Find All This Love At: www.theconnectionsnj.com SHOPPING, DINING, BEAUTY & EVENTS PAGE 16 smoothasglassdesigns.com Unique Gifts & Gift Certificate Available Join the BRBA and be a part of a growing local business network. Our mission is to drive local business growth through bringing businesses and the community together. Take advantage of networking, referral, advertisement, sponsorship, and volunteer opportunities. Learn and grow by building new relationships, tapping into others member’s experiences, and attending educational sessions. We look forward to seeing you at our next event! e look forward to seeing you at our next event! earn and gr y building new r , tapping in and attending educational sessions. We look for e look for VISIBILITY NETWORKING COMMUNITY ● ● PROMOTING LOCAL BUSINESS PROSPERITY AND CONNECTIONS Smooth as Glass Designs was established in 2017 and we opened our brick and mortar in Chester in August of 2022 at 44 Main Street. As owner/ artist, I welcome you to stop in and browse our boutique, where you can find unique gifts or join a fused glass workshop. Our workshops are the perfect place to learn a new art form and meet new friends. Private workshops are available too. Birthday parties, ladies’ night out, fundraisers, corporate events as well as walk-ins are welcome. We also create custom work and memorial art glass. If you have an idea in mind, come in and we will collaborate together to make your dream into the reality of a beautiful work of art. Glass fusing is a creative process where different pieces of glass are fused together through heat. Artists arrange compatible glass pieces on a flat surface and expose them to high temperatures in a kiln. As the glass heats up, it melts and fuses, creating unique patterns, textures and colors. This technique allows for the creation of diverse art forms, from intricate CONNECTION COMMENDS workshop. Our workshops are the per As owner/artist, I have always wanted to support the American Heart Association and feel with the opening of my business last year, I now have the perfect opportunity to do so. jewelry to decorative plates and sculptures. The temperature and duration of the firing process, along with the selection of glass types, play crucial roles in determining the final outcome of the fused glass art. February is “heart month” and Smooth as Glass Designs will be sponsoring a fused glass heart sun catcher workshop on Friday, February 2nd at 6 PM, with 100% of the profits being donated to the American Heart Asso- American Heart Association. The workshop will run for an hour and a half. All supplies, instruction and firings are included for the donation of $100. Light snacks will be served and the event will be BYOB. The Association supports research, education, and awareness programs aimed at preventing heart diseases, and promoting heart health. Donations contribute to advancements in medical research, public outreach campaigns and initiatives that save lives by preventing and treating cardiovascular conditions. The Association holds a special place in my heart as a consequence of having received an aortic heart valve replacement in 2021, along with having suffered the losses of a grandfather, father and brother from massive heart attacks. As owner/artist, I have always wanted to support the American Heart American Heart Association and feel with the opening of my business last year, I now have the perfect opportunity to do so. Please join us for this very special workshop. For more details and to register, please contact Josie Bachetti at smoothasglassdesigns@gmail.com Smooth as Glass Designs Firing Up for American Heart Association Fundraiser 44 Main Street Chester, NJ 908-955-7896 SmoothAsGlassDesigns.com
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