If you are here to view my bead soup please click here.
Now for March's Echo Creative Club
Look what I got from Jeannie
I got a Sand Dollar!
*jumps up and down*
Ideas are flowing right now!
Friday, March 9, 2012
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Woo Hoo! It's Soup Time
Can you believe it?
Soup time already! :)
The amazing Lori Anderson of Pretty Things fame
has organized the lot of us again.
200 of us to be exact. And I was lucky enough to
get into this draw.
I was paired with Dana Hickey.
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.
1. Adlinah Kamsir (Singapore) and Hajer Waheed (Kingdom of Bahrain)
2. Adrienn Lukacs (Hungary) and Agata Grygiel (Poland)
3. Agi Kiss (Hungary) and Carolien Muller-Genger (the Netherlands)
4. Agnes Asztalos (Hungary) and B.R. Kuhlman
5. Alesha Conklin and Becki Mendivil
6. Alice Peterson and Carol Dillman
7. Alicia Marinache (Canada) and Dita Basu
9. Amanda Tibbetts and Andrea Trank
11. Andra Weber and Christine Murrow
12. Ann Sherwood and Diane Welte
13. Barbara Bechtel and Kerry Bogert
14. Barbara Lewis and Cat Pruitt
15. Bonnie Coursolle (Canada) and Fay Wolfenden (Canada)
16. Carmel McGinley (Australia) and Tracy Stillman (Australia)
17. Cassie Donlen and Deryn Mentock
18. Cathie Carroll and Janel Dudley
19. Cece Cormier and Morwyn Mullins
20. Charlene Jacka and Christina Hickman
21. Cheryl Brown (Canada) and Diana Ptaszynski
22. Christina Stofmeel (the Netherlands) and Eva Kovacs (Hungary)
23. Christine Damm and Deb Brooks
24. Cilla Watkins (Canada) and Elaine Robitaille (Canada)
27. Cory Celaya and Rhea Freitieg
29. Cynthia Abner and Jennifer Boreck
30. Cynthia Tucker and Jean Peter
31. Debbie Goering and Heidi Post
32. Dee Elgie (UK) and Joanne Lockwood (UK)
33. Dian Hierschel (Germany) and Eniko Fabian (Austria)
34. Diane Cook and Lyn Foley
35. Donna Bohler and Lisa Lodge
36. Donna Millard and Kiersten Giles
37. Doris Stumpf (Germany) and Eszter Czibulyas (Hungary)
38. Elisabeth Auld and Eva Sherman
39. Elke Leonhardt-Rath (Germany) and Marjolein Trewavas (UK)
40. Ema Kilroy and Laurie Keefe-Cecere
41. Erika Nooteboom (the Netherlands) and Giorgia Rossini (Italy)
42. Erin Grant and Jean Wells
43. Evelyn Duberry (Canada) and Gaea Cannaday
44. Genea Crivello-Knable and Heather Powers
45. Ginger Bishop (military, Okinawa) and Martina Nagele (Germany)
46. Heidi Kingman and Lori Greenberg
47. Helen Kemp and Lisa Wangeman
48. Helene Goldberg (Australia) and Karen Vincent
49. Jamie Hogsett and Jeannie Dukic
51. Jennifer Cameron and Tania Spivey
52. Jennifer Justman and Kari Carrigan
53. Jennifer Tough and Lorelei Eurto
54. Joanna Matuszczyk (Poland) and Julianna Kis (Hungary)
55. Joanne Tinley (UK) and Michaela Pabeschitz (Austria)
56. Julie Anne Leggett and Kelley Fogle
57. Karen Hess and Linda Landig
58. Karyn Bonfiglio and Kathleen Lange Klik
59. Kashmira Patel and Kat White
61. Kathy Lindemer and Rose Binoya
62. Krafty Max and Sandra Miller
63. Kristen Latimer and Pam Ferrari
64. Kristie Roeder and Lea Avroch
65. Kristina Johansson (Sweden) and Penny Neville (Canada)
66. Krisztina Erlaki-Toth (Hungary) and Nicole Keller (Germany)
67. Lara Lutrick and Lisa Suver
68. Laura DeMoya and Lisa Hanna
69. Libby Leuchtman and Melanie Brooks
70. Linda Koch and Rosemarie Cowit
71. Lisa Chapman and Menka Gupta
72. Lisa Liddy and Marion Simmons
73. Lori Anderson and Marcie Abney
74. Lori Bowring-Michaud and Mary Govaars
75. Lori Dorrington and Maria Rosa Sharrow
76. Lori Finney (Canada) and Marie-Noel Voyer-Cramp (Canada)
77. Lynn Bennett and Mandi Ainsworth
78. Marta Kaczerowska (Poland) and Milla Starchik (Canada)
79. Mary Harding and Shannon LeVart
81. Melinda Orr and Molly Alexander
83. Michelle Jensen and Sandra Young (Canada)
84. Nan Emmett and Nicole Valentine-Rimmer (Canada)
85. Nancy Boylan and Suzette Bentley
86. Natasha Lutes and Patti Vanderbloemen
87. Pam Hurst and Rebekah Payne
88. Patty Miller and Sara Rhoades
90. Rebecca Sirevaag and Sharon Driscoll
91. Rochelle Brisson and Shannon Chomanczuk
92. Rosa Maria Cuevas (Mexico) and Tejae Floyde
93. Sabine Dittrich (Germany) and Sally Russick
94. Sandi Volpe and Sarah/Saturday Sequins
95. Shanti Johnson and Tracy Mok (Canada)
96. Skylar Brez and Theresa Buchle
97. Sonya Stille and Traci Zeller (Canada)
98. Stefanie Teufel (Germany) and Tania Hagen (New Zealand)
99. Stephanie LaRosa and Vonna Maslanka
100. Terri Wlaschin and Wendy Blum
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Shhhhh
Quietly, come closer.
Can you keep a secret?
Wanna see my BSBP piece?
Ok, but Shhhhhh.
It is wonderful, is it not? :)
Guess you will just have to check back on March 3rd for the gloriousness!
Sunday, February 26, 2012
I.Heart.Macro
Spring!
No food this go! :)
While I have missed winter terribly, I am looking
forward to spring.
Please visit Lori's blog to see more
macro goodness
or as Lori says,
"I Heart Close Ups: Up Close Photography for Macro Makers and the Camerologically Challenged".
Yup, that's me!
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Echo Creative Club
Another month gone by ~
so fast.
Just like I did last month, I asked Jeannie to surprise me
with her choice of beads.
(best part of the deal, makes me work
outside of the box.)
She sent me some of her peeled paint beads in
white.
Stunning.
I am not going to lie, I was at a loss for what to create.
I wanted to make a bracelet, but no matter
how hard I tried, nothing seemed to work.
I was continually drawn to some of the vintage crosses that
my sister in law gave me to create with, the simple gold one
in particular.
As you know, I love, love wire wrapping
and thus this was born.
Her beads lent themselves to this piece
so gracefully.
I know that it sparkles, and for some, that might
be too much.
It hangs so wonderfully!
Thank you so much Jeannie, for this opportunity to
play in the big leagues.
Please swing by her blog and see her wonderfulness. And
when you are done, please visit all wonderful blogs
below to see what everyone else has created.
Cindy Cima Edwards http://www.cindycima.com
Courtney Breul http://beadsbybreul.blogspot.com
Jeannie K Dukic http://site.jkdjewelry.com/blog
Kristen Stevens http://kristen-beadjourney.blogspot.com
Lola Surwillo http://www.beadlolabead.blogspot.com
Malin de Koning http://beadingbymalindekoning.blogspot.com
Michelle Buettner http://www.MiShelDesigns.blogspot.com
Molly Alexander http://www.beautifullybrokenme.blogspot.com
Shannon Chomanczuk http://www.formysweetdaughter.blogspot.com
Monday, February 13, 2012
Grateful.....
For a wonderfully productive weekend.
Most can be found here
For my family.
For my husband, the love of my life.
For I am loved unconditionally.
When I start to go down THAT road and complain or
feel sorry for myself,
I have to stop and take a long, hard look around.
For I am so very lucky,
and for that,
I am grateful.
What are you grateful for on this Monday night?
How's your soup coming along?
Just a gander at what is sitting on my table.
This particular list of ingredients is giving me
such a hard time, can't quite figure out how to
mix it all together to come up with something
delicious!
But, I will not be discouraged,
in fact, think I may have had a stroke of
inspiration!
Hope your soup's are simmering
nicely.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Sunday, February 5, 2012
I.Heart.Macro
Who doesn't love a lava lamp!
Please hop on over to Lori's blog to see more
wonderful macro goodness!
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Mine!
All. Mine!
Wonderful components and a pendant by Nancy Schindler of
Do you know how hard it is to get these?
I mean, when she has a shop update, they go like
hotcakes.
(I was being bad at work, shhhhh)
Luv! Luv!
Components by Kristi Bowman.
Please go to her shop and see her wonderfulness!
I can not wait to play.
(anyone know how to create more time in the day??)
Happy Wednesday!
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