Hosted by ISGB Chapters
📅 October 14, 2025
🕓 4:00 PM Pacific | 7:00 PM Eastern

Thank YOU for participating  If you missed the event you are invited to watch the zoom recording 
📍 Zoom Event RECORDING AVAILABLE  HERE


💬 Jean Gribbon, President and Founder of BOC, provided an update on their incredible work and shared their current needs including details on on artists interested in learning more.   

Beads of Courage wants to hear from you!

It's Fall Harvest check in time, we want to connect with our amazing bead artists. If you're interested in sharing your talents or learning more, please fill out our quick interest form.


🔥 Bead tutorials!  ISGB chapter members Janice Peacock and Juliet Page shared their videos on making fish and jellyfish beads for BOC.   


The inspirational tutorials are available at isgbEducation.org along with many more.


Still time to Enter the Random Drawing!

Deadline to submit is November 1, 2025


🎁 Call for Beads!
All chapters and chapter members are invited to donate beads to Beads of Courage. Document your donation (between September 1 and November 1 2025) and you’ll be entered into a random drawing for fabulous prizes! 

Donation guidelines:

  • Send all bead donations directly to Beads of Courage at 3301 N. 1st Ave, Tucson, AZ 85719.
  • Use the donation form from the BOC website:
  • Send a photo of your bead donation, along with number of beads, name, email, and chapter name to Steve Bay: dalsteve@isgb.org. Photo documentation must be received by November 1 to qualify for the prize drawing.
  • Each donation of at least 5 beads qualifies for one raffle prize entry. 
  • Only one drawing entry per person/chapter name is allowed.
  • Individual chapter members that contribute to a single large bead donation, are each eligible for a
  • raffle entry, provided their names and emails are included in the donation documentation.


✨ Drawing Prizes Include:

  • Frantz Art Glass gift certificate ($100 value) 
  • Flameworking tools, 10 new tools generously donated by Mary Brown-Martilik (incl. leaf mashers, graphite tools, Peters tweezers, marble mold, and more!).
  • And more prizes to be announced!

📧Contact Steve Bay, ISGB chapter liaison, for questions: dalsteve@isgb.org


Prize Package Tools

1.  feather/diagonal tweezers

2. bracelet former graphite 

3. curved BBQ washers

4. marble mold and marver graphite

5. Pic Set

6. Bail Biter

7. Peter's Tweezers

8. "Diamond" shaped bead shaper

9. Tube bead shaper

10. 2" leaf masher

Look for fun tutorials as inspiration on our isgbEducation.org site


We will be sharing FREE inspirational tutorials along the way to help spark your creativity.


Join the ISGB to be part of all our Creativity Challenges and you can win great prizes all year long sharing inspiration with our glass community.


Chapters are offering more ways to support Beads of Courage.


Visit our website to see how your  chapter   is participating. 


Learn More about Beads of Courage HERE

We are Stronger Together