Here’s how to win:

step 1: Follow glassybaby on Pinterest and facebook.

step 2: Create a new Pinterest board called ‘glassybaby I do’ and categorize it under weddings & events.

step 3: Pin images to plan your dream wedding. To be eligible, pin five or more images or products from the glassybaby website or repin from any glassybaby Pinterest boards. A minimum of 10 pins is required for entry (a minimum of five from glassybaby sources listed above).

step 4: Include captions for each pin describing what makes it a part of your dream wedding. If possible, include the name of any glassybaby featured.

step 5: Tag each of the pins with #ido and #glassybaby in the pin description.

step 6: Pin the glassybaby ‘I do’ anchor image to your board.

step 7: Share your board with your friends on Facebook. Ask your friends to like the post regarding your board to rack up votes. Make sure to keep your boards live until June 20, 2012 so we can see it.

Step 8: Email the following information to pinterest@glassybaby.com to be considered:

Name
Address
Birth date
Phone number
Wedding location
Date
Theme of your event

Check out the official rules here to make sure you don’t miss anything and start pinning!  xo

 

 

Tonight, May 31st, the Seattle Sounders Women host their first home game of the 2012 season against the Colorado Rush.  The game will be played at the Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila, Washington, with kick-off slated for 7:00pm.  In addition to cheering on our hometown favorite, just before kick-off, glassybaby will participate in a special ceremony to mark the beginning of a new partnership between glassybaby, Seattle Sounders Women and the Cancer Patient Assistance Fund at Swedish Cancer Institute.

During the ceremony, each Sounders team member will give a ‘grass’ glassybaby to some very special fans that have been affected by cancer.   Many of the recipients are affiliated with a Washington-based non-profit called “Brandon’s Goal Foundation”.   Named in honor of Brandon Brauns, a four-year old who loved soccer and battled brain cancer, the foundation supports research for childhood cancer, patient services and family support.

The ‘grass’ glassybaby that will be given away at tonight’s ceremony is a brilliant shade of lime green–the color of new, spring grass.  It bears a striking similarity to one of the Sounders team colors, “rave green”.  As part of the new partnership, glassybaby will donate 10% of revenue from the sale of each  ‘grass’ glassybaby to the Cancer Patient Assistance Fund at Swedish Medical Center.  This fund provides non-medical financial assistance to help those in need.   This crucial program offers relief for rent, transportation, childcare, insurance, utility bills and other essentials that patients need to ensure that they are not forced to forego life-saving cancer treatment.

Sounders Women Head Coach Michelle French

As a Seattle-leader in diagnosis, treatment and recovery, many people facing a cancer diagnosis seek treatment at Swedish Medical Center.   Michelle “Frenchie” French, who was named head coach of the Seattle Sounders Women this past January, was treated at Swedish for non-Hodgkins lymphoma in 2008.   The tenacity and enthusiasm that were hallmarks of her soccer playing style, also served her well during her chemotherapy and radiation treatments; Michelle is currently in remission.

Michelle is a northwest soccer legend who hails from Kent, Washington.  She attended John F. Kennedy High School where she was a standout player, twice named a Parade High School All-American.  She spent her college career at the University of Portland where she was named an NSCAA All American and played at two NCAA Final Four tournaments.  She also played for the US U-21 National Team and World Cup Residency Camp.  In 2000, Michelle won a silver medal at the Olympic games in Sydney.  She has coached at the youth, high school and collegiate levels and spent more than four seasons as a player with the Seattle Sounders Women team before being named head coach.

Michelle recently commented on the team’s plan to help “kick” cancer!

“We have the opportunity to use the platform created through the success of our team to not only raise awareness, but also garner unconditional love and hope for Sounders Women supporters. What an incredible connection we will be able to create between our team and fans as we celebrate and join the fight to “kick” cancer!”

 

The Seattle Sounders Women is part of the W-League and was founded in 2001.  In addition to the talents of Michelle French, the team has an amazing roster that features five players with National Team Experience including defender Stephanie Cox, forwards Sydney Leroux and Alex Morgan, midfielder Megan Rapinoe and goalkeeper Hope Solo.

Single tickets are still available for tonight’s game.  Come out and support the new partnership of glassybaby, Seattle Sounders Women and the Cancer Patient Assistance Fund of Swedish Medical Center.  Besides watching world-class women’s soccer, you’ll be helping to “kick” cancer!  glassybaby will be available to purchase at the game.  Please stop by and say hello to our glassybaby team!  Not attending the game?  You can always purchase the ‘grass’ glassybaby online at glassybaby.com.


Some customers are first drawn to the color of a glassybaby handmade glass candle holder, while others find personal significance in a particular glassybaby name.  And on some occasions, customers are equally drawn to both the color and name of a glassybaby.  A few months ago, two proud mothers of Marines visited our University Village store.  When they discovered the devil dog glassybaby, they were moved to tears.  They shared that Marines refer to themselves as “devil dogs,” and the burgundy color of the glassybaby coordinates with the Marine Corps colors.  They each left the store with a devil dog glassybaby in honor of their own devil dogs who are currently deployed in the Middle East. ~Annie

Lee will be one of the keynote speakers at Blogfest On Design 2012, which is being held in New York from May 21st-23rd.  Blogfest is a three-day tour designed exclusively for interior design bloggers featuring the industry’s top shelter magazines, A-list design celebrities and breathtaking venues.  Lee’s topic is “The Impact of Color and Light” and she will deliver her remarks today, May 23rd.  Here are a few excerpts from her speech:

“Color is one of the most powerful tools that designers have at their disposal.  The reason for this is simple:  as humans, we respond to color on both a physical and an emotional level.  As a result, color is nearly impossible to ignore.  Light is another element available to designers.  Light affects more than just our mood—many of our biological rhythms take their cues from light.  The impact of color and light, when they are combined, is something far greater than either element by itself.  I have experienced the transformative affect of color and light firsthand.”

“There was something about the color and flickering light of a glassybaby that brought me peace and hope at a time when both were difficult to come by.  When you’re fighting cancer, or any serious illness, there is a constant soundtrack of ‘what ifs” running through your mind.  glassybaby took me away from that.  It nourished and restored my soul.”

“Even with my early success, I can’t tell you how many people told me that my product and my company wouldn’t work.  Many doubted that I could hand-make a product in the USA; others doubted that I could be successful with a single product; still others questioned my decision to give a portion of revenue away.  All of these people underestimated the power of color and light.  I knew I had something special because you can’t help but look at a glassybaby and feel something.”

As bright and unwavering as the glow from a glassybaby, is the amazing community that has grown up around them.  glassybaby isn’t about selling a product.  It’s about selling an experience and an emotional connection that defy explanation.  A glassybaby becomes what people need it to be:  A form of celebration, a means to heal, a way to honor someone, a simple way to bring beauty into everyday life.”

“Not only did our customers take glassybaby to heart, they took our mission to heart.  They made it their own.  Our community literally grew flame-by-flame, story-by-story.  Our customers are our greatest ambassadors and marketing people.  We share so much more than a product:  we share an emotional connection created around color and light and a burning desire to help others.”

We are so proud of Lee and grateful for the opportunity to share the glassybaby story with design bloggers from across the country.