"Cobalt Crush" Treasury

Cobalt is today's color in this Etsy treasury. My fused glass plate is included.

'Cobalt Crush' by raechmktg

Valentines Day Sale Cobalt B... Gendrea $20.4	Moroccan Mosaic Geometric Pa... AldariArt $18
Vintage Coffee / Tea Pot & L... EbyglassETC $24.8	Design Light with paper thin... madebymanos $850
Cobalt Blue Silk Scarf with ... brookestanton $25	vintage cobalt depression gl... timelesssdesig... $38
SALE Vintage cobalt blue tea... plot $21.85	Cobalt Wrap Around Sunglasse... sunnyspex $23
White Lace Bridal Clutch in ... ANGEEW $60	Silver Vintage Style Clear ... hobilium $12
wood sign, faith, christian,... nashpop $18	sz 6 vintage pintuck vamp le... VerseauVintage $42
Prints from Original Paintin... silverridgestu... $35	Cobalt Blue Dichroic Glass C... UneekGlassFusi... $24
BOSTON TERRIER Winter Dog C... VoyagersK9Appa... $57	Fused Glass Plate Strips of ... RoseMarysGlass... $24

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A WEEKEND OF LAMPWORK BEADS!

One of my favorite ways to spend the day is in my studio making beads. My "studio" is my garage, which no longer has space for two cars. It no longer has space for one car. It has been taken over by RoseMarysClay and RoseMarysGlassArt. A really fun place to work. It has been months since I made beads. I guess it's like riding a bike ... I remembered how and didn't lose one bead.

What inspired me was an order I received last week from my best bead customer. I asked if she had any bead requests for restocking my shop ... and she gave me several! How nice of her. Here are some bead sets I made and posted in my shop today.

"Frozen Wine" Treasury

This Etsy treasury features burgundy pieces ... I love the colors! And my burgundy and white fused glass plate is happy to be included.

'Frozen Wine' by pienzacal

"They brought me rubies from the mine,And held them to the sun;I said, they are drops of frozen wineFrom Eden's vats that run."Excerpt taken from Rubies by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

Burgundy Red Taffeta Mask wi... LLMasks $40	Vintage Early 1950's Sca... TrueValueVinta... $72
Ever So Ladylike Light Grey ... TheSpidersWebV... $18	Burgundy Strips on White Fus... RoseMarysGlass... $24
Ruby Red glass pedestal bowl... MyShabbyChicSh... $49	Scarlet Butterflies - Red - ... MemoriesandPas... $3.25
Fabric Chrome Cufflinks CrescentCityCo... $18	Red Wine Ombre Hand Dyed Vel... pollyannedesig... $41
Vintage 1980's STUNNING ... PINKCHIHUAHUAV... $399	Vintage Neckties Men's 8... Freshandswanky $5
Antique fancy deep blood red... AntiqueJewelry... $25	Vtg 80s Authentic Romeo GIGL... lamodaditoni $65
Cast Iron French Soap Dish R... LaManche $30	OOAK Burgundy Silk Velvet Be... Coloradofinds $54
10K Antique Victorian Purple... laurenrosedesi... $329	Gorgeous Rare Burgundy Red V... wehavegoodtast... $6.35

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Enameled Hearts

It's been a busy month so far ... so many deadlines to meet. But I took some "my" time recently to enamel a few pieces. These hearts were cut from copper sheet and then domed. I tried a new method of enameling for the first time ... so exciting. Instead of using a trivet to set the piece on to torch fire, I hung the piece on a steel mandrel, got it hot in the flame, then dipped it into enamel. This was done until the piece had three coats of enamel on it and then pulled off into a bed of vermiculite. Here's a short video with Barbara Lewis demonstrating how she enamels a metal bead:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9Zr-6D9FnY

These are photos of the pieces I recently listed on Etsy.

Wishing Everyone A Joyous Holiday!

I've been thinking about my Blog the past few weeks, but haven't had the time to post! I made and fired two loads of ceramics in the past month .... at least 100 pieces! I have a large gas kiln outside and it's quite manageable now since I bought lighter shelves last year. The shelves are 12" x 24". So I use the old heavy shelves for the two bottom layers and have no problem lifting the new shelves up high (head high). What did I do with all the extra old shelves? My son built a pizza oven and we decided the heavy 1" thick shelves would be great for the walls! He recently finished it and says it works great. I'm looking forward to buying some pizza dough from Trader Joe's, along with toppings, and heading over ....

Also, I spent the past couple weeks working with gourds. I went crazy for a while ordering them ... Now it's time to do something with them. I photographed and posted three today on RoseMarysClay.etsy.com

Have a wonderful holiday, everyone!

"Feeling Blue .." Treasury

Another colorful Etsy treasure with my favorite color ... blue! My stained glass box with hinged lid is featured.

'Feeling Blue. . . .' by marolladnj

Sometimes Feeling Blue is a good thing!

Coral fish Engraved with 3D ... AkokoArt $365	SALE TURQUOISE and Chocola... Chrismaia $23
One Strand Beautiful Cobalt ... WhoKnowsWhat $5	Ship Shaped Birthday Invitat... RollingIdeas $2.5
SALE A Day Down East Note Ca... WritingPlaces $8.5	brooch bouquet, wedding bouq... FlowerDecorati... $140
Earthy Face Earrings dropper... HappyFishThing... $5.7	SALE SALE Premium Recycled S... SilkDivine $9.03
DPHS Beaded Blue Plastic Pon... FingernailMoon... $5.99	Plant dyed Ahimsa Silk/Peace... FILZKATZE $39
Spiral metal Pendant - Handm... EtinifniCompon... $8	Large Natural Semiprecious B... RocandRig $30
Ocean Rain - Geometric print... LadyHonsa $7	Vintage Buttons, Czech Glass... CodettiSupply $6
Quartz Blue Round 5mm Qty 8 SundanceSuppli... $0.6	Stained Glass Lidded Box Blu... RoseMarysGlass... $30

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