I feel extremely lucky to have been chosen for this honor. I have seen some of the other beads submitted and I was kind of surprised to see my name along side theirs on that list. My beads were a different style than a lot that I saw - mine were galxies in glass. I've been making these beads for years and I just have so much fun making them and experimenting with different materials to create what I believe deep space looks like. They were inspired by my husband and his love for space - I thought if I made something like that, he would FINALLY wear a bead of mine. It worked ;)
I know I have a picture of the bead somewhere, but since it was an older bead in my collection, I have a few backup discs to go through to find it. When I do, I will share it. People want to see, of course.
This was a contest/fundraiser for a wonderful charity, Beads of Courage (BOC). It is a program in which pediatric cancer patients create necklaces with beads - each one symbolizing a different procedure they have had to endure on their journey fighting cancer. Some of these brave kids have multiple, very long necklaces -- their badges of courage. I'll include links so you can learn about this wonderful charity and how to donate if you would like; either monetarily or in beads. BOC has now expanded to 15,000 patients in 91 hospitals nationwide.
www.beadsofcourage.org
Check out the CBS morning show segment they did on it - on the site!
Anyways, I'll post the pic when I find it, but for now..... I'm a SPACE CADET!!! heheheee
