Friday is on FIRE!

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I have long admired the beads and use of color in the shop called Lutrick on Etsy. Lara, a fellow Fire Diva, is the creator of the gorgeous creations in this shop. Right now Lutrick is filled with beads for fall and Halloween, but you'll still find her signature focals, stunning bead sets and a large variety of Pandora beads. So let's get to know Lara . . .

How did you find your craft, or did it find you?

I had been stringing beads and making simple fimo beads while in high school and college. I had seen Indian lampwork beads, but didn't use them as they were really bad. While at a local arts and crafts fair in my home town of Seattle I saw and bought my first true artisan lampwork bead. The artist told me that I could take a class at my local bead store. I took that first class at Glass Expressions in Burien WA and I was immediately hooked.

Favorite color glass?

Oh this is too hard. I like so may colors. My favorite color is purple, so I like: Ink Blue, Psyche. I like reactive colors so I like: Opal Yellow, Ivory (all of them), Copper Green. I like striking and reducing colors and mine are: Blue Chalcedony, Gaia, Bullseye Copper Green Luster

Do you have a nickname?

No

Chocolate or Vanilla?

Chocolate (but really prefer Strawberry)

Laundry hamper: full or empty?

Full

What did you have for dinner last night?

Chicken

Bed: made or unmade?

Unmade

What’s on your nightstand?

Books

Last book you read:

An Echo in the Bone - Still working on it actually.

Salad dressing: on the side or mixed in?

Side

Ever eat Playdoh?

Eck, no

How do you like your eggs?

Scrambled

Ever have a perm?

Yup, and I back combed it for big bangs too. Ahhhhh, the late 80s and early 90s.

Three favorite condiments?

Mustard, Mustard and Mustard

Deep dish or thin crust?

Regular, kind of a medium.

What’s on your living room wall?

Historic flower prints, a framed abstract poster and a mixed media collage with handmade paper and leaf skeletons.

Least favorite smell?

Skunk

Can you play an instrument?

Slightly - Piano

Pets' names:

Beetle (cat)

Ever try their (your pets') food?

Ack, no.

Ever broken a bone?

No, but came close when a bolder fell on my knee.

Do you like guacamole?

Mmmmmm Yum.

Most proud of:

Graduating from nursing school with by BSN.

Big Leaf ~ Autumn Lampwork Focal

Brown Hollow Lampwork Focal Bead

Purple Large Hole Beads

Skull (no 3) Big Hole Lampwork Bead

Caribbean Blue Swirls (12)

Pumpkins

Butterfly Wings