I've decided that with creating this new blog for my shop, I not only wanted to keep my fans up to date with what was going on in the wonderful world of J&J's, but with some other fabulous shops as well!
The first shop that I would like to introduce here is can be found on Etsy at: http://www.etsy.com/shop/bluedaisyglass
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| One of my personal favorite pieces from Apryl's shop - so many beauties to choose from - so hard to love just one! |
Blue Daisy Glass is ran by a very nice lady named Apryl who was gracious enough to answer some questions for me so we can get a better feel for her shop and how she first became a crafter.
Question: When did you start making your beautiful creations?
Apryl: I started a few years back when my husband sent me on a glass fusing
course for my birthday. It was a horrible session, the teacher was awful
, but that inspired me to do it for myself. I already had a huge
ceramics kiln and so used that. I've since been on fantastic courses
and now teach my own introductory classes. I have a special method
called 'trial and error'!
Question: What is your inspiration? Which item in your shop is your favorite?
Apryl: The glass itself is the inspiration. I buy random glass and play around
with the pieces until I find a match. I always come back to the blues
though especially the cobalt blue daisy which remains my favorite.
I also love the huge dichroic pendants. The one with the gold sun spot
looks fantastic on a choker with a black dress. I love the way it
becomes a talking piece.
The blue daisy happened when I lost concentration for a while on the
pattern that I was following. I stuck the triangles in my suncatcher the
wrong way round and an ink blot was formed. This has since evolved into
my daisies.
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| Blue Daisy |
Question: What brought you to Etsy?
Apryl: I started on ETSY as a buyer long before a seller. I was selling on a UK
site and wanted to branch out into the world beyond the UK. I started
the shop as a New Years resolution. It's quite a scary place to start
but as the teams appeared so did a lot of friendly faces.
Question: Do you have any other hobbies or interests?
Apryl: Other hobbies, anything crafty, travel, reading.I am particularly like
seeing local crafts when on a trip. I've recently been inspired by a
trip to Marrakesh.
I would like to thank Apryl again for being a featured seller here on my blog and sharing a little bit about her shop with us. If you haven't already checked out her shop - please do so as you'll be amazed at the beautiful items within!
Find Apryl at: Blue Daisy Glass ~ http://www.etsy.com/shop/bluedaisyglass?ref=seller_info
