Giveaway in the Fire Divas Market

Hi there Diva fans! Our little glass bead market it growing steadily along...so we're having a giveaway to celebrate 400 members! Karen K of Fire n Sand is hosting. Check out the beautiful blown vessel that you could win:

The Divas have all been busy with vacations and such but with fall coming on fast, you're sure to see a lot more fabulous beads in the market! As of this posting, Barb of River's Edge Glass has several listings up including this lovely dichroic glass bead focal:

And yes it is fall... Halloween beads have been springing up everywhere and the Fire Diva's Glass Market is no exception. Holly of Holly's Folly Glass  has some of her Halloween Cupcakes listed:

Sonja of Silver River Glass has some luscious fall spacers:

And Rosemarie of Spawn of Flame is setting it on fire with this vibrant glass bead focal:

And Amy of Amy Sims Designs is focusing on her trunk show in Lampwork Bazaar at the moment. It ends tomorrow but...she's ahead of us all showing off her holiday wares:

So come on over to the Market and be sure and enter the giveaway for Karen's vessel while you're there!

Fire Divas Glass Market

The Fire Divas are BACK baby! In a BIG way! We've started our very own market on Facebook!! Why not? The Divas have been a team for a long time. And our fans are used to seeing us together... so why not in our very own sales venue??? The Fire Divas Glass Market launched and jumped to 150 members almost overnight. The site is public but after we get a significant number of buyers, we're going to make it more private - members only. Of course, we'll be giving you and our fan page sneak peeks...but you will have to join to shop!

What you'll find in the Fire Diva's Glass Market:

• Top notch glass beads and jewelry from an elite artisan team that has been together for the better part of a decade!
• Beads, big hole European Charm beads for Pandora, Troll, Links of London etc. Jewelry, Wine toppers, beaded pens (gift items), off mandrel.... if a Diva makes it, we'll show it off and sell it!
• And fun and friendly way to interact with artisan beadmakers
• Less than 100 listings at any time... there are only 11 Fire Divas and we want to keep the board interesting and exciting for our buyers! 

Here's a sampling of what's up there NOW!

Amy Sims is taking orders on this fabulous pair: 

 Cindy has one of her pawsome Balloonables listed:

 Holly has a silver glass dichro guitar:

 Check out Karen's animal prints:

 Kathleen has a fabulous focal with gold leaf and florals:

This turtle of Lauren's sold just as we went to press:

Rose has her silvered ivory donuts in blue: 

And Sonja is taking orders on her ribbon pairs: 

 So come check us out!!!

Amy Sims Trunk Show This Weekend!!

Hey folks! Again, our many apologies for not updating this blog more often. The Divas are all still glass bead makers and all of us have been selling like crazy over on Facebook! And our Amy Sims is having another trunk show on Glass Open Market today and tomorrow! Great deals and gorgeous glass beads abound! There's even giveaways going on!! So pop on over and check it out!

Amy has made lots of matching disks in a variety of colors:

She also has some three piece pair / focal combos

And some adorable earring pairs!

 

Some of the listings are perfect to mix and match!! And I'm sure Amy would do a remake, if needed! ;-)

And... here of the other Diva fans pages so you can keep up with their current listings on Facebook! 

Cindy Lynne Designs

Fire and Sand Glass Art 

Holly's Folly ~ Glass

Lampwork Beads by Lara Lutrick

Silver River Jewelry and Glass

Spawn of Flame

Ugly Duckling  Beads 

And we all do still post to the Fire Divas Fan Page!

Thanks as always for your support of our work!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fire Divas Holiday Traditions

Believe it or not, sitting behind our torches aren't the only things Diva's do for the holidays. I asked the Divas to share some of their holiday traditions.

My own personal favorite holiday tradition is going to the bonfire lighting on the levee of the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Tradition there is that Santa can't see to navigate the bayou in the dark so all the families would come out and build these 20 - 30 foot high bonfires to let Santa know where to stop. Now, entire villages have bonfire lightings. 

 Some of the bonfires just before Christmas Eve 2009

They have contests for the shape of the bonfire, the local fire dept will have a chili contest and sell of the makings. People play Christmas music from speakers on top of trucks. It goes on til Midnight and you can see bonfires for miles miles on the levee. 

 Santa Panda by Holly's Folly Glass

Lara Lutrtick's favorite holiday tradtition dates back to junior high:

My mom would bake gingerbread houses and my sister and I would go and pick up the candies we wanted to use and make yummy houses. My sister now lives far away, but I would like to see her and my nephew make gingerbread houses too, maybe when he is older.

Winter Snowman Necklace by Lara Lutrick 

Sonja of Silver River Glassworks reflects back to her German heritage

My favorite Christmas tradition is Christmas Eve at my sisters house. We have a traditional German meal with homemade spaetzl and then read the Christmas story out loud. Then we open gifts and hang out.

 

Bright Red Glass Bead Lentils with White Flowers by Silver River Glassworks

Amy Sims of Amy Sims Designs concentrates on making memories for her children:

I don't really have any from my childhood, but for my kids we've been making gingerbread houses every year and that's been a lot of fun. Now that they are getting older the house are getting more elaborate and better executed!

  Double Wrap Bracelet with Lampwork Disk by Amy Sims Designs

 Rose of  Spawn of Flame takes pleasure in simple tradition.

We go to church.

Glass Bead Pair by Spawn of Flame

Transparent Red Balloonimal

And Cindy of CindyLynneGlass cracked us all up with her holiday traditions:

There was a traditional poker game that my parents and my mothers brothers and sisters would always play after dinner and gift opening. My cousins, my sister and I would put on a skit each year. We did little comedy acts, or made up plays, I would do some gymnastics. Havent thought of that in years! But I can remember a picture my mother took of me wearing a wig, white gloves and a short shirt funny, I can see that picture clear as day in my mind!

 And folks, here it is! Cindy in all her glory!

We would LOVE it if you shared some of your holiday traditions with us below!

Happy Holidays from the Fire Divas!

Color Obsession

Like most artists, the Fire Divas all have color obsessions. This month, I asked the team, "If you could use just ONE color, what would it be? And... what makes you love it so??"

Cindy of CindyLynneGlass was the first to jump in:

Oh gosh its hard to choose just one color but being that Pink is my favorite color and I wear pink extensions in my hair I have to go with CIM Cranberrry pink. I love that I can get a brighter pink or a deeper cranberry depending on what glass I use as a base, add dichro which is also an all time favorite of mine and it just puts me over the top! Pink and Sparkle?! Puhlease its a girly girls dream!

 Hot Pink by CindyLynneGlass

I had to suggest my personal fave Blue Steel. It's a Bullseye 90 COE but I just LOVE this rich gray - blue. reminds of denim and makes me want to curl up with a good book by a fire with a mug off cocoa! This color is just comfort to me!  You can see it dead center in my Pantone Colors of Spring 2013 set: 

Pantone Colors of Spring 2013 Glass Bead set by HollysFollyGlass

The always elegant Lara Lutrick chose my #2 favorite as her top choice: opal yellow.

Opal Yellow, hands down. I like the blush of peach and pink you can get with the yellow. The base of all three of these beads.Let's have a closer look:

 Purple Rain #2 by Lara Lutrick

Sonja of SilverRiverGlassWork has another favorite:

Currently, my favorite glass is Psyche, mostly because I never know what its going to do! LOL!

 

 Blue Green Purple Ripples Heart by SilverRiverGlassWork

Amy of AmySimsDesigns got a rude awakening upon mentioning her favorite color:

Double Helix Kronos is my go- to single color. I can get so many different shades of blues and greens out of it. ( I'd prefer the original to the Kronos 2, but you can't get it anymore!)

 The other Divas were all so sad to tell her that Kronos 2 is no longer being made either! AGGGGH! The glassworkers greatest dilemma: as soon as you fall in love with something, it goes extinct (and the price goes through the roof!)  This is Amy's current fave with her soon to be former favorite color pinned to the new Fire Divas Pinboard (follow us!)

Kronos Bead with stamped sterling end caps by Amy Sims Designs

But colors going extinct isn't the only dilemma faced by glass bead makers. As Rose of Spawn of Flame points out:

It's so hard picking just one color. I don't usually use the glass that morphs into other colors! Right now, this minute, I would choose an oldie - Effetre Medium Red. When it behaves it makes the most beautiful red. Ask me tomorrow and I might just pick something else.

 Red Beads with Organic Ivory Webbing by Spawn of Flame

Fire Divas Show Off October's Glass Beads

The days get shorter and  things just get... busier! All of the Fire Divas are feeling the effects of Fall!

Sonja of Silver River Glass Work has been feeling the pressure at her day job, filling in for a co-worker which leaves precious little time for torching glass beads. So she has set some goals for herself. Sonja is concentrating on hollow beads and scroll work as a way to focus her flame sessions! Great idea Sonja and the results are lovely:

Eggplant and Turquoise Scroll-work Glass Bead Set

Sonja also reports that she is so happy to have reclaimed her metalworking space from her son's snake! She plans to add more metal work projects to her shop soon! The snake had no comment on new accommodations.

Kids and shows are taking up Amy Sims time these days. She is most excited about her new leather bracelet designs that are selling like hotcakes!

Floral Lampwork Glass Bead and Leather Bracelet

Amy's next show is October 25th in East Hampton and is a fundraiser for Breast Cancer Awareness. You can read about it on her blog.


Cindy of Cindy Lynne Glass is always busy chasing her pittie pup pack around but she's found time to work with more copper and making cuffs. She was most excited to show off a new focal glass bead:

Twist of Fate Dichroic Glass Focal

Susanne  of Bab's Beads is thrilled to be finding herself behind her torch now that Fall is here. Isn't this bracelet just gorgeous?

Flowers Lampwork Beads & Sterling Bracelet

Lara Lutrick is tripping ... road tripping that is... She and Lori Bergmann took a road trip to all their favorite glass and jewelry suppliers recently. The hit Frantz Artglass, Shipwreck Beads and Double Helix all in one day! Lara has also been busy doing inventory for tax season... Oy! What a task that is! Luckily, something elegant is always coming out of her torch.

 Red & Silvered Ivory Glass Bead Set

Lara is celebrating her five year Etsy-versary but... the sale ends TODAY... so get over there soon!

Rose of Spawn of Flame has also found herself very busy at the day job but is very excited to show off her new "Candy Corn" set of beads:

Candy Corn Lampwork Glass Bead Spacers

And Holly of Holly's Folly Glass is happy to be back at the torch. Her current favorite bead is Punkin - a mini kitty with a leaf tail made from Tangerine Sparkle Glass.


That's what most of the Diva's are up to in October. We hope you will think of us when shopping for your holiday gifts!

Lampwork Bead of the Day for March 26

Happy Monday!  Today's bead is from Rosemarie Hanus of Spawn of Flame:

Black 11mm Silvered Ivory Bead Set - Spawn of Flame

This black and ivory set is another fine example of Rose's favorite style of beads, which are so lovely and consistent that you can find them in a great variety of colors in her ArtFire shop.  She also has an Etsy shop, and takes custom requests, so be sure to check her shops out for your design needs.  Remember: Rose offers a 15% discount on Beads of the Day, so be sure to get that deal for the next 24 hours!

Glass Bead of the Day - 2/21

The only thing that sends me over the moon more than silvered ivory glass beads is... the color purple. Naturally this set had to catch my eye:

You'll find these beauties in Spawn of Flame's Etsy shop.

Etsy Treasury: I've Seen a Little Green

'I've Seen a Little Green' by spawnofflame

Just a touch of green from the Fire Divas!

Handmade glass lampwork bead... KittyLampwork $16.00	European Charm Bead Big Hole... AmySimsDesigns $15.00	Handmade Glass Lampwork Wate... SilverRiverGla... $14.00
Ladybird Meadow, Handmade La... sfolin $21.00	Dragonfly on Emerald Glass L... BethKnappTyner $47.00	Handmade Sea Shell Lampwork ... giapet $65.00
Green Sparkle Handmade Lampw... LoriBergmann $34.00	Glass focal bead Elizabeth s... HollysFollyGla... $31.99	Jellyfish Aquarium Lampwork ... Lutrick $20.00
Yellow, Green and Red Fish D... RiversEdgeGlas... $18.00	Recycled Coca Cola Bottle Pe... susanlambert $25.00	Lampwork Focal Bead- Pendan... UglyDucklingBe... $18.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.