Soup’s On!!

It’s finally here-Reveal Day for the Bead Soup Blog Party, and here it is 10:52 PM on the night before, and I just finished taking my pictures!!  Nothing like pushing it to the last minute!!

I had an amazing partner this year, Katherine Gale, owner of Terra Beadworks. She sent me an amazing assortment of beautiful beads and handmade findings.   I found a lot of inspiration in them, and I was able to complete two bracelets, two pairs of earrings, and three necklaces.

I know that everyone has a lot of blog hopping to do, so I won’t take up a lot of time with a lot of reading for you….let’s allow the pictures to do the talking!

First up-the earrings.  The green and yellow pair feature Katherine’s handmade ear wires. And aren’t the peacock colored beads on the cloissone pair just beautiful?

Next, I made two bracelets. Nothing too complicated.  The first one features beautiful copper beads and a copper clasp from Katherine, macramed with turquoise colored hemp. The other is my first attempt at a wrap bracelet.  The leather is from Katherine, as are all of the beads.

Next up, the necklaces. First one features brass peanut chain and blue glass beads from Katherine. These had an antique feel to them, so I used Swellegant bronze metal coating with verdigris patina and orange dye-oxide to age a pewter pendant I have had in my stash since I first started beading.

The second one features Katherine’s copper chain, handmade copper clasp, and seashell coated with copper, as well as a selection of beads in glass, carnelian, amber, citrine, flourite and red aventurine in warm shades of brown, red and orange that Katherine included in my soup.  I wanted Katherines clasp to be seen, so I decided to close the necklace in the front.

The last one is my favorite one.  Katherine sent me this lovely handmade glass shell focal. I used her gemstone beads in complimentary colors.  The connector is made with a cabochon I had on hand, and a silverplate finding from B’sue Boutiques.  The Swarovski crystals dangling from the pendant were actually from last years bead soup from Tara Plote.  The silver plate chain, toggle  and beadcaps are from my stash.

Please be sure to visit Katherine’s blog to see what she made with the soup I sent her.  She has been a wonderful partner, and I’m so glad that Lori paired us up.  Almost as soon as Katherine recieved her beads from me, her family had to deal with an unthinkable tragedy. Katherine remained strong for her daughter and her family, and throughout the ordeal was still able to find time to work on her bead soup.

Oh, and of course, don’t forget to visit Lori’s blog! Enjoy the weekend blog hopping…I know I’m going to!

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Hostess, Lori Anderson, PrettyThingsBlog.com

Alice Craddick, Alice’s Beads and Baubles

Alicia Marinache, All The Pretty Things

Amanda Tibbetts, Amanda Made

Amber Dawn Goldish, Inventive Soul

Annita Wilson, AW Jewelry

Beti Horvath, Stringing Fool

Birgitta Lejonklou, Create With Spirit

Candida Castleberry, Spinning Spun Sugar

Carolyn Lawson, Carolyn’s Creations

Cassie Donlen, Glass Beadle

Cheri Reed, Creative Designs by Cheri

Cheryl McCloud, One Thing Leads to Another

Cheryl Roe, BeadRoe

Christina Hickman, Vintage Treasures Jewelry

Christine Hendrickson, Clamworks

Cilla Watkins, Tell Your Girlfriends

Cindy Wilson, Mommy’s Dream

Cindy Wimmer, Sweet Bead Studio

Cory Celaya, Art With Moxie

Cory Tompkins, Tealwater Designs

Cris Peacock, Cris’ Page

Cynthia Deis, Shiny Little Things

Cynthia Machata, Antiquity Travelers

Cynthia Wainscott, Exotic Peru

Dana Hickey, Magpie Approved

Dana James, Dana’s Jewelry Designs

Dana Lang, Tumblestone Handmakery

Debbie Price, Green Shoot Jewellery Designs

Denielle Hagerman, Some Beads and Other Things

Diane Valasek, Dragonfly Close

Doris Stumpf, Glaszwerg

Dyanne Everett-Cantrell, Dee-Liteful Jewelry Creations

Elaine Robitaille, Too Aquarius

Eleanor Burian-Mohr, The Charmed Life

Enikö Fabian, Perl-eni

Erin Prais-Hintz, Treasures Found

Heather Davis, Blissful Garden Beads

Heidi Post, Ex Post Facto Jewelry

Hilary Frye, FryeStyle

Ilenia Ruzza, Ilenia’s Unique Beaded and Painted Jewelry

Inge von Roos, Inge’s Blog

Jami Shipp, Celebrating Life

Jayne Capps, Mama’s Got to Doodle

Jean A. Well, Jean A. Wells Handcrafted Artisan Jewelry

Jean Yates, Snap Out of It Jean! There’s Beading to Do!

Jennifer Cameron, Glass Addictions

Jennifer Pottner, Rock Candy Beads

Jennifer VanBenschoten, Jewelry, Art and Life

Jenny Davies-Reazor, Jenny Davies-Reazor

Jenny Vidberg, Shyme Design

Jessica Dickens, My Jewelry, My Life, Me

Jessica Klaaren, Beadful-Things by Jessica

JJ Jacobs, Coming Abstractions

Joan Williams, Lilruby Jewelry

Judith Johnston, Judith Johnston

Judy Riggs, Rigglettes

Judy Turner, Silver Rains

Julie Anne Leggett, The Peaceful Bead

K Hutchinson, Jumbled Hutch

Karen Meador, Dreamcatcher Ranch

Karyn Bonfiglio, Plus Size Bangles

Katherine Gale, Terra Beadworks   My Partner

Kathleen Lange Klik, Modern Nature Studio

Katja Benevol Gabrijelcic, Slovonske Technobe

Kelli Jacobson, Creative Moon

Kelly Ramstack, Adventures with Kelly

Keri Lee Sereika, Pink Lemonade

Kim Ballor, Vitamin C… A Daily Dose of Creativity

Kim Bender-Hora, KimmyKat

Kirsi Luostarinen, Kirsi Luo Korut

Kitty Bozzini, Kitty Lampwork

Laura Demoya, The Bead Therapist

Laurie Hanna, Laurie’s Jewelbox

Leah Curtis, Beady Eyed Bunny

Lesley Watt, The Gossiping Goddess

Linda Inhelder, Must-Haves Jewelry

Linda Landig, Linda’s Bead Blog & Meanderings

Lisa Liddy, Metal Me This

Lori Dorrington, Lori’s Adventures in Etsy Land

Lori Poppe, Adventures in Creativity with Lorillijean

Mallory Hoffman, For the Love of Beads

Marge Beebe, Rock Creek Creations

Marianna Boylan, Pretty Shiny Things

Marion Simmons, Shade Tree Studio

Marla Gibson, Spice Box Design

Marta Weaver, Marta Weaver Jewelry

Marti Conrad, Marti C’s Clay Blog

Maryse Fritzsch-Thillens, GlassBeadArt, Lampwork Beads

Melanie Brooks, Earthenwood Studio

Michelle Hardy, Firefly Visions

Mikala Coates, Maybe Just Perhaps

Mowse Doyle, HoCArt

Nan Emmett, Spirit Rattles – Spirited Earth

Nancy Boylan, Snazzy Doodle Designs

Nancy Peterson, Beading From the Heart

Nicole Rennell, Nicole Rennell Designs

Niki Meiners, 365 Days of Craft

Niky Sayers, Silver Nik Nats

Norma Turvey, Moonlit Fantaseas

Paige Maxim, Paige Maxim Designs
Pamela Gangler, She Always Loved Pink

Patricia Johnson, Patricia L. Johnson Glass Art

Patti Vanderbloemen, My Addictions … Handcrafted Jewelry by Patti

Perri Jackson, Shaktipaj Designs

Raida Disbrow, Havana Beads

Renetha Stanziano, Lamplight Crafts

Shannon Hicks, Falling Into the Sky

Shannon LeVart, Miss Fickle Media

Sharon Driscoll, Right Turn Art Werks

Shelby Foxwell, Sundown Bead Designs Rhetoric

Shelley Graham Turner, Fabric of My Life

Sherri Stokey, Knot Just Macrame

Shirley Moore, Beads and Bread

Skylar Bre’z, Brising Beads

Stacie Florer, Soul to Substance

Stacie Stamper, Park Avenue

Stacy Alderson, Iridal’s Attic

Stephanie Haussler, Pixybug Designs

Stephanie Stamper, Rainy Day Designs

Sue Hamel, The Bottle Cork and Crystal

Suzette Bentley, Ellie’s Bijoux

Szarka, Magpie Gemstones

Tammy Jones, Jewelry Making Daily

Tania Tebbit, Glass, Craft, & Artful Goodness

Tanty Sri Hartanti, TJewellicious by Tanti

Terry Matuszyk, Pink Chapeau  You are here!! Thanks for coming!

Tina Bosh, Every Good and Perfect Gift

Tracy Bell, Copper, Glass and Recycled Trash

Vonna Maslanka, Just Vonna