AAE Glass Features PoetryGift.com

ANNIVERSARY GIFT

At AAE Glass, we make it a priority to supply glass artists with unique supplies and provide tutorials and information to help glass artists grow their businesses. We have featured many glass artists right here on our blog and just by giving that little extra exposure, they have been able to increase their sales. We want to give you avenues to help you sell your wearable glass art.

That is exactly what this 100% woman owned and operated company, that has been in business for over 20 years, can do for you. If you are in the market for a gift for any occasion, PoetryGift.com has what you need. As a gift giver, what is the best part of giving a gift? Most people would agree that it is seeing the recipient's “reaction” when they open it. Well, for over 20 years, PoetryGift.com has been exceeding expectations in the “reaction” department. I have had the first hand opportunity to see the reactions of people when receiving a gift from PoetryGift.com and they deliver every time; chances are the recipient will even shed a tear of joy or appreciation.

A great part about PoetryGift.com is their poems are original so it truly is a unique gift, but the best part is you, the purchaser, can personalize the poems any way you like. There is even room for a picture. As I said earlier, they have a personalized poem for every occasion: BIRTHDAY, ANNIVERSARY, WEDDING, SYMPATHY and one of their best sellers I'M SORRY. The I'M SORRY personalized poem is very popular and while we are all going to mess up at one time or another, this personalized poem goes a long way to smoothing things over with a loved one.

BIRTHDAY GIFT

There are so many options, I can't possibly list them all. I do want to add that all of these personalized poems can be framed and FREE SHIPPING is available. For a limited time PoetryGift.com has agreed to give all of our readers a 10% discount and FREE shipping when you use coupon code; AAEGLASS (no spaces).

DESIGN YOUR OWN POEM

Lets say you are a poet yourself and want to give your gift of word to a loved one. PoetryGift.com can design a layout for you to personalize your very own poem. If you ask me, there is no other gift that is more from the heart than a poem.

I have purchased several gifts from PoetryGift.com and have never been disappointed. When I include a piece of glass jewelry that I created with a personalized, framed poem with a picture, the responses have been off the charts.

Give PoetryGift.com a read. Even if you don't need a gift at the moment, chances are you will soon. Just reading the poetry on this site will give you motivation for creating with any medium you choose. I guaranty 100% that this will get your wheels turning and give you some extra, creative ideas. 

I wish you all a great and productive day!

AAE

Mighty Tree of Life decal will be available tomorrow at 12pm CST

Good evening bloggers. The time is here. The new custom MIGHTY TREE OF LIFE is here. Almost. At noon CST tomorrow, our decal will be released for purchase. Click this link to access the store http://www.artfire.com/users/GlassDecals_FusingSupplies I wanted to let our blog followers know first. Also, all current members, as of today, will receive 10% off their next purchase of jewelry and/or decals. After you pay for your item through paypal, please send us a note that you are a blog follower and we will refund your 10% at that time.

Here are some pictures of some dichroic glass pendants I made using this exact decal. I wanted to make a tree of life that looked very solid, like an oak tree. I am very happy with the turnout. The birds on the first one were from a different decal that I combined.

I hope your creative juices are flowing. You will be able to make beautiful jewelry with this custom image.

Stay tuned for Tip #2 on photographing you jewelry to sell.

Ciao

AAE

New decals and jewelry coming soon

Hello everyone!

First I would like to thank the following people for joining our blog and I am offering all current members as of 8:30am cst on July 24th 2009, a 10% discount on their next order of decals and/or jewelry. (Tina Rodriguez, Nancy Sparapani, Rwillisglassartist, Beth, Dawn, itsamistry, smutopiajewelry, alteredbeauty, markveit25). Please let us know when you order and we will deduct 10% from your order. Your participation is appreciated.

You can visit us at the following sites to purchase.
DECALS http://www.artfire.com/users/glassdecals_fusingsupplies
JEWELRY http://www.artfire.com/users/AAE-artglass

There is new jewelry available as of last night and we will be releasing a new tree of life custom designed decal in the next week. We currently have some inventory of decals in the shop, but look for that to be expanded in the near future.

We will be offering more sales like this to blog members/followers. If our products are something that you think you can give as a gift or keep for yourself, join this blog as a follower today to save money.

As always, contact us with any questions and we will be happy to chat with you.

Have a great day.

AAE

Combining decals Tip #1

This is the first, in a series of "tips" or "tricks of the trade."

I wanted to share a technique that I use when making dichroic glass jewelry with waterslide decals.

When I first started working with these decals I would center them on the glass and complete the piece. The decal looked great and I could change the color of the background. But after making hundreds of these it began to get repetitive. So I asked myself, "Self, how can we get creative with these pieces?"

I experimented with combining 2 decals on the same piece of glass. I remember it like it was yesterday. I put a tree of life decal on a pendant, I cut out some birds from another decal and put them above the tree of life. I used 2 decals for awhile and then I introduced a 3rd decal. Now whenever I look for inspiration, I lay out several different decals and put together a scene that I think people will like. Remember to be aware of your background colors when picking out your decals. Some decals may fit best with a blue or green background, or you can get really creative and make the background a sunset or sunrise .

This pendant was created with 3 decals. If placed correctly on the glass, you should not be able to tell it consists of 3 separate decals. It should just look like one complete image. It takes some practice to perfect this technique, but once you do, you will have a trick up your sleeve that other artists do not. It will separate your work from others.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me, info@aaeglass.com. I come from a family of teachers, so I love teaching

Tune in next time for tip #2, how to photograph your jewelry to sell.

I look forward to seeing the fruits of your labor.

AAE

Glass Fusing Decals are now Available for Purchase.

Fused glass waterslide decals are finally available!!!
Art glass fusible, decal images, created by A.A.E. Art Glass are in stock and ready to ship.

DECAL AND SUPPLY STORE

We have received several emails over the past years with inquiries about selling our original images to other glass artists. We have spent the last few months putting all of our decals together and we are finally ready to release them to the public.
These decals are great for your dichroic jewelry.

If you are viewing this blog and it has little to no activity, you are at the front of the line to purchase. We didn't want to release any decals until we were organized and able to handle the expected volume. So, we apologize to our artist friends who wanted these months ago. We wanted to make sure we were prepared to handle the expected volume and meet your expectations.

The decals will be sold in various sample packs ranging from 10 decals to 100 decals. As an added bonus to being in "the front of the line," we will also offer an option to purchase some of our most popular, original designs, such as the Tree of Life (The picture on top is the finished product. The picture on the bottom is the decal). This jewelry has a proven record of selling on the internet as well as in galleries and at art shows.

We will include a set of instructions on how to best fire these decals. Some are Hi fire and some are Low fire. If you prefer one over the other, just let us know.

Our goal is to help other artists access creative material. As artists, we are always looking for the "next big thing" or the "latest in technology." With these decals, your creative side will be put to the test. Your mind will be opened to a whole new experience.

We thank all of our loyal followers for their patience and we welcome our new artistic friends to the ride. If you have any questions at all, we are happy to answer them. If you want to see jewelry we have made with these exact decals, please visit our store A.A.E. Glass Art.

We wish everyone luck and good fortune.

A.A.E. Glass Art