Monday, January 16, 2012

Happy Happy Monday

What a wonderful begining to the week. My husband worked all weekend building me shelves and a wonderful closet system.
I have so much space to put things in and it will make the smaller space I'm in now much easier to work in.
I spend the day organizing and putting things in the clear tubs my daughter bought for me at the thrift store she works at. I love being able to save money and keep things out of the landfill.
She also had one of those once in a while great finds that made me do a happy dance. She found a rolling jewelry case with 18 plastic trays 24 white leather pads and 6 leather necklace easels. It is just perfect as I have been wanting to add some white and other colors to the black show set up I have now. She paid $4.00 which is just amazing, this would have cost me around $200.00 new.
Now I wish it was a little warmer I have the bug to go rummaging.

Friday, January 6, 2012

First Friday Art Walk on Etsy Sale
Use coupon code TTTEAM at checkout to get 25% off store wide in both my Etsy and Artfire shops from Jan. 6th to Jan. 8th. Some items already discounted.

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NTg0MDE1NHwxNzExNDE1MTk1/everything-love-and-romance?ref=pr_treasury

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Into The New Year!

Well here we are a few day's into the new year. And as I look back I have to say I am pretty blessed! And I just have to say Thank You for each and every one of them.
I have a pretty great family, I am still able to do most of the things I love...and even the things I have trouble doing...my family is great about helping me out and dealing with all the crankiness, depression, and frustration having an auto-immune disorder can cause. Not to mention the financial strain.
I have made some great friends and have met so many wonderful and inspirational people because of what I do. And the incredible feeling I get when I see the happiness in someones face or a heartfelt e-mail. And when someone is willing to plunk down there hard earned dollars for something I made and put myself into...it feels like an honor...like I just won an award or something.
We had a wonderful Christmas and we celebrated my oldests 21st birthday!
Like most of us do, I have looked back at last years goals and progress and over all, I think I did pretty well. My beads have improved greatly, I'm taking better pictures, I've been doing more metal work, and trying new things I have been wanting to try for years.
One of the best things is that both my daughters have a great interest in the things I do. With classes from school and their own interests, they have added a bunch more to the list...like polymer clay, beading, ceramic, hemping, knitting, sewing, and drawing. They also like gardening, cooking, and soap & candle making. We have already started planning our herb garden for next summer. We are also working on healthier eating habits and greener living.
During my last post I had talked about making some decorations with my daughter. We did manage to make some fused glass ornaments that I thought I would share. Everything but the spiders were made from recycled window glass, using glass frits, mica, enamels, and glass stringers.

Best Wishes to All in 2012!!!...On to another year of learning!!

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Christmas Countdown

Things have just been so busy here lately. A few weeks ago I thought I was way ahead of the game...but lately I feel like I'm scrambling. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving and we have the house and yard are fairly well decorated for Christmas. I have a few decorating projects I'm hoping to get to with my daughter once her winter break starts.

On the health end: So far I am still doing well keeping my sugar levels under control without medication. The weight loss has stalled some and I have only lost 3 Lbs. the last few months...but at least I'm not gaining any back. This time I plan to make it a life change...no more up and down like a yo-yo.

On the glass end...I am so grateful to have a local fan base that keeps me hopping with custom orders this time of year. I have reached my cut-off date for custom orders. So now I am using some of that time to experiment and work on some of the idea's that have been rolling around my head the last couple months. I got to play a little the other day with some mica powders.

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Top Treasury 24 Hour Sale!


‎24 HOUR SALE !!! Take25% off all items Today Only! Code: TTTEAM

I’m so proud and happy to announce that I was chosen as
Etsys Top Treasury Team Featured Seller of The Day!!!
In honor of this special day I am having a 24 hour sale at
... Both my Etsy and Artfire shops.

Please check out my shops…and don’t forget the sale code: TTTEAM

My Artfire: http://www.artfire.com/users/PatriciaLJohnsonGlassArt
My Etsy: http://www.PLJohnsonGlassArt.Etsy.com/

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Friday, December 2, 2011

First Friday Artwalk Sale Collections and Coupon Codes

Check out these gorgeous collections....and just in time for christmas...great gift ideas with special sales offered by team members.

This is also the last Sale of the season for me.
Save 25% off + Free Shipping on orders over $50.00 Thru Dec 5th.
Items available at my Etsy and Artfire Shops...links on the right.
Code: ARTWALKETSY    at checkout to save 25%
Code: FREESHIPPING    at checkout to get Free Shipping on orders over $50.00