For some reason I can't find my photo of the complete soup sent to me by my wonderful partner, Sierra Barrett over at http://giraffecanhas.wordpress.com/, I will post it as soon as I find it, but here is my Bead Soup Reveal!
Sierra sent me some really interesting pieces to work with that were not my usual thing at all, so I decided to create something different than my usual style. No seed beads involved at all!
I went back and forth about making this a necklace or whether to turn this into a freestanding sculpture. I originally wanted to see the vase like focal pouring out something, either as a fountain into a river with trees in the fall dropping leaves into the river. But then I also wanted something I could wear. So I merged the ideas into something that would be wearable but more sculptural. All the beads came from my soup, the only thing I added was brass and copper wire twisted together.
The pictures don't quite do this justice in terms of how beautiful these orange beads with the flecks of red are.
This 8th annual Bead Soup Blog Hop has a LOT of participants. My thanks go out to Lori Anderson for arranging these fun exchanges. I encourage you to go take a look at her work and the full list of people participating over at the Bead Soup Blog Party.
Saturday, May 10, 2014
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Pearls
Pearls aren't something that I often wear and only very occasionally use in my own jewelry making. I was always horribly disappointed when I would see things that claimed that June's birthstone is the pearl. I've never particularly thought about why I have a distaste for them other than having always found them boring. That said, how they are created is sort of fascinating. The Guardian has an article up about an exhibit at the V&A that I wish I could go see about pearls though. The article is a fun read in refuting the "pearls start from a grain of sand" myth and detailing the more specific science of how pearls form out of excrement.
It sounds like there are some amazing pieces of historical importance as well as beauty on display for this exhibit.
The article is here.
It sounds like there are some amazing pieces of historical importance as well as beauty on display for this exhibit.
The article is here.
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Bead Soup Reveal!
Here it is!
As a reminder, the way this works is that I received a package of beads from my partner, Krafty Max that included among other things a beautiful red flower focal bead and a floral clasp that I needed to incorporate into my creation. The flower clasp was far too beautiful to place in the back of the necklace though! I tried this out a couple of ways, first with the smaller silver flower from the clasp as the top piece leading to the larger flower that would sit lower on the body, but ultimately I decided on really putting the focus on that beautiful reddish orange flower. If you read about my inspiration, you'll see why I chose to add the turquoise color palette that I did. I happened to also have some really interesting mixed beads that actually incorporated that red color along with a couple of shades of turquoise. I hadn't made anything with these yet, so this seemed like the perfect project to add them in.
I can't wait to see what everyone else has created, especially my partner! I'm off to visit her site myself...
And remember, there are three reveals this time around, so this list is only the first group. I can't believe how many people are participating in all three reveals. Please visit these other amazing artists!
Alicia Marinache
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Amber Dawn Goldish
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Barb Solem
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Bev Breisinger
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Birgitta Lejonklou
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Breana Fry
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Brenda Sue Lansdowne
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Bridget Torres
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Carol Dee Myers
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Carolyn Chenault
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Cassi Paslick
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Cece Cormier
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Cheryl McCloud
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Cindy Wilson
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Crystal Thain
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Cynthia Riggs
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Dana Hickey
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Dana James
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Darlene Fortier
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Deana Hager
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Deanna Cox
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Deb Brooks
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Debra Behrends
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Denielle Hagerman
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Denise McCabe
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Diana Frey
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Diana Welte
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Dini Bruinsma
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DiYana Alcalde
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Dolores Raml
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Donna Millard
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Dot Lewallwn
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Duane Clark
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Dyanne Cantrell
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Eleanor Burian-Mohr
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Elisabeth Auld
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Elizabeth Owens Dwy
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Emily Greer
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Enikö Fabian
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Erin Grant
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Eva Kovacs
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Eva Sherman
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Gina Hockett
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Grace Rotenberg
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Gretchen Nation
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Hannah Rosner
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Heather Davis
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Heather Marston
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Heather Powers
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Ingrid McCue
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Jacqueline Marchant
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Jan Petek
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Janeen Sorensen
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Jane-Michael Stallings
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Jasvanti Patel
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Jayashree Paramesh
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Jayne Capps
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Jean Yates
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Jennifer Cameron
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Jennifer LaVite
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Joan Williams
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Jodie Marshall
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Judy Riggs
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Julie Anne Leggett
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Kat Barron Miller
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Kathy Lindemer
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Kim Hora
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Kim Houston
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Kim Sparks
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Krafty Max
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Kris Lanae Binsfeld
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Krista French
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Kristen Stevens
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Kristi Harrison
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Kumi Fisher
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Laren Dee Barton
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Laura Bracken
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Laura Demoya
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Laurie Hanna
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Laurie Keefe-Cecere
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Lea Avroch
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Leanne Loftus
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Lee Anne Messerschmidt
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Leslie Schenkel
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Linda Anderson
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Linda Djokic
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Linda Murphy
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Linda Sadler
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Lisa Liddy
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Lisa Suver
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Liz DeLuca
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Liz Engriser
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Lola Surwillo
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Loretta Carstensen
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Lori Anderson
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Lori Bergmann
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Lori Bowring Michaud
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Lori Poppe
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Lori Schneider
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Lyn Foley
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Maddison Langford
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Magdalena Sikora
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Mallory Hoffman
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Marcella Austenfeld
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Marcy Lamberson
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Maria Clark
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Maria Rosa Sharrow
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Marianna Boylan
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Marie Covert
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Marti Conrad
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Mary Ellen Merrigan
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Mary Harding
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Molly Alexander
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Nan Emmett
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Niky Sayers
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Pam Chesbro
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Pam Farren
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Pam Sandy
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Pam Traub
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Pamela Gangler
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Patricia Buchanan
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Patricia Johnson
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Patty Miller
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Paula Hisel
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Peggy Gabrielson
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Perri Jackson
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Rachel Baron
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Rachel Stanley
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Rain Hannah
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Rana Wilson
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Renetha Stanziano
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Robin Reed
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Rochelle Brisson
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Rose Rushbrooke
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Ruth Szapa
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Sally Russick
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Sandi Volpe
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Sandra Pendragon
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Sandy Richardson
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Sarah Small
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Shannon Hicks
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Shari Replogle
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Sheila Daniels
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Sheila Davis
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Shiraz Biggie
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Shirley Moore
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Skylar Bre'z
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Staci Smith
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Stacie Florer
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Stacy Pomerleau
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Stephanie Weiss
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Sumi Rani
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Susan Sheehan
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Suzette Bentley
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Tamera Norris
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Tracy Choy
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Tracy Stillman
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Valerie Norton
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Vicki Holliday
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