I’m busy getting ready for doing a few summer shows – all while it’s still wedding/party season so I’ve been super busy! First up is A Summer’s Palette, at Westford Hill Distillery in Ashford, CT.
Author: annachristinaharding
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Cute Halloween Pumpkins
I recently held a class making these adorable little pumpkins for Halloween and Thanksgiving. They have a battery operated candle behind them or you could even put a string of fairy lights. So cute! I’ll be making more of these myself and will have them up on Facebook marketplace.
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New box designs
Here’s a few new boxes and some new designs for the borders. also a new clear textured floral glass which I just love!
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It’s Been One Crazy Summer!
Wow, I can’t believe how long it’s been since I last wrote a post! I’ve been swamped this year with orders to make my glass boxes; I even had a craft show that I canceled and another that I did but without much for new items. While it’s been nice to be so busy, it’s been tough for me as I’ve had to turn down visits with friends and limit my time with my family. So I am going to be taking a break from my glass boxes and just putting up things that I’ve made for my recent show – things that are already made and ready to ship. I’m sorry to inconvenience people, but sometimes you have to step away and be able to have a balance between work and life…
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Christmas Ceramic and Wooden Sled Paint Parties
After a five year hiatus, The Moon and the Monocle is back! This fun and quirky shop is back just in time for the holidays – and I’m doing not one, but TWO PAINT PARTIES in the next few days!
The first is a 3-D Wooden Sled Door Hanger. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10th, 1pm-3pm.
It’s actually five pieces of wood, but the sled itself will be assembled before the class so it’s ready to paint! It’s about 16″ long x 8″ wide.
You’ll paint your Santa Gnome and background from the template I’ll provide OR go rogue and create your own!
Class is $45 and includes all materials. You’ll go home with a finished sled to give to a loved one or display on your own home. Tickets on Eventbrite.
The next class is DECEMBER 15th, 6pm-8pm, with your choice of ceramic item to paint with acylics and take home that night. Prices range from $30 – $50, depending on the item. The small truck and tree, the tree gnome and the santa gnome are $30 each. The light up using your choice of battery operated candle OR fairy light (included with class).
The snowman, large truck are $45 each and Christmas trees are $50 each. These three styles have plug-in cord and nightlight bulb (included with class). Tickets are available on Eventbrite. -
Paint Kits for Kids and Adults
I’ve gotten up the first of many art kits on my new website, ArtNites.com. I will have ceramic items as well as paint kits, hopefully all going up this week. I have a ton of orders on Etsy right now (marketing works!) so I have to get those going first.
But here’s a kit that’s ready to ship! It’s a unicorn, perfect for any age child. It comes with clear glitter paint that can be used on the entire painting after it’s dry! Who doesn’t love a little sparkle! It’s available for $15 for pickup, $25 to ship in the continental US.
The kits will come with a link for a private FB group (or choose the private YouTube video) to follow along with me, step-by-step! Each kit comes with an added gift: the above comes with a wooden butterfly magnet and some candy!
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Artists Sunday
Artists Sunday, November 29th
Artists Sunday
Support Local and Nationwide artists this Sunday – and get all your holiday shopping done!
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Online Classes & Kits – Painting, Ceramics & More!
Since Covid-19, I’ve put off doing classes this year, and I’ve been focused on my Etsy store, selling through groups and marketplace on Facebook and building up my Facebook pages:
Fantasy Stained Glass: dragons, dragonflies, fairies, butterflies and steampunk!
Stained Glass Invitation Boxes: My large boxes for weddings, Bat Mitzvahs and my smaller pressed flower boxes and suncatchers.
Art Nites: Big News! I’ve finally decided to dive in and teach online classes! The first one will be on Zoom, October 14th, for subscribers of the Ashford Arts Council. More details will be coming soon on the AAC website and their FB page. We’ll be starting off with Van Gogh’s Sunflowers. But not to worry; even beginners can make this turn out awesome as I’ll teach it step-by-step. See pics from in-person classes!
Painting Kits: I’ll be putting together painting kits with my favorite brushes and my favorite canvas size for classes: 11×14. These will be available for pickup or can be mailed anywhere in the US.
Ceramics Kits: I’ll have ones for adults and kids. Pickup trucks, Light Up Christmas Trees, Unicorns and more. These will also come with acrylic paints. My current glass kilns are too small/short for all but the unicorn, so that one will come with a choice of paints or glazes.
Mosaics on Wood: I plan on bringing my ever-so-popular mermaid back with her pretty glass tail, stones and shells. Each kit will come with the wooden panel, mosaic pieces and paint.
Wooden Projects are also in the works: holiday themed hangers for your door, wooden panels to lean against your house and fun ideas. I’ll post them here and on Facebook when they’re available. -
Labor Day Specials
I’m part of the Etsy Labor Day Sale this year! Available on all my glass boxes, steampunk and fantasy sun catchers, pressed flower boxes and more.
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Sunflowers and Sandblasting
It’s been quite a year for 2020, and a crazy year for me since last September. I broke my leg while setting up for a craft show and had to have surgery to repin it. Yup, leave it to me! I’m still dealing with a torn MCL that they didn’t find prior to surgery so I still have trouble bending my leg (although the break itself has long since healed). The first week of February my husband and I decided that since the virus wasn’t on the east coast anywhere yet, we’d head down to Atlanta and then on to Orlando. Lucky me, I came down with a very mild case of Covid-19- I’ve since heard of people who had it in November-January – all on the east coast of the USA. Later I had a tear on my muscles up under my ribs, giving me a scare about my heart. Whew! What a year – and we’re only part-way through!
Enough about all that, though. I’ve been in my studio designing up new things. One of which is sandblasting! I design in Illustrator, cut the image in vinyl with my Cricut, then place that onto the glass. Then it’s sandblasting with a 220 carbide grit. The fun part it peeling away the vinyl to see the image in glass! Then I break out my paints or alcohol inks and dye it so it’s extra special. That’s how I did the words, ABBY and the date, above.
