Showing posts with label Bead soup 2011 fall. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bead soup 2011 fall. Show all posts

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Bead Soup Reveal

So it's the big day we all have been waiting for.  Since I will be camping with my extended family I wrote this blog early and hope that it posts at the right time.

First off I have to thank Sally of the blog Wire Worked for sending me such a beautiful bunch of goodies to play with.  The challenge was how to edit what was sent into a piece as small as a bracelet since I wear them more often than necklaces.  Making an necklace would have been easier since the pendant she sent me only had one hole but you know me, fearless, I just drilled it.  With so many choices all of them wonderful I put together several things but ended up cutting them apart and starting over when I realized that something else would work better.  After several trys I finally ended up with a bracelet that's perfect for fall and will go with so much of my wardrobe I wondered why I haven't worked in these colors before?   It's time to make some more pieces in the lovely fall colors Sally sent.  Please visit Sally's blog to see what she did with the beads I sent her.
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To see what she sent me click here.

My bead soup bracelet

Bracelet in the long view

Bead soup challenge finished piece
Edited to say:  To drill glass, porcelain, rocks, shells or anything like this you simply use a small diamond bit in your drummel with your piece underwater in a shallow dish.  Go slow, if you need a larger hole than you started with simply work up to that size.  I got my diamond bits at harbor freight,  it was a set of 10 different shapes and sizes.

Monday, August 22, 2011

Bead Soup from my amazing partner Sally Russick

I got my bead soup from Sally from over at Wireworked and all I can say is WOW.  Let me show you what I got.
2011 Fall Bead Soup from Sally Russick  YUMMY

Look at this beautiful pendant and aren't the colors just amazing!
The presentation was beautiful
I have all kinds of ideas it's going to be hard to decide on just one wonderful design to make these into. Exactly what did I get?  Well here's a list

1.  Silk Ribbon on box but totally usable in the jewelry design.
2.  Handmade pendant by Mary Harding
3.  Six large enameled beads by Sally
4.  Ten little enameled beads by Sally
5.  A ton of smoked glass beads
6.  15 quartz beads
7.  A bunch of metal disk beads with swirl imprint
8.  Tiny yellow yellow beads
9  A beautiful handmade clasp by Sally

And as if that wasn't an amazing amount of beautiful stuff I got a bonus package

1.  Little glass vial
3.  Bullet shell -  I have been wanting to try etching on one of these for some time
4.  2 silver button shaped beads
5.  A bunch of cute little copper beads
6.  Silver key with an amazing pattern
7.  An amazing round brass locket
And look at the bonus package "just because"
I was so excited about the package that I didn't even realize it was a locket and opened until just now.  I have a thing for tiny lockets and vessels :)  how did she know?