Baleen Bead-Michael Barley

[rounder]

Hi,

Word on the street is that the new tutorial for Michael Barley's Baleen Bead will be coming out soon. I've been intending to put this together for a couple of years. I guess I'm kind of slow. There's a saying that when life hands you lemons, you should make lemonade. Well, that's what life did. Thanksgiving weekend I broke my arm. Since I couldn't make beads for a month, I took the time to finish the tutorial. I had already taken the pictures a long time ago. I just needed the time to sit down long enough to put the steps into words. I'm planning to offer it for sale on my Etsy store right after I get home from teaching in Austin around January 21 or so.

But, if you want a chance to get an advance copy of this tutorial, you can enter a drawing to win a copy. Here's all that you have to do. Make a donation to the Center Valley Animal Rescue. It's a no kill animal shelter that is run by an amazing woman named Sara and a host of volunteers. We met Sara many years ago when she started working as an assistant to our vet. In the beginning, it was Sara and her boyfriend who started taking in unwanted animals. After working all day at the vet's, she went home to her other full time job taking care of the animals. Over the years, volunteers started showing up to help. She still works at the vet office but with help from volunteers and donations, the CVAR has expanded into a non-profit, 501C3 organization, so all donations are tax deductible. Here's a link to the website: http://www.centervalleyanimalrescue.org/index.html

Here's the deal to win an advance copy of the Baleen bead tutorial. Make a donation to the Center Valley Animal Rescue. For each dollar that you donate to Center Valley Animal Rescue, you will get one ticket and a chance to win. Donate $5.00 and you get five tickets. Make your donation directly to CVAR via paypal(there's a paypal link on their website). After you have made your donation, email me letting me know how many tickets I should fill in with your name. Remember, dollars add up. If a hundred people give a dollar each, $100 will buy a lot of cat food. Here's the link: http://www.centervalleyanimalrescue.org/index.html

But wait! There's more! Donate now and in addition to a copy of the tutorial, you will win the actual bead that was made following the directions in the tutorial. See the attached picture below.

But that's not all! Not only will you win the tutorial and the bead, but Andrea Guarino is offering a copy of her tutorial for making her beautiful Moth Wing bead. Now how can you pass up a deal like that?! So click on the link to Center Valley Animal Rescue right now,http://www.centervalleyanimalrescue.org/index.html ,make your donation of any amount and then email me letting me know how many tickets you want. This offer won't last forever. The deadline to be included in drawing is at midnight on January 19. Drawing will be held on January 20. Andrea will draw the winning name and I'll contact the winner directly. Good luck!

Thank you very much.

Michael



www.barleybeads.com189261189260

[MaryBeth]

I am so happy that you finally wrote this up as a tutorial even if it took a broken arm to do it (but I am sorry about your arm). I took a class from you a couple of years ago and learned this technique from you then but I still want this tutorial!

I love the raffle idea - I'll probably donate and it looks like a good cause.

[squid]

Finally!!!! Yay!!!

[Hayley]

Woohoo! Thank you, Michael, for making one of my wishes come true!

Off to donate . . .

[squid]

Made a donation - I emailed you at beadlebarley at yahoo.com - is that correct?

[AKDesigns]

It's about freakin' time. :)

[Ekkie]

Sorry about the broken arm. Thanks so much for writing this tutorial. I've been waiting ages for you to come to Oz to teach so this is marvellous.

[rounder]

Hi,
Thank you very much! Oh yes, I suppose my email would be helpful. Here it is:

beadlebarley@yahoo.com

Yes, I am a bit slow sometimes but eventually I get around to doing things.

Michael

[Nicker]

Sorry about the broken arm! How cool are you donating to the animal shelter!

Psssttttt I've seen a preview of this tutorial and it ROCKS!!!

[pam]

What a great way to start the new year!

[pattybeads]

I love animals and I love your beads. I donated!

[Beadbug]

I took your class up in Travers City and have great notes but there is nothing like great photos! Sorry about your arm.

[sansan239s]

Excellent Michael.... I will donate what I can this friday (payday). Thanks for finally creating this tutorial. I'm wondering how many "Awha" moments there will be! Take care of the arm of yours!!

[mnoelker]

Wow...I am so excited! I've wanted to take your class for a while now but haven't been able to make it happen. Can't wait for the tutorial!

[LyndaJ]

Donated! What a great idea.

[karrina]

YEA Michael! I can't wait!!! :waving:

I actually work for 2 different animal rescue organizations but will donate to your cause most definately too. Thank you so much for doing this and I'm sure Sara is so greatful for your support.

Hope your arm heals up soon! (I hope I win) [-o<

all the best, karen

[bexrox]

Love the Baleen bead, love Andrea's Moth Wing bead, love the bead that's created in the tut, LOVE LOVE LOVE animals, and love what this organization is doing for them. Thanks Michael for this great opportunity. Made my contribution today!

[Tammy Rudd]

Donated!! I love the Baleen Bead and I love animals!

[rounder]

Hi Everybody,

Thank you all for your generosity! Sara is going to be so surprised. Thank you also for your thoughts concerning my arm. It is healing well after the surgery and lots of little screws to hold everything together. I started making beads again last week. I need to get my arm back in shape in time for my class in Austin next week. But it's like riding a bicycle and felt really good to get back on the torch. Now I have to get started filling out all of of the tickets with people's names. I didn't expect to have to fill out so many!
Michael

[Tutti-frutti]

well Michael you will have to get an EMS for the easy use also helps with booth arms...
Katja

[margriet@stainedglass.nl]

Hi Michael,

Writing al those tickets is perhaps a good practice for your arm. I am so happy for Sara, what a great Idea.
She got also 5 dollar from me.

[StephBonniwell]

What a great thing to do! Very excited about the tutorial and best wishes on healing!

[maya-honey]

Wow! I will wait for this tutorial - the beads are magnificant!

[spixton]

Glad the rumor is true and so sorry about your arm! Hope all is well with you. Sent some money to the rescue. We've always had dogs, can't imagine life without them although I'm not so sure about all dogs going to heaven. I'd spend eternity caring for a zillion dogs when what I really want to do is learn to play the piano. Which will take an eternity I'm sure!

You have an Etsy shop? How 'bout a link?

[J&M]

What great news Michael... (not about your arm, so sorry about that) and what a wonderful cause! Made my donation too! I remember that you were so nice in answering my emails and giving me advice. I really appreciated that! Can't wait for your tut!!

Thanks again - Jack

[SadiesJewels]

Woohoo ... now can I wait until January 21st?

[Afterdark]

Times are certainly hard but I can always help a fur friend!! Sent mine.

[neagle]

Sorry about your arm! I donated-all my dogs and birds are rescues, and it's such a hard job!

[GlassyEyedGirl]

Lovely idea! Sent my donation!

Hope the arm does well for all the names you have to write.

[barbaracollins]

Wonderful Michael. I did not take good notes in your class!

[Kirima]

Me! :-)

I'm winning the tutorials as well as the bead. For sure. I did donate such a lot of money, so at least 99 % of the names will be Martin(i)a!!!!!!!!!

TRUELY! Honestly. Positively.

:-)

Thank you Michael for teasing the community!

MM

[DaBatt]

Oh my - just saw this, & it is the next best thing to my dream coming true & taking a class with you.
Sent my donation :)

[theglasszone]

I donated too! :) I sent what I could and win or loose, the animals and your friend are getting help - what a wonderful thing for you to do!

I'm sending a PM with how much I donated - not sure where to send an email (duh!)

De

[Firebug]

Sorry to hear about your arm Michael! What a great cause - I've made my donation! Thanks so much for writing this tutorial. I've always enjoyed trying it in your classes and now I'll have a tutorial to follow - my notes are always bad!

Cheers
Kathy

[rounder]

Hi all,

You guys are great! So far, Sara has gotten $848.00 in donations. I'm sure that she must be thrilled. I think that it's great that she has no idea why people from all over the world are sending her money. Thank you to all who have donated. I'll be pulling the winning name in about a week.
By the way, a few people have asked me about my Etsy shop. I don't have anything listed yet, but here's the link to the main page. I've got things ready with my profile page and stuff, but I'm waiting until I get back from teaching in Austin at the wonderful Blue Moon glass studio to list things.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/michaelbarley

Thank you again for your great support.

Michael

[redsunset]

What a great opportunity to donate and win!

I've been to PayPal and sent you an email.

:happy::happy:

So sorry about your arm!

Kathy

[xstatic]

donation and e-mail sent. Crossing fingers here! Truly a generous and thoughful act. Thanx
Gail
(Hope your arm heals quickly)

[Flame Crazy]

Sent my donation, thanks so much for doing this - it's a great thing to help animals.

[CreditRiverArtGlass]

Sounds like you need to be drinking more milk, Michael. :wink: So sorry about your arm, your timing was good, though... I know many friends who would've been so disappointed if you had to cancel your classes in Austin this week! Hope you're having fun. Blue Moon is so awesome, I know they're taking good care of you.

I so enjoyed your class when you taught here @ Malcom's, you're such a fantastic teacher... patient & so talented. Your tutorial will be well received, as it should be.

& what a great cause, Michael. So cool that you're helping out Sara like this. I'm definitely going to donate.

[IF-Designs]

awesome!

[glasswhimz]

Sent my donation YOU ROCK!!!!
Jodie

[Anastasia]

Donated!
What a wonderful thing to do, Michael!

[Beadanna]

De here is Michael's email address - from post #8 above -
beadlebarley@yahoo.com

Donated - off to email Michael myself now.

[Nitadee]

Where IS the Tutorial? Can we not just purchase it? Inquiring minds and all that :D:D:D
Nita

[squid]

It is coming out this weekend, I believe - this is the "win it before you can buy it" donation drive :)

[AKDesigns]

It is coming out this weekend, I believe - this is the "win it before you can buy it" donation drive :)

Next weekend. He stated January 21st or sometime near there in the OP.

[Nitadee]

Thank you so much Squid and Amy :D:D:D
Musta missed that part LMBO
Hugs
Nita

[debkauz]

I am lucky enough to have taken your class at Portia's Michael. I LOVE making those beads with my own little spin on them. Yours are a whole lot prettier but I'm working on it. LOL I love the idea of donating to an animal rescue.

[sgp]

I just contributed. I've never had the opportunity to take a class with Michael so of course I'm hoping to win! However, beadmakers are such generous people, I love it when they come together to do something like this. We all benefit! Thanks for giving us an opportunity to change a small part of the world!

Sharlyn

[Pat]

What is also amazing Michael is taking the time to thank each and every one of us in email.

[Charmaine]

Just came back from Austin with Michael. AWESOME class. He is just such a super person altogether, I'm so glad I had the opportunity to go and learn from him. I've been lampworking for 9 years, and his class is one I've had on the radar for a long, long time. He taught us the Baleen bead, but I'll probably buy the tutorial anyway, 'cause his notes are bound to be more cohesive than my scribbles during class! And (a plug)as for Blue Moon, what a super place to take a class!

[rounder]

Hi,

I just got home from teaching in Austin. "Hi" Charmaine. It was great meeting you and having you in the class. I'm glad that you made it home safely. Both classes were really fun and everybody was so nice. I love teaching at Blue Moon and Jim and Rose are the best. Marcie was my T.A. and it was really nice having her help me out. Has anyone out there ever seen her not smiling?

A really big "Thank You!" to everybody who has donated. Before I left for Austin, last thursday, the total was around $900. Since then, a bunch more people have donated. I don't know the exact numbers yet, but I bet that it's close to $1200. Wow! You still have time if you haven't joined in yet. Officially the cut off time is midnight tonight. But I won't be making out the final tickets until tomorrow, so if you get it in before I finish cutting out the tickets, I'll include you in the drawing. It'll probably be tomorrow evening when I post the winner and let you know the total amount that was raised.

Thank you very much.

Michael
beadlebarley@yahoo.com

[rounder]

The Raffle is closed. I'm going to cut up the final tickets and go over to Andrea's later today for her to draw the winning name. I'll be back later to let you know who it is.

Thank you very much to everybody who contributed. I'll have the totals later.

Michael

[Ekkie]

I just bought it!!! Whooohoooo!!! I can't wait to get it! I hope Michael gets up early!!! I've no idea what time it is in Port Townsend - perhaps it's evening.

[Kalera]

Michael, you are an amazing person! I'm sorry about the broken arm; hope it heals fast.

[jakecomeback]

Old Bones break easily...take some calcium.

[Meow Meow Beads]

IS IT OUT?????

[Jenfire]

Please put more in your Etsy shop, please.
Jen

[GinnyHampton]

Marcie was my T.A. and it was really nice having her help me out. Has anyone out there ever seen her not smiling?





My guess is she smiles all night in her sleep too :lol:

[cc2]

Got this from Michael:

Hi Cindy,

I just wanted to let you know that the tutorial is now available at my Etsy store.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/michaelbarley

In case you didn't know, Kathy James won the raffle. We raised $1073.00 thanks to your donation!


I am sure each person got an email thanking them. Cindy

[OnCloud9]

Just ordered this tutorial . .. can't wait to try it out . . .I have been a huge fan of Micheal's work ever since I started out 5 years ago.

Thank Michael for making this tutorial available for those of us who would love to take a class with you but have not yet had the opportunity!!!

Any chance you'll ever teach in Toronto???
Thanks again.
Carol

[rounder]

Good morning all,
I just posted more tutorials on my Etsy store. I'll try to be better about keeping them stocked. I look forward to seeing pictures of what you come up with.

Thank you again for all of your donations. Sara must be thrilled. I think that it's funny because Sara has no idea why people from all over the world are suddenly sending her all this money. I think that is the best part of this thing.

Carol, there may be a chance I'll get there. Amy Johnson has invited me but I don't teach all that often so I can't say when that might be. It's on my list of places to go.

Enjoy,

Michael