So way back when I really started focusing on running this business full time, I happened to catch an episode of Martha Stewart which was all about becoming an entrepreneur. One of her guests was the owner of Glassybaby, Lee. The story of how Glassybaby came to be, struck a cord with me and suddenly I was in my living room crying at how beautiful Lee's story was. This is a video of the actual episode. I would take a few minutes to watch it. Its moving.
I always tucked that information away and kept the Glassybaby website in my brain but I wasn't sure what I could do with that information. I've used one or two photos of their beautiful products in some inspiration boards but that was it. That is, until now!
We have teamed up with the good folks at Glassybaby to offer you a very special giveaway! But first, an interview with Nicola, the sales account manager at Glassybaby:
How long has Glassybaby been in business?
Glassybaby has been around for 10 years.
How did you get started?
Lee gave her husband a glassblowing class and absolutely fell in love with the simple vessels he brought home. She began calling them 'glassybaby' and gave them as baby gifts to friends with new borns. With a warm and enthusiastic response from friends...she began selling them out of her garage.
What is the best part about Glassybaby?
The best part of glassybaby...is the ability to operate a 'for profit' company that makes a beautiful, simple, hand blown product and give a % of sales to cancer related causes. Lee is a cancer survivor.
If you could trade places with anyone, who would it be?
I can't answer this one for Lee...however my guess is...she would not trade places with anyone.
What do you wish you could do differently with your business?
Sell internationally.
Where do you see your business in 5 years? 10 years?
In 5 years, more stores and more web orders. In 10 years, more stores and more web orders and it is always our aim to raise a heftier dollar amount for cancer research.
What would you want customers to know about your services?
Customers should know that we are a company with a commitment to giving to cancer causes and lighting a glassybaby will change your life.
And now, on to the contest!
One lucky winner will receive ONE gift set that includes 3 glassybabies! These beautiful pieces of art are perfect for your home or your wedding day!
All you have to do is select which gift set you would choose from the Glassybaby site and tell us why in the comments section of this post (make sure that you leave your email address too)! The winner will be chosen at random and announced on Tuesday, April 7th.
This contest closes on Monday at midnight (cst). Available to US residents only please.
230 comments:
1 – 200 of 230 Newer› Newest»The mermaid gift set is beautiful! Great giveaway!
I would love the mermaid set, the colors are just gorgeous! Thanks for the giveaway!
2 flowers and a dress thanks for the giveaway
Marsha's Hope is gorgeous. What a great giveaway and amazing story behind it.
tuobellaragazza at gmail dot com
I like the best friends set.
Kiki
ParkingGoddessFTW @ gmail dot com
I like 2 flowers and a dress set
msboatgal at aol.com
I, too, love the colors of the Mermaid set, they're so soothing!
I love the Calm set.
I love, love, loveeee the "Best Friends" set.
jdwedding09 at gmail.com
I would choose Wishful--although it's holiday-themed, I think they'd look gorgeous anytime! Plus, red is my fav color, green is my guy's favorite, and the white is just a perfect neutral.
Thank you for the great giveaway!
I love the calm set.
Downtown browns are beautiful and my personal favorite.
beccy at e-executiveassist dot com
I love the Mermaid set, but it was hard to choose. I think those colors suit my mood most of the time.
Thanks for the offer!
Kelley@myislandwedding.com
Always love is very very pretty. It took me 10 minutes of debate to decide!
I love the best friends set!!
clarissa at digitaldeacons (dot) com
I would definitely choose the mermaid set--I just love the colors (and my fiance liked it best too!). This would make for a great day-after-my-birthday surprise. :).
My favorite is the mermaid trio. Very cute.
My favorite is Calm.
These are great..please enter me for the "got to have them greens" set!
I love the "Thankful" set. I would give them to my mother and let her know how thankful I am for her:-) She too, is a cancer survivor it would make those gorgeous glasses that much more special!
cwergley@yahoo.com
I love the "Best Friends" set. Thanks for the great giveaway!
bsyb100 at gmail dot com
I love the Dream set. It's very clean, classy and peaceful.
kashuen@gmail.com
My favorite is the "2 flowers and a dress" set. What a wonderful giveaway!
Love Love Love Glassbaby! I have yet to get any of my own - but I always love to peruse and lust after all the beautiful colors. I think the Orange You Glad set would be the perfect way to spice up a room any day of the year.
These are lovely. I love the mermaid set. thanks for sharing!
"Always Love" set...perfect name for the perfect colors...GORGEOUS!
nlawre1@gmail.com
Oh, I just love the mermaid set... the colours are so beautiful and go so well together.
moaboa at telia dot com
I'd choose Marsha's hope... primarily because of the beautiful cause, and increased need for awareness of ovarian cancer, but heck - the colours are gorgeous too!
morgancavallekelly(at)gmail.com
hard decision because there are so many good options. but i'd have to go with the sweetheart mix. i think that the glow of those colors with the candlelight would really be something special. plus, i could really use a sweetheart in my life.
love the Marsha's hope set.
but I would definitely buy these for my wedding day...
kathryn.moro@gmail.com
I would love the Hot Date set because it matches the decor in my new house.
kendranichols@gmail.com
ooooooo! I love all of them, but like the orange you glad set best!
Jillian.Starek@gmail.com
all the sets are beautiful in their own right. my favorite today is "orange you glad." i love all of them though.
laurenelizabethgraham at gmail dot com
I would choose the calm set, because the colors match the mood I try to set when lighting candles.
rachelcavery (at) gmail.com
Wow, love the colors. I'd take the best friends set.
I love 'With a Twist' -- such fun colors to liven up a room! thanks for the give away!
perkok at gmail dot com
I love the With a Twist set! What a great color combination! I always go for bright, contrasting colors, so this set would be perfect for me! Thanks so much for introducing me to Glassybaby!
always love is a pretty combination.
what a great giveaway. I will remember this site for the next time I need a wedding gift.
mallorycamp at gmail dot com
Downtown Browns, for sure! It has a beautiful vintage feel.
the.autumnal.city at gmail dot com
The "Always Love" set is absolutely lovely. I should know, because those are my wedding colors. ;-)
The 2 flowers and a dress set would compliment my wedding colors perfectly. So beautiful!
"Calm" seems like it would make me feel like I was relaxing on an oceanfront deck.
Great giveaway!
I would love to decorate an entire room around the mermaid set. Such beautiful inspiration!
paperobsession at gmail dot com
Love either mermaid or witchlight. pinkstarstuff@gmail.com
I like the Marsha's Hope set! And it goes to a good cause!
alana.richards at gmail dot come
I love the "Always Love" set! Very romantic! What a fun and pretty giveaway!
love the marsha's hope set! love the colors, love the charitable giving aspect. so pretty.
The Best Friend set calls to me! It's so girly and fun :)
hspielman87@yahoo.com
Its So hard to pick! they are all so lovely and truly invoke the feeling of the names...
Ohh its so hard! I could use a little calm in my life! Thanks for the great give away!
I love Orange You Glad! So bright and happy.
acoate @ gmail.com
The orange you glad. It reminds me of knock knock joke.. orange you glad I said banana! heehee
Love the Orange you Glad set! It's a perfect warm up to summer!
The Orange you Glad set would be a perfect gift for my Sister for her wedding. One of her colors is orange!!
Green is my favorite color, so I would have to go with the "got to have them greens" set. Fingers crossed!
the Best Friends set is so chic... love the combination of the fucshia with the dusty pink and cloudy white. LOVE glassybaby!
priya at pomegranita dot com
Sweetheart would be perfect in my new apartment with my sweetheart! (I need to be able to sneak a little pink in the apartment somewhere!)
thea.deluga@gmail.com
I love the 'witchlight' set because it matches my dinner china!
My email is jfarley19@hotmail.com
My brother & his wife live near Corning, NY and we love to visit the Corning Glass works to see glass vessels being created. Your glassbabies reminded me of my brother. I am getting married the day after Christmas so, of course, I loved the "Santa is coming" glassbaby set best! I love the idea of some of the profits are going to cancer research. My fiance Matt's dad had myleoma cancer and my mom had thyroid cancer and our favor money will go to cancer research too! All the best and thank you for your wonderful donation.
oh i love these! My favorite would be the best friends trio! They would go great in my red kitchen!
ljcadv{at}yahoo.com
I love Marsha's Hope. It would be perfect for my patio!
I love the "Witchlight" set. The colors are PERFECT for my apartment. My kitchen is painted orange and then the accent colors in my living room are red, orange, and yellow. So cute!
I love the mermaid set!
The witchlight set would be wonderful - fall colors make me happy year round :-)
Thanks for your generosity!
The Marsha's Hope set is beautiful. I fell in love with glassbaby after seeing it on another blog months ago. They are lovely, simple works of art. I choose this set because it reminds me of the ocean and I think it would be an uplifting reminder of our honeymoon on the California coast when we are in the middle of a long, frigid Minnesota winter. The fact that part of the proceeds from this set goes to charity is just icing on the cake.
This would be the perfect wedding thank you gift for my mom. She loves glassy baby. The calm set would be perfect for her.
Definitely Red Hot Love! I love the color red and my house is all decorated in shades of red with black and white. Love it! Cute stuff!
Calm would be a perfect gift for a dear friend who just took her life in her hands and changed things for the better. I am so proud of her and would love to be able to give these to her.
With a twist! I am ready for bright colors and warm weather. I love these! Thanks for the great giveaway :)
adrianna.parsons at hotmail.com
'Gottta have them Greens' is a lovely set!
Beautiful! Got to have them greens would match with my wedding them :). Thank you! I would pay it forward by presenting it as a gift to one of my wedding helpers.
Ah! I love so many--how can I choose?!?! But, if I have to it would be with a twist. So gorgeous and flirty and fun!
Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
e zolnick at gmail dot com
I love the Sweetheart mix. Thank you for hosting such a great giveaway!
I love glassybaby and would adore the Marsha's Hope set. The colors are so serene and peaceful--perfect for the inspiration behind it. Thanks!
Heather
info @ maida-vale.com
I'm working on being more grateful, so I'd use the Thankful set to remind me to appreciate the gifts I have.
The are all gorgeous and it is so hard to pick a favorite! I think I would have to go with the "Orange you glad" set though. Orange is one of my favorite colors, something that always makes me happy, and will be one of the colors I use in my wedding as well.
Thanks for sharing this story!
song_of_rejoicing at yahoo dot com
I love them all, but I think I'd have to go with the "got to have them greens" -- so pretty and soothing!
They are all so beautiful and what a great giveaway to have!! I would love the Calm set because it matches my bathroom and I would love to enjoy them while soaking calmly in my big tub! What a way to end the day that would be!!
I love these! The "hot date" set is beautiful!
orangebug28 @ gmail dot com
The calm gift set is gorgeous! Thanks for the giveaway!
kathryn_holland (at) baylor.edu
I've been stalking glassybabies for months. I like the "calm" set. Calm would be good.
These are super cute. I would choose the "got to have them greens" set because they'd be great for when we entertain on our patio.
I love the mermaid gift set. Those shades are stunning! Great giveaway!
-Sara
(rockonsara at gmail dot com)
I am green with envy over the Got to have them greens set! Got my cousin a Glassbaby for Christmas. Love them!
The Marsha's Hope collection is beautiful! Thanks for the great giveaway!
i looooove downtown browns!
The Marsha's Hope collection is beautiful! Thanks for the great giveaway!
kcm04a@acu.edu
I love the "got to have them greens" ! Glassybabys are gorgeous, I visit the store sometimes just to look at them!
laurenjennifer at me dot com
I "Gotta Have Them Greens"!! Love this set of such gorgeous colors. These would be perfect for our wedding, since our colors are wood, white and all shades of green. Thanks for the great contest!
sholtsman@gmail.com
Love Candy for sure! I adore the way that would look in my window int he loo. Like large nailpolish, in impossible to love more than another colors!
Kc
I love the "Gotta have them Greens" so pretty!!
Orange You Glad would go great with my wedding colors. abigailkeffer@gmail.com
The mermaid set is gorgeous! It is the perfect mix of blues which my husband loves, with the green undertones that I love.
orange you glad would be wonderful!!
I love the "got to have them greens"! I am getting married in July and they fit right into the green and brown wedding color palette!
Kati
kwilson137@gmail.com
I like Marsha's Hope. I love the serene colors, and even more, it's for a great cause!
They're all so lovely! I especially love the varied shades of oranges and corals in the Orange you Glad, but they're all fantastic! jdcranfill at hotmail.com
I would pick the down town browns set. They make me think of old medicine bottles. Nice.
agba at aol dot com
I would choose the "Orange You Glad" set. I am immediately drawn to all things orange, and these little pieces of orange are perfect to brighten up a rainy day(like the one we're having now)!
april.mirabile at gmail dot com
I am definately in need of some CALM! ;-) I'm a fan!♥
Two Flowers and a Dress, please. I smell sweet lilacs when I look at these.
libby21ataoldotcom
I would choose red hot love. Classy and seductive, a great way to set the mood!
nicolarandolph@hotmail.com
Lots of votes of confidence for the mermaid set and I'd have to agree!
After a long debate, i would choose orange you glad set, as orange is my guy's favorite color and one of your wedding colors. Thanks, for the great give away.
marcy
ellwe002@umn.edu
Got to be the blues in Mermaid--stunning!
dawnmjohnson22@yahoo.com
I love the Mermaid set! They're all so beautiful -- it's so difficult to choose!!
Ooh, so hard to choose! But I think my favorite is the Mermaid set. Love it!
ooh! i would pick "with a twist" for my lemony, summery, picnic party outdoor extravaganza! love it!
marsha's hope - i was immediately attracted to the colors. reminds me of childhood summer days playing by the pool.
elaine.chou@gmail.com
Wistful! That set would be a great housewarming gift.
Best friends would go perfectly for my best friends. One for each of them, one for me, small tokens to keep us connected across the miles.
kirstie306 at yahoo dot com
The mermaid set is stunning. Such great colors! toriasenglishclass@gmail.com
I would pick the Calm colorway. I'm getting married in Vail next summer and the candles would definitely match the pretty blue sky!
LMWillits@yahoo.com
The mermaid collection is so beautiful! It would look great with the bathroom set my fiance and I have picked out!
Got to have them greens! They would look great on my mantle! Thanks:) lindsey.kaleiwahea@gmail.com
I love the "always love" candles. They are really pretty! My wedding color is yellow and for flowers I'm probably going to do yellows and light pinks so these just remind me of my wedding!
I already have lots of blue and green glassybabys so i'd take the sweetheart set. So beautiful!
i love the 2 flowers and a dress set! they were my wedding colors =)
modinbeea at gmail dot com
How inspiring! What a way to combine creativity with a humanistic element :) On that note, the mermaid set matches the teal of my wedding color scheme -- smooth, calming, and a beautiful combination of blue & green! aamador07[at]gmail.com :)
I absolutely love the 'got to have them greens' set! Beautiful shades of an inspiring color. Awesome giveaway!
I love love love the 'Best Friends' gift set. The colors are beautiful and romantic. They'd also be a great addition to my fiance and I's first home!
Oops! I forgot my email
kms008@drake.edu
I love Hot Date!
Orange you glad? I certainly would be to have those lovelies!
(my email is in the send follow up comments to... is that ok?)
"With A Twist" is my favorite. I love citrus colors! Thanks for the opportunity.
I love the "with a twist". It would look so great in my kitchen!
Such a fantastic giveaway!
kufishy(at)gmail(dot)com
I would definately choose the mermaid set. It would forever remind me of my wedding...a cozy beachside wedding in February!
oo. I love marsha's hope the best. so elegant and peaceful!
I can't decide - either orange you glad or mermaid. They're all so gorgeous!
I would get the best friends set - and give a couple to my favorite gals!
As I have told my 10 year old daughter, 'you can never have too many "Best Friends"'.
We will share with our best friends!!
Janet
jjknoblach@comcast.net
I would definitely go for the mermaid set- it would fit perfectly into the decor my fiance an I are trying to create in our 'future living room' :)
The orange you glad set- the bright colors make me smile and laugh a little bit too!
cjobin05@yahoo.com
If I had an orange you glad set, I would take them up the aisle as my bouquet at my wedding this summer.
Orange you glad I'm posting this comment.
I'm a green lover so definitely "got to have them greens" I also love "Marsha's Hope"!
kyla.e.lewis@gmail.com
It's hard to choose just one set! But my all time favs are Marsha's Hope and Orange You Glad. Thank you for such an amazing give away!
The Calm set is absolutely beautiful ... so peaceful! These would go great in my kitchen!!
marsha's hope is so beautiful. and it means so much to help ovarian cancer because it's a kind of cancer that we need to start talking about more
I love the mermaid set. The colors are so pretty and they would look perfect in my bedroom! What a great giveaway, Aimee!
kristeneglenn at gmail dot com
The Marsha's Hope set is gorgeous. The darker blue matches my engagement diamond. I love what this represents, too. As a nurse, I see too many cancer patients pass away.
Thanks for the giveaway!
~ Laura
lauralei19@yahoo.com
ooooooh downtown brown - so sexy
Witchlight - I'm a pumpkin pie throughout the year sort of girl. I've had their website bookmarked for a while and go to look at it every now and then, they're just such beautiful pieces.
Thanks!
kaye_rp@yahoo.com
Huge Glassybaby fan!!! I would defintely have to pick With a Twist love the combination! Great giveaway!
I would choose the calm set, because it matches my wedding colors, but I could also use some relaxation at the end of the day.
karebear219 at gmail dot com
Gotta Have Them Greens! I love the greens, because they just look soothing, and that is what this mother of 2 under 2 needs right now! Thanks!!
The Marsha' Hope set is gorgeous. It would look great in my dining room!
I would love the thankful set, though they're all gorgeous. Thanks for a great giveaway!
I would love Marsha's Hope, not only because of the cause the set supports, but also because of the tranquility of the color trio! Goodluck to all!
sheeba.chef@verizon.net
So hard to choose! The "got to have them greens" set just calls to me--such vibrant outdoors colors just as spring is starting to bloom! Beautiful.
With a Twist is beautiful and would perfectly match the colors in my new house when I get married at the end of May!
little.elise@gmail.com
I just adore glassybabies! I was lucky enough to visit the shop with my cousin... we spent at least an hour oooohing and aaahing before picking out a few.... I would love the hot date set because they are just so soothing, yet vibrant. There are very few things that I like better than to relax at the end of the day with a glass of wine, a book and one of my glassybabies..
Oh! I love these! I have eyed these for ages.
I would get the "Orange You Glad" set because they are our exact same colors as the design on our wedding invitations (http://bp2.blogger.com/_GDh2CsL0Qok/SIawuPQypkI/AAAAAAAABQU/il54Rb71pp8/s1600-h/002_2.jpg). I'd love to have them on a dining room table or bedroom shelf as a happy reminder of the day.
i love the "always love" set. those colors are beautiful together!
lauren.naglick@gmail.com
I would choose the "Thankful" set, because the colors are very earthy and would serve to remind us of the things we should be thankful for in this life. asthenight at gmail dot com
orange you glad because it reminds me of my college roommate. she always had such bright colors in the room!
"Gotta Have Them Greens!!!" Gorgeous!! Those colors make me happy!
msmaryxiong at gmail (dot) com
Mary X
I'd choose "Got to have them greens" because it is spring and the daffodils and tulips are just starting to bloom. It's been a long, cold winter here in Colorado, and I am so eager to see more green.
erin dot siffing at gmail dot com
With a Twist! What great, vibrant colors! These Glassybabies would add a classy piZazz to everything!
The mermaid set is amazing! The color scheme makes me think of relaxing by the ocean with a cocktail, and what is better than that!
Always love is so sweet. I love the colors!
lawilliams@gmail.com
shI love the "hot date" set -- red is my fiance's favorite color, and pink is mine, so this set is the perfect blend for the two of us!
I "Got have them Greens." We could all do with a "Greener" life these days.
mbclancy@gmail.com
The Thankful gift set, colors are fantastic and I am so very Thankful for every glassybaby that I own!
carriediekmann@hotmail.com
The calm set makes me feel "calm"! I love it!
Nancy Bennetts at rwbennetts@comcast.net
got to have them greens! Love it! Spring greens are the best!
I love the Got to Have them GReens! It would look great in my new studio apartment. A great way to brighten up a small nyc apartment :)
I really love the orange you glad set- I can picture them glowing in their different shades of orange now.
Love candy, because I love candy too!
Maybe it is spring, but I would choose the "got to have them greens." I love the warm tones of these glassy babies. I have just one given to me as a gift. It was a point of light through the dark winter after my mom died of cancer.
I love Orange You Glad (You didn't say banana). It perfect captures the orange tones I want for my wedding day.
reisman.molly@gmail.com
I would choose orange you glad. I love the sweet shape and variations of orange that remind me of a warm summer sunset...perfect for my wedding day!
brittanysinbox@gmail.com
I'd do calm. We're building a house and I'd love to design a room around those colors!
Rose,
"Calm" would be my choice. Glassybabys ALWAYS bring you calm into my day! Thanks!
rose@rubatino.com
My favorite is "Hot Date" - the colors would look wonderful in my new kitchen.
Wow! Those are great! The mermaid has my name all over it :).
I like the Calm set.
Thanks for the giveaway!
Kimspam66(at)yahoo(dot)com
I would love the calm set. For one thing, blue is the dominent color in our home. Also, with only 13 days till my wedding, calm is what I need! Thanks! texansarah@email.com
So hard to pick just one, but downtown brown would look fab in my living room
I would choose the Mermaid set - it inspires thoughts of fun and fanciful adventures! This is an exciting giveaway. Thanks!
suffolkale@comcast.net
It's hard to pick just one, but I would have to go with the downtown brown, so warm and inviting...
I love Red Hot Love - ooh la la!
piney60@comcast.net
For my mother and my most favorite cousin - the best friend set!
croatia92@comcast.net
I have to say I love the best friends set, simply gorgeous! Thanks!
i'd choose the orange set. love them
With a twist! What a great name.
amberisle@live.com
Red Hot love for the loves in my life.
flyfisher2@live.com
Best friends for my wonderful cousin.
snowgooser@comcast.net
It is been a VERY long and dreay winter here in the northwest since late October. Little sunshine and lots of bad weather. So "got to have them greens" would certainly jumpstart spring. Thanks.
sillysuffolk@comcast.net
These are so beautiful! My favorite is Marsha's Hope--I love pops of teal and I bet the pearl just glows. Thanks for the giveaway!
cmcjennifer at gmail dot com
Def best friends for MY wonderful cousin and I to share (and maybe my auntie, if she's good)!
mikebrindo@shearers.com
Love the glassybabys! I'm a beach girl at heart and for the last 21 years I have always found my happiness living within a mile from the ocean... so, no surprise I'm drawn to the Mermaid set. 4hats at comcast dot net
i love love love the got to have them greens set. because i am obsessed with green and i really do got to have them. couldn't have named it better. thanks for the giveaway!
hjenkins3434@gmail.com
My absolute favorite is love candy...a dozen red votives would last far longer than a dozen red roses. Or red hot love, which is just as romantic.
obsessed with the orange you glad color scheme. would make me happy to look at each and every day!
Absolutely "Orange You Glad". I became enamored with the color orange while planning my wedding!
I would love the Love Candy set. After the amazing way my fiancé proposed to me, I would be able to return the romantic gesture by setting up a beautiful evening for him - facilitated by the Love Candy set.
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