Today is the third reveal for the 6th Annual Bead Soup Blog Party hosted by the amazing Lori Anderson of Pretty Things. My partner was Sandra Wollberg (from Germany) and in addition to the ear wires, focal and clasp you will see below, here’s a reminder of what she sent me for my Bead Soup.
As is my usual style, I waited until Friday to make my pieces. One, I work better under pressure, and two, I spent about 2 months getting ready for Bead Fest Philly and had no time to think about anything else! But I think I’m pretty happy with how things turned out!
Sandra made these ear wires from copper. I used these gorgeous copper lantern beads she sent, as well as the opalite dagger beads. I think they make a great pair of earrings!
Then, I made a bracelet. I used copper chain that I had, and since the clasp was a three-strand clasp, I made a three-clasp bracelet! Two strands are the copper chain. On the middle strand, I used the bead caps and opalite rounds she sent, and the last two links were made from pretty copper beads she also sent along.
The last piece of made was the necklace with the focal that Sandra made. She etched two pieces of copper and made them into a book! I wanted to use one of my own beads in this piece, and I chose the coral ribbed round that is one of my new favorites evah! I topped the bead with a bead cap from Lisa Liddy and used plain chain to highlight the focal.
I hope you enjoyed looking at my soup! Here’s a list of everyone else who is playing this time, and it is large, so you’ll need to take a few days at least! Hope you have fun!
Agi Kiss, Moonsafari Beads
Alice Peterson, Alice Dreaming
Cece Cormier, The Beading Yogini
Charlene Jacka, Clay Space
Cherrie Fick, En La Lumie’re
Cheryl Foiles, Get Your Bead On
Christie Murrow, Charis Designs Jewelry
Christina Miles, Wings n Scales
Christina Stofmeel, Feng Beads
Christine Stonefield, Sweet Girl Design
Cindy Cima Edwards, Live to Design
CJ Bauschka, 4 His Glory Creations
Claire Smith, Embergrass Jewelry
Cynthia Riggs, Cynth’s Blog
Dana Fowler, Trunk Full of Treasure
Dawn Pierro, Turtle Moon Designs
Dee Elgie, Cherry Obsidia
Donetta Farrington, Simply Gorgeous
Dot Lewallwn, Speedie Beadie
Eileen Snyder, Dorset Hill Beads
Elizabeth Bunn, Elizabeth Beads
Eva Kovacs, Ewa gyongyos vilaga!
Evelyn Duberry, Sheba Makeda
Gail Zwang, Angel Moose Enterprises
Geneva Collins, Torque Story
Grace Dorsey, Fan of the Flame
Gretchen Nation, Art Food Lodging
Hannah Annear, Squintessential
Hajer Waheed, My Beaded World
Heather Goldsmith, As I Bead It
Heather Otto, The Craft Hopper
Heidi Kingman, My Bead Therapy
Hope Smitherman, Crafty Hope
Isolina Perez, Isolina Perez
Jacqueline Keller, CreARTelier
Jane Haag, Did You Make Something Today?
Janeen Sorensen, Wild Vanilla Designs
Jean Peter, Jean P. Designs
Jennifer Judd, Jen Judd Rocks
Jennifer L Justman, Soul’s Fire Designs
Joanna Matuszczyk, Bizuteria z filcu
Joanne Brown, Jo’s Jewels
Joanne Lockwood, Jo Bunkum
Joyce Becker, Joyce’s Joyful Gems
Judy Riley, Three Red Beads
Karen Mitchell, Over the Moon Design
Karen Williams, Baublicious
Karin von Hoeren, Creative Ideen
Karla Morgan, Texas Pepper Jams
Kashmira Patel, Sadafule .. always in bloom!
Kate Richbourg, We Can Make That at Home
Katrin Lembke, AllesPerle
Kathy Combs, Torched in Texas
Kathy Lindemer, Bay Moon Design
Kay Thomerson, Kayz Kreationz
Kelley Fogle, My Life, One Bead at at Time
Kelly Hosford Patterson, Traveling Side Show
Klaudette Koon, Only Road
Lara Lutrick, Lampwork Beads by Lara
Laura Guenther, Blue Antiquities
Laurie Lalonde, Simply Mod Jewelry
Lilik Kristiani, Soul of My Embodiment
Linda Younkman, Lindy’s Designs
Lisa Chapman, Beach Cat Beads
Lisa Lodge, Pine Ridge Treasures
Loretta Carstensen, Designs by Loretta
Lori Bergmann, Lori Bergmann Design
Lori Dorrington, Lori’s Adventures in Etsy Land
Lupe Meter, Gem’s PC Corner
Lynn Davis, LLYYNN
Malin de Koning, Beading by Malin
Mandi Effron, Craft-o-licious
Mandy Williamson, Mimi’s Beading
Margot Potter, The Impatient Crafter
Maria Rosa Sharrow, Willow Street Shops
Marianne Baxter, Simply Seablime Jewelry
Marina Dobrynina, Savon Feutre
Marjolein Trewavas, Room for Change
Marelene Cupo, Amazing Designs
Marsha Neal, Marsha Neal Studio
Marta Kaczerowska, uhuhu
Mary Govaars, MLH Jewelry Designs
Melissa Trudinger, Bead Recipes
Menka Gupta, Menka’s Jewelry Blog
Michelle Burnett, Reverie and Revival
Michelle Escano-Caballero, The Cabby Crafter
Miko Wiropati, Uniquely Yunikua
Milla Hope, LB Creative Arts and Crafts
Mimi Gardner, Other Curiosities
Miranda Ackerley, MirandackArts
Rachel Baron, R. Baron Designs
Rachel Myers, Rockabead Jewelry
Rana Wilson, Definitive Designs by R. Wilson
Rebecca Anderson, Song Beads
Rebecca Sirevaag, Becca’s Place
Riki Schumacher, Riki Jewelry
Rose Binoya, Ahtee’s Blog
Rossana De Gaspari, Rdegas Blog
Sandi James, Do Be Do Bead Do
Sandi Volpe, Sandi Volpe
Sandra Wollberg, City of Brass Stories
Sarah Goode, Pookledo
Sarah Small, blog by salla
Shai Williams, Shaiha’s Ramblings
Shawn Mills, Shawn Marie Designs with Bent Wire
Sheila Davis, Stone Designs by Sheila
Sheryl Stephens, Babble Bead
Shiraz Biggie, Secret Song Designs
Solange Collin, Ahowin Handcrafted Jewelry
Sonya Stille, Dreamin’ of Beads
Stephanie Dixon, The Dixon Chick
Susan Kennedy, Sue Beads YOU ARE HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Susan Sheehan, Strands of Thought
Suzann Sladcik Wilson, Beadphoria
Sweet Freedom, Sweet Freedom Designs
Tabatha Dinger, Modernly Created
Tania Hagen, Pelima Jewellery Design
Tanya Boden, Fusion Muse
Terri Gauthier, Blooming Ideas
Terry Carter, Tapping Flamingo
Tracy Stillman, Tracy Stillman Designs
love the copper pairings- such pretty pieces
All really really lovely pieces!
All really, really lovely pieces!
Sue, you always make such beautiful pieces. I love the necklace with your gorgeous bead highlighting the colors in the patina. That book is awesome! I have to say, the earrings totally grabbed me. The shine of the metal, and the glow of the moonstone is just mesmerizing!
Wow! You created all this in a few days? I could only imagine what you can create with lots of time! I love everything. My fab – the earrings
Ooh, love the multi-strand bracelet! And that necklace is so pretty – the colours are beautiful!
Love the necklace!!
Cheri
delicious soup Sue! Love the necklace your bead matches perfectly.
delicious soup Sue! Love the necklace your bead matches perfectly.
You must be so happy that you can move into post-bead fest living!! Love the copper with your beads. Take care, friend!!
What fun pieces. The earrings are dynamite, and I love the book focal. Your bead is gorgeous too. Great job!
What fun pieces. Love the earrings and that beautiful bead you made.
both are just so pretty! I love those moonstone beads! and the necklace is gorgeous!
Hi Sue,
I love your pieces they are beautiful! I enjoy using copper and the Moonstone goes well with copper. I love your lamp worked ribbed bead it goes perfect with the beautiful focal pendant.
Wonderful job!
Therese
Wowza!!!! I love, love, love the etched copper focal. Great job.
Simply beautiful!
You did a great job!
Beautiful works!Congrats!
I would wear every single thing you made! I love opalite beads and I love the copper. You did a marvelous job and I'm honored you joined the party! Thank you!
I was also glad to see you again this year and hope you'll be at artBLISS!
Wow! You got a great soup! Those moonstone dagger beads are terrific. So are the earrings you made with them.
I really like the way your own bead gores so well with the etched copper piece. Nice work!
Hi Sue,
Fantatic designs, I love the simplicity of the necklace and your lampwork bead is beautiful. and gorgeous with the focal. So nice to meet you and loving my bead stash:-)
That focal is fantastic! I love your pieces, and the moonstone and copper are perfect together.
Beautiful pieces Sue! I especially like the necklace with the book as a focal, and your own lovely bead is perfect for this project!
I really love what you did with your soup! Each of these pieces are fabulous!
Sue, your bead soup is gorgeous. The colors are right up my alley. I love those little copper lantern earrings they are the bomb!
Love the moonstone beads and copper together…will have to remember that! You did an awesome job with your soup…beautiful designs!
The book focal is really cool!! I love how that blue pops against the copper. Great pieces. I work under pressure too.
Very pretty designs! The blues work so well with the copper/bronze color and the necklace is gorgeous!
all projects are great, but my favourite is the bracelet – elegant but also funny and cool.Congratulation!
wow, such beautiful pieces!! I love them all! the focal is amazing!
Very pretty. Hope you had a great time at Bead Fest Philly!
I'm loving all the copper with the cool tones. Very pretty
I love copper jewelry and you did an amazing job. The three strand bracelet is so gorgeous!
Great job on all the pieces, but I love, love, love, the earrings!
Thanks for your kind comments Sue, I appreciate it!
Such wonderful pieces!! The moonstone beads and the copper, gorgeous together!!I love the idea of the book but I am intrigued. What's written in the book??
What a fantastic Soup you received! You have certainly done justice to it with these amazing pieces, Sue. I agree, that ribbed bead is gorgeous, and you achieved the perfect setting by pairing it with Sandra's copper book.
Beautiful work Sue. Love everything. Great job!
Simply gorgeous. Love those earrings 🙂
Simply gorgeous. Love those earrings 🙂
Simply gorgeous. Love those earrings 🙂
Lovin' the copper with the moonstone! Fabulous creation!!!..I'm inspired. I have a stash of moonstone and have to put any of it to good use! Really Soup-er!
You may have worked at the last minute, but your pieces are all so wear-able. Well, I'd wear them in a SECOND! I really, really adore what you've created. The simplicity but thoughtfulness is stunning and the designs are fabulous!
Very pretty soup and pieces. I love copper and you did a great job with that focal. I like your multistrand bracelet, too, since it shows all the work off nicely.
I really like what you made. All are beautiful!
lovely creations you did with your soup! congrats!
greets
jacqueline
Lovely – love what you've done with all that gorgeous copper.
Wow the flash in that Moonstone is so blue and soo gorgeous I would have sworn it was Opalite, beautiful beautiful stones. Love what you did with them too! Just cooked your soup to perfection! Great job 🙂
Beautiful work! Copper and moonstone…I never considered that combo before, but those earrings alone make me want to go play (mainly so I don;t cave and try to buy them off of you ..I don;t need any more jewelry.. well.. not that I didn't make myself 😉 lol )
Love your earrings, bracelet, and necklace! Those blue moonstone beads are gorgeous!
Beautiful pieces! I love them all! Delicious!
And thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving such kind words on my creations! What fun!
Lovely creations!
Beautiful pieces!! Love the moonstone and opalite with copper!!
Beautiful pieces!! Love the moonstone and opalite with copper!!