What started it all.
A little bit of Bead Soup. Lori Anderson from
Pretty Things blog holds the Bead soup party. Next one will be January or February next year and this is the final reveal for this cook off. I sent these lovelies to my partner
Miko Wirapati who is in Indonesia. That was WAY BACK when.
In return Miko sent me these.
Not the best pic but it is here.
So I have been thinking and thinking.What to do? In the meantime I fell through my floor in my office.The timber gave way and we had to move out of upstairs to replace the floors.
Dust and dirt EVERYWHERE for about 3 weeks. So my soup lay still on my bench while I worked on the Web site for reveals and madly commented on all the other participants blog posts.
The third page is underconstruction and should be done tomorrow if I am on time. 250 hours to edit and assemble the page. It has been fun.
In the meantime if you want to recap the 1st and 2nd reveals they are here.
https://sites.google.com/site/beadsoupparty2012/
Reveal 3 participants are here.
Birgit Klughardt,
GitesBeadsBobbie Rafferty,
Beadsong JewelryBonnie Coursolle,
Jasper GemsCece Cormier,
The Beading YoginiCharlene Jacka,
Clay SpaceCherrie Fick,
En La Lumie'reCheryl Foiles,
Get Your Bead OnChristie Murrow,
Charis Designs JewelryChristina Miles,
Wings n ScalesChristina Stofmeel,
Feng BeadsChristine Stonefield,
Sweet Girl DesignCindy Cima Edwards,
Live to DesignCJ Bauschka,
4 His Glory CreationsClaire Smith,
Embergrass JewelryCynthia Riggs,
Cynth's BlogDana Fowler,
Trunk Full of TreasureDawn Pierro,
Turtle Moon DesignsDee Elgie,
Cherry ObsidiaDonetta Farrington,
Simply GorgeousDot Lewallwn,
Speedie BeadieEileen Snyder,
Dorset Hill BeadsElizabeth Bunn,
Elizabeth BeadsEva Kovacs,
Ewa gyongyos vilaga!Evelyn Duberry,
Sheba MakedaFay Wolfenden,
Torch FairyFen Li,
Bead Flora JewelsGail Zwang,
Angel Moose EnterprisesGeneva Collins,
Torque StoryGrace Dorsey,
Fan of the FlameGretchen Nation,
Art Food LodgingHannah Annear,
SquintessentialHajer Waheed,
My Beaded WorldHeather Goldsmith,
As I Bead ItHeather Otto,
The Craft HopperHeidi Kingman,
My Bead TherapyHope Smitherman,
Crafty HopeIsolina Perez,
Isolina PerezJacqueline Keller,
CreARTelierJane Haag,
Did You Make Something Today?Janeen Sorensen,
Wild Vanilla DesignsJean Peter,
Jean P. DesignsJennifer Judd,
Jen Judd RocksJennifer L Justman,
Soul's Fire DesignsJoanna Matuszczyk,
Bizuteria z filcuJoanne Brown,
Jo's JewelsJoanne Lockwood,
Jo BunkumJoyce Becker,
Joyce's Joyful GemsJudy Riley,
Three Red BeadsKaren Mitchell,
Over the Moon DesignKaren Williams,
BaubliciousKarin von Hoeren,
Creative IdeenKarla Morgan,
Texas Pepper JamsKashmira Patel,
Sadafule .. always in bloom!Kate Richbourg,
We Can Make That at HomeKatrin Lembke,
AllesPerleKathy Combs,
Torched in TexasKathy Lindemer,
Bay Moon DesignKay Thomerson,
Kayz KreationzKelley Fogle,
My Life, One Bead at at TimeKelly Hosford Patterson,
Traveling Side ShowKlaudette Koon,
Only RoadLara Lutrick,
Lampwork Beads by LaraLaura Guenther,
Blue AntiquitiesLaurie Lalonde,
Simply Mod JewelryLilik Kristiani,
Soul of My EmbodimentLinda Younkman,
Lindy's DesignsLisa Chapman,
Beach Cat BeadsLisa Lodge,
Pine Ridge TreasuresLoretta Carstensen,
Designs by LorettaLori Bergmann,
Lori Bergmann DesignLori Dorrington,
Lori's Adventures in Etsy LandLupe Meter,
Gem's PC CornerLynn Davis,
LLYYNNMalin de Koning,
Beading by MalinMandi Effron,
Craft-o-liciousMandy Williamson,
Mimi's BeadingMargot Potter,
The Impatient CrafterMaria Rosa Sharrow,
Willow Street ShopsMarianne Baxter,
Simply Seablime JewelryMarina Dobrynina,
Savon FeutreMarjolein Trewavas,
Room for ChangeMarelene Cupo,
Amazing DesignsMarsha Neal,
Marsha Neal StudioMarta Kaczerowska,
uhuhuMary Govaars,
MLH Jewelry DesignsMelissa Trudinger,
Bead RecipesMenka Gupta,
Menka's Jewelry BlogMichelle Burnett,
Reverie and RevivalMichelle Escano-Caballero,
The Cabby CrafterMiko Wiropati,
Uniquely YunikuaMilla Hope,
LB Creative Arts and CraftsMimi Gardner,
Other CuriositiesMiranda Ackerley,
MirandackArtsNatalie McKenna,
grubbiNoemi Baena,
fuego, metal, y colorPam Ferrari,
Ferrari OriginalsPam Sears,
Crazy Creative CornerPenny Neville,
Copper PennyRachel Baron,
R. Baron DesignsRachel Myers,
Rockabead JewelryRana Wilson,
Definitive Designs by R. WilsonRebecca Anderson,
Song BeadsRebecca Sirevaag,
Becca's PlaceRiki Schumacher,
Riki Jewelry Rose Binoya,
Ahtee's BlogRossana De Gaspari,
Rdegas BlogSally Anderson,
Wild Sally RoadSandi James,
Do Be Do Bead DoSandi Volpe,
Sandi VolpeSandra Wollberg,
City of Brass StoriesSarah Goode,
PookledoSarah Small,
blog by sallaShai Williams,
Shaiha's RamblingsShawn Mills,
Shawn Marie Designs with Bent WireSheila Davis,
Stone Designs by SheilaSheryl Stephens,
Babble BeadShiraz Biggie,
Secret Song DesignsSolange Collin,
Ahowin Handcrafted JewelrySonya Stille,
Dreamin' of BeadsStephanie Dixon,
The Dixon ChickSusan Kennedy,
Sue BeadsSusan Sheehan,
Strands of ThoughtSuzann Sladcik Wilson,
BeadphoriaSweet Freedom,
Sweet Freedom DesignsTabatha Dinger,
Modernly CreatedTania Hagen,
Pelima Jewellery DesignTanya Boden,
Fusion MuseTerri Gauthier,
Blooming IdeasTerry Carter,
Tapping Flamingo Tracy Stillman,
Tracy Stillman Designs
Ok back to my bench.
Two different workers fell through the floor upstairs dislodging the suspended ceiling and as a result there was a layer of dirt on all my tools, beads and what a mess on my bench.
You can see some of the dirt in the top left hand corner and parts of my poor soup peeking out in the bottom right corner.
So I spent 5 hours cleaning it and much better now.
So what did I make?
Well it was a CHALLENGE. I havent used wood beads ever. I havent used ceramic focals ever. I have not really ever used anything but metals and gemmies and glass, so let me show you what came out.
First up is the Dragon focal. I made this for my daughter because she loves Dragons and I made it very long because she wont wear short. It is simple stringing on a brass wire because my tiger tail that I usually use rusts way to fast.I used one of the toggles here as well.
Then the butterfly focal.Its a chunky solid piece and quite heavy to wear so needed balancing with a lighter stringing. I have not used string before so knotting was fun.
I added some small black agate beads to the lampwork barrels so that they stayed in place better. Another toggle used with another focal.
The wood....the wood....what do I do with the wood? The rings had no drill holes, the others all had huge holes and I have not ever worked with wood before. To me they felt kind of fly away light so I added a couple of huge Black agate and wire wrapped them with heavy weight brass.
A three piece set emerged.
The necklace finishes in the back with a Brass chain and a simple lobster clasp as it is long (approx 24 inches) and doesnt need to be opened as it will slip over your head. I hand made the brass wires as well. The Black Onyx matte finish rondelles add a little bit of weight to the wooden beads.
This set is for give away. How to enter ? Join my new FB group
Fusion and Muse and leave a comment. Looking forward to see you there.
Still had more soup pieces to go.
A breakfast break was needed and so we have a Breakfast Bracelet with fried Eggs and Fruit Loops. After all no day is complete without a decent brekkie.
Delicious. This one is mine LOL
I spent a little time at my bench while the floor was in progress and made a prototype design to use the other big focal and toggle clasp. It is my Goddess Bracelet. Using beautiful seed beadies I got in another swap for Pantone colours I matched the lampwork rondelles with loads of seed beads and lost of brass wire. This one turned out very chunky but it looks awesome.
and yes lucky last. I can hear you...but you had that skull focal.
I wondered how to honour it.
Tada.....
A little bit of silky thread wrapped about on some small gauge Brass wire and floating baby skullies. I made the hook and loop toggle (not really seen well) out of heavy brass wire and added a "diamond" to his front tooth and forehead as the anchor point for the dual strands. A funky style semi bangle that is definitely One of a Kind LOL.
And this guy is for give away as well. So take the time to comment,Share my blog post about my give away of 60 + carats of Emeralds and Sterling silver set (
link is here) and I will pop you in the draw.
Both pieces for this give away will be drawn on the Blue Moon 31st August 2012.
Thank you for reading my ramble.Come back and often and see what I am doing.
Love and hugs Tanya
