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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