A few weeks ago I joined Lori's Bead Soup Blog Party.
Everyone got paired up and we exchanged our beads (A focal bead, a clasp and a few spacer beads)
My partner was Wendy Blum (you might remember I sent her this soup mix)
She sent me this amazing Peruvian Amazonite focal, silver toggle, pearls and crystals.
Once I received my soup mix, I knew I had to make something with an ocean theme.
So off to the studio to make some "ocean" beads to go with my soup mix...
This is what I made, a Carmel by the Sea Necklace...
With a seaside glass bezel to hang the focal, a amazonite colored heart and a starfish all wrapped in sterling.
A little glass bottle is filled with beach sand from Carmel California.
(I collect sand from the beaches I visit)
Thanks again to our party host, Lori for putting on such a fun party!
If you'd like to check out all the party goers, here is the list.
Thanks for stopping by...xo
Posts
72 comments:
Hello my former BSBP partner!! Gorgeous colors! So fun and ocean-y! I miss summer already! That little vial with sand, BRILLIANT IDEA! I always wonder what to fill little vials with like that. This is genius!
What a delightful piece, playful and a nice keepsake of fun times. Lovely.
What a fun, whimsical piece. Great job!
Terri
Beautiful job! The colors just pop!
just beautiful!love the ocean theme!
I'm sneaking on here before we leave and I'm just in AWE! I LOVE IT! I love that you used orange and blue together... one of my fave color combos! It's just beautiful! :)
What a stunning contrast the orange brings to your necklace! Your design is as crisp as the ocean air!
I love the amazonite that you got, and a wonderful mix of lampwork beads. Nice job!!
So colorful and summer at the beach feeling...look good against that tan!
Beautiful and fun necklace! I like how you added orange for a colour combo that just pops. Neat bail too. And interesting idea to include some real beach sand, making it into a sort of memento.
Awesome piece Maria! Your beads really compliment the soup mix! Lovely!
Nice addition to the soup for a great piece!
What a fun necklace! That color combo really makes it pop!
How fun! I'm impressed with the color you added to the soup ingredients you received.
WOW! Excellent work and a really fun piece.
Amazing...there's nothing else I can say...that covers it! :)
What a great piece -- love the colors and the beachy inspiration. 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
What an awesome piece! I absolutely love the orange that you paired with the blue. Love the little bottle of sand (so cool that you collect sand from those beaches you visit). What a fun piece this will be to wear!!!
Totally adore the colors in this, and that little vial of sand is such a lovely touch. Great work!
Gorgeous! Love the addition of the glass bottle!
OMGoodness...your soup is DELICIOUS my Friend!!! I adore your design, it's truly stunning! Well done, another AMAZING cup of BEAD SOUP from a very talented designer!!! ;)
Isn't that just exquisite! Love the personal touch with the vial, too.
First, I LOVE Carmel Beach, CA. I was stationed in Monterey at the language school there in 1988. Sigh. Such memories. That bottle of sand draws me.
I like how you handled making a bail for the pendant, and your lampwork is always so wonderful to look at. Well done!
I hope you'll join me next time -- the blog badge and dates are up on my blog now.
Love, Lori
I love what you have done here !! Your lamp work beads are amazing!! I love that hanging bail!!! Super job! Great to meet you!!
Oh, you talented torch wizards - able to whip up a few beads to go with anything! This is beautiful, and the vial of sand is killer!
Perfect!
Oh
My
Goodness.
What a wonderful necklace you whipped up with this awesome soup you received! Your lampwork dressed up this focal incredibly...and it was lovely initially! Wow.
The beads you made to go with your soup made it really pop. And the piece to hang the focal from is so fun. I love the idea of the little glass vial with the sand in it, too. A wonderful beachy feeling/theme.
this is the yummiest, happiest, brightest piece i have seen! i just love it!!!
love the orange and blue together - and the loop on your lampwork to hang the focal is pretty darn cool!
Super duper cute! That little vial of sand, perfect!
Super duper cute! That little vial of sand, perfect!
How cute is that little orange starfish?! Darling necklace...great job!
Yes Mam - that rocks! Orange is such a wonderful combination to blue. I love your bracelet and I love your pretty lampwork beads! Greetings, Michi
Great piece, love the colours, very fun!
I love the way you've added in the orange. Just gorgeous. I am just off to read the last post about your table as it caught my eye just as the post a comment came up. :o)
Awesome design...colorful soup! You did an awesome job! Love the little orange starfish! Beautiful!
Gorgeous!
Beautiful colour combo, and the the little starfish are divine. Perfect summer pice.
I love the ocean, who doesn't! It was a great direction for your necklace. Your lampwork is perfect for the piece and that bottle of sand is genius. Nicely done!
so pretty and the sand bottle blew me away! What a superb idea.
This piece is stunning!!! I love the little bottle of sand, the awesome way you attached the pendant through the loop on your bead and yes your beads are AMAZING! I don't know how to make glass beads but would love to learn. How does one start to learn that skill? Is there a good "beginners website" perhaps? Any info you can share would be lovely.
Love your beach interpretation...it was a delightful surprise to see that fantastic orange!! Can't wait to go see more of your work.
Jen
Wonderful! You have created a terrific piece of wearable art. I like your use of color and texture and I think your lampwork is amazing! The little bottle of sand is perfect...Love it, want it. Thank you for sharing your artistic process along the way. Cheers!
Lori
I adore the beach theme and the bright colors. So much fun. I've got a little bottle of sand (and shells and coral) from a trip last year that I keep meaning to work into a design.
Anyway. . .your necklace is fantastic!! Yummy soup!
"So off to the studio to make some beads..." HA! I love it! I admire your talent. Not many people can say that aforementioned statement. How cool.
What a lovely, colorful and fun necklace!
I adore the beach theme and the bright colors. So much fun. I've got a little bottle of sand (and shells and coral) from a trip last year that I keep meaning to work into a design.
Anyway. . .your necklace is fantastic!! Yummy soup!
Wow - this is definitely one of my favorite pieces! The beads you made to compliment the soup mix you received couldn't be more perfect - I LOVE the glass bezel! Beautiful! :)
Love to the 3rd power! I just adore what you added to your soup mix! It turned out gorgeous! Really Soup-er!
Another new lampwork artist to check out! I like the complementary color scheme you used. The addition of sand in a glass bottle was a nice little surprise. Great job!
You took some already gorgeous soup and ELEVATED the crap out of it! Dang I love the addition of the orange (hello! I never would have chosen orange!) and the vial of sand is such a special touch. Love it!
Oh wow! Love the orange with the blue! So jealous you can just "pop out to the studio" and make some beads!! Your design is simply stunning. Awesome job!!
So fun & colorful. Love it!
I am so sorry I am so late hopping your way. My computer dug it's heels in and said Not gon'a go thaat fast.:^)
Your designs are nothing short of amazing.
Be blessed to be a blessing
WEll, I'm late, but loving your colors! Great job, too much fun. And I use and love Square. Riki
oooo, very colourful and ocean themed.... fab! ;o)
hugs
hello gorgeous xxx
Oh how I love those colors and those beads!!! Beautiful, beautiful necklace!!!
Just beautiful! The addition of orange to the blue was a great choice. Your beads are gorgeous!
Julie and Andrea
Oh my goodness! I gasped with delight when I saw what you did with your soup! I am crazy for orange and I love your necklace!!!
beautiful fun piece! great to remember summer!
wonderful piece I love the slash of orange...wow
Amazing colour combination!
Oooh, you really captured the spirit of the seaside - and the touch of the sand is really a great idea!
Really great - love your beads.
so pretty!
gorgeous!! I love the orange and blue combination!! And the little bottle of sand is the perfect touch!
how very nice, I love the idea of collecting sand from beaches you visit, very lovely piece...
Just Lovely Maria!!
Delightful..love the colour combination and the addition of your own beads and sand...just a great look and so well thought out.
jenni
The detail with the little bottle filled with sand was a nice touch to a lovely necklace.
Ambra
Fantastic, the beads you created brought the beach to life. Great show of both the ingredients you received and your own talent.
Post a Comment