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The Bead Soup Party Roll On!





First off The BEAD PARTY was hosted by Lori Anderson! <------- (click here to see her page) And what a GREAT idea!!
Today all eighty three (plus) participants get to see what everyone else has done with the big bead exchange! I am so excited to get this picture up, a bit late due to computer problems. The bead party picture is of my beads from Kristie Roeder. She sent me this beautiful focal and set of beads. I've used some of her beads along with some of my own, due to wanting a lighter look to the piece. I wire wrapped this with copper and handmade the clasp closure. Check Kristie out, she has some great focals on her page available!


What else have I been doing? I created this fun lighthearted cloud necklace with lamp work for my Granddaughter. It is meant to be sweet and young not much bling as she is only nine years old. I wire wrapped it with brass and also made the toggle clasp by hand.



On a personal note, I am saddened my former boss has lost her job- due to a failed store audit. She had a tumor the size of a grapefruit taken out. In her place a newbie manager had taken over for a short time *two months*. Because of his lack of running the store properly, the store failed the audit. We all had much respect and she was well loved by us all, such a shame when jobs are so hard to find. So, I have made her this necklace, out of my beloved collection of lamp work beads. I wire wrapped the whole piece with sterling silver and a lovely pewter focal from Green Girl Studios. She is a 'biker chick', and I felt she would just adore something like this!


I have also had a fractured tooth. I WAS QUEEN FOR A DAY!! Receiving a crown from the dental office! Along with camera problems.. I am finally back to blogging again!! Now I am off to look at all the bead party pictures!

39 comments:

I love your necklace - I like the other beads that you chose to keep the necklace from being darker than you wanted. And I LOVE the necklace for your granddaughter - super cute!

 

Love all three necklaces! The bead soup one came out great!

 

sweet!! nice job on your bead swap necklace Janet! So fun and colorful!

 

I love these colours together, very nice

 

Hi Janet,

Love what you did with your soup mix. Sometimes you jjust have to listen to the beads.

Hasn't this been fun?

Emanda
www.ArtemisiaStudio.blogspot.com

 

More orange - there's lots of orange at this party. We all must be longing for the bright colors of spring/summer. Enjoy your lovely necklace.

 

beautiful pendant you had to work with..love the finished piece..great work..the pendant really stands out!

 

Hi Janet, what great necklaces. especially what you made with Kristie's beads.

 

nice use of a beautiful ceramic focal! I like the other work you have been doing lately too! Thanks for sharing.

 

Beautiful job, Janet!! Love Kristie's work... you met her challenge head on & pulled it off. Wonderful.

 

Gorgeous necklaces, all three! You certainly don't look old enough to be a grandma!

 

Fabulous job on your necklace...a slice of sunshine. Beautiful.

 

What a fun colorful pendant and your set it off beautifully with your use of beads.

 

Terrific work! I'm impressed! And I love the other pieces that you made!

Thanks for coming to the party -- we'll do it again soon!!!

 

Bright and fun...nice work!

 

I like the lighter elements in the piece as well. It really made it work well.

 

The Bead Soup necklace turned out fabulous! That focal is amazing!

All the necklaces are wonderful - I am sure your Granddaughter will love hers and what a wonderful gesture for your old boss.

Thank you for sharing your creativity with us!

In Beads and Happiness,
Suzann Sladcik Wilson

 

The Bead Soup necklace turned out fabulous! That focal is amazing!

All the necklaces are wonderful - I am sure your Granddaughter will love hers and what a wonderful gesture for your old boss.

Thank you for sharing your creativity with us!

In Beads and Happiness,
Suzann Sladcik Wilson

 

It came out great! And your other pieces as well! What a generous heart!

Hope you are enjoying the Party!
Kate ~
Organic Odysseys #46 Bead Souper

 

All three of your necklaces are wonderful and I just love the one you did for your granddaughter. Your Bead Soup piece is so pretty. All of the colors and the different shapes put together work perfectly.

 

The Bead Soup necklace is HOT! I love the warm colors and how the whole piece just vibrates! The necklace you made for your granddaughter is precious!

 

All three pieces are lovely :) I feel your pain with the tooth, went through that recently myself!

 

kristie is so talented - what you created is great! i am sorry to hear about your boss and job - the necklace you made for her is wonderful...

 

Beautiful necklaces, I love all 3. They are really chic xx

 

Your bead soup turned out yummy!!

 

love what you did with your soup mix..beautiful focal

 

Gorgeous necklace! Kristie has such pretty beads and I loved how you made those beautiful oranges pop!

 

A beautiful piece and the copper works with all the yummy soup ingredients... just perfect :0)

 

I love the focal on your bead soup piece! You picked some great complementary beads. I love the mix of shapes and sizes.

 

I love the focal on your bead soup piece! You picked some great complementary beads. I love the mix of shapes and sizes.

 

Janet, thank you for sharing all of your pretty pieces. Your Bead Soup necklace turned out absolutely stunning... I love the wirewrapped beads complementing that gorgeous focal. I'd love wearing this one year 'round!!

 

Lovely necklaces. I love the cloud one, she will love it :D

 

Love what you did with Kristie's pendant! Great mix of beads. Wonderful job!

 

Beautiful necklace, love the wonderful mix of shapes. Love the other ones you made as well. Very kind of you!

 

I would recognize Kristie's focals anywhere...but you certainly out your own lovely spin on it. Great job!

 

I love your necklace. When I saw the soup you got, I got myself a pendant from Kristie as well (in yellow though). I love the beads you added. Great piece.

 

Great job! Very eye-catching! :)

 

lovely work, love the colors in your bead soup necklace