Yes, it is finally "Reveal Day" for the 8th Bead Soup Blog Party - which means that today, almost 500 artisan bloggers around the WORLD will be showing you for the first time and telling you about what they created with the soups of beads received from their partners...including me and my awesome partner, Susan Walls of Susan's Art Circus.
First, a reminder of the incredible soup that Susan sent me - I had sooo much to "cook" with and had such a great time!
Filled with mother of pearl, shells, shades of blues and greens, sea charms, and a beautiful Tribal silver starfish focal, this treasure box was a perfect match for my ocean "spirit" - and the timing was great as we were due to spend a week on the Gulf coast which was great for feeding my muse!
My first piece was a necklace to feature two of the focals - a mother of pearl piece and the silver starfish - and also use one of the clasps from the soup. I added a "fun" silver turtle to the focal and then used the blue and green crackle glass beads along with more mother of pearl rounds, plus blue chalcedony, tropic jade, and rainbow jasper, all wired with sterling silver.
"Beach Dreams" Necklace
Of course, then it was natural for the "fun" turtle to get some "friends."
I LOVE this set sooo much and have already worn it many times - it is definitely a keeper for me :)
With such a wonderful soup collection, my muse kept going but this time I moved to a different color inspiration while still following the ocean/beach theme.
"Sand Dunes" Set
Finally, I used the beautiful turquoise nuggets provided along with chips of amethyst, quartz, and turquoise in a memory wrap bracelet with whimsical sea charms from the soup.
"Beach Wrap" Bracelet
I still have leftover soup, and in this case "leftovers" are great! So, I'm sure I'll be adding to the "Beach Collection" in the near future. It has been such fun getting to know a new super-talented friend, and I can't wait to see what Susan has created with the soup I sent her. Be sure to "hop" over to Susan's Art Circus and see for yourself. And then, check out all the other incredible creations and blogs today and this weekend - you can get the complete list from our fearless leader Lori Anderson at Pretty Things. Have fun hopping!
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Mimi, you did a fabulous job! I love the ocean theme especially how you carried it throughout all pieces. The beach wrap is stunning with the mixture of color.
That Beach Dreams necklace is just gorgeous!
love all the beachy things! Great job can't wait to see what you do with the "leftovers"
Totally wonderful pieces, each one is beautiful.
Gorgeous pieces. Loving the ocean/beach theme of your soup.
Beautiful! I can hear the waves now ... :)
Beach dreams, oh-la-laa, I dream such all the time :-) Love your soup, love your creations so much!
Thanks for stopping by in my blog :-)
Stunning! I absolutely love the Beach Wrap bracelet.
Wonderful pieces! I can never think of things to do with chips and you turned them into a perfect beach wrap.
Susan your Beach Dreams set is wonderful. I can see why you have worn it several times. I would too.
What a great soup and beautiful designs! I really loved how you wired up your starfish with the turtle dangle. Very creative! Xo Genea
Love the starfish focal and the turtle earrings and that wrap bracelet is wonderful!
Now I need a trip to the seashore! Your designs are gorgeous!
I love how you tied the starfish to the shell with wire, and added the turtle. Very unique! You know, some green wooly wire would have been a great way to wire the two together! That's the sort of thing you think about with wooly wire ;) Great job!
Oh yes just love the ocean theme and your use of your soup is fabulous ... I would wear them all ;)
Wonderful theme I love it ! You did a fabulous job of using your soup to make some beautiful pieces ... I would wear them all ;)
Beautiful!! Im amazed at the chips turned into that wrap! Wow! It makes me so happy that you enjoyed it all and have "leftovers" to make more. Thanks so much for being my first partner
I've never thought of mixing the colours of the beach wrap bracelet together before but they work wonderfully!
Love the beach wrap! Wow!
Such gorgeous beachy creations! As winddancer said, the beach wrap is such a wonderful use of chips.
I love your first set. The sea colors with the mother of pearl is quite lovely. Nice soup!
Wow the necklace is lovely but that bracelet is gorgeous! I really like the stacked chips in that piece.
Ah, what a fab soup! And you did it a beautiful justice! Wonderful!
As a beachy girl (on the Gulf Coast, actually), I adore these pieces more than you can image. These are totally my colors and so dreamy paired together like you have done. I hope you enjoy your vacation, I've totally enjoyed your pieces!
The beachy, turtle set is gorgeous!! Fantastic how you used your soup for different designs!!!!
That beach wrap bracelet is my favorite, hands down! However that's not saying I don't like your other pieces; I most definitely think you did your soup and partner proud with your beachy designs :)
In fact, it makes me want to take a trip to the beach right now!!
That focal is to DIE FOR! How brilliant to put them together that way! I'm in love with the beach theme and am just in awe of your pieces! We'll done!
Linda
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That is an amazing stash you received and I love the ocean theme for all you made! They are all so beautiful and perfect jewelry for the summer!
Love the beach themed jewelry pieces you created, awesome job!
Love the colors of your soup, being a Gulf Coast person. And I love everything you made, especially the wire wrapped bracelet. Hope your time at the beach was fabulous.
fantastic necklace with the focal, I'm impressed!!!
I live in a "beachy" town, and Susan, your pieces are PER-fect! I love the colours, and the elements, and that memory wire bracelet makes me rethink the wire I have tucked away somewhere. So fresh!
Mimi, I apologize....Susan is your partner! *slapsforehead*...can I plead "old"??!
Beautiful beachy fun, I love the turtle earrings.
A beautiful presentation of the ocean theme ! I like the Dunes set most of all but all pieces show good color combo and choice of bead shapes and size.
What beautiful pieces! I really love the wrap bracelet; thought it was fluorite for a second there.
I love all of your pieces. They are going together so well. My favourite is the starfish necklace.
Susan, your awesome designs has me dreaming of warmer days :) Particularly love the last one... so lush I didn't even realize it was memory wire!
Boy, am I a fan of the beach, and I am a BIG fan of your pieces. I love that necklace and the wrap bracelet, and the earrings...and, and! The colors are great, just love everything about it!
your pieces are so beachy and resort. the wrap bracelet is super cool
I love all your designs, especially the Beach Dreams set that I think it's gorgeous.
Thank you for visiting my blog.
Ana
Beautiful pieces!! You're ready for the suumer now. My favorite is the memory wire wrapped bracelet!
Alenka
Hmhm beautiful play of colours in the stacked bracelet - love it! Just perfect for a day on the beach!
Love the ♥Beach Dreams and turtle earrings so very much! Such a beautiful set! Great job, all of the designs... That beach collection must be wonderful to look at!
Everything's so beachy and fresh and calls for summer! and who doesn't love summer! wonderful work!
A gorgeous summery collection! I especially like the beach dreams necklace. (And I especially like the name of your blog!) Nice job all around!
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