Hearts a Bloom...

New heart bead trio and coordinating focal bead available on ArtFire .  I haven't made any of this style in quite a while and they turned out so cute.

I hope you all had a great Christmas and got to spend time with your friends and family.  We spent the day with Chris's parents and some extended family.  Dinner was delicious and entertaining.  We got out granddaughter a stuffed puppy that barks and walks.  She loved it and named it Shasta after uncle CJ's real dog.  Shasta Jr is definately better behaved than the real one.

Designer Discounts

I have had a few wholesale inquiries lately so I thought I would post my designer discounts since I haven't done that in a while.  I try to keep my bead prices affordable for everyone so I am not able to offer wholesale discounts. I do offer two levels of designer discounts for designers who would like to purchase larger quantities of beads. Orders of US $300.00+ qualify for 20% discount using coupon code DESIGNER20. Orders of US $500.00+ qualify for a 30% discount, use coupon code DESIGNER30.

These codes can not be combined with any other discounts or sales. Each qualifying order must meet sales minimum to qualify and previous purchases do not count toward order total and are not cumulative.  These discounts apply to both my lampwork beads as well as the new porcelain pieces I will be introducing in the next week or so.

See all my available beads at http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/blissfulgardenbeads and here are a couple of my newest sets.  Both sets are part of my "Summer Love Wild Blossom Floral Abundance" series and are available as pairs or sets through my ArtFire store.

Special of the Day

Here is today's Special of the Day.  I love the colors in this set and hope you will too, it was so fun to make.  I used Bullseye glass to make it.  I genearlly only use my Bullseye for cameos and cutglass style beads, but I fnally have found a way to get the glass to behave the way I want it too for my colorful florals.  I am very happy because they have some beautiful colors I have wanted to incorporate.

"Summer Love Wild Blossom Salmon Floral Abundance" Set of six 11mm floral lampwork beads.

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Brrr...It is so cold

As I was outside taking today's pictures my teeth were chatterering and I was shivering.  So glad I had my little tripod or all you would be seeing is a blur of beads.  Who would have thought that taking bead pictures would seem like an extreme sport.  I think we have better lighting at the new house so hopefully I will be able to take indoor picture once we move.  I am never happy with the results when I try to take indoor pictures now.  The kitchen has the best lighting but the counters are orange and everything ends up with an orange cast to it no matter what I try.

With all of our cold weather I am already looking forward to spring so Imade a couplie of my favirite spring beads, Cotton Candy Kisses.  Then I was ready for some sizzling yellow so I made the Sizzling Daisy Mix Yellow & Black Bead Mix.  Mixed designs are the hardest bead sets for me to make so I hope you enjoy these.

BLISS Sizzling Daisy Mix Yellow Black Lampwork Bead Set

http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/4150466

BLISS Cameo Roses Swirls Dots Mix Lampwork Bead Set

http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/4150479

BLISS Cotton Candy Kissed Wild Blossoms Rosebuds Lampwork Bead Set

http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/4150492

BLISS Cotton Candy Kisses Wild Blossom Rosebuds Lampwork Bead Pair

http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/4150504

BLISS Cotton Candy Kisses Roses Blossoms Lampwork Bead Set

http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/4150513

BLISS Cotton Candy Kisses Roses Blossoms Lampwork Bead Pair
http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/4150523

Something Blue- Perfect for wedding designs

I usually make this set on a clear base but I wanted to try them on white.  They are so soft and delicate looking.  They would be beautiful in a wedding design.

BLISS Something Blue Roses Blossom on White Lampwork Mini Lentil Set

http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/4147013

BLISS Something Blue Roses Blossoms Lampwork Mini Lentil Pair
http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/4147043

Sari Inspiration

The other day I was browsing at the fabric store and just fell in love with a few of the sari fabrics.  I love the texture and embroidery and all the details in them.  I was trying to figure out a way to bring one of them to my beads.  Yesterday I went to Bullseye to pick up a few rods of glass and saw this turquoise I had never bought before.  When I saw the colors of their sample beads with the turquoise against black my mind went back to the sari fabric and this set it the result.

http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/4143093

A Handful of love...

When I hold these adorable little hearts in my hand, I feel like I am holding a handful of love. I hope you will love them too. 

BLISS Pink Blossom Rose Mini Heart Charms Lamwork SPECIAL OF THE DAY

http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/4138664

BLISS Pink Blossom Rosebud Mini Heart Charms Lampwork Bead Pair

http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/4138672