Is here......
Finally I can reveal my pieces from the Bead Soup Blog Party, hosted by Lori Anderson at - Pretty Things. Remember my partner? Lizzie from The need to bead? She sent me some lovely pieces, all wrapped up beautifully in a black box with red ribbon and black rose, very grown up looking and so not like me, I will confess to a small melt down and panic. Here is the link to my blog post when I received the soup but if you don't want to read all that again, here is a quick pic of what I received...
I have used almost everything, I still have the roses and the round doughnut style filigree beads, I couldn't come up with something for those, but they are still on my beading board and will be used in something one day.
I started with seed beads. I was going through a bit of a phrase when the soup arrived and was experimenting with seed beads, I got slightly addicted to making these enormous wheel style beaded beads using the black agate round beads and the semi precious garnet beads and some seed beads I had been given from those interested in helping me on my journey to tying myself in knots with the beading thread, that I manage rather too well....
The semi precious garnet beads in the green and gold wheel and don't show up too well, but they are in there! The agate is in the black and silver wheel.
My infatuation with seed beads waned a bit when I couldn't achieve the fabulous results like those that got posted in the 1st reveal, so I went back to the day job, to my first love, to the lampwork.
I wanted to capture an elegance with these beads, but in my whimsy style, not an easy task, but in this piece I think I managed it, lots of the black agate beads with a few sheep, the classic black and white necklace....
Close up of the agate beads, black lampwork spacer beads and the black and white sheep. The nice heart shaped clasp was also used in this piece, which then became the I heart Ewe necklace.
In my parcel of goodies from Lizzie, I got a length of chiffon crinkly ribbon. I spent hours wrapping it around my wrist, googling 'what to do with it?' before finally settling on a simple necklace
I love this bead its one of my favourites and I wear it all the time, but it never had a necklace of its own, so using a garnet bead, some rattail that is a nice complimenting colour with the ribbon, its now a real favourite of mine and perfect for summer.
Finally I fiddled. Ask anyone that knows me, I am one of the worlds greatest fiddlers, and I don't mean on a violin...thats the daughter...
In my bead soup Lizzie sent me some silver ear wires so, I teamed them up with these odd glass birds I had and they make a great pair of earrings
Finally I can reveal my pieces from the Bead Soup Blog Party, hosted by Lori Anderson at - Pretty Things. Remember my partner? Lizzie from The need to bead? She sent me some lovely pieces, all wrapped up beautifully in a black box with red ribbon and black rose, very grown up looking and so not like me, I will confess to a small melt down and panic. Here is the link to my blog post when I received the soup but if you don't want to read all that again, here is a quick pic of what I received...
I have used almost everything, I still have the roses and the round doughnut style filigree beads, I couldn't come up with something for those, but they are still on my beading board and will be used in something one day.
I started with seed beads. I was going through a bit of a phrase when the soup arrived and was experimenting with seed beads, I got slightly addicted to making these enormous wheel style beaded beads using the black agate round beads and the semi precious garnet beads and some seed beads I had been given from those interested in helping me on my journey to tying myself in knots with the beading thread, that I manage rather too well....
My infatuation with seed beads waned a bit when I couldn't achieve the fabulous results like those that got posted in the 1st reveal, so I went back to the day job, to my first love, to the lampwork.
I wanted to capture an elegance with these beads, but in my whimsy style, not an easy task, but in this piece I think I managed it, lots of the black agate beads with a few sheep, the classic black and white necklace....
Close up of the agate beads, black lampwork spacer beads and the black and white sheep. The nice heart shaped clasp was also used in this piece, which then became the I heart Ewe necklace.
In my parcel of goodies from Lizzie, I got a length of chiffon crinkly ribbon. I spent hours wrapping it around my wrist, googling 'what to do with it?' before finally settling on a simple necklace
I love this bead its one of my favourites and I wear it all the time, but it never had a necklace of its own, so using a garnet bead, some rattail that is a nice complimenting colour with the ribbon, its now a real favourite of mine and perfect for summer.
Finally I fiddled. Ask anyone that knows me, I am one of the worlds greatest fiddlers, and I don't mean on a violin...thats the daughter...
In my bead soup Lizzie sent me some silver ear wires so, I teamed them up with these odd glass birds I had and they make a great pair of earrings
Then I wanted to use up more of the garnet beads, they have a lovely sheen to them. I met my friend Caroline from Blueberribeads fell in love with a ceramic birdie of hers, a perfect match for my garnet beads, added a glass butterfly of my own, can't have jewellery too grown up...and made a boho styled bracelet with contrasting seed beads.
Finally the focal bead. A huge heart bead. It didn't really go in my designs for jewellery, it always looked too grown up and I was stumped of what to put with it, finally I settled for less is more and made a rather nice bag charm from it.
I have really enjoyed doing the Bead Soup Blog Party, its my first and I hope not my last. Lizzie is a lovely lady and comes from the other side of the country from me, ironically not far from where I was born or where my mother in law lives, she makes beautiful elegant pieces of jewellery and I hope I haven't disappointed her by taking her lovely soup and added a twist of my own.
Thanks to Lori, for organizing the party and although she has been poorly she has still managed to send emails and keep everyone informed about what was going on. A very big thank you to Lori and I hope you get better soon. For more lovely blogs from those that took part in party please work your way though the list below.....
This necklace is so beautiful, the colours are delicate, as is the beadwork, tiny tiny beads to make beautiful tube beads, combined with pearls that give this piece an elegant feel.
