{"id":602,"date":"2008-12-07T22:56:37","date_gmt":"2008-12-07T22:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/?p=602"},"modified":"2008-12-07T22:56:37","modified_gmt":"2008-12-07T22:56:37","slug":"bowling-pins-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/bowling-pins-in\/","title":{"rendered":"bowling pins in disguise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Marsha6\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2008\/12\/07\/marsha6.jpg\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" title=\"Marsha6\" \/>Meet Marsha Filipiak of Royal Oak, Michigan.&#0160; She creates a unique assortment of artful wares and just recently she&#39;s branched out into whimsical green goods and vintage flavored ornaments.<a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2008\/12\/07\/marsha3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Marsha3\" border=\"0\" class=\"image-full \" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2008\/12\/07\/marsha3.jpg\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" title=\"Marsha3\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>I had the opportunity to ask Marsha a little bit about her one-of-a-kind goodies&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What inspired you to start creating your art and how did you turn it into a business?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I love stained glass windows and decided to create some for our own new home.&#0160; I was hooked.&#0160; I did glass part-time while holding a full time bookkeeping job and pretty soon I got busy enough to start my own business.<a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2008\/12\/07\/marsha4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Marsha4\" border=\"0\" class=\"image-full \" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2008\/12\/07\/marsha4.jpg\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" title=\"Marsha4\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you enjoy most about the creative process?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I like to come up with unique ideas for glass and not stick to the traditional.&#0160; This goes for anything else I make as well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2008\/12\/07\/marsha8.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Marsha8\" border=\"0\" class=\"image-full \" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2008\/12\/07\/marsha8.jpg\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" title=\"Marsha8\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Take the bowling pins for example&#8230; I bought them at an estate sale and they hung around for a year.&#0160; I was looking at them while I was working in my studio and suddenly I saw a body, then wings and &#39;BINGO&#39; it was an angel.<a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2008\/12\/07\/marsha2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Marsha2\" border=\"0\" class=\"image-full \" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2008\/12\/07\/marsha2.jpg\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" title=\"Marsha2\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2008\/12\/07\/marsha1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Marsha1\" border=\"0\" class=\"image-full \" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2008\/12\/07\/marsha1.jpg\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" title=\"Marsha1\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Then I turned it sideways and it was a fish.&#0160; It&#39;s fun to take the idea and develop it into something and then have customers enjoy your work.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2008\/12\/07\/marsha5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Marsha5\" border=\"0\" class=\"image-full \" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2008\/12\/07\/marsha5.jpg\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" title=\"Marsha5\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong>What is one thing that makes your items unique?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Having original ideas &amp; designs.<\/p>\n<p>Marsha&#39;s work is available at our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/pages.php?pageid=8\">Berkley &amp; Rochester locations<\/a>&#0160;and you can also learn more about her by visiting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marshasstainedglass.com\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">her website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"COLOR: #cc3300\"><strong>Enjoy reading about creative women who follow their bliss<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"COLOR: #cc3300\"><strong>? 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