Oh, the things you can do with a faux cabbage!

How I love faux cabbages...their colors are so vibrant, the leaves so soft and they are a really nifty craft element. The baskets I made for Easter were a big hit (Martha ordered 6 green ones for her own Easter table!) and were fun to make. Yes, your fingertips do get a bit scorched but it's worth it because the little baskets are so sweet.

Now I've gone a little cabbage crazy and made one into a lamp shade. Waddaya think? Cute, no? I just used a small lampshade and hot glued the cabbage leaves onto it, starting at the bottom and overlapped them. I trimmed the top ones and wrapped them around the top of the shade and glued them in place. I dry brushed a bit of glue on the leaves, dusted with you know what and voila, a lampshade even Peter Rabbit would love!

Dabbling with artichokes...

Started messing around with one of my faux artichokes today, and instead of making an ornament for the Christmas tree or window, as I usually do, I made it into this sweet little basket with a twig handle. My cabbage baskets were such fun to make so I thought I'd try with an artichoke. It would make a great place card holder at a Spring dinner party or it could hold some candies or chocolates. ( My brain is in a "chocolate" mode today! )
After disassembling an artichoke (ouch!) , I painted the inside of a small papier-mache box green, then glued the artichoke leaves around the box in concentric rings. The handle is just honeysuckle vines cut into 12" lengths and twirled around a bit and hot glued in place. Couldn't be easier. Of course, I dusted it with a bit of fairy dust for that little extra something! Let me know what you all think...

On a scale of 1 to 10, today is a 20 !!!!!

I am soooo glad I decided to take a lunch break today. The lilacs are at their absolute peak, the wisteria is bursting its britches and it is one of those "great-to-be-alive-days". As I stroll thru my yard, I can't help but realize how incredibly lucky I am to be surrounded by such beauty. I intend to drink it all in...

Lunch was reasonably satisfying. I devoured a nice, sensible turkey sandwich and a glass of milk. Then, just when I thought it couldn't get any better, I remembered a dark secret lurking in my freezer. A David Glass "Ultimate Chocolate Truffle Cake" was screaming to me, pulling me into its velvety web. For one, fleeting moment, I thought of my wonderful Weight Watcher's Leader, and how she would have advised me to redirect myself, reign myself in, and forget the cake demon. I, of course, put away a sizeable hunk along with another sensible glass of milk. It just doesn't get any better than this...

Days like this must be etched in one's mind...this peak of perfection might not come again for at least a year. Not too hot, not too cool, no bugs...and chocolate...heaven in my garden.

And this is one scene that CANNOT be improved upon by adding glitter!

Hope you can stroll thru your garden, whether in the flesh, looking out a window or just in your mind!

What's the buzzzzzzz.....

Need to make some more of these guys. They seem to "fly" out of the shop! I just love these little bumblebees...so fat...and these guys don't sting! You can tie them onto a wine bottle or hostess gift for something a bit different!

Ta ta for now,
The Glitter Fairy

Greetings,
Hope you are able to get outside to enjoy this spectacular weather! I wish I could take my glittering outside...but alas...the glue dries way too fast and my glitter blows away when a gust sneaks up!!!

Believe it or not, we are already thinking about the Christmas Holidays around here. If we don't start making stuff now, we'll never keep up in the Fall. Got about a bajillion artichokes this week. Gotta glitter every last one of them. Artichokes were very hot last season and I'm looking forward to working on them. I think they are my favorite vegetable to glitter!

It's also time for seastars....ah, lovely hanging in the window...makes you think of summer vacation at the beach! Of course, they are great for the holiday tree, too! Gotta glitter some of those, too! No rest for the Glitter Fairy!

BTW, I visited the Martha Show again last week for the new product launch of Martha's wonderful paper arts & scrapbooking line. If you haven't had a chance to get to a Michael's Crafts store, take a look online. Really beautiful stuff...well made...nice colors...can't wait to get my hands on some of it! The glitters are very nice and come in a nifty jar with a sprinkler cap, just like a spice jar. It was fun to be at the show in the audience. It's quite an experience to be at a LIVE TV show...Everyone works so hard there...there are so many staffers...and they somehow make it all work. Now I really have to go glitter something!

Sending you all my happiest wishes for SPRING !!!

GlitterWorkshops are coming...

I've got a couple of workshops coming up and here's the scoop:
Saturday, April 28th @ Zoe & Floyd Gallery in Seymour, CT 203-881-9102
Glitttered Mother's Day Cards - Make some special cards for the one who brought you into this world. We will stamp & glitter out little hearts out!
Saturday, May 26th @ Zoe & Floyd Gallery in Seymour, CT 203-881-9102
Glitter 101 - I'll tell you everything I know about glitter and I guarantee you'll leave with glitter on your face!!! We'll make some beautiful glittered trinket boxes and maybe some cards & tags.
That's all the news that's fit to print!
Ciao for now...
TGF

Martha & me...

Hot off the press...Take a look at this...The Glitter Fairy (or Glitter Lady, as Martha likes to call me!) on Wednesday's Martha show glittering away... Fun, fun fun! You can watch both segments or click on either one individually, plus print out written instructions for the glittered bunny bouquets, cabbage baskets or veggie napkin rings! Isn't technology great?!!! I still haven't seen the segments on a real TV yet, only on the teensy weensy computer screen but I am thrilled to see that I didn't trip on my high heels!

I still haven't caught up on my sleep and I've been busy filling orders but wanted to share this with all of you.

FYI: My sweet pals helped to doll me up a bit...My gorgeous robin's egg blue jacket was from my friend Stacy of The Worth Collection and the gold bracelet was from my dear friend, Faye of Faye Kim Designs in Westport, CT. Thanks, guys! You made me feel absolutely beautiful!

I'm too exhausted to go into much detail tonight and will eventually write about my wonderful Martha adventure...but until then, let me say it was...
A M A Z I N G ! ! !
Gotta go finish some glittering...

The Martha Chronicles

This is the story of a GlitterFairy who, by some kind of divine intervention of the GlitterGods, was lucky enough to get a chance of a lifetime! I won't bore you with all of the details on how I got there, but I was asked to show Martha some tricks of the glitter trade for Valentine's Day on February 1st on her live show. It truly was amazing, fun and scarey, all rolled up into two jam-packed days. Her entire staff was so kind to me, the set is absolutely GORGEOUS, and Martha was extremely gracious. I guess I must have done something right because shortly thereafter, I was asked back to do some Easter glittering. In fact, I'll be there next Wednesday on the live show. I can't even begin to tell you how much I am looking forward to this next adventure...I'm still pinching myself from the last appearance!!! So hold your breath, cross all of your fingers and stay tuned...The Glitter Fairy is back!
FYI - The Feb 1 segments were running on Martha's website www.marthastewart.com for a while but with the new website design, they aren't up and running yet. I am told they will be back soon... and you should be able to see my current segments right after the show on Wednesday.

How it all started...

My signature glittered pear ornament...

Thought you might like to see how all this glitter stuff started. This glittered pear ornament above was one of my very first products, waaayyy back in 1999. I started playing around glittering faux apples (for the teacher), pears and peaches, added wired ribbons to them, made a wire hook so it could hang as an ornament, then wrapped them in cello and showed them to a few friends. They all thought they were beautiful and that I should consider selling them. The rest is history...and the best part is that I still love making every single one! Now I sell lots of different fruits & veggies...pomegranates, plums, artichokes and even chili peppers! Lots of people use them as Christmas ornaments on the tree, but just as many hang them in windows, year round or put them in a glass bowl or on the mantel.

I'll post pix of some of my other designs soon & I'll also post some project instructions for those of you who love glitter as much as I do!

Enjoy!

The Glitter Fairy

The Studio...

Here's where it all happens. This great shot of my "wall of glitter" was taken by my photographer (and dear friend) Peggy Garbus of Peggy Garbus Photography. She's an amazing artist who specializes in BxW children's & family photography. Check out her website at www.peggygarbus.com for a real treat for the eyes!

As you can see, I have tons of glitter...each little flake is just waiting to find a home on some unsuspecting object! And yes, I always have glitter on my face... friends say I leave a trail! But I think glitter is a beautiful thing and I LOVE my work.

That's all for now.

The Glitter Fairy

Cabbage Basket and other Spring Goodies

By the way, the sweet cabbage basket you see below will be for sale on my online shop right after my Martha appearance. Visit my store at www.glitterworksstudio.etsy.com. It would look great as a place marker for a Spring dinner or brunch or as an Easter decoration around the house. I will customize the banner with a name or "happy spring", "spring has sprung" or leave it blank so you can write in a name. I also have chick & duckling boxes, garlands and other Spring stuff. Everything is hand made by me in very limited quantities. Gotta go glitter something...Enjoy! TGF

Happy weekend!!!!

I think we are about to get our first Spring weekend, complete with sunshine... a most welcomed arrival...There is a lot of activity around here as I get ready for Martha. (only 4 days til I hit the city withmy glittery stuff in hand and share some fun projects!) I need to complete a few more glittered projects for the segments, get my clothes together, get the dishes washed...(like THAT'S gonna happen!)...Somehow, dishes and laundry are way too low on my priority list. Eventually they get done but now I have bigger things to do.

So TTFN.

Catch some sun and enjoy!

Spring REALLY has sprung!

The Glitter Fairy

The birth of a blog...

Hello world!



Greetings from GlitterWorksStudio!



Spring has finally sprung ...and I am ready to have some fun getting to know all of you and sharing glittery project ideas.



The studio here is hopping with activity as we make our Spring & Easter products ( you can see some of my stuff on my online shop at www.glitterworksstudio.etsy.com ). Today the glitter is literally flying in every direction! I love my job!



FYI - I'm also getting ready to appear on The Martha Stewart Show next Wednesday. So much to do...so little time... (I can sleep next month!) I will be making a sweet Bunny Bouquet Centerpiece, a cabbage basket place setting marker and veggie napkin rings with Martha! Fun! And...you guessed it, they all have glitter on them. You'll be able to view my segments on Martha's website www.marthastewart.com once they post them. My last appearance on 2/1 was a dream come true. We did some Valentine's Day projects. Martha and her entire staff were amazing. Can't wait to go back!



Please take a moment to visit my website at www.glitterworksstudio.com to see my other seasonal designs. We are currently updating the site to include my online store info as well as my retail store info.



Take a minute right now to go outside and breathe in some Spring !



Stay tuned....



Ciao from The Glitter Fairy