Can you believe it?
Soup time already! :)
has organized the lot of us again.
200 of us to be exact. And I was lucky enough to
get into this draw.
Her work is amazing. The details, the wire work, stunning.
She sent me this amazing coppery goodness.
I love that her blog is called MagpieApproved!
This stash is so sparkly and shiney, perfect for a magpie! :)
Look at the detail here. The wire wrapping, the beads.
How does she do it? Amazing!
She must have really good eyes and incredible
patience.
Now, this particular bead soup was a real challenge for me.
But that is part of why I do this. I like being pushed outside of
my box, my comfort zone. It is good for me. :)
I love copper, it's one of my new favorite metals.
But for some reason, I just couldn't make anything work.
I got out beads, bought beads, moved beads around my table
(something I am really, really good at).
Strung, unstrung, wrapped, unwrapped.
You get the picture. But at some point, something
just clicked and I knew exactly what I had to do.
And I did it! :)
I really wanted to do her work justice.
She took the time to create for me and I wanted to honor that.
Ok, ok. Enough words.
Here it is.
I ended up with chain, glorious chain.
The stunning clasp.
I wire wrapped some red beads, antique lace colored pearls
and the garnets that Dana sent me into
the various chains.
If you will forgive, I think I ROCKED IT!
Thank you Dana, for your delicious soup ingredients.
And thank you Lori for organizing all of us!
Now, I hope you aren't full because there is so much
more soup to partake of. Whether it is a sip, a cup or an
entire bowl!
Just look at all the different flavors of soup we get to taste!
Grab your spoon and napkin
(or cup of tea) and enjoy.
