What I sent to my bead soup partner

Now that my partner Sally from Wireworked has received her bead soup package.  I just learned after reading her blog today that she has a thing for journals so maybe I was getting that vibe when I couldn't think of what to send her for a focal piece and decided to send her one of my tiny etched journals. Everything in this package was personally handmade by me in my studio except the copper chain, I would have made it but I ran out of time.  I can't wait to see what Sally does with these goodies.  Now that I think about it I should have etched the beads it would have given them a nice soft look, oh well next time :)

Bead Soup Mix

1.  A tiny book with copper etched covers, leather closure and hand torn acid free paper.
2.  Little flat glass spacers
3.  Little round glass spacers
4.  Nine fancy glass beads
5.  Hammered copper toggle
5.  Copper clay links
6.  Silk string stitched and dyed by me
7.  Purchased copper chain

Bead Soup Partner

It's time for bead soup again and my partner this time is the amazingly talented Sally Russick of Wireworked.com.  After reading through her blog I found out we both took Stephanie Lee's Homesteader Metal Smiting Class this past winter.  It was an amazing class but knowing this made me change my idea of what I was going to send out since she had already created the same things that I had in that class.  So after a few days at the torch and not liking anything I had come up with I remembered I had something special that just might work for her.  I really hope she likes what I sent, here is a little sneak preview,  all you can really tell is colors :).  All but one thing I am sending has been handmade by me, I could have also made that one thing but time ran out.

Bead Soup Sneak Peek