Received a few beautiful boxes of beads from my Bead Soup Blog Hop partner this round- Lori Anderson. Everything arrived spic ‘n span – bright, fresh and sparkling. A dash of this… A dash of that… Something sweet… Something salty… Something spicy… Something shining… I Love it all! Stay tuned for the finish on August […]
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Cooking Up A Cup of Bead Soup
Yes, chef. I’m in the kitchen again cooking up another pot of bead soup. Searching for the perfect combination of ingredients that will stretch, delight and challenge my partner. This time around, I’m paired with the hostess herself, the one responsible for masterminding this big blog party.
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Because I’m sort of a visual gal myself, I’ll cut to the chase. But before I do, thanks to Lori Anderson (Pretty Things) for hosting the Bead Soup Blog Party Hop. My wonderful trading partner for this round, Morwyn Mullins (Another Country Beads). And, all you fabulous jewelry designers and artisans who make this fun […]
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She is… my latest find. I found her hanging around in an old 5th wheel RV. Just goes to prove that you find the strangest things out in the desert (like that time I found Jesus in an old double wide.) She required a paint job. After painting her, I decided she needed some more […]
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The current Bead Soup Blog Party is now in full swing and I’ve had the luck of the draw to be partnered up for the swap with the talented Morwyn Mullins (Another Country Bead Works). Morwyn does some fancy seed beading and and her work has loads of creative energy. So without further delay, I’m […]
Read the rest of this entry »Bead Soup September 2011 Served Piping Hot!
The fabulous Bead Soup Blog Party reveal day has arrived. Many, many participants from around the globe this year, so get ready for a full day of blog hopping. Once again, thanks out to the gracious host, Lori Anderson (Pretty Things); as well as to all the amazing artists who are participating this year. As […]
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Whoa! Another parcel arrived in the mail box this morning. It’s a second serving from my Bead Soup Blog Party partner, Carol Bradley. I was still full from the first serving the day before. Some more beauties to play with. See here for yourself. The polymer clay focal bead is a real eye pleaser. and […]
Read the rest of this entry »Soups on… BSBP Ingredients
Talk about fabulous ingredients for a Bead Soup! These are from my BSBP partner Carol Bradley (thanks!) Credit for the individual ingredients as follows: Beautiful lampwork bead by Kari Medera Gorgeous enamel beads by Carol Bradley Golden amber beads by Mother Nature Cast sterling silver button by Pam Springall Now off to create the perfect […]
Read the rest of this entry »Meet My Bead Soup Blog Party Partner – Carol Bradley
Introducing Carol Bradley… She specializes in handcrafted casual rustic jewelry using sterling silver, stones, enamel, glass, copper, fine silver and brass. When I found out that Carol was my trade partner for this swap, I took a peek at her blog. Call it serendipity, but her current blog post at that time made me laugh […]
Read the rest of this entry »Cookin’ Up Some “Bead Soup”
I just signed up for the Bead Soup Blog Party. I’ll be cookin’ up a special mix for my swap partner, who is as yet to be identified. You can read more about it and sign up here at Lori Anderson’s blog. In the meantime, stay tuned for another challenge piece later this week.
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