I am happy to report that my bead soup has arrived and I am totally up for another challenge. My partner, Tanya Wiles at Tenebrous Hollow Studio, is a fiber artist and she makes some really interesting pieces. She also hand forged the tiny little clasp! The focal is really unique and I have never worked with anything quite like it. This should be an adventure once again.
Here is another shot after I stirred my soup. Look at all that handy work in the flower, really neat. There are so many interesting little bits and pieces, an idea is beginning to brew... If you have no idea what this event is all about, please hop on over to Lori's blog and read all about the fun.
Now that Tanya has her parcel, here is a picture of what I sent to her. I can't wait to see what she comes up with, and the blog hop is always fun.
The reveal date for my group is August 11, so be sure to come back and check out the results of this fabulous exchange.
This time around my partner is Tanya Wiles. Her blog can be found here. I am excited to see what she sends as her personal style is still a mystery to me. I hope she can find use in this little batch of beady soup! Here is a teaser that I will reveal once she gets her parcel.
The whole idea is to send some bead soup (a focal, a clasp and some complimentary beads) to your partner, make something from what they send you and then show it off on a blog hop. It is such an inspiring exercise. You never know what you will get and it really helps you work outside of your traditional supplies. Here is what I conjured up the first time around. To read more about it the post is here.
The second round was really tough, but I was up for the challenge. I really learned a lot from my second round. To read about my doughnut saga read here.
I hope you will all tune in to see what this year will bring for both me and my partner. This round there are three reveals and mine will be on August 11th.
I am so excited to be able to get crafting now that I have my bead soup. My partner Cory sent along a lovely parcel of beads for me to play with for Lori Anderson's Bead Soup Blog Party.
I love, love, love the copper toggle. I am not sure which focal I will use, I do love the handmade peyote bail made by my partner. She packaged everything so nice and included this handmade embellishment pictured below. I do have to say that these beads are of a much larger scale than I would usually choose for myself. This is the spirit of the challenge though and I welcome the opportunity to try to create something outside of my creative box.
Here is the reveal of the beads I sent her. We are allowed to show off what we sent once they have been received.
Keep following along and before you know it the blog hop will be upon us!
I was lucky enough to be selected in the lottery for this installation of the Bead Soup Blog Party. This is hosted a few times a year by Lori Anderson. As the hostess, she connects fellow bloggers and jewelry artists and we exchange "bead soup." This consists of a quality packet of beads which has to include a focal, a special clasp and some complementary beads. Participants are challenged to use at least the clasp and focal in a project. Then we all post on the party day check out each other's work. I have done this once before, and I really enjoyed the process.
My partner this round is Cory Celaya. I am really excited, as her style is quite different than mine. Her work is absolutely lovely. She has a real boho/tribal/gypsy style, from what I can gather. Hopefully this connection with a different genre of work is inspirational for both of us.
We are allowed to post teasers of what we send prior to our partners getting the beads. Here is a sneaky peek of what Cory has coming to her.
I will post a full reveal once she gets her beads and I receive mine. Thanks for following along!
I had a wonderful Christmas, I am so very blessed and grateful for my abundance this season and always. The gifts I received this past month, extended beyond my typical circle of family and friends. In the past year I have really discovered the wonderful world of blogging, and this community has shared with me several additional gifts this holiday season.
As I write this I can't help but reflect on my annual milestones. I have hit 200 followers and I am really close to 30,000 hits on 90 posts. What is even better than that are the 982 comments I have gotten so far. The comments you leave are precious gems to me, that continue to fuel my creative spirit. Blogging has become a great way for me to express myself. I love the way I can move from creating the art, to documenting my efforts (and pitfalls) and then putting it all together and publishing in a pleasing artful manner.
I pushed myself outside my box and made a video of my Winter Winnings to show off the generosity of so many people out there. I have never done a video, so it was interesting and challenging to try something new.
This crafty community sure is fun to be a part of. I can't help but dream of doing this on a deeper level, designing, inventing, teaching, writing, selling...I would love to do it all!
