NEW Odonata Products for 2015
Come and see me at the
Soundview YMCA Spring Craft Fair
628 Boston Post Road, Branford, CT
THIS SATURDAY,
April 18   9AM - 1PM
(open to public - no membership required)
Scarves not here yet but come to see the new coasters and all new jewelry designs

New Silk scarf with seaglass image!

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NEW! Photo Coasters from Odonata Seaglass 

 

Moon Bay Pendant Odonata Seaglass by Eileen Clark

Sea Glass Hair Accesories Odonata Seaglass by Eileen Clark    

Tool Tip
Chain Sta

This is the best tool I have used in a long time. Don't know what I was waiting for. At about 13.00 it is a great buy. Do you ever try to attach items to a chain and either the chain drops or the jumprings go flying? 

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Not to mention the inappropriate words that go flying too! 

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The "Chain Sta" holds your chain in place so that both hands can do the work……Shouldn't I get paid for this free advertisement?

Nah - just happy to share a new discovery!

Happy Spring 2015!

 Odonata  is breaking out of the winter coccoon for another year filled with shows and new design ideas. I love a good New England winter - but this one had me a little cranky toward mid February. I am very excited about my first event of the year this Friday - Sunday. It is held in the flower filled greenhouses of my favorite garden center. The warmth of the sun and people really take away the winter blues.

Odonata Seaglass at Van Wilgen's Escape To Spring

My winter was busy helping my parents relocate from one house to another. During the packing my Dad found his father's butterfly collection. I had quite an adventure culling through the boxes of wings in every color of the rainbow.

O.K. - I know - It is mean, it is gross…..but I didn't kill em!

Below is a collage I created with the wings. It is 18" square and mounted behind glass.

This has begun a whole new thing for me. I am beginning another with peacock feathers!

If you are interested in collaging you simply get a board and paint a background with acrylic paint. Get some archival acrylic medium. It is basically fancy Mod Podge. A little dab of the glue on the spot and drop your wing, feather, leaf - whatever. A good old movie and a glass of Pinot are also very helpful!

Ornaments Are Ready!!!

Tis the season to make more of my famous one of a kind seaglass ornaments. Last year we had some trouble shipping the glass ornaments. This year I am making both plastic and glass at  22.00   I will present these this weekend.

Sea glass ornament by Eileen Clark Odonata Sea Glass

Do to limited production these will not be offered on the website. Shows or email orders only while supplies last.

 Killingworth Autumn Arts Festival

This Weekend

             Sat. October  11      9:30 - 5:30

             Sun. October 12     12:00 - 5:30

Madison Green, Boston Post Road, Madison, CT

Booth B-13 - outside row Meetinghouse Ln side of the green. 

Sat weather is questionable - but Sunday is going to be beautiful. So I will suck it up and be there rain or shine …ughhhh

Odonata Seaglass contest winner photo by Sharon Hirsch

SEAGLASS CONTEST WINNER - SHARON HIRSCH 

     These are pottery shards from Hudson Bay and the local shore. I am not versed in pottery - but they are quite old.

     The bottle neck looks to be over 100 years old.

Sharon tells me that it has a lavendar color. This is clue #1 for aging the piece. Between 1880 - 1915 manganese was used in the manufacture of clear glass bottles. They used it to mask out the aqua and green from iron and other impurities. Over time and sun exposure the manganese turns lavendar.The shape of bottle neck also gives us a clue. According to Richard LaMotte's Pure Seaglass - the shape of the neck verifies that it was made between 1850 - 1920.  Fun Stuff Huh?!

Odonata Seaglass Contest   
read on……….

Amber and Gold Cuff Odonata Seaglass by Eileen Clark

I just love September! The nights are cool for great snoozing. The days warm up without getting too hot. Did you smell Fall? 
The approach of Autumn inspired me to get back to the gold.

Amber  Earrings Odonata Seaglass

This weekend I will enjoy one last burst of summer weather at
Fairfield Kiwanis Arts & Crafts Fair
On the historic town hall green on Old Post Road in Fairfield, CT.
10:00 - 4:00    9/20/14 - 9/21/14

Gold Cage Necklace Eileen Clark Odonata Seaglass

Email me some photos of your best seaglass

finds. I will post them to my blog. My pick of "Way Coolest"  will win a seaglass cord necklace! Decisions will be posted on September 26.

Autumn Curly Tube Necklace by Eileen Clark Odonata Seaglas

email photos to: seaglass33@gmail.com 

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

NEW ODONATA WEBSITE AND STORE OPEN NOW

New Website:
(same address different site)
www.odonataseaglass.com
New store site:
https://squareup.com/market/odonata-seaglass

The good news is that now that I am maintaining the sites myself I can keep your prices lower and add items more frequently.

If you attend a show and are not ready buy, you can access the store and look for a similar item. If you do not see it in the shop - simply email me a description. If it is still in stock I can post it to the store and you will have an opportunity to purchase it if you choose. All transactions are processed through Square. This is the same method I have been using at my shows.

Any questions or comments are welcome as this is new territory for me.
Eileen