Fire Diva's Challenge - Romance

This month, the Fire Divas' team is having a challenge, the theme is Romance. Check out these great items and vote for your favorite on the Fire Divas Blog.

One lucky commenter will receive a 25% off Coupon for Sonja’s Artfire shop. So after you vote don’t forget to leave a comment at the bottom of the post on the Divas Blog to win!! Poll closes at Midnight (EST) on Saturday, January 21st.



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Fire Diva's Challenge

The Fire Divas have a seasonal challenge for this month. Take a look at these beauties! Please cast your vote in the poll on the right side of the Fire Divas Blog.

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Fire Diva's Challenge

This month the Fire Divas' challenge was to make lampwork glass beads with a message or words on them. It was a fun challenge and I have made these types of beads before. Many of our members had not and were nervous about making their beads, but I was super impressed with the turn out and the quality of the words.

We have some great entries and a great prize for one lucky voter! Make sure to leave a comment on our blog and you could win a $50 Gift Certificate to Holly’s Shop! Voting ends at noon on Sunday, September 25th. You can find the poll on the right hand side of the Fire Diva's blog.

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Bead Jeweled - A Fire Diva's Treasury Give Away

This month, the Fire Divas are breaking out all the stops and creating a great collection of beads to be featured in the Fire Divas first ever Etsy Team Treasury Giveaway.

Your are probably familiar with Etsy's treasuries, which are collections of items chosen by individual curators, often with a theme. The Fire Divas are doing something special. Not only are we creating a treasury featuring many of the Fire Divas showing off their interpretation of a "Bead Jeweled" theme, but we are giving them all away to FOUR very lucky winners!

Each winner will receive four awesome beads from this collection. All you have to do for a chance to win is leave a comment on our treasury HERE and "heart" or add all the featured shops in it as a favorite.

Only one comment/person, please! Winners will be chosen at random on August 21, 2011.

The best way you can show your love and support for the Divas is to make sure that you and everyone you know stops by to view this beautiful treasury. Please also take a few moments to spread the news by posting a link to Facebook or your blog, tweet it, StumbleUpon, or any other social media you prefer to use.

WAIT! There's more!!"

Since some of our team members don't have their own Etsy shops, we're also offering a separate Blog Giveaway here to one lucky reader, who will win a wonderful prize from Patrice of Shepherd Creations, seen here.

To enter our Blog Giveaway (separate from our Etsy Treasury Giveaway!):
Please leave a comment at the Fire Divas Blog. CLICK HERE

They say that a person's greatest treasure is their friends—and you, our fans—are some of our greatest treasures too. Thank you very much for your support from all of us on the Fire Divas team.

Fire Divas' Challenge - Tide Pools

Yes, it is that time again, time for another "Fire Divas Monthly Themed Challenge." The theme of this challenge is: "Tide Pool." The entries are all based on the ocean or sealife. Look below to see these beautiful choices.

Please vote for your favorite entry on the right side of the Fire Divas blog and leave a comment there to be entered to win a $20 gift certificate from Patrice at Shepherd Creations! Please include your email address with your comment so that we are able to contact you about your prize.

***You can find the poll to the right and at the top of the FIRE DIVAS BLOG page. Comments made on this post won't count.***

Handmade Top 10

The Divas are in a sort of Handmade Marathon. We are competing in Handmadeology's Handmade Top 10 Etsy Team Challenge. The prize for the team with the most points in the judging categories will win $450.00 worth of marketing advertising! We love a good race and competition and showing all of our fans what the Divas are made of!

Starting June 22nd, we will be adding our creative works of glass art to our official "Fire Divas Team" Handmade Top 10 List HERE. So we would love for you—our friends, family, and fans—to serve as the Divas Cheerleaders! Your mission: vote, vote, vote! Also to please click on the little Facebook logo on the left side after you vote to "like" our special team section. And if you're a Tweeter, then by all means, tweet us! And in appreciation for your time and support, there will be special prizes awarded at the end of the two weeks to FIVE (5) of our lucky fans!!!! You can be entered in a random drawing for one of these prizes by:

1) Leaving one comment entry after this post for each day that you've voted for our team listings (only ONE comment PER day for voting, no matter how many times you've voted during that day),

and get even MORE chances by doing any of these social functions:

2) Hitting the Facebook logo after you vote to "like" our team list,
3) Hitting the Twitter button on the same page after you vote to post a Tweet, (and you can also tweet as many times as you want from this same button link on this page during the 2 weeks—that's how they add to our score!).
4) Putting the Fire Divas Team List link (http://bit.ly/m8Dm5j) on your blog, Facebook, fan page, Twitter, or website to help spread the word.

For doing any of these things, you need to enter them as separate comments (and thus, increase your chances of winning!). But please only post ONE comment PER function, even if, for example, you've posted to your Facebook page several times during the competition.

You can vote as often as you like over the next 2 weeks—and remember, this is a team competition and not an individual one—so please try and vote for all the listings in our section to help give us the highest voting scores. *Ü* And the more you vote and help spread the word through social media sites, the more chances you'll get to win some super prizes from the Fire Divas! (We'll be posting photos of the prizes later on our Fan Page throughout the competition.) Simply click on the orange title bar below or in the upper right corner of the sidbar to start voting.

This is the time to get out your Pom-Poms and show the Divas how much love you have for our awesome team of glass girls!!!!




GO TEAM DIVAS!!!!!!

The Fire Divas "Fairy Tales" Monthly Themed Lampwork Challenge

It is time again for another Fire Diva's monthly challenge. The theme this month is "Fairy Tales."
You can see a couple dragons, a forest mushroom, a kissing frog, a glass slipper and a pumpkin coach. Such a creative group of beadmakers!

Because we so greatly value our loyal fans and customers, we would love for YOU to choose your favorite piece by voting in our special poll. After you're done voting, make sure to leave a comment and you'll be entered to win a great prize from one of the Fire Divas!

*** The poll closes on Monday, June 20th, and the winning bead and blog comment post will be announced that following Tuesday. The blog comment needs to be on the blog site, not here to qualify for the prize.***

CLICK HERE TO GO AND VOTE ON OUR BLOG

You can click on any of these photos to see a larger, detailed view of these beautiful pieces.

Fire Divas' Beads of Courage Auction

My lampworking promotion group, The Fire Divas, have collected a group of great handmade lampwork beads to auction off to honor of the Beads Of Courage program. All of the proceeds from this eBay auction HERE will go directly to Beads Of Courage and make it possible for the brave boys and girls battling cancer throughout the United States to enjoy the amazing outreach and cancer support that this wonderful program provides. Not only will you be helping to put a smile on their faces, but you will receive 19 handmade Collector beads that you will cherish for a lifetime!!!

The beads shown were donated by 13 different Fire Diva artisans, who also created a similar set that will be sent directly to Beads of Courage for the children to choose from and enjoy. This is your unique opportunity to pitch in and lend a helping hand to this amazing organization too!

The beads you will be getting include:

* Lovely free-form organics
* A pair of Disney inspired "Magical Mouse" ears
* A sporty roadster car
* A Space Ship with a monkey (THIS IS MY BEAD! Very similar bead was just launched into space on the last space shuttle mission)
* Fun and festive graphic designs
* A sweet chocolate cupcake (calorie free, of course)
* Happy "critter" face beads
* And the cutest pair of tiny green inchworms!

In addition to this special auction event, we would like to offer another opportunity to our customers and fans: for everyone who places a bid (whether you win or not), or donates directly during the auction week to Beads of Courage via their website, please leave a comment on our blog post. You will be entered to win some great prizes from more of the Fire Diva members, chosen by a random drawing.

Please help us spread the word about our first Annual Beads of Courage Auction and don't forget that the bidding will end on Wednesday, June 1st at 6 pm PST. Thank you so much for your support! *Ü*

Fire Divas Sale

My fellow Fire Divas and I are having a sale as a way to say THANK YOU to our customers from 3-25-11 to 4-2-11. Check out all the links below and sale information on participating Divas, see sales ranging from 15-20% off normal prices and other special offers. I am offering 20% off all my lampwork creations. Check out my ArtFire and Etsy sites and use coupon code: DIVATHANKS.

Lutrick ~ Icarus Beads ~ Fire and Sand ~ Ema K Designs

Ashlyn Design ~ 15% off Lori's ArtFire shop and a gift with every purchase. Coupon Code: DIVATHANKS. **Please note that Lori's shop will be on "vacation mode" on April 2nd, so she will have to end her personal sale on Friday, April 1st. All other team members will have their items on sale through April 2nd.

Holly's Folly Glass ~ 15% off her Etsy shop and 20% off her website. Coupon Code: DIVATHANKS

SusanLambert ~ Specially marked spacer bead sets for $10 including shipping in her Etsy shop.

Lutrick ~ 20% off Lara's Etsy and ArtFire shops. Coupon Code: DIVATHANKS

Icarus Beads ~ 20% off Judith's Etsy shop. Coupon Code: DIVATHANKS

Ema K Designs ~ 20% off her Etsy and ArtFire shops.

Spawn of Flame ~ 15% off Rosemarie's Etsy and ArtFire shops. Coupon Code DIVATHANKSSPRING11

Fire and Sand ~ 20% off Karen's Etsy and ArtFire shops. Coupon Code: DIVATHANKS

Sun Door Beads ~ 20% off Michelle's Etsy and ArtFire shops. Coupon Code: DIVATHANKS

Susan Lambert ~ Ugly Duckling Beads ~ Ashlyn Design ~ Spawn of Flame

Ugly Duckling Beads ~ 20% off Kathleen's Etsy shop. Coupon Code: DIVATHANKS

Rivers Edge Glass ~ 15% off Barb's Etsy and ArtFire shops. Coupon Code: DIVATHANKS

Uvanomos ~ Holly's Folly Glass ~ Rivers Edge Glass ~ Sun Door Beads

Babs Beads and Design ~ 15% off Susanne's ArtFire shop.

Shepherd Creations ~ 20% off Patrice's ArtFire shop. Coupon Code: DIVATHANKS

Uvanomos ~ 15% off Lluvia's Etsy shop. Coupon Code: DIVATHANKS

Amy Hall ~ Free shipping in her Etsy shop. Coupon Code: DIVATHANKS

Silver River Glass ~ 10% off Sonja's Artfire shop. Coupon Code: DIVATHANKYOU

We're so happy to have served our customers in the past and will continue to provide you with the best in handmade artisan lampwork beads. We look forward to your continuing support, please keep in touch with us via your "comments" and your "likes" on this page, and don't forget to share us with all your friends!

Fire Diva's Monthy Challenge - Monochrome

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The Fire Divas are having another contest. The theme this month was monochrome. I decided on my color choice because I had 4 shades of that color (2 opaque and 2 transparent). I wish I had branched out on design a little more.

Please vote for your favorite, and starting this month, we are introducing a special prize for one lucky voter/commenter! Make sure to enter a comment at the bottom of the post ON THE FIRE DIVA'S PAGE, COMMENTS HERE WILL NOT BE ENTERED (one per person, please), and when the voting is over, we will announce both the Diva winner AND the voter winner! This month's lucky voter will receive a coupon for 20% off anything from Lori Bergmann's ArtFire shop (Ashlyn Design). You will be a lucky customer indeed. I have seen Lori's work and own a couple of her beads, she does amazing work.

Fire Diva Fantasy Shopping

I’d filled in for Kathleen for Fire Divas' Fantasy shopping Saturday today. We have so many beads in our shops both on ArtFire and Etsy, not to mention personal websites; I was not quite sure where to start. I decided to just click on the shops starting at the top of the blog and in Amy’s shop (ahouston) I came across the beautiful blue earrings below. Today was a beautiful day here in Seattle with a crisp blue sky and come to find out, a lot of the Fire Divas like blue too.
We mostly make beads, but many of us make jewelry too. Check out these ready to wear items in shades of blue, turquoise and green.



Check out links to all of the Fire Divas' shops at our Blog: Fire Divas

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Stunning blue and aqua beads make up these beautiful earrings. I love that the beads and similar, but don’t match exactly. The raised dots MAKE these beads.

Ashlyn Design

Lori’s lovely heart pendant is so cute. I have seen this in person and it is just perfect in shape, dot placement and wire wrapping.

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Ema’s bracelet is made with a bold turquoise lampwork bead and delicate Viking knit silver wire; a great combo!

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Susanne of made this beautiful bead which she has strung into a pendnat. The colors are soft and watery. I would like to see this bead in person, very cool.

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Karen made this cool pendant from an acorn from her yard. While it is not lampwork glass, it is just as pretty. She electroformed it with copper and then added a stunning turquoise blue patina.

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Judith’s bead is stunning! I keep looking at it and trying to figure out which silver glass she used to make this bead. Judith is an expert at making silvered glass shine. This pendant is paired with a great silk ribbon.

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My fine silver ring made with a square disk bead and white spacer bead.

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Patrice is one of our members that uses boro glass to stunning effect. Check out t his flying dragonfly pendant.

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Kathleen’s bracelet just makes my smile, it is fun, bright and funky. I would wear this in a minute.

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Susan makes ring blanks (the silver part) that you can buy and add your own beads. I’m tempted to buy one of these for sure.