Bead Soup Has Arrived

My Bead Soup has arrived! Actually it came Monday but its been a hectic week and I wanted to wait until I had time and proper lighting to photograph the packaging and contents.

My Bead Soup partner, Carol Dillman, put together a gorgeous Bead Soup. Check out the sweet packaging!



Inside were several sterling beads, earwires, clasp, and a sweet starfish charm. She also included a delicate chain and a pile of accent beads. The colors are my favorites; blue and green!



And look at the fabulous lampwork bead she made!



And aren't these wire coils fabulous? I have always wanted to make my own after reading Kerry Bogert's book Totally Twisted, but never found the time.



And here is the bead soup I sent Carol. She works mainly in silver so I thought I would challenge her with Vintaj components. I sent along some chain, jump rings, a filligree piece, headpins, eyepins and my favorite clasp. And there's a lovely vintage limited stock stone from Vintaj as well.



For something different, I sent few vintage beads; lucite, crystals, and buttons, plus a wood bead from Pork Chop Show.



And after I had it almost packaged and ready to go, I decided to challenge Carol even more with some red agates, a peach pit, and ammonite fossil. I hope she still likes me after this....



I'm so excited about participating in my first Bead Soup Blog Hop, and I can't wait to see what everyone else makes! I hope you will come back on March 3rd for the reveal!

Bead Soup Party

I’m so happy to have won the lottery for a spot in Lori Anderson’s Fifth Bead Soup Party! This will be my first time participating in this awesome event. My partner is Carol Dillman of Dillman’s Dallies. We’ve already exchanged emails and found that we are alike in so many ways. We share a few of the same hobbies, and both shy away from using seed beads.

I’m getting ready to send out my beads to Carol today, and I hope she likes what I’ve picked out. Here’s a sneak peek.





The blog hop is March 3rd. Mark your calendars so you can visit all the blogs and see what everyone makes.