The Holt Farmer's Market is offering FREE BOOTH SPACE for it's GRAND OPENING KICK-OFF!

For more information, contact Karen at FireChickTick@aol.com or see here:

http://www.holtfarmersmarket.blogspot.com

Thanks!

I made these pendants for a teacher friend of mine, who is going to give one to each of her colleagues, after, what sounds like .... ONE LONG SCHOOL YEAR!

I hope they all like them...I have such respect and gratitude for teachers. 

xoxoxoxox

I love these little guys...hope you do, too!

A new Farmer's Market in Mid Michigan will be opening up in Mid July.

We're taking applications now, and spaces are quickly filling up!

Looking for unique artists who would love to be a part of a brand new endeavor.  Art must be handmade by the artisan, NO RESELLING whatsoever.  (Lia Sophia, Candlelite Candles)...you get the drift.

Market Days are Thursdays and Saturdays. I will also be holding special Art and Crafts events throughout the year, concentrating on the Holiday Season. 

Please contact me...Karen (FireChickTick) for more details.

asap!

I've got it b-a-a-a-a--a-d.  Spring will never get here, it seems.  Michigan got dumped with another foot of snow, which is melting!  It's gotta get here soon!

Here's some newbies from my day of fusing:

Hippie Chick Fused Glass Donut with Soft Deerskin Leather Cord:




Spring Fever Garden Collection - Cherry Blossoms



Optimist Pendant - This Glass is Half FULL!


Hope ya like em!

I'm in the throws of SPRING FEVER!  We're gradually seeing this big, yellow, bright, warm thing in the sky here in Michigan...the sun?  Is THAT what it is?

SOooo..to honour this phenomenon we call Spring, or in Michigan, LATE WINTER...here's some candies. 

I think these would look soooo pretty with a plain white top, or a cute sundress.



All of them:



My Favorite:


My Daughter's Favorite

...well, there's also chocolate, but that's love, right?

And Ben and Jerry's ice cream...love.

I loooove this one, too.  These are millefiore that I've embedded in crystal clear glass, and then I wrapped the whole pendant with sterling wire.

I am thinking about a tattoo in this theme! 




...and these earrings kindasorta match:

So, I picked up these cool beads at a glass conference.  I'm in love with ALL of them, and in fact, have inspired a new "recycled" line in my studio...


Coke Bottle Beads...



Another shot of them hanging:


Beads made from a jar:


More bottle beads...these are my favorite beads, they're very rough, organic, natural and beachy:

The holes in these are SO wide that I used 5, yes FIVE headpins in each one!

Ok ya. 

This happens every year at this time.  Michigan winters are so brutal.  I need bright, happy, cheery flowers, and I need them NOW!

I made these pendants out of clear glass with millefiore sandwiched between.  I'm pretty thrilled with them, especially the orange one.  (I'm making one for myself right now!)   

I like the way this pic turned out...


and here's a pic of them all laid out...