Honored....I am honored to be among the participants many of which I have been inspired by to push my limits of comfort to create something uniquely mine. You are an immensely talented group!
Thrilled...I was thrilled to receive my bead soup. Kate Dufour, https://mixfolios.wordpress.com/ is my bead soup partner. She stirred the pot with a beautiful blue soup with green pearls and silver accents. They are colors that aren't my go to colors. The beads were beautiful and dainty but I usually work with chunkier components. I was immediately inspired by the beautiful blue and green herringbone lampwork focal bead that Kate sent.
Challenged...I was challenged by those gorgeous tiny green pearls. In the end, I used every single one and loved them!
Inspired....I was inspired by this experience to create for the fun of creating. Too often, creating has become creating for sale with careful cost considerations and thereby limiting the creative process. During this challenge, I dug deep into the stashes...the ones where I stashed the pieces that were a bit pricey and reserved. I was inspired to create special pieces for me. Sounds silly but I rarely create for myself.
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Here is my bead soup.
Buttoned Up! My first piece constructed with a Lisa Peters Art Focal flower and button layered with vintage Antique brass filigree. The gorgeous lampwork focal bead sent by my bead soup partner, Kate and a trio of leaves dangling. The back is finished with green deerskin leather from Tracee
Dock of The Classic Bead. Tiny brass, steel cut and enameled antique Demi buttons from my personal stash complete this design.
Find out more info on the 8th Bead Soup Blog Party, our gracious host Lori Anderson and a list of links to all participants here: http://www.prettythingsblog.com/
76 comments:
Loving every piece here. Beautiful designs and style.
Inspiring! Fabulous designs! Really Soup-er!
Such pretty and feminine designs!
Gorgeous pieces, I especially love the blue necklace.
Love the airyness! Sort of vintage with a twist :)
Love the flowers in each necklace, just really well thought out. <3
Liz, your designs are absolutely inspired. Love that vintage!
Elizabeth, you rocked it. Especially love English Rose. It's got such a Victorian flair to it. Great job! Jean
Wow, I really love the colors and design of English Rose - just beautiful
Both of those necklaces are incredible! I love how they are constructed!
Wow! These came out great and I love you chain work.
Gorgeous - I love the romantic feel of both pieces, and the elaborate (Victorian-like) style. Very feminine, indeed.
Love both of your necklaces - I rarely make anything for myself either - enjoy your work!
Lovely pieces, both! I love how you used the greens and blues together with great success!
Beautiful work! Love the necklace with Lisa's focal!
Incredible! I can see why you would want to keep both necklaces. They are just beautiful.
So very beautiful!
So very beautiful!
Holy cow -- I love them both, would wear them PROUDLY. The first one, with the layered flower -- I need to do things like that more often. The second piece -- show-stopper. You really did justice to those beads and I admire what you made!!!
Thank you for joining my party!
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Beautiful! My fave is the first one!
Love all your items, specially the English Rose. Well done :)
Your work is beautiful.
Lovely designs. It's nice to be inspired to create for yourself and use the "special" pieces in your stash.
very strong designs! really great job!
Oh wow that second necklace is a show stopper! I love it. amazing soup love what you created.
English Rose! Gorgeous <3
Lovely pieces, so feminine! You did a great job with your soup!
the vintage blue flower necklace is great. very inventive strap
Wow - beautiful pieces. I love the focals on both and my favorite color scheme of blues and greens! Great job!
Gorgeous creations, so pretty!
I love how you have layered everything and I could wear these pieces everyday!! Beautifully done!!!
Lovely soup, but what you did with it all...oh my! really beautiful designs!
Oh so beautiful! You turned those gorgeous little components into wonderful chunky necklaces (and a pair of earrings) to suit your style. I love how you've layered components and I am really taken with the green leather straps. I don't like the feel of chain around the back of my neck so I'm really inspired by your deer skin.
Lovely soup, Elizabeth! I like the Victorian style of your pieces. Well done!
I'm drooling over these pieces!
Liz both of your pieces are fabulous. English Rose is my favorite. That vintage rose brooch is beautiful and you accented it perfectly with the dangle. I am glad that you pulled out those special pieces from your stash.You did the green proud.
Liz,
It is a joy to connect with you!! I love your work... your designs are beautiful... your work showcases the gorgeous soup your partner sent you. Love! Love! Love!! XOXOXO
Kris
Fantastic pieces! The second is to die for!
Love your "Button Up" necklace. The Lisa Peters ceramics, the layering, the dangles, the deerskin. All around great eclectic mix of materials. Beautifully done.
Wow, both are beautiful works of art, I love love love English Rose
Very very pretty! Love all the flower motifs!
great soup.. my fav is the rose necklace
Beautiful necklaces and earrings. I love how you blended the blues and the greens and the mixed media of leather and metals. Very detailed and beautiful to look at - pieces of art!
Very unique pieces! Feast for the eyes :)
It's all so beautiful!
I love the addition of the deer skin green leather to the first necklace it adds a bit of ruggedness to the design something completely unexpected.
Love the necklaces! Such loveliness :)
Fantastic work! Those necklaces are fun and unique. Love them!
I am so excited to see this jewelry ...it makes me think of one of my fav shows downton abbey. I love all u made it is all magnificent....My fav however is the second necklace with the little earrings ...fantabulous job girl ....just beautiful
Gorgeous pieces!!! Love each and every of them! Great work with your soup!
Alenka
beautifull floral designs.Inspiring.
Gorgeous pieces! I love the feel of vintage with a modern touch.
Gorgeous soup and results! I am loving the tea rose brooch-turned focal!
WOWEE CAZOWEE! I can't pick a fav! After seeing 300+ blogs - your pieces are OUTSTANDING! Gorgeous design and I love the mixed textures. GREAT job!
Linda A.
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Wow! I love everything about your collection of pieces you made with your soup!
How gorgeous these are very lovely and inspiring necklaces!
Jackie
Very pretty designs. I love the pop of green you added to your pieces.I really like the vintage feel to them!
Gorgeous designs! and so nice you created for yourself...it always shows in a design I think when you create something you really enjoy!
Designing for yourself certainly turns out well. Two beautiful necklaces and a set of earrings. All are just lovely.
Beutiful designs, especially the first necklace. The leather strap is a great contrast to the sweet focal. I like it.
Excellent soup! It came out just perfect! I really love the first necklace but I think it would be hard to choose between all of them....great job!
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I love your necklaces!! You did a beautiful job with both!
Very lovely pieces and my favorite colors! They are put together perfectly. Great job!
THey are all great, but the one with the focal from your stash, just perfect!! I love that one...I'd love to wear it!! :) PERFECT! ~KM
What a great soup! And I love your designs! So nice you made something for yourself for a change. The vintage rose...........awesome!
Love the colors!
Beautiful statement necklaces, powerful look, I love the colors of blue and green together. I think I have some of those same pewter and blue flowers in my stash!
Your designs are great! That first one is so inspirational for me for some reason. I see so much in it. Thanks for the inspiration! :)
Stunning!I can look at your pieces for a loooong time♥. They are very special and have lovely names!
Stunning, stunning, stunning! What beautiful necklaces. Hope to one day be as talented as you are.
Well those piece are really Beautiful!!! Lots of color, texture and movement, really, they are stunning! have a Blessed Day!
Amazing creations! Such gorgeous colors and arrangement - I like how you did two different styles, yet both impress! I am not sure which I like best - the stacked focal or the vintage rose focal but I must admit you have achieved a unique blue and green color combo in both!
Green & blue together is such a perfect union of color. You did a wonderful job with gorgeous components! Both are stunning, and the second necklace in particular is drool-worthy. Love all the detail & variation of beads / findings.
Wow, what a fabulous collection! So rich and full of life. You hit that one out of the park! Beautiful work
Blue-ti-ful and fab-you-lous designs.
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