Saturday, May 10, 2014

Bead Soup Blog Party

It is now time for the Reveal of the finished jewelry in the 8th Bead Soup Party hosted by the lovely Lori Anderson.  The idea is to be paired with a partner, send each other a gorgeous bead soup that will stretch the imagination, make some fabulous jewelry with the bead soup you receive and share on the Reveal day.  This year there are nearly 500 participants so if you like jewelry, you can view to your heart's content.

I was honored to be paired with Cathy Buckley, a mixed media jewelry artist, at Cat's Meow.  Here is the bead soup, with some of my lampwork beads and handmade clasp, that I sent her.  Can't wait to see what she has done with it. 
  
 
And here is the Bead Soup I received from her.  Lovely gold, black and brown components that are definitely different than what I am used to using.
 

 So here is the first piece that I created.  I took 2 of the fan shaped pieces and drilled a few extra holes to be able to join them in a new way and wired a bead to the top.  Then using the rest of the animal print beads I finished the bracelet and added the clasp.



Then here is the second piece I made, although it is the one that I have pondered since first seeing the dragonfly.  The whole bead soup reminded me of Art Deco pieces I have seen.  So that was my inspiration.  But I have to say that this piece changed several times before I finished it.  These blue beads were not my original plan, but when auditioning choices they won out.


I still have more beads and will be adding a pair of earrings on here later today.

Hope you have enjoyed your visit to my blog and the Bead Soup Party.  If you would like to see more, go HERE for the list of participants.  

Thanks for stopping by and keep creating,
Carol    

70 comments:

  1. Love that dragonfly. You made an absolutely beautiful necklace. I love the asymmetry of it. Great job! Jean

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  2. The dragonfly necklace is spectacular!! Fantastic!

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  3. Beautiful pieces. I especially love the dragonfly necklace. The blue beads were definitely the right choice.

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  4. it all came out great carol!! what fun~~~~

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  5. They are both awesome, Carol... great use of unusual ingredients!

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  6. Carol! Both pieces are outstanding!! I love the inventive way you used the fan shapes, but that dragonfly one really speaks to me. Well done!

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  7. Beautiful necklaces... love the second one!

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  8. Hi Carol- Isn't it fun how we get to stretch ourselves for these soups! Love what you came up with for both of the pieces!

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  9. The dragonfly necklace is so beautiful! I love how you wrapped the beads around the body part!

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  10. That's a lovely necklace, I like your adding the blue to dragonfly!

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  11. Beautiful pieces. I love how you used the dragonfly.

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  12. Wonderful designs but I especially like the dragonfly necklace! Well done!!

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  13. I love the choice of blue - very pretty!

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  14. So so very pretty! I LOVE the blue beads you added to the dragonfly! Great job!

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  15. Don't think I can ***LOVE*** that dragonfly necklace enough!! wonderful!!

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  16. The dragonfly piece especially grabs me as a lover of blue, wonderful work with your soup!

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  17. the blue and gold together are great. awesome job

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  18. The Dragon fly necklace is especially pretty! Awesome job!

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  19. Oh your dragonfly necklace is to die for! You did an excellent job on all the pieces. And the first does look art deco! Thanks for joining and posting!

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  20. Ahh. Those metal findings really are very art deco. I love your dragonfly and the necklace you created from it. Great job!

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  21. I love what you have created, what a great idea to redrill the fan pieces and use them in a bracelet, and that necklace is stunning, I love how you attached the little blue beads to the dragonfly and hang it on the side it makes it look even more precious! Oh and what a lovely blog you have.

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  22. Love what you did with the animal print beads and that necklace is delightful! What treasures!

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  23. Two gorgeous designs. I love how you modified components to create new focals with beads and wire (and a drill!).

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  24. so beautiful, fairly like designs!

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  25. Love, love love the dragonfly necklace! It's beautiful.

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  26. Love what you made! The extra holes in the bracelet components were a great idea and I love the asymmetrical design with the dragonfly. Kudos on a well served soup!
    -Suzann Sladcik Wilson

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  27. I am so in love with the necklace! It combines two of my faves, art deco and dragonflies!

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  28. I love the retro vibe on the first necklace, and how you embellished the dragonfly in the second necklace. Very unique look.

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  29. wow, Carol, I can't decide which I like best. The bracelet is deceptively simple and I love it. The flowers and dragonfly, love it also.

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  30. Love the elegant art deco styling of these and the animal print beads are fun

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  31. Nice soup, Carol! The second necklace is very charming! Gold and blue wents so well together!

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  32. I love that dragonfly necklace. Gorgeousness!

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  33. your soup is plain gorgeous and you have made extremely beautiful, wearable pieces, very nice

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  34. Love them both....the dragon fly is just stunning! Really fantastic job!!

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  35. I love what you made - the dragon fly necklace is amazing!

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  36. Love the beading you added to those wings. Coooool!

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  37. Two unique and creative pieces! The dragonfly necklace is absolutely gorgeous!

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  38. I love the blue and the dragonfly! - such beautiful pieces. The designs have such a nice vintage look to them.

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  39. Stunning pieces, I so love the dragonfly necklace...so so beautiful. The bracelet is so unique. You are a very talented artist.

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  40. What a great way to use the fans, wire-wrapping them together with the bead to create a bracelet focal/bar. I love the way it turned out. And the beads wire-wrapped to the dragonfly tail is wonderful. Very art deco. The necklace turned out very pretty. l like the way you used the flowers in the necklace, too.

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  41. Very creative! I would like to wear that dragonfly necklace in a heartbeat! :)

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  42. Wow, both pieces are quite art deco. I really like the dragonfly necklace, and the beaded wire wrapping you added :)

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  43. The dragonfly necklace is so original ... it's fantastic!

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  44. Your necklaces are so beautiful, the dragonfly is my fave.

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  45. Love what you've made with that fan shaped pieces to create the bracelet!!! And also love the blue beads on that dragonfly!! These are two beautiful pieces, well done!
    Alenka

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  46. Lovely, very Art Deco. I love the bracelet it has a very rich deep feel to it.

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  47. Yes they are very artdeco-y,(I know thats not a real word) in a lovely organic way

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  48. These are such lovely pieces, I think the dragonfly necklace is very pretty and I like how you added the beads!
    Jackie

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  49. Oh my gosh you so nailed it. I LOVE what you did with those metal pieces -- I would have been so lost! They are absolutely lovely.

    Thanks for doing this (and the soup you sent was gorgeous!)

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  50. Your pieces are beautiful! I am stunned by what you did with the dragonfly wings! Wow!
    Patty

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  51. so feminine. light project-just like dragonfly sitting on the flower!

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  52. Wow! That would have been a challenging soup for me. I like that you stuck with the black and gold color scheme in your bracelet. But I love how you added the blue beads in the dragonfly. You totally enhanced those metal pieces and "owned" them! The necklace is gorgeous!

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  53. I love love love the Art Deco piece with the dragonfly! The blue beads definitely compliment the dragonfly.

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  54. Terrific designs! Love love your dragonfly necklace. Really Soup-er!

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  55. Lovely pieces. But that dragonfly necklace is incredibly beautiful I adore it!

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  56. Love the Dragonfly necklace, very art deco! Great job! The bracelet is really cool too! Have a Blessed Day!!

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  57. Hi Carol, I like the light blue bead with the gold flower earrings. They go well with the beautiful necklace that you made.The fan shaped metal components showcase the focal perfectly.

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  58. Both gorgeous, original and I can only imagine how cool they are when wore.

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  59. Wonderful designs! I love the way you used the wings in the bracelet. It's amaizing!

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  60. I totally get how you would see art deco with those cut outs. You combined them so nicely. Wonderful work!

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  61. Love the dragonfly, what a fun soup!

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  62. They are all wonderful and you are right, the dragonfly did need earrings!! It is the best of the group (in my opinion)!! I have to say, I LOVE dragonflies and you did such a great job!! ~KM

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  63. Great work! I love too, what you did with the rest of the beads, you made some really beautiful pairs of earrings! Love all the pieces!

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  64. You changed those fan shaped pieces completely and now they look like a bow and pairing them with the animal print beads was the perfect choice. The necklace grabbed my heart - even its asymmetry is not ordinary and adding the blue beads to the dragonfly body is such a creative idea!

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  65. I love how you put the necklace together with the dragonfly. That necklace is asymmetry at it's finest!

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  66. Both pieces are great but I am just loving that dragonfly necklace. Spectacular in every way.

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  67. Miss Carol, I love the idea of auditioning your beads! My table is full of 'waiting in the wings' beads ready for their debut. I am going to remember that! I love the dragonfly necklace. What a stunning arrangement! What I love most is the way you wire wrapped the beads to the body of the dragonfly. I never would have thought of that! Thank you for sharing your talents with the world! Enjoy the day! Erin

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