Help Me! Please Vote for My Elves and Puppies

Today is the start of FlameTree Glass's first Christmas Glass Contest. I have to admit, I love Christmas and when there is the possibility of winning a torch involved, I got excited. You see, I would love a Scorpion and that is second place. I've been working off of my concentrator and I think it would give me a better flame for my bigger pieces. So my fingers are crossed!

So PLEASE, click here and take just a minute to vote. You scroll down through all of the entries. I love the variety and you will really enjoy all of them. A lot of them are my friends and so talented.

And one more bit...FlameTree Glass who is sponsoring this contest has a 35% off soft glass sale going on through the end of the year. Their shipping is super fast and customer service is great. Please consider shopping with them. Thanks! And don't forget to VOTE (for me!)

Voting for Beads of Courage- $20k up for grabs

Oh we're past halfway through the month with still a chance to receive more funding for the kids. Please go to BeadsofCourage.org to vote daily through the end of this month. It is a simple way to make a difference in others' lives by investing just a few minutes.

And could you do me a favor please? Spread the word. Facebook, twitter, blogs, groups you belong to, online forums all help the cause. Just a few minutes of your time to help sick kids....pretty easy in this very busy world we live in.

Thanks so much.

Marcy

Rock the Vote for Studio Marcy and Other Holiday Beads

Our Lampwork Etc. Street Team (LEST) Holiday / Winter Challenge voting has just started and I invite you to come join in the merriment.

There are 13 wonderful submissions- some are focals and some are bead sets. All of them are connected to Etsy lampwork bead shops.

So come by here, and be sure to scroll down for the photos of the beads to vote for your favorite. If you are undecided, my elf and I would love your vote.

And if you want a quick search for LEST team members on etsy, just type "LEST team" into the handmade search and it will bring up this page. I can always be found in my shop at http://www.Studiomarcy.etsy.com.

I know some of my readers also have beads in this contest. Feel free to comment and mention which bead is yours in the contest and why not add its url if it's for sale in your Etsy shop too?

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Getting Out the Vote by September 30th (Halloween Vote)

I belong to a wonderfully supportive Lampwork Etc. Street Team which is made up of Etsy lampwork sellers. (LEST)

We are having our monthly challenge and surprise, it's a Halloween theme. (October's challenge relates to a more important topic: Breast Cancer Awareness). So we're celebrating early. Come join us.

Participating members have added a photo of their Halloween beads, (<----that's my Vlad to the left ), and we'd like you to come vote for your favorite.
Just look through the photos and then scroll down to the bottom of the page to vote. There is no prize involved, but the fun part is that you can discover more glass beadmakers .

Here's the link: http://www.webjam.com/lest/halloween_challenge_coming_soon
Voting ends September 30th, so hopefully you'll have a chance to stop by before then. Of course I'd be remiss if I didn't say, "Please vote for me". (I'm working on learning how to ask for what I want.)

And while you're there, look at the red bar on the top of the page. It has a list of our members' etsy shops. I bet there are hours of fun just in visiting them.

See you on Monday. I'm taking the weekend off.