Blast from the past

Winter is here (well, almost) and even though I haven’t made a penguin bead for a while…

I am thinking “penguins”!

Please click on the photo to learn more.

New Beads – Ready To Wear

All of today’s listings are ready-to-wear, meaning they are already wired up to wear as jewelry or give as gifts.

Prices are listed below each bead. This is a blog pre-sale; I will be listing these in my Etsy store tomorrow. You have a ‘first look’ here on the blog and free US shipping ($2.00 discount for international shipping rates).  Please email me to reserve a bead (I will invoice via PayPal) or to ask questions about these listings.

Beads are wired on sterling silver wire with Swarovski crystal and sterling plated daisy spacers and sea shells (earrings). The bone cell phone lariat hardware is base metal.

Thank you for your interest in my work. I will be listing additional ready-to-wear beads over the next few days.

12/9/11 update: The bone bead has been sold. The 4 remaining beads are in my Etsy store. Click on the photo to take you directly to each listing.

Blue bone with blue paw prints - SOLD thank you!

Rudy Rooster

Teal Filigrana Fish

Tribal Face

Lapis Filigrana Sea Shell earrings

Fresh From the Kiln – New Roos

I made these guys yesterday. They are currently available in my Etsy Firefly Shop. You can also click on the photo to go straight to the listing. Well, except for the last photo of my rooster, Henry. He’s staying here.

New beads listed on Etsy

Finally some beads! Without further delay, here they are. Clicking on the photo will take you to the Etsy listing or click here to go to the Firefly Lampwork Etsy store.

Thank you for your interest.

Charmed

What I have been working on

Here is a busy group shot of recently wired-up charms. These beads are going with my best friend to a place far, far away … Japan!

Bon Voyage!
Or…. rather… 良い旅をする (have a good trip in Japanese).

Next up…

My main goal is to RE-organize my glass, including some new shards and odd lots.

Then melting will happen. New beads soon!

Sea Turtles for Sale

New beads – sea turtles. I originally wrote about this  new design here, and am having fun exploring this new shape. These are the first turtles for sale. I am listing them here on the blog first, then Etsy. These beads are made with beach sand as the “sparkles” – learn more in this post.

Here’s the deal:

$35/each This includes shipping to US addresses, $2 discount for international shipping (contact me for questions and US postal rate info).

Please email me with your sea turtle bead choice(s), using the letters. I have a “color key” below by letter so you can be sure of the exact colors.

Turtles reserved / sold will be marked in RED below the photo.

Also: two bones from yesterday still available.

• A = orange with pale emerald and teal flippers SOLD
• B= light grey-blue with shades of blue flippers SOLD
• C = Lime green with pale and dark aqua flippers SOLD
• D = light topaz with pale emerald and sage flippers SOLD
• E = olive green with dark aqua flippers SOLD
• F = green (petroleum green is color name) SOLD
• G = intense blue with pale and dark aqua flippers SOLD

Dog Bone Bead Bonanza

I am working on sea turtles and other beads that I will be listing in my Etsy store in the coming days. For now, people have been asking about bones – dog bone beads.

Here’s the deal:

$20/each au naturel or $25/each if you need them wired up with sterling silver and crystal components. This includes shipping to US addresses, $2 discount for international shipping (contact me for questions and US postal rate info).

Please email me with your bone bead choice(s), using the letters. I have a “color key” below by letter so you can be sure of the exact colors.

Bones reserved / sold will be marked in RED below the photo.

• A = fiery yellow orange with red paws SOLD
• B = light pink with silvered ivory stripe SOLD
• C = deep red with sky blue paws SOLD
• D = grass green with silvered glass and fine silver drops SOLD
• E = Ivory with silvery teal swirls and whorls SOLD
• F = sky blue with lapis paws SOLD
• G = deep blue with copper green paws SOLD
• H = black with violet purple paws SOLD
• I = bright red with sky blue paws SOLD
• J = deep blue with ivory stripe/intense black and teal SOLD
• K = deep topaz with purple-pink paws SOLD
• L = orange with sky blue paws on Etsy

More Sea Turtles

Still working on the sea turtles (previous post here). I did not realize how many turtle lovers there are out there!

This batch is spoken for, but I will be listing sea turtles in my Etsy store probably by next week.

Several people have asked about the “sparkles” on the turtle backs. And the magic ingredient is … Oregon beach sand!

I love-love-love the Oregon coast. I am always sad to leave it, so I brought some sand home with me and tried using it in these beads. Each one pictured here has a little sprinkle of beach sparkle.

And really, who doesn’t love sand?

It is comfy, as demonstrated by Sophie:

It makes a nice wind-shelter bed, as demonstrated by Argos:

And it is just darn fun to dig and play in, as demonstrated by Purl:

New Beads – Turtles

Something new – sea turtles! I have never seen a sea turtle on the west coast, but I am part of a group on Facebook, and we love turtles. Several helpful members have sent me photos of these amazing creatures to help me get proportions right.

This photo features the first attempts and the progressions. I will be offering these for sale in my Etsy shop this fall. I am also working on this year’s Race for the Cure and other new bead ideas.

For now, here is a peek in the studio:

Recharged

I have taken a beadmaking break over the last few months due to other work duties, but I am charged up for glass this fall. Thank you for your emails and inspirations.

I plan to reopen my Etsy store in September and will post all new beads on this blog. Also have a few new ideas cooking….

Thanks for stopping by. Until then, here is my ‘get recharged’ place: