My goodies!
Hello all! I have been so very excited for this day to arrive! Today is the big reveal day! First a HUGE "Thank You" to Lori Anderson for organizing this wonderful and enormous event! It grew to monstrous proportions! The rules were to send a focal, a clasp, and other beady goodness to your partner, and then make something using the focal and the clasp as a minimum.
My lovely and wonderful BSBP partner was Kitty Durmaj, and she sent me the most FANTASTIC handmade pendant! Along with the beautiful pendant was also a SS Thai Toggle, heart charms, wire orblink, Vintage Rosette beads, sterling silver beads, copper beads, freshwater pearls, brass nuggets, bell-shaped beads, copper daisy chain, and oxidized copper wire in three gauges! YES! An awesome stash!
Kitty's pendant is SO fantastic that in ALL reality......it just needed a chain to be worn, it is THAT beautiful unto itself! But how boring of me if I just left it at that huh? Plus, the vintage rosette beads are, OH, MY, yummy! I HAD to have those in there. I knew I wanted three dangles added to the pendant! Believe me THIS was actually a really hard decision! I changed them five times!!! First ALL pearls. Then all silver (my husband informed me that there needed to be more silver). Anyhoo, a mixture is what my end result was obviously!
I LOVE the copper chain, I used the copper wire to make wrapped connectors using the rosette beads, loved using the toggle and then the brass nuggets as spacers! That is all it needed. I know it may not seem at all that creative considering all the beady goodies I received from Kitty, but that pendant does not need anything to compete with it's beauty! (I just felt the need to explain my design I guess) :)
I hope you like it as much as I do!!!
I can NOT wait to wear it!
*UPDATE* Check out what was made from my daughter's Bead Soup HERE!
Check out the rest of the BSBP peeps! Grab a drink and a snack, use the restroom, because I have a feeling once you start looking.....you may be on here a while! :)
1. Lori Anderson, Pretty Things (our hostess)
2. Kitty Durmaj, Perles and Life
3. Michelle Heim, Life In the Bead Lane
4. Lisa Petrillo, Lucid Moon Studio
5. Anitra Gordy, Leelu Creations
6. Paige Maxim, Paige Maxim Designs
7. Marianna Boylan, Pretty Shiny Things
8. Cheryl Roe, BeadRoe
9. Heidi Post, Ex Post Facto
10. Cindy Wimmer, Sweet Bead Studio
11. Terri Gauthier, Blooming Ideas
12. Rachel Walsh, Balanced Crafts
13. Marian Hertzog, M's Place
14. Mary McGraw, MK's Musings
15. Sarabeth Burke, Chronicles of Sarita
16. Deci Worland, Gem Trails
17. Erin Prais-Hintz, Treasures Found
18. Laura Zeiner, Stick Lizard Designs
19. Kristin Latimer, MJM Jewelry Designs
20. Cathryn Brooks-Williams, Chile Cats
21. Holly Westfall, Silver Rose Designs
22. Janna Harttgen, Palima-Lim
23. Libby Leuchtman, Libby Leu
24. Rebecca Anderson, Songbeads
25. Deb Hunter, Living On Air
26. Diana Ptaszynski, Suburban Girl Studio
27. Jennifer VanBenschoten, VanBeads
28. Margot Potter, The Impatient Crafter
29. Cyndi Lavin, Beading Arts
30. Courtney Breul, Beads by Breul
31. Stefanie Teufel, Stefanie's Sammelsurium
32. Patricia Gasparino, My Life Under the Bus
33. Tari Khars, Pearl and Pebble
34. Kristi Bowman-Gruel, Kristi Bowman Design
35. Jayne Capps, Mama's Got to Doodle
36. Becky Fairclough, Chameleons Designs
37. Evie and Beth McCord, EB Bead & Metal Works
38. Lynne Bowland, Islandgirl's Insights
39. Barbara Lewis, Painting With Fire
40. Lorelei Eurto, Inside the Studio
41. Stacy Hartis, Sissy & Jack's
42. Jennifer Cameron, Glass Addictions
43. Marcie Abney, La Bella Joya
44. Johanna Rhodes, Fire Phoenix Creations
45. Nan Emmett, Spirit Rattles
46. Melissa Mesara, One Eared Pig
47. Amanda Davie, Articulations
48. Cherin Poovey, Lanyard Lady
49. Virginia Joste, ViviBijoux
50. Andrew Thornton, The Writing and Art of Andrew Thornton
51. Lori Dorrington, Lori's Glassworks
52. Melanie Brooks, Earthenwood Studio Chronicles
53. Kate Gardenghi, Tropical Blonde
54. Serena Trent, PinkIce Jewel's Blog
55. Malin de Koning, Beading by Malin de Koning
56. Shai Williams, Shaiha's Ramblings
57. Francy Inman, 8 Second Studio
58. Amy Freeland, Copper Diem
59. Lisa Liddy, Joolz By Lisa
60. Sandi Lee James, Do Be Do Bead Do
61. Mary Harding, Mary Harding Bead Blog
62. Stacey Curry, Star Hitched Wagon
63. Leslie Gidden, Mad Maggie Designs *YOU ARE HERE*
64. Elisabeth Auld, Beads For Busy Gals
65. Niky Sayers, Silver Nik Nats
66. Linda Djokic, Lutka and Co.
67. Tracy Bell, Copper, Glass, and Recycled Trash
68. Laurel Steven, Rue's Daftique
69. Ingrid McCue, Wrapped In Silver
2. Kitty Durmaj, Perles and Life
3. Michelle Heim, Life In the Bead Lane
4. Lisa Petrillo, Lucid Moon Studio
5. Anitra Gordy, Leelu Creations
6. Paige Maxim, Paige Maxim Designs
7. Marianna Boylan, Pretty Shiny Things
8. Cheryl Roe, BeadRoe
9. Heidi Post, Ex Post Facto
10. Cindy Wimmer, Sweet Bead Studio
11. Terri Gauthier, Blooming Ideas
12. Rachel Walsh, Balanced Crafts
13. Marian Hertzog, M's Place
14. Mary McGraw, MK's Musings
15. Sarabeth Burke, Chronicles of Sarita
16. Deci Worland, Gem Trails
17. Erin Prais-Hintz, Treasures Found
18. Laura Zeiner, Stick Lizard Designs
19. Kristin Latimer, MJM Jewelry Designs
20. Cathryn Brooks-Williams, Chile Cats
21. Holly Westfall, Silver Rose Designs
22. Janna Harttgen, Palima-Lim
23. Libby Leuchtman, Libby Leu
24. Rebecca Anderson, Songbeads
25. Deb Hunter, Living On Air
26. Diana Ptaszynski, Suburban Girl Studio
27. Jennifer VanBenschoten, VanBeads
28. Margot Potter, The Impatient Crafter
29. Cyndi Lavin, Beading Arts
30. Courtney Breul, Beads by Breul
31. Stefanie Teufel, Stefanie's Sammelsurium
32. Patricia Gasparino, My Life Under the Bus
33. Tari Khars, Pearl and Pebble
34. Kristi Bowman-Gruel, Kristi Bowman Design
35. Jayne Capps, Mama's Got to Doodle
36. Becky Fairclough, Chameleons Designs
37. Evie and Beth McCord, EB Bead & Metal Works
38. Lynne Bowland, Islandgirl's Insights
39. Barbara Lewis, Painting With Fire
40. Lorelei Eurto, Inside the Studio
41. Stacy Hartis, Sissy & Jack's
42. Jennifer Cameron, Glass Addictions
43. Marcie Abney, La Bella Joya
44. Johanna Rhodes, Fire Phoenix Creations
45. Nan Emmett, Spirit Rattles
46. Melissa Mesara, One Eared Pig
47. Amanda Davie, Articulations
48. Cherin Poovey, Lanyard Lady
49. Virginia Joste, ViviBijoux
50. Andrew Thornton, The Writing and Art of Andrew Thornton
51. Lori Dorrington, Lori's Glassworks
52. Melanie Brooks, Earthenwood Studio Chronicles
53. Kate Gardenghi, Tropical Blonde
54. Serena Trent, PinkIce Jewel's Blog
55. Malin de Koning, Beading by Malin de Koning
56. Shai Williams, Shaiha's Ramblings
57. Francy Inman, 8 Second Studio
58. Amy Freeland, Copper Diem
59. Lisa Liddy, Joolz By Lisa
60. Sandi Lee James, Do Be Do Bead Do
61. Mary Harding, Mary Harding Bead Blog
62. Stacey Curry, Star Hitched Wagon
63. Leslie Gidden, Mad Maggie Designs *YOU ARE HERE*
64. Elisabeth Auld, Beads For Busy Gals
65. Niky Sayers, Silver Nik Nats
66. Linda Djokic, Lutka and Co.
67. Tracy Bell, Copper, Glass, and Recycled Trash
68. Laurel Steven, Rue's Daftique
69. Ingrid McCue, Wrapped In Silver
Click HERE for the master list and the rest of the links!
70. Birgitta Lejonklou, Create With Spirit
71. Diana Hawkey, Diana Hawkey
72. Norma Turvey, Moonlit Fantaseas
73. Jeanette Ryan, Jeanette Blix
74. Jackie Ryan, Silver Lodge Gems
75. Jean Yates, Snap Out of it Jean, There's Beading to Be Done!
76. Debbie Goering, Prairie Emporium
77. Valerie Norton, Hot Art
78. Jana Trupovniece, Stories of the Secret Garden
79. Amy Severino, Amy Beads
80. Emma Thomas, Fred Beans Nook
81. Karen Zanco, Everyday Gypsy
82. Suzann Sladcik Wilson, Beadphoria
83. Janet McDonald, Singing Woods
84. Dana James, Dana's Jewelry Designs
85. Kristina Johansson, Wild Roses and Blackberries
86. CJ Bauschka, CJ Bauschka
87. Angela Barribea, Re: Angela Rae
88. Marcy Lamberson, Studio Marcy
89. Tanya Floyd, Glass Migrations
90. Lisa Kavanaugh, Beading Bliss
91. Sue Hodgkinson, Hello Gorgeous
92. Jenni Connolly, Jenni's Bead
93. Nally Parfyonova, Nally's Creations
94. Karyn White, Releases By Rufydoof
95. Emanda Johnson, Artemisia Studio
96. Sandy Richardson, Sandy's Coloring Box
97. Cindy Dolezal, Cindy Dolezal Designs
98. Stacie Stamper, Park Avenue
99. Mallory Hoffman, For the Love of Beads
100. Linda Landig, Linda's Bead Blog and Meanderings
101. Nicole Valentine-Rimmer, N. Valentine Studio
102. Jacinta Meyers, Jamberrysong's Creations
103. Charlene Gary, Gray Girl Studios
104. Rubiee Hayes, Glitter and Keys Galore
105. Marge Beebe, Rock Creek Creations
106. Elizabeth Freeman, Turquoise Sky
107. Shelby Foxwell, Sundown Bead Designs Rhetoric
108. Lynda Moseley, Diva Designs
109. Grace Danel, Grace Beading
110. Lois Moon, Que Onda Quitman
111. Agnes Shapiro, Beader Bubbe
112. Terry Carter, Tapping Flamingo
113. Judy Glende, Judith B. Designs
114. Mary Ellen Parker, Bee Tree By Me
115. Barbara Bechtel, Second Surf
116. Charlene Sevier, The Bead Dreamer
117. Alice Craddick, Alice's Beads and Baubles
118. Cory Celaya, Art With Moxie
119. Ronda Adams, The Ravished Heart
120. Sandi Volpe, Sandi Volpe Designs
121. Anna Lear, The Laughing Raven
122. Susie Hibdon, Vintagesusie & Wings
123. Amanda Austin, Sea Shore Glass
124. Jennifer Velasquez, Jen Judd Rocks
125. Hazel Ward, All Those Things
126. Brenda Salzano, Salzanos
127. Dee Gordon, Runako Designs by Dee
128. Anna Denisova, Anita-M
129. Margaret Saari, Mags-Jewelry
130. Genea Crivello-Knable, Genea Beads
131. Penny Neville, Copper Penny
132. Angela Blasingame, Hopemore
133. Helena Fritz, Beadwork by H's Blog
134. Stephanie LaRose, Confessions of a Bead Hoarder
135. Stephanie Haussler, PixyBug Designs
136. Diane Cook, Rosa & Josies
137. Maryse Thillens, Glass Bead Art
138. Jennifer Pride, Jewelry by J.P.
139. Shannon Chomanczuk, For My Sweet Daughter
140. Lisa Godfrey, Bead Happy
141. Heather Pyle, Welcome to My Muse
142. Regina Santerre, Regina's Writings
143. Liz DeLuca, Creative Arty Facts
144. Sig Wynne-Evans, Beaded Bear's Nonsense
145. Loretta Carstensen, Loretta's Boutique
146. Raida Disbrow, Havana Beads
147. Amber Dawn, Inventive Soul
148. Shelly Graves, Stars Dance With Me
149. Jess Italia Lincoln, Vintaj Blog
150. JJ Jacobs, Coming Abstractions
151. Carrie Tahquechi, Carrie T
152. Staci Smith, Staci Louise Originals
153. Katarzyna Kwiatkowska, Quiet Area
154. Ema Kilroy, Ema K Designs
155. Magdalena Sikora, Poranna Gazeta
156. Nicole Keller, Nicki's Reef
157. Ann Rishell, My Critical Eye
158. Noemi Baena, Fire, Metal, and Color
159. Christa Murphy, Adventures of One Beady Woman
160. Barbara Blaszczyk, Labotorium Flory
161. Collette Collins, Firefly Myst
162. Carola Greiser, Polymer Clay Shed
163. Joanna Kopijczuk, Bizuteria z Filcu
164. LeAnn Weih, Summers Studio
165. Cassandra Watsham, Design by Cassandra
166. Anna Motz, Stunning
167. Shea Zukowski, Gr8findings
168. Susan Kennedy, Sue Beads
169. Lisa Boucher, Lisa's Clay Happenings
170. Hope Smitherman, Crafty Hope
171. Alison Crenshaw, Beads by Earth Tones
172. Dorcas Midkiff, Wondrous Strange Designs
173. Melissa Rediger, Sea of Glass
174. Marina Dobrynina, Savon Feutre
175. Julie Nordine, Julie Nordine Credit River Art Glass
176. Menka Gupta, Menka's Blog
177. Patsy Evins, Patsy Evins Studio
178. Cherrie Fick, En La Lumie're
179. Suzette Bentley, Ellie's Bijoux
180. Molly Alexander, Beautifully Broken Me
181. Lyn Foley, Lyn Foley Wearable Art
182. Tara Plote, The Newbie Beader's Blog
183. Natalie Schuetz, Natalie S Perlen
184. Kim Hutchinson, Running on Ink
185. Haley Frank, Wide Eyed Smilin
186. Grace Caputo, Suddenly Last Summer
187. Marie-Noel Voyer-Cramp, Skye Jewels
188. Erin Siegel, Erin Siegel Jewelry
189. Janea McDonald, Organized Chaos
190. Kristi Evenson, Colie Bug & Co.
191. Linda Inhelder, Must Haves Jewelry
192. Hilary Frye, FryeStyle
193. Whitney Lassini, Whitney Lassini
194. Nancy Schindler, The Rabbit Muse
195. Pam Brisse, The Blue Between
196. Beth Bricker, Vintage Sweets
197. Ruthie Stickney, Rose Works Jewelry and Gifts
198. Rose Noble, Lady Noble Designs
199. Karen Williams, Baublicious
200. Claire Maunsell, The Next Bend
201. Christine Damm, Stories They Tell
202. Kerry Bogert, Kab's Creative Concepts
203. Wendy Blum, Sand & Sea Designs
204. Juli Cannon, Julsbeads
205. Jenny Robledo, La Dona Boutique
206. Krista French, French Elegant Jewelry
207. Pam Krinski, Ewa Beads
208. Melissa Meman, Melissa Meman, Art, Life, Love
209. Dana Jones, Dana's Jewelry
210. Shirley Moore, Homeschooling Life
77 comments:
OMG Those rosettes are to die for! That necklace is stunning Leslie - I'd be pretty excited to to wear it too!!!
Happy Hopping!
Your piece is really one of a kind, it's gorgeous, and you really do have photographic skills girl! I wish I took as good pics as you do. Fab ^_^ Virginie ViviBijoux.com
Oh WOW that was a great focal and you made a gorgeous necklace! I hope you love wearing it!
Leslie, thank you so much for the beautiful necklace you made with the "soup" I gave you. I'm so glad you used the Rosettes as I had hoarded them for so long....now they're in the light of day for everyone to enjoy! Your blog post about reveal day was terrific! You've been a wonderful partner and hope we keep in contact.
WOW! I am in love with the carved rosettes! The necklace is fantastic!! Great job :)
very nice - royal, in fact!
Aahh, gorgeous piece. The warmth of the colours is so pretty! (Plus the collages are really effective)
Fun layered piece, unusual color combo. I like it.
Love that focal. Your design is awesome.
amazing piece,makes a wonderful statement
You are right about that focal, what a show stopper! But I love what you did with it. The perfect complement to such a gorgeous piece.
Beautiful - you are right that pendant would be gorgeous all by itself but even more gorgeous in your design. Love the links.
What a nice mix you received and you are right the pendant did not need much to with it. I just LOVE those red floral beads, I have never seen them before. Lovely necklace!
I love what you came up with!
That is the most clever pendant EVER! I love it. And you did it justice Miss Leslie!
P.S. I just saw your BTW... those toggles are so COOL!
Enjoy the day!
Erin
Leslie, you are so right - that focal just needed a chain...and *what* a chain! The touches of the red rosettes really finished it off beautifully! I hope you're having fun on this awesome party :)
majestic! love how you put this together!
Very unique and gorgeous necklace! :)
Stunning pendant, great design and I just adore those rosettes. Your necklace is stunning in it's 'simplicity'
Cool piece. Love the focal.
Cool piece. Love the focal.
The focal is really cool but my favorite part is how you did the chain with the beads...yummmy!
Very Unique! This is beautifully handsome pc! HOT Soup!!
#209 here...wonderful, great work...
Oh, Wow! I love your piece! It's beautiful!
Wow, beautiful necklace!
Yummy ingredients make for wonderful soup..I really like how this piece turned out.
I think you were so right to let the focal be the star - and it turned out wonderfully!
Wow! I love the red rosettes and the way you worked them into the design. Cheers!
Absolutely stunning!
That focal is so unique, ireally like what you did with yor soup so creative<
Kitty does make some wonderful jewelery, I have three pairs of earrings she has made for me.......I love your necklace you used her components to their advantage....very nice!
what a pendant - and I love the dark red beads with it. really nice. I can almost feel how heavy it must be when you wear it.
Your necklace design is perfect for that awesome focal. Love it!
The focal is stunning and you made a great necklace of it!
I definitely like it as much as you do, and would be happy to wear it around my neck. Great soup ingredients!
I am wild about your piece and love it that you are using copper.
Be Blessed
What an unusual focal you have made a wonderful necklace with it.
Jackie
GORGEOUS!!!
I LOVE the dangles you added to that Wonderful focal.Really sets it off perfectly . Great Soup!!!
m.e. :)
That is a fabulous unique pendant and I agree it didn't need much but I like the choices you made in your design very much. Mixing metals gives it such an industrial chic sort of image. Very nice!! Got to check out your partner see if she has more pendants like that one....
Oh gosh, I know what you mean -- when you get something that beautiful, what do you do? But you REALLY did well and I am so proud of you!
Thanks for attending the party, and I hope to see you again in August!
Really gorgeous! I love the wire-wrapping.
I love the rosettes! I think you did a great job, it is more difficult to make something (I think) when you have such a fabulous pendant.
Shannon C
gorgeous...so rich!!
That is a lovely necklace you made for the handmade pendant in your bead soup. Love them together.
That is a lovely necklace you made for the handmade pendant in your bead soup. Love them together.
Wow, that's an amazing necklace! I'm glad you are going to wear it! I love your toggles too, how wonderful!
I'm also a huge fan of copper and brass, and this piece is amazing! Just a knockout!
Fantastic necklace! The pendant looks great!
That turned out great. I love the roses and the focal. Nice job.
What an amazing focal piece you did it proud.
beautiful job love that focal and how you used it.
What a lovely piece. You had a fantastic soup to work with and you created a wonderful piece. I really liked the way you offset the metal stamped and riveted focal piece. Beautiful!
Gorgeous necklace with some awesome soup! That focal is fantastic.
I like the mix of metals, looks great! Perhaps you can make more lovely things with your left over stash :)
gorgeous!
sarabeth
I love the way your design is a mix of industrial and romantic elements. Marvelous workmanship!
So beautiful friend, I love this necklace & what you did with your SOUP! Simple Stunning!!! ;)
Thanks for sharing...
Susie
Beautiful piece!
Very cool Maggie! That pendant is incredible. You do beautiful work. Awesome finished piece. :)
This piece says VINTAGE! Love it!
Absolutely gorgeous!
What a wonderful soup to create from! Loved the finished necklace! Fabulous!
A pretty necklace that really frames the unique pendant in a flattering way.
Very nice design! Love those vintage rosettes and that focal is amazing! Great work!
Very different composition. Beautiful.
Absolutely gorgeous... those rosettes are so rich in colour. I love what you have created - well done!
Karyn
Australia
Cool beautiful necklace, love the pendant.
I love it! I can see why your keeping it :D
Who doesn't love hugs and kisses? Great job!
Holy cow! Your necklace is so SUPER COOL!I love the uniqueness of it!
This is awesome I love the pendant, but I absolutely love those luscious red carved beads, vintage you say, no wonder I love them.
Yummy! So pretty and warm.
Oooo Kitty sent you some sweet beads. I love that pendant!
I love the design and feel of the necklace. Beautiful!
I love the layers in the focal
LOVE those rosette beads! Gorgeous.
I absolutely LOVE the pendant! I just learned cold connections and that is a very clever creation. I also love what you did with your soup and the mix of different metals. This is definitely a necklace I would wear frequently! It was a very nice of Kitty to think of your daughter also. Beady people are some of the nicest, generous and thoughtful people :)
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