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SEPTEMBER 2010 |
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| 9/1 |
MICROSCOPY TODAY Robert Simmons who is
National Director of Bead Donations for Beads of Courage is
also Dr. Robert Simmons, Ph.D. Director of the Imaging Core Laboratory at
Georgia State. He has just
published an article in Cambridge University Press's journal
MicroscopyToday entitled X-Ray
Microanalysis of Art Glass Surfaces.
It examines the metallic surfaces on five glass colors and addresses the
potential skin contact and inhalation hazards of each.
To read the entire article and see electron microscopic
surface photos and what Dr. Simmons has to say about Effetre Silver
Plum, Dark Turquoise, Ivory, Rubino Oro and Kugler Gold Brown,
click here and then go to
Page 28. Congratulations, Robert and thank you for bringing
a scientific perspective to the glass we use in our work. |
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9/1 |
SOUTHERN
FLAMES MEMBER BENEFIT
Southern Flames is participating in this year's Cobb County Gem and
Minerals Show. Show dates are Friday - Sunday, November 19 - 21.
This is a great member opportunity to sell your beads and/or jewelry
made with your beads without any show cost! We have two tables, and we
need you to participate. Each participant will have a black tray in
which to display his/her beads. Participants must be a current member
(if you're not and you want to participate, pay your dues and you're
in!)
To register please email Becky Sizemore at rjsizemore@bellsouth.net
by Fri Sept 24th. One more thing - all participants are required
to assist with set up, booth duty or break down so when you email Becky
let her know which one of the following shifts you will be available to
help.
- Thurs 11/18 Set Up
- Fri 11/19 9:30 - 2PM
Booth Duty
- Fri
11/19 1:30 - 6PM Booth Duty
- Sat 11/20 9:30 - 2PM
Booth Duty
- Sat 11/20 1:30 - 6PM Booth Duty
- Sun 11/20 9:30 - 2PM
Booth Duty
- Sun 11/20 1:30 - 5PM Booth Duty
- Sun 5PM Breakdown
This is a great opportunity to jump in to marketing your work so we
encourage you try. However, If you don't want to sell your beads,
but would like to help out at the booth, please sign up for one of the
shifts! We'd love to have your assistance.!
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| 9/1 |
COOL TATTOO
Check out Diane Kovach's new Mini-CC torch tattoo. It
was drawn at Only You Tattoo in Grant Park. (415 Memorial
Drive, Atlanta, GA 30312, 404-659-4900) You can see more photos at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dkdesignsbiz/?saved=1
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AUGUST 2010 |
| 8/25 |
BEAD SWAP PHOTOS
Photos from the August 2010 Meeting are now available. Included
are photos of bead brought back by Marie Shackelford from the
Gathering as well as ones of the beads and people at the Bead Swap.
Click here to see them or use the "Scrapbook" button to the right. |
| 8/19 |
PEPSI GRANT FOR BOC
VOTE! Please don't
forget to vote every day for the Beads of Courage Program to win
a $25,000 grant from Pepsi. The grant will open the BOC program to sick
children in five more hospitals. Click here to vote and then keep the
link with your favorites so that it will be easy for you to vote every
day
http://www.refresheverything.com/beadsofcourage
(You can also vote from your mobile phone by texting "100217" to Pepsi
(73774) |
| 8/19 |
DEMO PALOOZA
Coming in January - One and a half days of free lampwork demos
for Southern Flames members. And the highlight of the event will
be a demo by Sara Sally LaGrande - former president of ISGB and a
lampwork/jewelry artist whose work is brilliant and motivates all of us
to think outside the jewelry box. |
| 8/19 |
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
In order to break even financially and not raise member dues, Southern
Flames nees more members. If each of us would introduce one person
to the group and encourage them to join us, our events and meetings
would be even more exciting. |
| 8/19 |
SIZEMORE AT FRABEL
Becky Sizemore has had some of her lampwork jewelry
accepted for a show at Frabel. As soon as we get all the details,
we will post them here. Frabel is huge in the glass world so this
is a real accomplishment. Congratulations, Becky! |
| 8/19 |
HOT SPOTS AT FLAMETREE
Marcy Lamberson is teaching two classes at FlameTree
glass - one in August on Acorns and Autumn Leaves and another in October
on Owls, Monsters and Ghouls. Sylvie Lansdowne will also be
teaching at Flametree in October - a hot spot focused on using
Pixie Dust.
Click her for details and dates. |
| 8/19 |
BBD SEPT CLASSES Beads
by Design class schedule for September is now available.
Click here
to
go to their website - the link to the September schedule is on n the left
hand side. |
| 8/19 |
TRUNK SHOW AT BEADAZZLES
Reminder - Well known beadmaker Leah Fairbanks will have a trunk show at
Beadazzles Bead Store on Saturday August 28 from 10AM to 4PM.
Leah makes intricate and beautiful floral beads. Bedazzles is
located at 290 Hildebrand Dr in Sandy Springs. For more
information call them at 404 843 8606 or check out their website
www.beadazzles.net |
| 8/15 |
BUTTERFLY & FISH MURRINE
Stephanie White now has some of her meticulously made and very
reasonably priced butterfly and murrini available for sale.
Click here to see them. |
| 8/15 |
COBB GEM & MINERAL SHOW
Southern Flames will
have two tables of members’ beads for sale at the Cobb Gem and
Minerals Show in Marietta, GA November 19 – 21. Southern Flames members
who are interested in participating need to email Co-President, Becky
Sizemore, at
rjsizemore@bellsouth.net.
More details to follow. This is a well know and well respected show. |
| 8/15 |
SALVADOR DALI
The High Museum is having a special exhibit of Salvador Dali's
paintings. And of even more interest, Marcy Lamberson's
Salvador Dali bobblehead piece is
headed to Japan's Kobe's Lampwork Glass Museum as part of the ISGB'
traveling Perspectives bead exhibit. |
| 8/11 |
PLACE SETTING BEST OF SHOW
The Southern Flames place setting won the "Best of Show" award at the
ISGB Gathering. The plaque was presented between seminars at the
Gathering to our co/president Sylvie Landsdowne. Winners also in
our group were Marcy Lamberson for "Blossom and Baby" opossum at
2nd place and Stephanie White for her Butterfly bead at 3rd
place. Thanks to Gerry White for initiating and organizing our
winning entry. If you weren't at the Gathering and haven't seen
the place setting,
click here. There are more photos of the place setting in our
Scrapbook - July 2010 Meeting. |
| 8/11 |
PMC CORES FOR GLASS BEADS
There are a couple of openings in the Thurs-Fri Sept
9-10 Barbara Barbara Becker Simon class - PMC cores for Glass Beads.
Price is $300 for Members; $325 for non-Members and checks and
registration forms should be sent to Suzanne Patterson - her address is
on the registration form. Click here for
class info and
registration form. |
| 8/11 |
AUTUMN
& ACORNS at FLAMETREE Marcy Lamberson is teaching a
workshop at FlameTree Glass on Saturday August 21 12-4 PM $75.00
ca;;.
Learn how to make sculptural acorn, pinecone and leaf beads and pendants
working off mandrel and using bead presses. For more information,
click here
On September 29th Marcy will be teaching another workshop Owls, Monsters
and Ghouls. |
| 8/2 |
NEW SF GREETER
Robin Snuttjer has agreed to server as the new SF Meeting
Greeter. She will welcome visitors and new members and make sure
old members receive and return their name badges.
Click
here see a photo of Robin in the Board Member photo section.
Thank you Robin. |
| 8/2 |
BOC CHALLENGE WINNER
The Bead Challenge for the July Meeting was to make and bring
the most beads for donation to Beads of Courage. The winner was
Stephanie White, who made 86 beads!
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| 8/2 |
BOC AWARD & LETTER
From SF Treasurer Martha Fuerst:
"Southern Flames received in the mail a lovely letter and
beautifully painted tile award from Jean M. Baruch, RN, BSN, Executive
Director and Founder of Beads of Courage, Inc., in Tuscon. ... Ms.
Baruch thanks members of Southern Flames for its very generous donation
of $1,250 to Beads of Courage" and writes:"
Your donation of $1,250.00 will be used to
host a Celebration of Courage Event for the children and teens who
are members of the Beads of Courage Program at Children's Healthcare
of Atlanta. This event will take place on October 14th and 15th on
both campuses of CHOA. We will be sure to tell you the location of
the event, and we hope for the support of the Southern Flames to
make DREAM BEADS for the participating children. We are very excited
for this event as it will provide the opportunity for member artists
to meet the children and families who benefit from your generosity
all year log. You are all encouraged to attend this great day to
Celebrate Courage of the children we support."
"Along with the letter
and award is a clear heart bead with silver center, and a silver charm
with the word "courage" |
| 8/2 |
HEART PRESS Just
added to Tips and Techniques are Andrea Winkler's instructions
for using a Zoozii's press to make a heart bead for the BOC kids.
These are the written instructions that she distributed during her demo
and they apply to all presses.
Click here
to read the instructions and if you want to see photos from her demo,
this is
the link. |
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JULY 2010 |
| 7/31 |
2010 POSTCARD
The 2010 Southern Flames Postcard is now posted on our
Home Page. You can still see postcards
from previous years by clicking on the link
Postcards from Past Years.
Also the Member Gallery has been updated with the beads from 2010
postcard for those members who requested it.
Click here to go to the Member Gallery
or use the button on the right of this window. |
| 7/24 |
JULY MEETING
Photos now available in the SF Scrapbook. Includes Purple Heart
joint demo by Andrea Winkler and Sylvie Lansdowne as well
as photos of member jewelry and the BOC presentation by Robert
Simmons. Click here to see
them. |
| 7/24 |
BOC FACTS Some
interesting facts from Robert Simmons presentation about the
Beads of Courage Program:
- There are 71 hospitals and
10,000 kids that participate in the program.
- Member hospitals are
currently located in the USA, New Zealand and Japan and more will
join from other countries around the world
- Southern Flames has donated
3,373 beads
- In total over 41,000 beads
have been collected for BOC children
- The average BOC kid collects
500 - 800 beads during their course of treatment and most can tell
you the reason for each bead on their string.
- Atlanta has the biggest
program (most children enrolled) of any city in theUS.
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| 7/24 |
BRIAN RENOUD
Fred Fuerst just sent us some photos from Brian Renoud's June
Demo of a fish made from Borosilicate Tubing.
Click here to view
them. The fish is so graceful that it makes a soft glass worker
want to switch immediately to hard glass. |
| 7/21 |
VOTE FOR BOC PEPSI GRANT
Beads of Courage is a strong contender for a $25,000 grant from Pepsi.
To win the grant, the organization has to be one of the top ten vote
getters of those vying for the prize. Currently BOC is in the top
20. The children need each of us to vote every day. It only
takes a minute and you only have to register the first time you go to
the site. This is the link
http://refresheverything.com/beadsofcourage. (If you need detailed
instructions or help,
click here). |
| 7/21 |
LEAH FAIRBANKS IN ATLANTA!
Well known beadmaker Leah Fairbanks will have a trunk show at
Beadazzles Bead Store on Saturday August 28 from 10AM to 4PM.
Leah makes intricate and beautiful floral beads. Bedazzles is
located at 290 Hildebrand Dr in Sandy Springs. For more
information call them at 404 843 8606 or check out their website
www.beadazzles.net |
| 7/20 |
SIMON CLASS OPENINGS
Some openings remain in Barbara Becker Simon's September classes.
Barbara is a nationally known beadmaker and PMC artist. Southern
Flames members who have not yet registered for this class are urged to
do so ASAP before the class is announced to the public.
Click here for info and forms.
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| 7/9 |
SF LIBRARIAN CHANGE We
are sorry to announce that Karen Barefield who has been our
Resource Cabinet Librarian is retiring from the position. Karen
has done a wonderful job of keeping the contents of the cabinet
organized and safe. Before Karen leaves she is going to assist
Nancy Stone to assume the position. Nancy has served as warm
and welcoming SF Official Greeter for the past year and we are really
lucky that she is willing to take on this new responsibility. Thank
you Karen. Thank you Nancy and if there is a SF member who is interested
in being our Meeting Greeter, please contact one of our co-presidents
Becky Sizemore or Sylvie Lansdowne |
| 7/9 |
BEADS BY DESIGN CLASSES
The July and August class schedules for
Beads by Design Classes are available. In addition to beading
classes, BBD offers classes in wire wrapping, kumihimo, metal/silversmithing,
Macrame and silver clay.
Click here
to
go to the BBD website - links to their monthly schedules are on the left
hand side.
JUNE 2010
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| 6/18 |
FABULOUS
CLASS ANNOUNCEMENT We are so very pleased to announce that
Barbara Becker Simon (www.bbsimon.com)
will teaching 2 classes at Southern Flames in September (9-10, 11-12).
Barbara is one of the most well known lampworkers and best PMC artists
in the country and her classes will incorporate both. To read more
about the class click the Class Info link below and then be sure to fill
out a Lottery Form and send it to us with your check so that you will be
included in the Lottery. The Lottery open only to Southern Flames
Members in good standing and that means your 2010 Dues must be paid in
full.)
Class
Info
Lottery/ Registration Form
Bio and Beads
Thanks to Suzanne Patterson, our new Event Coordinator for
working out all the details for this class. |
| 6/18 |
SILENT AUCTION FINANCIAL
REPORT At the June Meeting, SF Treasurer Martha
Fuerst announced that "Our Silent Auction on May 15,
2010, brought in a total of
$4,537. We donated $1,250
to Beads of Courage. Expenses for the Silent Auction included $138
(8% of credit card charges) to the Atlanta Glass Art Guild for
processing of these charges. Refreshments were $163.
Net proceeds were $2,986."
Is that not amazing!!!
Thanks so much to Kristy Nijenkamp, Marcy Lamberson
Suzanne Patterson, Martha Fuerst and all SF Members who assisted
them in this effort. And please support the vendors who contributed to
the event. Photos of their contributions and their contact
information is available permanently by selecting the
Silent
Auction Donors button on the right. |
| 6/17 |
ISGB ELECTIONS
Congratulations to three Southern Flames members/supporters on their
election to the ISGB Board. Gerry White has been reelected
as the Southeast Regional Director; Marjorie Langston is ISGB's
new Director of Membership and Terry Hale is President-Elect.
Our chapter is really well represented! |
| 6/17 |
DK DESIGNS/DAUGHTER DOG SHOWS
Diane Kovach and Donna Myrick have been selling at Craft Shows and
Festivals all over GA during the Spring and Summer. In the next
few months, this is where they will be showing their work.
Click here
for more details on each show
- June 19-20 Down the Street Bead Show Cobb Galleria
- Sept 10-11 Aiken's Makin Aiken SC
- Sept 18-19 Roswell Arts Festival Roswell GA
- Sept 24-26 Down the Street Bead Show North Atlanta
Trade Center
- Oct 2-3 Norcross Art Fest
Downtown Norcross
- Oct 30 Marist Holiday
Traditions Marist School Ashford Dunwood Rd Atlanta
- Nov 20-21 Down the Street Bead Show Cobb Galleria
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| 6/17 |
LEARN SCULPTURAL BEAD MAKING
Marcy Lamberson will be teaching classes over the Summer in
Tennessee, Texas and Roswell. For more details, contact Marcy at
studiomarcy@gmail.com
July 11-16 Appalachian
Center for Craft- Smithville, TN
6
Days of Playful Sculptural Beads & More! : $500 Skill
Level: Intermediate
Create whimsical, sculptural glass
beads while exploring creativity, heat control techniques, surface
decoration, and more. Learn how to translate two- and three-dimensional
ideas/designs into glass. Plan on have lots of fun, too!
http://www.tntech.edu/craftcenter/glassworkshops/
September 11 & 12 Blue Moon
Glassworks - Austin, TX
Playful Sculptural Beads & More! : $395 Skill
Level: Intermediate
Add
creativity and whimsy to your beadmaking, while learning how to easily
transform shapes you already know into playful sculptural beads
Aug 21 FlameTree Glass - Roswell, GA
Autumn
Leaves, Acorns & Pinecones - Sat
12-4 pm Fee: $75.00
Play in the leaves and learn to
make off mandrel soft glass leaf pendants, stylized pinecone beads and
acorns AND easy pendant loops.
Sept 29 FlameTree Glass - Roswell, GA
Owls, Monsters & Ghosts (OMG!)
Wed. 5-7 pm Fee: $50
Boo! Spooky,
but cute sculptural owls, monsters and ghost beads will get you set for
Halloween, or just any fun time.
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6/13 |
LOREN STUMP DEMO Loren
Stump gave a wonderful demo at FlameTree beads on May 23rd in which he made a
bead that would be cold-worked into a Chevron bead.. Andrew Lunde
took some great still photos and we are now able to link to these from our SF
scrapbook. There are two albums and you can
click here to access the
links. Loren did not have time to anneal the bead and cold work it that
evening so he gave the bead to Maureen McRorie. She did the cold work and
sent us this photo of the finished chevron beads.
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6/12 |
MEET AKIHIRO OKAMA
Japanese Beadmaker Akihiro Okama will be teaching a Borosilicate class at
FlameTree Glass on June 17 & 18. Maureen McRory, SF member and co-owner of
Flametree Glass will be bringing him to our Southern Flames Meeting on Wed, June
16 so that we can meet him. If you are interested in learning more about
his class or seeing some of his beautiful beads
click here. |
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6/7 |
REMEMBERING SARA KAY HOYT
Click here
to see photos of Sara, her cats Boo and Buffy, and of her elegant beads.
And please if you have other photos or memories or tributes to Sara that you
would like to add to this page please send them to the
Web
Mama. The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be
sent to your local Humane Society in her honor. |
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6/4 |
SARA KAY HOYT Sara
Kay Hoyt, a past member and board member of Southern Flames, passed away
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this week. Sara Hoyt was one of the very earliest members of
Southern Flames and served as a board member as well as doing our
original web design. She was very quiet, so many of us didn't know her
well, but she was a very visible member, often a fixture at our
torch-time area because her condo didn't allow for beadmaking. Her work
was absolutely beautiful (and was often fought over at bead swaps)
Condolences can be sent to Sara's mother, Judy Hoyt, 235 West North
Street, Greenfield, IN 46140.
There is also a funeral home handling arrangements....
http://www.facebook.com/l/465b3;www.Roswellfuneralhome.com
...where you can leave a message to be shared by all friends and
family....guest book. |
| 6/3 |
SF CALENDAR
The Board has put together a calendar of meeting dates for the rest 2010
and thru May 2011. Click here
to see it or use the "Calendar" button on the right. We hope it will
assist you in planning your own schedules. Please keep in mind
that the dates and planned events are tentative and may be changed
because of scheduling issues but we will let you know of any changes
well in advance Note that general membership meetings will
alternate between Saturdays and Wednesdays in order to accommodate as
many members as possible. |
| 6/3 |
BBD CLASSES JUNE Beads
by Design has posted its class schedule for June. In addition to beading
classes, BBD offers classes in glass beadmaking, beaded kumihimo,
soldering and wire wrapping.
Click here
to
go to their website - a link to the June schedule is listed on the left
hand side of the window. Project photos accompany many of the
class announcemtns |
| 6/1 |
MORE SILENT AUCTION PHOTOS
Check out the new
photos from the auction taken by the Web Mama and Marcy Lamberson. |
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MAY 2010 |
| 5/18 |
AUCTION PHOTOS
The first photos from our fabulous Silent Auction are available.
Andrew Lunde posted them in an online photo album.
Click here for
a link to the album. Thank you Andrew! |
| 5/18 |
BOC IN ALABAMA
Robert Simmons forwarded this story from the Huntsville Times
about 6 year old Victoria Cumbrow and the BOC necklace that
circles her neck three times.
Click here to read
it and to see Victoria's adorable smiling photo. |
| 5/18 |
GREETINGS We
are so happy that Nancy Stone has agreed to serve for another
year as our SF Greeter. She does a wonderful job of welcoming both
members and visitors to our meetings. At future meetings she will
also have a basket for collecting Beads of Courage bead donations. Thank
you so much Nancy!. |
| 5/12 |
STEP BY STEP JEWELRY
"SF
Member Mallory Hoffman, who hails from North
Mankato, MN, is published in the June-July 2010 issue of "Step by Step
Wire Jewelry". On page 64 is a full page "5 Minute Jewelry" showing her
art glass focal butterfly bead on an "easy wire bail" that Mallory
designed." If you would like to see a photo of Mallory's butterfly
bail,
click here and then scroll down the page. And thank you Martha
Fuerst for letting us know about this accomplishment of one our
members. |
| 5/5 |
POSTCARD BEADS 5/15
If you would like to have a bead on the 2010 SF Gathering Postcard it
must be to Fred Fuerst by May 15th. He will be collecting them at
the May Meeting/Auction. Please include with your bead the
Submission form which was sent to all members by email. |
| 5/5 |
MAY 15 SILENT AUCTION
More photos added - Japanese Torch, Bullseye Glass,
Murrini, Beads by Tink Martin and Dustin Tabor and
much, much more. |
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APRIL 2010 |
| 4/28 |
MAY 15 SILENT AUCTION
More photos added - Silver glass from Mountain Arts, Torches from
GTT, Demo by Sylvie Lansdowne, Beads by Margo Knight and
Becky Sizemore and more. You must check them out - this
auction will be amazing. Thank you Kristy Nijenkamp for all
the work you have done to collect these amazing items. |
| 4/23 |
BUTTERFLY MURRINE PHOTOS
Check out the Scrapbook
to see photos from our April meeting of Stephanie White's wonderful
Butterfly Wing Murrini demo and of our demo photographers! Thank
you Stephanie, Fred Fuerst and Andrew Lunde. |
| 4/19 |
2010 SF BOARD ELECTED
Congratulations to the 2010 Board who were elected at the April Meeting
and will begin their terms on May 1. New Board members include
Sylvie Lansdowne (co-pres); Diane Kovach (vice pres);
Stephanie White (meeting coordinator). Returning Board Members
include Becky Sizemore; Martha Fuerst (treasurer);
Maureen Lovell (secretary); Suzanne Patterson (Event
Coordinator). And farewell and thanks to our exiting 2009 Board
Members Andrew Lunde, Margo Knight and Cristie Prince. |
| 4/19 |
AUCTION PHOTOS ADDED See
the Oxygen Concentrator from Oxygen Plus Medical Systems, 72 rods of CIM
glass from Frantz, lots of beads from SF members, 2 Lampworking Books
and much more.
Click here
to see all the photos - new ones on top of each page. |
| 4/19 |
2010 SF POSTCARD
DEADLINE Fred Fuerst
has volunteered to put together our 2010 SF Postcard for the Gathering -
Because time is tight - if you want your bead on the postcard - it must
be to Fred by the May 15 meeting.
Thank you, Fred! |
| 4/19 |
LOREN STUMP at FLAMETREE
Flametree Glass has agreed to host a demo by one of the greatest
beadmakers in the US - Loren Stump. The Demo will be on Sunday,
May 23rd at 7-9 PM. Go to the
FlameTree
website for address and directions. |
| 4/15 |
JUST JUDI The
Gallery/Gift Shop that is featuring Maureen
Lovell's
work is called "Just Judi" and is located in downtown Blue Ridge
Georgia next to the L&L Beanery
(coffee shop) and near the train depot for the Blue Ridge Scenic
Mountain Railroad. Currently the gallery is selling Maureen's
hummingbirds and dragonflies. For hours and directions, the shop's
phone number is 706 632 5699 |
| 4/14 |
2010-2011 SF Dues A
Reminder hat Southern Flames Dues for the next year will be due on May
1. You can give Martha Fuest a check or pay by PayPal. For details
click the 4th button the right - the one that says "Pay Dues". |
| 4/14 |
CONVERGENCE CONGRATULATIONS Three necklaces from
Southern Flames members have been accepted into the ISGB Covergence
Exhibit. Congratulations to Stephanie and Gerry White, Marcy
Lamberson, and Camille and Robert Simmons. We can't
wait to see them. |
| 4/14 |
MAUREEN LOVELL Maureen
Lovell's work has been accepted for sale by a
gallery/gift shop in Blue Ridge. As soon as she sends us detail we
will post them in case you are in the area. Way to go Maureen. |
| 4/14 |
7th ANNUAL HOT TIMES
Registration is now open for the 2010 Hot Times in the Mountains Bead
Making Extraganza in Ashville NC.
Dates are September 23-26
and cost is 300.00 which includes the Thursday evening Wine n Cheese get
together, 3 lunches, 1 dinner, torches, kilns, 02 and propane. There are
30 spaces available on a first come, first serve basis. For more
information and/or to register, contact Marjorie Langston at
mlangston00@aol.com |
| 4/14 |
MORE AUCTION PHOTOS
More photos of auction items have just been posted - glass, a class,
books and more.
Click here
to see them. |
| 4/14 |
BBD BEAD SALE
Beads by Design is having a sale on all fire polished beads through
April 16 - 30% off. |
| 4/14 |
BEADS OF COURAGE IN SPACE
CONTEST:
The initial deadline for this ISGB competition was 4/12 but more details and the
remaining deadlines are available if you
click here.
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| 4/2 |
SILENT AUCTION
PHOTOS
Kristy Nijenkamp and Marcy Lamberson are working hard to
collect items for the Silent Auction and just sent us photos of
some of them.
Click here to see some of what we will be auctioning off and check
back as we will add new photos. AND MARK MAY 15 on your calendar
- this is a SF event, not to be missed by you and your friends, family
and colleagues. |
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MARCH 2010 |
| 3/31 |
MARCH MEETING PHOTOS Check out the Southern Flames
Scrapbook or click here to see photos
from Janelle Zorko's demo at our March meeting. Thanks once
again to Fred Fuerst for taking these pictures so that those of
us who could not be at the meeting can see what Janelle did. |
| 3/26 |
PIGGY TUTORIAL There is currently a request for pig
beads by the children in the Beads of Courage Program. Marcy
Lamberson has written a tutorial for making one.
Click here to see it
and it will also be
listed permanently in our Tips and Techniques section.
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| 3/26 |
BBD CLASSES APRIL & MAY The
April and May class schedules for
Beads by Design is available. In addition to beading
classes, BBD offers classes in glass beadmaking, beaded kumihimo,
soldering and wire wrapping.
Click here
to
go to their website - links to their monthly schedules are on the left
hand side. And there are photos of almost all the class projects. |
| 3/25 |
ISGB SE REGIONAL DIRECTOR The position of ISGB
Regional Director for the Southeast Area of the US is open for
nominations since Gerry White's term is complete.
If you
are a member of ISGB and would like to submit your name for this
position,
click here request a candidate survey. The deadline for
completing it and returning it is April 2. If you need more
information check the ISGB Website or call Gerry White at Beads by
Design 770 425 3909 |
| 3/25 |
BOC IN SPACE How
would you like one of your beady creations to take a ride on the Space
Shuttle? We’re not kidding! As part of TEAM Beads of Courage we send
handmade beads on special journeys and when they return they’re
presented to Beads of Courage kids. NASA is joining TEAM Beads of
Courage and will be taking some TEAM Beads of Courage for a ride into
outer space with astronauts on the next shuttle launch!
Click here for details! |
| 3/25 |
ISGB
SCHOLARSHIP The winner of the Southern Flames ISGB
Gathering Scholarship is Marie Shackelford. Congratulations
Marie! |
| 3/5 |
PHOTOS CAITLIN
HYDE Check
out the SF Scrapbook for lots of new photos of Caitlin Hyde's demo,
class and beads. We are lucky to have not only the photos that the
Web Mama took but a great series of ones from the demo that were made by
Fred Fuest - they are his best ever. In addition, Joan Houghton
Theall who was a member of the Sat/Sun class, contributed some great
photos of that. Use the SF Flames button on the right or
click here to see them. |
| 3/5 |
LILLIE WINS DOORPRIZE
The February door prize
of glass from FlameTree was won by Lillie Baverdam. This month a
donation of a bead to Beads of Courage was required to partipate and
since Lillie has donated thousands of beads (literally) to the children
we are all excited that she won. |
| 3/1 |
FLAMETREE CLASSES FlameTree Glass has some fabulous
classes this spring including ones by Lawrence Stump, Emilio Santini,
Akihiro Okama (Borosilicate) and Jari Sheese who makes
fabulous hollow beads. Go to FlameTree's Website
www.flametreeglass.com page through their Workshop pages for details
on these classes and the many others offered. |
| 3/1 |
MARGO KNIGHT
at SPRUILL Each quarter, Margo Knight offers
introductory and intermediate classes and workshops at Spruill Center in
Dunwoody. In addition, many experienced Southern Flames beadmakers
have spent their Saturdays working with Margo over the years. They
keep going back because they learn so much from Margo and from each
other. For more details about the classes Margo is teaching,
click here. |
| 3/1 |
LAMBERSON on MOERTEL Make sure you check out the winter
issue of ISGB's The Bead. Marcy Lamberson has, as
usual, done a wonderful job showcasing the work of a German beadmaker -
in this case Melanie Mortel. Melanie's work is whimsical,
delightful and interesting. |
| 3/1 |
BOC and THE BEAD Also in the winter edition of the ISGB
Magazine is an article by Jim Kervin on Butterfly beads and there
are photos of butterfly beads by Robert Simmons and Marcy
Lamberson. In addition, Robert's tutorial on making his
butterfly beads is featured with lots of photos. |
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FEBRUARY 2010 |
| 2/13 |
DOOR PRIZE FOR BOC DONATIONS We will have a door prize
drawing at our February meeting. The prize is FAB - a $25.00 gift
certificate to
FlameTree Glass. To be eligible you must bring one or more
beads to donate to the Beads of Courage kids. |
| 2/13 |
BEADS BY DESIGN CLASSES
The February and March class schedules for
Beads by Design is available. In addition to beading
classes, BBD offers classes in wire wrapping, kumihimo, metal/silver smithing and silver clay.
Click here
to
go to their website - links to their monthly schedules are on the left
hand side. The Web Mama just took Gerri Whites Metal Work and
Soldering class and it was wonderful - we made all size links for a
chain - you can see a picture of it in the class listing |
| 2/13 |
CAMPBELL FOLK SCHOOL Marjorie
Langston will be teaching two
lampworking classes at the John C. Campbell Folk School in NC.
Click here to find out more about the Folk School and
the classes Marjorie is teaching. It is an exciting place to visit
and learn. |
| 2/13 |
WOMEN IN GLASS Beads by two Southern Flames members were
featured in the Women In Glass issue of The Flow magazine.
Congratulations to Mary Brightwell and Marsha Manuel. A
piece by Terry Hale was also included. (If we have missed
any other SF members in the Magazine - please let us know. The
Web Mama
does not have a copy and is relying on memory after paging through it) |
| 2/13 |
BUTTERFLIES
NEEDED
Robert Simmons has let us know that although we have enough
Butterfly Beads for the Atlanta hospitals, more are needed for Beads of
Courage programs at hospitals around the country. If you could
make some it would be greatly appreciated. Give them to Robert or
send them direct to:
Beads of Courage, Inc.
5301 S Houghton Rd
Tucson, AZ 85747
Please be sure to include your contact information with
any donations so BOC can send you a receipt. |
| 2/1 |
DON MEADOW'S DEMO PHOTOS AND VIDEO!!!! Not only do we
have lots great photos of Don Meadows horse head bead demo taken by
Fred Fuerst but we also have a 5 part video which was photographed
and then edited to work on UTube by Andrew Lunde. It
is fabulous to have of all of this available to us.
Click here to go to the Scrapbook for links or use the
SF Scrapbook button on the right.
Thank you Fred and Andrew. |
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JANUARY 2010 |
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| 1/17 |
SILENT AUCTION Marcy Lamberson and Kristy
Nijenkamp who are putting together a SF Silent Auction in the Spring
need someone to help Suzanne Patterson with publicity. Email
Marcy (lambo@mindspring.com)
or Kristy (nijenkamp@bellsouth.net)
or Suzanne (sspatt@mindspring.com)
if you can help out. |
| 1/17 |
ATLANTA GLASS ART GUILD
INVITE Joy Hafner of the AGAG (Atlanta Art
Glass Guild) has invited SF Members to their January Meeting.
It will be held at the
Sun Jan 24 4:00 PM
Spruill Art
Center
Room 2
5339 Chamblee
Dunwoody Road –
Dunwoody, Ga
30338 (770-394-3447)
They are having two
special presentations that afternoon by Jeff Baker and Amy Ferber on
Innovative Use of Glass in Architecture and Interior Design.
Jeffrey Baker is a local Atlanta Architect
and Interior Designer whose background prior to moving into the
field of architecture is in theater and lighting design. Jeffrey
has practiced in Georgia as a Staff Architect and Interior
Director with the Hunter Group Architects and as a Staff
Architect and Project Manager with Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart
and Associates prior to establishing his own firm , Jeffrey
Bruce Baker Designs,,LLC. His firm focuses on the
environmentally responsible residential design, interiors, and
commercial planning and design. You can see some of Jeffrey’s
work at
www.jbbakerportfolio.com.
Amy Ferber will share a SLIDE PRESENTATION
which covers a brief history of Bullseye Glass Co. and
then takes us on a visual tour of the Bullseye Factory. Amy has
worked at Bullseye Glass for four years in the Sales
department. She has worked with dealers, artists and students as
well as represented Bullseye at conferences , trade shows and
dealer events. As part of her ongoing product training she has
taken a variety of kiln glass classes.
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| 1/17 |
BUTTERFLY BEADS for BOC
Beads of Courage is in need of about 20-25 Butterfly beads. These beads
are the ones given to the family of a child who has lost their battle
with their disease. For further information, contact Robert Simmons at
rbsimmons@mindspring.com. |
| 1/7 |
SF CALENDAR Did you know that you can see tentative dates for
future SF meetings. Click on Calender - it is the 6th button on
the right. |
| 1/7 |
BEADS BY DESIGN CLASSES
The January, February and March class schedules for
Beads by Design Classes is available. In addition to beading
classes, BBD offers classes in wire wrapping, kumihimo, metal/silver
smithing and silver clay.
Click here to
go to their website - links to their monthly schedules are on the left
hand side. |
| 1/7 |
HOLIDAY PARTY PHOTOS Check the Scrapbook or
click here to
see photos from the December Meeting and Party and of the Holiday Tree. |
| 1/7 |
THANK YOU from ROBERT SIMMONS Robert writes
"Here's a big Thank You to everyone who helped get the nursing staff
beads ready for the holidays. We ended up with 168 staff beads
which I will deliver to Nancy Campbell (at Egelston) tonight. She'll be
sure that all of the BoC caregivers get s special holiday bead from
Southern Flames." |
| 1/7 |
BOC BEADATHON Robert Simmons also reports that
169 beads were made during the November 2009 Bead- a-Thon held at
Beads by Design.
Click here to see them. |
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DECEMBER 2009 |
| 12/7 |
MARGIE DEEB BOOK PRIZE
The Beader's Color
Palette by Margie Deeb has been voted by
the prestigious Library Journal as the
BEST HOW-TO CRAFT book of 2009.
This is quite an honor because it is for all craft books not just bead related
volumes. Congratulation Margie. |
| 12/7 |
CAITLIN HYDE CLASS
Almost all of the seats in Caitlin Hyde's February class were filled at the
December meeting. Only 3 spaces remain so book quickly before they fill
up. Caitlin makes the most interesting beads and Marcy Lamberson said she
is a fantastic teacher.
Click here for more info and to see the types of beads she will be teaching.
Web Mama is signed up and can't wait. |
| 12/7 |
OPEN TORCH AT FLAMETREE
FlameTree Glass in Roswell is hosting a free open torch afternoon on Wed Dec
23 Noon - 6:00. Get your Christmas shopping done early so you can go
and play at FlameTree. FlameTree is also having a sale on bead, bottles,
goblets, paperweights and other glassware during the month of December.
For more information on both, go to their website at
www.flametreeglass.com |
| 12/7 |
DRESS DOWN FOR THE KIDS
Margo Knight sponsored a fund raiser at her office for Beads of Courage.
For a contribution to the cause, staff member in her legal firm could dress down
for a day. She raised over $700 for BOC. Wow! |
| 12/7 |
MURRINI FUND RAISER
Stephanie White raffled off one of her complex murrini chips and raised
$165 for Beads of Courage. Stephanie also made 35 Red and Green
Christmas beads for the BOC staff nurses. Thank you Steffi for all you do. |
| 12/7 |
BOC BEAD-A-THON The Beads
of Courage Beadathon at Beads by Design in November netted 165 beads for
the BOC children. Thanks to everyone who contributed |
| 12/7 |
ARTIST OPEN HOUSE
Brian
Renoud and Becky Sizemore will be selling their beads, pendants and
jewelry at siye-hglass 2480 Memorial Drive Atlanta GA 30317 on Sat Dec
12 10-6 and Sun Dec 13 11-5. Six other glass artists are also
participating. |
| 12/7 |
ROMA CREATIONS A
new
bead store has opened on Peachtree Industrial Blvd in Suwanee, GA.
Click here for
more info. |
| 12/6 |
ALL MEMBER SHOW
At the November
meeting, members were invited to bring their beads and jewelry for display.
We've just put some photos up from that meeting.
Click here to see beads made by Margo
Knight,Brian Renoud, Andrew Lunde, Maureen Lovell, Joan Houghton Theall, Gerry &
Stephanie White. Camille & Robert Simmons, Martha Fuerst and Linda Edmunds
or
use the Scrapbook button on the right. |
| 12/1 |
*** RESULTS MEMBER SURVEY
The SF Member survey was conducted in October 2009 and was sent to current 2009-2010 members and past members of Southern Flames. 62 people completed the survey 53 of which are current members.
Those of you who have experience with surveys, know that the response rate was
phenomenal.
So thank you to all who responded but most especially to our SF Secretary
Maureen Lovell who conceived, developed and compile it.The survey was
conceived, developed and compile by SF Secretary Maureen Lovell
Click here
to read the results. |
| 12/1 |
CYNTHIA RUTLEDGE AT BBD
To those of you who bead as well as make beads, well know beading artist Cynthia
Rutledge will be teaching classes and having a trunk show at Beads by Design.
The trunk show will be on Sat Dec 12 at 5-7 PM. For the class
schedule and to see the class projects check the
Beads by Design Website
or call (770)425-3909.
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| 12/1 |
CHATTAHOOCHIE FESTIVAL
Marcy Lamberson will have a booth at the Chattahoochie's Back to
Nature Holiday Market and Festival on SAT DEC 5 10 AM-4PM.
Forty vendors, scavenger hunt, crafts and face painting for the kids, music,
coffee and hot chocolate. Sounds like fun and a good place for
Christmas shopping. At the Chattahoochie Nature Center. |
