And the Winner is......

Congratulations to Chantal of Here Pretty Kitty who's name was drawn out of a hat to win bag of glass goodies. Incidentally, her suggested name was Tomomi. What did she win?

• A fused glass magnet
• A set of glass coasters
• A pair of dichroc etched glass drop earrings
• A glass fish pendant
• A pair of opal glass cufflinks
• A glass bead bag charm
• A 25% off voucher from Glassprimitif

Thank you to all who entered - I was thrilled to have so many participants. I'll be in touch with you all.

Name That Magnet!

Your chance to win a glass goody bag from Glassprimitif



This Funny Face Magnet needs a name. To enter the draw just comment on this post with your suggestion to name this happy chap (or chapess).
The Rules:

• You may enter only once
• All comments will be vetted before posting
• Closing date: 17 June 2009 6pm
• Your name suggestion will go into a hat and be drawn after 17 June
• Winner will be notified and receive a bag bursting with goodies!

This draw is a bit of light hearted fun and I hope you will take part.

Glass Magnets by Glassprimitif

I've been looking for something new to make (I get bored easily) and found a packet of magnets that I bought a million years ago for some project or other.



So here they are: Funny Faces Magnets now for sale on Folksy and Etsy. They were such fun to make. I cut squares of glass from scrap Bullseye and added features from glass stringer. Stringer can be a pain to use sometimes because, if it's not glued firmly before fusing, the little b*ggers roll off onto the kiln shelf (grrr)!



Fully fused glass cabochons with magnets securely fixed to the underside. Each magnet has a different expression and will hold your important papers to the fridge. Take a closer look at Glassprimitif on Folksy.

Glass Cabochons

Cabochons are actually gemstones that have been shaped and polished rather than facetted. This gives the stone a softer and smoother appearance than facetted gemstones have. Most cabochons are oval or round in shape.
Fused glass cabochons are glass nuggets that have not been made up into jewelry yet. Like the gemstones they also have a smooth, rounded shape which is due to the firepolishing they receive in the kiln. Once at full fusing temperature all sharp edges smooth down as the glass first pulls itself up and then slumps.


Buying fused glass cabs is a great way to create your own jewelry as they have many possibilities. They can be set, like gemstones, in precious metal or metal plate pre-formed settings to make rings, earrings, pendants, brooches or cufflinks. By grinding a ridge along the glass with a dremel (drill) they can be wire wrapped and they can be glued to bails or cufflink posts. Cabs can also be set in precious metal clay (PMC) or glued to magnets or even fused to compatible glass art.


All my cabs shown here are compatible to Bullseye (COE90) glass. They are available in sets of 4, 8 or 9 at very reasonable prices and all shipping is free. http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5116357&section_id=5094061

Promotional Ideas

Apart from business cards there is a huge variety of promotional items and ideas to be bought on Etsy. Here is a selection of promotional goodies and the etsy shops where I bought them.

• When I send out items from my shop I like to enclose a small note book. The original book was sent to me by http://kupokiley.etsy.com/. Kiley makes beautful handbound books and will also make books to commission .
• But a blank notebook is not a promotional item unless it has my URL on it. So I commissioned a rubber stamp, made for me by http://onefourzero.etsy.com/. I love this stamp and stamp it onto EVERYTHING in red or pink ink.
• The car bumper sticker was really good value for money, made for me by http://byleedesign.etsy.com/ and has my avatar and my etsy address in large letters on a red background.
• One of my best ever purchases has been promotional buttons (badges) made by http://kittycrossbones.etsy.com/. I was lucky enough to buy these on her birthday and got 100 for the price of 50. I ordered 50 with my designs and 50 to promote the Arts Factory where I work. I also won free magnets and these look really great. Kittycrossbones also sells stickers, scratch cards and notebooks.
• Finding pretty paper to make book covers is a pain so I was pleased to find washi paper for sale on Etsy. I bought some lovely decorative paper from http://jasminejewels.etsy.com/. check out her origami papers too.