AAE Glass Presents Featured Artist PoetryGift.com

 

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AAE Glass is proud to feature a small, personalized poetry business, Poetrygift.com.  Poetrygift.com is not the typical glass artist that we feature, but if you need a gift for a hard to buy for person, look no further.   

Poetrygift.com has been an AAE Glass supporter from the beginning and we have done several collaborations with them throughout the years.  Poetrygift.com is a 100% woman owned small business.  They have been in business for over 20 years and bring both smiles and tears of joy to the eyes of their recipients.  Here is a more info about poetrygift.com.

Looking for a special Christmas, anniversary or birthday present? Why send flowers? Now you can send real preserved flowers that will become a treasured keepsake. This beautiful preserved Real Rose dome with love poem is a romantic way to tell someone special how much you love them. Wonderful gift for an anniversary or birthday.

Nothing says "I Love You" like a Rose! Now you can make that rose a lasting keepsake.

*Preserved Real Roses - Special Christmas Gift Idea* Tired of giving roses that are thrown out in a week? Give your special someone a beautiful preserved Poetry Rose Dome with a love poem that he or she can read over and over again. The roses last for years and years and years.

PoetryGift.com is a Chicago area company now celebrating its 20th anniversary. The company was founded in 1991 by three women who recognized how much people enjoy receiving personalized gifts for the special occasions in their lives because of the immeasurable sentimental value attached to these gifts. To that end, they created a collection of original, heart-warming poems, presented in a variety of distinctive designs. The poems are customized with names, dates, and personal messages for many of life’s occasions such as weddings, anniversaries, baptisms, etc.

In 2000, Poetry Gifts began selling on the World Wide Web and have been very well received all over the world by people in all walks of life. In addition to the Poetry Gift collection of poems, the company offers its customers who have written their own poems the opportunity to have their poems appear in an original design and personalized with their specific information.

The mission of PoetryGift.com is to provide customers with high-quality, meaningful, personalized gifts. The owners of the company believe in the importance of individuals showing the special people in their lives how much they are thought of and loved. A Poetry Gift can be read over and over again as a constant reminder of that love.

PoetryGift.com prides itself on its unrivaled customer service and its ability to ship orders quickly, with delivery as soon as the next day.

Refer a friend for 15% off your next order

AAE Glass would like your help in recruiting more followers to our blog. So, for a limited time, if you refer a friend who signs up and follows this blog, you will receive 15% off your next order of glass fusing decals.

We will also give your friend 15% off their first order of glass fusing decals. It is very easy. Just mention the coupon code "blog15" and tell us who you referred and we will adjust your total. If you want to email us and let us know, info@aaeglass.com will work as well.

We hope we are providing helpful information and products to you. We would love to hear what you have to say as well. Click on the "comment" button below the post and tell us what you think. If you have any tips that will help other artists, we would love to hear those as well.

We will have a new tip for you in the next couple of days.

AAE

Limited edition, only 500 available, never to be printed again, glass fusing decal

Only 500 of these white iris decals will be in circulation. When they are gone they are gone. They can only be found at www.aaeglass.com

We are releasing this brand new glass fusing decal NOW. White iris garden can be used on dark color glass. Visit www.aaeglass.com to purchase your decals today. These decals are sure to enhance your dichroic jewelry and pendants.

If you have used these fusing decals, you know how fun they can be. We enjoy looking through artfire and etsy each day to find new creations made by you.

If you have any questions email us at info@aaeglass.com

Check back in a day or so for tips on coldworking.

Dichroic glass jewelry Artist of the week Elisabeth from www.glisteningglass.etsy.com

Our second Dichroic Glass Jewelry Artist of the week is Elisabeth from www.glisteningglass.etsy.com

Elisabeth makes some beautiful dichroic glass jewelry using fusing decals. These are some pictures of her work. We love it Elisabeth. Thanks for sharing. Decals were purchased at www.aaeglass.com

Elisabeth will be featured in our next newsletter and will receive 10 FREE tree of life fusing decals. Here is some information about Elisabeth's business:

What a privilege to be a featured artist! My name is Elisabeth. I live in Southwestern Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh, a full time mother of two girls.. and a chocolate lab that I consider one of my children also :) I really enjoy peace and quiet when the kids go to bed!! That is my time to concentrate on glass. I am a perfectionist and quality is very important to me. Each piece is a fine balance of colors, textures and shapes. When combined, expresses it's own unique story. Creating and sharing these stories is my inspiration :)

Side Note~ I am currently taking classes at the Pittsburgh Glass Center to expand my knowledge in glass and to learn new techniques. I have just started a new line of Earth Friendly, Recycled Glass. I was so excited to use these decals from A.A.E. on my Recycled Glass Pendants and they look beautiful!! Thank you!! www.glisteningglass.etsy.com

To enter your business for dichroic glass jewelry artist of the week please email your information to info@aaeglass.com. We look forward to learning about your business.

New website is done!!! www.aaeglass.com

We have been working day and night for 3 weeks to get this site completed and here it is... http://www.aaeglass.com/

This site is much more user friendly and easier to order from. We invite you to take a look and tell us what you think. We have built websites before, but this is the best one by far.

We will be adding custom jewelry as soon as possible, but we wanted to get the fusing decals up ASAP. Again, we are very excited to share this with you and we hope you find it worth your while. If you have any questions, shoot us an email at info@aaeglass.com

Thank you all for your continued patronage and we look forward to doing business with you in the near future.

AAE

Firing instructions for glass fusing decals

Application Instructions:

1. Clean the glass surface where the decal will go.
2. Remove any wax paper barrier, if any, from the decal surface.
3. If desired, cut decal to desired shape using xacto knife or scissors.
4. Soak the decal in a shallow pan of warm water until they easily slide off the paper. It is easier to apply decal directly from the paper to the glass piece. Leaving them in water too long will result in them floating off the base paper and it will be difficult to apply.
5. Use a paper towel to blot excess water and gently smooth out any wrinkles or air bubbles. If air bubbles are not gently rubbed out, a tiny hole will pop through the decal when fired.
6. Change water frequently after soaking several decals to remove impurities.
7. ALL MOISTURE MUST BE REMOVED PRIOR TO FIRING. OVERNIGHT DRYING IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Firing Instructions:

Preheating is particularly important in decal work. Materials from the medium on the decal must be burned off gently. Good ventilation allow for a clean final product. Leave the kiln lid open 1-2 inches, plus any peepholes. Preheat slowly to 1000 degrees to prevent pinholes or blisters and then procede with normal ramping. Heat-soak the decals at top temperature for approximately 8-10 minutes. THE FIRING SCHEDULES PROVIDED ARE FOR A REFERENCE POINT ONLY! GET TO KNOW YOUR KILN! Need additional assistance? Email us at artisticaccentsetc@yahoo.com with any questions you may have. Remember, it is always better to under fire than over fire!

Low-fire schedule

250 DPH to 350 HOLD 20 minutes

500 DPH to 1000 HOLD 10 minutes

AFAP to 1034-1074 soak 8-10 minutes

High-fire schedule

250 DPH to 350 HOLD 20 minutes

500 DPH to 1000 HOLD 10 minutes

AFAP to 1280-1320 soak 8-10 minutes