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Showing posts with label Beads of Courage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Beads of Courage. Show all posts

Sunday, May 8, 2016

Glass Beads for Good Deeds Needed 5.8.16

Glass Bead artisans! The coffers at Beads of Courage Arts in Medicine program are dangerously low. Kids are in need of Acts of Courage Beads - which are the special beads they get to choose on tough treatment days. Even beads you don't think are perfect are often a treasure to a courageous child! The only requirements for these are 3/32 nd hole or larger, no surface metals (allergies) and no rough edges!  You can find a donation form here.

This lovely bead stash was created by Studio Marcy for Beads of Courage. You can find more of her glass beads here.




Wednesday, June 17, 2015

More Minions Doing Good for Beads of Courage 6.17.15

It seems the minions are everywhere and headed to Beads of Courage hospitals around the world! Jo of Kitzbitz Artglass, one of our regulars here, has generously created a tutorial for bead makers to used to create more minions for the Beads of Courage program! Be sure to check it out if you'd like to make some minions to donate!






Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Beads for Good Deeds 6.16.15

It's been a while since we shared a post about Beads for Good Deeds...so we're a bit over due. Check out the glass bead minions below! These were created by several members of the Fire and Rain Glass Bead Society in Western Washington State. These are all headed off to Beads of Courage! Makers were: Lara Lutrick, Ellen Harbison,Cheryl Matson and Anna Clarke.  Lovely job ladies! The kids are gonna love them!!!





Saturday, September 21, 2013

Glass Beads of Courage 9.21.13

Hello Glass Bead fans! Once again, we are celebrating Beads of Courage!
This is an arts in medicine charity that allows children with serious illnesses to tell the story of their treatment path. Colorful beads symbolize and commemorate milestones of achievement on their journey.

Our featured bead today is from one of our regulars, Jo of Kitzbitz Art Glass. Jo has written a fantastic lampwork tutorial for making yellow ribbon hearts for the kids.


Today artisans from all over the country are coming together to make all kinds of glass beads for the kids. Here's some of the beads made at the event last week held by the Midwest Lampworker's Guild:

ARTISANS: please remember that your link today must have something to do with Beads of Courage.




Saturday, September 14, 2013

Glass Beads of Courage 9.14.13

Welcome Glass Bead fans! Today is a special day as we are celebrating Beads of Courage!
This is an arts in medicine charity that allows children with serious illnesses to tell the story of their treatment path. Colorful beads symbolize and commemorate milestones of achievement on their journey.

Many glass bead makers donate beads to the Beads of Courage program.We are featuring the beads of Debbie Altman of All My Beads. She has been a really busy bee making fun beads for the program and has shared lots of info on her blog:


Today and next Saturday,  glass bead artisans are coming together for a Bead Challenge. They will make beads just for the charity. And if you don't live in one of the cities where the events are being held, you can sign up to torch from home!


In honor of this amazing charity, today, instead of sharing beads for sale, we have asked our artists to share beads going to or recently donated to Beads of Courage.  We hope you enjoy sharing in this endeavor with us!


If you are interested in making a donation to Beads of Courage, you can do so via this link