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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

More Fun Stuff From the Bead World!

Aloha! We're back from our cold but fabulous trip to Connecticut to visit our daughter's family for fun and birthdays.  I'll post more about that when I get my photos organized. Wanted to share with you this post I read this morning from Marianna at PRETTY SHINY THINGS. I found her blog when I was blog hopping for the Bead Soup Blog Hop a few weeks ago.  Lots of fun eye candy on her blog.  But today she posted about THE ART BEAD LOVE TOUR.  Love the name!  A chain of handmade beads has been traveling around via USPS for about a year and a half now.  How have I not heard about this???  So fun!! And I'm all about having fun with beads!!  Check out the links highlighted to read more about it.  Hope they make their way across the Pacific to me one day :)  Have a great day!

Friday, April 12, 2013

Reveal Day Is Here!!

Aloha and Welcome to 'The Second Reveal' Blog Hop Party!!

My soup has been cooked and waiting to be served -- So glad you came by to have a taste! For those of you that don't have a clue as to what I am talking about, Lori Anderson from "Pretty Things" has been putting together these Bead Soup Blog Hop Parties for the past few years where she partners us with beaders from all over the world and we post our goodies on Reveal Day - Today!  You can read more about it HERE. We can't thank you enough Lori!  All of your hard work is sooooooo appreciated! The organization of it all must be overwhelming!

Lori pinned a map of all 541 of us....


WOW!  That's a lot of people!!  That's me out in the middle of the Pacific -- the one to the right, on Maui!  There is one other from Hawaii too.  I haven't found you yet, so leave me a note if you visit here :)

On to the soup!  My lovely partner, Becky, sent me the loveliest beads to work with. Mahalo nui loa again!  Here's a reminder so you don't have to go back through old posts....


And here's what I made.....

First, I knew I wanted to use that focal lampwork bead in something that would really stand out.  I love to wear bracelets so decided to use most of the beads in a really special one.  Here it is!


I used the focal bead and the cool clasp and most of the beads in my bracelet.  I love it!!  The lampwork bead is mostly green on one side and purple and green on the other so I can flip it around whenever I want.  How fun :)  Here's what the other side looks like....


Like I said, lovely beads!  Pearls and crystals and lots of yummy beads!  Okay.....there's more! Becky included three green tear drop beads that I hadn't ever worked with before.  I've seen them in different jewelry pieces and really like how they just gently dangle.  Much easier to do than I thought!  I used one to hang off this next necklace and the other two for dangly earrings.  I bought the lampwork sea star bead at the Whale Day Festival (I LOVE the Whale Day Festival--especially the Whale Day Parade--every February in Kihei) this year and thought it would be perfect for soup. Used the crystals Becky sent and the rest of the chain from my soup as well.  Love the way it turned out -- so fun to wear.


The white round beads and the rest of the marbly beads made this wonderful little bangle bracelet with just a couple of the crystals to finish it off....



The last bit of my soup were the green, jade looking beads that I just couldn't figure out how to use in any of the pieces I made.  I got to meet an online friend from my Art Charms group while she was visiting Maui last month and I took her to my favorite bead shop in Paia, Aloha Beads.  We each bought a Honu (green sea turtle) bead carved from bone to make ourselves something special to remember our meeting. What could be more perfect for a Honu necklace?  I also bought the Sea Horse bead at Aloha Beads as well.


Well, that's it for my Bead Soup -- Hope you enjoyed your visit :)  Below you will find a list of the rest of the Second Reveal Blog's to visit.  I know there are quite a few but grab a cup of tea visit us all...you are in for a treat! (and you can take a few days haha) Enjoy :)


Agata Grygiel
Ali McCarthy
Alice Craddick
Amy Severino
Ana Krepel
Andra Weber
Andrea Glick
Andrea Trank
Anitra Gordy Boyers



Annette Rivers
Anu Tuppurainen
April Grinaway
Audrey BĂ©langer
B.R.Kuhlman
Barbara Bechtel
Barbara Mason
Becky Pancake
Beti Horvath
Billi RS Rothove



Bobbie Rafferty
Brandi Burdick
Candida Castleberry
Carol Dillman
Carolyn Gebert
Carolyn Lawson
Caron Reid
Catherine King
Cathy Jakicic



Chandra Merod
Charlene Jacka
Cheri Reed
Cherrie Fick
Cherrie Warzocha
Cheryl Brown
Cheryl Dunham
Cheryl Foiles
Cheryl Gangle



Chris Eisenberg
Chris White
Christina Miles
Christine Murrow
Cindy Ritchie
Clare Etheridge
Cory Tompkins






Cris Peacock
Cynthia Abner
Debbie Rasmussen
Debi Levine
Deborah Brooks
Deborah Read
Debra Behrends
Dorota Żerańska
Elaine Robitaille



Elsie Deliz-Fonseca
Emma Todd
Erin Guest
Evelyn Shelby
Evie and Beth McCord
Francy Inman
Ginger Bishop
Gloria Allen
Hajer Waheed



Hope Smitherman
Ilenia Ruzza
Ilona Hegedűs
Ine Vande Cappelle
Jackie Ryan
Janine Lucas
Jean Peter
Jean Wells
Jeanne Steck



Jelveh Jaferian Johnson
Jennifer Cabic
Jennifer Reno
Jennifer VanBenschoten
Jenny Davies-Reazor
Jenny Kyrlach
Jenny Robledo
Jessica Brower
Jill MacKay



JJ Jacobs
Jo-Ann Woolverton
Joanne Tinley
Johanna Rhodes Nash
Judy Robinson
Juli Cannon
Julia Gerlach
Julie Bowen
Julie Panusis



K Hutchinson
Karen Martinez
Karen Vincent
Karen Williams
Karin Slaton
Karyn Bonfiglio
Kat Douglas
Kate Dufour
Kate Mulligan



Kate Richbourg
Kathleen Gallant
Kathleen Lange Klik
Katie Nielsen-Nunez
Kay Bolton
Kayla Potega
Kelli Jacobson
Kelly Patterson
Kelly Ramstack



Kiersten Kern
Kim Sparks
Klaudete Koon
Klaudia TĂłth
Krista French
Kristin Oppold
Kym Hunter
Lana Kinney
Laura Guenther



Lauren Fenty
Leah Curtis
Lennis Carrier
Linda Murphy
Lisa Johnson
Lori Anderson
Lupe Meter
Lynn Jobber
Mandi Effron



Marcia Dunne
Margareta Saari
Marianne Baxter
Marie Covert
Mary Ellen Parker
Maryse Fritzsch-Thillens
Megan Milliken
Melissa Meman
Melissa Mesara



Michaela Pabeschitz
Michelle Tucker
Mimi Gardner
Mischelle Fanucchi
Monica Phillips
Mowse Doyle
Nancy Boylan
Nancy Dale
Pat Haight



Patina Queen
Patty Miller
Pia Kaven
Rebecca Anderson
Rose Johnson
Roxanne Blanc
Sarah Goode
Sarah Singer
Sarah Strover



Shalini Austin
Sherri Stokey
Sherry Baun
Sheryl Stephens
Silvia Sernicola
Solange Collin
Stacie Florer
Stacy Alderson
Stephanie Haussler



Stephanie LaRosa
Sue Burleigh
Susan Bowie
Susan Kelly
Susan of Libellula Jewelry
Susan Sheehan
Suzanne Fragiacomo
Tammi Sloan
Tammie Everly



Tania Hagen
Tania Spivey
Tanya Goodwin
Tanya Wiles
Tari Kahrs

Theresa Buchle
Tiffany Smith
Tina Holden



Tracey Nanstad
Tracie Dean
Tracy Bell
Tracy Kruse
Veralynne Malone
Veronica Campos-Hallstrom