New For Spring!

I love to try and add new products. Some are big hits quickly, like the studs I now sell more of on Etsy than anything else, and some are more of a niche item, like the glass buttons. I love them all though!
This fall I will be having a lot more stained glass items available, but, for Spring, I have been making new things including key rings and bracelets.
I found a super cute heart mould and thought it would be perfect for a Valentine's teacher gift, but made a few more, and also added some other colours into the mix, making them ideal for friendship gifts, end of year teacher gifts as well as cute tokens for mums from small children.

The bracelets I just love. They feel super romantic and have little flecks of dichroic glass in them, so the white ones particularly look like opals. I also created a rosy hint one too. These would make wonderful bridal jewelry or great bridesmaid gifts.

I also did another variation on bobby pins - I now have a selection of single pins. I had a few singles at Christmas and they sold very quickly - people liked being able to have a couple of different colours, so, I have a bunch that are singles. Some of them have 'friends' available, but, most are one offs. Perfect for those who just pin one side up and are looking for a touch of sparkle :)

The best part? I get to bring them all to a craft fair I'm participating in this weekend at Cordera! If you're in the area, stop by!

Buttons!

I've been seeing a lot of cute chunky fall knits around lately. I particularly like the cowl / scarf type ones. This got me thinking - what would make some of these super cute (especially the handcrafted ones) items stand out from the crowd is the buttons they feature!
Whilst on my little jaunt to the glass wholesalers last week, I found a mold - for buttons!
So, I decided to have a go at fusing some!
I used browns and white, as well as some clear frit (small glass pieces) to complement the season.

Mixed frit in the mold, ready for firing!

First firing result!

I then decided to flip the buttons and refire them to give them a little more of a regular shape - it's always a little bit of a challenge to know *just* when to run the cool down with a new mold...

And voila! Here is the fired result! I think they look pretty cool.... (and this from a girl who refused to wear buttons as a child - and I *still* won't do plastic ones... :) ) They're available in my Etsy store here as a set of four and here as a set of 2.
I just love how they're all unique - now to expand with some other colours! Got any suggestions? Leave me a comment!

On a backing card - ready for shipping!