Fire Divas Quarterly Jewelry Challenge Summer 2010

Fire Divas Quarterly Jewelry Challenge
Summer is here! So how appropriate that the Fire Divas put a call out to Jewelry Designers for the challenge theme of SUMMER. What does summer mean to you? Show us with your beautiful jewelry creation featuring Fire Divas' lampwork. Head over to the Flickr site to see many beautiful jewelry pieces made with Fire Divas' lampwork to inspire you! You have the chance to win some incredible prizes from the Fire Divas!

Now for the details:

All submissions must feature Fire Divas' lampwork. We require the name of the Fire Diva who made the beads used in the submitted piece, so if you submit something, please be ready to provide that information.

We will allow one submission per person per contest, and a maximum of two photos per submission. Entries may be submitted here (http://www.flickr.com/groups/firedivachallenge/) for approval, no later than July 15, 2010. Please include, in the comments section, the following:
Information about the beads:
Description of the piece:
Inspiration for the piece:
Submissions will not be approved without all of this information.

Fire Divas reserve the right to approve or reject any submissions.

Fire Divas reserve the right to modify or cancel the challenge at any time.

The winners will be determined by an open poll which does not allow multiple votes.

Ok, go have fun creating, and good luck to all who enter!

On Tuesday I will post a picture the prizes offered...there are lots of goodies.

Viking Knit Sterling Silver Meets Lampwork Beads

I have some new pieces I have been working on and thoroughly enjoying the process.

For a very long time I have wanted to try to knit sterling silver. I tried some years ago but at that time it seemed very difficult. I think the sterling wire I was using was too heavy a gauge. Recently the flame was rekindled. I was at a bead show and another lampworker was selling a kit for viking knit. My Mom purchased the kit and we were both off and running.

I feel the process of viking knit combines my quilting background with my passion for lampworking and jewelry making. The viking knit allows me to hang around with my family, sit on the couch and watch (or listen to) a show while I happily knit away.

When the knitting is complete I have a tube of knitted sterling silver which I can then work into a bracelet or necklace. So far I have only made bracelets but an idea for a necklace is rolling around in my head.

Here is a pic of the final knitted product, after I have pulled it down (the process of pulling the knitted sterling through a piece of wood with descending sized holes).

I then take some measurments for the size bracelet I want to make and combine the viking knit with some purchased sterling components....

...add my own lampwork bead...

and whooola .... a bracelt is made.

You can find this and other bracelets in my Etsy shop

A Garden for My Mom

Today my sister and I planted a garden on a hill in my Mom's backyard. It was an exhausting yet rewarding job. My mom is 80 years old and she wanted a garden on this hill. Mom went and purchased $200 worth of plants, so what are two daughters who aren't working full time to do? They make it happen for her, along with some help from two of my boys.

Before

During...what plants are going where?

Getting there...with a little help from my dog too.

Done! Yeah!

Fini...for now, until Mom gets some mulch.

Fire Divas Burnin' Up the Summer Part 2

More fantastic flamework from the Fire Diva girls.

Giapet

HollysFollyGlass

Arensea

Icarus Beads

Dorset Hill Beads

Fire Divas Burnin' Up the Summer

Some work that I love from my some of my fellow Fire Divas.

Maybeads

Janel Dudley Beads

BeadyGirl Beads

LA Jewlery Designs

Ema K Designs

Tropical Batiks - Fire Divas Bead of the Day

My Tropical Batiks were chosen as the Fire Divas Bead of the Day.

I am offering 20% off all purchase made in my Etsy shop. Discount to be refunded via PayPal after completed purchase.

All items in my Artfire shop have been discounted by 20% too. Prices reflect discount.

Stop by either shop, make your purchase and write Bead of the Day in the notes section.

Fire Divas Quarterly Jewelry Challenge

Fire Divas Quarterly Jewelry Challenge

It's time for the Fire Divas Quarterly Jewelry Challenge! The theme for this challenge is Summer. What does summer mean to you? Show us with your beautiful jewelry creation featuring Fire Divas' lampwork. Head over to the Flickr site to see many beautiful jewelry pieces made with Fire Divas' lampwork to inspire you! You have the chance to win some incredible prizes from the Fire Divas!

Now for the details:

All submissions must feature Fire Divas' lampwork. We require the name of the Fire Diva who made the beads used in the submitted piece, so if you submit something, please be ready to provide that information.

We will allow one submission per person per contest, and a maximum of two photos per submission. Entries may be submitted here (http://www.flickr.com/groups/firedivachallenge/) for approval, no later than July 15, 2010. Please include, in the comments section, the following:
Information about the beads:
Description of the piece:
Inspiration for the piece:
Submissions will not be approved without all of this information.

Fire Divas reserve the right to approve or reject any submissions.

Fire Divas reserve the right to modify or cancel the challenge at any time.

The winners will be determined by an open poll which does not allow multiple votes.

Ok, go have fun creating, and good luck to all who enter!