Shampoo Glass help....

Good Morning everyone,

So here is the first 'help' post for our little blog. This past weekend I went down to Calgary and went to the Oasis show. The show wasn't nearly as good as last year, but I still managed to find a few good deals. There were alot of glass bead makers there, so it was nice to see everyone's creations.

Anyways after the show I went to check out Tiffany House glass studio. It is a really cute little store that is built in a little Victorian style home on the edge of Kensington. Their glass studio set up was really nice, and the lady that gave me the tour was super friendly. They even have a little lunch room for us hardcore beaders. I recommend checking it out next time you're in Calgary.

Anyways onto the questions. At Tiffany House I purchased some Shampoo Glass, the color is Mother of Pearl. The samples were so pretty, it really did look like mother of pearl. The lady didn't know too much about it accept that it is 104COE and came from Arrow Springs.

Anyone out there use if before? Any tips or tricks too it?

When I googled it I didn't find too much. So ladies, if you know anything about the glass please share. Thank you.

Group Sale - Bellevue Hall

Our sale at the Bellevue Hall was a success. Here is a picture of our motley crew! Thank you to Phil, Brent and John for "manning" the concession. Perhaps they should have dressed down to their skivies, and we would have had more cookie sales, ha ha. Also a HUGE THANK YOU to Trish who looked after credit card purchases!

Bead Shows

Here is the link to the Oasis Bead Show in Calgary this year.

http://www.nlmglassarts.com/beadshow/Calgary/2007/beadoasiscalgaryindex.html

And....for those of us dreamers....this would be pretty awesome! Anyone going?

http://www.istanbul-boncuk.org/index.php

Last Saturday's Sale and Classes

Good Morning everyone!

We all should now be recovered from the weekend and Saturday's sale by now, I hope you all had a good time. It was so nice to see everyone's creations, especially those who didn't get to participate in last October's sale. I have a few photos I took so I'll post them when I get a chance.

I personally did alright, about what I expected to do. I didn't think it was going to go over as well as Octobers sale, since that was a great location, and we had the start of the Christmas rush. i think this location has good potential though, it will just take more time. I hope everyone will take the time and post your thoughts and feelings in regards to last Saturdays sale. Any thoughts on what we could do different/better?

Also I know many of you are taking classes at Bedrock this weekend, let us know how they go!

Have a nice week. Amanda

One Day Studio Sale

Our group is pleased to present our Studio Sale of Lampwork Glass Beads & Glass Bead Jewellery, Saturday, April 14 - 10:00 am - 4:00 pm at the Bellevue Community League, 7308 - 112 Ave, Edmonton. Come by to browse beautiful and unique work handcrafted by our group of local lampwork artists and enthusiasts.

One more thing...

I forgot to mention one thing, I have been working on a new logo for the group. I've had to put it aside to get ready for the sale. I'll be back to working on that next week. I will have 3 options, I will post them and we can have a vote.

Cheers, Amanda

Welcome Fireflies!

Good day everyone.

Welcome to the very first post for the ABFireflies. This blog is for everyone to use, and I hope you all at some point post something. This blog format is super friendly so even if you think your computer skills are lacking just follow the instructions in the email I sent out.

I'm sure everyone is getting excited (or freaking out) for our Studio Sale this Saturday. I'm sure it will be a great success.

If you have any questions/comments regarding this blog, please email me at amandak3@telus.net

Thank you. Happy Beading.