Saturday 10 May 2014

8th Bead Soup Bead Party - Reveal


 Hi Everyone, 
It's time for the big reveal - I cant wait to show you what I made from the gorgeous bead soup that my partner Claire from Saraccino  sent to me. 
You can read more about the soup here...
We had to use the clasp and focal but we could also incorporate our own beads if we wanted. I was lucky to have a beautiful hand made clasp and focal in my absolute favourite colour.

I used the clasp as the focal point of a bracelet, I added my own round silver charms and the peace charm. I LOVE it on, its perfectly "me"

Working with the focal, it took me a while until I was happy with the look. I love the black glass flower beads with all the blue. LOVE the focal (thanks Claire)

I decided on a simple necklace using the multi-faceted, coloured glass beads. They literally do "shine".

Again I chose to create a very simple piece with these blingy beads, I joined them using double jump rings. A perfect match to the "Shine" necklace.

I have to admit, I'm not a big earring maker, so I am really happy with this pair using the matchy vintage style green beads.

Claire included beautiful blue handwoven silk from Thailand and I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it. I see these bracelets all over blogland and I wanted one for myself... I included the charms from my collection to accent the style.
 
 I made this simple and feminine bracelet with memory wire and the clear beads and the blue cord. I added the white flower beads from my stash. It has such a calming feel about it.

 Claire handmade this shell focal too, isn't it just beautiful? You know my style is beachy so this necklace fits the bill perfectly.

 My absolute favourite beads from the whole soup are these 2 faceted mayan-blue rondelles. They are just gorgeous, so I made them into very simple earrings for myself. 
 

 My favourite piece though, has to be this necklace, it was the first thing I made, the same night that I received my soup! LOVE!!!

Included in the soup were these teeny tiny seed beads and glass tear drop beads. I threaded the seed beads onto very thin wire in a figure of 8 then folded it in half to make 2 circles. I used silver nail polish to add a touch of sparkle to the earrings.

I still have a number of beads left over to play with and I'm sure you will see them on my blog very soon. I had so much fun with this soup and I hope you have enjoyed all my creations.

Don't forget to pop across to see my partner Claire's creations at Saraccino
To follow all the other blogs taking part in the huge Bead Soup Party, click on the picture below and it will take you to Lori Anderson's blog, Pretty Things and the blog list.
 
http://www.prettythingsblog.com/2014/05/welcome-to-8th-bead-soup-blog-party.html
Take Care everyone, thanks for visiting

xxx

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51 comments:

  1. Natalie - Wow! Just as I thought I found a favorite creation (loved the beautiful blues you were working with) - "Morning Frost"...I would scroll down and find another - "Meditate" or "The Beach" or "Colors of Jade". Such awesome work! Great job :)

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  2. You did an amazing job with your soup! I love the focals that you had to work with, you featured them beautifully!

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  3. Wow Nat! So many amazing pieces. Your jewelry is always so incredibly beautiful.

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  4. You were so prolific! Love all the pieces, each one has something special, so many medias involved!

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  5. So many wonderful pieces from your beautiful soup. It's almost impossible to pick just one favorite. "Morning Frost" was the first, then my eyes landed on "Meditate". I've never really been tempted by fabric bracelets for myself but that one calls my name. "The Beach" is a sure win for me as I love all things "beachy". "Colors of Jade" & "Peaceful" look like fun pieces to wear and just my style; and finally I love the silver polish on those earrings. Just the right touch of "Sparkle". Such awesome work!

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  6. You have such a wonderful collection from your goodies! I love what you did with all of them - I especially love the sparkly nail polish on the clear beads! So many calming pieces you have created - look like so much fun to wear!

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  7. I love every one of your pieces and I also like how you named each piece. I think my favorites are the Winter's Day necklace and the Azure earrings. it was hard to choose, believe me. You did a wonderful job with each piece.

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  8. The beads you had to work with are absolutely gorgeous, and the pieces you made with them are perfect settings for them. I'd have to say that I'm with you on the Colors of Jade and the Azure earrings being particularly wonderful -- isn't it fun when a piece almost makes itself?

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  9. Oh, wow, you probably win the Gold Medal for the most pieces made out of the soup ingredients :) I kept scrolling down, trying to set my heart on a favourite, but I couldn't: the colours are my favourite ones, and the designs are quite variate, while keeping the pieces simple and elegant. Wonderful work!

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  10. great sparkling designs!!! but my fav is fabric, blue bracelet, super!

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  11. Natalie you made good use of your soup. So many wonderful pieces. Good job. It was smart of you to use that beautiful blue clasp as a bracelet focal. My favorite piece is Morning Frost. The nail polish added to the bottom of those earrings was the perfect touch. Very clever of you.

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  12. So many incredible pieces! It's really hard to pick a favorite because they are all so wonderful in their own ways.

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  13. Hi Natalie, It is wonderful to see all the ally cool designs you made!!! I like them all a lot! I think Morning Frost is my favorite and I love Peaceful and The "Azure" earrings. Great Job!!! Have a Blessed Mother's Day!!!

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  14. A dash of bling is such a nice bracelet. Very simple, but so nice. All the other pieces are great too and have very nice colour combinations.

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  15. Hi Natalie! Of course I had to drop by to see my old partner... I have to say that my favourite has got to be the shine and bling set! I'm very much in love with Colours of Jade and Winter's Frost too. I think you did wonderfully with your bead soup and glad to see everything worked out perfectly for you :D

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  16. Love the earrings. Your work is so elegant and refined.

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  17. Love the earrings. Your work is so elegant and refined.

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  18. Beautiful soup , Beautiful jewelry !! that necklace with the oyster focal is stunning!! There is a very heavy ocean theme running through this years Party, which I LOVE!!

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  19. I think it's safe to say that I really love your style! As I scrolled down through your post at each photo I thought "Oh, wow!" or "beautiful", etc. I just love every piece!

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  20. Love them all. All pieces are so simple and so nice. Really great work.

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  21. I'm amazed at the number of pieces your made - where did you find the time? Each one of them is unique. Your photos are great.

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  22. My favorite is the wrapped bracelet- it just looks juicy! You came up with a lot of pieces....terribly nice to take that time to design so many piece. Good job.

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  23. so prolific! I really like how you strung the pendant in "morning frost" and the simplicity in "shine". Very beautiful designs!

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  24. Your work is lovely. I adore all for the bracelets.

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  25. Loved everything, your names for each peace is bang on. All gorgeous peaces, I super love Winter's Day and Morning Frost, just gorgeous.

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  26. Again, I'm overwhelmed. You made so many pieces and each one so good. Just your blue fiber one impressed me so much, and there was so much more. What were those focals made of anyway? Great work!

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  27. Colors of Jade has to be my favorite of the set ! I love how simple yet elegant it is. Your whole soup is a complete winner, however, so making my choice was really, really hard ! Meditate is also smack dab in my tastes, the use of fiber is amazing !

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  28. Natalie - your soup is simply fabulous and just keeps on tantalizing the bead taste buds! Can't decide on my favorite. Love each one for different reasons. Your designs are inspiring! I like how you've named each piece so fittingly. Great Soup!!!

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  29. Natalie - your soup is simply fabulous and just keeps on tantalizing the bead taste buds! Can't decide on my favorite. Love each one for different reasons. Your designs are inspiring! I like how you've named each piece so fittingly. Great Soup!!!

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  30. Wow! I love how your designs give the appearance it all came together so easy when in fact there's careful meticulous work behind them. Love the various techniques you've shown us and the idea to use nail polish is fantastic! Must try it :-)

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  31. You made so many lovely designs with all that soup! I think Meditate was my favorite. Gorgeous! :)

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  32. All of your pieces are beautiful. You made so many! I'm so intrigued by your use of memory wire in the bracelet, "Peaceful." I never thought of using it that way, for just a section of a bracelet. So inspiring!!

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  33. I love your style - just the feel of your blog and writing. More importantly, I love what you did with the bling bracelet. I've never seen these E beads used this way and it's adorable! Well done!

    Linda A.
    http://fromTheBeadBoard.blogspot.com
    http://cherryOnTopDesign.co

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  34. It's good to see you beading again Nat! YOu make the most beautiful stuff! YOu know I love that shell one especially!

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  35. What a wonderful assortment of techniques and beautiful designs. I love the sort of beaded chainmail effect you created for that bracelet.

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  36. Beautiful Soup, you created a great variety of jewellery with... I love the name you gave to your jewellery!

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  37. Natalie you made some wonderful pieces with your soup! I like that you named each piece and my favorite piece is Morning Frost. I also like how you added nail polish to the bottom of the Sparkle earrings. I'll have to try that sometime;-)

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  38. Hi Kym, loved your soup and what you made, you used everything so well it was almost like you'd bought them specially for those pieces. Gone back over them all twice now and really can't pick a favorite

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  39. Oh, wow! Morning Shore and Meditate both make my heart sing!

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  40. You did your beautiful bead soup justice!! So many wonderful pieces.

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  41. I can't say enough about all the things you made! You used the word "simple" more than once, but each design uses the perfect elements put together in the perfect way. Little touches like the double jump rings on the bracelet or the silver nail polish on the clear stones (I LOVE IT) in the earrings. Wonderful work!

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  42. You are SUPER talented!! I just love them all. But the one with the blue silk that you made for yourself is my favorite!! Sure you don't want to send that to me?? :) hahaha! Great JOB!! ~KM

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  43. All of your designs are top notch! Such a talented lady! I was drawn today to the peaceful bracelet ..if I stop by again it will certainly be one of the other pieces. And the nail polish on the earrings was such a cool idea! Really Really Soup-er!

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  44. All of your pieces are beautiful - you did a great job with your gorgeous bead soup!!

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  45. You got SO MUCH made with your soup. The soup itself had me ooohing and aaaahing, and your designs totally met up with that. I think you and I must have similar tastes as your favorites are also mine. Lovely!

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  46. Gorgeous soup, Natalie! Each piece you created has its own magic :)

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  47. Oh my goodness!!! So many beautiful pieces!!!! I'm especially loving Colours of Jade!

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  48. I want them all! I love the colors and design! You are truly gifted!

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  49. All of these pieces are fabulous. Wonderful selections of color and design. But I'm most captivated by The Beach. That stunning blue shell focal and those vibrant blue beads are eye catching.

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  50. Wow! what a lot of pieces you have made with your soup they are all lovely I really enjoyed seeing them.
    Jackie

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