The day is here, the reveal of the 3rd episode of
the 6th Bead Soup Party Blog. What is a Bead Soup Party Blog? Well,
with the organization of the talented Lori Anderson 400 beaders are paired up in couples, beads are sent and
jewelry is created. On the designated
day, the photos of all the creations are posted on the blogs. The rules are
that you have to use the clasp and the focal.
My partner is Lynn Davis (check out her Blog to see
what she made with my beads and her Etsy Shop to check out more of her items. She makes really lovely hand-cast pewter items. For a look at what she sent me, scroll down on my blog or hit this link.
The focal piece in the necklace pewter with resin over a pink and
orange flower design. Since I make my own glass beads I made
some to match this lovely focal point. I used Bullseye glass to make bright
orange and pale pink beads and some transparent pink beads. I used iron wire to
wrap the beads and string the piece together. I thought the iron wire looked
better with the pewter than the sterling I normally work with. Of course it
would have looked even better if I had remembered to sand down the iron to get
some of the black off. DUH. I tried to do this after the fact and wasn’t super
successful. You can see one silver piece of wire on the top right of the photo.
This little bit I had sanded weeks before in a class,
it was only as I grabbed this piece that I realized I had forgotten to sand the rest (it was the last piece I grabbed). AUGH The wire looks way too dark with the pewter. I did use some ink to
patina the pewter so it matched the wire a bit better.The ribbon I got in the last party blog exchange.
Check out all the other participants showing off their work today....
Alison Sachs, Beads by Earthtones
Amanda Dittloff, Passion Smashin'
Andra Marasteanu, Bijoux de Monanage
Angie Szlovak, SweetBeads
Anitra Gordy, Leelu Creations
Ann Sherwood, Ann's Blog
Arlene Dean, A Glass Bash
Audrey Belanger, Dreams of an Absolution
Barb Solem, Vivi Magoo Presents
Barbara Blaszczyk, laboratorim Flory
Bianca Odenthal, Zydies Glasperlen
35 comments:
I like the name you gave this reveal: 6.3 :))
And really reallllllly love the pink necklace. Too cute!
You point out all of the things you don't like about your two pieces, but they both look great in the photographs.
I'm especially drawn to your bracelet - love how all your beads support and accent your lampworked focal!
Beautiful design,lovely colors!Congratutaltion ! They are wonderful !
Beautiful.
I paged down through your blog and was fascinated by your partnership with your father, who does stunning work also.
What a pretty focal. And the beads you made really bring out the colors in it. I love that bracelet though. I have some Picture Jasper pendants I've been wanting to use, although they're not drilled. And your piece has inspired me to get them back out and figure out how to use them. Your bead really went well those jasper beads.
First, I'd wear both pieces in a heartbeat, truly. Second, I love how you talk about what went "wrong", too, because it teaches us all so much! I did the same thing in a blog hop with steel wire and I know how hard it is to sand it down after the fact. I think you made it look terrific!
LOVE the bracelet -- I have such a hard time with multiple strands that I enjoy seeing them done beautifully!
Thanks for playing -- PLEASE come back in Jan/Feb!
Both of your pieces turned out so very well. I wouldn't have noticed the difference in the wire had you not mentioned it. I really like that you created beads to go with your designs!
Gorgeous creations!! Nice job on your bead soup!
i love your creations. Very pretty
That bracelet is just to die for! And I know what you mean about always making them too large. I do the same so I started wire wrapping them so that I could just take out a link.
Thanks everyone. The talking about what went wrong is me kinda teasing myself for doing things I always do. KJ, thanks for looking at my other posts and your kind words about my work with my dad.
Love the rosy salmon colors of the necklace but that bracelet is an eye catcher for me! I think I could get use to it being on the heavy side!
I agree with Kashmira great way to title the post... 6.3 very clever.
The bracelet is stunning!
Amazing designs- well done!
I love the mod look of the necklace, but the colors in the bracelet are just sublime - fabulous job!
What a beautiful use of your soup.Delightful.Love and Hugs Tanya
I love the look of the bracelet, too bad it's too long. It's always tough to get everything in that you want to see. Maybe you just need to add more and turn it into a necklace;-)
You did a fantastic job matching the beads you made to the ones you received.
love both pieces,great colors!
ciao dall'Italia
Both your pieces are awesome! I love that they are such different designs. My favorite is the necklace.
Love the pieces, Lara! Nice combinations, and I'm flattered that you made the glass beads to use with the resin piece! Good eye for color ... thanks for the partnership - Lynn
I just love the bracelet!!!
Both of your pieces are stunning. The bracelet is wonderful. It is my favorite. I make my bracelets too long also. My next purchase is going to be a bracelet sizer. It is good to hear about others mistakes, then we don't feel so stupid about the mistakes we make. I think you did a great job & should be proud of what you did. Lots of us tweak our jewelry after it is made.
multi-strand bracelet is fantastic!congratulations!
Both gorgeous pieces. I especially like the bracelet. Lovely :)
Thanks everyone. Lynn, so glad you like what I did with your soup.
Love your necklace and bracelet - the bracelet is my fave but love them both!
I love how your lampwork complements the bead soup you were given! That first necklace is delicious!!
Beautiful work. So jealous that you can just make lampwork beads.....you make it sound so easy. Great job!
Love your jewelry and lamp work beads...gorgeous!
Beautiful pieces. Love the bracelet.
Whoah that bracelet!!! It looks amazingly good! Can I have it please? ;) Great job Lara, you rocked your bead soup!
Love both of your pieces, Lara—but that bracelet is especially stunning! Thanks for stopping by my blog earlier this weekend too! *Ü*
Both are beautiful! I love how each one is so different from the other. Nice job!
i like both of your pieces but especially the bracelet. your own beads are fantastic (i love organic beads) and fits perfectly with the rest of your soup!
greets
jacqueline
Oh yum. Love these, but that bracelet is really calling my name. Fantastic. ;-)
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