What's New at A Maritime Girl

OMgosh it was pouring rain when I walked the kids to school...now it's snowing...put the dog out on a long leash...lol...pour little thing...trying to reach her favorite pee spot while I cowardly stand at the door.

Anyway...I am currently working on some edits for the blog and the website, hoping to give things a fresh look for Spring. So bare with me as at the moment I'm not doing much 'work' on jewellery and bags. I'm also working on submitting my bags to the Crafts Council to be Juried, and perhaps applying to be Juried in Nova Scotia as well, which may open up some new markets for me.

What's coming in Spring:
1. Oxidized Sea Glass Jewelry. My new obsession...oxidizing! Working on new pendants and necklaces for my site and the Sea Glass Festival.
2. Expanding my line of Painted Bags to include clutches.
3. Hopefully some news on a Fashion and Design Week here in Charlottetown.

Custom Sea Glass Jewelry

Working on a custom pendant for Jen...some preliminary sketches...for the pendant. We may yet go with the client's idea for a design. These are to give us some options.



Another sketch. Her piece of glass is lovely Cobalt Blue.

Some more designs, basic wrap, room for dangles. Now to decide with way to capture the glass?!

Wrapped and Oxidized...the last photo has a bit of polishing, although I'm not sure you can tell here in the photo.

Find a Free Christmas Gift

Today I was thinking about a website that I visit now and then, it's devoted to 'Found Art'. It's something I've wanted to participate in, but just haven't bothered, for lack of a better word, to get around to. But thinking about Christmas and the fact that I have a lady who wants to come to my Studio to buy a Painted Bag, I think I'm going to try a little Found Art of my own. I'm going to make up 12 Painted Clutches and leave them around town, with a note inside that says something to the effect that 'You have found a Free Gift that you can keep or give to someone this Holiday season'. I need to make up some for the Studio anyway, so why not a few more and just see if anyone let's me know they found them and what they did with them.

Wouldn't you love to find something that you could give as a gift?! I know I would. I will do up a dozen this weekend, and when I'm finished, I'll include a picture here of the bunch. That will surely get me in the mood...I've not done a creative thing for a couple weeks...busy with birthdays and Christmas 'stuff'.

UPDATE: I'm running out of time! So I'm going to pick some items I have at my shop, wallets, clutches, bookmarks...I'll feel like an elf.

Sea Glass festivals in Canada!

Sea Glass Festivals in Canada! We can't wait to hear details! With the start of the Sea Glass Festival on Prince Edward Island vendors from around the Maritimes and beyond are wondering where the next festival will pop up. In the United States there are several festivals a year involving Sea Glass and other Ocean related Art. During the Mermaid Tears Sea Glass Festival in July 2009 there were whispers of a Festival starting up in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Like any other crowd, Sea Glass enthusiasts would love to 'do the rounds' and attend similar events near home. I'm wondering if any plans have gotten under way for additional Festivals and will be sure to let you know if I hear of any!