I am heading to a huge sea glass festival for Columbus Day Weekend and trying to take 3 midterms and prepare for it. I am keeping up but tired and if I get lucky, I will be done just in time to get more homework on Sunday ;0) And, then I have to work my tail off to get that done so I can focus on the festival. It will be at the Hyannis Resort and Conference Center in Hyannis, MA, if anyone is interested in attending. But let me warn you now, it will be packed. If there is a festival that I should do, it's this one. I wish I hadn't committed but if I hadn't, I would have regretted it. So we shall see what happens!!!!
Colleen
PS. Thanks a bunch for the compliments on my jewelry everyone ;0)
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Authentic Sea Glass
Artificial vs Authentic
Sea glass can also be produced artificially by using a rock tumbler, and some companies sell artificially produced sea glass to tourists or make jewelry from it. As littering is increasingling discouraged authentic sea glass becomes harder and harder to find, and artificial sea glass is sometimes fraudulently advertised as authentic. Rock tumbled glass is not the same as sea glass, since long-term exposure to water conditions creates an etched surface on the glass that cannot be duplicated artificially. The differences can be distinguished microscopically.
Sea glass collectors claim that the term "sea glass" should be reserved for authentic specimens, and artificial sea glass should be termed "craft glass".
Sea glass can also be produced artificially by using a rock tumbler, and some companies sell artificially produced sea glass to tourists or make jewelry from it. As littering is increasingling discouraged authentic sea glass becomes harder and harder to find, and artificial sea glass is sometimes fraudulently advertised as authentic. Rock tumbled glass is not the same as sea glass, since long-term exposure to water conditions creates an etched surface on the glass that cannot be duplicated artificially. The differences can be distinguished microscopically.
Sea glass collectors claim that the term "sea glass" should be reserved for authentic specimens, and artificial sea glass should be termed "craft glass".
Effect of Internet, Web and Media
Copyright protection laws that were associated with printed material now govern the use of audio, video, images, and text on the Internet and the World Wide Web. The intuitive interface of the World Wide Web makes it easy for the computer user to copy and use images, text, video and other graphics that are likely to be protected by copyright. A document may be copyrighted even if it does not explicitly state that it is copyrighted. People can avoid copyright violations and legally use copyrighted materials if they comply with fair use guidelines. The distinction between fair use and infringement may be unclear and not easily defined. There is no specific number of words, lines, or notes that may safely be taken without permission. The safest course of action is to get permission from the copyright owner before using copyrighted material.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Artificial Sea Glass vs. Authentic Sea Glass
Sea glass can also be produced artificially by using a rock tumbler, and some companies sell artificially produced sea glass to tourists or make jewelry from it. As littering is increasingling discouraged authentic sea glass becomes harder and harder to find, and artificial sea glass is sometimes fraudulently advertised as authentic. Rock tumbled glass is not the same as sea glass, since long-term exposure to water conditions creates an etched surface on the glass that cannot be duplicated artificially. The differences can be distinguished microscopically.
Sea glass collectors claim that the term "sea glass" should be reserved for authentic specimens, and artificial sea glass should be termed "craft glass".
Sea glass collectors claim that the term "sea glass" should be reserved for authentic specimens, and artificial sea glass should be termed "craft glass".
Communication Via the Internet
I think the internet is the best thing that ever happened to us other than cell phones. I can remember the very first time I hook up to it in 1997 and heard "You've Got Mail". I thought I died and went to heaven! My daughter was sitting next to me and she was very young. Even she could appreciate the wonder of it all and we both sat there will our mouths just hanging open until we got use to the idea.
Then we couldn't wait to begin. We just went around clicking pictures until we got the hang of it. I do remember that there were not so many sources to confuse you when you did a search as there are today. Now everyone is striving for page ranking and paying for sponsored sites. It is almost aggravating to weed through them all to find what you want. I think we have all gotten better at using keywords to do a search knowing that people will use them to get you to a site that you have no interest in.
Then we couldn't wait to begin. We just went around clicking pictures until we got the hang of it. I do remember that there were not so many sources to confuse you when you did a search as there are today. Now everyone is striving for page ranking and paying for sponsored sites. It is almost aggravating to weed through them all to find what you want. I think we have all gotten better at using keywords to do a search knowing that people will use them to get you to a site that you have no interest in.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Copying and Pasting a Word Document
You can copy and paste a word document. Open the word document by highlighting and copying the entire document. At your browser, navigate to blogger.com and then to your blog. Sign in with your Google credentials with your username/password. Click on New Post, Title it and then click on HTML. Then click on the text area and click on Paste. Save and Publish Post. It will look like the word document I have below.
Rarity of Sea Glass
Green, clear, brown, and amber beach glass is common (consider the most common colors of beer-bottles), though light blues, yellows and pink varieties have also been known to appear. Much more rare are gray, purple, bright red, and the black varieties. Red sea glass is found only once for every 5,000 pieces found, while the rarest of all seaglass, orange, can be found about once every 10,000 pieces. "Black" sea glass is rarely found and often originates from pre-1860 glass that is actually dark olive green. Some black sea glass is found around Australia, originating from 1940s beer bottles. Its rarity is due to the obscure materials that were used with glass to make the bottles, which increased its rate of decomposition.
Generally, seaglass has local origins, finished pieces have rarely more than a few miles from where the material was discarded.
Rarity of Sea Glass
Green, clear, brown, and amber beach glass is common (consider the most common colors of beer-bottles), though light blues, yellows and pink varieties have also been known to appear. Much more rare are gray, purple, bright red, and the black varieties. Red sea glass is found only once for every 5,000 pieces found, while the rarest of all seaglass, orange, can be found about once every 10,000 pieces. "Black" sea glass is rarely found and often originates from pre-1860 glass that is actually dark olive green. Some black sea glass is found around Australia, originating from 1940s beer bottles. Its rarity is due to the obscure materials that were used with glass to make the bottles, which increased its rate of decomposition.
Generally, seaglass has local origins, finished pieces have rarely more than a few miles from where the material was discarded.
Adding Images to A Blog Post
Rather than add images from image.google.com, I thought I would add pictures from my website. These are the sea glass items that I hand wrap in silver or gold wire. I love sea glass and will find many ways to create something out of it. I found this sea glass in Maine and have collectors around the world that I buy sea glass from.
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Other Links of Interest
The first link I want to create is to my website called Jewelry by Colleen Marie
The next link I would like you to visit is a bead shop that I visit called La Mia Felicita
And the last link you may enjoy is where I buy some of my supplies called Rio Grande Jewelry Supply
The next link I would like you to visit is a bead shop that I visit called La Mia Felicita
And the last link you may enjoy is where I buy some of my supplies called Rio Grande Jewelry Supply
Links to Other Sites
In this section I am including links to other sites!
Click here to go to my neighbor's blog!
I am learning to create hyperlinks and I learned it at this amazing site annunziato.org
Click here to go to my neighbor's blog!
I am learning to create hyperlinks and I learned it at this amazing site annunziato.org
Expectations
My expectations for this class are to explore the internet in more detail, learn blogging and find out things I never knew existed.
After looking at several of my fellow students blogs, I chose David Daley's blog at http://daleyd.blogspost.com/ and commented on his ME post. I mentioned that I would like to know more about his time living in South Korea. He likes to cook so maybe he has some good recipes for me ;)
I love to read blogs dealing with arts and crafts. Also, like to read recipes and how to's. Always browsing the internet to learn something new.
I have a fair amount of experience with the internet but always something new to learn.
The Blogga
After looking at several of my fellow students blogs, I chose David Daley's blog at http://daleyd.blogspost.com/ and commented on his ME post. I mentioned that I would like to know more about his time living in South Korea. He likes to cook so maybe he has some good recipes for me ;)
I love to read blogs dealing with arts and crafts. Also, like to read recipes and how to's. Always browsing the internet to learn something new.
I have a fair amount of experience with the internet but always something new to learn.
The Blogga
The Internet
There are many people all over the world who either have a full time online business or a part time business to earn extra income. I started my own online jewelry business as a hobby and I enjoy every minute of it and here it is www.jewelrybycolleenmarie.com The opportunity to work at home in your pajamas was very appealing to me ;0) My goal was to earn money online or to build a full blown home based online business. These business opportunities are wide open to anyone that has something that someone wants. However, I must warn you because there are many scammers out on the web who promote these “get rich quick” schemes and promise you hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars overnight. I always loved crafts and just by chance found myself interested in wire wrapping and that is how it all started. Using wire wrapping and my love of sea glass gave me the incentive to make jewelry out of it and possibly sell it. I sold it in several ocean side stores but the travel and maintenance took me away from the passion of making jewelry in my studio. The internet was just the perfect place to take it and when I wake up, I turn on my computer and like magic, there is are orders to fill and ship out!
About Me
My name is Colleen Flanagan and I live in North Andover, MA. I am majoring in Criminal Justice and have already received my Paralegal Certificate last semester. I have an online jewelry business and work from home. After this semester, I will have 9 more classes in order to obtain my degree. This is very exciting for me and I would like to go on for a Master's Degree.
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