The Ultimate Blog Party 2008 Prize from Lucky Girl!

This fused glass pendant is the prize from Lucky Girl for the Ultimate Blog Party 2008. I made it with a beautiful coppery orange dichroic glass with bits of white. It's been wrapped in niobium that I anodized to a pretty medium green color. If you haven't already, head on over to 5 Minutes for Mom--our awesome party hostess--to get the details for the prize giveaways and check out the party prize list.

To celebrate this blog party, I'm also offering free shipping on orders from either my Etsy shop, and I also have an eBay store all week long! Put "Blog Party" in the notes to seller if you shop on Etsy, or use the Ask Seller a Question feature if you shop on eBay. I'll send you a no-shipping invoice before you check out, or if you're in a hurry, I'll refund your shipping charge.

Party on!

Brooches, Barrettes, and Ponies

You can find some really cute necklaces, bracelets, and earrings at Becki's Designs. My favorites, though, are her sweet hair accessories. They're affordable, so you can pick up enough to go with several outfits!


Grandma's Brooch Barrette, $5


Leatherette Ponies, $3.50


Patch Pony Tail Star Fire, $3


http://entyqua.etsy.com
http://beckisdesigns.blogspot.com

Yaslani

I love finding good luck symbols when I'm not specifically looking for them, and the Moonlight piece below with its lucky trunk-up elephant is my favorite find today. There are a lot of good luck symbols scattered throughout Yaslani, so browse a bit and you're sure to find something. I've included photos of only a few mixed media pieces here, but Yaslani also makes an amazing variety of bamboo pendants at very affordable prices.


Moonlight, 4x4 Mixed Media, $20


Citywalk, 4x6 Mixed Media, $25


Monkey Tree, 4x4 Mixed Media, $20


http://Yaslani.etsy.com
http://yaslanisgroovespot.blogspot.com

An Accidental Penguin

I've been playing with abstract designs, layering a few strips and odd-shaped bits of glass in interesting patterns, and mostly with dichroics. That makes for expensive experimenting, but gosh, it can be amazingly pretty!

To my surprise (and total joy!) one of my experiments came out of the kiln looking much like a penguin! It's got a lot of clear and translucent areas, so gluing a bail is out of the question. I can't bring myself to drill a hole in the little guy, and I'm hesitant to wrap it in wire. He'll probably end up in my Etsy shop within a day or so as an abstract cabachon, and some kind-hearted and creative jewelry maker will adopt him.