May 2025 Creativity Challenge
All That Glitters
We're inviting everyone to join us in sharing your creativity with our sparkling new theme: "All That Glitters." Whether it's dazzling dichroic, shimmering glass, or anything that catches the light — we want to see your beads that sparkle and shine!
Thank you to our sponsor, Riley Designs Dichroic! 
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This photo is for the dichroic challenge! Dichro Glass fish!
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I’m a retired RN, and now a full time glass artist for the past 5 years. Dichro is my jam!! If there is any way to add Dichro to a bead I’ll do it!
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My beads explore the use of colors and textures and many have a feeling of whimsy. I’m always interested in learning new techniques and I enjoy seeing where this bead journey takes me.
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I never get tired of using dichroic in my beads! I made this one using Riley Designs Rainbow Dichroic and made the bead into an everyday pendant that I enjoy wearing.
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Sublimation of Silver with Air
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My name is Kathy Johnson and I have been making beads since 1981. Sage Holland inspired me to start making beads. I love horses and make them still. They aren’t sparkly so I made some of my sparkle beads.
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A bouquet of spring flowers on a sparkling bed of leaves and dichroic glass.
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My name is Yi Zhang, I'm from Beijing, China.
I started my lampwork journey in 2018. I mainly work with soft glass. I became interested in making murrinis not long after I passed my beginner's phase.
I made lots of flowers and some cute animals murrinis. I get inspired from everything, nature, music, universe, along with my spiritual growth.
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I've been practicing octopus since my class last year with Joy Munshower. I covered the rock he was sitting on with green and blue transparent then sparkling silver to give the water some movement. Walked back into the house after this pic and dropped it and broke off the top tentacle that I worked so hard at.
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I made this bead using Bullseye glass. The base is light green. I added swipes of darker green and dichroic glass to make the background of the design.
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I've been fascinated by glass my entire life. From stringing seed beads to picking up pieces of broken coke bottles, it didn't matter. It was glass. When I went to my first torch class in 1996 it just clicked. I've been melting ever since. Serenade in Blues: encased silver foil hollow beads, approximately 1" diameter.
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My first experience with dichroic glass was a class with Lisa St. Martin at the Bead and Button Show in Milwaukee, I believe it was in 2013. The inspiration for these beads came from a class with Frank Scott at another B&B show. Made this bunch getting ready for the summer markets.
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Glittery fun fish using double Helix and Lori Dichro. Thanks for the reminder on how fun these are to make. I also tried luminaire and glow in the dark but they didn’t come out worth showing.
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I've been making these little bear totems since our Albuquerque ISGB Gathering. They always make me happy. I love adding Lori Riley's dichro to the night sky. Sometimes it's in greens when doing Northern Lights and sometimes it's just in whatever color makes me smile at the moment.
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