The CGGE Challenge

Here at the Creative Glass Guild we love to set ourselves a challenge and this month's glass challenge is all about SUMMER!

"Summer" ---that wonderful time of year when temperatures climb and we get out and head for the beach, mountains and family gatherings. It’s also the time of year that our gardens and yards are in bloom and Mother Earth is reveling in all her beauty.
The CGGE’s August Challenge is to design a work using "Summer" as your inspiration. Entries will be accepted in stained, fused, lampworked and mosaic glass mediums. The contest will begin August 1 and will end promptly at midnight on August 25th. Each CGGE member may submit up to three entries. All entries must be posted on CGGE Challenge Group on Flickr.
Voting will be open to everyone on Etsy and the winner will be featured on the CGGE Home Page.
Let your imagination soar, head for the studio and design, design, design!

Please note: entries are open to CGGE members only but all votes can be cast on Etsy. More information about voting coming soon.

Here are the winners!

The Creative Glass Guild Treasury Contest has now closed and all votes have been counted! Drumroll...... The winner of the delicate but wispy earrings (shown here) is Aloquin. Congratulations to you, Aloquin, your earrings will be winging their way from Periwinklesuz's studio very soon!

A total of twenty Etsians voted for their favorite treasury from our list on Etsy http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=5476764 and the overall winning treasury is........................"Where did the Year go"? by Getglassy http://www.flickr.com/photos/getglassy/2155885536/ Congratulations Patti!!!

Patti wins a Red Ruffled Heart pendant by Flameonglass.

An finally.....yes, there is another prize.... this is for the CGGE member who bagged the most treasuries for the Treasury competition. Well done, Shasglasscrafts for your efforts in securing NINE, yes NINE, treasuries for the competition. Sharon wins this Radiant Sun and Tree glass pendant by Glasscatjewels

The Results of the vote:
"Where did the Year go?" Getglassy 5 votes
"Shinning & Transparencies" Dias Y Fiores 2 votes
"Tree Treasury for the CGGE" Papernclay 2 votes
"I love red too" Getglassy 2 votes
"BNR for the CGGE" Papernclay 1 vote
"Passionate Treasury 2" Shasglasscrafts 1 vote
"New Year Sparkler" Shasglasscrafts 1 vote
"Recycled Challenge" Papernclay 1 vote
"CGGE Treasury 12-20-07" Creationsinglass 1 vote
"Seasonally Affected Treasury" Shasglasscrafts 1 vote
"Treasury 1" Talentedlady 1 vote
"Squid23127" 1 vote
"Better Treasury Picture" Smokeylady54 1 vote
All other treasuries got no votes .

Congratulations again to all our winners and thank you to all who took part. It's not too late to win more free glass, by signing up to our monthly newsletter you will be entered in our draw. If your name is pulled out of the hat you may be the proud owner of this lovely Alice and the Pink Flamingo pendant Just sign up here http://www.cgge.org/emailsub.aspx

Your chance to win free glass!

That's right, these delicately wispy fused glass earrings could be yours for keeps!
Just by choosing your favorite Creative Glass Guild Treasury and voting in our poll. http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=5476764



http://periwinklesuz.etsy.com

Tell us which is your favorite and why and your name will be entered into the draw on Saturday 23 February. Remember, you can only vote once so choose wisely!
Rules:
* Voting runs from February 19 - 23.
* To play, you must be an Etsy member. It’s EASY, sign up here if you are not a member already: www.etsy.com.
* Only one vote per person. Any subsequent votes will be ignored.
* CGGE members cannot participate. Instead, they will cheer the voters on.
* At midnight on Feb. 23, the impartial CGGE judge will draw the name of the winning voter. This will be drawn at random and the winner will be notified by convo on Sunday Feb 24. and the name will be published on our website and in the Etsy forums.

And that's not all! The CGGE member whose treasury gets the most votes will win this gorgeous glass heart by http://flameonglass.etsy.com (in the case of a tie breaker names will be drawn from a hat).



And finally.... the CGGE member who bagged the most contest treasuries will win this wonderful dichroic etched pendant made by http://glasscatjewels.etsy.com

So give it a go and vote for your favorite treasury!

Fantastic Flickr

I first discovered http://flickr.com by reading about it in a newspaper way back in January 2007. Since that day I have become an avid fan of this site as it has so much to offer. For example:
It's a terrific way to keep a gallery of your photos.
You can share your images with the world or just your friends or keep them private.
New friendships are made on Flickr with like-minded people and you can also join groups who share your interests.
Of course, the CGGE has its own group on Flickr http://flickr.com /groups/cgge/ where anyone interested in glass may view our staggering collection of 1,767 plus photos, read our discussions and meet the members. If you are already a member of the CGGE but haven't signed up to Flickr, please come and join us. Our Flickr Group is managed by the wisest of hearts, Lawatha. View her photo sets at http://flickr.com/photos/Lawatha