glassybaby tales

Our Hearts Go Out... San Francisco Friends... Talk About Good!

Our hearts go out to the people of Norway in light of the senseless and tragic violence that recently occurred there. An enormous crowd gathered at the Nordic Heritage Museum in Ballard paying their respects and hoping to find a semblance of relief and strength together.  The light of seventy-six glassybaby glowing in the colors of the Norwegian flag shone for the seventy-six victims, many of whom were only teenagers attending a youth camp. So achingly sad.

 

The glassybaby team made lots of new friends in San Francisco last weekend when the gb road show was in town. Lee, interviewed by a local TV station, spread the glassybaby message of healing and light.

You may see for yourself if you like: http://www.glassybaby.com/news.asp)

 
 One customer who watched the story on television was so touched by what she heard that she took two buses and a taxicab to get to Lotus Bleu where the event was being held. She was going through her own dark time and wanted to share in the comforting warmth of these magical little vessels. She bought 'gratitude,' she said, for herself.  

Ten percent of all the sales at the show will be donated to the East Meets West Foundation.

 

I must say that I made the most scrumptious and delectable raspberry butter you have ever put on a hot croissant, girlfriend!  And it was eee-zeee! All you do is mix into a 1/2 cup of softened butter: 1/3 cup fresh raspberries, 2 tablespoons confectioner's sugar, and a dash of lemon juice. Spoon it into a festive summer colored glassybaby, and then spread it onto a steaming hot from the oven popover.  Talk about good!! I tell you!

And if you can, eat it outside!  It tastes doubly good!

Next on the hit parade: local blueberries and peaches. Don't you just love summer?

A special thank you to all of our loyal glassybaby friends.

 

Until next time,

Alice

aliceblog@glassybaby.com

Glassybaby on Orcas... San Francisco Foray... "Barbegeddon"

The 'love our oceans' set of glassybaby made quite a splash on Orcas Island this week... well, thank heavens, not literally! We caught a ferry up to this especially charming San Juan Island to visit our friends Mike and Sally, who have moved there from New England. Sally was delighted with the ethereal evening time glow of 'safe,' 'dolphin' and 'ocean' which perfectly complemented the seaside setting and the excellent crab cakes Miss Sally served up with an exceptional summer berry pie. The ice cream on the cake, er pie, was that ten percent of the sales of this set goes to Conservation International. That is sweet no matter how you slice it.

This weekend (July 22-23) glassybaby makes a brief but exciting foray down to San Francisco.  Whitney and the team will be at Lotus Bleu at 325 Hayes Street and invite you to a cocktail party to be held on Friday between 3 and 7PM... or stop by anytime all day Saturday.

Many of our wonderful Facebook friends, along the south-bound gb van route, wish we could pay them a visit, too. We loved Cathy's query: "If you drive south on the 101, could you toss out a few boxes (gently) as you go through Santa Rosa?"  It would be so nice if we could make lots of stops to see our glassybaby friends.

Our observant Facebook friend, Stephanie, pointed out to us that the day we blithely added the lovely visage of Jackie O surrounded by the glow of glassybaby to our homepage, July 16th, was the anniversary of JFK Jr.'s death.  Could that have been only coincidence? I'm not sure.

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Well, my great LA friend, glassybaby aficionado extraordinaire, Ellen is at it again, throwing another shindig resplendent with the light! 

This one she cleverly named "Barbegeddon!"  

All of LA was advised to stay home last weekend to avoid "Carmageddon" the closing of the behemoth 405 freeway.  So what does Ellen do?  She invites relatives and neighbors, complete with lots of kids to a barbeque or "Barbegeddon!" She even made her own freeway of glassybaby and flowers trailing down the middle of the table.

As Ellen put it,"No dinner party would be complete without glassybaby. You can dress them up or dress them down.  The older kids loved having the responsibility of lighting them. glassybaby are not only elegant, but kid friendly too."  Thanks dear Ellen.  We love your take on things!

And thank you to all our glassybaby friends and readers.  You inspire me.

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." 
— Maya Angelou

Share the light.

Until next time,

Alice

aliceblog@glassybaby.com

 

 

 

Summertime... Devoted Friends... glassybaby Airwaves

"Summertime... and the livin' is easy."

I'm almost afraid to say it, just in case I jinx it weather-wise, but I believe it's finally summer in Seattle!! For one thing, the livin' certainly has been easy recently: street fairs, nighttime swimming escapades, outdoor musical performances, sitting on the porch rocking babies, lawn games and hula hoops in the late evening light... and guess what!  We have no mosquitoes! How can this be? Having moved from New England many moons ago, we have never been able to figure out why those pesky little guys aren't here, at least in our area of town. (And we don't have snakes to speak of in Seattle either. And being a Nashville native... I can really appreciate that!  But that's another story.)

What I especially do have is tons of appreciation for our glassybaby blog readers and supporters. Thank you so much.  It makes my day to know you are there.  I would love to hear some of your glassybaby tales.

Jacque from the Bellevue store told me of a lovely customer who was looking for three pink glassybaby to share with her group of friends who were living in separate cities. After shopping for several minutes she kindly shared the story behind her visit: one of her best friends, who is living in Hawaii, is battling cancer. The devoted friends plan to light their glassybaby as a symbol of support and unity while she is undergoing chemotherapy. The power and glow of close friendship and glassybaby.

Lindsey tells of a thoughtful customer who bought a 'joy' a 'remembrance' and a 'regal' for a friend who had just passed her US Citizenship test. The friend, who was from Canada, had lived here forever and had finally decided to become a citizen just in time for the Fourth of July.  Welcome, and hooray for the red, white and blue! 

 

We are so proud of our owner and founder, Lee Rhodes. She is sharing throughout the airwaves the glassybaby story of charity, community and love's light.

On Thursday morning, she shone on Good Day New York in the Big Apple.  The table of splendid glassybaby simply glowed as well when they turned down the studio lights.

Have a great week and perhaps get out to a U-pick with the kids for some strawberries, raspberries, and maybe even some blueberries. We love to serve them in glassybaby.  And who's in the mood to put up some jam? I haven't done that in ages! It's fun to do and so nice to open a little pot of summer when the winter winds blow. Now, where did I put those mason jars?

 

Thanks so much for being here.

Until later,

Alice

aliceblog@glassybaby.com  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fireworks & Votives... Hearty-souled Dudes... Oceans & Babies

The Seabrook 5th Annual Porch Illumination was a great success this past weekend, and the glassybaby roadshow was delighted to be a part of it. The festivities began with a meet & greet cocktail hour with glassybaby. Just feast your eyes on some of the dramatic patriotic displays:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10% of glassybaby sales from the weekend will be donated to the Seabrook Foundation to support the Aberdeen Hospital cancer care center.

 

A wise person once told me, "Any chance you can, eat outdoors." And that's just what we did on Monday night after an incredibly gorgeous drive back to Seattle from Winthrop, east of the mountains.

We bought dinner at the deli, set a table, lit glassybaby, poured a glass of wine and sat back to enjoy the fireworks display going on across the lake. The perfect end to a warm summer holiday weekend.  Hope your holiday was also restful and filled with fun!

 

Our mountain-men glassybaby glassblowers, Ryan Mellinger, Andy Martin, and Nick Ashman are back down to sea level after having reached the summit of Mt. Rainier!

Here is Ryan with his arms joyfully raised as he stands at the top.  We are all so proud of you hearty-souled dudes!  Good on ya! 

Speaking of sea level and warm summer days, this is an especially fitting time to 'love our oceans.' 10% from the sales of each 'love our oceans' gift set will be donated to Conservation International to help them protect our magnificent, life giving, bodies of water. Aren't the colors scrumptious... 'ocean,' 'dolphin,' and 'safe?'  Makes you want to dive into them!

Jacqueline has told some heartwarming stories from the store this week.

Two dear baby stories:

An expectant mom bought two 'baby' to be presented this weekend to her parents and parents-in-law when the family takes a wine tasting trip to Walla Walla. The young couple thought that suspicions would be raised when she didn't raise a wine glass ... so they came up with the ideal way to share the news that they were going to make them grandparents.

Another customer came in to buy two 'baby' for her friend who had delivered twin girls a bit too early at 27 weeks. She wanted to light both 'first kiss' and 'baby' but decided on 'baby' and then, as Jacqueline put it, "darted off to the florist to fill each with flowers." So sweet.

But before she set out for the florist, she had some suggestions for another customer who was trying to find a special glassybaby for her friend's 50th birthday. She proposed the lovely 'friendship.'

The ladies had a great conversation about giving gb as gifts. The customer decided on 'friendship' and said that neither she nor her birthday-girl friend had ever owned a glassybaby but had heard about them and had seen them everywhere. As she was leaving she mentioned that she would be back soon to buy more as a wedding present for her friend, for along with turning 50 she was recently surprised by a wedding proposal!!  Sigh.

Have a great week and enjoy that giant yellow orb in the sky!

Until next time,

Alice

aliceblog@glassybaby.com
 

 

 

 

             
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patriotic Displays... We Love Lucy... Live in Color

Do you have big plans for the 4th? Typically, the first week of July is the busiest travel period of the year and especially this time around, as the holiday falls on a Monday. So whether you will be on the road or at home rolling out the bunting, putting up patriotic displays, and firing up the barbecue, we at glassybaby wish you a happy and safe Independence Day!

 

We know the sweetest puppy, Lucy, who is loaded with youthful rambunctious energy. But enter center stage a lighted table of glassybaby one evening... and contrary to any "oh, oh" thoughts you might be having about Lucy's tail clearing the surface... Lucy was mesmerized! She was enthralled as if in the throes of a doggie spiritual trance. The power of the babies!

It was the cutest thing ever. We LOVE Lucy!

 

The Color Association of the United States (CAUS), a brilliant (pun intended) group that forecasts color palettes and is immersed in the understanding of the power of color, recently held the launch of their new Beauty Color Forecast for S/S 2013 at the New York glassybaby store. They chose a new glassybaby gift set, 'live in color,' and we are delighted to make its introduction:

The Color Association loves glassybaby and the feeling is more than mutual. They "get" glassybaby.  

Do visit their blog http://colorassociation.com/glassybaby

 

The glassybaby roadshow will be heading to the City by the Bay on July 22 and 23. If you plan to be in the San Francisco area, please consider this invitation:

Do you remember me telling you about how my friend, Ellen, seriously crushes on glassybaby? Well I do believe the story Raegan heard recently at the University Village store takes the trophy. It seems a customer told of her friend whose "addiction" to gb was so acute that she has separation anxiety from them when she travels. She is going on a five day vacation from Seattle to California and, I kid you not, had about fifty of her glassybaby shipped priority to her destination.  That is supreme devotion! I'll just bet she is planning to share their glow!

The smartest, cutest, most affable, athletic, curly-topped, little baby I know is having his first birthday next week. Happy Birthday, Petey! We have some surprises for you and a special goodwill color glassybaby for your dear mama.

Have a fabulous holiday everybody.  Be safe.

Until next time,

Alice

aliceblog@glassybaby.com