Ahhh...beautiful Sanibel!

Just enjoy the view...(sigh)...

                                         

Wish I was there right now...

These hand printed and glittered cards are hot off the presses.

Email me and I'll send some your way...

xo

gf

Peachy Beachy Cards...

Now that summer is almost upon us, 

I am in full production of my beach cards.  

I think they are my most favorite images.

Whether it is Chatham, Amagansett or Brewster, 

 these glittery cards make me feel like I have my toes in the sand!

This is Chatham's Lighthouse Beach, one of my favs...

and...those chairs...so beautifully lined up at The Chatham Bars Inn...

The Fish Pier (glamor shot...lol)

The Chatham Lighthouse...

and...in case you don't know how to find beautiful Chatham,

here's a map!

Each of these cards feature my own photographs, 

hand printed on Crane's Museo Card Stock,

and embellished with just a touch of glitter

for a bit of elegant shine!

Katie Brown Rocks!

Wow!

What an amazing day I had with the one and only Katie Brown!

We taped a segment for one of her upcoming shows...

and it was pure joy from start to finish.

Our segment just flew by...like an ethereal puff of glitter!

(and we did toss around some glitter!)  
She is adorable, talented, warm, gorgeous, completely down to earth...
and most of all FUN......
with a delightful joie de vie that seems to permeate all that is around her.

The Katie Brown Workshop TV show is truly a reflection 

of who she is as a person...completely unpretentious

and someone who celebrates the simple joys of life.

And her "Keep it simple and you can't go wrong "attitude is so refreshing!

Katie Brown = Simply perfect!

It will air on PBS stations across the country in October. 

xoxo

gf

The glitterfairy on Katie Brown Workshop!

Yes, today I am heading in to The Katie Brown Workshop

to be her guest and tape a fun glittery segment!

Below is a bit of info on Katie, 

who is charismatic, talented, and an amazing dynamo.

Her show focuses on making your house a home, 

with segments on cooking, gardening and decorating.

The Katie Brown Workshop is broadcast nationally on PBS.  

Check her website to see when it is showing in your area.

This will be 

SO.  MUCH.  FUN!!!
"Have glitter, will travel..." 

I'll let ya know when it will be airing.

Prolly in the fall...

xoxo

gf

The Katie Brown Workshop is determined to make your house a home! The 30-minute home arts series stars Katie Brown and is distributed by APT-American Public Television, with a great underwriter, Bonnie Plants. The effervescent Katie Brown always delivers with fun and inexpensive cooking, gardening and decorating projects designed to keep your domestic life as simple and extraordinary as possible. Her appealing and imaginative approach to the home arts has been a breath of fresh air for a new generation of homemakers. In each episode, Katie prepares a simple and enjoyable meal, works her magic in the garden and transforms ordinary items into ornate gifts, festive holiday flourishes and helpful home organizers. From her real-life workshop, Katie tackles recipes and projects in each episode's "Cook," "Grow" and "Nest" segments. Accompanied by her fellow workshop experts, Katie demonstrates how to add some spice to activities like planning the perfect wedding meal, hosting a winning game night, giving gifts that keep on giving, and preparing homemade sweets for Valentine's Day. Always with an eye towards family, Katie also provides imaginative suggestions for entertaining, engaging and encouraging young children. Produced by Katie Brown Workshop Productions, Katie Brown Workshop is presented by American Public Television through the Exchange service at no cost to public television stations nationwide. The series is made possible by the generous support of Bonnie Plants.

Wouldn't you love to learn how to make this seastar garland???

T-Minus 10 and counting...

Yup, only ten more days til my "Day at the beach..." glitter workshop 

at Tinsel Trading Company in NYC.

We will be crafting a garland with eight real seastars.  

Each seastar can be glittered any way you'd like...

stripes, polka dots, or cover completely with glitter...it's your choice.

(I can't wait to see how each garland turns out!)

Each seastar will be pre-drilled so you can run some seam binding thru it 

and tie it onto a 9 foot piece of sheer ribbon, 

(2" wide May Arts organza...to die for...).

There will be much more to do...

You'll make an ornament or two and some sweet gift tags.

And, of course, my favorite part...

I'll share my glitter tricks of the trade in Glitter 101, 

while you munch on a scrumptious cupcake 

and sip Pellegrino!

Oh yeah....

See ya there...

xo

gf

It's glitter workshop time...Join me for "A day at the beach..."

I'm thrilled to report that I will be teaching a workshop next month 

at the venerable Tinsel Trading Company in NYC!  

Since summer is right around the corner 

I thought it would be fun to work with beach-themed materials, 

such as seastars and shells, and add a touch of GLITTER, of course!

We will be using Tinsel Trading Company's 

exclusive imported German glass glitter...(yippeee!!!)...

which sparkles like no other glitter!

Voila!   "A day at the beach..."

We will be crafting a 9 ' glittered seastar garland 

which can be draped across a mantle, strung up over a door or window 

or used as a table runner.  

I made glittery polka dots and stripes on these seastars 

to make them even more whimsical, 

then strung them up on 2" pale aqua May Arts organza ribbon

...sigh...

I can feel the sand in my toes already...

We will also craft an individual ornament, 

either a seastar on hand-forged hook 

(which I will also teach you how to make), 

or a crab or seahorse, your choice. 

The latter will be strung up on seam binding. 

These make a great hostess gift 

and look wonderful tacked up on a memo board,

and don't forget to hang them on your tree or mantle for the holidays.

Finally, we will make some adorable gift tags 

using punched out shapes of beautiful card stock,

and embellish them with glitter, shells, flowers, leaves 

and of course, some of Tinsel Trading Company's legendary trimmings.

So slip on your flip-flops and join me

Saturday, May 21

12:30-4:30pm

at

Tinsel Trading Company

1 West 37th Street, NYC

212-730-1030
Workshop fee: $66
Materials fee: $19

Call 212-730-1030 or visit the store to sign up! 

Visit Tinsel Trading Workshops for more info on 
other exciting TT workshops!

xoxo

gf

Happy first day of Spring???

I believe Mother Nature is having 

some "anger management" problems...

Happy (sort of) Spring!

This is a good day to 

stay inside and GLITTER!

Starting to think Easter...

Found some of my favorite faux cabbages 

(that I had tucked away in the studio...)

and made up a sweet cabbage basket 

with a twig handle in spring green.  

These are perfect to hold 

a chocolate bunny, small candy eggs 

or use as a place marker at Easter dinner...

I really think this is one of 
my all-time favorite designs...

still love it after creating it for Martha Stewart...

These will be for sale soon at a local shop...

(also available in the original purple color)

Happy (almost) Spring!

xoxo

gf

Glitterfairy on PetTalk

Ooooooh!  We had so much fun!

Lauren Collier has a wonderful show 

with lots of furry guests 

but she always has room for the glitterfairy at holiday time...

We showed viewers how to doll-up their

pet's food bowls with glittery letters and stickers.

Watch for it this weekend on CT NewsChannel 12...

Fabulous. Furry. Fun.

xoxo

gf

Heading over to PetTalk...

Can't wait to see my sweet friend 

and host of PetTalk, Lauren Collier.  

Today we are going to decorate some pet bowls 

to go with the pet placemats we made 

on the last Valentine's Day show...

How adorable are these?... And so simple to make.  

Glittery letter and heart and paw-print stickers 

are easy to apply and will really jazz up 

your pet's Valentine's Day dinner!

(FYI - Got these great bowls at Walmart!)

And, the stickers will last for quite a while,

but are removable when you want 

to celebrate the next holiday.

These bowls are full of my kittie's dry food, 

but would look much better if I filled them 

with their favorite home-made treats, 

cut into heart shapes!

PetTalk is on CT Channel 12

and will run all next weekend.

Tune in!

xo

gf

Don't forget to add a hand-made tag...

to your sweetie's gift on Valentine's Day.

These are so simple to make.

Punch out or hand cut shapes from nice card stock,

punch out or cut smaller shapes of decorative paper,

glue down and glitter edges,

stamp a message,

and top with a bumblebee

(or a butterfly or a faux flower).

String up on ribbon

and tie onto a bouquet of flowers

or into the bow of your gift box.

Simple. Sweet. Handmade.

xoxo

gf

When you're ready to pop the cork...

...don't forget to hang a little something extra

around the neck of the bottle...

...something like...say... 

a sweet little silver glittered puffy heart 

with a big, fat, red bow, 

a chubby bumblebee 

and a banner that says "bee mine!"...

That'll send your message loud and clear...

Happy (almost) Valentine's Day...

xoxo

gf

A little Valentine's Day love...

Just sent a whole bunch of these glittery heart ornaments 

to a high-end jewelry store 

to gussy-up their windows for Valentine's Day.  

We used three sizes of hearts and three colors of glitter, 

and finished them off with the most magnificent 

double-faced Midori satin ribbon bows.

Ooh, they are soooo yummy!

They will be suspended on very thin, matching ribbons 

and will simply float like heart-shaped clouds 

--- rotating in the slightest breeze, 

adding a bit of sparkle to an already gorgeous shop.

Gosh, I love my job...

xoxo

gf

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Want to take a moment to thank each and every one of you 

for a most amazing year of glittering! 

You, my wholesale accounts, 

as well as individuals who have purchased my glittergoods 

online and at the studio, 

have made me one happy glitterfairy!

Your support means the world to me!

Here's to 2011!

xoxo

gf

The Elegant Setting in Southampton

Was thrilled to have been asked to make up lots of glittery ornaments

for The Elegant Setting's 2010 Holiday windows.  

My dear friend, Kate, from Sharp Hill Designs, 

was kind enough to take some pictures 

so I could see what store owner, Stephanie 

and her window designer, Mark, have designed.

Needless to say, I was thrilled to see my glittergoods

floating throughout the windows, 

amidst tree branches and beautiful store merchandise 

in whites, silvers & golds ---a glittery wonderland!

Truly magnificent!

If you find yourself on the main street of Southampton,

during this holiday season,

you must stop in and say hi to Stephanie.

And tell her The glitterfairy sent you!

xo

gf

Sneeky peek!

Here's a quick peek at my Holiday 2010 Collection!

This display will be magically transported to 

the

Families to Families Holiday Boutique

Trackside Teen Center

15 Station Road

Wilton, CT

Thursday, December 2nd,  6pm to 9pm

and

Friday, December 3rd,  9am to 3pm 

There will be 12 vendors

including moi, 

selling magnificent gifts for the holidays, 

a large Chinese auction, a greens sale and a bake sale, 

all under one roof!

This event will raise money, food and awareness 

for Wilton Social Services, who assist local families in need.

Do try to stop by and support a great cause,

and, of course,

get some glitter on your face!!!

xoxo

gf