Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to ALL

The members of the Etsy Glass Artists street team would like to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday. We would also like to thank our loyal customers and blog followers for your support and patronage of our shops this past year, we could not do it without you!
If you are looking for last minute gift ideas please check our gift guide here.

Cutting Circles in Flat Glass

Using the German scoring tool The Silberschmidtt (sold by Bullseye as the "Repetitive Circle Cutter") circles can be cut very quickly and efficiently.

See Etsy Glass Artist Leah Pellegrini cut circles.

Pellegrini's work involves a lot of circles. You can see her mobiles on Etsy.

Etsy Glass Artist of the Week - RWillisglassartist

This week we are featuring Rhonda Willis of RWillisglassartist as our artist of the week. She has a ton of colorful and fun pendants in her shop. They would make terrific gifts for family and friends. Check out her shop to find some goodies to give this Christmas!

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.

New Etsy Glass Artist Member - Glass Circus

The members of the Etsy Glass Artist Street Team would like to introduce our newest member Martina of Glass Circus. She makes colorful, unique kiln formed fused glass items and has a wonderful shop. We hope that you will all stop by and say hello to her with a purchase :).

Here are some of her colorful creations.

"Spring trees" - This Month's FREE Giveaway!

EDIT: The winner is MICAELA! Congratulations!! I will be notifying you via email and sending you the spring trees necklace!

The Etsy Glass team has a monthly drawing of our creative glass goodies because its FUN!

It's a great way to share our talents and get everyone in on the action.

This month's prize has been donated by PoPkO!

Spring is on it's way! The prize this month is YOUR CHOICE. Sounds like fun! Everyone has different taste in jewelry, so I thought I would help you out. I've made a fused glass RING and NECKLACE with little trees tack-fused on top to celebrate the new season.

Please choose your favorite, and mark in the comment section which one you would like to be wearing! Winner will be awarded on April 17th.

HOW TO ENTER:
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 to write your choice - RING or NECKLACE!

Don't forget to sign up for our newsletter on the left 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.

Sweet Spring Beary - Etsy Glass Challenge Entry - Please Comment

Etsy Glass Artists team members decided to creatively challenge one another to come up with their interpretation of Spring and or Easter. Between now and Easter we will share some of these creations with you here on our blog. Let us know how you feel about our art by leaving a comment. Everyone who leaves a comment will be entered into a random drawing to win some handmade glass goodness from several of our shops. We will have several winners too! (one entry per person per post. In other words you can enter once every time we post a new product!!!) Be sure to check back on the blog on April 10th as we will announce the winner that day. Entries will be accepted until midnight April 9th.

Hi.. I would like to introduce you to my Sweet Spring Beary. She would like to think of herself as an adorable little spring bunny but she ended up being a beary instead.
I have tried to tell her that she is adorable regardless of her name. Maybe if you help me by leaving a comment she will start to believe that it is true. If you would like to adopt Beary please stop by my Etsy shop.

Sale Item of the Day! March 3rd

Tristan - Big Hole Slider Bead Set - 20 percent off Today ONLY

Regular price $22.00
Sale price today only is $17.60

This is a slider bead set that will fit a euro bead bracelet. They have an approx 5mm hole and measure 5mm x 15mm and 6mm x 16mm. They have a pretty metallic swirl on the 2 green beads and the other three are a stunning metallic blue.
Bracelet is for photograph and comparison only. It is not included in the sale.
Beads 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!

I am starting a little something new for my Etsy shop. I will post one item on my blog and my team blog daily that is on sale in one way or another. The listing itself will tell you what the sale of the day is, be it 10% off, 20% off or whatever. The sale price is only good for the day of the listing so be quick! =) and check back daily to see what surprises I have in store! So here is the first "Sale Item of the Day"!

Look for other team members to also post their sales - coming soon!

Click on the picture to go directly to the item.

Sale Item of the Day - Waters Edge II - Copper Lined Lampwork Bead - 20 percent off


Was $14.00. Today only it is priced at $11.20. Have a great day!

This is copper lined lampwork bead hand made by me in my studio. It is a lovely mix of blues and would look stunning hanging from a silk ribbon or a silver chain. It measures approx. 10mm x 18mm. Silk ribbon not included. 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!

The Etsy Glass Artists (EGA) is having a "February Fling" Sale from February 1st through the 7th. See each shop's Announcement and the list below for their particular offerings! Please use the code "FEBFLING" in your notes to buyer upon checking out so you can get the sale price. A great deal and a great time to put a little sparkle into your day.

Etsy Glass Artists "February Fling" Sale

February 1st - February 7th

Participating Members:

http://glasscat.etsy.com/ BOGO on fused and dichroic jewelry
http://groovyglassgirl.etsy.com/ BOGO
http://mycabincreations.etsy.com/ 20% off
http://msotherdenartglass.etsy.com/ 10% off
http://jewelrybynatsuko.etsy.com/ BOGO
http://susanlambert.etsy.com/ BOGO
http://rwillisglassartist.etsy.com/ 20% off Shop
http://westernartglass.etsy.com/ BOGO
http://paulasstressart.etsy.com/ BOGO
http://vickileigh.etsy.com/ 25% off everything
http://creationsbykris.etsy.com/ BOGO
http://leahpellegrini.etsy.com/ BOGO
http://www.studiomarcy.etsy.com/ BOGO
http://prizmatic.etsy.com/ BOGO
http://popko.etsy.com/ Free Shipping
http://colorshoppestudio.etsy.com/ 20% off Stained Glass Jewelry

http://giapet.etsy.com/ BOGO


*BOGO - Buy One Get One 1/2 off

Come check out our new EGA website http://app.icontact.com/icp/relativeurlwarning/www.etsyglass.com.

Stop by our new blog for a chance to win some beautiful glass. http://app.icontact.com/icp/relativeurlwarning/www.etsyglass.blogspot.com. Just leave a comment on the One World ~ One Heart post with your contact information to be entered to win.

Use the word egateam in the search box on the Etsy front page to find a listing of all of our members creations.

Thanks so much for your past business and support of our shops!

ONE WORLD ~ ONE HEART GIVEAWAY

Members of the Etsy Glass Artists Street Team are donating items to participate in the One World ~ One Heart Giveaway. Leave a comment on our blog to be entered to win one of the terrific glass items shown below. Please be sure that we have a way to contact you if you become one of our winners, and please stop by our website to see all of the wonderful items that our members create. While you are there sign up for our newsletter to be informed of upcoming sales and special offers. We take great pride in the quality of our work and hope that you will visit our shops for that special gift for you or a loved one.

Created by Jewelry by Natsuko -

This sweet glass enamel disk pendant is complemented with 20” copper color brass chain with lobster clasp.

The winner is Bella Modiste

Created by Wild Sage Lampwork -

Lampwork glass heart on a 24 inch silvertone chain.

The winner is Morna

Created by Fire-n-Sand -

"Boro heart on a 24 inch silvertone chain"

The winner is Joanie

Created by Studio Marcy -

He's an elf mischief maker who loves to make people laugh.
His name is Loki.
He has a 1/16th vertical hole.

The winner is Mari

Created by Susan Sheehan -

Juicey raspberry pink glass topped with vibrant orange and yellow. This flower reminds of popsicles and hot summer days.

The winner is Jaimie

Created by Rwillisglassartist

These three little sparkles were handmade with dichroic glass. A black cable cord will be included in a size of your choice.

The winner is Nichola