This
was my 3rd opportunity to participate in the Bead Soup Blog Party.
This
year I was paired with the fabulous Aussie Erin Guest
whose
truthful writing is delivered in such a clever and humorous way
that
even her frustrations can't help but brighten you day.
Here
are the fabulous beads she sent me,
and
here is what they became.
I
tried desperately to make some design other than the one I saw when I opened
the package.
I tried adding pearls.
I tried seed beading a bead cap for
the focal with a bail.
It looked like a sea creature was
trying to devour it.
I asked for help, and a friend
suggested Chinese style from the Victorian era. After a hour detour in
Victorian gowns and accessories I remembered that was in Europe. So I
figured out she meant Imperial style, and studied a bit on that.
I tried gold wire. I was going
to use the clasp for something else.
I tried ribbon/fiber what ever you
want to call that $8 piece of string.
I tried seed bead spirals,
multi-strands and...well, honestly that's all I can remember.
I did all of this & pulled it
all out before Erin suggested I take photos of my Oh Heck No attempts.
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Armed with my camera and a clean
work space I spent hours at the table avoiding the temptation to create other
things and basically fussing with my soup or simply staring at it. This
lasted a few weeks. Then I was down to watching them taunt me from their
bowl every time I past my bead table.
You should know my work space is
just off my side of the bed so that was a lot of taunting.
So Thursday night I had to do
something...anything...so I gave in and made what I saw in my mind when I first
opened the beads. It turned out better than it did in my head. It's
not remarkable, but it's beautiful. Even though I've seen this style
before I have never created a piece like this which makes it even better.
Most
importantly those beads aren't mocking me from the bowl anymore. Hooray!
Thanks
to Lori for all the incredible hard work she does to coordinate such a huge
event, and a special thanks to Erin without whom my life would not be as
cheery.
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I'm
so lucky to have the online beading community.
Here's
a slice of that community.
One
third of this party's participants all have new pieces to show you today.
TIP: For those of you who want
to visit everyone Print
out the list below and line them out as you visit. This gives you the
paper's edge to doodle ideas or mark shops you want to revisit. Others
take the list to Word and remove them when they've visited. That might
work for you. I love the satisfaction of having a fully crossed out list
though. Let me know if either worked for you.
Agata Grygiel
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Ali McCarthy
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Alice Craddick
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Amy Severino
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Ana Krepel
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Andra Weber
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Andrea Glick
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Andrea Trank
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Anitra Gordy Boyers
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Annette Rivers
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Anu Tuppurainen
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April Grinaway
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Audrey Bélanger
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B.R.Kuhlman
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Barbara Bechtel
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Barbara Mason
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Becky Pancake
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Beti Horvath
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Billi RS Rothove
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Bobbie Rafferty
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Brandi Burdick
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Candida Castleberry
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Carol Dillman
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Carolyn Gebert
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Carolyn Lawson
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Caron Reid
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Catherine King
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Cathy Jakicic
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Chandra Merod
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Charlene Jacka
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Cheri Reed
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Cherrie Fick
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Cherrie Warzocha
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Cheryl Brown
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Cheryl Dunham
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Cheryl Foiles
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Cheryl Gangle
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Chris Eisenberg
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Chris White
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Christina Miles
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Christine Hansen
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Christine Murrow
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Christine Stonefield
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Cindy Ritchie
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Clare Etheridge
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Cory Tompkins
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Cris Peacock
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Cynthia Abner
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Debbie Rasmussen
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Debi Levine
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Deborah Brooks
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Deborah Read
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Debra Behrends
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Dorota Żerańska
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Elaine Robitaille
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Elsie Deliz-Fonseca
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Emma Todd
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Erin Guest
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Evelyn Shelby
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Evie and Beth McCord
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Francy Inman
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Ginger Bishop
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Gloria Allen
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Hajer Waheed
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Hope Smitherman
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Ilenia Ruzza
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Ilona Hegedűs
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Ine Vande Cappelle
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Jackie Ryan
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Janine Lucas
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Jean Peter
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Jean Wells
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Jeanne Steck
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Jelveh Jaferian Johnson
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Jennifer Cabic
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Jennifer Reno
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Jennifer VanBenschoten
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Jenny Davies-Reazor
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Jenny Kyrlach
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Jenny Robledo
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Jessica Brower
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Jill MacKay
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JJ Jacobs
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Jo-Ann Woolverton
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Joanne Tinley
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Johanna Rhodes Nash
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Judy Robinson
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Juli Cannon
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Julia Gerlach
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Julie Bowen
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Julie Panusis
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K Hutchinson
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Karen Martinez
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Karen Vincent
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Karen Williams
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Karin Slaton
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Karyn Bonfiglio
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Kat Douglas
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Kate Dufour
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Kate Mulligan
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Kate Richbourg
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Kathleen Gallant
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Kathleen Lange Klik
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Katie Nielsen-Nunez
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Kay Bolton
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Kayla Potega
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Kelli Jacobson
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Kelly Patterson
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Kelly Ramstack
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Kiersten Kern
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Kim Sparks
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Klaudete Koon
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Klaudia Tóth
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Krista French
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Kristin Oppold
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Kym Hunter
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Lana Kinney
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Laura Guenther
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Lauren Fenty
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Leah Curtis
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Lennis Carrier
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Linda Murphy
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Lisa Johnson
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Lori Anderson
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Lupe Meter
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Lynn Jobber
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Mandi Effron
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Marcia Dunne
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Margareta Saari
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Marie Covert
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Mary Ellen Parker
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Maryse Fritzsch-Thillens
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Megan Milliken
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Melissa Meman
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Melissa Mesara
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Michaela Pabeschitz
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Michelle Tucker
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Mimi Gardner
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Mischelle Fanucchi
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Monica Phillips
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Mowse Doyle
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Nancy Boylan
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Nancy Dale
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Pat Haight
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Patina Queen
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Patty Miller
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Pia Kaven
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Rebecca Anderson
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Rose Johnson
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Roxanne Blanc
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Sarah Goode
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Sarah Singer
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Sarah Strover
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Shalini Austin
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Sherri Stokey
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Sherry Baun
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Sheryl Stephens
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Silvia Sernicola
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Solange Collin
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Stacie Florer
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Stacy Alderson
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Stephanie Haussler
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Stephanie LaRosa
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Sue Burleigh
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Susan Bowie
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Susan Kelly
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Susan of Libellula Jewelry
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Susan Sheehan
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Suzanne Fragiacomo
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Tammi Sloan
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Tammie Everly
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Tania Hagen
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Tania Spivey
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Tanya Goodwin
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Tanya Wiles
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Tari Kahrs
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Terry Carter
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Theresa Buchle
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Tiffany Smith
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Tina Holden
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Tracey Nanstad
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Tracie Dean
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Tracy Bell
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Tracy Kruse
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Veralynne Malone
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Veronica Campos-Hallstrom
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Holy cow, Ginger! That's awesome. I LOVE what you've done with all the beads. :)
ReplyDeleteThat's beautiful. The flow of the piece is great.
ReplyDeleteLovely! That necklace IS remarkable Ginger, it really is!
ReplyDeleteGreat work! That last minute creative gene really kicked in :-D I think we're sometimes just overwhelmed by everything that we have to wait for the right moment and then everything just sort of falls together perfectly as with your beautiful necklace.
ReplyDeleteEven with the beads taunting you and trying all the different combinations of styles you piece turned out spectacular! Love the color and the flow of the necklace! I really like the tassle on the focal pendant!
ReplyDeleteLove that focal, you've created a great necklace with it.
ReplyDeleteP.S. Thanks for the tip on how to get through the hopping! I like to have an excel spreadsheet of everyone and their blog url, and then I can write little comments in the next cell reminding me why I liked that piece!
Sometimes you just have to go with your gut and it'll all work out. In this case, it really did. Your necklace and earring set is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThat necklace is beautiful. I can say one thing, you have one persistent muse! See, you finally made what she wanted you to make in the first place. Sometimes it is very easy like that with a great bead soup - what you see at first is really the way to go. Trouble is, you never know until you give in and make it. Since this piece got made and nothing else did, you were on the right path. I hope in looking back you enjoyed the journey - and kudos to your muse for all those hours of taunting. Great job!
ReplyDeletelovely!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful design with some lovely soup!
ReplyDeletevery elegant projects!congrats!
ReplyDeleteI find my first ideas always end up being the best, with a little tweaking they are what is meant to be. You have done a beautiful job, I am glad you went with your initial thought. I love it, it looks like it could dress up or dress down, the perfect accessory. Your story was so funny and so close to home, funny how a little bowl of beads can haunt us. Great great job.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you finally gave in to your first thoughts. It's lovely!
ReplyDeletekathy
The beads might have given you a fit, but you definitively showed them who's boss !
ReplyDeleteReddest reds and blackest blacks, with gorgeous silver accents - love what you created. If my bead table was next to my bed, I would be SO sleep deprived! And great hop tip - I copy the list into Word, then change the text to red for those sites I want to return to for some extra exploring.
ReplyDeleteAll of your pieces are gorgeous. I really love love love the earrings
ReplyDeleteI simply love what you made, the necklace is so gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteWOW! All so beautiful, but my fav are earrings ^_^
ReplyDeletebeatiful necklace, great design!
ReplyDeletethis is my 3rd BSBP, I'm on the 3rd reveal... it is totally funny this party!
ciao dall'Italia
Your pieces turned out great, I think it's ok to follow what's in our head because that project will change itself on the way!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty
ReplyDeleteIt's fabulous!! The earrings are fabulous!! YOU are fabulous, for trying so many different aspects before returning to your original idea - I hope that the wanderings inspired you for future items, even though they didn't want to work for you in this set. I love how you persevered and kept on at it until you arrived at such a delightful outcome!! Bravo!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful designs! And loved hearing about the process.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! Like how you've used the focal with the beaded tassles.
ReplyDeleteVery Nice design!
ReplyDeleteI love the fresh look you gave the color combo
beautiful!! I love the use of the dragonflies too! The colors - simply to die for!! ~KM 1st reveal - http://kraftymax.blogspot.com/2013/03/7th-bead-soup-blog-party-reveal-33013.html
ReplyDeleteFun story and a pretty piece - glad you decided to go with your first impression.
ReplyDeleteBut I have to say I wonder what else might have appeared if you hadn't avoided temptation to create other things while you wrestled with your dilemma? Procrastinating on troublesome pieces often gives me the inspiration for some of my favorites.
I can't help but reach for my chapstick when I look at that focal. Great post. I think we have all been there, artistic conundrum. You solved yours beautifully I must say!
ReplyDeleteI love the colors in your soup. You did a beautiful job putting it all together.
ReplyDeleteThose are all so beautiful - I've seen a bunch of red/black/white/silver designs this year and I think I'm going to have to try experimenting with those colours myself. Really love your finished pieces :)
ReplyDeleteLove the colors - love your pieces! That such a fun-combo for summer!
ReplyDeleteI love, I love the neccklace, very beautiful combination colours.
ReplyDeleteWow I love that lampwork bead....fabulous well thought out design. Kristin Oppold
ReplyDeleteLovely pieces, I like the dragonfly charms and the way you made the dangly off the pendant. Beautiful work!
ReplyDeleteThank you for leaving a comment on my blog the other day...Thank you!! Wow, what a yummy soup...love the colors! You did an awesome job with your bead soup...such beautiful creations!!
ReplyDelete~i love the contrast of colors...you had a fun array of beads to work with and love the pieces you created...beautiful job...much love light and blessings~
ReplyDeleteHi Ginger! Love your necklace and earrings! Wait until you see my piece for the 3rd reveal LOL..as always, your post made me laugh and I so enjoyed your creativity. Bead on!
ReplyDeleteAh Ginger, you shouldn't of tried so hard to fight it I think it looks wonderful! I am attempting to empty a word doc for my hopping (still looks pretty full at the moment - but I like to take my time :))
ReplyDeleteIt's good to know I'm not the only who has beads and half-finished projects that taunt and tease them...
ReplyDeleteI love the necklace. it may not be what you though you wanted, but it is beautiful (cue The Rolling Stones...)
Sometimes the first idea is the best idea!! Looks fantastic!
ReplyDeleteThis color combination would have been a big challenge for me! Fantastic job!
ReplyDeleteYou did great, Ginger! We were definitely thinking along the same lines for your Bead Soup. I immediately saw that cylindrical bead ending up as a tassel pendant.
ReplyDeleteLove the soup you received and what you created with it! The necklace is fantastic-the focal that you designed for it is a show stopper!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!!! I love how persistent this piece was in your mind! Thanks for the story, and this necklace is lovely!!
ReplyDeleteI love♥ your earrings very much!
ReplyDeleteOh, dear - that was a very funny story. One thing I've learned this past year is never fight the beads! If they presented themselves to you in a form, use it - no matter how much you try not to, you'll end up exactly where those beads want you to be. With a very stubborn 10 yo in the house I must admit: there is no negotiation with a bowl of beads when they made up their mind :)
ReplyDeleteI absolutely *love* your piece: it is gorgeous, it is adorable, it is, most important, extremely wearable! The colours are perfect, the design is perfect, it flows beautifully - the little flower charm, is that a Nina Design?
And you used your greens as a background again - of course :)
I really love your work! I enjoyed the blog as well :)
ReplyDeleteI love your work! and I enjoyed the blog as usual :)
ReplyDeleteSometimes inspiration takes a little longer to break through but when it does! You have created a really lovely unusual necklace and earring set, well done.
ReplyDeleteI am a bit late posting due to a health problem, but I hope you can spare a minute to visit my blog.
Jackie
Ginger your necklace is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteSometimes that first inspiration is so hard to shake because it's the right way to go! This is a lovely set, and I'm glad you listened to the little voice in your head. And I'm with you -- I've got my list printed out and am crossing out names as I(oh, so very slowly) work my way through the reveal!
ReplyDeleteI have found that when I try to ignore my first inspiration I end up going in circles. I know that I would be totally stumped by that focal as gorgeous as it is and just love that first inspiration of yours.
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