I have been a bad blogger….but I now have the perfect reason to come back strong! Its the Bead Soup reveal! Aren't you excited? I know I am! Here goes…
First, since I've been a crazy person I never allowed myself the chance to show off what i received as “soup” from my partner Susan Kelly. You can find her at midlifegreaterexpectations.blogspot.com
Fabulous carnelian, Swarovski crystals and pearls, semi precious in gorgeous fall like colors and some of my favorites. Funny, she and I sent each other focal clasps from the same artisan maker, just different colors…ha! Great minds…
Gorgeous!!
None of this soup is anything that I use or buy for my line on a regular basis. Susan hit a challenge for me right out of the gates. I laid all of this soup out on my desk from the moment it arrived. First it was visible inside bags then I laid it out on mats. I moved it around, fondled the beads, stared at it and this past week it came to me.
I hear angels singing! I love it! With the soup i used chocolate patina'd brass findings and a few charms from my stash to keep with the leaf theme. Measuring about 24″ long the necklace closes in the front showcasing the hand made glass leaf…oooh, can't wait to wear it.
And it doesn't stop here…i also made a bracelet…
Hello! Thre strands of yummy! And here's the clasp. Enamel in yellow…again, not in my normal color range but I love it! This is probably my favorite of the three pieces I made…did I say three? Um, yes…
Earrings! Long kidney wires and I saved a couple of the yellow Swarovski cubes for this. Love these too.
So what do you think? Do you love fall colors and the thoughts of falling leaves? (I realize we just came out of a crazy winter but i still love the palette that fall brings to mind)
Well this was so much fun! Thanks so much Susan! You were very generous and I still have some beads left to play with. This was my first time with Bead Soup and you made it special! Thanks so much.
Now for the rest…there are almost 500 participants in this Bead Soup Blog Party. Grab a cup of coffee, get comfortable, and take a tour of some of the best jewelry girls in the planet. Click the link below for the entire list of participants…
http://lorianderson-beadsoupblogparty.blogspot.com//2014/04/welcome-to-8th-bead-soup-blog-party.html
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beautiful rustic colors
LOVE your pieces! Beautiful! And I also love your bracelets further down on your blog too!
Rachel
Great bracelet and earrings. Nice color palette to work with.
Wow!! Those colors are striking! I absolutely love the length and how you continued the leaf theme throughout your pieces. It is a beautiful set that can easily be worn together or separate. Nice job!
Very pretty. I love your pieces, especially the earrings. They look like they’d match so many outfits.
Susan – SOOOO excited to see what you created from the soup!! Such beautiful lovelies – they are all so wonderful!! It has been great fun “cooking” with you 🙂
Nice job…I love the colors…
Oh my, loved the soup you sent to your partner Mimi, but love the colorway here too!
That bracelet is a charmer, but I love the necklace, too 😀
Love the earthy colors and the wonderful assortments of beads; two fun-filled necklaces, love them! You did a great job bringing all these goodies together.
What a beautiful soup. Those oranges and fall colors are gorgeous. And, you did such a great job with it. I especially love the bracelet with those orange beads. Scrumptuous.
Gorgeous fall colors and shapes – I love it!
Such lovely work well done!
I do love the warn colors …very pretty 🙂
Susan, these are FANTASTIC. I have been developing a new appreciation for this color palette lately and I just love what you did with it all.
Very pretty! I know we just came out of winter like you said- but these are really nice and makes me almost willing to consider Fall will be upon us in a few short months.. eeek. Of course I’m always ready for Fall by the time it gets here, this set would definitely make it more bearable. I am a sucker for bracelets! I think I would be constantly touching all the beads when I wore it.
Really love your designs – I would love to wear them – so much fun!
Some of my favorite colors! I just love the necklace and it would be perfect for this fall/winter.
Such lovely colours you got to work with. My favourite piece was the earrings. I think they’re just so pretty to dress up the ears. Awesome photography skills too. Everything just looks so lovely.
Wow – gorgeous design and fantastic color combination! Beautiful! Fantastic photos, too!
Beautiful designs! I love the leaf necklace!
Susan,
So excited to see what you created and everything is beautiful! You definitely made those colors pop with fun and style. So wonderful! I’ve had such a great time getting to know you & look forward to “seeing” more of you in the future 🙂 Peace, Sue
Susan, I absolutely LOVE those colours and your designs really bring out the elegance and beauty of your soup!
Very nice! I like the warmer colors of autumn. This will be the perfect accessory for your Fall wardrobe. Just gorgeous!
You did some fantastic wire work here! Love that necklace and the warm colors. Cool use of the big rings for the earrings, too. Nice!
OMGosh what stunning colors!! I also recieved ths color family, out of my element.
You did a fabulous job with your necklace, and the earring are so cool. I have some huge rings like those, so you have inspired me to make earrings using them with the rest of my bead soup!!!
Really REALLY yummy designs. I don’t how you get a chocolate patina, but it is delicious to behold with those beads. Stunning work.
Beautiful jewelry, love all the dangles and the pretty fall colors.
what a wonderful soup you got and what gorgeous pieces you created with it! my favorite must be the first necklace though, those colors are my favorite anyway, but it is well executed and balanced, I love it!
I love what you did with the soup!
What a wonderful earthy soup, and what you did with it is lovely!
Great soup! Love what you did with it all!
Oh those colours are to die for! Like a warm pumpkin and chocolate soup. Mmmmm!
I simply love how you’ve put everything together. Using that gorgeous clasp on a bracelet allows it to be seen in all its glory. Beautiful pieces indeed.
Ahhhh lovely, Susan! Such nice colors you’ve got to play with. The hole set, you’ve made is absolutely charming! It contains so much joy of making them, a lot of different kinds of material composed to a harmonious composition!
Really lovely!! The colors are beautiful, so happy and cheerful!
Alenka
Really love the color palette you were sent. Great pieces, I am especially partial to the necklace.
Very beautiful pieces, the square crystals really make your pieces pop. Everything is gorgeous.
Beautiful beads made into lovely pieces! Great job!
Fall is my favorite season these are awesome! My partner and I sent each other the exact same color palette! Sometimes a match is meant to be!
You said you were challenged by materials you don’t usually work with but it must have been even a bigger challenge to use them all in a set of two pieces – well done, colors & shapes and arrangement are very pleasing to the eye. And I also see a bright summery theme there 🙂
Lovely pieces – so fun and colorful. You can send them all to me now 🙂
Really gorgeous pieces…love the colors and wire work! Fantastic job with your soup!
What a sweet set you made. I love all the earthy colors and the designs everything flows together perfectly. Brilliant job ty so much for sharing…We’ll hippity hop off I go to the land go blog to look for some jewels…lol…bye now
Now those look like fun pieces! I love all the dangle and the oranges and red..BEAUTIFUL job!!!!
Gorgeous pieces!
warm,sunny look, superb!
Very pretty. Love the colors in this. I love carnelian and you really made it all pop. I really like the bracelet with the enameled disc. Very nice.
Love the autumn colors of your soup. You did a great job. I love the earrings and how busy your necklace turned out.
How you managed to combine such different shapes and materials is awesome!!! I stared at your pieces for minutes, trying to look at all the details! They are wonderful
You really lightened up the colors of your soup beautifully in all three pieces. Your pieces are all very fun. I especially like the necklace.
I love all the pieces. Great colour combination and designs. I think, the bracelet is my little favourite…
Wow! these are gorgeous the necklace is a stunner I love the colours though it is not in my usual range either but looks beautiful all pulled together.
Jackie
Lucky you, receiving such a ♥great bead soup! You made some gorgeous pieces. Must be very nice to wear with white maybe, this summer… Have fun with it!
Hi Susan, You did a wonderful job showcasing that beautiful leaf pendant. Yes your jewelry set does say fall in a big way.
Hello, I’m still hopping and love what you created with your pretty soup.
I really love all of it!! I live for the different pieces put together, the color and the texture and the movement!!! Great Job!!! Have a Blessed Day!!!
What really beautiful pieces you’ve made. I also admire your photography skills. Each of your pictures is crisp and clear and shows the details of your creations so well. Awesome job.