NBCU and Etsy partner... Contest starts today!

NBCU, Etsy partnerEffort part of 'Green Is Universal' pushBy Sam ThielmanFor its "Green Is Universal" initiative, NBCUniversal is partnering with online handcrafted goods retailer Etsy to sponsor a recycled handmade goods contest, starting today, as a run-up to the conglom's Earth Week. For the competish, christened "Art of Reuse," do-it-yourselfers are tasked with creating new products from

Earth Grrrl Crafts

http://www.etsy.com/shop/EarthGrrrlCrafts25% off on all items to help pay for my cat's Emergency vet bill. It's up over $2,000 at this point, and may be higher before all is said and done. Checkout code Earth25 for 25% off. Everything on sale 25% off! Great deals!http://www.etsy.com/shop/EarthGrrrlCrafts

New Glass Product!.......Fused Fish

The fish are finally finished. Remember I blogged about these fish a week ago. They were hand cut. Kiln fired.Here are before and after pictures.Hand cut glass fish before the kiln!10 hrs later...After the kiln! And finally the finished product:   This suncatcher has a stainless steel chain to hang from.It has 3 blue glass fish fused with fish hooks and red and white beads hanging by fishing line

Treasuries

My glass was just added to 3 new Treasuries today. Here is one. The other two are on my Treasuries page. Take a look the items listed in them are beautiful.

Sun Catcher

 These are the blue glass fish that I have cut by hand. Prior to being placed in the kiln. I also fused fish hooks in them.This is how they look after being baked in the kiln. I Love these little fish! I will be hanging them by fishing line.