These beads are so far out of my comfort zone. I work mostly with silver and gemstones, so I really had to get a feel for the beads. I can say, after a few minutes, I was totally in love. They are so fun and colorful and playful, I was having a blast! I started with this wonderful focal, and designed around it. Little did she know that a daisy reminds me of my mom, so this focal was speaking to me the minute I got it!
Rebekah was very generous with the beads so I was able to make a long necklace, bracelet and earrings. I still have a few beads left, but I have this incredible set now!
I hope you enjoy the pictures, please make sure to leave a comment, as I will be doing a giveaway of a special piece of jewelry on March 15th, the drawing will be from all comments left on this post!
Now I am off to see everyone else's bead soup! If you would like to join the Bead Soup Blog Party, just follow this list, click on the names, enjoy the party!
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
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
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
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
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
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
good work, I love them all!
ReplyDeleteI'm a partecipant from Italy, I'm trying to visit all of you.
this was really a great experience!
ciao ciao
Well done. Lucky you Treewings beads are so cool.
ReplyDeleteYou did such a good job with your soup!! I love everything you made.
ReplyDeleteSo earthy and yet bright and cheerful. Lovely :) x
ReplyDeleteRebekah's beads are amazing as usual, and I love how you brought them all together for such a sunny set of wearables!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work Pam!
ReplyDeletehappy hopping
Beautiful set, Pam! I love the design with the "coins" framing the daisy focal. :)
ReplyDeleteLove the flower focal you received!! Beautiful pieces.
ReplyDeleteI love all the fun beads you had to work with. Great jewelery you made!
ReplyDeleteCilla
I love how working with beads that are out of your comfort zone really help you keep growing in a creative way. Your pieces are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI love the necklace. Unique design... never crossed my mind to mix flower and coins. Just Stunning!
ReplyDeleteYou can not tell that the beads were out of your comfort zone - you did a fantastic job! Congrats!
ReplyDeleteA beautiful set. That necklace is drop-dead gorgeous! One would never know you were out of your comfort zone here.
ReplyDeleteWOW! look at those rustic earthy pieces! Perfect!
ReplyDeleteYour designs make me so happy Pam! I love them! It is so neat how we can make different things with the same beads! I actually never thought these here could make one piece, so I really love how you combined them to make such a nice matching set. It's so perfect!
ReplyDeleteI think your Bead Soup is so lovely and you made such wonderful pieces from it. I especially like the Daisy necklace and that it is long.
ReplyDeleteMagnificent Set! I love the focal and how you worked everything into the set.
ReplyDeleteI love daisies and the little blue birds are very sweet. The perfect accent. Great coordinating pieces too. Great job.
ReplyDeleteThe daisy is so beautiful. Your pieces feel like a flower field in fall. Somehow windblown and earthy at the same time.
ReplyDeleteGreat use of all of the beads.
That necklace is a knockout. I would never have guessed you were working out of your comfort zone!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work! :)
ReplyDeleteLucky you to have Rebekah of Tree Wing Studio as a partner. I've been eyeing her beads for some time. I think you did a super job with the bead soup you got. Love the bracelet.
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting me and your kind comments. When I saw your reveal, three words popped in my head: "Earthy, woodsy, fun"! Nicely done.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful set. They look gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteI love that you got something that is sentimental to you. You did a lovely job, and I'm impressed!
ReplyDeleteI hope you'll join me again in the summer!
You did a great job! It's fun to work outside the comfort zone now and then!
ReplyDeleteWow this is great for being out of you comfort zone. Hope it finds you new zones to work in!
ReplyDeleteSuch a gorgeous set - you did a great job! It really looks like a garden in spring: happy and earthy.
ReplyDeleteOk, I've got to be honest - I am so jealous of you having been Rebekah's partner!! Her beads are absolutely amazing. (Not that I didn't have a great partner myself :-)) And you have made some beautiful jewellery here! I have just ordered some of those aster wheels and I can't wait to have a go with them. I think the earrings are my very favourites, they look like they have a lovely movement and swing.
ReplyDeleteI love the natural, earthy colors of your set! And the way you incorporated similar elements to make it feel like a set was awesome. Enjoy wearing your set! You've made something really pretty!
ReplyDeleteOmg this is gourgous great job
ReplyDeleteOmg this is gourgous great job
ReplyDeleteWow! What a great set you made. Yes, her beads are wonderful and boy did you make them shine. I love what you did with the disk beads. I especially like the little earrings. All three pieces are lovely and what a great set they are. I would love to wear a set like that. Great job!
ReplyDeleteWell done!!! Lovely, charming pieces!
ReplyDeleteYour designs turned out totally amazing. I adore those earthy disc beads you used. ♥
ReplyDeleteI love Rebekah's work and you totally did her beads justice! That necklace is just such a feast for the eyes! Bravo!
ReplyDeleteI love the beads, colors and what you did with them. I agree that the focal is amazing. Great job!
ReplyDeleteThe set is really incredible - I love especially the necklace with it's creative center very much!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful colors in the soup and you did a wonderful job! I particularly love that bracelet!
ReplyDeletethat's one of the best things about this challenge, giving someone the opportunity to work in materials you might never have worked in by yourself! It's the only way to grow.... and I think you did a lovely job !
ReplyDeleteLovely, earthy jewellery set! Great job!
ReplyDeleteOh, I really love this set!!! You certainly did get a feel for this style of beads, in spite of being used to other styles. They are wonderful pieces!
ReplyDeleteAlesha
This is so pretty! Really earthy and tribal, great work!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun necklace. It is wonderful that she chose a focal that spoke so strongly to you.
ReplyDeleteLove the earthy sort of Indian Summer colors you got to work with...beautiful set!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful bead soup creations! Especially like the necklace. Great job!
ReplyDeleteYou got some incredible beads to work with...lucky you! Great job with the challenge, all your pieces are amazing.
ReplyDeleteYou make some wonderful stuff with your soup! I love that daisy focal and you really made it the stand out of your necklace.
ReplyDeleteSonya
Your made a really gorgeous necklace. I love it. Great job with your bead soup!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful focal to design around, you did a great job!
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful pieces! I love that they're a matched set!
ReplyDeleteLOVE, LOVE, LOVE this set you made. I have a thing for daisies too and you really made that daisy shine! If you were out of your comfort zone at all, I can't tell. You worked with these earthy-tone beads flawlessly. Fantastic job!
ReplyDeleteLovely and sweet set..Lovely!
ReplyDeleteBead soup...what a creative idea and a lovely result.
ReplyDeleteI love the focal your partner sent and your necklace is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteSonya