Happy Holidays!!

So holidays are busy and making life crazy... Take a moment to relax and enjoy family!

Grand Opening of Art Box Creations

New shop just opened. Focusing mainly on ART GLASS and JEWELRY. Free give with all orders. I'm working on a lot of new creations and will be adding many new items in 2010.

Have a great day all and love to see you visit my shop. http://artboxcreations.etsy.com

Buddahood my path

Today I woke up thinking how happy I am in my life now. 13 years ago I made a difficult decision which led me on the road to this happiness. What if I had not taken that risk? Where would i be now? 13 years ago. I left my husband because I needed to find happiness. I met the love of my life a man who was also searching for his happiness. Together we became different people. We both changed. Together we both found Buddhism.

The path I took 13 years ago took courage. In my heart I knew it was the right thing to do. I trusted something in my heart that said to me you must do this. Now I know what that was. My buddha nature was awaking within me then. I always told myself "Things happen for a reason". I've always trusted my gut feelings.I never looked for anyone to guide me. Now I have my Husband to share my thoughts, opinions, sorrows and joys.I have my gohonzon to guide me now. I am truly happy.

Updated Facebook photos...

Some amazing photos from Barcelona
Just updated photos on facebook lot of great fused glass items jewelry

http://www.facebook.com/kellie.kroplinski

Hot Hot Hot Haute Show

Well Saturday was the Hot Hot Hot Haute Wearable Art Show in Las Vegas.

I had worked all week on this fused glass accented top for the show. Modeled by my fabulous daughter Ashley.

And did she look Hot!

The top is a black jersey with fused glass pieces strung on a chunky gold chain. The glass is a combo of transparent orange and clear glass. The chains are detachable to use as necklace, or attach to jeans or anything you may want to do with it.

If interested in owning your own. contact me.

JDfootloose Blog

I feel so special to have a feature on this blog by Jdfootloose. She has a fabulous Etsy shop so check it out too!

So if you want to read some juicy gossip, just kidding but there is a lot about my that may suprise you or not.. You have to go and see for yourself.

http://jdfootloose.blogspot.com/

Falling Leaves Art the process

Thought I'll show the process on my latest piece of Glass Art. This one is titled "Falling Leaves"

I've always loved trees and since fall is here I wanted to capture a tree with fall colors...

First step is to glue 2 10" pieces of fusible 90 coe glass together, then by cutting glass pieces in various sizes I begin to layout the structure of the the tree, trunk, branches and the finally the leaves. After cutting all the pieces it is like putting a puzzle together. Then each piece is tacked on the base plate with a dot of glue finally it is ready for the kiln. I never know what I will find when working with glass. It is not an exact science, so it is always a surprise how the final piece turns out. This particular project the circuit breaker kick off and I had to re-fire the whole project. So here are some photos from beginning to end...