New Beads, Tucson & Studio's next Get Together...

Hello all, hope your year is off to a good start...our life is good, I made some beads, Grace and I are going to Tucson & at our next get together at the studio we will be making beads for Beads of Courage...all of these things are great & I will give you more information on all of it later in this post...However...

The big news this week at our house is that my brilliant husband has published his first book, Jerusalem Syndrome on Amazon.com for kindle readers, pc readers & apple readers...which can be downloaded from Amazon... this is so exciting, Martin wrote this books years ago, when I met him he had just finished it...he shopped it out to a couple of print publishers late Aug 2001, after the tragedy happened on Sept. 11, 2001, one of the more famous publishers send him a hand written note explaining "that although the idea was awesome & original, the post 9/11/01 environment was not the best time for this book, as the story starts with a riot on Christmas eve in Jerusalem...The story is a Sci Fi / Horror Novel that happens in our time, so they call this kind of book Future Science...I am giving away a download of this book to the first person who makes a comment on this post...Shameless plug I know, but he is the love of my life & the book is a great read.

Speaking of being published, one of my Flower Implosion beads made it in to the Flow Magazine's current issue of Women In Glass...

Beads: I have some new beads to share in my etsy shop...below is a preview photo of whats to come & there are even more beads that need to be washed, photographed & listed, so stay tuned...

Studio: Join us on Sat February 26th from 12 to 5pm at our Studio in Gilroy. Bead makers & Glass Artists will be coming over to make beads for Beads of Courage, it promises to be a fun day full of Demos...come over for a visit, this is a pot luck party so bring a goody to munch on if you can...

Tucson: Grace & I are going to hang out with a whole lot of Beady people in Tucson AZ for a few days...it should be a ton of fun...I will have more news & photos of out trip when we come back next week...

Winner: The last beads for the giveaway, the 3 yummy focal beads go to Deci of CA. Please send me your address...This week's bead is a yummy focal with bubble eyes on each side, it is about 36mm long x 22mm wide. Enter to win it by making a comment on this post...

Tools: Don't forget to check out the newest cool tool from Grace & Frank, The Pinch me Tight is an awesome versatile tool that you will love having on your work bench...

Thanks so much for stopping by...life is good, even though the ceiling of our dinning room came down with a bad water leak last Wednesday, now the floor is being replaced too...we are thankful for all the good things in our life...
Jelveh
Peace

New Year, New Beads, New Tool...

Happy New Year everyone, hope you had a great holiday season & are now looking forward to a great new year like me...life is good, I have no excuses nor any real reasons for not blogging or listing beads for over a month...I am having a great time playing mom to Mooshi, she is such a great dog & we are so happy to have her...I did have a bit of a cold for a few days, but other than that all is good around here...

I made some new beads, listed some & will be listing more in my etsy shop...including a brand new design from me called Charming Grace, since the idea is really Grace's, over the holidays Frank made this new tool that Grace played with it & came up with this cool idea with love love the Pinch Me Right...a very cool hip tool that does a lot of fun things, you need to figure all the cool things that are possible with this tool...

Also with the new year we started our Private Beadmaking Parties at the studio...the group on Monday Jan 10 was so so so nice, there was 8 students in class and for 2 hours I thought them how to make one bead and I have to say they all did such an awesome job, I had a ton of fun with them, they are a very artsy fun group, I look forward to seeing Mary-Lee & her group of glass addicts again at the studio soon...can you tell in the photo below which bead is mine, no one had any experience in glass prior this two hour class/party...

Oh ok now for the winner of the last blog post which was oh my gosh all the way back in December 2010, is Janette from NV. Enter to win the trio of yummy focal beads in the photo above by making a comment on this blog post...

Thanks for stopping by, life is good...
Jelveh
Peace

Holiday Boutique & Beads...

Hi all, hope you are doing well & have been having fun getting ready for Christmas & Happy Hanukkah too, today is the 7th day...we are doing well...the puppy is doing great, she is so much fun, we are wondering how come we never got a puppy before...
This past Saturday we had our second annual Holiday Boutique at Graceful Studios, it was so much fun, there were lots of people and goodies there to be had...below are some photos...Grace also has a story and photo on her blog...click here to see

I made a few new beads, added them to my etsy shop...will be adding more in the days to come...if you are a returning client, send me an email and I will send you a new coupon code good for 10% off your purchase when you check out...also I added some beads on remake request only, so check them out...

Last week's organic yummy silver red beads go to Elizabeth of Virginia, send your address girl...for this week the giveaway is a focal bead from my Earth From Above series...I love this bead and have been hanging on to it for a while...enter to win it by making a comment on this blog post...

Thanks for stopping by...life is good...

Jelveh

Peace

Happy Thanksgiving New Beads & Coupon...

Hi all, hope your holiday weekend is going well...we had the best time at our house hosting the family for Turkey dinner, everyone brought a dish and together the meal was very yummy...from the start to finish here is a photo collage of our party, loved the yam yummy I made in the orange cups with marshmellows...

New Beads & Goodies: I added a few items to my etsy store, more ornaments & icicles (all gone now sorry) & more beads & goodies, you can use the discount code NOV2010DISCOUNT to get a 10% holiday discount when you purchase any item from my shop...

The puppy is doing great, here she is telling me, no way it was not me, I did not chew the button off the chair, it was not me, no way no how...she is so cute...we are so happy to have her...

Last week's yummy focal bead goes to Rickie, please send your address girl...this week I have a set of 3 beads for you in the shades of red, & opal golds...very yummy, enter to win it by making a comment on this post...

Thanks for stopping by...life is good & full...
Jelveh
Peace

New Items & Etsy Discount Code...

Happy Early Thanksgiving everyone...I know I just did an update, but I have time so I decided to do another update and let you know about this new coupon code that etsy is offering the sellers now, so instead of me discounting you after you have paid and sending you a refund via paypal, now I will just send you a coupon code whenever I am having a discount and you use it at checkout to get your discount...its kind of cool, so lets try it out, so only the people on my email list will get the code, so I am sending it to you in a few minutes...
We saw the movie Due Date, it is a great movie & even has a good message...

I added a few more beads, Christmas ornaments & icicles to my etsy shop, check it out & let me know what you think...

Last week's bead giveaway goes to Linda from Aloha Letterpress...send me your address girl...for this week I have the yummy bead above, its a great silver foil lentil focal bead about 24mm...enter to win it by making a comment on this post, just about anything you like, perhaps even a good different recipe for a side dish at the Thanksgiving table...
Thanks for stopping by, life is good...have a great Thanksgiving....
Jelveh
Peace

Silver Glass Beads & Puppy...

Hi all, hope your November is going well so far, ours is good & busy. We got a new puppy from the shelter, her name is Mooshi Bella & she is a Shih-tzu Jack Russel or something mix, she is a shelter puppy, she is only two months old and she is so much fun & she wears mommy out so fast...good practice if all the baby making efforts payoff...

New Beads: I have new beads posted in my etsy shop, several new sets including some transparent green ruffle disks & some yummy new purple plum silver glass beads...check them out when you get a chance.

New Twisted Grace Icicle: Grace came up with this great idea of using the Jelveh Designs Key Mandrel to make twisted icicle ornaments, I named them Twisted Grace, they are so much fun, I will have a few up for sale in my shop by Tuesday morning...if you have questions about how to make them, send me an email...

Class Photos: A couple of week's ago I had two fun classes, thanks all for attending, here are some photos of the classes...

December Holiday Boutique: Graceful Studios will have its Annual Holiday Boutique on Sat Dec. 4th from 12-6pm, we will have tons of goodies for you to see and enjoy, I will also make some beads & blow some holiday ornaments & Twisted Grace Icicles, see you then...

New Tool: Last but not least, Grace & Frank have a brand new yummy tool for beadmakers, it the Jumbo Roll About Mashers, check them out, they are very cool...I love using this tool...

The winner of the last blog bead is Ginny C. of FL.  The current blog giveaway bead is shown above, it is one of my splat beads that actually I believe Ginny helped name this style of bead for me years ago, this one comes in earthy tones of blues & sage, its lovely and large, enter to win it by making a comment on this blog or sending me an email...

Thanks for stopping by...life is good & busy....
Jelveh
Peace

Winners of Beauty Contest Announced...

Hi all, hope you are doing well & are all ready for this Halloween weekend...As promised today we learn the name of the winners of the Beauty Contest on my blog. Here is a link to the original page of the contest with all the entries... and to see what everyone won...
Here is the email I got from the lovely people at Fire Mountain Gem & Beads today with the Winners list.

Dear Jelveh,


Thank you for having us participate with your contest. On Behalf of the Fire Mountain Gems and Beads Designer Team of the Content Development Group and The Jewelry Making Contest Team; the Winners are below.

1st Place: Mellisa Meman: Copper links Blue and Green Beads

2nd Place: Samantha’s Designs ?: Pink Black and White Swirl beads and Silver charms

3rd Place: Lori Anderson Designs: Silver ,Pearl, Pink and Blue

Sincerely,
Susan Phelps
Marketing Events
Fire Mountain Gems and Beads
541-956-8246
Phelpss@firemtn.com

I have added new beads to my shop and will be back in a few days with the winner of my weekly bead giveaway...
Thanks for stopping by...Life is good...
Jelveh
Peace

Where have I been & New Beads...

Hi all, again two weeks & no blog post from me...what is up with that? well I have just been busy with other things in life...Thinking about all kinds of things like how smart is the idea of trying to become a mom at this stage in my life...? even though I ask this question of myself often, I am very excited about trying to have a baby, I think hubby & I will be good parents. I know we will try to be anyway...but first we have to get pregnant & have a baby...so we are still a long ways away from parenting...

I did make a ton of beads the last couple of weeks, I just started to list them in my etsy shop, so there are all kinds of new beads. Stop by & take a look...let me know what you think...

You still have a few days to enter the Beauty Contest...I am loving all the goodies so far...you can enter items made with my beads no matter how long ago you got the beads...

I have also been getting ready for my Silver Class & Glass Ornament class this coming weekend...there is 4 spaces in the Silver class & 2 left in the Ornament class, send Grace an email if you are interested...

Melissa M. wins the bead in my last post...enter to win this week's yummy bead by making a comment on this post...

Thanks so much for stopping by...Life is good...
Jelveh
Peace

Photos, New beads & October...??



Wow its already October...!!! do you wonder where this year has gone, I sure do...the weather does not know its October yet or that is was September last weekend when we had our first ever of many to come I am sure, SBG NOR CAL meeting at the studio...photos below, it was great fun for all, sadly Sharon Peters could not be there, she hurt her ankle & could not go anywhere...
New beauties have been added to the beauty contest, click here to check them out...

I made some fun beads this week & have been listing them in my etsy shop...enjoy...

I have two classes coming up, first one I am teaching a class on all the fun tricks you can do with silver glass & how to do them...this one day class is on Sat 10/23/10, for intermediate students & costs $180.00 it included lunch & all supplies & materials...you can bring your favorite tool if you like...

The second class I am teaching is on 3 different Christmas Ornaments, 2 blown ornaments & one not...this one day class in on Sun 10/24/10, for intermediate students & costs $180.00 it included lunch & all supplies & materials...you can bring your favorite tool if you like...

Last & certainly not least last week's bead set goes to Ginny of Florida...for this week I have a very lovely bead from my Deep Sea Ribbon series, the question is which photo do you like from it best, please make a comment on this post about that or anything you like & you will be entered in a drawing to win the Deep Sea Ribbon bead...

Thanks for stopping by, life is good...

Jelveh

Peace

Beauty Contest & New Beads...

Hi all...This one is going to be short & sweet, well I hope its sweet...life is good around here but very busy with the Nor Cal SGB September meeting happening at our studio on Sat 25th of September...Grace is recovering from her illness & all is good here...

The Fall 2010 Beauty Contest has started click here to go the page, read the information & enter to win...a few have already entered...Deadline has been extended to 10/21/10...

I have also made some new beads, been listing a few of the sets today, they are yummy...check them out in my etsy shop...check out the photo to see them...

Leslie C. of Canada I believe, wins the Wild Thing Red focal from last week...for this week I have up for grabs a set of 3 matching beads, due to the shape of the focal I think this would make a great bracelet earring set...it has a bit of twisty, a bit of olive greens, reds, ivory & Goldstone...a yummy set for sure...enter by making a comment on this post...

Told you it was going to be fast & sweet...Thanks for stopping by...Life is good for sure, I gave the piggies a bath tonight & everyone is happy, dry & sleeping...

Jelveh
Peace