Etsy Glass Artist of the Week - Deanna Chase of CDLampwork

This week we are featuring Deanna Chase of CDLampwork. I just love her floral beads and am amazed at how she gets that little crystal in the bead. They are just beautiful! Go check out her Etsy shop to see what I mean. Gorgeous beads! :)

Bead Crochet Brilliance by Sylvia Kubilus-Elam

I want to share with you a creation by fellow Etsian Sylvia Kubilus-Elam of beadacious1221. She bought one of my "Crocodile Rock" beads and created this stunning beaded necklace. She has an awesome collection of creations in her shop as well.

I will be creating new "Crocodile Rock" beads in the future so if you want a necklace like this you can buy my beads and commission Sylvia to create one for you. I know that she has more of my beads as well so she will probably be listing more soon. Keep checking back.

Here is a link to her blog with more pictures of the necklace...

beadacious1221.blogspot.com

Wild Sage Lampwork - Sale Item Of The Day - Pandora Beads

My sale item of the day is this wonderful set of Pandora Style Beads. They are reduced from $22.00 to $18.00 today only. Thanks for looking.

Sale Item of the Day ~ Pandora Style Bead

Regular $10.00

Today only $8.00

Find it in my Etsy store - here.

This is a slider bead that will fit a pandora bracelet. It has an approx 5mm hole and measures 8mm x 20mm. It is a deep rich purple and white.

Bracelet is for photograph and comparison only. It is not included in the sale. Bead could also be strung onto a leather cord, ribbon or even a chain.

Beads are individually hand created by me. They have been properly kiln annealed for lasting durability and are each properly cleaned and inspected.

Thank you for looking!

Sale Item of the Day ~ Bubbles ~ March 10, 2009

Bubbles - Lampwork Fish Focal/Pendant

Regular price $14.00 - Today only $12.60.

Let me introduce you to Bubbles. She is a new little fishy I raised over the weekend and she is looking for a good home. I guarantee that she will make you smile. Bubbles measures approximately 35mm long, 26mm high, and 18mm thick. The hole runs vertical and is 3/32. She is a pretty purple, green, teal and blue.

Beads are individually hand created by me. They have been properly kiln annealed for lasting durability and are each properly cleaned and inspected.

Thank you for looking!

"Fishy Swa" - This Month's Free Giveaway!

We had such a terrific turn out for the One World One Heart Drawing that I thought it would be fun to continue with that. The members of the Etsy Glass team will be doing a monthly drawing of our creative glass items.

I am going to start this month with "Fishy Swa" a lampwork glass pendant handmade by me. Here is the link to my store should you want one of your own. She is so excited to see how many people leave their comments on this post, and even more excited to see who she will be awarded to on March 17th.

So leave your name and email address or some way to contact you should you be the winner in the comments section of this post.

Be sure and sign up for our newsletter here to be notified of any upcoming sales and events. Also use the egateam tag in the Etsy search box to locate all of our listings for sale.

One World One Heart Winners

Here are the winners for the OWOH drawings.

Bella Modiste
Morna
Joanie
Mari
Jaimie
Nichola

You will be notified by email to get your info. See the original post for details on what you won.

Thanks to everyone who entered our drawing and who visited our blog. We have great plans for future giveaways and sales so continue to check in often.

Our next drawing for an item from the team starts Tuesday 2-17-09. Come leave a comment on the post for a chance to win.

Also please sign up for our newsletter to be notified when we have our sales. Check out our webpage as well for beautiful glass creations from our members. I guarantee you will find something that you love.
You can find us on Etsy by putting egateam in the search box. All of our wonderful items will come up for you to look through.

Once again ~ Thank you!

Ice Cream In Cold Weather- Here's a Tutorial on How To Make Your Own by Studio Marcy

A terrific tutorial from Marcy Lamberson of Studio Marcy. Go check out the rest of her blog here.

To me, it's never the wrong time of the year for ice cream, no matter how cold outside it is.
I thought I'd tell you how to make your own ice cream cone, so when the warm weather hits, you can have plenty on hand.
1. Using dark ivory, make a small cone. I use my torch mounted marver to roll it out.
2. Using the ice cream color of your choice, start adding glass to the top of the cone shape and once you have the top section full enough, gently melt it so it becomes rounded and smooth.
Hint: be sure to rotate your mandrel so the glass can flow into place, I often have my mandrel upside down, so the glass flows next to the mandrel and rounds out on the very top.
3. Now you're ready to add your "drips". At the bottom edge of the "ice cream scoop", I make "V" shapes with more glass. I also take the end of my rod and drag it farther down, if I need to.
Melt slightly so it's smooth.
4. With a razor or the sharp edge of your Stump Shaper, carve a circle around the original scoop, so it shows well. That also pushes glass in each direction and enhances your drips.
5. With your razor, gently heat one area at a time on the cone and make your diagonal slashes. I do one direction first and then the other direction afterwards.
6. Using a red of your choice, you can add the cherry on top.
7. Voila! A calorie free ice cream cone ready for you.
If you want to purchase a ready made ice cream cone, click here. And don't forget, I'd be happy to make one in your favorite flavors...just ask me.

Beads and Lampwork Creations

Made by melting glass in a superhot torch, glass lampwork beads, jewelry and sculptures are unique and beautiful. Whether it is a lampwork pendant or a glass vessel necklace, from beads to bracelets, you can't go wrong with the gift of lampwork.