The day has come! It's Bead Soup Party time. Thank you Lori Anderson for hosting this party in spite of all the trials you are going through. I truly appreciate your efforts.
Beccy Peterson is my partner. She sent me a whole store, or so it seemed. Thank you, Beccy.
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| Treasure Map |
I took Marie Forleo's B-School. It was an intensive 8 week course. It did, of course, cut into my beading time.
I made a necklace, bracelet and earring set. The focal bead is a large floral stone with a small hole in the center. It created problems with the way the bead hung. It wanted to flop downward so I had to create a way to change the hang point. I used the Delica 4172's to wrap the flower petals. This gave me a way to add the brass chain.
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| Focal Bead with Delicas, Drops and Brass Charm |
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| Backside of Focal Bead |
I used the beautiful glass toggle because it complemented the brass chain which I embellished with more of the Delicas.
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| Beautiful Glass Toggle with Embellished Chain |
I made a bracelet and earrings to complete the set.
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| Matching Earrings |
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| Bracelet with Embellished Chain and Brass Charm |
Thanks for visiting.
GORGEOUS! I love the way you embellished the chain!
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Thank you. I think embellishing the chain with the same Delicas I used on the flower really brought everything together.
DeleteWhat a gorgeous set. Love em.
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DeleteThese pieces are so fun! Love the little details!
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ReplyDeleteI like what you did, so lovely!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed all of your pieces. Amazed with the copper chain you made. I'll be trying that myself.
Deletevery inventive use of focal! super!
ReplyDeleteThank you. Your post was very charming.
DeleteThank you. Your post was very charming.
DeleteBeautiful, i love how you beaded the flower focal and i adore your bracelet.
ReplyDeleteI adore both of your pieces ! The flower is great and that bracelet matches it perfectly !
ReplyDeleteLovely pieces - great job with your soup!
ReplyDeleteThank you. I feel like I barely made a dent in what Beccy sent me, but I did use the focal and one of the toggles. I'll be make more jewelry from her gifts and posting pictures.
DeleteThese are great! I really love the small beads wrapped into the chain. Such a beautiful touch.
ReplyDeleteThanks Susan. I like the embellished chain too. It makes the chain seem more delicate so it blends better with the seed beads.
DeleteSo beautiful! I love the way you used the delicas. Very nice.
ReplyDeleteI like the asymetrical use of the clasp. When you have a beautiful clasp it is a shame to hide it behind your neck.
DeleteLovely pieces!
ReplyDeleteThank you. Wow, that carved jade bead is beautiful.
DeleteNice work . I like all the pieces..
ReplyDeleteI love your work. I can learn a lot from you.
DeleteBeautiful..I always wondered how delicas would look wrapped in chain. Excellent work! Thanks for joining and posting!
ReplyDeleteLove your necklace and earrings. I agree about the less is more. The way you put it all together really lets the focal shine.
DeleteReally pretty ! loved the way that you reworked the focal flourite flower! ( pretty sure that its flourite ) :)
ReplyDeleteReally enjoyed your pieces. Especially like the bracelet and incorporated colors. Very Nice!
ReplyDeleteThank you. The bracelet was fun to make.
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful pieces. So inventive and creative! I'm inspired! Really Soup-er!
ReplyDeleteGetting to work with items that you wouldn't normally pick is a great part of the Bead Soup Blog Party. Meeting fellow beaders is great too. Thank you for your kind words. Happy to know you're inspired.
DeleteBeautiful necklace, the clasp did set off the chain well. Lovely bracelet too!
ReplyDeleteYou certainly put a lot of time and effort into your bead soup. Great work. The pendant you made after your dream is very beautiful.
DeleteVery romantic soup! I remember, also trying to thread a flower bead like you did, years ago - it wasn't nearly as delighting as yours.... ;0)
ReplyDeleteThank you. I did enjoy figuring out how to make the flower hang the way I wanted. It's pretty heavy and needed support. I would love to see your flower bead. Did you make a necklace? I wanted to use it to make a hath panja (slave bracelet) but decided it was really too heavy.
DeleteYou came up with a beautiful solution for getting the focal to hang the way you wanted. Lovely designs.
ReplyDeleteLovely designs - I love your set! And a very creative way to hang the flower, beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteGreat problem solving with the flower focal, and so cute with the little bee! Very creative!
ReplyDeleteVery clever how you solved the problem with the flower focal.
ReplyDeletewhat an ingenious way to get around the hanging issue - great designs =)
ReplyDeleteI love the way you figured out how to make that focal hang the way you wanted it too. 3 really nice designs!
ReplyDeleteStunning- and a very creative way to adapt the focal- and string the littles through the chain, definitely a detail you don't see until you really look...and then the bracelet at the end was a sweet sweet surprise.
ReplyDeleteLovely pieces! Very clever way to use a centre drilled focal. I must remember this (I'll pin it :) ).
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pieces, I love how you used your focal, and that bracelet! It is gorgeous! I realized after some minute there are beads inside the chain! Awesome idea
ReplyDeleteGreat how you managed that flower focal it turned out really well, very nice work!
ReplyDeleteJackie
Very interesting way to use that focal. I want to try to remember that one. Beautiful pieces.
ReplyDeleteVery sweet creations! That was a great idea for fixing the focal.
ReplyDeleteHi Autumn, The way you strung the focal was very clever. I have had this same issue with pieces have made. Good job.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work. I love the seeds and chain together.
ReplyDeleteAutumn you did a fabulous "job" with the amethyst flowere. I particularly liked the soft "old fashioned" feeling of that particular bead. Great job!
ReplyDeletewowoowowooweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...gr8 job!
ReplyDeleteSweet....such charming pieces you found in your soup...lol...very pretty for sure...Ty so much for sharing ...Hope ta see you back again next year....bye now
ReplyDeleteLove the chain and seed beads together, very original! You've made a very lovely set!
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Lovely pieces. I am impressed with your solution to the floppy flower problem. Great job!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty. I like how each piece complements the others. I particularly like how you combined chain and seed beads in the earrings and the bracelet - it gives both pieces a unique look.
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Love how you solved the floppy flower issue. The delicas look great in the over all design.
ReplyDeleteThat toggle really did compliment the chain, how lucky. Or was it serendipity?
ReplyDeleteThe bracelet is my favorite of all your designs.
ReplyDeleteI really like how you re-worked the focal. It gives it a lighter, more delicate feel. The addition of the Delicas to the chain really tied it all together. Beautifully done.
ReplyDeleteGreat job on that focal! I love to see the ingenious ways that people make things work.. necessity is the mother of invention and all that! I have heard that B-School is fantastic. I hope that it was good for you! Thank you for sharing your creations in the 8th Bead Soup. Enjoy the day! Erin
ReplyDeleteVery pretty pieces! Lovely job with your soup!
ReplyDeleteI am in awe of your design skills, Autumn! The glass and metal is a delicate and dynamic combination and your pieces look marvelous :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat way to incorporate seed beads into a design! Your whole set is so nicely done.
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat idea for hanging the focal and it allowed you to incorporate the seed beads in the design of your whole set. I love the colors and the very interesting chain! BTW, I just posted a comment and nothing happened, so I decided to duplicate it, just in case :)
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