Bead Soup Reveal

 

My partner, is Suzette Bentley and these are the beads she sent me. Don't they all look so pretty together? Lots of blues and browns. The clasp is brass and is two circles that link together. It is very cool! The focal is really organic looking and it is from Humblebeads.

 

In this necklace I used the brown and blue beads she sent me.  I then added a couple of my lampwork beads that I had in the blue that matched the clay focal perfectly!  I used all different kinds of brass chain, even one I made myself!  This is the first time I've ever made a chain from scratch.  Some of the brass is darkened and some of it is not.  I think it gives the necklace some nice highlights. This necklace used both the clasp and the focal Suzette sent me.

 

 Suzette also sent me some small round pink beads and I knew I wanted to use them in something.

 

I couldn't really figure out how to use them in my main piece.  So, I made a quick wrap bracelet in pinks and greys.  I added in some rose quartz, grey Swarovski crystals, opalite rondelles, and one of my lampwork beads for the closure.  I can't wait to see what Suzette and everyone else has created with their bead soup!

Ingredients For Bead Soup Have Arrived!

It is so much fun to get a box of beads in the mail! My bead soup partner, Suzette, sent me a wonderful assortment of beads. blues, browns, ambers, and even a little pink thrown in! Also a really fun brass clasp and some flat leather cord. The focal is a clay bead from Humblebeads, it has a very organic feel to it. There are two matching clay beads also from Humblebeads. The light blue beads are faceted blue lace agate...a very pretty color! She put in some really neat shaped dark brown Phillippine wood beads, some Bronzite rondelles and a whole bag of czech glass beads that are amber in color. I have a couple ideas...we will see what I finally come up with. I can't wait to see what Suzette makes with the beads I sent her. The final reveal is March 3rd. There are 200 participants this time...that is a lot of blog hopping!