SOLDERED GLASS ART PENDANT--In Search of Chocolate

New art by Susan Calvert:



Here is my muse, Lucy-dog, above modeling a new reversible soldered glass art pendant I created. "Jade" is from one of my original paintings. The reverse side of the pendant reads:

In Search of: CHOCOLATE

My hubby can attest, sometimes I turn into the very wicked Cruella De Vil searching for chocolate in our home. I've even sent the poor man shopping at all hours of the night for the stuff and I'm not preggers!

What is it that makes chocolate soooooo good? I don't know, BUT I GOTTA HAVE IT when I gotta have it. I'm addicted!!!

As a child, I remember raiding the medicine cabinet thinking chocolate EXLAX was candy. OMG, talk about personal problems!

My neighbor tells me she guards her stash from her family by placing a torn piece of paper between the cabinet base and door. Should she find the piece of paper be on the floor, some one is in trouble. Too funny!

Give this pendant with a box of chocolates and you'll score lotsa brownie points! Perfect for birthdays and Valentines day. Oh, heck, any day is perfect for chocolate!

Large Pendant:

(front of pendant)
© Susan Calvert, all rights reserved

(back of pendant)

Click here to purchase this 1x2" pendant.

Tell me your "chocolate" story in the comments section of this post.

PS: NEVER feed your dog chocolate. Their hearts beat faster than humans. The caffeine acts as a stimulant and can hurt or kill them.

SOLDERED GLASS ART PENDANT--dEspEratEly sEEking coffEE

New Art by Susan Calvert:

dEspEratEly SEEking CoffEE--A Good Girl Soldered Glass Art Pendant for the gourmet coffee drinker, coffee lover and coffeeholic. Hava java!

This funky handmade "Good Girl" glass soldered art pendant has a back side that reads: dEspEratEly sEEking coffEE. The pendant is composed of 2 pieces of art sandwiched between 2 pieces of glass, soldered together with a jump ring atop.

Do you dream of coffee?

Can you only get your day started by stopping for a cup of java? How do you take your coffee? Black? With vanilla creamer or shots of espresso? Are you a 3-a-day person? I’m talking POTS, not cups!

Ahhhhhhhhhh! (The contented sigh of the addicted.) Everyone needs their fix :)

Large Pendant:

(front of pendant)
© Susan Calvert, all rights reserved

(back of pendant)

Click here to purchase this 1x2" pendant.

Small Pendant:

(front of pendant)
© Susan Calvert, all rights reserved

(back of pendant)

Click here to purchase this 1x1" pendant.

For all coffee fanciers, here are some interesting coffee blogs:

Brewed Coffee
Pure Coffee
Starbuck's Gossip

See additional Good Girl Art here.

New Art: Good Girls Greeting Cards and Soldered Jewelry

"Fresh Juicy News" coming at ya!

I've expanded my art portfolio from cats and dogs to now include people. Yay!!!

My "good girls" series are modern funky women portraits. Six handmade cards with humorous greetings and a sneak peek of my soldered jewelry pendants are now on my website. Click here to be the first to see them!

The CFA International Cat Show, Part 2

The CFA International Cat Show was a blast! I had a wonderful time meeting new customers and listening to their stories from cat land. It was old home week seeing customers, Paula, Kay and Helen, to name a few, from the Cotton States Cat Club Show.

My hand illustrated angel cat t-shirts were quite a success. I'd like to introduce you to a few of my customers who are enjoying them too:


Here's Dean! Dean noticed my t-shirts and asked me to fix him up with one. He said he needed a new t-shirt to play poker in and show off to the guys. After the fitting, he liked the shirt so much, he decided to keep it on.

Hey, to anyone out there in cat land, if you know Dean, (he and his wife exhibited at the show), please forward this story to him and forward his email address to me. He wrote it down, however, I cannot read his handwriting (Oh, no!). I definitely want him to see his picture and am dying to hear what his poker playing buddies thought of his angel cat t-shirt.


Meet Carol! She sits on the Board of Directors of Purebred Cat Breed Rescue. PCBR is a non-profit 501(c)3 volunteer operation with foster homes throughout the state of North Carolina. Click here to read their mission statement.


Say "hello" to my new friend, Robyn! (crowd says: "Helllll-lo Robyn!")

Robyn purchased her angel cat t-shirt from me on Saturday and modeled it on Sunday. I corralled her into my booth to take this happy picture of her. She has the whitest pearly whites, doesn't she? (*big smile*) Pretty hair too!


Finally, I'd like to introduce you to Bob and Marilyn. They are the owners of Sound Associates Music, Ltd. located in Lawrenceville, GA.

Do you see that bag Marilyn is holding? Inside of it, is the t-shirt off of my back. Literally! I'm not kidding! Marilyn liked the angel cat t-shirt I was wearing so I offered it to her. (*POOF*) Marilyn's wish was granted!

Dean, Carol, Robyn, Bob and Marilyn: Thanks for being such good sports. Please feel free to download your picture from this blog post for your scrapbook.

OMG! Where has time gone? Wasn't this a fun post? I will bring my camera to all future events in hopes of capturing everyone who has adopted my art into their lives.

Here's to all of my customers celebrating their love of pets: Happy Thanksgiving and thanks for supporting my artistic endeavors. I totally enjoy making you smile.


PS: To my good friend, Melissa : Happy Birthday, Girl! We met through your volunteer efforts with the West Suburban Humane Society during my art show at the Chicagoland Family Pet Expo. You are truly a dear friend. (*HUGS*--*squeeze*, *squeeze*) Love your new red "do" in this picture.

8 Irresistible Principles of Fun

In need of inspiration to start your day? Click on the image below. It's awesome!

Artist: Sarrah S. Steiner

Steve and I celebrated our 13th wedding anniversary with our friends, Rich and Sarrah, at Bone Garden Cantina. We had a wonderful time together while eating authentic Mexican food.


Bone Garden Cantina is decorated in the Day of the Dead theme. The website and my pictures do not do it justice. Plus the only way you’ll be able to taste their delicious food (and when I say delicious, I mean DELICIOUS!) is by visiting. When you visit, ask for Joey as your waiter. He delivers excellent service.

Here are the triptych art canvases on the wall above our table. (Click on photos to view details.)

Here is the start of the art above the bar. Had to get a close-up picture of the pooch (for Lucy--ha!)

More of the art mural above the bar.


My friend, Sarrah, is an up and coming artist I met through NCAL's Art on the Lawn Festival. I remember seeing the signs on her booth, Fat Girl Art, from afar and thinking, I have to get my butt over to meet that girl. Her booth name sounded so fun.
I strolled down to meet Sarrah and have a look-see at her art. I was instantly drawn to the pink in her hair, her vivacious personality and the vibrant colors of her art. Fun! Fun! Fun! Check out Sarrah's art blog entitled Sashibala's Creative Meanderings for yourself and you’ll understand what I mean.

Thanks for celebrating with us Sarrah and Rich. Our day was extra special with your laughter.

Happy Anniversary, Steve. You are the love of my life!

Event: The CFA International Cat Show

I had a ball meeting new customers, vendors and kitties at the Cotton States Cat Club 70th Annual CFA Championship and Household Pet Show a few weeks ago at the Gwinnett Center. Thank you all for supporting my artistic endeavors.

For everyone who placed special t-shirt orders: As of today, they have all been shipped. Hope you are pleased with them as much as I was in creating them. (Click on the images to enlarge view.)


I heard an interesting story while at the show. A lady asked me if I had cats. I told her I was unable to have them due to the litter box odor with my MCS (Multiple Chemical Sensitivity) and asthma. She indicated her cats were potty trained. Of course, I laughed and told her she was fooling me.

I’ve never heard of a cat that uses the toilet and flushes it. Okay, I have but only in Hollywood in the movies, “Meet the Parents” and “Meet the Fockers”. Jinx, the cat, uses and flushes the toilet.

The lady told me her cats use the toilet and then flush it by pulling on the string attached to the lever. Speaking of pulling, I saw a fabulous greeting card the other day that read:

The Real Story Behind the Big Bang Theory.....

Pull My Finger!

(*giggle*)(*giggle*) How funny is that?

Soooooooooo, can anybody out there in cat land tell me if this is really true about cats using a toilet and flushing it? Leave me your post in the comments section at the end of this entry for all to read. I’m dying to know if this is true or if this lady was pulling my finger. Oops, I mean leg--ha!

Stories like these that keep me coming back for more. I have secured booth space to sell my art and listen to your interesting stories at:

The CFA International Cat Show
(CFA = Cat Fancier's Association)
(This show is the equivalent to Westminster for dogs.)
November 21-23, 2008

Located at
Georgia International Convention Center
(near Hartsfield International Airport)
2000 Convention Center Concourse
College Park, GA 30337
770.997.3566

Open to the public
Friday, November 21, 2008, 12noon-6:30pm
Saturday, November 22, 2008, 9am-6pm
Sunday, November 23, 2008, 8am-5pm

Admission
Adults--$8.00 each
Seniors (62+) & Children (6-12)--$6.00 each
(copy and print coupon for $1 off adult admission to the show)

My booth number is
202

Over 900 cats will be featured at this show in “Catlanta”. I hope to see you there and look forward to hearing more fun cat stories!

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