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GlassOrchids Archives - Glass Orchids https://glassorchids.art/category/glassorchids/ Dichroic Glass Jewelry & More... Thu, 09 Feb 2023 21:07:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://glassorchids.art/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cropped-nancy_square-32x32.jpg GlassOrchids Archives - Glass Orchids https://glassorchids.art/category/glassorchids/ 32 32 132582472 Time Flies https://glassorchids.art/time-flies/ Thu, 09 Feb 2023 21:02:33 +0000 https://glassorchids.art/?p=9547 Time Flies! Where does the time go? I’ll tell you that the older I get, the faster time flies by.  I’m getting older and find I can do less in a day than I could 10 years ago. I’m trying to balance work life with home life, and spending time on my hobbies which are Read More

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]]> 9547 Stainless Steel Chain https://glassorchids.art/stainless-steel-chains/ Wed, 10 Apr 2019 14:06:28 +0000 https://glassorchids.art/?p=788 I’m considering switching  to stainless steel chains for my work.  A number of years back the cost of sterling silver skyrocketed and I was forced to switch to silver plated chains for my necklaces. With 100’s of necklaces in stock, I can’t afford to keep that much money tied up in chains.  I considered chains sort Read More

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]]> 788 New work at Glass Orchids https://glassorchids.art/new-work-at-glass-orchids/ Sun, 31 Mar 2019 17:51:44 +0000 https://glassorchids.art/?p=779   My goal for winter was to create new work at Glass Orchids, for the upcoming season. I  have to say that I’ve failed miserably at that task this winter.  This winter I’ve been consumed by other tasks, after getting through the holidays I’ve spent my time working on websites for myself and the various Read More

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]]> 779 So it’s 2019….A New Year https://glassorchids.art/so-its-2019/ Fri, 08 Feb 2019 01:00:51 +0000 https://glassorchids.art/?p=753 A new year, a new season! January is typically the month I rest up and take a little break, but this year the new season seems to have come earlier….. working on websites for The Bangor Art Society, Belfast Harbor Artisans, converting GlassOrchids.com over to GlassOrchids.art, working on a site for my sister, and one Read More

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]]> 753 Fryeburg Fair https://glassorchids.art/fryeburg-fair/ Wed, 12 Sep 2018 19:19:05 +0000 https://glassorchids.art/?p=674 Wild preparations are underway for the Fryeburg Fair! I’m firing my kilns on overdrive. The show runs September 30th thru October 7th, 8 days, 12 hours a day; whew. This year I’ll have many more items made with upcycled glass bottles, as well as other new items. Long hours ahead getting ready for the fair! Read More

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]]> 674 Time to make the donuts! https://glassorchids.art/time-to-make-the-donuts/ Tue, 26 Jun 2018 16:10:08 +0000 https://glassorchids.art/?p=627 It’s been  hard finding time to get into the studio these last few months – I’ve been spending a lot of time opening a new artisan coop  in Belfast, ME, I’ve been trying to get my garden/farm up and running, working in the coops, traveling to galleries to enter new pieces for shows etc…  but Read More

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]]> 627 The high price of ignorance – Google Jail https://glassorchids.art/the-high-price-of-ignorance/ https://glassorchids.art/the-high-price-of-ignorance/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2018 11:49:20 +0000 https://glassorchids.art/?p=556 Google Jail Back in 2013 I used a free template to create a nice look on my website. The free template included stock clip art that was also listed on free clip art websites. I had fully intended to replace the clip art with my own photos but didn’t get around to replacing one of Read More

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]]> https://glassorchids.art/the-high-price-of-ignorance/feed/ 1 556 Down Time – What we do in Maine when the tourists go home https://glassorchids.art/down-time/ Thu, 15 Mar 2018 02:46:31 +0000 https://glassorchids.art/?p=375 It’s Artist Down Time  here in Maine. The time of year when the tourists have fled to warmer climes and I sit looking out the window at 3′ of snow. Often customers at the cooperatives will ask us what we do all winter; we wonder this too….. Once we close the cooperatives in late October Read More

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]]> 375 Never enough time https://glassorchids.art/never-enough-time/ Sat, 17 Feb 2018 22:11:38 +0000 https://glassorchids.art/?p=369 Sure I said I’d be posting my SnapDragons(tm) on the site in a week; that was two weeks ago. There isn’t enough time in a day is there?  I’ve launched my art site NancyDaviesTang.com ,  moved and mocked up my supply website at UGotGlass.com, which is inactive at the moment because again.. there is just Read More

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]]> 369 Re-launch Code Name: Glass Orchids https://glassorchids.art/re-launch-glass-orchids/ Thu, 01 Feb 2018 17:30:59 +0000 https://glassorchids.art/?p=308 I’ve been working  hard to re-launch this website and finally got the shipping & shopping carts to work (I think). I’ve integrated this site with my Square account so you can pay for your orders and it all flows through one processor. This will make it much easier for me to manage customers, orders and Read More

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