feature beautiful bee art, but she has blogged about lots of other great things, too… birds, flowers, dogs, kids, apple picking… on and on… it makes for a great read.

Thanks for featuring my buzzing bee, Karen!

One of my favorite glass artists is Squidglass.  In addition to creating some of the prettiest millefiori garden pendants I’ve ever seen, she also makes some of the funkiest robots, rockets, creatures, bugs, retro and mod pendants imaginable, and she absolutely oozes coolness.  I keep hoping if I hang around her long enough, some of that coolness will rub off on me, but so far no such luck. That doesn’t keep me from trying though!

You may want a piece of wearable art from Squidglass in the hopes that some of her coolness will rub off on you, too. Check out her shops at www.squidglass.etsy.com, and also Big Red Wagon on DaWanda.  While there, be sure to take a look at her new line of fused glass leggy little birds. So Cute!

 

Platinum Celtic Design on Red

Originally uploaded by lawatha

Thanks to Shoozles for giving me the “heads up” that my “Platinum Celtic Design on Red is currently being blogged in Art Bead Scene, in their “Red Alert” for August 26 2008. This is a very cool bead blog- lots of free projects, giveaways, interesting articles, and amazing beads/beadwork.

 

Rainy Days and Mondays pendant Photo 3 of 4

Originally uploaded by *M-C1*

*M-C1* modeling one of my “Rainy Days and Mondays” pendants. That little girl on the pendant is sweet, and so is the model. 

For some very cool prints, cards, mirrors, etc… stop by MC’s shop – Beeczarcardsandgifts. She’s quite the artist. 

 

Hummingbirds

Originally uploaded by Smokeylady54

My friend and fellow team member from the Creative Glass Guild of Etsy (www.cgge.org) and GlassAnarchy (www.glassanarchy.com), Nancy is a lampwork artist who makes beautiful beads. She specializes in collaborative efforts, making lampwork beads to match fused glass pendants made by others. I have been lucky enough to have Nancy work her magic with several of my pendants. This hummingbird piece is the latest. I love the little frit beads (those multi-colored ones). They remind me of sherbet. Nice work, Nancy!

Please check out Nancy’s Etsy shop, and also her DaWanda shop. In addition, if you ever see a pendant in my shop that you love, but want to dress up with some handmade beads and beading from smokeylady, just let me know. I’m sure we can work something out with Nancy.

Black Eyed Susan

Originally uploaded by lawatha

This pendant is made with three of my favorite things- gardening, photography and glass. I grew the black eyed susans in my butterfly garden, then I took a picture of one of them, and had the photograph made into a fusible decal, which I then fused on glass. The result is a colorful little pendant.

This piece is currently listed for sale on Dawanda.  

    

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Originally uploaded by getglassy

This little pendant makes me crack a smile every time I see it. Maybe because I see something of myself in it? : )  It was made by GetGlassy, of www.getglassy.etsy.com. Patti is a member (and head computer guru!) of two groups that I am so happy to be a part of: Creative Glass Guild of Etsy (CGGE) and GlassAnarchy (GA). Patti has such a good head on her shoulders, knows “everything” about computers, goes out of her way to help her friends, and on top of all that, she’s quite the glass artist.

In addition to pieces that “tell it like it is”, Patti also makes gorgeous stained glass fish. Her newest hand-painted fused glass pieces always catch my eye with the minimalist elegance of their black and white designs.

Thank you for all you do, Patti- and thank you for being you.

I can’t believe we’ve been home from vacation for 2 full days already. Time flies when you’re having fun… or scratching.

We had a really fun time in Florida. It made me wish I was one of those uber-rich Snowbirds with 2 homes: The “Summer Home” on the lake in Colville, and a “Winter Home” on a beach in North Naples or the Florida Keys. (After a White Christmas on the lake, of course!) Actually probably any beach anywhere in Florida would do. But we aren’t rich and I can’t have two homes… so I’ll settle for living in Colville and visiting Florida every once in a while. There is so much to do down there. Snorkeling, swimming, beach-combing, wildlife watching (Egrets and alligators!) shopping, eating, sleeping… and then start all over again. Yup… I love Florida. We flew to Tampa, rented a car, stayed in Naples on the way to Key West. We lucked out and had a beautiful room with a lanai overlooking the pool and a nice-sized pond. Then we went to the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary and looked for egrets, but because of the lack of rain there, we didn’t find very many birds. We did find lots and lots of birds and alligators and fish and lizards and squirrels (somehow squirrels just don’t fit… but they were there) along the everglades, and down into the Florida Keys. We stayed in Key Largo, Key West, and then back to Key Largo and on up to Clearwater. The whole trip was wonderful- beautiful weather except for 2 really hot days. The last day we were there, we swam in a really pretty beach and managed to bring home a really nice (not nice at all!) case of “swimmers itch”. If you’re familiar with that, you’ll know how hellish it is. If not… do NOT swim in shallow waters anywhere birds are present, without first lathering up with suntan lotion, towelling off briskly upon exiting the water, shower and change out of your swimsuit as soon as possible. Less on learned the hard way, after the fact. Imagine hundreds of mosquito bites all over your arms legs, hands, feet, and hips… all at once. The itch was almost unbearable. But the good news is, as of today, they hardly itch anymore at all. Blessed relief!

Where was I going with this post? Oh right… It’s good to be back home again. And it is. Really good to be back home again. My home, my dogs, my flowers, my yard, my pond, my bed… last night was the first solid night’s sleep I had since we left 2 weeks ago. I couldn’t sleep well on vacation because the air conditioners were droning all night long (Yes, it was that warm!) And then I couldn’t sleep once we got home, because I was scratching day and night. But last night… aww… sweet slumber!

I have a batch of frit pendants annealing in the small kiln, and a batch of dragonfly pendants just heating up in the larger kiln. They’ll be out tomorrow and hopefully I’ll be posting some new listings in the next day or two. Stop by my shops on Etsy and DaWanda and see what’s new! : )