Marcy Lamberson (bottom photo) showed us how to make cute face beads, which are in demand by both kids and staff. Kim Neely was making Georgia Dawg beads, and we all made fish, faces, and bumpy beads. I made one of my poodledo beads.
We filled up one kiln and were working on a second one when I left. Beads by Design contributed the studio space, the propane and oxygen, and the supplies. Flame Tree Glass gave us the glass. Thanks to everyone, we're going to have a lot of beads for the kids to use.
It was a great way to spend a Saturday morning--melting glass with friends, and doing good things for kids and the people who care for them at the same time.
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I love making beads for Beads of Courage and beads for the HOPE Project. I try and make extra beads for both of these regularly. Which reminds me, I should send off a batch.
What a great day that must be to get together and make beads with a purpose.
Do you know if Beads of Courage need big beads too? By big, I mean bicones between 1.5 and 2 inches - I have a bunch of those lying around. If you are making sculptural beads, they must be bigger than spacer size.
Yes,t hey do! They will take anything. And they need boy-type beads, too.
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