People ask me that all the time.Some of you have seen my little box of treasures – an old Romany chocolate tin full of beautiful, sparkley, covetous pendants, which I usually bring with me to knit-alongs and the like.
You may also have seen one around the neck of the lovely Síle Convery of knit-one-one fame.
Well, wonder no more. The sparkly stuff is called dichroic glass, and a friend of mine in South Africa makes the pendants…
We've been working together for years (we've been friends, roommates, road-sistahs, and collegues over the course of time) and I still wear one of mine (I have four) every day.
So without further ado…
**flickglass designs**This is my shameless friend-promotion post about flick glass designs, aka Frances Kierman, a very dear friend of mine who makes these gorgeous glass pendants for a living. We've known each other for years, lived together on this side of the big pond and the other as well, and I've been working with her on flick glass for about three years now. She lives in Cape Town now, three blocks from my house there, and she's kinda like a sister to me.
The pendants are made of dichroic glass, which you can read all about on the flick glass website (proudly designed and built by yours truly!!). The stuff is really an incredible medium to work with. The results are always somewhat surprising and always magical.
Visit her site to see tasty pics and look at the pricing chart (if you're a wholesaler – individual requests can just contact me direct) but don't bother about emailling Frances to order unless you're in Europe, Australia, or Africa – I'm the Official Flick Glass West Office of One!(I figure highfalutin long-ass titles are not JUST for central African dictators, oh no…)
I distribute the pendants for the US, so if you're interested in ordering one or two or ten, email me at ejfishgirl@yahoo.com!
We'll both love you for it.
Did I mention I also designed the website? I'm proud of this one so I hope you enjoy visiting it as much as I enjoyed building it.
2 comments:
Thanks for the link - I love the colours.
And I can add my testimonial too. I love my 2 flick glass pieces---well 3 if you count the earrings. They are incredibly comfortable against the skin, go with everything and are all together fabulous pieces. Warning: it is hard to choose just one piece!
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