Jeanetteka - Art and Glass

Beyond The Garden Gate Christmas Show and Sale all weekend - Friday to Sunday, Nov 11, 12 & 13th (10AM–4PM) I think I am all ready for this weekend! It is the second weekend in November 2016, and I am in a local show here in Port Hope called, "Beyond the Garden Gate" The Second Annual Christmas Show and Sale, on the outskirts of Port Hope, on County Road 65. I will be joining 10 talented artists for a fun-filled weekend of helping you choose appropriate and beautiful Christmas gifts for your family and friends. It is a both a beautiful setting, wait until you see the driveway, and a really lovely venue. The last time I was there a client said to me, and I quote "isn't it great to have a One-of-A-Kind sale right here in Port Hope!" So, I'm really looking forward to this weekend and seeing you all! This weekend I will have on display my clear hollow beads, some new light blue foils, (silver leaf encased in a light blue transparent glass), my fairl

This past weekend was the 24th Annual Innisfil Studio Tour . I was at the studio of JBPhotoworks as a guest artist. I must say, it certainly didn't feel like November because it was just too beautiful outside and the temperature was in in the high teens! Unfortunately for me, that warm weather equated to allot of clients choosing to spend those precious warm hours outside perhaps cleaning up leaves and preparing their yards for the upcoming winter months which is just around the corner! So instead of visiting all the studios, they choose to enjoy the beautiful weather. I can't say I blame anyone. Well, I can't win them all as they say. So, I will venture to say that the fantastic weather was the reason why so few people came out on the tour this year! Last year on this tour I had record sales and my work has never been better. Yes, a big public Thank You to my sweetie and partner in life Denis, he has done an amazing job on my new vertical display. One good

  The Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens were simply stunning. The flowers were in full bloom and aroma. The live music and musicians were just delightful to hear and better than the previous year! To hear all that wonderful jazz and even an operatic singer while showing and selling my custom designed or one-of-a-kind jewels was a lovely treat. What a wonderful venue... despite the high heat and humidity on Saturday afternoon of 38 degrees in the shade. I was completely drenched when closing up for the day. We even came back to the gardens after our dinner to check that our tent hadn't blown away before heading back to Port Hope. We decided right then and there to also secure my tent to two nearby heavy metal garbage containers (in addition to our 30 pound water bags at every corner post). The next morning it went down an unbelievable chilly 17-18 degrees while setting up, and later on, the winds gust up to 50 kilometers and hour on Sunday afternoon! The wind is way more trou

Spring is in the air and upcoming shows are on the horizon I've been busy like a bee, ironically making bee's and flowers for my upcoming garden shows in June. The first show will be June 11th at Oshawa's Botanical Gardens on 155 Arena Street for the Annual Peony festival , so I'm also making my infamous triple peony flower beads. I had a bit of a panic because last year when I came up with the design, I cannot find any of my notes or I didn't have any notes, but I also didn't even have any cane leftover either. Now, my memory isn't as sharp as it was even 10 years ago, but I did manage to jog it in a bit of an oh no panic induced moment. I actually remembered, and all is well because last week I made three or four of them. Thank goodness! It serves me right for not writing down exactly what steps I did. I used to write down everything when I worked for a publishing firm, but now being self-employed where time is even more money, how could I forgot, or a

Wedding Signing Pen - One of a Kind  - One Available With this pen in your hands, imagine signing a book at the wedding? I've had this "6" ball point blank pen" in brushed aluminum for a bit now and while preparing my wares to display and sell tomorrow, I decided to finish it with my white and clear hand-made lampwork beads. It works wonderfully together for a perfect fit. Just as instantly, I thought wedding, why of course! I must say it feels pretty significant in the hands. It has a really nice weight to it. It has a tiny lacy spacer bead on top of a white stripped bead, a white bead with raised clear dots, a clear bead with three white flowers, another bumpy bead, a large clear and white lacy bead, and a medium sized clear bead with a row of flat white dots for a total of 7 beads. I am packing it away for its' debut tomorrow at the " A Gift of Art " Christmas Show and Sale in the beautiful Newcastle Community Town Hall .  I will also deb

My donation to the Snowflake Ball in Ottawa ... and hoping it gets listed on their website soon. It was a donation I made earlier this year, and they are now waiting for all the donations to come in first, before they list them... is what I have been told. The necklace is a hollow transparent handmade bead on a 30" sterling silver chain with a larger toggle clasp which I incorporate into the design. The solid sterling silver earrings are made with simple white and clear stripes which I love to make. Stripes are fun to make. Simple elegance with timeless pieces.