13,102 Handmade Lampwork Beads and $110 Donated to Beads of Courage...And the Winners Are....

First, I want to thank you for your donations.  We raised over 13,100 handmade, artisan glass beads for Beads of Courage.  And as we all know...the kids are the real winners.  Thank you so much for reaching into your heart and donating so generously!  I will send emails to the winners and the donors, so each of you may communicate addresses and other important info.



The online custom random number generator picked the numbers for me.

And the big winner is....Janel Dudley!  Hooray for Janel.

And the next winner is ...
Lea Avroch

She wins Kristina's wonderful How To Make Critter Beads tutorial book.

Sisters Diane Kovach and Donna Myrick have won Robert Simmons' lovely aquarium bead.  Guess they'll have to work out a joint custody for this beauty.

Pat's generous frit sampler was won by Susan Sheehan

Michelle Bell and Joan Fogarty co-won

Leslie's donation of a fish bead and the winner gets to choose the color.  

Holly Dare won Rona's amazing jewelry book, Take the Next Step.

Jeannie Galt won Jo's Criss Cross Jazz Seed Bead Bracelet Kit

Carey Donates 26 Boro Beads!!!

Carey has donated 26 boro beads to Beads of Courage.  Woot!  Aren't they pretty?  I think this might be our first one in this raffle that is all boro.  I know the kids will love them.  Boro always has that magical look, doesn't it?  Thank you Carey for your donation.

61 for Jamie Rose!

Hooray for Jamie Rose's 61 wonderful beads for Beads of Courage.  Look at this photo and see all the fun ones that kids are going to be excited for.  Thanks so much Jamie!

525 Beads from Johanna! We're All Doing the Happy Dance!

I am over the moon that Johanna has donated 525 beads to Beads of Courage.  What an exciting email to receive.  Thank you Johanna.  What an awesome gift from you and so many kids will be the benefactors.  It's amazing what one little piece of handmade glass from us, turns into such a treasure for the kids.

Amy Anderson's 130 Bead Donation to BOC!

Hey gang, have you seen Amy Anderson's 130 beads that she just sent to Beads of Courage?  Now, we all know that she will receive 5 raffle tickets and the 5 extras are a bonus for BOC.  Thank you so much Amy.  We sure appreciate your generous donation.

Lynette Rocks the Bead Donation!

Woohoo, our friend Lynette has just donated 150 beads!  I'm so excited.  Thank you so much Lynette for this awesome donation.  I know the kids are going to be so excited having more beads to choose from.  That's six raffle chances for Lynette and a big THANK YOU!

Kathy Donates 204 Lampwork Beauties! Hooray!

Hooray for Kathy Lowe who has just donated 204 beads!  That's 8 raffle tickets for her.  And look at all the colors.  I'm sure there will be a lot of happy kids who will love them.  Thank you Kathy!

Maureen Donates 50 Beads and $50! Woohoo!!

Our Southern Flames Secretary extraordinaire, Maureen, has donated 50 beads and $50- that's 4 raffle chances for her and a BIG thank you from me and Beads of Courage!

Laurie's Beautiful 82 Bead Donation

Woot!  Laurie has just donated 82 beautiful beads to Beads of Courage.  Hooray!  Aren't they pretty?
I told Laurie, that if she makes another donation before the end of the month, the balance over the 75 beads that count towards a raffle ticket, may be counted in the next batch.  So if my puny math skills are correct, that's 7 beads in the plus column.  It's only the 7th today, so there is lots more time.  Please help spread the word, and help the BOC kids.

Thanks so much and hope to have more posts with more beads coming up soon!

Generously Donated Additional Raffle Prizes!

Here is one prize donated by Kristina of Fine Folly Glassworks.  She has donated this wonderful set of tutorials for making critter beads.  Fun, fun!  Thank you Kristina!

Michelle of Sun Door Beads has been so sweet to donate 3 baggies of her murrini- each with 25 chips!
"Love Remembers", "Deep in Thought" (which includes some Z-99 chips and a surprise bag with a new special blend.

(Photo coming soon)

Robert Simmons, beadmaker and Director for Beads of Courage Bead Donations has a wonderful aquarium bead that he has donated for a prize.  I happen to own one and just love it.

Pat of PittyPatBeads.etsy.com will send to another winner one ounce of each of these DragonFlyGlassWorx frits... Soma, Treescape, Green Lizard, Pixie Dust, Jester, Wintergreen, Lilac Blossom and Kashmir.  Wow!

Leslie of http:www.crazywomanglass.com will be donating one of her fish!  Woohoo!

(Photo coming soon)

Rona Horn of www.RonaHorn.com has generously donated a copy of her wonderful jewelry making book.  I know there are a few lampworker's beads in there too!  Thank you Rona.  That is so generous of you!

Complete Your Entry

So my friends, don't forget there are a few steps to complete your entry.  

1. Take a photo of your beads and send it to me along with your email address so I can find you if you win.

2. Send your beads to Beads of Courage (and don't forget to include your address and write "torch" somewhere.

3. Post on this blog how many you sent and your name (and email, if you wish)

Extra....

4. And even if you are done, please come back and help cheer everyone on and comment.  We want this to be a big success for Beads of Courage. (this isn't mandatory for the drawing, but just something nice.)

Thank you so much!  These kids are going to love getting new handmade, artisan beads.  You're all very special people.

Tomorrow is the big START! And...more prizes coming!

Cricket, Cricket, who wants to win a Cricket?  And a purple one at that!

Hooray, February 1st is almost here.  Please start getting your beads together and don't forget to post here with the number and send me an email with a photo of the beads you made.  We want lots of photos.  One raffle chance per 25 beads sent in.  I think that makes it easy for everyone to enter.

I will be posting photos of the additional prizes that have been donated for this raffle.  Such generous folks.
You will love them.  That will be in a day or two.

So lampworkers start your engines, or your propane tanks and oxy...let's help out Beads of Courage.  And feel free to post words of encouragement that are BOC related on this blog too!  Hooray for you and your generosity.

See you tomorrow,
Marcy