Here is a little refresher of the beautiful beads I received from my blog soup partner, Shannon of For My Sweet Daughter.
The first necklace I put together features the porcelain pendant (by Marsha Neal) and the picture jasper rounds sent to me by Shannon. I used rose quartz, mauve glass pearls and green Czech glass beads from my own stash. As well as a glass flower bead and silver toned leaf to layer on the pendant. The two strands are finished with large sterling silver chain and lobster claw clasp.
It seems every Bead Soup round, I am given a new metal to work with as a challenge. Last time it was gold and this time I got to work with Vintaj brass. I love the color of this toggle, but I don’t actually have anything else to match, only silver. I hunted through some old jewelry and long forgotten beads, but it wasn’t until I picked up a pile of fabrics that I saw exactly what I needed. On an old shirt, sewn around the collar, were these round brass disks. I pulled a few off (which I’m assuming was the plan all along) and found they matched the toggle almost perfectly! I used a mix of coral and brown colored beads with Amazonite, then added an old skeleton key and a large amazonite pendant to the clasp.
I had originally tried to pair the pendant with the clasp and make one necklace with my bead soup. I struggled for days to come up with something, but I couldn't see the design until I looked at the pieces separately.
Many thanks to Shannon for the beautiful beads. She also sent a pendant that she made herself! I wasn't able to complete a piece with it yet, but it is in the works! It might just be my favorite of them all.
Please, be sure to stop by her blog and see what she created with the Bead Soup I sent her!
Many thanks to Shannon for the beautiful beads. She also sent a pendant that she made herself! I wasn't able to complete a piece with it yet, but it is in the works! It might just be my favorite of them all.
Please, be sure to stop by her blog and see what she created with the Bead Soup I sent her!
1. Adlinah Kamsir (Singapore) and Hajer Waheed (Kingdom of Bahrain)
2. Adrienn Lukacs (Hungary) and Agata Grygiel (Poland)
3. Agi Kiss (Hungary) and Carolien Muller-Genger (the Netherlands)
4. Agnes Asztalos (Hungary) and B.R. Kuhlman
5. Alesha Conklin and Becki Mendivil
6. Alice Peterson and Carol Dillman
7. Alicia Marinache (Canada) and Dita Basu
9. Amanda Tibbetts and Andrea Trank
11. Andra Weber and Christine Murrow
12. Ann Sherwood and Diane Welte
13. Barbara Bechtel and Kerry Bogert
14. Barbara Lewis and Cat Pruitt
15. Bonnie Coursolle (Canada) and Fay Wolfenden (Canada)
16. Carmel McGinley (Australia) and Tracy Stillman (Australia)
17. Cassie Donlen and Deryn Mentock
18. Cathie Carroll and Janel Dudley
19. Cece Cormier and Morwyn Mullins
21. Cheryl Brown (Canada) and Diana Ptaszynski
22. Christina Stofmeel (the Netherlands) and Eva Kovacs (Hungary)
23. Christine Damm and Deb Brooks
24. Cilla Watkins (Canada) and Elaine Robitaille (Canada)
27. Cory Celaya and Rhea Freitieg
28. Courtney Breul and Dana Hickey
29. Cynthia Abner and Jennifer Boreck
31. Debbie Goering and Heidi Post
32. Dee Elgie (UK) and Joanne Lockwood (UK)
33. Dian Hierschel (Germany) and Eniko Fabian (Austria)
34. Diane Cook and Lyn Foley
35. Donna Bohler and Lisa Lodge
36. Donna Millard and Kiersten Giles
37. Doris Stumpf (Germany) and Eszter Czibulyas (Hungary)
38. Elisabeth Auld and Eva Sherman
39. Elke Leonhardt-Rath (Germany) and Marjolein Trewavas (UK)
41. Erika Nooteboom (the Netherlands) and Giorgia Rossini (Italy)
42. Erin Grant and Jean Wells
43. Evelyn Duberry (Canada) and Gaea Cannaday
44. Genea Crivello-Knable and Heather Powers
45. Ginger Bishop (military, Okinawa) and Martina Nagele (Germany)
46. Heidi Kingman and Lori Greenberg
47. Helen Kemp and Lisa Wangeman
48. Helene Goldberg (Australia) and Karen Vincent
49. Jamie Hogsett and Jeannie Dukic
51. Jennifer Cameron and Tania Spivey
52. Jennifer Justman and Kari Carrigan
53. Jennifer Tough and Lorelei Eurto
54. Joanna Matuszczyk (Poland) and Julianna Kis (Hungary)
55. Joanne Tinley (UK) and Michaela Pabeschitz (Austria)
56. Julie Anne Leggett and Kelley Fogle
57. Karen Hess and Linda Landig
58. Karyn Bonfiglio and Kathleen Lange Klik
59. Kashmira Patel and Kat White
61. Kathy Lindemer and Rose Binoya
62. Krafty Max and Sandra Miller
63. Kristen Latimer and Pam Ferrari
64. Kristie Roeder and Lea Avroch
65. Kristina Johansson (Sweden) and Penny Neville (Canada)
66. Krisztina Erlaki-Toth (Hungary) and Nicole Keller (Germany)
67. Lara Lutrick and Lisa Suver
68. Laura DeMoya and Lisa Hanna
69. Libby Leuchtman and Melanie Brooks
71. Lisa Chapman and Menka Gupta
72. Lisa Liddy and Marion Simmons
73. Lori Anderson and Marcie Abney
74. Lori Bowring-Michaud and Mary Govaars
75. Lori Dorrington and Maria Rosa Sharrow
76. Lori Finney (Canada) and Marie-Noel Voyer-Cramp (Canada)
77. Lynn Bennett and Mandi Ainsworth
78. Marta Kaczerowska (Poland) and Milla Starchik (Canada)
79. Mary Harding and Shannon LeVart
81. Melinda Orr and Molly Alexander
83. Michelle Jensen and Sandra Young (Canada)
84. Nan Emmett and Nicole Valentine-Rimmer (Canada)
85. Nancy Boylan and Suzette Bentley
86. Natasha Lutes and Patti Vanderbloemen
87. Pam Hurst and Rebekah Payne
88. Patty Miller and Sara Rhoades
89. Rebecca Anderson (UK) and Lori Anderson
91. Rochelle Brisson and Shannon Chomanczuk
92. Rosa Maria Cuevas (Mexico) and Tejae Floyde
93. Sabine Dittrich (Germany) and Sally Russick
94. Sandi Volpe and Sarah/Saturday Sequins
95. Shanti Johnson and Tracy Mok (Canada)
96. Skylar Brez and Theresa Buchle
97. Sonya Stille and Traci Zeller (Canada)
98. Stefanie Teufel (Germany) and Tania Hagen (New Zealand)
99. Stephanie LaRosa and Vonna Maslanka
100. Terri Wlaschin and Wendy Blum
I love how you layered the porcelain pendant with the silver leaf and glass flower. Simple, yet very elegant.
ReplyDeleteLoving all the color combinations in there!
ReplyDeleteThe disks were genius! Great job!
ReplyDeletei really love the turquoise teardrop bead over the dark metal key! Very striking!
ReplyDeleteRochelle I love the first necklace it's so pretty and the color combination is great. You did a great job with your bead soup. Have a great weekend and so nice to meet you.
ReplyDeleteLovely things you made with your soup!
ReplyDeleteI love your mix of colour and texture in both pieces. Very pretty, I hope you wear them with pride :) x
ReplyDeletelove what you have done!
ReplyDeleteKind of a key freak! Love that last necklace and that you found the discs on a shirt. Creativity at its' best
ReplyDeletegorgeous color mix in everything! lovely creations
ReplyDeletegreat designs. You had fun components to work with.
ReplyDeleteHow bizarre and fortuitous about the brass bits from your old shirt!? I think you did the right thing making two necklaces with the clasp & focal. They're both very pretty :)
ReplyDeleteSimply stunning necklace...with a cute story to go with it! The ceramic pink focal is a delicious color, and I love how dainty it is...despite being a large focal (I love large anything)!!
ReplyDeleteLovely! I love both necklaces, the color comination are wonderful!
ReplyDeleteGreat job Rochelle! I totally love that you found those on an old shirt and I would never have used green with that pendant but it to ally works!
ReplyDelete~happy hopping
Shannon
Isn't it the favorites that always stump you the most? You really want to do them justice so nothing is ever good enough for them. At least that's the way I always feel.
ReplyDeleteAnyway. . .I freaking love that second necklace with they key! What a find of those beads on an old shirt. I definitely need to keep that in mind when I'm out thrifting. You really knocked this challenge out of the park!
These are lovely and I do really like the color combination and placement with in your pieces! I also love working with keys too! Great job!
ReplyDeleteBEEE UUU TEEE FUL!
ReplyDeleteYour designs are so pretty! Love what you did with the pink ceramic pendant!
ReplyDeleteYou really did Shannon proud with the soup she sent you! Awesome!
ReplyDeleteThat was such a cool story about finding just the right beads not in your jewelry stash but in your fabric stash. Great job!
ReplyDeleteLove your color combinations! Both necklaces are great!
ReplyDeleteBoth pieces are beautiful. I love that you went hunting around your house to find just the right metal for the second piece (which is my favorite, by the way).
ReplyDeleteI think it's great that your soup forced you to challenge yourself. I really like both pieces!
ReplyDeleteLove what you did! The colors are so feminine and as much as I love Vintaj (and I do!!) it isn't always feminine but you coaxed it!! Gorgeous pieces!
ReplyDeleteI'm always afraid to layer focals, and think you did a great job in that first necklace. And how cool that you found your matching beads on a shirt collar! Great soup!
ReplyDeleteFantastic! You pulled it making two instead of one :)
ReplyDeleteLove the mix of color in the second necklace! Great job! Suzette
ReplyDeleteVery cool! I love Shannon's beads and it's great to see how you put these together into a beautiful combination. I had fun visiting your blog and look forward to seeing other things that you make!
ReplyDeleteLove what you did with Shannon's soup! I especially love the color combination you used in the first necklace...sweet!
ReplyDeleteGreat pieces. Your use of the green with the pink really makes for a great pop of color.
ReplyDeleteVery nice!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous pink. I love that focal. Great work :)
ReplyDeleteI think you did great with the Vintaj brass. Really pretty colours in that first necklace - the pink of the focal reminds me of strawberry ice cream, good enough to eat!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work! How clever is that to remove items from an old shirt. I'm going to start looking at clothing in a new way!
ReplyDeleteThis porcelain focal is very lovely and I like what you made of it!
ReplyDeleteBoth necklaces are beautiful! The second one is my favorite; I love the color combination and how you used the toggle as a focal and then descended a key and bead from it-very clever and fun!
ReplyDeleteOh, dear... Rochelle - this is quite amazing! I love what you did on the first necklace, layering that beauty of ceramic and matching the rest of the beads so beautifully! And the second one - what a splendid idea to get those discs to match with the brass. Love both pieces - wear them with pride!
ReplyDeletelove the ceramic focal and what you made with your soup mix
ReplyDeleteI love them! I like how you added dangles in front of the pendant --very pretty!
ReplyDeleteI hope you'll join me again in the summer!
I so love your designs! The one with the key is totally my favorite. I love both the colors and the design. Great job!
ReplyDeleteThe first piece is my favorite! Such a great color combination and perfect for Spring, lovely!
ReplyDeleteI love the second necklace! The colors look really pretty together the clasp in the front is unexpected!
ReplyDeleteBoth of your pieces are beautiful. Great job!
ReplyDeleteWonderful job with your soup!!!
ReplyDeleteI love your choice of colors in both necklaces. Just lovely!
ReplyDeleteVery creative! I think it was a brilliant choice using the clasp and focal in two separate pieces :) And way to use what you had on hand!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I love the layered Marsha Neal pendant necklace - and such an unusual colour scheme too, it really works beautifully.
ReplyDeleteI love the key necklace, and I too adore vintaj and other brass stampings, they are one of my favorite things to play with right now!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work. Love the silver leaf and the key as accents on both necklaces.
ReplyDeleteLovely! Green and pink always a golden combination. Enjoy!!
ReplyDeleteOh what a fresh breeze with that bold green with pink, lovely!
ReplyDeleteAnd the coral colour does the same to that other one :-) You had an excellent soup, as your partner, too!
Lovely jewellery in really nice colour combos! I especially like the second one for the bold shapes and colours. Great job!
ReplyDeleteI really love your second necklace! Great colors, yet unexpected. Love the clasp in the front with the key, too. Great job on both pieces!
ReplyDeleteOooo I love that skeleton key piece! So cool!!!
ReplyDeleteLove the color combos you chose. Great pieces Rochelle.
ReplyDeletelovely designs! My favorite is the 2nd one. I adore how you put it together and the colors are some of my favorites.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous project Rochelle! Love the way you thought outside the box on that one!
ReplyDeleteGreat necklaces, love the colors.
ReplyDeleteSonya
I love your "soup" creation and the colors just pop! Thanks for sharing. Look forward to seeing more of your designs and am planning to follow your blog!
ReplyDeletedeb
Fun pieces and colors..very nice pieces you made with your bead soup ingredients.
ReplyDeleteI think you did a great job with your bead soup! Great job and beautiful pieces.
ReplyDeleteVery nice work! My special favorite is that pink and green pendant necklace. Such fun colors!
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