A wonderful team treasury with and autumnal feel.
There is something in the air

Halloween is coming and now is the time to get ready for a night of trick or treating!!!

FritNchips has some wonderful Murrini I love the pumpkins and bats!!

Or how about some wonderful beads from Beadsbycat

These wonderful and colourful skull beads are perfect to make into your own jewellery. 

or if you are in a hurry the finished article from MadelineBunnyan

Perfect little raven earrings.

But for me its all about bats and this one is perfect!!

Bat

Well the summer has left us, or missed us, I'm not sure which, but now the colours are changing in the trees and there is a distinct chill in the air. A time to start to pre-pair for winter and of course Christmas (Sorry I know its only October but we do have to think ahead)
Autumn Time

Flowerjasper

Puffafish

A tempting selection of Autumn tones for your winter wardrobe!!

Our members are all working away to create our selections of beads and jewellery ready for Christmas so remember if you want to give quality and buy handmade don't leave it to the last minute or you may be disappointed!! 

ARJewellery

July Giveaway Winner

A big thank you to Heather of Heather Kelly Glass

It's time to announce the lucky winners name for these stunning earrings and matching focal bead

Our random number generator picked out lucky number 8 and our July winner is Stephanie Gough with the 8th comment on our July giveaway post. Congratulations Stephanie.

On a side note, after being unsuccessful in numerous attempts over the course of July to contact our June winner I have redrawn and so congratulations also to Lisa Lodge of Pine Ridge Treasures.

Ladies and Gents,  if you are entering one of our giveaways by leaving a comment but are not logged in to a blogger or active google+ account please can you leave us information on how to get in touch. Either your email in the form myname at mydomain dot com or your twitter name in the form @mytwittername or alternatively if you are a member of Frit Happens Forum please leave us your forum name too.

Thanks, Jolene.

Meet the team part 10

Hearts galore from FHFteam, this post focuses (yup you have guessed it) on heart beads. My chosen trio of hearts on showcase today are all ready to wear too.....

Shahlaa of allthatsparklesbeads

My Wretched Heart Lampwork focal pendant on hand dyed silk ribbon

Yum! the colour and texture in this sculpted heart bead necklace are just delicious. This bead has been created by Shahlaa of All that Sparkles. Shahlaa also makes special fun bosom buddies sculptural beads which help to raise funds for Cancer Research UK.

Sue of BlueBoxStudio

Purple Haze - handmade lampwork glass heart necklace mounted

The colours in this super heart shaped pendant necklace speak to me, so pretty. This wonderful heart necklace has been created by Sue in her home studio in North Somerset. Alongside lampwork and jewellery design Sue is also a talented textile artist with a range of silk and velvet scarves in her Etsy shop.

Jeannie of Jeanniegems

My Blue Heart Handmade Glass Lampwork Pendant

Jeannie lives and works in the beautiful town of St.Ives in Cornwall. She stocks a large range of pretty jewellery all made with her own lampwork beads and very beautiful vessel/perfume bottle pendants. Jeannie also make a range of beads and jewellery made from recycled glass and offers a bespoke bead making service from your own special occasion celebratory champagne bottle.

I hope you enjoyed this quick introduction, click the pics to go to Etsy and see more from each of our teamies and also don't forget to stop by and check out our July Giveaway blog post.

Meet the team part 9

Glass is so versatile and beautiful and there are so many different skills to learn and challenges in using it as a medium. I am going to devote the my next few meet the team posts to FHfteamers who do beautimus things with silverglass.....capturing the shimmer and delicate beauty of silver rich glass is a skill that I admire greatly and don't think I shall ever be able to master

Diane of dilunah

Silver Trail - Silver Cored Big Hole Lampwork Bead

This little bead is one of my favourite team listings ever, so sweet and pretty and delicate with an enchanting shimmer. Diane's introduction to glass began with fusing which led to a qualification in 3D design though Lampwork is now her main passion. Diane also makes lovely findings for jewellery making, you can find these and fused pieces for sale on her personal website at www.dilunah.com

Pris of DancingwithGlass
 

Illuminations Heart : Handmade Lampwork focal

I have had the privilege of seeing Pris's skills grow and her style develop from quite on in her love affair with glass - Pris says it beautifully herself so here is a quote from her personal page on Etsy - Working with soft glass as I do gives me endless possibilities of colour, texture, depth and detail to use in my designs. I particularly love the iridescent qualities of silver glass, and the changeable nature of it.

Jennie of RaspberryRings

Ornate Pink Barrell

Jennie make spectacular large focal beads and mini paperweights and bracelet pops and was the featured Artist of the Month over on the forum in June. Jennie has also written a super tutorial for her distinctive swirl beads which you can find on Etsy here

I hope you enjoyed this quick introduction, click the pics to go to Etsy and see more from each of our teamies and also don't forget to stop by and check out our July Giveaway blog post.

Monthly Giveaway July

It's time for another monthly giveaway, we're got another stunning prize up for grabs sponsored by one of our talented team members...

Heather of Heather Kelly Glass

Heather is offering this gorgeous focal bead and matching stud earrings for one of our lucky blog commenters in July.

All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is leave a comment on this post anytime before the end of July (and don't forget to make sure you're following the FHFTeam blog so that I can contact you too!)  The winner will be randomly drawn, and announced on the 1st of August

Good luck!