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2 Dimes Giveback

by Michelle Plucinsky January 14, 2021

There was a time when people kept 2 dimes in their pockets in case they ever needed to make an emergency phone call. Sounds strange these days, do...

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BATCH Gallery and the Exciting Road for 2021!

by Michelle Plucinsky January 07, 2021

BATCH Gallery features handcrafted, high quality, and carefully curated works of glass art, both functional and decorative. While many of your favorite traditional items like pumpkins and ornaments will still be sold, you’ll also begin to see new accessory items such as candles, tote bags, and puzzles with our products on them, as well as blank gift cards with gorgeous imagery. Seasonal themed shows will continue with new artists regularly being featured in the gallery. Along with different mediums and more décor items such as lamps and beautiful drinkware sets like pitchers & drinking glasses.

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Finding Joy in Change

by Michelle Plucinsky October 25, 2020

Watching our shows every Tuesday and Friday at 6pm on Facebook, with products being made, gives people added relief to a crazy life. So we are very thrilled that we are able to continue our shows on Facebook, even if customers are not with us physically in the studio, the FB platform has allowed us to keep the dialog alive! It’s been very exciting!

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The sometimes lonely path of the independant small business owner

What Keeps Me Awake at Night

by Michelle Plucinsky June 05, 2019

For me, one of the things I notice that there is always a daily growth opportunity should I choose to take it. As the owner you don’t what the day brings, but whatever it does, it’s yours to deal with. Perhaps the toilet will break, the class will need to be cancelled due to bad weather, or the color we need for a specific job is sold out. This wasn’t on today’s agenda, now what? Game on! An opportunity for new growth!!

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