More Pendants and some semi-precious stones. Yum!

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The braclet above, is made of irresitably chunky amethyst and tiny peridot gemstone beads. The chain and clasp are sterling silver (of course!). This one is soooo extravagent on, very fringey look with layers of colour. It reminds me of Hawaiian hula skirt on my wrist (if hula skirts were made out of rocks ;-). Price $180. Matching earrings available.

Long Necklaces & Stuff

have been busy trying to get a lot of new things ready for the Fall sale. Here are some long necklaces (ranging from 22"-38") on beautiful sterling silver chain. Prices are between $90-$160.

The first 2 pictured are made up of Thai Silver beads, fresh water pearls and Swarovski Crystals, with a handmade lampwork bead focal.

The necklace below is made of Turquoise nugget beads (gemstone quality), the chain and components are sterling silver, the leaf is a carob leaf from the "Holy Land". What can't you find on the internet! It has been electroplated using silver. Kinda cool, eh? The circular silver component was made by me. Price $90. Matching earrings available in 2 styles!

New pendants

Some new Pendants. Priced between $55-$75.

A couple of braclets. These are $145. Made with hand pulled glass cane and finished with handmade beaded tassel.

October Sale

It's time for another sale event! The Aurora Borealis Fireflies are at it again. We have all been busy making lovely new things for fall. Join us October 25, 2008 at the Strathcona Community League Hall, 10139 - 87 Avenue, Edmonton from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. One day only. Lots of ideas for Christmas gifts to indulge your friends and family (and you!) who love a little bling in their life!

If you visited us last year, you know how much there was to see. We have rearranged things a little this time to ensure you enjoy your shopping experience. We accept cash, Visa, Mastercard, Amex.

Class with Lisa St. Martin

Lisa St. Martin specializes in sparkle! It was so much fun learning new ways of incorporating dichro, silver, copper and even copper dish scubbies. Lisa is always thinking about different ways to work with metals. We fumed with gold and apparently I have to practice this since none of my beads got anything more then a pink hue. This is good, but I wanted to see the golden glow.

These pictured above are made by Lisa. Check out the sparkle on the right! This bead was subdued compared to some others she had that were over the top dripping dichro. Too much fun! I absolutely love the Carribean blue hue of the sculptured vessel on the left.

These are the beads I made. Hmmm, gotta get a little more sparkle and wow going. I was really pleased with my beads and now want to play with all of the dichro I bought. Yikes!

Class with Michael Barley

The first picture are beads that I made in the class.... Okay, it is a little stressful and remember Rome was not built in a day. Must practice.

The following are some beads made by Michael. The one on the choker I bought and the 2nd one aquired by luck. Michael raffles all his demo beads at the end of class. I'm so lucky to have won the Leaf bead!

Here is Michael actually making the Leaf Bead I won.

This was the beginning of 2 weekends of intense classes with bead makers of renown and unique style.

Michael Barley from Port Townsend was in Edmonton for 6 days of classes. Wow! 2 days per session, 10 students each session. He must have been exhausted by end of day 6 and happy to be on his way home. Michael, we were so blown away by your generousity in sharing so many of your techniques and ideas. Thank you thank you thank you!

Cuteoverload

This made me think of a Ingmar Bergman film if he made 'films' about cats.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M7ibPk37_U

Enjoy!