Holiday Gifts for the hard to buy for

It was so wonderful meeting everyone at the Polk Museum of Art and Berkley Charter Fall Festival Shows! Talk about being crazy busy!! Thank you very much for all of your excitement over my work. It really warms my heart!!

I hope you all found wonderful pieces not only for yourself, but also for the special ones in your life who may be hard to buy for this holiday season. Even the ones who have everything, more than likely, have never seen my work. Most of my pieces are sold direct to the public and are one of a kind. Even if they have seen my work or even own some, most would love to add to their collections because they love the attention and compliments they receive when wearing my pieces.

Now that I have caught my breath from the rush of shows in November and the family reunion over Thanksgiving week, I will be ramping up my listings in my Etsy shop once again. All of you who do not have the luxury of seeing my work in person, can see it online and knock out some of those difficult gift giving individuals from your "To Do" list. My plan is to DAILY add more listings of fused glass pendants, ceramic beaded jewelry, BRAND NEW BY POPULAR DEMAND fused glass earring sets, very affordable leather necklaces, and much much more. Remember, most are one of a kind, so if you hesitate, someone else might beat you to it. :o)

Remember, if you would like me to add free gift wrap for your purchases, just indicate it during check-out. I have a large selection of Christmas, Birthday, and other occassion wraps for no additional charge. Just my little way of making your holiday gift giving just a little less stressful.

Thanks again for your well wishes and overwhelming response to my work. Happy shopping!

Polk City Christmas Parade

For the first time, Polk City will be having vendors in the park to coincide with the annual Christmas parade downtown this Saturday, December 8th. We'll be there from 4 PM to 6 PM. Join us in the park to find some lovely Christmas gifts for your special someones or even spoil yourself and say that Santa got it for you. I'll be showcasing my full line of handcrafted jewelry, fused glass pendants, handmade ceramic pendants and beads, plus some other new items. See you there!

Lots of new creations

I've delivered my wholesale order so I've had some time to make some new creations. I have several new necklaces featuring my ceramic focals and ceramic earrings to match. I also have several new fused glass pendants. I'll be listing them in my Etsy shop daily in case you see one here that is not in my shop yet. Just keep checking back for more goodies. www.ShifflettStudios.etsy.com

I will also be cleaning out my supplies inventory of items that I don't tend to use too often. I'll be letting them go at deep deep discounts, just to clear out some much needed room in my studio. This will include some metal alloy beads, earwires, toggle clasps, and various other findings. I also will be listing some glass, pearl, and stone beads that I had to purchase in bulk that I am way overstocked in. Take advantage of these great deals while they last.

Thanks for stopping by.

Busy Bee!

I have been a very busy bee lately. I have been creating new glass pendants and jewelry designs for the last few days in preparation for a wholesale account meeting with http://www.astralbeads.com/. All the effort and hard work has paid off!! I am happy to announce that the very large internet bead supplier, Astral Beads, will soon be carrying a variety of my designs as focal pieces in their soon to be released bead kits! I am so excited! I think this will be a wonderful partnership between Shifflett Pottery & Glass Works and Astral Beads. Keep an eye out for the new products and designs that will be coming. I'm sure you will love them!!

Welcome to my blog!

This whole blogging thing is pretty new to me, so bare with me until I learn the ropes.

I am a stay at home mom to a beautiful little girl, Brooke. In my spare time I love create ceramic beads and pendants, fused glass pendants and other creations, and jewelry using my little works of art. Please check out my shops on http://www.shifflettstudios.etsy.com/ and http://shifflettstudios.lov.li/users/2491 to view and purchase my work.

For those of you in the Central Florida area, I also am also available to do home parties. These come in two formats.

Bead Party:
If you yourself would like to learn how to make jewelry, and not spend a fortune doing it, I can show you and your friends how. My bead and silver prices are approximately 1/2 of what most bead shops charge. I come to you. I supply all the needed tools and materials and will show you how to make nearly what ever you want. It's a great fun way to learn & make great gifts for friends, family or even spoil yourself.

Jewelry Party:
Love handcrafted one of a kind jewelry? Don't fight the crowds and parking at those busy craft shows or bother looking through catalogs and waiting for your pretties to arrive, I bring all the goods to your home the night of the show. You can play dress up and see what looks wonderful and take it home the same day. If you don't see exactly what you like, I can also take custom orders. For quicker items like earrings, I can usually make exactly what you want the day of the party, if you don't see what you need in my premade inventory.

You can contact me to check availablity.

Thanks for checking out my blog. I'll try to update it at least on a bi-weekly basis so you know what I'm up to and can see what new stuff I have created.

Lisa