Running behind! DAY 12 ~~ Fire Walk of Courage Challenge (Craft Pimp Forum News)

I confess I am running behind with my Blogtoberfest blogging everyday challenge!! 

I have had a week of running around here, there and everywhere and so just wasn't able to fit blogging in so I am now playing catch up!


So to today from the Craft Pimp forum ~~

The Beads of Courage  ~ Fire Walk of Courage Challenge


At 7pm some brave people will be taking the fire walk challenge for the Beads of courage programme.  Some lovely lampworkers from the UK and Europe have been making pairs (or twins) of glass beads made from the colours that fire goes through
~  Black, Red, Orange and Yellow.

Each intrepid fire walker will carry a pair of these unique beads as they bravely walk the hot coals at the Selex Sports & Leisure Club, Gardiners Way Gardiners Lane, South Basildon.  One of the beads they will keep as a memento of the day and its twin will be given as a booster bead, along with a special message, to these very special children on the Beads of Courage program.



Some of the many beads that come from the lampworkers

 

By Stephanie Gough

 

By Carole Hughes

 

By Vic Tierney

 

 

By Laney Mead

 

By Jo Walker

 

 

And of course these were made by the lovely Jolene Woolfe of Kitzbitz Art Glass Blog who organises all these fabulous events for the programme. I have to confess to nicking these pics from her own blog post, I hope she won't mind!! 

Thank you Jo for all your great work

I am only sorry I couldn't get involved as I found out too late but I am sure I will get involved next year!!


See you again soon!  Promise!!!

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Beadathon 2013 for Beads Of Courage BCCA

What is it I hear you ask!!!!  A BEADATHON that is!! Well I will tell you!

Next weekend Friday 26th July to Saturday 27th July I will be involved in this years' Beadathon which is a 24 hour marathon of lampwork beadmakers making beads for the Beads of Courage programme for children suffering with cancer  -  BCCA.

All the beads we make will be donated to the BoC programme and if you click here you can also make a donation on the Beadathon Just Giving page.  The lovely Jolene Wolfe of Kitzbitz Art Glass is hosting the Beadathon in her studio and also hosts the justgiving page. 

If you pop over to her Kitzbitz Art Glass blog she has her Robot Beep Beep beads up for adoption.

 

Kitzbitz Art Glass Beep Beep Robot

You can even name him too.

I hope you can help this wonderful charity by making a donation.

In my next post I will have some pics of my creations for the event


See you again soon

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