Aurora Borealis Fireflies

Annual Fall - Christmas Sale!

2010-09-13T08:37:00.000-07:00

The annual sale is Saturday, November 27, 2010.

10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the St. Andrews Centre 12720 111 Avenue, Edmonton

Cash & Credit Cards accepted. No interac available.

A $2 admission will be charged with one half of the proceeds donated to One Thousand Women: A Million Possiblities.

104 St. Market, info & artist lineup

2010-06-14T08:56:00.000-07:00

We are showing & selling our work again this year at the City Market Downtown on 104 St, Edmonton's Original Farmers Market. Click the link for information about the market. Below is the lineup of artists who will be appearing every weekend until October 9 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Look for us across from the Hutterites! (Ferry Bank Farms)

May 15 - Kyra Duncan & Rita Hede
May 22 - Cindy Kirby & Amanda Knippschild
May 29 - Aileen Reilly & Nancy Monson
June 5 - Phyl Swenson & Cindy Kirby
June 12 - Julie Van Ember & Kyra Duncan
June 19 - Rita Hede & Aileen Reilly
June 26 - Cindy Kirby & Amanda Knippshchild
July 3 - Iona Bailey & Phyl Swenson
July 10 - Julie Van Ember & Tara Adam
July 17 - Phyl Swenson & Aileen Reilly
July 24 - Cindy Kirby & Nancy Monson
July 31 - Nancy Monson & Kyra Duncan
August 7 - Nancy Monson & Julie Van Ember
August 14 - Rita Hede & Aileen Reilly
August 21 - Cindy Kirby & Tara Adam
August 28 - Rita Hede & Nancy Monson
September 4 - Cindy Kirby & Phyl Swenson
September 11 - Julie Van Ember & Amanda Knippschild
September 18 - Iona Baily & Aileen Reilly
September 25 - Rita Hede & Kyra Duncan
October 2 - Nancy Monson & Amanda Knippschild
October 9 - Aileen Reilly & Rita Hede

Check back as there may be further changes to the lineup through the season.

November 27 Aurora Borealis Fireflies Annual Sale at Saint Andrews Centre. More info to come.

McMullen Opening

2010-04-04T17:58:00.001-07:00

The members of the Aurora Borealis Fireflies welcomed family, friends, and fans on Thursday night. We are thrilled to have received such positive feedback!

The show runs until June 6. Mon-Fri 10 a.m. -8 p.m. Saturday - Sunday Noon - 6 p.m (Call weekends as hours may vary 780.407.7152

Gallery Opening

2010-04-04T16:40:00.000-07:00

The members of the Aurora Borealis Fireflies welcomed family, friends, and fans on Thursday night. We received very positive feedback!

The show will run until June 6. Mon-Fri 10 a.m. -8 p.m. Saturday - Sunday Noon - 6 p.m (Call weekends as hours may vary 780.407.7152

Molten Meditation

2010-03-22T11:24:00.000-07:00

A Gallery Show!

The Aurora Borealis Fireflies glass beadmaking group is pleased to present their gallery exhibit, 'Molten Meditation', taking place at the McMullen Gallery (University of Alberta Hospital, 8440 - 112th Street ) from March 27 to June 6, 2010. Come explore the art of handmade glass beads as local artisans describe how creating in this medium is both meditative and an obsession. Reception takes place on Thursday, April 1 from 7-9 pm.

Demo day and market photos

2009-07-25T11:44:00.000-07:00

Don't forget, ABF members, you can pick up postcards for the November sale at our tent and do some shopping at the market. I got some beautiful hanging baskets today, one for $10! Plus there is lots of fresh farm produce and B.C. fruit. OMG! don't forget the cupcakes! Here are some older photos including a shot at our last meeting and some pictures I took in May at the market. B-B-Q plans are in the works and it will be in August. I will send an email with the details when they are firm. Can't wait!

The sole male Super-fly member, demonstrating some techniques at the Demo Day/meeting.

A doggie at the market that I wanted to steal! He was soooo cute!

I took this picture of a bunch of potted hydrangeas in May at the Market. Sadly, I was rushing and it was out of focus so I made this out of focus shot into an 'oil painting' using my photo program. Click on it to really see the oil painting effect. Cool eh!

Cindy

We have lift off! - July 11

2009-07-11T19:02:00.000-07:00

So we got the banner and the postcards! Here is a look at the banner. Great job Amanda and good work on the postcards too! All members are welcome to come on down and visit the tent, pick up postcards and check out the market of course!

ABF First Annual Date Night- JULY 18

2009-07-10T06:57:00.000-07:00

OK, so here’s a flick your fella really won’t likely want to see with you.

So, duh! Come see this ultimate ‘chick-flick’ documentary with your fellow ABF members!

All about burgeoning craft communities and networks within 15 cities in the US. So get crafty and find more info at: http://www.makeitproductions.com/. You can buy your tickets online.

Afterwards, we plan on heading somewhere on Whyte for a (few) drink(s).

City Market 2009

2009-07-10T06:50:00.000-07:00

* I know you can't see the faces, that was because every picture was not perfect and besides, not everyone wants their mug on the web. Plus we get up early to be here - no time for beauty regimes! What's a girl to do?

Hello Everyone!
This is the first blog update for 2009! ……and my first ‘blog’ ever!

As many of you may already know, a group of us ABF members have been sharing a booth at the downtown City Market since May. So far, it has been a huge success and a wonderful opportunity to inform the public about our group and our upcoming sale in November! The market crowd has been great and very enthusiastic. Not to mention spending the day with fellow ‘flies’ has been a great way to get to know each other better outside of the meetings!

Below is a list of artist’s dates for the remaining 2009 season. We are typically located on the east side of the block north of 102 Avenue on 104 Street. The outdoor market has such a nice atmosphere, and there are a number of fantastic vendors, so please come down and visit us on a Saturday this Summer or Fall!

For info about the market go to: http://www.city-market.ca/

Have a great summer!
Kyra

Edmonton Downtown Farmers Market Artist Dates:

July 11
Aileen and Julie

July 18
Cindy and Kyra

July 25
Julie and Katherine

August 1
Kyra and Rita

August 8
Rita and Aileen

August 15
Nancy and Kyra

August 22
Cindy and Aileen

August 29
Katherine and Kyra

September 5
Amanda and Nancy

September 12
Cindy and Julie

September 19
Rita and Amanda

September 26
Julie and Aileen

October 3
Kyra and Katherine

October 10 (Last Market day for 2009!)
Cindy and Rita

Here`s Amanda on our first (and very chilly) weekend at the market! Thank god that its warmed up a bit!

2008-06-07T09:21:00.000-07:00

I have some images from the demo guild meeting on May 20th, 2008.

2 are just some photos of those who were there and 2 are with Fran Davis demoing a frog on a bead.

Spring Sale!

2008-04-23T14:51:00.000-07:00

To read the details, click on the image!

more barbeque pics

2007-09-27T12:21:00.000-07:00

More barbeque pictures for y'all. Yes, I know, that was long past, but I was just going through these pictures today and I thought I would share.

Cindy, Marianne, Susan and Kim Fields enjouing the beautiful evening.

Julie, Aileen and Rita "drinkin" it all in.

Our hostest with the mostest, Kathy with her sidekick Tara.

Amanda, what's that in your hand??

Later, Pat

A new blog that's all about colour

2007-09-20T14:43:00.000-07:00

Have a look at Kandice Seeber's new blog called ColorAddiction - lots of eye candy and discussion of some of the newer soft glass colours.
It was great seeing people at the meeting Tuesday!

Susan

Adding My Etsy Site

2007-09-19T16:03:00.000-07:00

Hello all,
I have added my Intuibead Etsy Store to the list of shops. Have a look as my pens and pendants are listed there. Once my official website is up and running, I shall be posting the location.
My Etsy store is at http://intuibead.etsy.com

Until then, here is a sample of what is there: The Skookum Pen and one of my boro pendants. Enjoy!

Sherri

Annual Barbeque

2007-08-26T19:33:00.000-07:00

The [fantastic ABF] group had a fun time at the annual bbq hosted by Kathy. Thanks Kathy for hosting and making sure no one went home hungry! Also thanks to everyone who brought along a delicious dish and to Julie and Kim [the Kim Fields] for pitching in in Kathy's kitchen! We had a great evening being able to meet and chat with Kim Fields who was teaching the first of a number of classes starting Saturday and some of the new members of the group. As you can see in this photo, we are all about decorum. Er... that is the picture I thought I should post, not the one where we are really showing our true colours. Kim is in the front row behind the huge white lantern on the table. Email me and I will send the photo to any member who wants to see the other picture.

Cindy

Finally new ebay auctions

2007-07-23T20:23:00.000-07:00

OK I am getting going. I have up two new auctions.

http://cgi.ebay.com/The-Darker-Sides-of-Halloween-Lampwork-Beads_W0QQitemZ160140545236QQihZ006QQcategoryZ4643QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

The other at
http://cgi.ebay.com/Halloween-Spooktacular-Sampler-Lampwork-Beads_W0QQitemZ160140539499QQihZ006QQcategoryZ4643QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Have a peek. I am particularly happy with the little dracula bead. Too much fun. I am off to see Walking with the Dinosaurs tomorrow. Hope it is good!!!

Cheryl

The dragonfly launches

2007-07-21T09:00:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone this is just to let you know that my website is mostly up and going. It is at www.dragonflybeads.ca

There are still a few blanks yet to be filled and I am slowly ironing out the addition of more pictures properly sized etc. It has been a steep learning curve that is for sure. Hope everyone is enjoying the reprieve from the heat. I had to have a towel beside the torch for the last few weeks so the breeze feels great. Off to Edmonton this week to see Walking with the Dinosaurs. Hope it is good.

Take care
Cheryl

New website!!

2007-07-03T21:05:00.000-07:00

Hi all - my new web-site is up! As always, a work in progress, but I am really happy with what's there so far. Now I just need to make some more beads - playing with the site has cut into my torch time in a major way! Hope everyone is having a great summer.

couple of recent article links

2007-06-24T20:25:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone here are a couple of articles recently done featuring my work.

http://encore.dailyheraldtribune.com/ It is the June 22 article

and this is the Art of the Peace magazine article

http://www.artofthepeace.ca/issue-8/hot-glass

Cheryl Brown

Shampoo Glass help....

2007-05-28T10:15:00.000-07:00

Good Morning everyone,

So here is the first 'help' post for our little blog. This past weekend I went down to Calgary and went to the Oasis show. The show wasn't nearly as good as last year, but I still managed to find a few good deals. There were alot of glass bead makers there, so it was nice to see everyone's creations.

Anyways after the show I went to check out Tiffany House glass studio. It is a really cute little store that is built in a little Victorian style home on the edge of Kensington. Their glass studio set up was really nice, and the lady that gave me the tour was super friendly. They even have a little lunch room for us hardcore beaders. I recommend checking it out next time you're in Calgary.

Anyways onto the questions. At Tiffany House I purchased some Shampoo Glass, the color is Mother of Pearl. The samples were so pretty, it really did look like mother of pearl. The lady didn't know too much about it accept that it is 104COE and came from Arrow Springs.

Anyone out there use if before? Any tips or tricks too it?

When I googled it I didn't find too much. So ladies, if you know anything about the glass please share. Thank you.

Group Sale - Bellevue Hall

2007-04-26T13:12:00.000-07:00

Our sale at the Bellevue Hall was a success. Here is a picture of our motley crew! Thank you to Phil, Brent and John for "manning" the concession. Perhaps they should have dressed down to their skivies, and we would have had more cookie sales, ha ha. Also a HUGE THANK YOU to Trish who looked after credit card purchases!

Bead Shows

2007-04-18T12:34:00.000-07:00

Here is the link to the Oasis Bead Show in Calgary this year.

http://www.nlmglassarts.com/beadshow/Calgary/2007/beadoasiscalgaryindex.html

And....for those of us dreamers....this would be pretty awesome! Anyone going?

http://www.istanbul-boncuk.org/index.php

Last Saturday's Sale and Classes

2007-04-17T08:03:00.000-07:00

Good Morning everyone!

We all should now be recovered from the weekend and Saturday's sale by now, I hope you all had a good time. It was so nice to see everyone's creations, especially those who didn't get to participate in last October's sale. I have a few photos I took so I'll post them when I get a chance.

I personally did alright, about what I expected to do. I didn't think it was going to go over as well as Octobers sale, since that was a great location, and we had the start of the Christmas rush. i think this location has good potential though, it will just take more time. I hope everyone will take the time and post your thoughts and feelings in regards to last Saturdays sale. Any thoughts on what we could do different/better?

Also I know many of you are taking classes at Bedrock this weekend, let us know how they go!

Have a nice week. Amanda

One Day Studio Sale

2007-04-12T14:28:00.000-07:00

Our group is pleased to present our Studio Sale of Lampwork Glass Beads & Glass Bead Jewellery, Saturday, April 14 - 10:00 am - 4:00 pm at the Bellevue Community League, 7308 - 112 Ave, Edmonton. Come by to browse beautiful and unique work handcrafted by our group of local lampwork artists and enthusiasts.

One more thing...

2007-04-12T10:02:00.000-07:00

I forgot to mention one thing, I have been working on a new logo for the group. I've had to put it aside to get ready for the sale. I'll be back to working on that next week. I will have 3 options, I will post them and we can have a vote.

Cheers, Amanda

Welcome Fireflies!

2007-04-12T09:29:00.000-07:00

Good day everyone.

Welcome to the very first post for the ABFireflies. This blog is for everyone to use, and I hope you all at some point post something. This blog format is super friendly so even if you think your computer skills are lacking just follow the instructions in the email I sent out.

I'm sure everyone is getting excited (or freaking out) for our Studio Sale this Saturday. I'm sure it will be a great success.

If you have any questions/comments regarding this blog, please email me at amandak3@telus.net

Thank you. Happy Beading.