Saturday, March 3, 2012

Todays the day!!

WOW !! finally I get to show the world (ok a small part anyway!!) the pretties I have made with my wonderful Bead Soup, from my wonderful partner Cynthia http://www.seaofglassbeads.blogspot.com/. This is my first Bead soup blog hop, and I have enjoyed it to the max!! I have been taken out of my comfort zone in color, and survived!! Just a little reminder of what I received
Blue is not one of my favorite colors, but i do like this shade, so I enjoyed the beads. I let them set in the boxes for awhile, at the end of the counter where I could see them every time I walked by, and then it snapped!! I knew what I was going to make.!! I do have beads left over, but I liked the big ones so much I used most of them in the necklace!! Little is what is left and I do plan on making a knotted on silk strand, as every necklace needs a companion necklace !! To the beads I received, I added very little.. a few crystals and some fresh water pearls. The necklace has leather, links, and silk ribbon. The bracelet is links, with the center section viking knit with more soup beads stitched on with silver wire. ENJOY I did!!





61 comments:

  1. Oh how pretty... what a great job you did with all those lovely beads! Congratulations!

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  2. great job, congrats!
    I'm a partecipant from Italy, I'm trying to visit all of you.
    this was really a great experience!
    ciao ciao

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  3. Wonderful use of the materials sent to you by your partner!

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  4. That focal is gorgeous and you've done it justice! What a beautiful mix of color, texture and materials. Truly lovely.

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  5. Oh my goodness these are gorgeous! The focal bead is outstanding and you did a great job showing it off!! WOWZERS!

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  6. You did a great job! The clusters in the bracelet are particularly gorgeous!

    Thanks for participating!

    I hope you'll join me in the summer!

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  7. That is a nice shade of blue. Love your finished products!!!!

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  8. What a great outfit for a lukewarm summer evening, taking a walk on the beach.

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  9. Your pieces are just gorgeous! I love that your soup 'simmered' on your counter until it was ready for you.

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  10. wow! I love the beaded viking knit! That is so stunning!

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  11. Just beautiful! I'm partial to the beachy themed jewelry myself! :)

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  12. Such a beautiful color palette and I love the beaded viking knit. I don't think I have seen that before!

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  13. Wonderful job, Jean! I had to go back and look over your photos a couple of times to really be able to take in the intricacy of the designs. Just beautiful!

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  14. Ooh Ahh......love this! You had some gorgeous beads to work with. Love them.

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  15. Great pieces, I love blues of all kinds so your mix was right up my alley. You worked the palette really well. They're beautiful.

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  16. Beautiful work- I love your combinations!

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  17. You and Cynthia created such lovely pieces with each others soups! Stunning work!

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  18. Very pretty necklace you did a great job!!

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  19. That's what I did too Jean, with your soup...put it where it could speak to me when it was ready for creation ;-) You made some very pretty accessories for a fun beach outfit...bravo!

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  20. Beachy and fun! I love it. You think living on an island makes me bias to all things beachy. Nah! It really is great Jean. Keep creating.

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  21. I love all the different materials you have used. Such a pretty necklace!

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  22. Lovely things you made with your soup!! Lovely for a summer at the beach!

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  23. I love the beaded Viking knit! What a great job you did with the colors and textures! Love the beach vibe.

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  24. Love what you made with your soup mix, Jean. Being a Southwest neighbor, the colors remind me of our region ~ love them all!!

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  25. What fun colors you had to play with, I really love how it all goes together.

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  26. Beautiful jewellery set! I really like the mix of techniques and beads -- and especially the beaded viking knit looks fab. Great job!

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  27. Jean, I love the set. I especially like how you incorporated the fabric into the necklace. I have never been able to successfully do that. You have inspired me to try again.

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  28. I think some of my favorite pieces in this hop have been those made where we were really outside of our comfort zones. Yours is no exception! Beautifully done!

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  29. You did a beautiful job with a color you don't really like. Isn't it funny how sometimes letting that soup simmer makes the best ideas come!? Both of your pieces are really pretty, but I'm especially drawn to that sweet necklace. Lovely.

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  30. it seems you have a great relationship with blue, you made your soup sing a happy song, very nice...love the knotting with the leather and ribbons too, nice touch...

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  31. Nice inter-weaving of elements. Likelikelike!

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  32. Lovely, charming, wearable.Well done!!!

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  33. Love that necklace, such a great job!

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  34. Wow, you got some amazing beads to work with and showed them off so well! Great job!

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  35. Love the ocean feel of your set and adore those links on that bracelet!

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  36. I love the contrasting shapes, colors and materials you used -- they make your pieces really stand out!

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  37. Beautiful! I would have never guessed blue wasn't your favorite color... these are both excellent!

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  38. I love your creations and designs!

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  39. First of all, I love the statement in your bio that "a wife, a Mother and a Grandmother.There many more titles that could be added, but those 3 are my most prized." The pieces remind me of the beach and are calming and beautiful.

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  40. Fun pieces! I really like the bracelet!!! :)

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  41. First of all...the luscious colors!!! Awesome! The necklace is absolutly beautiful, but...that is one of the most beautiful bracelets I have ever seen! I would wear that with so much pride! You did a beautiful job!

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  42. Gorgeous necklace - love the colors! Even though blue is not your favorite, you did a terrific job!

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  43. It takes talent to combine different materials and textures into a design. You did a wonderful job on the necklace. The bracelet is such a good match too - I've been meaning to try Viking Knit but it intimidates me.

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  44. Jean, this set is just so pretty! You did a really nice job with those beautiful beads!!!

    Alesha

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  45. Great textures- and I really love the bracelet.
    Blue has become one of my favorites along with red.

    Beautiful work!

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  46. Wow, Jean, what a gorgeous necklace and bracelet. There is so much detail and yumminess to look at. I'm going to go take another look. See, you're tougher than you thought - you survived! Yay. Great job!

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  47. I luv that you used so many elements in that kickin necklace! It Rocks!! And I so dig that bracelet! Blue is one of my fav colors! Ur piece reminds me of the seashore, sand, water! U rocked!

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  48. I love the bracelet, how you switched the focus on the larger beads to the woven piece in front. very nice!

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  49. I love the blues and browns together, you made a gorgeous set!

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  50. I am in love with the bracelet, it is a gorgeous set!

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  51. Your set spells 'Mermaid' to me! Lovely, lovely, lovely!

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  52. beautiful eye candy! i adore the blue and gold, and your necklace is just so pretty! the whole set is stunning really! gorgeous work!

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  53. So lovely - I agree with Alicia - it looks like part of a mermaid's treasure!

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  54. I love them all...the colors are wonderful and you made beautiful pieces.
    Sonya

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  55. Beautiful set! The necklace is stunning, I love the addition of fiber and the placement of the toggle clasp.
    I too, am still blog hopping!

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  56. Gorgeous! I love what you made with your soup!!

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  57. Very nice!! LOVE that bracelet especially.

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