Hot Glass for Cool Kids...new e-book for Beads of Courage

It's here, hot off of the press, a brilliant brand new e-book featuring 20 cool tutorials that are just perfect for Beads of Courage. I am so proud to have been involved in this project with my Beep Beep Robot tutorial. There is so much info and creativity in this e-book that it's 106 pages long and at just $20 that is a steal! Pop along to http://www.sodalimetimes.com for your copy, instant download and all the money raised in sales goes directly to Beads of Courage in the US. Go on! You know you want to! :-D

Jolene x

Sponsor or adopt a Beep Beep for BoC

Good morning, this is a pretty exciting and busy week! I need to spring clean the studio and make sure we have plenty of gas, snacks and drinks in for next weekend...less than a week to go until some fabulous ladies will be gathering here for our 24 hour lampwork beadathon for Beads of Courage. We will be making Act of Courage beads for the kids on the program and having some fun and larks along the way too.

I first started making these little robots as part of my 52 little things project. To count down the days I am making these sweet little robot beads which are available to adopt or sponsor to raise some funds for BoC - BCCA.

And the best bit, you get to give your little robot it's name.

Please visit my Facebook Album for all the info and find out how you can get involved xx

Have a wonderful weekend, Jolene xx

52 little things week 22

Welcome to week 22 of 52 in my year long challenge. I am making and donating a special bead for each week of the year for the Beads of Courage program here in the UK. The program is sponsored by a small family run charity called Be Child Cancer Aware and is in place in 45 UK hospitals for children with cancer and blood disorders.

Act of Courage beads like this little purple robot and  are and gifted by glass artists all over the UK and Europe. They are given to children and teens on the program to mark milestones on a child's treatment journey. The strings of beads (in many cases hundreds of beads) that a child enrolled with BoC will collect through the course of their treatment are a powerful tool. They are a tangible way for friends, families and care givers to be able to see and recognise courage and bravery.


The Beads of Courage program helps to help to reduce illness related distress and encourages positive coping strategies. Every treatment bead gives a child something tangible to use to be able to discuss their treatment and experience. Beads of Courage are very powerful and I am very proud to be able to do something to help bu doing something I love, making glass beads. If you would like to know more about the program here in the UK please visit

Jolene x

52 little things week 21

It's week 21! in my year long challenge to make and donate a special bead for each week of the year for the Beads of Courage program here in the UK. The program here is sponsored by a small family run charity called Be Child Cancer Aware and is in place in more than 40 UK hospitals for children with cancer and blood disorders.

Unique handcrafted glass beads like this little robot are called Act of Courage beads. They are given to mark milestones on a child's treatment journey and are much treasured. The strings of beads (in many cases hundreds of beads) that a child enrolled with BoC will collect through the course of their treatment are a powerful tool. They are a tangible way for friends, families and care givers to be able to see and recognise courage and bravery.


The Beads of Courage program helps to help to reduce illness related distress and encourages positive coping strategies. Every treatment bead gives a child something tangible to use to be able to discuss their treatment and experience. Beads of Courage are very powerful and I am very proud to be able to do something to help bu doing something I love, making glass beads. If you would like to know more about the program here in the UK please visit

http://www.bechildcanceraware.org/beads-of-courage

Jolene x

52 little things - week 10

Good morning, this year is speeding away so fast, it's week 10 in the Craft Pimp Forum Year Long Challenge already. This little poppet is my week 10 bead for a special kiddie on the Beads of Courage program. You can check out the week 10 show and tell thread here.

If you would like to find out more about BCCA and Beads of Courage please click here

Have a lovely week
Jolene xx

52 little things - week 8

Over on CP we are having a year long challenge to make one small handmade thing each week. I am making a special lampwork bead each week for Beads of Courage here in the UK. It is an absolutely brilliant arts in medicine project which is fully funded in the UK by a small family run charity called Be Child Cancer Aware, If you would like to find out more then this clicky link goes to the BCCA Facebook page.

To check out the Craft Pimp Forum YLC Week 8 thread and see what other peeps are making click here.

Have a great week, Jolene xx

52 little things - week 7

It's week seven in CP's YLC (Craft Pimp Forums Year Long Challenge). I'm making a special bead each week for Beads of Courage. Here is our week 7 show and tell. Watch this space.....there will deffo be some more Beep Beep beads over the next few weeks :-D

Jolene xx