Sue Beads

UPDATED to add:  There's a small hitch with the eBay auction, new details will be posted as soon as available.

Today is the reveal for the Beads of Courage Charm Swap and Auction, once again hosted by Jennifer Stout Cameron.  This year the theme was Fairy Tales.  This was a bit of a challenge for me.  Until I got this in the mail:



I don't even think this is the one I ordered, but I wasn't going to send it back to the UK and exchange it, so I kept it.  I immediately thought "pot of gold" when I saw that one roller section.

So, I looked up the leprechaun and pot of gold legend and the rest, as they say, is history.

First, here are my charms:




And now, the story of the leprechaun and the “Pot O’ Gold”

Fairy Tale: Leprechaun
The Leprechaun is a type of fairy in Irish folklore.They are depicted as tiny, solitary, bearded men who cause mischief.According to legend, they spend their time making and mending shoes and have a hidden pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.If…

Each year for several years, Jennifer Cameron has hosted a Beads of Courage benefit - a charm swap and then an auction on eBay.  All proceeds from donated charms go to Beads of Courage.  Today is the reveal and blog hop, and I will give you a link so you can go bid on the wonderful charms on eBay!

 Each participant made 11 charms with the theme SOAR - 10 were swapped (we receive one of our own) and one was provided for the auction.  These are my charms!  Lampwork birdies! 
 I made two colors for the swap, turquoise and red, and I made three for the auction in different colors with heart dangles.

 And these are the charms that I received!
1st row - Cassi Paslick, Caroline Dewison, Jenny Davies-Reazor
2nd row - WindBent,Alicia Marinache, Mallory Hoffman
3rd row - Michele McCarthy, Terri DelSignore, Rita Avila

Please visit everyone to see what they made and received.  And please visit THIS LINK to bid early and often on some wonderful charms!


Host Jennifer Cameron: http://www.glassaddic…

I am participating again this year in Jen Cameron's Beads of Courage Charm Swap and Auction!  Many of us signed up to create charms not only to swap with one another, but also to donate for an auction to be held on eBay, all to benefit Beads of Courage.  The auction will begin on November 24th, and we will have a fun reveal of the charm swap on November 25th!  For now, I leave you with a sneak peek at my charms, and please come back to find out where and how to bid on some great charms!

Today is the big day! Today is the day I can reveal the charms I made and received for the Beads of Courage Charm Swap and Auction - LOVE, hosted by Jennifer Cameron!  Today, you can go to THIS LINK and start bidding on charms - all proceeds go to Beads of Courage! 

The other day I posted a teaser photo of the charms I made, and below you will find the teaser alongside the photo of the charms in full view!
I made my charms from glass hearts that I made and heart dangles.  The glass hearts were made of clear glass, which represents the purity of these little kids hearts, and they were etched to represent their medical struggles.  The charm dangles are for extra love! 
Below you can see the charms that I received, and I was a lucky girl! 

Row 1 - Nancy Dale, Lesley Watt, Terri Del Signore
Row 2 - Rita of Toltec Jewels , Susan Delaney, Jean Peter
Row 3 - Lori Bowring Michaud, Moriah Betterly, Mallory Hoffman

Everyone did such an amazing job with their charms, and I can't wait to go t…

Jennifer Cameron, of Glass Addictions, has been holding a charm swap for a few years now.  Last year, it became a way to raise money for Beads of Courage.  This year, the theme for the charm swap is Love.  On November 15, the auctions on eBay will start and I hope you will all join in the fun by bidding high and often for some really really cute charms for a really really great cause!  I will reveal the charms I made on that day, as well as the charms I received, and provide you with a link for the auction!  Here's a little teaser of what I made!