Back after a little pause.

I'm back to work and to my little blog today after a brief pause in my work schedule during which I was able to take a week with my husband for a little R n R at the beach.

I intended to turn on the computer and jump back into emails, really I did, but my computer seemed to disagree. Nevertheless, this this week just too beautiful to stay locked up, so I took a little time for myself including a little jaunt in the park and took some photos of the Cheery Blossoms. It was just the little kick start I needed to get the creative juices flowing and motivate me into getting some new work done.

Now, back to work! Penny Glass Girl will be filling with all NEW glass goodies this week, but in the meantime, enter "backtowork" in the coupon code at checkout and receive 50% off (yep, off everything!) until Monday.

I hope your week is full of the promises of spring where you are. xxoo Penny.

Roses

Today I decided to play a little bit with my camera. I liked the light in my office this morning and chose to snap a few pics of the beautiful roses my husband had delivered. Husband travels frequently - very frequently, so it was a nice little surprise to be reminded of how nuch I like the guy when these showed up.

I buy flowers for myself every week, never roses. I usually go for several different varieties of flowers and create a mix, but these are gorgeous and I couldn't help but squeal a tiny bit when I opened them.

Here are just a few of the pics I shot:

xxoo Penny

Shop Update: Spring Sale 50% Off

I've been recovering from Bronchitis (yuck) this week so haven't been here for a while, but thought I would pop in to announce my latest SALE. Over 30 items are 50% off in including all of these:

Stock up while you can as these are discontinued to make room for NEW WORK which will be making an appearance in the shop soon. xxoo Penny

Shop Update: New Birds

This post is a little late, (I had a total computer meltdown this week) but I wanted to let you know about all the new happenings in the shop this week.

I listed a new set of pendants, these sweet little birds meant to bring a pop of colour to our white wintery days:

These pendants will be sold in seperate listings in the shop and also as a set, great for gifts and weddings:) AS with all new listings, if youput the word "friend" in the coupon code section, you'll recieve FREE shipping when you purchase.

I also wanted to let you know that a BIG SALE will be happening starting this next week to clear some older designs and make room for my spring collection.

I'll list all the details Monday. Until then, I hope you are staying cosy and warm with those you love this week.

XXOO Penny

Happy Weekend

It's snowy here, finally! So the while the kids are out shovelling the snow (yay!) I'm stayin in keepin warm and bundled. I love the snow, but just to look at from the warmth of the inside. I bought these flowers yesterday as a way to remind us that spring is just around the corner:)

I hope your staying warm and cosy with the poeple you love this weekend. xxoo Penny

Making Today: Napkin Rings

Hello:) Today, I decided to make some new napkin rings for a dinner party we're having with friends tonight. It's a csual BBQ type dinner, so I wanted to keep it light and simple. The napkins, made by my talented friend and fab textile designer, Saskia, are my favourite shade of sunny yellow and feature lovely little brids in various colours.

To make the napking rings, I used some fused glass cabs that I had left over from making some jewelry (but you could used anything with a flat back side for this). First, I glued a pad used to make a bolo style tie (I get mine at a jewelry supply store locally and must say that they come in handy for so many things)and let them set for about 3 hours:

Then, when the pads were set on the back, I threaded some ribbon through the back and flatened the ends down:

Then I tied the ribbon in a loose knot around the napkins and ces't fini!

Now I get to spend the afternoon cooking up some yummy bbq. Hope you get to spend the weekend with those you love. xxoo Penny

A Day Off

Today, I decided to take a day off from work (one of the very best benefits of working for myself:) Instead of lounging around in my jammies, which I was very tempted to do, I decided to make tackle a few projects off my to-do list.

Since tomorrow is friday (yay!) and we are having friends for dinner, I was a busy bee planning my menue and digging up some decor ideas for the table. I love my oak dining table, but I wanted to dress it a little differently tomorrow for a fun bbq. I kind of wanted to dress it down a little, you know, picnic-style to brighten a wintery day. In the end, I decided on this ANNAMOA fabric from IKEA for the table cloth. I think it'll be the perfect addition to our fun casual table:

I'll try and get some pics of the table tomorrow before the festivites. I'm really looking forward to an evening with good friends after a particularly busy week:) xxoo Penny