Summer is here ~ So is Angela & show season!

I'm lucky that my daughter Angela comes home to help with the summer show season. 

She's an Environmental Engineer major at Penn State ~ 

Smart, organized and very creative! 

We're very proud of her accomplishments and I look forward to our summers together as most of my year is spent solo in the studio. We like most of the same music (Jack Johnson, Adele & Ingrid Michaelson & more)  so we load up the Pandora radio, hum along (sometimes we sing out of key) and get creative. 

This must have been a rainy day...
usually the garage door is wide open!

Making the Glass Image Earrings

Glass image Art Jewelry

Glass Image Ring ~ Cool huh!

Angela coordinates all of our shows and creates our Glass Image Art jewelry line. 

You can find our show schedule above under the "Find Us" tab.

We offer necklaces, earrings, matching sets, bezel sets, bracelets and rings.  We can also custom design pieces for you with your kids, pets or favorite cause~ 

Necklaces start at $6-$8, Rings $10...

Look for her tutorial coming later this week and our DIY kits for you all to have fun with!

Show booth display ~ our spot was a little bumpy

Angela working hard

We will be adding Glass Image Art Jewelry to our Etsy site later this week
and kick it off with a GIVEAWAY ~
 Look for our post at the end of the week!

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A Peek from 1st Friday at the Pajama Factory

Here's a peek at the Artisan Market at 1st Friday...My sweet friend Luci came and  brought her wonderful beaded jewelry!  She's also helping me out, as I think I did more talking than selling! It was like a reunion...I got to see so many old friends...what a terrific night... Thank you Luci!

Joanne Mihalik's wonderful cakes and confections was the place to be!  She wowed everyone with her wonderful cake balls and truffles.... I don't believe I've ever had better! (and boy am I hard to impress...) So please, if you need some wonderful sweet goodness in you life....contact her....She can make it happen! Search her on facebook or leave me a comment!

Jules Artwear had ton's of  her cool jewelry...you know her...always peddling her wares at the mall in front of Burlinton Coat Factory...you know...the place that's surrounded with a ton of people!

 Beth Moser Designs was sporting her sweet new display and her one of a kind beaded pieces were just sparkling!  Her talented husband, Chris Moser filled our ears with wonderful  acoustic guitar sounds and terrific vocals!

Sweet Sally's Soaps had a terrific selection of handmade soaps and body products....wonderful...do I need to say more??

Suzette Mason from Simply Sterling Designs wowed us all with her "simply" wonderful handcrafted silver jewelry...

Well if you missed it, it really was an amazing night...and not another event for a while...but we're working on more 1st Fridays...we just need a cool (actually warm) place to park our goods through the rest of the winter...so if you know of a business downtown that would like to feature us...please leave me a comment or send an email!  A big thanks to Mark & Jen at the Pajama Factory for making the night a complete success!  Looking forward to going back!

1st Friday at the Pajama Factory...should be a fun night!

So what's the Pajama Factory....have you been hearing the name....wondering what it's all about..Williamsport's place to create and view local artist talent. 

We have everything covered...body, jewelry, chocolates, handbags and a really exciting selection to choose from.  I'll be bringing Austrian Gluh Wein and some scrumptious bites...come have fun, replace the winter blues & feel the LOVE! 

We will be attending this event with our creations: 

We have reserved our own space to include: 

Beth Moser Designs wonderful unique jewelry designs with seed beads...

Beth Moser Designs

Jules Artwear

Pottery by Bonnie Mardis - Handthrown and sculpted pottery


Jules Artwear handcrafted unique designs in silver, gold and polymer clay..


Lang's Chocolates  need I say more?? Handmade Chocolates....

Lang Chocolates

Melnda Orr Designs

Melinda Orr Designs - a wide variety of original jewlery designs in etched & hammered metal, leather, clay and glass and a large selection of loose & strand beads

Simply Sterling Designs - one of a kind of stunning designs in Sterling Silver

Simply Sterling Designs

Fabric handbags by Susan - A unique variety of handmade handbags

Sweet Sally's Soaps - wonderful fragrant handmade soaps and body products

Sweet Sally's Soaps

 

~live music provided by Chris Moser

Artisan Marketplace located on second floor above Cobbler's. Entrance off the courtyard. Follow the signs.

First Friday @ the Pajama Factory - The Factory of Love

• Location: the Pajama Factory
  • (t) 570.323.7650
  • (e) jen@pajamafactory.net
  • RSVP on Facebook

If you're looking for unique gifts to buy your loved one for Valentine's Day this year, come to the factory to find hand-made, creative works by some of the best artists in Central Pennsylvania.

Musician Fletcher Kaufman, who recently released House of Glass Dolls, a full-length LP, performs in building 7; artist Liz Parrish displays new artworks in Studio 50; factory tenant Nicholas Tinney will sell his wood creations; WXPI Williamsport Community Radio will be on hand as well as Melissa Scoppa Jewelry, Side Door Soaps & Sundry Co., Mark Stabley's crystal creations, Dougie Fresh's walking sticks and The Richelle Leigh Collection."

And

• Chad Andrews unveils the new Pajama Factory community ceramics studio
• Artist-gallery director Christina Varga exhibits at the Graphic Hive
• Becky Reiser (former Pajama Factory artist-in-residence director and current graduate art student at Syracuse University) returns with a large installation piece in building 7

A View from my Studio~

Just thought I'd share one of the amazing views from my studio.  This is out the large garage door, which sadly will soon be closed for winter.  When it's open I see deer and fawn, birds, critters, turkeys, hummingbird moths, butterflies, bees and I can hear my chickens once in a while too.   I rarely hear a car or truck or city noises...unless the Christmas tree trucks are running or the Fedx guy is bringing me a package!  Mostly I hear the birds or my ipod.

 I've been working on Christmas ornaments today, with some ^6 porcelain & a very nice brown clay from Standard Clay.  I won the kiln I was hoping for at a great price on ebay and just got the notice it shipped!  So today is a clean up day in honor of the new kiln and a little fun too! 

Here are a few of my porcelain ornaments just beginning to dry...tomorrow I'll bisque fire and wait for my new kiln to arrive!  These will are trials of what will hopefully be wonderful tree ornaments! The largest half ball is around 3".  The little  rounds with holes are some trials for new pendants I'm trying to create.  

Here's a peek at my metal working station...doming blocks, buffer, torch, brass, copper & silver lot's of hole punches etc. Hoped you like the view..... Next week I'll show you a little more of my space! 

Pictures Of My New Show Display

What a terrific turnout at the Danville Arts & Craft Show! It was a beautiful sunny day.  So many happy people and many were gearing up for the holidays already.  Thought you all might like a look at my new fall display.  I whipped the new table covers in oh around 8 hours..(took forever!) The top picture is the front of my display.  The wood rack shows off an overview of my booth.  The second picture is a display of my ceramic designs using bamboo placemats and polished cardboard boxes which double for storage when packing up! The inside picture is  a variety of table displays showing ceramic charms, leather & raku bracelets, buttons and pendants.

The bottom picture is featuring my Glass Image Art.  I have over a 1000 pieces to choose from in my booth in a wide array of materials....Clay/raku, Glass Image Art, Beaded Jewelry and metal work including etching, hammering and stamping.  All my jewelry guests usually can find something they love or would be just right as a gift.  I'm proud of the progress I've made this year.  I finally feel like I'm finding my niche... everyday of work is more like playtime.  I feel very lucky and blessed!

Bead Fest Philadelphia Finds

I spent a great day with my good friend and beader, Luci Bromberg yesterday.  We enjoyed an entire day at the Bead Fest show.  I picked up most of the items I  hoped to find and more...Normal for me at a  buying show.  Small towns around my area, so I tend to buy extra to save on high shipping costs.  I picked up some fun chain, rustic ceramic Indian Beads, wooden beads, assorted leather, multi color glass frit, resin cubes, and swanky pearls.  I also picked up a few tools I needed.  Overall it was a nice show, but I felt some the big jewelry suppliers were missing.  Not much brass, not much in the way of findings...just the basics.  I felt the Wire Fest show was more fulfilling for me.  Don't get me wrong, I'll still go....just wishing for more of a selection. So now to start putting my ideas into cool jewelry!

Hughesville Fair - Tearing up the tractor pulls!

Stop by and see us at the Hughesville Fair this week!  We will be open 3-10:30 Monday- Friday and 12-11 on Saturday night. We have brought a huge selection of Glass Image Art Necklaces, Earrings, Matching Sets and Rings.  We also have a unique variety of my handmade clay jewelry - bracelets, necklaces, earrings, rings and buttons.  I also went through my old jewelry stash from the store and have a ton of silver gemstone rings, earrings, toe rings and more....1/2 price or lower!  We're located where the wild animal display was in previous years.....Look for pink and white! Hope to see you there!