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Saturday, September 17, 2011

The BIG reveal day is here at last.......

Let me begin with a big thank you. First to Lori Anderson of  www.PrettyThingsBlog.com  for organizing so many people all over the world and helping us to push our creative limits.  Second to Sally Anderson at www.wildsallyroad.blogspot.com for taking a chance on a second partner and sending me an amazing bead soup. I really can not say thank you to these amazing women enough. Also to my husband who knows how "focused" I can become and to Pam for letting me use her wrist. So here are the results.......


Picture A (PA)

Picture B (PB)
   I chose to focus on creating two necklaces. One (PB lower right) more extravagant then the second (PA upper right). In the main necklace I used the focal, clasp, and many of the smaller beads that were sent to me. I enjoyed using them because I have never used a focal/clasp of this type before. The beads were of different shapes (square/rectangle/round) that I had used separately but never in the same piece. The colors were amazing all from the turquoise family with many having veins of blues, yellows and greens. From my stash I added round jade beads (PA lower left) to bring out the green tones and white coral spacers. Since I had no turquoise in my stash I headed to my local second hand store (the main craft stores just did not have what I wanted) and found a broken necklace with plain round turquoise beads and brown beads (PB horizontal pics).  I chose to keep the design simple to not take away from the colors or focal.  


For the second necklace (PA top right and top middle) I wanted to create something that would compliment the first necklace and be functional. It is very simple,so much so that while beading it I dropped everything three times and had to start from the beginning two of those times. This necklace can be worn alone, with the first necklace or as a bracelet (PB 3rd from left).


If you have a second please leave a comment I know we are all going to be busy hopping from blog to blog. Also please visit  http://lorianderson-beadsoupblogparty.blogspot.com/ for the full list of participants.
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59 comments:

  1. JenniSeptember 17, 2011 at 5:43 AM

    Very lovely necklaces. I like the addition of the little brown beads... what a lovely focal you had to work with. Very nice collages, too.
    jenni

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  2. Cindy GimbroneSeptember 17, 2011 at 7:11 AM

    My favorite colors! Your pieces are lovely!

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  3. EB Bead and Metal Works, LLCSeptember 17, 2011 at 7:23 AM

    Gorgeous necklaces! I love the colors in each of them! Awesome job!

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  4. VSSeptember 17, 2011 at 9:20 AM

    What a beautiful soup you made my friend, your work is truly stunning!! Thanks for sharing & all I can say is yummmmmy!!!

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  5. UnknownSeptember 17, 2011 at 9:52 AM

    Lovely! Your friend also has a nice wrist.

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  6. Sally AndersonSeptember 17, 2011 at 10:07 AM

    You did a great job, Candice! I love how you pulled it all together! Really beautiful work!

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  7. Torque StorySeptember 17, 2011 at 10:30 AM

    love the color combos!

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  8. K HutchinsonSeptember 17, 2011 at 1:09 PM

    what a gorgeous color combo! Love what you did!

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  9. TracySeptember 17, 2011 at 1:54 PM

    You pulled the soup together beautifully, beautiful colours.

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  10. EmandaJSeptember 17, 2011 at 4:01 PM

    I would have been stumped with that selection, but you really pulled it off beautifully. We’re all being pushed outside our comfort zones — with amazing results!

    Enjoy the hop,
    Emanda

    http://artemisiastudio.blogspot.com/2011/09/bead-soup-reveal.html

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  11. UnknownSeptember 17, 2011 at 4:35 PM

    Wow that is a beautiful soup!

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  12. AnnSeptember 17, 2011 at 5:04 PM

    Very nice, I like the versatility of the secondary necklace/bracelet.

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  13. Lupe MeterSeptember 17, 2011 at 7:34 PM

    Lovely creations! Awesome job!

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  14. Shay StoneSeptember 17, 2011 at 9:11 PM

    Beautiful pieces you've made!

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  15. MaggieSeptember 17, 2011 at 9:56 PM

    Beautiful necklace! Love that clasp.

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  16. ShymeSeptember 18, 2011 at 2:29 AM

    Beautiful necklaces!

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  17. NoemiSeptember 18, 2011 at 7:37 AM

    that is a nice soup that you got. The clasp and the focal are really nice.
    I like the fact that there are different ways of wearing the different pieces you created.

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  18. WendySeptember 18, 2011 at 8:54 AM

    Very pretty! Love the colors! :)

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  19. cw whitedogjewelrySeptember 18, 2011 at 11:08 AM

    Oh, very, very pretty.

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  20. Brittany Kuhlman, COC, CPC, CCCSeptember 18, 2011 at 11:10 AM

    Such great work! I really love the focal and the colors of your necklace. Great job!

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  21. T...September 18, 2011 at 11:57 AM

    very pretty pieces

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  22. Lori AndersonSeptember 18, 2011 at 12:16 PM

    You did such a great job! I love that focal and you really made it shine!

    I hope you'll join me again -- the new badge and dates will be posted on my blog on the 19th!

    Love, Lori

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  23. BobbieSeptember 18, 2011 at 12:42 PM

    Tasty soup, there! Nice job - and wasn't this fun?

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  24. I LOVE color!September 18, 2011 at 1:02 PM

    Really love your creation and I love the colors.
    Be Blessed to be a blessing

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  25. Therese's TreasuresSeptember 18, 2011 at 5:04 PM

    Candice, I love what you did with the bead soup mix Sally sent to you very pretty!
    Therese

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  26. ChristineSeptember 18, 2011 at 6:21 PM

    Very pretty necklaces - great job w/the focal!

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  27. UnknownSeptember 18, 2011 at 8:16 PM

    beautiful pieces,nice soup

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  28. CynthiaSeptember 18, 2011 at 9:56 PM

    I love the color combination, beautiful pieces!

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  29. ShirleySeptember 19, 2011 at 6:20 AM

    These are great pieces! Very wearable, and I like the versatility of the second one to wear as a necklace or bracelet. Great job!!

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  30. CraftyHopeSeptember 19, 2011 at 8:56 AM

    Both of your pieces are lovely. Nicely done!

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  31. KateSeptember 19, 2011 at 9:42 AM

    Lovely colors and you did a great job with your focals!

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  32. MariannaSeptember 19, 2011 at 11:09 AM

    wow beautiful colors and great design!!

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  33. Laura TwifordSeptember 19, 2011 at 5:56 PM

    Isn't it amazing what we can accomplish when pushed outside our comfort zones? That is a great focal and you did your soup mix justice!

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  34. Alice CraddickSeptember 20, 2011 at 1:11 AM

    what a great way to show off that lovely focal. You did a great job with all the shapes. I am sure you will try that again. I like how the white really added something. White is a color I do not use often. Maybe I need to give it a try. I think it made a big difference here.
    Alice's Beads and Baubles

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  35. BeetiqueSeptember 20, 2011 at 3:12 AM

    Love the colors

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  36. KayzKreationzSeptember 20, 2011 at 5:09 AM

    Those turned out very nice. Simple yet elegant. I like that you can wear the necklaces alone or together or the one even as a bracelet, which appeals to me since I tend to like sets. Nice job.

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  37. AndreaSeptember 20, 2011 at 10:48 AM

    Gorgeous! Love the color combinations. I know about crazy lives... three boys, husband, was also a teacher in the school system, when I started down this road.

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  38. BeadaholiqueSeptember 20, 2011 at 11:23 AM

    Such beautiful work! Kudos!

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  39. SueBeadsSeptember 21, 2011 at 12:43 PM

    Very pretty, the focal is great!

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  40. Sweet FreedomSeptember 21, 2011 at 1:51 PM

    Both necklaces are terrific - what lovely colors!

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  41. Marie CrampSeptember 21, 2011 at 2:02 PM

    Beautiful!!

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  42. SkyeSeptember 21, 2011 at 4:14 PM

    Very nice :) I love the second necklace, especially it's 'multipurpose' feature ;)
    and I know what you mean about not being able to find what you want or need in the regular stores >.< Some times there's nothing to do but to go rescue a piece from a second hand shop and give it new life :)

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  43. JoSeptember 22, 2011 at 1:35 AM

    Such lovely necklaces! Those rescued beads look perfect in their new home.

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  44. beautifullybrokenmeSeptember 22, 2011 at 9:47 AM

    I really like the pieces you made with your soup - the colors are yummy, and the versatility of being able to wear them together or separately is a great idea. Beautiful job! :)

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  45. Cindy CimaSeptember 22, 2011 at 1:05 PM

    Lovely necklaces - great job!

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  46. Elysian StudiosSeptember 22, 2011 at 1:24 PM

    Both necklaces are so pretty! Wonderful job! I love all of the angles you included in your collages- nicely done!

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  47. AquariartSeptember 23, 2011 at 1:06 AM

    Really nice versatile pieces. Love the idea of wearing the second necklace in so many ways with the first. Great photos too!

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  48. Myléne HillamSeptember 23, 2011 at 5:51 AM

    Oh, I like the mix and match idea of your pieces. The colours in your necklaces are so soothing and relaxing to look at.

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  49. Sweet Willow DesignsSeptember 23, 2011 at 9:02 PM

    Very pretty.

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  50. AnonymousSeptember 24, 2011 at 5:21 PM

    Nicely done. Two pretty necklaces, and they work great together!

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  51. SoulsFireDesignsSeptember 24, 2011 at 7:08 PM

    What beautiful necklaces! I love the colors and the way you put them together, just lovely!

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  52. ChrissySeptember 24, 2011 at 8:27 PM

    Great bead soup mix! Your necklaces turned out beautifully!

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  53. bwheatherSeptember 25, 2011 at 9:41 PM

    These turned out great. Excellent use of the focal. ;-)

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  54. Christine AltmillerSeptember 26, 2011 at 12:17 PM

    so very pretty! great colors!

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  55. Serena TrentSeptember 27, 2011 at 10:34 AM

    Very pretty!

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  56. TerriSeptember 27, 2011 at 10:11 PM

    Bea-u-ti-ful!! You did a Soup-er job!

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  57. DaviniaDesignSeptember 29, 2011 at 8:09 AM

    Beautiful job you did.
    Love your work.

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  58. ManekiSeptember 29, 2011 at 11:04 AM

    Lovely necklaces! I like how they look when worn together, but they look pretty by themselves too. Beautiful colour combo. Great job!

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  59. AnonymousOctober 1, 2011 at 7:26 AM

    Both necklaces are lovely. I love the colours!
    Ambra

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