Sunday, May 25, 2014

21 8th Annual Bead Soup Reveal

Welcome To My First Bead Soup Blog Party....

I am super excited to share my creations as a participant of the 8th Bead Soup Blog Party. To learn more about what a Bead Soup Blog party is all about click HERE.

First of all, I wish to apologize to my partner Lori Callahan and our Host Lori Anderson for my late reveal.

My partner Lori sent me an array of seed, glass beads, an incredible Pendant and a Beautiful Button I used as my clasp.

This was the Bead Soup I received from Lori.....


For my first piece, I created a necklace. I decided to add some sparkle to the Pendant by adding Seed and Firepolished beads embellishments and created a Bail using Crossweave Technique. The neck strap for this necklace is a Seed and Firepolished Spiral Rope.




The Necklace's clasp consists of a beaded closure made from the Beautiful Glass button with a basic loop closure.


My second piece is a pair of earrings using Peyote Stitch plus Seed and the cute Star glass beads included in my Soup.


I made a second pair of earrings using Bead Crochet plus Seed and the wonderful Glass Bead mix received with my Soup. The basic construction consisted of 5 seed beads, 1 focal bead repeats; worked into loops.


My last piece is a Bead Crochet bracelet using the same bead repeats as for the earrings.


I had fun participating and creating these jewelry pieces. I hope my partner Lori likes what I created with her wonderful Bead Soup. Please visit Lori's Blog to view the wonderful pieces she created.

Finally, Here is the Participant Link List. Please visit some of these blogs. You will be amazed by the wonderful jewelry creations. Also, visit the 8th Bead Soup Blog Party Pinterest Board.

Happy Beading!!!!


21 comments:

  1. Very nicely done. I really love how you embellished that metal flower focal. Very unique and beautiful.

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    1. Thank you Tammy. It was a bit challenging at first, but I finally figured out which embellishments looked best.

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  2. These colours and textures are so regal, Maria! Your work is beautiful :)

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    1. Thank you Monique. I was fortunate my partner Lori selected the beautiful shades of purple, lilac and gold when she put her bead soup together.

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  3. Very beautiful bead work. I like how you made several pieces too! Great job!

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    1. Thank you Bev. I was fortunate to be able to use most of my bead ingredients.

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  4. You have created some wonderful jewelry, rich in color and using different techniques. The sparkle necklace is my favorite and thank you for the crochet earrings - I'm taking first steps with wire crochet but it never occurred to me to make earrings. Will definitely give it a try!

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    1. Hi Bairozan,
      Thank you. The necklace was a bit challenging, especially adding the embellishments to the focal bead. You should keep up with the Crochet Beading. It is fun. have you tried the Tube Crochet Beading???

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  5. lovely designs - it's great how you tied the focal in with the rest of the necklace =)

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    1. Thank you. Adding the embellishments to the focal bead was a challenge, but my patience paid off.

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  6. Maria, you created some beautiful pieces, I especially like they peyote and stars earrings. Actually, I love them all! It makes me want to try some bead crochet!

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    1. Thank you Louise. You should give crochet beading a try. It is fun, especially creating crochet tubes.Happy Beading.

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  7. All of your designs are wonderful!!! My favorite is the crocheted earrings and bracelet! Those are Outstanding!!! Have a Blessed Day!!!

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    1. Thank you Robin. It has been a while since I crochet bead anything. I love this technique. The bracelet and earrings were created by forming loops of beads. You should give it a try. God Bless.

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  8. Well, I am not even 1/3 of the wy through the list due to some family issues these past few weeks, so I am glad that you got around to sharing. I love that beaded rope that you created. I am always fascinated by that as I don't do anything like that. It looks really comfortable to wear and I love the embellishments to the focal to bring it all together. Thank you for sharing your creations with the 8th Bead Soup. Enjoy the day! Erin

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  9. Fabulous focal!! love the beadweaving..:) I have such admiration for designers that can work with such delicate beads and make them beautiful!

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  10. Beautiful pieces, I love the mix of colors and the designs are fabulous.Great job!

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  11. Love how you embellished the metal flower. And that crochet bracelet is so cute and fun.

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  12. Your beadwork is so precise. I especially like the earrings with the bead mix. The mesh of all those pieces is so much like a party. . .a big mix of people have a good time.

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  13. Hi Maria, I really like what you did with the focal. Your design showcased it beautifully. The crocheted pieces are cool too. Crochet with beads is something I want to learn. Great job.

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  14. I don't think I've ever seen bead crochet done in a mix like this and it looks cute. Great job!

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