Welcome to the 5th Beasd Soup Blog Party hosted by Ms. Lori Anderson of Pretty Things Blog.
Today is an exciting (and an anxious) day for me as I serve my bowl of soup. This is my very first bead soup blog and somehow I had "designer blackout" if there is such a word.
My partner was Ms. Melissa Meman. She gave me a wonderful bead soup - she made the mixed metal focal piece, enameled beads and clasp. Awesome!
I love how Melissa made the mixed metal focal bead - it looks very interesting and is such a good conversation piece. Let me share with you the necklace which I call: "Serenity."
I love the enameled green beads so I worked around it. The color Green means self-respect and well-being; it is the color of balance and also means learning, growth and harmony.
The suspended glass leaves give the piece more character to the neckalce and for me, it symbolizes life in its active form.
Melissa sent me many beads that could be used to create several pieces but since I didn't use everything, I have time to design and create more jewelry. I will keep you posted of my future BSBP projects.
And now, it's time for you and me to hop on and parteeeeeey!
So grab your bowl of warm soup and start to click away!
There are 200 participants - now that you've visited my blog, you have 199 left more to go.
Have fun!
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
28. Courtney Breul and Dana Hickey
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
That necklace you made is gorgeous!!!
ReplyDeleteWell done.
this is great, I love it!
ReplyDeleteI'm a partecipant from Italy, I'm trying to visit all of you.
this was really a great experience!
ciao ciao
Wow! Melissa sent you amazing things! Love the clasp and the focal pendant! Wonderful job! I love your post and the labels on the soup pic!
ReplyDeleteStunning. I love it :) x
ReplyDeleteYou sure made some yummy soup! Love the piece...A LOT! Funny thing is, it reminds me of a necklace I just made for my soup, and I wear it ALL. THE. TIME!
ReplyDeleteMichelle! It is absolutely stunning! I love how you added the leaves on chain at the bottom...you did a fabulous job...it has been fun, partner:)
ReplyDeleteConversation piece is right! What a great partnership!
ReplyDeleteJust stunning! I love the colors and the focal .. they compliment each other so well.
ReplyDeleteGreat design to show off your focal. I really like the leaf dangles too.
ReplyDeleteHi, great soup! Unfortunately I didn't get chosen for this soup party but I've posted about some of my favourite soup mixes and hope you don't mind that I've added a link to your post.
ReplyDeleteDeb x
I love what you did with your soup! The necklace turned out beautifully! Great job!
ReplyDeleteThat is so cool! Excellent job!
ReplyDeleteI hope you'll join me again in the summer!
Beautiful! I love the placement of the clasp.
ReplyDeleteMichelle, this is a very pretty piece! You could wear this with anything.
ReplyDeleteWhat you made turned out just perfect!! Great job :)
ReplyDeleteI love the elegant simplicity with interest in your necklace. Can't wait to see your future pieces!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat use of your ingredients. The design is very elegant but still fun and a little Boho!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great necklace, and it could fit so many style collections.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous design and so wearable, love it!
ReplyDeleteStunning. You have made those colours work great :)
ReplyDeleteYou put together such a pretty necklace from your bead soup. Very wearable!
ReplyDeletehi michelle. This is such a nice necklace. I love the beads itself and the way you put the piece together is sooo elegant! Great job on the bead soup!
ReplyDeletePenny
I was interested in seeing how you decided to use the leaves. I like how you added them to the focal to create a lovely necklace.
ReplyDeleteLovely design, simple and elegant. The leaf dangles really finish it off nicely.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely necklace design!
ReplyDeleteWonderful ingredients and a great soup! I really like the clean design.
ReplyDeleteI love with you made with your sooup - that focal is great!
ReplyDeleteHow pretty is that necklace! I adore the mixed use of metals and colors.
ReplyDeleteLovely necklace! I enjoyed visiting your blog.
ReplyDeleteI love the necklace you made. The leaves are a beautiful symbol of life in action. Great job!
ReplyDeleteMelissa's focal (and the rest of soup, as well) is STUNNING! I love her work! You did a wonderful job pulling it all together!
ReplyDeleteThis truly is a "serene" designs. Totally love how you handled that focal. The necklace is very well balanced and would be a joy to wear about. ♥
ReplyDeleteLove what you have done!! It will be a fun piece to wear!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful necklace! Love those enameled beads!
ReplyDeleteI like the tassel very much . it gives your piece a charming finish - well done!
ReplyDeleteI love what you made with your soup ingredients; the focal is very pretty and the tassel is just right.
ReplyDeleteLori D.
Did Melissa wrap those little glass leaves? Genius! The design looks awesome and so well-balanced. Congrats!
ReplyDeletesometimes simple is best, and it's hard to know when that's true, so I think you have really succeeded with this piece! It's got just enough without too much on it
ReplyDeleteBeautifually done....Love what you did.
ReplyDeleteThat necklace is so one I would wear! Stunning.
ReplyDeleteLovely design! My favorite aspect is the leaves! The placement of beads in the design is wonderful too, especially the clasp-very fun.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful necklace!! Very pretty focal and I love the beads you used with it.
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful! Love the links and the sweet little dsngles from the focal!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I love those green beads too. A really wearable necklace with so many interesting things going on!
ReplyDeleteI love the necklace. It is simple and gorgeous! Great job with your soup.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful necklace, love the explanation of the colors and what they mean too!!
ReplyDeleteI love the necklace you made, one of my favs!
ReplyDeleteSonya
What a beautiful necklace!! You created something that looks like it could just be thrown an and worn with just about anything. I love that! Fabulous job!
ReplyDeleteThat is so pretty! Love the coloring and the dangly leaves, and your interpretation.
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