December 25, 2010

Happy Holidays


The end of the year is full of holidays, and always a time to remember what you are thankful for in your life. Over the years my family has grown with my internet friends, and I am very grateful for that. I'm also grateful for my business and the fun it's been.

I would also like to thank all my customers for their support. And I wish everyone out there in this big wide world a joyous and peaceful season.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

December 24, 2010

The1st Day Of Christmas Specials Count Down

On the 1st day of Christmas Glasstastic Treasures gives to you a great deal on this Tourmaine Gemstone Copper Wire Worked NecklacedRead more here about the 12 Days of Chirstmas Deals.


I love gemstones and copper.  And tourmaline is one of my favorite gemstones.  Actually, I say that about almost every gemstone.  But I do love the browns, greens and pinks of mixed tourmaline.

This is a unique handmade item, and only one is available, so hurry on over.



For today only (12/24/10) you can purchase this great bead at 50% off. Use coupon code 1STDAY during check out! Happy shopping!

December 23, 2010

The 2nd Day Of Christmas Specials Count Down

On the 2nd day of Christmas Glasstastic Treasures gives to you a great deal on this Penguin Lampwork Bead. Read more here.

Dichroic glass is so beautiful.  It's reflective and vibrant with all the colors of the rainbow flashing in the light.



 For today only (12/23/10) you can purchase this great bead at 50% off. Use coupon code 2NDDAY during check out! Only one available, so hurry in.  Happy shopping!

December 22, 2010

The 3rd Day Of Christmas Specials Count Down

On the 3rd day of Christmas Glasstastic Treasures gives to you a great deal on this Penguin Lampwork Bead. Read more here.

This lampwork beads capped with gunmetal remind me of little flowers a pixie would pick while flitting around the sunny fields.  Made with really cool miracle beads that are little colored light reflecting beads.


For today only (12/22/10) you can purchase this great bead at 50% off. Use coupon code 3RDDAY during check out! Only one pair available, so don't wait.  Happy shopping!

December 21, 2010

The 4th Day Of Christmas Specials Count Down

On the 4th day of Christmas Glasstastic Treasures gives to you a great deal on this One Perfect Changeable Necklace for Lampwork Beads.  Read more here.

This great necklace is all you need to wear your really awesome lampwork beads every day.  Simply unscrew the bead post and add different bead(s).  A new look every day!


For today only (12/21/10) you can purchase this great bead at 50% off. Use coupon code 4THDAY during check out! Happy shopping!

December 20, 2010

The 5th Day Of Christmas Specials Count Down

On the 5th day of Christmas Glasstastic Treasures gives to you a great deal on this Penguin Lampwork Bead. Read more here.


 For today only (12/20/10) you can purchase this great bead at 50% off. Use coupon code 5THDAY during check out! Happy shopping!

December 19, 2010

The 6th Day Of Christmas Specials Count Down

On the 6th day of Christmas Glasstastic Treasures gives to you a great deal on this Amethyst Wiggle Lampwork Bead. Read more here.



For today only (12/19/10) you can purchase this great bead at 50% off. Use coupon code 6THDAY during check out! Happy shopping!

December 18, 2010

The 7th Day Of Christmas Specials Count Down

On the 7th day of Christmas Glasstastic Treasures gives to you a great deal on this Choose To Be A Survivor Key Chain. Read more here.

This would be the perfect gift for someone who has survived breast cancer. Or a great remembrance for someone who had a loved one who did not survive.
Use coupon code 7thday to get 50% off this very special item, for today only!

December 17, 2010

The 8th Day Of Christmas Specials Count Down

And on the 8th day of Christmas Glasstastic gave to me....A Flower Garden to wear! Read all about it here.



This bead is made with an implossion technique where colored glass is added to one side of a disk bead, then slowly melted so the clear glass surrounds the colored glass and pulls it into petals or leaf shapes.  This is a really fun technique and can be really interesting with multiple colors.

Now is your chance to get this great necklace for half price.  Use coupon code 8thday to save 50% today only.

December 16, 2010

The 9th Day Of Christmas Specials Count Down

And on the 9th day of Christmas Glasstastic Treasures gave this great "wiggle" of a deal! Read all about it here.


I love Raku glass. It has such beautiful colors that the heat pulls out. Every time I use it I get different results and it's so fascinating!

Now you can have this wonderful bead for 50% off, use coupon code 9thday. Enjoy!

December 15, 2010

The 10th Day Of Christmas Specials Count Down

And on the 10th day of Christmas, Glasstastic Treasures gave to you....this great item at 50% off. Read all about it here.

Today's item is so dang cute! So cute I bet it won't last til lunch time (hint hint). Save 50% off this item with coupon code 10thday. Remember, each item is only available at this discount for the day it is offered.

So go, go now (Arnold impersonation).

December 14, 2010

The 11th Day Of Christmas Specials Count Down

And we're working our way down the list of specials. Read all about it here.

I know, we're supposed to work our way up. But I posted the first blog post from work, and well....was in a bit of a hurry. lol And, it is a count "down" so we'll go down the list.

Todays hot holiday special is ready. So whether you are naughty or nice you'll love this special (this is your hint!). Use coupon code 11thday to save 50% on today's great item.

December 13, 2010

The Twelve Days of Christmas Specials

Each day until Christmas I'll have one item available at half price! How will you know which one? Well, that's up to you to find out! I can't make it too easy on you, now can I? Maybe I'll give a hint, maybe not. And the items won't always be Christmas related. The closer we get to Christmas day the more items I'll post that are not theme related.

So, to start it all out today I'll give you a direct link! Use coupon code 12THDAY to get the below item for half price! Only one item will be available per day, so hurry in! Check my blog often, and wait for the post!



Every day I'll post the coupon code and maybe a hint so you can find the item and get a great deal. I can't guarantee the item will make it to your house by Christmas as this is a very busy time of year for the Postal Service. However, if you want to upgrade to Priority mail it's only another $2.55 (added on to the already $2.50 shipping charge: total $5.05 priority for a bubble mailer envelope). Just message me after your purchase and I'll send you an invoice for the extra fee. I'm glad to help, and this is the best way to ensure your item reaches you before Christmas.

I also have a free upgrade to priority in my shop if you purchase $25 or more. You can only use one coupone code at a time, so just message me and I'll know your $25 purchase needs to be shipped via priority mail!

December 10, 2010

"It Wasn't Me...They Did It!"

"Warning....lengthy post about businesses who won't take any responsibility for anything....with colorful adjectives, deep anger and light humor. Read on if you dare!

This last week has been one of the most stressful and annoying weeks I can remember. And the worst part is that not one person bothered to help me. Well, that's not true, I had someone say they were helping, but where they really?

It all started the week of Thanksgiving. A time when you get to reflect your life and be thankful for what you have. That's all good, I'm thankful for a lot of stuff. But I'm also very irritated by a few things as well.

The first thing that went wrong was having half of my grand daughter's fund raiser items disappearing from the school gymnasium while members of the PTA, who sponsored and organized the fund raiser, supervised the order pick up. Okay, no problem they said. All you have to do is this....blah blah blah. This was November 23rd. Uhm, excuse me! YOU lost my items, don't you thing that YOU should take care of this????? I guess not!




Well, guess what! It's now December 10th and I still do not have my missing items. It took the school over a week to find the order form, and then multiple calls to the fundraiser center to get everything straightened out. And quite honestly, I can't understand how the fundraiser company is still in business the way they run things there! I was missing paper items and they called me 3 days AFTER I reordered the missing items to ask for my address to ship the food in dry ice. WHAT??? Even better news....the paper goods are all out of stock. Fricking NICE!! (excuse my language).

Okay, well, hopefully they have that straightened out. I was told I should have just let them send me the food again, but it was $100 or so worth, and I couldn't do that in good conscience. And my philosophy is that if you are good, then good things will happen. I'm starting to rethink that theory!

The second disaster was on November 24th I mailed 2 orders and 1 give away from my job. I found out a week later from a new customer that her order had not arrived. Sure enough, a quick check with USPS verified no delivery. Oh oh, I'd better check the other two. No delivery....no delivery. OH MY GOD!!! **really, at this time I was praying out loud**

I call the PO-they say they never received it. I asked about the tracking numbers. Here's the gist of the conversation:
  • PO: Oh, those are only scanned at the receiving post office.
  • ME: ah, that doesn't seem like a very good idea since the package is being tracked. How do you prove it's been picked up.
  • PO: yes, this is a complaint we get a lot of, And we will be changing this in the future. If you bring your package to a window, they'll scan it, but if it's not dropped off with a postal worker it won't be scanned. Let me put you on hold why I check something.
  • ME: **waiting....waiting***
  • PO: Um, yes, your office is in charge of picking up and delivering your mail to the post office, so check with them.
  • ME: **great!**
So, I go to my mail room at work.
  • Me: Hi, I dropped off three packages for mailing all three are lost, can you look around and see if they fell out of the bucket somewhere?
  • Dude: They aren't here. All we do is gather it to be picked up by a third party. You'll need to call them.
  • ME: Well, could it have fallen out of the bin? Could it have fallen behind something somewhere?
  • Dude: No.
Again-fricking NICE!!!! Thanks a lot you lazy

So, I call the delivery company, the lady is nice, and concerned, just like the post office lady. Which makes me feel better. And she takes some info and will call me back. Well, she calls back and asks about the packages-again.
  • Gal: OH, I was looking for white envelopes.
  • Me: ugh
  • Gal: Well, we've looked all over, and have gone through some of the security footage and we can't find anything. I've talked to everyone here except one person. I'll talk to him and call you back.
That was two days ago. I'm still waiting. Like hubby says: she said she was doing all that stuff, but did she really do it? Probably not.

One of the packages was a very important brain bead made as a custom order for a lady whose friend was having brain surgery. Now that's important. So I contact her, make another item and ship it out priority on Tuesday. And this time I dropped it in the mail box AT the post office.

Three days later, that package is still not showing as tracked. Priority is supposed to be THREE day delivery. So, I call the receiving post office. Again, the lady is very helpful, yet has no idea where the package is.
  • Me: Today is the 3rd day, it should be delivered today and it should be scanned as received.
  • PO: This is a really really busy time of year and we're doing everything we can to get his mail sorted and delivered. I'm sure it's here, but it won't be scanned until tomorrow. Check then and call back if you don't see it.
  • ME: **really mad so I don't want to say "I paid for three day delivery, NOT four day", but I keep my mouth shut**
Luckily it showed up this morning and is noted as being delivered today. I should make a screen print of that, just in case. Stranger things have happened, and this fiasco is so messed up that I wouldn't be surprised.

Well, that's my messed up life's story of the start of the holiday season. Yay me! Oh, and today I get to go get "retakes" of my right side mammogram. Can it get worse then this? Let's hope not. Okay, I'm done whining now! Thanks for listening!

By the way, one of the other lost packages is being delivered today. Wish me luck on the third replaced item.

GOOD NEWS: My mammo is fine, they couldn't anything! whew!

December 05, 2010

Winners Of The Where Is Santa

We have the winners for the Search for Santa Contest!! Whoohoo!!

1st Prize : a shopping spree on Artfire for 300$ is for  Michael from Florida


2nd Prize : a shopping spree on Artfire for 150$ is for   Erin G. from Massachusetts


3rd Prize : a shopping spree on Artfire for 100$ is for   Linda H. from Florida


Congrats to the winners.  Have fun shopping on ArtFire! 

December 04, 2010

I Am Such A Slacker!

I have to apologize for being such a slacker. And I have to admit that sometimes I make bad decisions.  So now you're probably wondering what I'm talking about.

I came across a blog one day and noticed that they didn't do new blog posts to announce winners.  Instead they just posted at the top of the original blog post who the winner was, and that was it.  Well, I thought "what a time saver!"  So I did that same thing with my last give away.

Then, as time went on, the more I thought about it the more impersonal it felt, and wrong!  So I would like to apologize for being a slacker.  I should really follow my instinct and do what I know is right.

So, with that, I'd like to make an official announcement that Star from ColtPixy was the winner of the Beary Cute Giveaway.

Thank you to everyone who participated.  I love doing give aways.   Stay tuned for more.....
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