Soft Blue Silvercoat Waterglass Vase

This photo shows a couple of vases that I made and sold in the past. Actually several years ago to be exact! I have an order for another vase that is the color on the left and the shape of the vase on the right. I always include a glass bud vase inside so that the water won't sit directly inside my stained glass vases. I used to silicone them inside as waterproofing, but then decided against it. After all, this is a piece of decorative and useful art, and I want to be certain it will be used forever!
The glass is a Silvercoat Waterglass, meaning it has the beauty of waterglass and the reflective quality of a mirror. Looks stunning near a window or other light source where it reflects the light and objects around it!

Keeping Busy

Great way to start the year, keeping busy with my orders!

This is one of my favorite new pieces with the soft minty green glass and silver filigree accents. I sold one on Etsy last month and now have an order for another, same color, but slightly wider to fit larger business cards. Loving the custom orders! I currently have 5 orders for business card holders, 2 for chimes, one large order for Christmas ornaments (yes), and another for a long hanging heart suncatcher that is a sympathy gift.
Thanks to all my customers!

Today is My Birthday!

 I've been busy busy busy, preparing for the Sawdust Festival!

http://sawdustartfestival.org/winter-fantasy-2/

I have a ready-made booth this year, but we will be doing some construction on it to create display space for all of my glass pieces! Right now there are 3 tall walls and a roof, a small counter space with built-in seat, and a pretty decent sized storage area.

We will add a partial wall in the front right corner, shelves on one or two walls, and more storage up above for my bubble wrap and other packaging, as well as more glass. I simply won't have space to display everything at once, as I am also going to be showing my oils this year and need a good amount of wall space for those.

Check back for photos of the process!

Aqua, Sky Blue, Turquoise, Smoky Blue!

I have just completed 2 brand new candle holders today and want to share them. I'm planning on listing one, and will give one as a gift (I can't say why as it's a secret and that person may see them and know it's for them!).

I haven't yet decided which to give as a gift so please feel free to give me your opinion.

They look quite similar but actually have a few different features. Look closely and you will see!

Thanks for checking in, more tomorrow! I am getting very sleepy, did a 5.9 mile run this morning followed by cooking, laundry, working on glass, a trip to the zoo with my husband and grandson, more laundry, and then had to package up some items, and get them to the Post Office so they'll go out first thing in the morning. I use the after hours drop quite often! Alrighty, nighty now!

Post by Diane Winiecki.

Sawdust Festival Winter Fantasy 2013-1 "I'm In!!!"

Hi All, I'm back and I'm determined to be a consistent and interesting blogger here from this day forward! :)

Thanks to you who are reading my blog, and I know you are out there! I will have a lot of news and interesting stories to report in the coming days, weeks and months as I was just officially accepted to exhibit in the Sawdust Festival Winter Fantasy this coming Holiday Season! 

Here is a link to the Winter Fantasy, I hope that if you visit you will stop by my booth and introduce yourself so I can meet you in person! 

http://sawdustartfestival.org/winter-fantasy-2/

There are so many things there to keep you occupied, and the Winter Fantasy is so fun for kids and adults alike! I'll be talking about some if the fun times we have had in the past. Keep on checking back as I also will be posting about the items I'm working on to show in my booth, and will post about the progress of getting ready for the show. Did you know that the booths are torn down each year after the show ends? This year I was lucky enough to be using a booth built by a summer exhibitor, so there will be so much less to do. In the past my husband and I built my booth from the ground up, and it's literally like building a room in a home, as it has to pass city inspection and all, to be safe enough for all of the visitors who come! 

One more item: I participated each winter 2006-2010, and always sold plenty of stained glass items. Ornaments, candle holders, you name it! This year I will have my oil paintings as well! I'm so excited because I have never exhibited my oils! Nervous but excited as well. I have a lot of work to do between now and then so keep checking. I will make posts at least twice each week. Some posts will be informative, such as basics of creating a stained glass piece. 

I hope you enjoy!
This business card holder is my latest to go out to a customer. It's made using a very unique 'Kokomo' glass which is made in the beautiful USA. I love the deep shades of blue with greens, all swirled together within the glass. I always use good quality, true stained glass for all of my pieces. Here I added 3 glass 'globs' to embellish the front of the holder.

I'm hoping to hear from the new owner of this piece soon as I believe they received the delivery today! I'll let you know when I do get feedback. 

Thanks for stopping by and keep on coming back. Have a wonderful day!

Leaving Las Vegas

Another set of my rainbow color chimes sent out this week!

Finishing up a bird and flower mobile today. This one was purchased as a gift!

Well here I am working on my glass in Las Vegas, while Dan has business meetings all day long. Jake and I tagged along on this trip to keep Dan company and get out for a few days, change of scenery and all.

I brought a lot of work along to stay busy and pass the time as it's really too hot and ugly out to do much outside. When I say ugly, I'm referring to warnings about poor air quality due to several fires burning, both here in Nevada, and from huge fires all the way out near L.A.

I've been keeping pretty busy with orders from my Etsy shop! Happy to say I just received another order from a happy customer, this time in Oklahoma.

Working on a new website, complete with shopping cart!

http://dianewinieckiart.myshopify.com/
I did some research, not only on which sites offered the best ecommerce, but which shopping carts are best too. I came up with this shopify site that seems to be fairly easy to set up. I'm going to try the 14 day free trial as I move over some of my products and see if I actually like the way it works and looks with my artwork.
I will keep you posted on a launch date but I'm hoping I can find the time to open in the next 2 weeks!