For the 7th Bead Soup Blog Party, Lori paired me with the lovely Sandra. Sandra sent me a huge soup filled with possibilities. I made 4 pieces and still have a huge pile!
First I combined the beautiful focal and quartz beads that Sandra sent me with some of my own lamp work beads and small turquoise glass beads.
Here's a closer look.
Sandra sent me a length of wire mesh - something I have always wanted to play with. I've always wanted to try stringing beads inside the mesh. If this had been a super sunny day, you might have caught the sparkle of the light purple crystals inside the copper mesh. But even without sun you can see the beautiful toggle clasp Sandra sent me along with another one of my lamp work beads.
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This actually started out as a wrap bracelet idea - but now I like it as a necklace.
There were plenty of moon-y pinks in my soup, which seemed to fit perfectly with the other focal that Sandra sent me. It looks like my own little piece of the moon, doesn't it?
Finally (I told you it was a huge soup), the large crystal and the large flat wire loop demanded to be wired together. I am not sure if it looks hip-rustic or super-beginner-wire-wrapper - what do you think? I put it on a long chain, 'cause that's my thing right now :-)
Definitely hop on over and see what Sandra did with the soup I sent her, and then hop over to see all the wonderful participants!
The blog hop list for the first reveal is HERE.
Or just click on through the list here:
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Alicia Marinache
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Amber Dawn Goldish
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Barb Solem
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Bev Breisinger
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Birgitta Lejonklou
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Breana Fry
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Brenda Sue Lansdowne
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Bridget Torres
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Carol Dee Myers
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Carolyn Chenault
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Cassi Paslick
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Cece Cormier
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Cheryl McCloud
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Cindy Wilson
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Crystal Thain
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Cynthia Riggs
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Dana Hickey
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Dana James
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Darlene Fortier
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Deana Hager
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Deanna Cox
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Deb Brooks
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Debra Behrends
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Denielle Hagerman
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Denise McCabe
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Diana Frey
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Diana Welte
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Dini Bruinsma
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DiYana Alcalde
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Dolores Raml
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Donna Millard
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Dot Lewallwn
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Duane Clark
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Dyanne Cantrell
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Eleanor Burian-Mohr
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Elisabeth Auld
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www.beadsforbusygals.com <<<<< Hey, that's me!
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Elizabeth Owens Dwy
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Emily Greer
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Enikö Fabian
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Erin Grant
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Eva Kovacs
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Eva Sherman
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Gina Hockett
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Grace Rotenberg
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Gretchen Nation
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Hannah Rosner
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Heather Davis
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Heather Marston
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Heather Powers
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Ingrid McCue
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Jacqueline Marchant
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Jan Petek
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Janeen Sorensen
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Jane-Michael Stallings
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Jasvanti Patel
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Jayashree Paramesh
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Jayne Capps
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Jean Yates
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Jennifer Cameron
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Jennifer LaVite
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Joan Williams
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Jodie Marshall
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Judy Riggs
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Julie Anne Leggett
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Kat Barron Miller
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Kathy Lindemer
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Kim Hora
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Kim Houston
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Kim Sparks
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Krafty Max
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Kris Lanae Binsfeld
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Krista French
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Kristen Stevens
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Kristi Harrison
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Kumi Fisher
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Laren Dee Barton
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Laura Bracken
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Laura Demoya
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Laurie Hanna
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Laurie Keefe-Cecere
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Lea Avroch
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Leanne Loftus
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Lee Anne Messerschmidt
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Leslie Schenkel
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Linda Anderson
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Linda Djokic
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Linda Murphy
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Linda Sadler
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Lisa Liddy
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Lisa Suver
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Liz DeLuca
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Liz Engriser
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Lola Surwillo
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Loretta Carstensen
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Lori Anderson
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Lori Bergmann
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Lori Bowring Michaud
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Lori Poppe
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Lori Schneider
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Lyn Foley
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Maddison Langford
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Magdalena Sikora
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Mallory Hoffman
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Marcella Austenfeld
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Marcy Lamberson
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Maria Clark
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Maria Rosa Sharrow
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Marianna Boylan
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Marie Covert
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Marti Conrad
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Mary Ellen Merrigan
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Mary Harding
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Molly Alexander
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Nan Emmett
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Niky Sayers
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Pam Chesbro
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Pam Farren
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Pam Sandy
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Pam Traub
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Pamela Gangler
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Patricia Buchanan
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Patricia Johnson
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Patty Miller
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Paula Hisel
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Peggy Gabrielson
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Perri Jackson
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Rachel Baron
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Rachel Stanley
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Rain Hannah
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Rana Wilson
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Renetha Stanziano
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Robin Reed
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Rochelle Brisson
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Rose Rushbrooke
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Ruth Szapa
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Sally Russick
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Sandi Volpe
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Sandra Pendragon
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Sandy Richardson
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Sarah Small
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Shannon Hicks
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Shari Replogle
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Sheila Daniels
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Sheila Davis
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Shiraz Biggie
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Shirley Moore
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Skylar Bre'z
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Staci Smith
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Stacie Florer
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Stacy Pomerleau
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Stephanie Weiss
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Sumi Rani
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Susan Sheehan
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Suzette Bentley
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Tamera Norris
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Tracy Choy
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Tracy Stillman
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Valerie Norton
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Vicki Holliday
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Love how you played with wire! Excellent results!
ReplyDeleteLovely pieces! Love what you did with your soup, great job!
ReplyDeleteGina H
Beautiful work. Really like the first one - the focal is very nice and fits in perfectly with the necklace.
ReplyDeleteNice. Love the little pops of color.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous makes!! I love your components and how you combined them - lovely and rustic and blingy all at once!!
ReplyDeleteYour pieces are so sweet it makes me want to play with wire, and that's not something I would normally ever do. The last piece is hip-rustic-super-charming! The only thing that would make it better is if there were a pair of earrings to match it. Not exact matches mind you, but a slight variation on the theme. Excellent use of the Soup, I really enjoyed seeing your pieces, great work!
ReplyDeleteGreat pieces! Can't decide which one I like better, they are all great.
ReplyDeleteCount me a fan! The longer length is really fun. Great soup for starters and love your vision for the pieces.
ReplyDeleteAmazing work !
ReplyDeleteYou rocked these! I love your wire work (not beginner, it's hip!) and I love the mesh necklace. Very cool that it can be either wrap bracelet OR necklace!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for giving it your all!
I'm on the 3rd reveal, I'm partecipating for the 3rd time on BSBP, I'm visiting all blogs... I love all your pieces, especially the last one
ReplyDeleteciao dall'Italia
You made such beautiful creative pieces! wow I just love all of them. The first necklace is so airy and just so beautiful. Perfect colors together and your gorgeous beads look fab with it. I adore what you did with the mesh. Really brilliant. Such a pleasure that we were partnered up together!
ReplyDeleteI like the wrapped bracelet! But it's even nicer as a necklace! great job!
ReplyDeletei love what you came up with--fantastic work!
ReplyDeleteGreat jewelry! love the flat turquoise beads with the red accent bead.
ReplyDeleteI’m in the third reveal. Can’t wait.
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That is some awesome wire work. I especially like the "cage" in the first piece. Lovely work!
ReplyDeleteFun pieces! I'm really liking the first necklace :)
ReplyDeleteGreat wire wrapping. Your soup looks good.
ReplyDeleteLovely - I like the light, rustic feel.
ReplyDeletegood work with wire!
ReplyDeleteyour wire work flows so sweetly~
ReplyDeleteLove your colors and your wire-work.
ReplyDeleteOh WOW. Your wrapping is so neat and even... And your pieces so lovely ! I am so in love with the first and the last !
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Pieces well done!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful wire wrapping. I think next time I'm gonna challenge myself to make more than one piece!
ReplyDeleteThey are all so beautiful it's hard to pick a favorite. You were a busy gal. All that wirework must have been time consuming but the end results are were well worth it!!
ReplyDeleteLove all your designs. I think the first one is my favorite.
ReplyDeleteYour pieces are gorgeous. I love them all.
ReplyDeleteYour wirework is amazing! Love that first necklace!
ReplyDeleteWowZa these are all beautiful but that second piece is my favorite!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat collection, the colors are delightful!Congrats!
ReplyDeleteFantastic work. I love them all, but the first necklace is my favourite.
ReplyDeleteI would wear all of these! Great job.
ReplyDeleteyour wire work is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteOh Elisabeth - these are all super beautiful! I love the one w/the wire mesh the most since it's 'convertible' ;-). I too would love to play w/the mesh - looks so cool in your design!
ReplyDeleteSuper nice work! The deep copper shades go really well with all of the greens and pinkies. Love it!
ReplyDeleteEmily
I love the wire wrapping work in the first necklace complete with the pendant! And the mesh used in the second piece is so ingenious
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pieces! Love the first necklace especially!!
ReplyDeletefantastic pieces - love the beads-in-the-mesh section ... I've been wanting to try the same thing ever since I saw some of that mesh lol =)
ReplyDeleteYour wire work is terrific, love your pieces!
ReplyDeleteI am so in love with that wire mesh! Did you use jump rings in between, or wire wrap?
ReplyDeleteI think what you did with the focal piece is awesome, not at all beginner/awkward. You really created some beautiful jewelry...but then, you always do!
Lovely wire work & beautiful focal pieces and colour combinations!
ReplyDeleteSuch talent and creativeness. I love your pieces ty for sharing bye for now and happy beading
ReplyDeleteLove these, especially the first one. Nice wire work
ReplyDeleteLove everything you made!
ReplyDeleteAll of your pieces are really lovely Elisabeth. I can't pick a favorite.
ReplyDeleteLovely pieces, especially like the pink!
ReplyDeleteVery nice! I really like that "moon" necklace!
ReplyDeleteI admire all your wire work! Great work!
ReplyDeleteI think all your pieces turned out fantastic. Wonderful job!
ReplyDeleteVery nice job. I really like the bracelet-necklace, great combination of colors and materials.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful soup, my dear. Since the 2nd time I participated in Loris BSBP I fell in love with copper. You did such a nice work with!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is the wrap bracelet in green and copper mesh. Love the use of your beautiful lampwork bead. That just finishes it perfectly. ~diana
ReplyDeleteWonderful wirework and the way you put those beads together is just lovely!
ReplyDeleteAll your pieces are really gorgeous...I especially love the color combination on your second necklace.
ReplyDeleteYou are a very talented jewelry artist. You had some pretty awesome bead soup components to work with-lucky you! Thank you for sharing your talents with the rest of us!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous wire work. The pink bracelet is so cute.
ReplyDeleteLove all your creations! Great job on the wire work!
ReplyDeleteI really loved all 4 pieces.. The focals are really beautiful! And I loved the different look you achieved with the large loops on the wirewraps! That's a cool idea.. And your lampwork beads are wonderful too!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty work! You obviously had a great time playing with all the goodies your partner sent, and the results are great!
ReplyDeleteYou made so much in your soup! I love the wrap bracelet turned necklace. And the way you wrapped wire to make that first pendant. Very pretty! Enjoy the day. Erin
ReplyDeleteLovely designs - the first necklace is my favorite - I love the colors and the open/light feeling of the design !
ReplyDeleteGreat job with wire! Love the first necklace!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, beautiful work... I am impressed with your wire-wrapping. And what lovely designs! Nice work. :D
ReplyDeleteExcellent work. Great wire wrapping.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful designs. I especially like the last necklace as long ones are my thing.
ReplyDeleteGosh, these are great, I would wear any of those. Your work is exquisite and these are certainly exceptional. Thanks for sharing these special pieces.
ReplyDeleteLove the pieces you made with your soup! Some of my favorite colors!
ReplyDeleteLovely designs!
ReplyDeleteReally pretty pieces, I like all of them! I am most intrigued with the bracelet that has the meshe around the beads. I think you did a great job with the really fun beads and pieces you got!!! have a Blessed Day!
ReplyDeleteWonderful colors and wire work!
ReplyDeleteGreat wirework! Love the combination of copper and pink quartz and that first necklace is a stunner.
ReplyDeleteVery, very nice! Love all of your work!
ReplyDeleteEach of your pieces is so unique and special. I'm smitten with that first one though. It speaks to me. And, while I'm not usually drawn to pinks, that moon bracelet is so elegant and funky at the same time that I can't help but like it. You really outdid yourself with this soup.
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