Bead Soup and August Happenings

A special THANK YOU goes out to Lori Anderson for hosting another amazing Bead Soup Blog Party! It gets bigger and better every time. It's an honor to be apart of this renowned event. Here's a sneak-peek teaser of the bead soup I sent my partner, Anna Sabina of Total Escape Clay Studio. She is a polymer clay bead artist and I can't wait to see what she sends along.

And now, here's a list of a few beady events coming up in the month of August:

Tuesday, August 16th - Michelle Mach's Mostly Metal Challenge -
 I'm participating! I can't wait to see what the other participants made with Michelle's mostly metal bead kits! I choose the Gunmetal Love kit. I'm pretty excited about the jewelry I made for this, so be sure to stop by my blog on Tuesday to see what I created.

Friday-Sunday, August 19th-21st - BEAD FEST Philadelphia -
I'm finally going this year!!! I'm so super excited! I'm mostly looking forward to seeing all my beady friends there. What was that, you said?...What about all the beads lying around? Ah, well...those are a nice bonus, too ;0 Can't wait to see my friend and co-author, Lorelei and Nancy and Kelley, too. I'll be meeting TONS of new beady friends from the beading and blogging community that I've been wanting to meet for years. I. CAN. NOT. WAIT. Are you going? Will I see you there? Please let me know if you will be there, I would love say Hi.

Saturday, August 27th - Lorelei's Shadow Box Challenge -
I missed out on this one, but I'm really looking forward to seeing what everyone does with those enameled boxes from C-Koop Beads.


Monday, August 29th - Andrew Thornton's August Reader's Challenge -
Geesh, another one I missed this time. I'm excited to see the results from the ones that did participate, though. It's always fun to see what others create. I like Andrew's idea of creating bead kits for the challenges. It's always interesting to see different ideas come to life from the same components. I really enjoy having a limited pool of materials to work with. Sometimes that makes it much easier to be creative. I will be on the look out for Andrew's September challenge kits to participate next month!

Bead Soup Received!

Here's my soup I received from my party partner, Dee Gordon! She wrote the cutest poem on her blog as she mailed out my package! Check that out here. When I opened Dee's package, I was whisk away on a tropical vacation! The tropical fish and colors of the seed beads and glass crystals make me think of azure waters and warm golden sun! So nice to think about in the middle of this snowy Winter! I love the wood bead and these beautiful silver pieces she sent, too. This whimsical tropical fish...well, he is just so adorable! I can't wait to start creating with him, I have some ideas already about what I will do. The jewelry reveal for the Bead Soup Blog Party begins February 26th! See you there!

Bead Soup Sent!

I'm participating in the Bead Soup Blog Party hosted by Lori Anderson. You can find out about the party and how it works on Lori's Bead Soup Party page. Here's the Bead Soup mix I shipped on over to my partner, Dee Gordon of Runako Designs! Dee makes gorgeous jewelry! Check out her blog and website. I had a fun time choosing just the right ingredients from my stash! I hope Dee finds this soup mix yummy enough to cook with! I think she does and I'm really looking forward to seeing what she dishes out! I will show you what she sent me as soon as I get around to taking a photo of it! So, stay tuned!