8th Annual Bead Soup Reveal

Thank You Lori and Rick and all the ladies that helped pull
off another Amazing Bead soup Blog Party!
So let's get to it....

This is the Amazing soup I received form Tari Kahrs.

I got to cooking with it right away.

 Here I used the focal and Gaea Beads Tari sent me.

I added 

Glass Pearls, a few Brass and Jade beads, as well as

Swarovski Pearls

and some Unicorn lampwork beads.

Bronze/olive metallic leather cord.

Here I use the toggle, links, and ceramic owl.

Added silk ribbon, ceramic flower beads, antique brass chain,  

and some yellow turquoise beads.

So the commitment portion is done. 

Focal used...check....Clasp used check check.

But I think that our partners are curious to see what you will do 

with the other components of the soup they send...

so I made more...

 For this one I used one of the PC Flowers. 

Added a Tagua nut, Round Agate beads
and Pearl nuggets. 

Wove some faux suede in the 

antique brass chain made a dangle and 

added a Vintaj round hammered link,
bead bar for the toggle.

and a word charm that says "Believe".
I almost lost it when I wore it.
I'm thinking of doing some wire wrapping on
 the round link to make the hole a little smaller.
But I don't want to junk it up.
Any suggestions to help prevent the bar from slipping out?
[ Update June 2014. THe wire wrapping I did still didn't work.
So I changed out the round portion of the
toggle and kept the bar. Problem solved. ]

I used mixed metals on this one, antique copper and antique brass.

Experimented with some basic wire wrapping techniques.

Used one of the cool rectangle links and the the gorgeous

 lampwork beads,Tari sent me.

 Added some Unicorn tear drops and 

a Tierra cast Hammered heart toggle.

BONUS

This is a Bonus item I made from the Wool Roving

 that Tari used as packing material 

for the bead soup she sent me. 

Normally used  for felting,
which I have not gotten into. (yet)
I made my first handmade felted ball beads.
Which did not require me to get any of the felting tools.
Embellished them and assembled this bracelet.
I hope Tari likes this Bonus bracelet
because I sent it to her as a surprise!

I really liked that I tried
some "new to me" techniques  in this Bead Soup.
I just have a few bits left and will be sure to
 make something with those as well.
Thank You again Tari
 for this Awesome bead soup!
I hope I did it justice.

8th Bead Soup Party Link to all participants
http://mlhjewelrydesigns.com/?p=617#comment-27576
My plan to visit everyone
My bead soup progress so far...
Saturday
3 sections starting at the bottom
2 sections starting at the top
Sunday
2 more sections  complete
Monday
Squeezing in  another section...
dealing with terrible thunderstorms so I'm getting off the computer.
Snuck in one mere section between storms
Tuesday
Another round of storms but did I managed one more section.
Wednesday - 1 more section
Thursday
One more section..I'm getting there!
Friday -1 more section completed
Saturday - one more section
Sunday & Monday - Zero visits
Working on other projects.
Tuesday -1 section
Wednesday - 1 more section
Thursday - 2 sections
Sorry, I couldn't figure out this blog -http://bigyogyar.blogspot.com/
Friday -1 section
MIA for about a week.
I had a trip and fall on the stairs..wrecked my knee, hip and arm.
Doing better so I'm back at it..
1 more section done.
Did a lot of hopping today!
Looks like I have a little over 100 more to go.

A Month and a Few Days to Go!

So I've bee working feverishly 

with the soup that Tari sent me.

Trying all sorts of combinations.

We have a just a month and a 

 few days left before all revealing takes place.

I hope she is having as much fun with what I sent her 

as I am with what she sent me.

This is what I sent Tari.

Here are the photos she took

(which are way better than mine)

My Soup is Here!

First off... Tari, took an ordinary box 

and made it a special treasure.

She drew one of  her delightful birds 

on the box.

Then there was this amazing teal fiber.

Now I haven't got into felting...but it looks felt-able.

(Is that even a word...felt-able)

 In the pink pouch was all this 

yummy beady goodness.

A most excellent amazing soup, Tari.

Words can't thank you enough!

I love it!

Now onto the task of designing

New Necklace from 6th Bead Soup

My Partner from the 6th Bead Soup

was Sarah Goode.
(This was in the summer of last year)

And in the bonus soup she sent me 

were these  magenta leaves.

They have that rubberized feel to them.

Did I want to make earrings?

A bracelet?

Use one here and two there?

In the end they all were used for this necklace.

As it happened I had a few of the same 

color in some coin shell beads.

I also have several shell necklaces that needed 

some more pizzazz!

I think this touch of magenta did the trick.

Thanks Sarah

..it's a soup that keeps on giving!

Bead Soup Reveal #3

Thank You Pamela

for a really fun and challenging

 bead soup mix...

with it I was able to create the following...

Now, let's break it down a bit...

I used the focal and toggle I was sent.

Adding beads from my stash.
I like the word beads because it says
"Appreciate"
And I truly appreciate what you sent me.

My Bead Soup commitment is now completed.

You can stop here if you wish and move on with the hop.

Or check out what else I did with Pamela's soup mix...

I made this bracelet with the wood beads.

Rubbed them with golden gilders paste
 for a little more metallic sheen.

The clear AB beads were used in this necklace.

Along with pink crackle beads and a focal 

I was gifted by my Mom.  

We can call this one Pink Bubbly.

[Good for a  "Pink Saturday" post too!]

This stretch bracelet was made after 

I created the set below.

I used  the hematite beads and a left over Verdi bead.

Added a few antique brass beads 

to help tie it in....

with this necklace and matching earrings. 

I was able to use the  painted metal dough nut,

 gold tone rose beads,and Verdi ceramic beads

(which was a spot on match to the ones I had in my stash).

Added African brass beads, filigree medallion

 and antique gold tone chain.

 I'll call this next one, Serendipity.
I had just taken advantage of a sale
and purchased these the minty lampwork
beads and leaves.
 A challenging color for me but the price was right.
Then to my surprise in my bead soup mix...a stretch bracelet
....minty pearl chips.
A perfect match!
Could I have taken apart the stretch
bracelet and gotten more creative?
Yeah.
But it works for me the way it is with
the small addition of the set of leaves.
and a pair of earring to match.

Here are a few last minute items I put together.

So what's left from my soup....not much.
I gobbled it right up!
 A few more of these Bi-cone beads
 and the Jade flower beads are all that is left.

I'm so glad I started on my soup straight away.
Or it may have been that I had nothing to show you.
Much like others I have visited, the unexpected happens.
For me it was the death of my beloved Iko kitty,
and then a week later the sudden death of my older brother.
My creativity was zapped. Didn't want to do anything.
But my inner voice said, "Let your Yes mean Yes."
And
Thankfully, I am not without hope.
Though my heart is aching....
 I'm moving forward.
I dedicate these creations to them.

(Being in the last reveal was a help too.)

A Special Thanks to Lori Anderson. 
Our lovely hostess.
Another great blog hop.
She is amazing and soldiers on despite her illness.

Why not check out what the other participants did.
Just hop on over to Lori's blog for a complete
list of each of the reveals.
#1, #2, & #3

Here is the link to the 3rd reveal
http://lorianderson-beadsoupblogparty.blogspot.com/

Thanks for Lookin'

Beads Soup Blog Party is on!

I won't be posting until the third reveal date. 

I plan to visit as many as possible. 

Here is a link to the list of the those in 

the first reveal

http://www.prettythingsblog.com/2013/03/the-7th-bead-soup-blog-party-first.html

the 2nd reveal

http://www.prettythingsblog.com/2013/04/the-7th-bead-soup-blog-party-second.html

UPDATE 4/2/2013

From Lori our hostess

Due to completely unforeseen circumstances (well, maybe not unforeseen, but I am not able to conquer this latest bout of illness very well) I would like to please (OH pretty please) postpone the 2nd and 3rd reveal by a week. That means if you are set to post this weekend, you post on the 13th and if you are in the 3rd reveal, you post on the 20th.

Update from Lori 4/17/2013

Once again -- I'm very sorry.  This blog party is the one thing I think I bring to the beading world, so to postpone it not once, but twice -- well.  I wouldn't unless I had to, and I am so very sorry I have to.

Let's hope Lori feels better real soon! 

So it looks like my reveal date will now be on the 20th,  
27th

Hope you come back then. 

And visit the other ladies to see what 

they created with their soups.

Bead Soup ~ Swapped

This year Lori has paired me up with Pamela DeBoer. 

Who actually lives in the neighboring state of Wisconsin.

A self proclaimed "artsy craftsy " person.

Check out her blog and website to learn more about Pam.

http://pamelas-studio.blogspot.com/

http://pamelas-studio.webs.com/

Pictured below is the lovely Soup Pamela sent to me.

Thank You so Much Pam.!

It's Fantastic!

I'm ready for the challenge!

Soup I sent to Pamela

So now that are soup has been swapped.

Now it's time to get our creative juices flowing 

and see what we can create!

Soups On ~ the 3rd Reveal is here!

Soupe du Jour

Multi Strand

Artsy

Lampwork - Chunky

Lampwork - Lite (for the dieters)

Gemstones

Seed beads

For the first piece

I used this amazing one of a kind 

focal by Princess Peggy, 

the lamp work beads the amethyst

 and purple round glass beads from 

the soup Sarah sent for this one

Then added items from my own stash.

As well as some of the purple glass leaves from 

the very first bead soup soup from 

http://cettacheese.blogspot.com/

Even 3 of my own sorry lampwork beads.

Used the floral toggle clasp for this bracelet

used the purple cord to make this one

used the magnetic heart clasp for  this bracelet.

With the 

Bonus Beads

 I made earrings and a bracelet

You'll have to read the previous bead soup 

posts to know how this happened.

Soup mix #2

Used The focal and the faceted carnelian 

along with items from my stash

Used the 3 strand box clasp on this one 

below and the red orange cats eye

 heart beads form Sarah.

Added  red coral beads and some others

from my stash of beads

So much to ...so much to see.

I could of written more details about each piece.

But put a fork in me (spoon)

I'm done.

Thank You Lori 

for another 

Amazing Bead Soup Blog Party!

And all the work involved in the behind the scenes 

to get us all ready for the 

Bead Soup Reveals: 

 Un, Deux, and Trois

Thanks to my generous soup partner 

Sarah Goode

http://www.pookledo.blogspot.com/

For the list of participants click on this link

http://terrisbloomingideas.blogspot.com/2012/08/testing-list-of-participants.html

 When you have time why not check out 

all the ladies who participated in the 

6th Bead Soup Blog Party!

Who's Up for a Second Serving....

...of Bead Soup that is.

Pictured below is what I sent Sarah 

as a Thank You 

for sending out a second soup.

The first one Sarah sent on the 2nd of July. 

It didn't arrive until the 30th.

Around the week of 23rd  of July

we started thinking it was lost.

So she sent another and 

 to be fair, I sent her a second helping.

We moved our reveal dates too. 

To the 3rd Reveal this Saturday the 25th of August.

Sarah wrote to let me know that her second soup 

arrived and she is very pleased with it.

She also mentioned that she's already 

made a few things for the reveal.

Sounds like we both have just a few 

more things to do and then we'll be ready.

Bead Soup ~ The Reveal 1 and 2 links

Thanks to Tanya 

Who came up with a format 

that made it easier to navigate

 and  see all the participants.

Truly a labor of love.

https://sites.google.com/site/beadsoupparty2012/home/Reveal-1

https://sites.google.com/site/beadsoupparty2012/home/bead-soup-reveal-2-11th-august-2012

And don't forget to stop back by 

this Saturday.

For the 3rd and final reveal of the 

Bead Soup Blog Party

hosted by Lori Anderson.

Sod's Law

Sod's Law 
the principle that what can go wrong, 

will go wrong,

 usually with some observed degree of irony.

Also known as Murphy's Law.

And so it went with the bead soup that 
Sarah my bead soup partner 
was sending me 

from England.

Mine arrived to her in record time. 

Something like 8 days. Unheard of really.

After 3 weeks 

we were both getting nervous.

Starting to write it off as lost.

I was just going to make something up from 

my own stash and call it a day. 

But Sarah sent a second bead soup mix.

You can see where I'm going with this... 

The very day she sent the second soup mix

 was the very day that I notified her that 

the1st Bead soup had arrived.

4 weeks after she had mailed it.

Though we were both relieved that it had arrived.

Sarah mention that it was Sod's law.

Lot's to play with here!

 I'll see if I'll be able to get 

a necklace done in time for the last 

bead soup reveal using this second bead soup

using the metal focal and box clasp. 

My Bead Soup Arrived Today!!

It took 4 weeks for this parcel to get here.

We really thought it wasn't coming. 

So we moved our reveal date 

to the last one on August 28th.

Sarah is so generous.

She sent a second soup mix just a few days ago.

No worries Sarah I'll send you a second one as well.

So here are the Contents...

A lovely card along with 

Bead Soup

(it's in the blue pouch)

The rest are yummy bonus items.

Large silver rings

Silk Cocoons

Dyed Magnesite

Faceted Carnelian
And Peach tea bag.

Here is the bead soup ingredients

I get to cook with.

Amethyst nuggets 

Handmade lampwork Art bead focal ~ 

by Princess Peggy

Purple Cotton cord

Purple glass rounds

Silver toggle

Silver magnetic clasp
and a pack of amethyst glass hex beads.

I just love it!

Thank You so much Sarah!!!

Waiting on the Soup

Well it seems to be taking a while 

for the bead soup for me 

to arrive from England.

Mine arrive to Sarah in  record time.

The thing is we have no control over 

international shipping.

I'm hoping they arrive this week.

This is the assortment I sent Sarah and 

she has already blogged about it.

She said it reminded her of peacock feathers.

You know...she's right!

Bead Soup Partner

My bead soup swap partner this go round is 

Sarah Goode of  Pookledo . 

image from Sarah's blog

Sharon likes to recycle/up-cycle.  

And is very talented at this. 

Reclaiming what others would consider discards, 

Sarah makes into totally new pieces of jewelry. 

She is a self confesses bead-a holic.

She is not alone.

There will be 3 reveals this time for Lori Anderson's

Bead Soup blog hop.

Our reveal is August the 11th.  

We chatted via e-mail doing our best to get 

a feel for what each other likes. 

So stop back by if you can to see the reveals

Bead Soup Blog Party!

Yeah it's Bead Soup Party Day!
With 21 countries and 362 participant.
It is going to be a party that I will be savoring all week!
And will take me at least that long to visit every one.
So whether it be painting, mix media, card making,...you name it.
Do I have a style?

Now that I've been dabbling in the bead world
for the past couple of years.

More so now because of meeting Lori and 

all the wonderfully talented  ladies I have met through the 

Bead Soup Blog Party's.

I find myself asking the same question.

Regardless if I do or not,
what seems to stay the same for me is when
the "canvas speaks" to you.
Telling you what it wants and doesn't want.
Isn't it interesting how they speak to us all a little differently.
Which adds to the rich variety we see in the Art world.

This Beads Soup mix was no exception.
I wanted to do something abstract or asymmetrical.
The beads said, "No".

The focal is a delicate gold leaf.
A stand alone type of piece.

The golden toggle, simple.

Both pieces are light in weight.

It was saying keep it light, keep it simple and clean. 

Enhance the glimmer of the focal leaf.

Beads I added to Deana's to accomplish this were:

3mm round gold spacer beads, various gold tone spacer caps, 

Czech glass metallic light purple wavy leaves, 

(I find these type of beads with holes drilled at the top a challenge to use)

6mm amethyst bumpy lamp-work beads, 

gold tone chain, a few accent seed beads and 

Czech purple flowers.
And out came a Necklace and Earrings to match
with all it's glimmery-ness.

With so much soupy goodness... I made a few more pieces.

Here I used up the pearl heischi beads, faceted metallic beads and 

the set of Antique gold metal tear drop beads

 from the soup mix to make these bracelets and earrings.

 Here I used some memory wire for a bracelet. Went in a south west direction
with the coconut shell beads adding

some turquoise colored seed beads and pewter feather charms.
It's as light as a feather, hardly feels like you have anything on your wrist.

This is as far as I got with this one. It's still in the ole think tank.
I'm looking for a metal gold tone dragon fly I saw with a slight curve to it's body.
I'd like to add it to the front of the pendant.
I just can't remember where I saw it.

And I still have lots of left overs to use in the future!

Thank You Deana.
You've truly been a delightful swap partner.
Click here to see what I sent Deana

Thank You So Much  Lori 

for hosting the biggest Bead Soup Blog Party to date.
I have had a great time each and every time I have participated.
For more eye candy...

Please click on Lori's link to take you to the list of other participants
and their Bead Soup swap partners.

The Hostess, Lori Anderson and her partner, Manuela Wutschke

My Party Progress.
Started at the bottom working & slowly my way to the top...
I wish I wasn't sick with a head cold or I could visit you all faster...
181-171 with partners  9/17/2011
170 -161 with partners  9/18/2011
160 -151 with partners &  150 -141 with partners 9/19/2011
140 -131 with partners, 130 - 121 with partners 9/20/2011
120 - 111 with partners 9/21/2011
110 - 101 with partners 9/22/2011
100 - 91 with partners,  90- 81 with partners 9/23/2011
Only 160 more to visit...
I can begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel!
80-71 with partners 9/24/2011
70 - 61 with partners, 60-51 with partners, 50-41 with partners  9/25/2011
Migraine 9/26/2011 no comments today.
40-31 with partners 9/27/2011
Another sick day 9/28/2011
30 - 21 with partners, 20-11 with partners , 10 -1 with partners 9/29/2011
Yeah I finally have now visited each and every one!
Now that was some Party!!