Happy Halloween Bead of the Day!

Happy Halloween to all you ghouls and goblins! Today's spooktacular bead is from HollysFollyGlass on Etsy. Holly has some of the cutest Halloween beads, and I love this one!

You can always find more beads in the Got Glass? threads on Etsy and Artfire or by searching Fire Divas on either site. We've got beads for all your Holiday needs! Happy Haunting!

Bead of the Day 10-30-09

Halloween is tomorrow and given my love for all pumpkin releated beads. I had to find another one for today's Bead of the Day. I found this very cool pumpkin patch bead by Ema of emakaye. Check out Ema's other great tree beads at her shop: emakaye. To find more work by Lauren and the rest of the Fire Divas check the Got Glass threads on Etsy or ArtFire!

Bead of the Day! 10/29

Today's Bead of the Day is by one of our new Fire Divas, beadygirlbeads on Etsy!

To see more of beadygirlbeads beautiful and unique beads check out her Etsy!To see more wonderful lampwork beads check out the Fire Divas weekly promotional threads on Etsy or Artfire!

Breast Cancer Awareness Challenge

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Fire Divas are having a Breast Cancer Awareness Challenge! Several of our members have made wonderful pieces for YOU to vote on. First, you can feast your eyes on these beauties in big, clear pictures. When you're done savoring them, please vote for your favorite in bite-sized images on the right side of the Fire Divas' blog. The voting will stay open for one week - then the winner will receive a really cool prize!

Bead of the Day - October 28

Today I adore Janel Dudley's Dotted Roundelles set. The colors are beautiful, and the patterns and shapes make them perfect! Janel got great colors from that silver glass, and the encasement is fantastic.
You can see more of Janel's fantastic work in her Etsy shop, and see many more Fire Diva creations in the Etsy Promo Thread.

10/26 Bead of the Day

Today's bead of the day is by Laurie of Glassbead on Etsy. It's already wire wrapped and ready to wear too!

You can see more of Laurie's wonderful beads in her Etsy shop and don't forget to check out all the latest on the Fire Divas in our Etsy promotions thread.

Fire Divas Gossip Column

As usual, lots of good stuff going on with the Fire Diva's this week! Don't miss a second of it. And if you aren't a fan of the Fire Divas on Facebook, the question is WHY NOT? Go NOW and become a fan. You won't regret it!

Melissa is using a poison apple, but she's not out to get Snow White...

Eileen posted purple pretties from her Fire Diva pals.

Lynn has some new studio mascots!

Marcy is having a sale that ends 10/26. Do not miss the chance to get a good price on some cute critters!

Kim is being rather cryptic about keys...

Lea is paying it forward. Find out why!

I have skeletons in the studio. Super scary skeletons. You might want to avoid those...

Holly teaches us a new phrase she learned from a friend about bead screw-ups. They say you learn something new everyday...

Laurie got a prize in the mail that you should not miss!

Vedas Beads proves the phrase we learned from Holly may not always be true...

Lara has the cutest earrings EVER! These are a definite do not miss!

Tease Beads prepares for the winter in a manner you might not expect...

If you are a gossip junkie and need more, head over to the weekly Fire Divas thread for more fun

Bead of the Day 10-24-09

Today's Bead of the Day is a lovely (and popular!) focal made by Lea of  LAJewelryDesigns on Etsy. 

I love the classic wintery combination of cobalt blue and white!  There is always new work for your beading addiction in the Fire Divas threads on Etsy and Art Fire.  Happy Beading!!

Bead of the Day 10-23-09

Halloween is coming up soon, so I though I would find a fun Halloween bead for today's Bead of the Day. I'm usually all about the Pumpkins and Orange and Black beads, but I found this super cute bead from Lauren of maybeads on Etsy.

Lauren has all types of cute animal beads in her shop. Check out her shop for all sorts of un beads. But especially this Skull and Spider Bead. It is either a really big spider or a very tiny skull. :)

To find more work by Lauren and the rest of the Fire Divas check the Got Glass threads on Etsy or ArtFire!

Bead of the Day 10/22

Todays Bead of the Day is Calypso - Shiny Fish bead set made by Holly at Holly'sFollyGlass on Etsy!

To see more of Holly's beautiful beads check out her Etsy and while your over there, come see what's going on in the Fire Divas weekly promotional thread.

Bead of the Day - October 21

Today's bead of the day is really cool...it is this Ice Ice Blue bead by Eileen of DorsetHillBeads:


I love the combination of different elements: murrini, silver flakes, and stringer. Perfect for that winter chill! You can see Eileen's work in her Etsy shop, and be sure to visit the Fire Divas Promo Thread for more great artwork!

Fire Divas Halloween

There's still time for some great Halloween glass beads! No time to make anything??? See my blog post full of last minute EASY ideas or.... if your like me, stock pile for next year!

Lauren's shop is full of fantastical critters dressed to roll for the scary date. Check out this dog in a dino costume:

Lauren has both a Halloween and a Sale catogory in her shop and both have Halloween beads!

Marcy has some great holiday critters too. Just look at this Gator!

The always elegant Lara Lutrick has some amazing big hole pumpkins with fun matching spacers. Just put these on your Biagi and GO! (I LOVE ready to wear!):


And speaking of ready to wear, this necklace from Janel Dudley is stunning. You won't know which eye they're looking at if you wear this beauty!

I also have quite a few ready to wear Halloween items (and some ready to make) in my shop:


And the frightful fun continues over in Lynn's Shop. Check out her Mummy:

Laurie of Glassbead has some really mesmerizing skulls and masks in her shop. This is my fave:

And let's not forget this fantastic bead of the day winner the other day by KimV.... a glow in the dark ghost!



Would you believe all these scary beads (and MORE!) can be found by searching "Fire Divas Halloween" on Etsy?

originally posted on HollysFollyBeads

Bead of the Day, 10/20

Happy Haunting 2 by KimVGlass is the spooktacular Bead of the Day. Made with Boro Glow in the Dark glass, this ghost bead really does glow in the dark! It comes on a gunmetal chain with a hand-stamped "boo" copper charm ~ it's ready to wear!

10/19 Bead of the Day

Today's Bead of the Day is actually a focal pendant and ready to wear from Emakaye.

Check our more of Emakaye's work on Etsy and don't forget, we've got lots of new beads in our Fire Diva Etsy Promo thread... and this week, we are focusing on gifts!

Fire Divas Gossip Column

As usual, lots of good stuff going on with the Fire Diva's this week! Don't miss a second of it. And if you aren't a fan of the Fire Divas on Facebook, the question is WHY NOT? Go NOW and become a fan. You won't regret it!

Kim faced a challenge head on using...old commercials as her inspiration?!?! This is must see blogging!

Marcy lets the wild rumpus begin!

All I want to say to Patty is...your iPhone took that gorgeous photo?!?! So jealous. You might want to see why I'm so jealous.

Over at my blog, you will get to see what a customer made with one of my beads. It is a piece of awesomeness.

Eileen is celebrating Turtlepalooza. What is that, you say? Go see!

Lauren of Maybeads is having a sale that ends today! Make sure you get all the details and see why she features candles for Therapy Thursday.

Glasstastic Treasures is a stalker. You might not want to avoid this stalker though!

The Mermaid's Tale has lots of eye candy this week!

Vedas Beads is blowing shards. No, it is not another term for vomiting.

I am not sure what's going on at Holly's blog. I am sure it's something super awesome though!

Lara shows her learning curve of using the super new awesome gaffer glass that I don't have any of yet. Still pouting here!

Karen tells us all what she's been doing since she last blogged 2 MONTHS ago ;o)

Laurie got to teach some a beginning lampwork class at a high school this week!

If you are a gossip junkie and need more, head over to the weekly Fire Divas thread for more fun

Bead of the Day 10-17-09

Today's Bead of the Day comes from Lara Lutrick's ArtFire shop.  Lara has some of the most amazing lampwork in both her Etsy and Artfire shops. Gorgeous blues and browns perfect for fall!

To find more work by Lara and the rest of the Fire Divas check the Got Glass threads on Etsy or ArtFire!

Bead of the Day 10-16-09

Todays Beads of the Day are these beautiful twisty beads made with silver glass made by Janel of JanelDudleyBeads. Two of my favorite things, twisties and silver glass; great combo Janel.

To check out more of Janel's beads, click here for her Etsy Shop. Come see what's going on with the rest of the fire divas at the Etsy promotion thread: GOT GLASS? The FIRE DIVAS do!!

Bead of the Day 10/15

Todays Bead of the Day is this jaw dropping set from Lara at Lutrick on Etsy! She has a wonderful way of making the colors in glass sing!



To look at more of Lara's beautiful beads check out her Artfire or Etsy, and come see what's going on in the GOT GLASS? The FIRE DIVAS do!! thread on Etsy!

Bead of the Day - October 14

Today's Bead of the Day is this breathtaking Diamonds in the Sky focal by Jennifer Cameron of Glass Addictions:


This bead is just incredible. It has so much depth, and beautiful colors. You can see more amazing creations by Jennifer in her Etsy shop, and lots more glass artwork in the Fire Divas Etsy Promo Thread.

Bead of the Day, 10/13

This Tree in the Sunset bead by emakaye really evokes a sense of the season. The bare tree against the rich Autumn colors makes it just the right bead for October. A perfect little work of art.

Bead of the Day 10/12

Today's Bead of the Day is actually a bookmark! The bookmarks made by Lauren of Maybeads are really inventive and fun and this one is no exception. It's a pug with a doggie paw bead... purrrfect for the animal loving reader in your life!


You can check out all of Lauren's creations and critters in her Etsy shop and don't forget, the Diva's always have lots happening in the Etsy promotion threads!

Fire Divas Gossip Column

As usual, lots of good stuff going on with the Fire Diva's this week! Don't miss a second of it. And if you aren't a fan of the Fire Divas on Facebook, the question is WHY NOT? Go NOW and become a fan. You won't regret it!

Maybeads kisses her dog on the lips for therapy. Wait...maybe I misread that.... You should probably have therapy after reading about this week's Therapy Thursday followed by an interview with your favorite gossip column writer on Friday is on Fire.

Lara was at the Farmer's Market this weekend and had lots of pink items ready to go. You will have to read up to get all the details.

Guess the Theme for Thursday and be entered to win a prize over at Dorset Hill Beads

Marcy is starting a new series of beads that are a real hoot!

Did you know that pencils can be elevated to beautiful sculpture? There is proof over at Glass Addictions

Holly has big glassy plans for the weekend and has been saving her doodles. Go see what she's up to!

Patty schlepped, tried to limbo and avoided disaster. As a bonus, she got to meet some cool people. Go see why!

Go see some new bead designs Vedas Beads has been working on.

If this isn't enough gossip for the week, you can go read this week's Fire Divas thread on etsy.Come back again for all the juicy gossip next week!

Bead of the Day 10-10-09

Who doesn't love pink and purple! This darling, perfect set of striped beads is made by JanelDudleyBeads on Etsy. You can find more beads in her shop here http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=27368842 and work by other Fire Divas here http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6306656&page=9 or by searching Fire Divas on Etsy or ArtFire. Have fun bead shopping!

Bead of the Day 10-9-09

Today's bead of the day is a welcome to our newest Fire Diva Patti. This is amazing Elephant bead really caught my eye. She makes great beads and I'm happy to have her in the Fire Diva's group.

To see more of Patti's lampwork beads and other Fire Divas creations check out our weekly promotional thread on Etsy.

Bead of the Day 10/8

Today's bead of the day is this beautiful Botanical IV - Mixed Metal and Glass Pendant by KimVGlass

To see more of Kim's lampwork beads and other Fire Divas creations check out our weekly promotional thread on Etsy!

Bead of the Day - October 7

Today's Bead of the Day is by DorsetHillBeads. It is this beautiful Going Green focal:

This focal has silvered ivory stringer to create a flowing sand effect, and the etching really makes it look like a treasure plucked right off the beach! Too bad we can't actually find beautiful handmade lampwork beads on the beach...but we can find lots of incredible glass art in DorsetHillBeads' Etsy shop, and in the Fire Diva Etsy Promo Thread!

Bead of the Day, 10/6

There were SO many beads to choose from today, and even more coming! But I picked out a favorite already. It's a Reiki Charged Heart by teasebeads. The colors are amazing, and I love the contrast of the encased copper butterfly ~ just stunning! Check out her shop for even more heart-shaped focals, and you can even pick up a a pretty satin & ribbon cord for your pretty new heart.

10/5 Bead of the Day

Today's bead of the day is a shape that I simply adore: the looooong, skinny focal. It is made by Cherine of Flamecrazy. Check it out:




You can see more long skinny beauties (and other fantastic shapes) in Cherine's shop on Etsy. And... as always, you can see what the Divas are up to in our Etsy promotion thread, Got Glass?.

Fire Diva at Artfire Interview - Barb Reed of Rivers Edge Glass

Glass & me –The first time I saw lampwork beads was at this funky little place in WI that had this great scrap metal yard art all over their yard that the husband did. His wife had this cute little hobbit like building for her studio. She did a lot of spinning and weaving and had gotten into lampworking also. We watched her making beads for a while – I was really impressed. Later that year I was in a local stained glass store for some Christmas shopping and noticed they offered a beginning one day lampwork class. After thinking about it I signed up – and was hooked! That was about 4 1/2 years ago.

I work on a hot head so unless I’m feeling incredibly patient I tend to work small. My style – I don’t think it’s anything too original. I tend toward different kinds of dot beads and lately have been playing with reduction frit reactions. I think many of my organic attempts look like a big pile of mush so I don’t do a lot of them. I’ve also been playing around with disc beads and shapes and some dreadlock beads.

In the next year – let’s see. I have a new cricket torch that I haven’t set up yet – need to do some remodeling in my work space (maybe even turn it into an official studio not just a corner of the basement) like getting a gas line to that end of the room and better ventilation. So hopefully that gets done soon and I’ll be trying some new stuff – maybe working a bit bigger and maybe playing with some of the silver glass.

In 5 years – hopefully still making (better) beads, maybe design another tool or two, still enjoying glass and the wonderful friends I’ve made thru this journey.

One selling tip – online –have good pictures! On Artfire – hmm I’ve been selling more button mandrels than beads on AF, but I do get lots of views. My daughter posted some pictures (and a link) of my dread beads on a dread forum and I’ve gotten a lot of views and some sales thru that. I think posting in some of the daily threads helps and also offering advice on the help forum if you know the answer.

You can see more of Barb's work at her Artfire Shop Rivers Edge Glass

Fire Divas Gossip Column

Good morning everyone. It's another week of exciting Fire Divas gossip! The most exciting was Laurie of Isinglass winning the Art Bead Scene contest ! Way to go Laurie! Now for this week's gossip:

Glass Addictions beads were featured in SEVEN treasuries and I found some cool new things on etsy because of all those treasuries.

LA Jewelry Designs has a free shipping offer for this weekend only! You will need to go read the details to get that awesome deal!

Eileen over at Dorset Hill Beads has another tough Thursday Theme for this week. Guessing is free and you could win something at the end of the month!

The Mermaid's Tale has a new puppy!

Maybeads celebrates the fiery colors of the season in her Friday on Fire feature.

Marcy used to be cool and was almost famous. Intrigued? Me too! But I think Marcy is still cool and definitely famous!

Holly shares why she's a "fussy girl" (HER words, not mine!) and the pitfalls of shortcuts.

Lara has me SO jealous! She opened a decorated box filled with an super awesome new glass. If you want to know what it is, you better go read about it.

Patty was super busy this week prepping for an art show, but she took time out of her busy schedule to show some of the new pieces she's taking and to give tips on prepping for shows.

The Blue Between has some stunning eye candy to share for the week

Tease Beads has been playing with copper shapes. Why? I guess you will have to go read why, what and how!

Janel did a very in depth and informative expose on our own Holly! I learned shocking details I never knew before. Definitely a Must Read Blog post.

Susan is going to change your life! Seriously. Go read it. Now.

If this isn't enough Fire Divas gossip to satisfy your need to know, you can read more on this week's Fire Divas thread.

Bead of the Day 10-03-09

What a darling little puppy! And the perfect way to celebrate someone's special day :) Maybeads makes the cutest critters - always guaranteed to put a smile on your face! You can find more of her work on Etsy http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5815987 and you can always see what's new with the Fire Divas by checking out the weekly 'Got Glass' thread in the Etsy forums. http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6299058&page=1

It's a Winner

Congrats and Kudos to our fellow Diva, Laurie of Isinglass Design (a/k/a glassbead on Etsy) for winning the Art Bead Scene's jewelry contest for September.

This necklace was her winning design and an interpretation of a Kandinsky painting called Improvisation #23. You can read about the painting here.



Laurie, we're all so proud of you!!!

Bead of the Day 10/1

Today's bead of the day is Column of Blue by DorsetHillBeads. Not only does the shape and color of the bead attract the eye, but the silvered Ivory stringer dot just "pops" and draws you in!

To see more of DorsetHillBeads lampwork beads and other Fire Divas creations check out our weekly promotional thread!