Jun 20, 2010

SOUPS ON!

First, Happy Father's Day to all the wonderful Father's out there!  Hope some of you are brave enough to read these Bead Soup posts.


"Lori Anderson Bead Soup Exchange"

SOUPS ON!

Come on in, sit down and enjoy some delicious Bead Soup with me. This is the second "Lori Anderson Bead Soup Exchange" and I am exchange partners with Katie Nelson.  These are the beads that I sent her, and I am anxiously awaiting to see her Designs.




This is the soup that I am serving up today.  I received these beads from Katie Nelson along with some extras 


AND, TA DA,  this is what I came up with. The clasp is a beautiful magnetic leaf, and to the ceramic pendant, I added some amazonite, grey pearls and some silver spacers. The five sided blue beads were from the extra stash she sent me.  See that group in an earlier post. Thanks, Katie for sharing your fun beads.





























All participants will be posting their designs over a one week period.  I will add their websites and blogs as they are posted, and you can also enjoy seeing the designs on our Flickr Group.  Just click this link.

Yesterday's reveal Group are listed here.  Enjoy reviewing all the beautiful designs they have posted on their blogs. 
Saturday, June 19th -- blogs 1-13
1. Lori, Pretty Things
2. Lorelei, Lorelei1141
5. Katie, KatieBead
6. Kimberly, Bahama Dawn
7. Debbie, Prairie Emporium
8. Lisa, Joolz by Lisa
10. Janet, Singing Woods
11. Julianna, Juls Beads
12. Erin, Treasures Found

Sunday June 20th Blogs 15 - 26
It's Day Two of the Bead Soup Blog Party!
Please take some time to visit the following blogs:

14. Jen, Jen Judd Rocks

15. Kella, Me But a Little More In Depth

16. Emanda, Artemisia Studio

17. Marie, Skye Jewels

18. Loretta, Designs By Loretta

19. Stacy, Sissy and Jack's

20. Joanna, Filcowe

21. Diane, Diane Hawkey

22. Marianna, Pretty Shiny Things

23. Anna, The Laughing Raven

24. Marcie, La Bella Joya

25. Lois, Que Onda Q'town?

26. Jayne, Mama's Got To Doodle



52 comments:

diane hawkey said...

Thats a very sophisticated looking piece. Its elegant without being fussy. Nice!

moonlitfantaseas said...

I really love your bead soup, you had some wonderful beads to work with, and you put it all together in a wonderful way! very nice

Regina said...

Love what you have done with your beads, the green and blue shades are very soothing. Great design, Congratulations.

Heather said...

Nice earthy feel to this one, makes me want to go for a walk in the woods- (which is scarce here in the desert). Like the spices you added to the mix!!

elisabeth said...

Love the colors!

Anna Lear said...

Oooh, I love how you worked the colors; it seems like it would be very "cooling" for a hot summer day! And the ceramic pieces stand out but are also well balanced. Very pretty piece!!

Megilon said...

What a beautiful piece! The colors are beautiful.

Marie Cramp said...

Lovely Design! I have many of Summerstudios focals and LOVE them!

Kella said...

Wowza! love your soup piece, the beads you added really pulled the design together.

Tyne said...

This is a very nice piece. It has a classy look to it!

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Loretta said...

Thanks for all the nice comments. The soup is good!

Silver Parrot said...

Very pretty - some of my favorite colors!

Christine said...

Beautiful piece!

Debbie / Prairie Emporium said...

Your soup looks great!! Working with LeAnn’s beads is always fun. Katie has good taste in and you made them look wonderful.

Rebecca said...

What a soup! You have all had such great materials today! I also love what you sent your partner, it will be exciting to see what becomes of it...

Pretty Things said...

Beautiful work! I agree with Diane, it's very sophisticated!

Katie said...

Love what you did with the bowl of soup I sent you :o) That's a lovely set of jewelry that you made with everything - glad you liked it!

Jo said...

Gorgeous colours, and I really like how you've put it all together.

Lisa said...

Nicely done! Love the colors.

Jennifer Cameron said...

VERY pretty design!

EmandaJ said...

Your necklace is so elegant and sophisticated - gorgeous!
Emanda

Nicki said...

Hey Loretta, I like this - it is easy to wear and looks very elegant. Nice piece.

cindydolezaldesigns said...

Yum. My favorite colors. Bluey greens.

VanBeads said...

Very funky necklace and earrings. I love those green colors. Beautiful work!

Marieke said...

Great necklace!

Laurel said...

I think your design is just perfect - to the point, simple, elegant. Bravo!

Karyn said...

Oh I love this... the piece has a really calming feel about it. Gorgeous!

Karyn

Anonymous said...

Sweet design...love the focal!

Valerie said...

Beautiful! You did a great job and I love the colors.

Unknown said...

beautiful greens, so pretty!

Unknown said...

This is a really pretty pc youve created a timeless pc! Really very pretty!!

Marianna said...

such pretty design and beautiful colors! Great job!

Denise Yezbak Moore said...

Hi Loretta -
Congratulations - great design. I love your soup mix, especially the center piece. Very elegant design!

Kate said...

Love your necklace, beautiful beads, great style.

drachenei said...

Beautiful. Great work. ^^

ViviBijoux said...

I must say I admire the way you put if all together! Simply lovely! smiles, Virginie

EB Bead and Metal Works, LLC said...

Gorgeous piece! The piece looks so relaxing and soothing and fun to wear!

Barbara Bechtel said...

Beautiful! Love blues and greens!

Kate said...

Lovely piece! Wasn't this such a great party?!

Pearl and Pebble said...

These are lovely Loretta- I love your design. The colors are fabulous and wow do I love that clasp! Enjoy.

Loretta said...

Thanks all for your kind comments. This is such a fun experience seeing all the beautiful designs. Hope we do it again!

Jen Judd said...

What a gorgeous summer piece! I love the balance of color in your design. Have a great week!

BahamaDawn said...

great piece for summer!

Marcie Abney Carroll said...

Awesome job Loretta! Congrats on such an original piece!

Dee said...

Love it Loretta!! Such a beautiful summer piece. You did a great job working with such a wonderful soup mix!!

Michelle said...

what a beautiful soothing set. Great job!
Bead Happy!
Michelle

Nancy said...

Loretta, I love the way you incorporated the ceramics with the semi precious. This reminds me of spring!! Beautiful!

Whitney Lassini said...

Very Lovely!

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one-eared pig said...

Pretty!

Unknown said...

This is lovely!

Patti said...

I really like the color combination! Nice job!