by Eileen Robbins | Jan 7, 2021 | Tips
CZs – Tips on Using Them in Beads Following Alexx Cheng’s wonderful demo on using CZs in your beads, Alice Henry organized a large group purchase of CZs. So here are a few tips for using those sparkly gems: Spot heat and plunge a hole with a metal poking...
by Eileen Robbins | Jan 5, 2021 | Tech Talks
Google Slides for Social Mediawith Kathryn Lagassey Tuesday, January 5, 2021 Join our host Kathryn Lagassey as we partner with Virginia Firebirds. Using Google slides, we will learn to make graphics for Zoom backgrounds, posters, memes etc. for social media. Members...
by Eileen Robbins | Jan 1, 2021 | Challenges
Ongoing Challenge No. 9 “Frit Happens” By Janie Jones Yes, frit happens. Many of us purchased even MORE frit in 2020, probably a lot more! Now’s the time to show examples by using some of that frit and sharing the results. The bead pictured above was made...
by Eileen Robbins | Jan 1, 2021 | Spotlight
Meet Sarah Stern When Eileen asked me to write about how I got started lampworking I thought – serendipity has defined my life in glass. In 2004 I was at the Highlands Guild Art show in Asheville, where Teresa Brittain was selling her lampwork jewelry. I told...
by Eileen Robbins | Dec 28, 2020 | Speakers Series
An Evening with Karen Crown-Polzin Lentil Soup! Friday, January 29, 2021 Karen Crown-Polzin will be sharing how she uses a lentil press to make some of her favorite beads for Beads of Courage. One of her favorite shapes to use when creating...
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