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When new announcements are posted here
the date next to the "Announcement" button is updated.
So be sure to check when you are looking over the site or want to know if
anything new is going on since you last looked. Also, if you have a bead related
announcement that you like to see posted on our Website, send it to the
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JULY
2008 |
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7/24 |
2 BoC PROGRAMS IN ATLANTA
Robert Simmons reports that
The Beads of Courage program at the
Emory campus location for Children’s Health Care of Atlanta is up and
running as of June 9, 2008. It has been very well received and is a great
success. The program at Scottish Rite will begin to give beads to
the kids on October 6. |
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7/24 |
JULY MEETING PHOTOS Shannon
Brickey and Don Meadows made an outstanding Power Point
presentation about photographing beads - interesting, useful, clear - the
Web Mama can't rave enough about it. We posted some photographs of the
projected Power Point slides in our Scrapbook but obviously the Web Mama
could use a special lecture on photographing projected images - it is very
difficult to do well and we didn't. Nevertheless, we have posted them
so that those of you who couldn't attend attend the meeting will have some
idea of the pointers that Shannon gave us. Maybe we can persuade
Shannon and Don to email us a few of their original images and/or the
outline so that we can post it in our Tips and Techniques section. But
for now you can see photos from the
July
Meeting and of the
Bead Photography presentation in the SF Scrapbook. |
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7/24 |
SHADOWS UNLIMITED
Did you know that Don Meadows and Shannon Brickey have a website that
features both of their work. Shannon is a a graphic artist, web
designer, and photographer. Don makes beads, marbles, goblets, figures
and fused plates. Click here to see
Shadows
Unlimited. |
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7/24 |
WELCOME TO OUR MEETING
Maureen Lovell is our official SF Greeter and she brings Welcoming to a
whole new level. Not only has she organized name badges so we can find
them easily but she also makes sure to collect each and every badge before
the meeting ends The Web Mama is particularly grateful because she
can never find her badge - usually because she always forgets to turn it
back in. If this is your first meeting, make sure to tell Maureen and
she will introduce you to other members. If you would like to see
Maureen's photo, click
here. |
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7/20 |
USING PMC with
GLASS LOTTERY Gerry
White will be teaching two different 1-day PMC (Precious Metal Clay)
classes at Beads by Design on Sat/Sun Sept 13-14 especially designed for
glass beadmakers. Gerry is a certified PMC instructor as well as a
professional gold and silver artisan who sponsors Southern Flames at her
Beads by Design shop.
Click here for more information about each of the classes and to see the
lottery
form. The lottery will be held at the SF Board meeting on
August 4 so checks and registration forms are due by mail to Martha
Fuerst by August 2nd. |
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7/20
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BRIGHTWELL GLASS
STUDIO Mary Brigtwell, a glass artist for more than 10 years,
is opening a new glass studio in Woodstock. She will be offering
workshops in fusing, open studio for both fusing and beadmaking, tools and
bullseye glass. She also has COLD WORKING equipment available
including a vertical wet belt sander, professional tile saw, 8" and18"
diamond flat grinders, diamond drill press and sandblasting machine.
Mary is a professional glass coldworker repairing crystal and other glass
for the major department and other retail stores in Atlanta. Mary will
also be selling Bullseye rods, sheet glass, frit and tools and will have an
open studio. Call Mary at 770-592-3837 or go to her website
www.brightwellglass.com for more information. |
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7/20 |
CRAFT SHOW EQUIPMENT
FOR SALE
If you are interested in doing craft and bead shows but don't have any of
the necessary equipment, contact former SF treasurer, Kim Runge. She has
an outdoor tent and weights for sale as well as tables with custom made skirts
and other features for expediting set up and selling. You can email
Kim at KLRKIMZOO@aol.com for details and
prices. |
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7/20 |
MARGO KNIGHT at SPRUILL CENTER
Registration for Fall classes at the Spruill Center in Dunwoody is now open.
Margo Knight will be teaching 4 classes this fall. Two of the classes are
"Getting to Know Glass Beadmaking". These are 1 session classes for people
who want to see if they would like to pursue beadmaking. The other classes
are 8-9 sessions each for either beginner or intermediate beadmakers.
These classes are unbelievably reasonable in price and you couldn't find a
better teacher than Margo.
Click here for details and to register. |
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7/20
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GLASSHAVEN WIKIPEDIA Andrea Winkler and
Julia Benson Slaughter are starting a Wikipedia Knowledge base for
lampworking and other hot glass techniques.
Click here to read more about it and/or to contribute. (SF members can
bypass the rules for contributing if they email
Andrea or Julia.) |
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7/12 |
BOC at EGELSTON PHOTOS
Gerry White sent us some photos from the June luncheon sponsored by
Egelston Hospital. Staff members along with SF Members attended to string
beads to start the necklaces for the children in the program. Attending
were, Gerry White, Stephanie White and Elizabeth White. Caitlin Robbins,
Kristy Nijenkamp and her two kids.
Click here
to see the photos. . |
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7/12 |
SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL We
hear that Scottish Rite Children's hospital will also be opening a Beads of
Courage program this fall. So please try to attend BOC Day at Flame Tree
Glass on Saturday July 26 at Flametree Glass in Roswell (Noon - 5PM) More
details below or email
Dr Robert Simmons who acts as
the SF Liaison to the BOC program. |
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7/12 |
ETSY, ETSY One
of the first SF beadmakers to start selling their beads on ETSY was Marcy
Lamberson. Since then this online store which sells hand made items
has really taken off and many beadmakers are finding it an excellent venue for
their work. If you have never stopped in at Marcy's store. STUDIO MARCY,
check it out.
Her beads are whimsical, creative and fun. Since they sell quickly there
are always new ones to look at. We guarantee you will not leave STUDIO
MARCY with at least one giggle and perhaps one bead! Marcy will be
presenting to the entire Gathering in Oakland this summer so if you want a
"Marcy creation, its best to do it before the larger bead world sees her work! |
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7/12 |
BEAD GALLERY Suzanne
Patterson just sent us a bead for the bead gallery and it is a beautiful
bead and an excellent photo - if you have ever tried to photograph dichro, you
will know how difficult it is to capture.
Click here to see it. |
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7/5 |
2008 POSTCARD Did
you notice - our new 2008 postcard is now posted on our Home Page. YEAH
Thank you again Kristy Nijenkamp and Sharon Brickey making our
beads look so beautiful. To see an enlarged image of the card along with
the names of the artists who made each bead,
click here.
You can also get to this from the home page - look under the postcard image.
There is also a link on the Home page to all the postcards since 2002
- again look under the postcard image. |
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7/3 |
GERRY WHITE ELECTED
Gerry White was just elected to be the Southeast Regional Director for
the ISGB. Congratulations, Gerry. We are lucky to have you. |
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7/3 |
GATHERING POSTCARD Kristy
Nijenkamp has just the Gathering Postcards to the ISGB and sent the beads
back to the SF members who made them. Each contributor to the postcard
will get 19 copies of it to distribute to family, friends or customers.
Yeah!!!! Thank you Kristy for taking care of all the administrative details
related to the postcard so efficiently and so on time. And thank you again
to Sharon Brickey for taking all the photos. PS When you get your
bead back, remember to send Kristy a quick email or call that it is home. |
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7/3 |
PHOTOS JUNE MEETING If you
didn't get to the June meeting to participate in the Spring Bead Exchange, check
out the photos (taken by Diane Kovach) in the Flames Scrapbook.
The beads that were exchanged are gorgeous and fun- the best selection ever.
If you were at the exchange and can identify who made or won any of the beads
please let the Web Mama know so we can label them.
Click here to see the photos. |
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7/3 |
PATTI CAHILL CLASS - There
are still a few seats in the Patti Cahill class at FlameTree Glass on
Sept 20-21. Southern Flames Members get a $50 discount.
Click here
for more info. |
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JUNE
2008 |
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6/21 |
REMEMBER TO RESERVE JULY 26 - BEADS OF COURAGE DAY is next month on Sat
July 26 11-5 at FlameTree Glass. Read
more. |
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6/21 |
GATHERING POSTCARDS
Many thanks to Kristy Nijemkamp, Don Meadows and Shannon
Brickey (Don's wife) for all the work they did on the Gathering Postcard.
After the postcard goes public at the Gathering and Kristy sends the Web Mama
the file, the new postcard will be displayed on our SF Home Page |
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6/21 |
PLUGS, PLUGS, PLUGS
We are adding a new item to the Member Meetings - PLUGS! If
you are teaching a class, have a new bead related website, business, ETSY shop,
you are welcome to announce it at the beginning of the monthly meeting. |
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6/21 |
NEED NAME BADGE If
you need a new name badge send an email to
Cristie Prince or
Maureen Lovell. |
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6/21 |
PMC CLASSES
Gerry White's PMC classes have been scheduled for Sept 13
and 14. The lottery should take place at our July Meeting. More
information about these two separate classes will be available soon. |
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6/16 |
UPCOMING SF
CLASSES Gerry White
will be teaching 2 one day PMC classes in September and Jeff Barber
will be teaching 2 classes using Satake glass in October. More
information about these classes will be available soon. In the
meantime you can see Gerry's work at Beads by Design and for Jeff's work, check
out the gallery at the Lakeside Art Glass website.
http://www.lakesideartglass.com/gallery.php. |
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6/16 |
FREE SHIPPING
Renee Taylor is offering free shipping on her Etsy Shop.
Click
here to see what is on her shelves. (Her ETSY user ID is RTLampwork.) |
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6/16 |
BEAD STAR FINALISTS
Gerry White and Stephanie White are finalists in Beading Daily's
Bead Star Contest. If you would like to see the pieces they entered look
at #13 in the Gemstone category and #20 in the Glass category at the
www.beadingdaily.com.
PS If you want to vote for their pieces, you can do so when you visit the site. |
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6/16 |
NEW BEAD SHOPPE - AVONDALE ESTATES
Melanie Gulley, who used to run Bazillions of Beads for its owner, is opening
The Bead Shoppe! It will be located at 2849 E. College Avenue in Avondale
Estates, in the Twin Oaks shopping center. You can find more information
at 404.914.4602, or email Melanierg@hotmail.com. It will be nice to have a
quality bead shop close to members on the central east side. |
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6/16 |
FALL PANTONE COLOR CHALLENGE
Margie Deeb, author of the newly published The Beader's Color Palette
is looking for 10 - 13 pieces of finished jewelry for the digital
publication of her Fall Color Report for Bead Artists. Kristy Nijenkamp
suggested that Southern Flames members might want to participate. If their
piece is used, the artist will get a credit so that a potential customer
can find them! Since Margie has written several books and has articles featured
in various bead magazines, many designers go to her website and books and
contact the glass beadmakers if they like their work. For detailed information
about submitting a piece,
click here. Due date is 7/18. |
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6/15 |
ETSY BY KELLEY
Another Southern Flames member has opened an ETSY shop. To take a
look at Kelley Wenzel's Etsy shop which stocks focals, unusual spacers,
earrings, bracelets and necklaces,
click here.
We have decided to start listing Etsy shops in the Member Gallery, so
if you have a photo in the Gallery let the
Web Mama know if you also
have a website and/or Etsy shop. If you don't have a photo in the Member
Gallery, send us one! |
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6/10 |
BEADS of COURAGE DAY - RESERVE SAT
JULY 26
The Beads of Courage program is up and running in Atlanta! Come
help make more beads in support of this worthy cause. FlameTree Glass, Inc. and
Southern Flames are sponsoring a bead making day in the FlameTree studio in
Roswell on Saturday, July 26, 2008, from 12pm to 5pm. Bring your tools,
safety glasses and enthusiasm. Glass and mandrels will be provided. We’ll be
making beads for Acts of Courage, Purple Hearts and maybe some butterflies.
For more information contact Maureen or Lance McRorie at FlameTree Glass,
Inc:
flametree@flametreeglass.com or Robert Simmons:
rbsimmons@mindspring.com. Additional
information about the Beads of Courage program may be found at:
http://www.beadsofcourage.net/about.htm |
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6/2 |
$$DISCOUNT: PATTI CAHILL CLASS
Patti Cahill is a superb bead artist/glass
colorist. Her work has been featured in many ISGB publications and exhibits is
widely used by jewelry makers - a piece using one of her focals took the Best In
Competition for the 2006 Bead Arts Awards. FlameTree Glass Studios
is offering a discount to Southern Flames
Members for a 2 day Patti Cahill workshop to be offered on Sat/Sun,
Sept 20-21 at their studio/store located in Roswell. Class price with
the $50 discount is $350. For a full description of the
class,
click here.
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6/1 |
NEW BOOKS
A couple of new glass bead books have just been published which are excellent.
The first is by Larry Scott "Masters:
Glass Beads: Major Works by Leading Artists". This book is a visual
delight. While you may or may not agree with all of Larry's choices, what
is wonderful about the book is that several pages are devoted to each artist's
work with selections spanning several years of their beadmaking careers so that
you really get to see what they do and how their work has evolved.
The second Book is "Glass Bead Workshop: Building
Skills, Exploring Techniques, Finding Inspiration" by Jerry Warhaftig.
Unlike many glass bead making books, this one explores techniques and
projects for the intermediate and advanced bead maker such as Sandblasting and
Blown Hollows, Sculptured Flowers, Grinding/Window beads and more.
The Web Mama was able to get both books from
Amazon.com with free standard shipping for 32.94 which is a significant discount
from their list price. |
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6/1 |
ETSY SHOPS
Diane Kovach has announced the opening of 3 Etsy Shops
Click on them to check them out and if you are a member of SF and have an
ETSY shop, let the Web Mama know so it can be noted here. We may also add
them to the links page if there if enough members are interested. |
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6/1 |
MAY MEETING PHOTOS Photos from our May Meeting including ones
of the wonderful Renee Taylor demo of her off mandrel pendant are now
available.
Click here to see them and if you know who made any of the beads for the
Pendant Bead Challenge, please would you let the Web Mama know. There is
an email link on that page above the pendant photos. |
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6/1 |
LIBRARY GLITTER We now have a copy of Lisa St Martin's
DVD "ALL THAT GLITTERS" available in our Resource Library. See our
librarian Karen Barefield at the next meeting to borrow it. If it
is half as wonderful as Lisa's class, you will be glad you did. |
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MAY
2008 |
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5/31 |
BOARD PHOTOS Thanks to Diane Kovach, who took photos of
Cristie Prince, Becky Sizemore, Martha Fuerst and Renee
Taylor, we now have photos up of all of our Board Members - if you want to
see them , click here. |
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5/22 |
ALL THAT GLITTERS
If you are interested in purchasing a copy of the Lisa St Martin video,
you can email her at
Lisa@Glassbeads.com. It
costs $35.00 plus $5.00 shipping. |
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5/22 |
BEAD SWAP
Start making your beads for our Spring Bead Swap at our June 18 Meeting.
Click here for more
information about how the swap works or look in the scrapbook under
Nov 2007 for photos. |
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5/20 |
BEADS OF COURAGE T-SHIRTS
If you are interested in purchasing a BOC t-shirt,
contact Jean Baruch at
jbaruch@beadsofcourage.net.
Two styles are available. Ladies Cap Sleeve, (which runs small) is
available in L, XL and XXL. Crew Cut (which we assume is the standard
men's tee- but check when ordering) comes in S, M, L and XL. Either shirt
can be ordered in Black or Gray. Price is
$18.00 + $5.00
(shipping /handling) = $23. The proceeds go to support the
BOC program and the shirts will eventually be available on the BOC
online web store. Want to see a photo of the shirts?
Click here. |
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5/20 |
DEEB & NIJENKAMP
Margie Deeb's new book The Beader's Color Palette is out and some of Kristy
Nijenkamp's work appears in it. Congratulations, Kristy. |
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5/19 |
LISA ST MARTIN PHOTOS
Photos from our April Meeting, from Lisa St Martin's classes and of her beads
are now in our scrapbook. Click
here to see them. |
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5/19 |
NEW BOARD
Names, email addresses and photos of most of the new Board Members
are available from the Board and Bylaws
button. |
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5/14 |
BBD CLASSES The
list of Beading and Beadmaking classes offered in May, June and July at
Beads by Design is now available on their website.
Click here
to see them. |
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5/14 |
PROMOTING YOUR OWN JEWELRY
What do you say if a stranger complements you on a bead or piece of jewelry
that you are wearing .... this article published online at The Art Bead
Scene Blog may be useful.
Click here to read it. (note you may have to create a free signon to
read it). |
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5/14 |
RELEASE A BEAD PROJECT in JULY
ISGB is sponsoring a bead event in July and urges members of SF to
participate .... "During July,
all ISGB members are encouraged to "plant" some of your own handmade beads
(annealed and cleaned, of course) in your area as a way to invite more of
the public into our wonderful world of beadmaking. Our project will
culminate in beads being planted all around the Oakland/San Francisco area
with many including a free pass to the Gathering Bead Bazaar. So, it's time
to get ready for ISGB's first annual RELEASE A BEAD Project!"
Click here for
more info from the ISGB Release a Bead Committee. Sounds like fun!! |
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5/14 |
JEWELRY PHOTO TECHNIQUES
Dana Lunde mentioned at the last Southern Flames meeting that
she would pass along a link on the subject of photographing jewelry that she
thought would be helpful to SF members. Dana writes "This
website also offers for sale necessary tools such as 'light-tents' and
true daylight balanced light bulbs, lighting fixtures and accessories to
assist in the process of photographing jewelry or in this case beads. I
personally have not purchased anything from the Table Top Studio, so I
cannot vouch for their reputation as being a legitimate web vendor but they
appear to be safe, offering a physical address, phone number and secure
transactions." We will also add this to the Tips and Techniques page.
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APRIL
2008 |
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4/28 |
2700 BEADS to BOC
Lillie Bavedam made and donated 2700 beads to the Atlanta Beads of
Courage Program. We think this is a national record fit for Guiness.
Way to go, Lillie!! |
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4/28 |
BOC BEADS for BOYS
Beads of Courage supports children with Cancer and children with
blood disorders. It turns out that there are more boys than girls in
the program. So when you are making BOC beads, think about what would
appeal to boys in a bead. |
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4/28 |
NEW BOARD ELECTED
Thank you and Congratulations to the new SF Board. By unanimous vote, the
following SF members were elected to serve for 2008-2009. In the next
month or so we will put their photos up but for the moment, they are:
Co-President: Diane
Kovach (continuing)
Co- President Andrew
Lunde
Vice-President: Renee
Taylor
Secretary: Becky
Sizemore
Meeting Coordinator:
Cristie Prince
Event Coordinator:
Margo Knight
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4/28 |
LOREN STUMP CLASS
Loren Stump is teaching two classes at Flametree Glass in May.
Level 1 runs from May 14-18 and the advanced class "In the Jungle" runs from
May 20-24th. There are still a couple of openings. For more
information, contact FlameTree Glass at 1-888-352-6387 or go to their
website |
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4/28 |
LOST AND FOUND
A large purple blue bead from the Mercer Exhibit is looking for its owner.
If you think you are that person contact
Diane Kovach.
Click here to see a photo. It is a lovely bead and the Web Mama
will be glad to store it around her neck if no one claims it. |
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4/28 |
SF & BEADS OF COURAGE
Southern Flames is now listed as a contributor to Beads of Courage and there
are photos on their web page of the last batches of beads we sent.
Click
here and then scroll down o see them . Also Robert Simmons
reminded us that when we make beads to remember to
anneal them properly, clean out the bead release, file off any jagged edges,
and try to make beads that are not too fragile. |
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4/11 |
MERCER EXHIBIT RETURN
The very successful Mercer Library exhibit is over. If you contributed
items, they will be available for pickup at the April meeting. If you
can't attend the meeting, get in touch with Diane Kovach
diane@dkdesigns.biz to make
arrangements for their return. |
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4/11 |
BOC TRAINING AT EGLESTON
The Beads of Courage Program to be held at Egleston Hospital on
Thurs April 24, 12-3pm. The program will be held in the
conference center on the first floor in rooms 8 and 9. Just ask at
the information desk as you walk into the new building. Lunch is
provided, so please let Robert
Simmons know in advance if you are planning to come. |
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BOC TRAINING AT SCOTTISH RITE
The Beads of Courage Program to be held at Scottish Rite Hospital
on Fri April 25 at noon will in their
Conference Center Boardroom. Not yet sure about lunch but check with
Robert Simmons
in advance if you are planning to come. |
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4/11 |
OPEN STUDIO TOUR
On Friday April 18th (6-9PM) and Saturday April 19 (10AM-8PM), the
Artisan Resource Center will be hosting an open house. The Artisan
Resource Center is in the complex where Beads by Design is located and
they will be part of it. There will be food, beverages, prizes, live
performances an more. Studios in the complex include painting,
photography, fabric design, jewelry making, sculpture, stained glass,
furniture, birdhouses and more. |
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4/11 |
BEDAZZLES WEB SITE
Bedazzles Bead Store in Sandy Springs has a new Web Site.
Click here to check
it out. It will also be listed under Atlanta Bead Stores. |
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4/3 |
GARAGE SALE PHOTOS
Just posted photos from our March Meeting - the Garage Sale Swap and Shop.
Click here to see them. |
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4/3 |
SATAKE GLASS CLASSES
Jeff Barber is scheduled to teach classes in Satake Glass in
October (23-26) The lottery will be at the August meeting. More
information will follow. |
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4/1 |
BEADS FOR BOC
Robert Simmons has been collecting beads from SF Members for the new
Beads of Courage Programs coming to Atlanta. He took photos of the
hearts and butterflies we made and you can see them in the
SF Scrapbook. |
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4/1 |
SE REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Good News!! Gerry White, owner of Beads by Design is running
for SE Regional Director Position for the ISGB.
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4/1 |
DOWN THE STREET BEAD SHOW
This weekend - at the Cobb Galleria. Sat 4/5(10 to 6) and
Sun 4/6 (10 to 5). Diane Kovach (dkdesigns) will be there and will be
showing her new Add-A-Bead bracelets and beads. For more info,
directions and a dollar off coupon for admission go to:
http://www.thedownthestreetbeadshow.com/#atlanta
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MARCH 2008 |
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3/31 |
BEADS OF COURAGE (BOC) TRAINING
The training sessions for the Beads of Courage hospital programs will
be given by Jean Baruch of BOC. Southern Flames
members are invited to attend. The program at Egleston will
be on April 24, 12-3pm and the one at Scottish Rite on April 25,
12-3pm. Robert Simmons who is coordinating with BOC, has
collected 79 hearts, 19 butterflies >and 83 other beads from Southern Flames
members for the program. Photos of these are available in our
scrapbook. |
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3/31 |
BEAD YOURSELF
CREATIONS Maureen Lovell has a new website which
features jewelry, accessories and beading kits.
Take a
look! |
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3/31 |
RESOURCE CENTER
Just a reminder that we have some new items for loan in the Resource
Center which you can check out at our meetings. Tools include an
infinite rim marble mold and large and small petal pullers. We also
have a Brad Pearson DVD and several new books including ones by Drew Fritts,
Kimberly Adams and James Kervin. Go to the
Resource Center page for additional
information. |
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3/17 |
2008 GATHERING
POSTCARD We are so pleased and happy that Kristy Nijenkamp and
Shannon Brickey (wife of member Don Meadows) will be creating
our 2008 Gathering Postcard. Kristy has announced that the
deadline for submitting a bead is our
May 21 meeting and if you know Kristy
like we know Kristy ...... don't be late!!! . You will want to
be included because with Kristy and Shannon doing it, the postcard should be
FABULOUS. So bring your bead to the March, April or May meeting or
mail it to Kristy with the form provided. Click here
for more
details about submission and to print a
copy
of the submission form. |
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3/17 |
BOARD NOMINATIONS The
election of
the 2008-2009 SF Board will take place at the April Membership Meeting on
Saturday April 26. If you know someone, including yourself, who is
interested in helping keep Southern Flames a vibrant, fun, useful
organization that meets the needs of its members, please submit a nomination
to Adele Shepherd or another
current Board member. Remember, nominees must be a member of both
Southern Flames and the ISGB. Click here to read descriptions of each
Board Position.Board
Position Descriptions |
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3/8 |
FEB MEETING PHOTOS Photos
from our February Meeting including ones from the fabulous Brent Graber
Boro Fish Sculpture demo are now available in our scrapbook.
Click here to see them. |
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3/8 |
MERCER LIBRARY
EXHIBIT
If you haven't already looked at the photos from the Mercer Library
SF Lampwork Exhibit,
click here and you will be in for a treat. The exhibit was put
together by Diane Kovach and Andrea Winkler with photographs
taken by Andrea with items lent by many Southern Flames members. A
link to the exhibit photos will also be kept in the SF Scrapbook. |
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3/6 |
DOOR PRIZES !!!
Forgot to mention below, but at our March 19th Meeting/ Garage
Sale there will be DOOR PRIZES!!!. |
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3/5 |
LISA ST MARTIN CLASS OPENINGS
We have filled the Sat-Sun class but still have some openings for
the Thurs-Fri (April 24-25) class. On 3/6 these openings will be
made available to the general public so sign up today if you want to take
what promises to be a really fun and informative class. For
application form and more information,
click here. |
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3/5 |
VINEGAR
- A RECIPE FOR BEADMAKING According to Margo Knight who
has been teaching lampworking for years at Spruill Center, the secret to getting
stuck beads off mandrels is to soak them in vinegar. According to
Margo this will work even if the bead has been fused on by a beginner!
We'll file this tip in our
Tips and Techniques
section. And if you have any tips or techniques to share bring them to
a meeting or send them to the
WebMama. |
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3/5 |
ULTIMATE GARAGE SALE & SWAP
At our March 19 meeting we invite you to bring all glass related items -
tools, rods, frit, books, powders to the meeting to sell or swap for other
wonderful amazing bargains. For each item that you bring, please bring
a form with your name, a description of the item, it's value, whether you
want to sell it, swap it or are open to either and if you will take cash or
check. For your convenience,
click here for a form that
you can fill in online and print out or print out and fill in manually.
Remember: one form for each item and bring some change and small bills if
you are selling your items for cash only.
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FEBRUARY 2008 |
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2/26 |
LOST
Misplaced by a SF member at the Brent Graber class a bundle of
clear boro rods, 12-13" long and weighing about 3 lbs. If you
noticed the orphaned boro during the class or meeting , or the rods got mixed up
in the clean up confusion with your own stuff, please send an email to the
Web Mama.
Or leave it in the Southern Flames mailbox at Beads by Design. Thanks. |
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2/25 |
PAY PAL YOUR DUES You can now use
PAY PAL to pay your Southern Flames dues. Look to your right - 4th button
down says "Membership Info/Pay Dues".
Use that button to open the page that explains how to pay your 2008 SF dues
using PayPal or check. |
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2/25 |
LISA MARTIN CLASS OPENINGS
There are still openings in the Lisa Martin classes - on both Thurs/Fri and Sat
Sun. This should be a really fun class filled with all sorts of shiny and
sparkly bead additions.
Click here to read about the class or about
Lisa and send a check to
Kim Runge to reserve a place before we open the class to the public. |
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2/18 |
BOARD RETREAT PHOTOS
This year's Board decided to hold a Bead Retreat so that board
members could play together to reward ourselves for all the time we spend
working together. It was held in Diane Kovach's studio where she normally
holds group and private lessons. Everyone had a wonderful time and we hope
to make it an annual Board event. So join the Board and come to next
year's retreat.
Click
here to see the photos! |
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2/18 |
BEAD SWAP
The Bead Swap was in November and while we already posted some photos
from it, Margo Knight just sent us some more. They are in the Scrapbook
for you enjoyment ...
click here to see them. |
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2/6 |
LISA ST MARTIN LOTTERY
Click here for
information and
lottery forms for the Lisa St Martin classes in April. If you
are not bringing your check to the meeting on the 23rd then it must reach Kim
Runge by the 22nd. |
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2/6 |
GATHERING SCHOLARSHIP
Southern Flames will be sponsoring a scholarship to this summer's ISGB
Gathering. If a Southern Flames member qualifies, they will receive
priority consideration from the ISGB Committee. In the event that no
Southern Flames member qualifies, then priority will be given to a South East
region ISGB Member before it is open to the general ISGB membership. If
you are interested in the scholarship and would like to apply, click here for
information:
http://www.isgb.org/gathering/scholarship.shtml
Note: You must be a member of the ISGB to apply and the application
is due by March 1. |
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2/6 |
ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BEAD
Kristy Nijenkamp has two
pieces accepted for publication in One Big Beautiful Bead by Sarah
McConnell, a new Lark publication coming out soon! Kristy's work has also been
featured in books by Margie Deeb. Way to go, Kristy! |
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2/6 |
SAGE AND TOM Sage
and Tom Holland are doing a lot of workshops and events in the next few
months. These include:
- Feb
6-10 Tuscon Gem and Mineral Show
- Feb
14-18 Bead Museum Glendale AZ
- Feb
21-24 Heritage Glass New Braunsfel, Texas
- Feb
29- Mar 2 Glass Concepts Little Rock AK
- Mar
7-9 3rd Degree Glass Studio - St Louis Mo
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April 25-26/27-28 GlasDesign Studio Hamburg Germany
If you
want information about any of these events you can contact them at their
new email address
sageandtommail@gmail.com.
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JANUARY 2008 |
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1/29 |
JAN MEETING PHOTOS
Diane Kovach took some wonderful photos of the Michael Dean demo and
of his gorgeous floral beads.
Click here
to see them in SF Scrapbook. |
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1/29 |
BEADS OF WHIMSEY Marcy
Lamberson has had a glass charm bracelet selected for the Beads of
Whimsey Show at the Textile Center in Minnesota. The piece is
titled "Day Dreaming of Summer" and it will be on display in March and
April. Want to see it?
Click here. |
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1/29 |
NEW
CLASSES AT BBD The list of classes to be offered in FEB,
MARCH & APRIL at Beads by Design is now available on their
website.
Click here
to see them. |
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1/29 |
MERCER LIBRARY EXHIBIT DATES CHANGED
The date for the Mercer Library SF Exhibit has been changed to March
so we have a bit more time to get ready and contribute to the display.
Installation will begin February 25th. If you have items to be
included in the display send an email to
Diane Kovach or bring it to our
next meeting on February 23rd. For a list of suggestions about items
to be displayed, see below. And keep in mind Diane's comment that this
is Free Advertising which, if you are a small business office, is as good as
found Gold! |
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1/23 |
MERCER LIBRARY EXHIBIT
We would love to have members loan us any of the following or any other
items that you help the public understand bead making to go into the
exhibit. Bring them to the meeting or get in touch with
Diane Kovach or
Andrea Winkler who will be
coordinating it.
-Pictures of your beads,
that are at least 16x20 or larger
- Glass rods, twisted cane, murini cane and/or slices
- Individual glass beads and jewelry made from glass beads
- any books or magazines that you have been published in
- bead making process (a) beads for each step, along with text
description).
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1/23 |
LISA ST MARTIN CLASSES
Information and Registration forms for the Lisa St Martin classes in April
will be available on the Web Site in the next week or so. Meanwhile,
let
Margo Knight know which of the class options you are most interested in
- Metalics/Dichroic or Landscape. The lottery for this class will be
at the February meeting. |
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1/23 |
NEW TOOL
An infinite rim marble mold has been added to the Resource Cabinet. Items in
the Resource Cabinet can be borrowed by members. For other available
items select the Resource Center button to the right or
click here: |
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1/17 |
MEETING
RESCHEDULED Because of the snow the Monthly Meeting for SF has
been rescheduled for next Wed Jan 23rd. Same agenda. |
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1/9 |
FLOW MAGAZINE Nita
VanTil and Marcy Lamberson are both included the 3rd Annual
Gallery of Women in Glass in the current issue
of The Flow Magazine. Wow! and Congratulations!!! In
addition, Nita also has a gorgeous 2 page spread on Rock Beads- photo demo
and text in the same issue. |
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1/9 |
BOROSILICATE CLASS We
still have one opening in
Brent Graber's Sat Sun class and three in the Thurs Fri class.
These openings are now open to lampworkers outside of SF so spread the word.  |
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1/9 |
DK DESIGN CLASSES In addition
to private and group classes offered in her
own studio, Diane Kovach will
be teaching two series of beginning/intermediate glass beadmaking classes at
the Alpharetta Crabapple Government Center. The Winter Series
will be on Thursdays (Jan 10-Feb 28). The Spring classes will also be
on Thursdays from March 13 - May 9. For more information email Diane
at Diane@dkdesigns or call the center
where the classes will be held 678-291-6100.
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1/9 |
JANUARY CLASSES AT BBD
The list of classes offered in January at Beads by Design is now available
on their website.
Click here
to see them. |
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1/9 |
BEAD SWAP PHOTOS
Diane Kovach sent us some photos from the Bead Swap at the November
meeting.
Click here to see them and please if you can identify any of the
beautiful beads - who made them or who went home with them, let the
Web Mama know. |
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DECEMBER 2007
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12/19 |
DECEMBER MEETING PHOTOS Photos
from our December Meeting which included the Holiday Tree Raffle, a demon by
Sylvie Lansdowne, the Brent Graber lottery and a appetizer challenge are not up
for viewing. Click here to see them. |
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12/15 |
BRENT GRABER CLASSES Only
one opening left in the Sat Sun (Feb 23-24) Brent Graber class.
There are several openings in the Thurs/Fri class (Feb 21-22). If you want
to learn about working with Boro glass this is the class to take. Let
friends know about these class openings and let your family know what a great
Christmas present this class with make!
Click here for more details. |
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12/15 |
DREW FRITT'S BOOK We
are putting together a group buy for Drew Fritts book "Making Marbles".
It has been recommended by many of our members even for lampworkers who never
make marbles because so much of the information about color mixing and other
subjects is transferable to beads. If you would like to be included in
this group order, send a check made out to Southern Flames for $22.75 to Kim
Runge by January 15 or bring the check to the next meeting. If you are
mailing the check, send it to
Southern Flames, c/o Kim Runge, 311
Peachtree Hills Avenue, Box 11A, Atlanta, GA 30305. |
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12/15 |
CREATIVITY
WORKSHOP Sylvie
Lansdowne will be offering a monthly Creativity Workshop using paper and
words at her home. For more details email Sylvie at
sylvie@sylviebeads.com.
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12/15 |
TOOLBOX BEAD KILN Don
McKinney, manufacturer of the very popular Toolbox Kiln is retiring.
He has taken the time however to post tips for programming, replacing parts or
trouble-shooting problems that may occur in the future if you own this kiln.
You can see these tips by
clicking here. We will also post the link in our Tips and Techniques
section. |
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12/15 |
2008 GUEST
INSTRUCTORS In
addition to the Brent Graber classes in February 2008, we are pleased to
announce that Lisa St Martin will be teaching here in April (24-27) and
Jeff Barber will come to Atlanta in in October (23-26). Jeff will
show us how to work with Satake Glass. Look for more information here
about these classes.
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12/15 |
DAVEN'S POTTERY
AND GLASS The
Web Mama discovered a fascinating store on Peachtree Road - 30341 Zip code.
Primarily a pottery store with large kilns, hundreds of glazes, they also sell
stained glass and glass for fusing. Best of all, they have a small supply
of glass rods and beadmaking tools so if you live close by, you might want to
check it out. It is a fun place to visit.
Click here
for address and phone number. |
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12/12 |
SYLVIE LANSDOWNE at DEC MEETING In
addition to our Tree Raffle, our Appetizer and Dessert challenge, the Brent
Graber Lottery, we are also happy to be having Sylvie Lansdowne demo and help us
make some special paper beads. See the Meeting
Announcement for more info. |
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12/7 |
NEW WEBSITE LINKS Three
SF members asked us to post links to the websites and we have on the Links page
and in the Member gallery. But if you want to take a quick look - check
them out from here:
Carl Andrews ....
Flamekist
Michael Dean ...
Protégé
MarcyLamberson ...
Studio Marcy
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12/7 |
BOC COMING TO TOWN Robert
Simmons let the Board know that Beads of Courage will be coming to Atlanta
in March. He writes that he has heard that
the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Beads of Courage program has secured
funding for 2008. and that they are expecting to begin training around March 1.
It's taken a bit longer to get off the ground than originally expected, but it
looks like they areon the way now. There's a big Thank You to Southern Flames
from CHOA for supporting their start-up efforts |
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12/5 |
BRENT GRABER
LOTTERY Brent
Graber, who many of us know as Mr Smiley on the Internet will be teaching BORO
classes in February. We will hold the lottery at the Dec 12 meeting.
Click here for
information and
forms. |
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12/5 |
DESSERT AND
APPETIZER CHALLENGE At
the December meeting, instead of a Bead challenge we will have a food challenge.
Make your best dessert and/or appetizer and eat and compete for votes at the
meeting. There will be prizes for the best in each category. |
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