Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Bead Soup Par-tay

I have already been blog-hoppin' a bit this morning before I got my post up. (Sshhh....don't tell anyone!) And already I'm blown away by some of the things that have been created. Great stuff. I'm honored to be a part of the group, and Lori Anderson did such a great job organizing everything. To see the full list of participants (and trust me, you'll want to) visit her blog.

Okay, and now for the good stuff!! My partner was Michelle Mach. Now, I must say when I found out, I was just a little intimidated, I mean, come on, this girl was Beading Daily's editor!!! But, on the flip side, I knew that that meant that whatever she sent me was destined to be awesome, and of course, it was. Here's another snapshot of the goods. Now I must confess that I racked my brain for days to come up with a necklace design that I liked and well.....

I call it XYZ. It's very geometric and because of all the wire loops, just a little outside my norm!


I started by creating the Y shape with the focal. I added one of the porcelain beads that Michelle sent me along with a beaded bead that I made. I made two more sets of beaded beads and strung them together with the other two porcelain disks and two more porcelain beads that I had on hand. Some size 11 and size 8 seed beads round finish out the necklace and the sterling silver clasp is a perfect compliment to the geometric feel of the focal. Thanks Michelle!!!


Here's a close-up of the focal.


Here's a close-up of the beaded beads. I've been making these beads like crazy lately and I love them. I even have some for sale in my Etsy shop, they make the perfect addition to stringing projects.


I hope you enjoyed this stop on the Bead Soup Party. Please be sure to keep hoppin' around. There are plenty more incredible creations to see and I know you'll love them. A big thanks again to Lori Anderson for pulling the whole thing together and here's the link again to her blog so that you can see all the participants. Have fun partying!

45 comments:

  1. This is fabulous and done so cleverly. I love your beaded beads.

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  2. Marcie, one word, GORGEOUS! You are so talented. Bead Weaving, Stringing, Wire Work, whatever. I'm Marcie, no problem! :) You can just do any type of beading and make it beautiful and perfect! Always love your beaded beads, they make this necklace!

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  3. Very pretty, Marcie! Love the colors in the beaded beads!

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  4. Lovely, it looks so simple and elegant but it is really quite complex.

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  5. your beaded beads are rocking my world, i love them. they add so much to the design.

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  6. Beautiful serene palette to start with and you did it proud! I love your beaded beads with a twist. Your piece looks simple like a zen garden at first but upon closer inspection the intricacies and details draw you in, just enchanting!

    Enjoy the Party!
    Kate Organic Odysseys #46

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  7. Gorgeous Necklace! I'm loving looking at all the Bead Soup projects!

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  8. Marcie, I LOVE what you did with the beads I sent. (I had a sneakin' suspicion that there'd be some beaded beads!) It turned out beautifully!

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  9. Very cool! love the focal and the beaded beads...such a classy color combo too!

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  10. Just beautiful! I'm so enamored!

    Thanks for being a part of the party — we’ll do it again soon!

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  11. Marcie!!!! I love it! I love your beaded beads. I love the focal and how you used it! I think your necklace is really elegant!

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  12. Marcie, your necklace is just lovely--great design work and a beautiful treasure.

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  13. This is so PRETTY!
    Love It! Very creative!


    You are welcome to stop by for a cup of “Spring” soup on my blog.
    http://www.mariagrimes.blogspot.com

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  14. It turned out beautifully! Love how you made the beads into beads....this is a great soup party! Such talent

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  15. This is delightful, and love the addition of your beaded beads. Nicely done!

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  16. I love it! And I'm glad I'm not the only one who did some beaded beads :P

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  17. love the Y shape & the beaded beads are really nice, beautiful piece!

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  18. Really great use of the Soup ingredients. This has been so much fun!

    Emanda
    www.ArtemisiaStudio.blogspot.com

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  19. Your beaded beads rock! I love them in this piece and it really makes it shine!

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  20. Very pretty! Totally my style and I would wear this! Bravo!!

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  21. You and Michelle made a great pair! I love the beaded beads you added to the mix...I'm totally coveting! I guess I'll have to go shopping. :) Will you do custom ones if I need special colors?

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  22. Fabulous! Those beaded beads are awesome! I love how you mixed so many textures. I would love to wear this!

    In Beads and Happiness,
    Suzann Sladcik Wilson

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  23. A gorgeous piece with southwestern appeal! Very nice!

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  24. Your beaded beads totally rock! I love how you worked this necklace out - great job! :)

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  25. Oh, that is nice! I love the blue accents with the black, sexy!

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  26. You did a great job. I like the focal and how you designed the piece. Great job.

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  27. You really highlighted that gorgeous focal bead with your use of your beaded beads. Gorgeous.

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  28. You did a wonderful job w/ Michelle's soup mix, Marcie!! Beautiful necklace.

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  29. This is a beautiful necklace. I love what you created with the wonderful ingredients! I absolutly love your "clusters"! Gorgeous:) Enjoy this necklace!!!

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  30. Those colors are great. It has a very tribal feel to it. I like the seed beads in the back...I am glad you showed a closeup of that! Thanks for sharing this heaping serving of great soup! Be sure to stop by and taste some of mine. Enjoy the day! Erin

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  31. beautiful necklace! I love the incorporation of your beaded beads in with the stones. Also love what you did with the focal piece. Truly inspiring...great job!

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  32. This is beautiful. Love the handmade beads. They are a perfect compliment.

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  33. The beaded beads, the seed beads, the focal, the clasp and the colors make one fabulous necklace! Really neat!

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  34. Perfect components for that awesome tribal looking sun, and I love the addition of the beaded beads. Truly a stunner!

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  35. you did a beautiful job, i love the design!
    you can join etsy in spanish by contacting the lolos or ziazia here at this link
    http://team.etsy.com/viewteam.php?id=278

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  36. Marcie, your beaded beads are really cool. I admire you for them as I would never have the patience, and as I think yours look cooler than others that I've seen. They look like half ripe backberries. Yummy. And with the focal it makes such a clean, modern design. But on top of that I would like to say that I found it especially nice how much thought you have put into the comments you left on everybody's blog. I read them all. See you at the next party I hope.

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  37. Great ingredients and an awesome SOUP! Love it.

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  38. A lovely focal, and I love your beaded beads.

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  39. The unique clusters go very well with the focal point. Great creation!

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  40. I love how you put this all together! That focal demands center of attention and you framed it nicely!

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  41. So glad I didn't miss this one! I love geometric designs, so this is right up my alley. I also work a lot with seed beads, too, so I'm intriqued by the stitched beads you made. I'll have to go to Etsy to see some more. Enjoy your necklace!

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  42. Fantastic design!! Your beaded beads are so cute and cleverly designed. Great work!

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  43. I love this piece! Very striking! And I like how you used seed beads without making them too frilly or fussy. Thanks for sharing!

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  44. What a gorgeous piece! And your beaded beads are so cool...I truly appreciate these beads that are so intricate. I would love wearing this pretty necklace!

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