Butterflies

Butterflies

Any lampworker who takes part in the Beads of Courage program will tell you that the Butterfly Beads are the hardest to make - not for the skill involved but for why we make them - what they mean.

Any parent who has received a Butterfly Bead will tell you that they are both the hardest bead to receive and the most precious as well...

I've been thinking of butterflies a lot lately. I've been thinking of all of the children that I worked on when I worked at the hospital, all of the parents, and of my own parents - two dead and one very precious, strong woman that I watch die a little every day.

Butterflies and sailing ships....

My sister sent a poem to me when our mom died and it's been on my mind a lot lately - that and butterflies.

Anyone who has trouble making the butterflies or who has received them (in any form), this may help....

 

What is dying? A ship sails and I stand watching till she fades on the horizon, and someone at my side says, "She is gone". Gone where? Gone from my sight, that is all; she is just as large as when I saw her... the diminished size and total loss of sight is in me, not in her, and just at the moment when someone at my side says "she is gone", there are others who are watching her coming, and other voices take up the glad shout,  "there she comes!" ...and that is dying.

-- Bishop Charles Henry Brent --

That Frit Girl is Accepted into the Better Buisness bureau with an "A" Rating!!!

That Frit Girl Earns BBB Accreditation

That Frit Girl is Committed to BBB's Standards of Trust

This week, That Frit Girl announced its recent accreditation by BBB Serving Central, Coastal, Southwest Texas and the Permian Basin.  As a BBB Accredited Business, That Frit Girl  is dedicated to promoting trust in the marketplace.

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"We are pleased to be a BBB Accredited Business because we value building trust with our customers," said Leslie Cifelli.  "Our BBB Accreditation gives our customers confidence in our commitment to maintaining high ethical standards of conduct."

BBB Accredited Businesses must adhere to BBB's "Standards of Trust," a comprehensive set of policies, procedures and best practices representing trustworthiness in the marketplace. The standards call for building trust, embodying integrity, advertising honestly and telling the truth, being transparent, honoring promises, being responsive and safeguarding privacy.

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 Here at That Frit Girl, we want you to know that we understand how much care you put into your work, whether the smallest spacer or the largest focal or sculpture. We carry the finest frits including That Frit Girl glass frit blends, have talented artists and a wide array of blends and colors to fit anything your heart desires. 

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I Can't Get to My Torch!!!

So I need help from you!!!

I'm looking for volunteers to help test a few new frit blends for me since I still can't get to my torch. I'm looking for how these frits react with white, ivory, silver leaf, clear and anything else that your heart desires! If interested please message me with the names of the frits, your name and address!


Test frit 1: 3am

 

Test Frit 2: Blue Agave

Test Frit 3: Iced Espresso

Test Frit 4: Magic Waters (Faux Boro)

Test Frit 5: Rainbow Sky

Test Frit 6: Set Fire to the Sun

Beads of Courage Frit Sample Grab Bags!!!

 To make your life easier I'm offering Beads of Courage Sample Grab Bags, each with five pot-luck samples! I'm starting with the main category/manufacturer but if these seem to take off then I may break them down into color choice. The frits are 96 COE as are the blends unless otherwise stated!

Limit 2 bags per order.

See https://www.thatfritgirl.com/boc-frit-sample-rules.html for general guidelines.

HELP!!!!

Almost have the complete set of 96 COE GG Glass Blends mixed and listed - waiting on 2 frits to arrive from OCR. It's amazing how you can overlook something that you looked at about a million times!

Now I need SERIOUS help!

I have SO many new frits and no test beads! If you happen to see a frit that has no "real" frit picture while you're browsing, order a BOC sample and make some beads for the kids. Send me pictures of the beads - remember, not only do you get credit for the "poster child" bead picture, you get entered into the drawing for Artisan of the Month!!! Best of all, the kiddos get beads!!

Jarred

I haven't been able to get to my torch for days now - I bought "a few" jars from Gail along with her frit recipe licences.... UPS brought three HUGE boxes! My goodness! I just loved Gail when we spoke on the phone - she's a very nice, funny & straightforward woman even in the middle of the chaos of moving and reevaluating her business priorities (what she really wants to continue to do) and the stress of how to handle the change.

But oh my goodness she is generous as well! I wound up with three HUGE boxes of various sizes of absolutely wonderful jars! And they're so much lighter than mine - I'll have to look at the company that she ordered from. I love them!

Needless to say, Gail's jars and kilos of new frit that I've ordered have somehow taken over the working half of my studio, so trying to get to my torch is beyond a joke at the moment! I'll post pictures later if I get a chance...

Order those Beads of Courage samples and make those beads for the kids! Send me beads or pictures ('cause I sure as heck can't make test beads from any of the tons of new frits myself right now!!!!)

Have fun with the new colors and new blends - many, many thanks again to Gail Joseph for letting me purchase those licences! I'm having a BLAST mixing the "new" blends and Lord help me getting ideas for new ones....

More New Frits!!!

To accommodate those of you who wish to mix Gail's frit blends yourselves, as well as to be able to mix them myself to make them available for sale I've had to acquire a buttload (can I say that here?????) of new frits... Not all have pretty pictures on the website yet, but they're there or soon to be. If you want to mix your own, Gail has the recipes for sale on her Etsy site: Gail Joseph

If you would rather just buy the blends already made I have them for sale on my website at www.thatfritgirl.com!!

GAFFER:
G-199-P, 0 Purple Rose
G-198-P Royal Purple
G-186-1, 2 Tangerine
G-175-1 Cinnamon
G-168-1 Sahara
G-136-1 Chartreuse
G-133-1 Lime Green
G-132-1 Granny Green
G-127-1 Pale Blue Turquoise
G-125-0 Denim Blue
G-124-1 Robin's Egg Blue
G-122-2 Turquoise Blue
G-115-2 Violet
G-111-1 Salmon
G-108-1 Pigeon Gray
G-106-1, 2 Cream
G-77-1 Daffodil
G-74-1 Cherry Red
G-71-1 Orange
G-34-1, 2 Fluoro Green
G-33-1 Teal
G-32-1 Emerald Green
G-26-1 Cerulean Blue
G-23-1, 2 Copper Blue
G-15-1 Hyacinth
G-14-P, 2 Gold Ruby 

KUGLER:
K-190-1 Turkis Lecht
K-83-1 Lavender

REICHENBACH:
R-4291-2 Dark Olive
R-211-1 Iris Light Blue
R-185-1 Light Yellow
R-170-1 Pastel Blue Violet
R-152-1 Soft Violet
R-148-1 Ferrari Red
R-134-1 Scarlet Brown
R-089-1 Opal Marine Blue
R-077-1 Corn Yellow
R-072-2 Celadon Green
R-062-1 Opal White
R-055-1 Bluish Dark Violet
R-054-1 Opal Black
R-049-1 Turquoise
R-045-1 Marine Blue
R-041-1 Dark Blue
R-040-1 Aqua Blue
R-029-1 New Emerald Green
R-024-1 Reseda Green
R-009-2 Fuschia
R-003-1 Dark Gold Pink



Leslie