Bead Soup Reveal!!

Hello everyone!! The magical day has come! You get to peek behind the green curtain and see what I've been cooking up over the past month :)

Straight off the bat, many apologies for not getting this out on time! We had terrible thunderstorms here last night along with tornadoes, so I was unfortunately delayed in my posting.

Many thanks to my partner, Brandy Thomason McNair who selected the amazing beads that I used for this piece! Her wionderful work can be found here: Bellavitajewelry.net and here: bellabitajewelry.blogspot.com.

I hope you enjoy this piece! Happy Bead Soup Reveal Day! Don't forget to check out all of the other participants' work on the previous post. They are amazing artists and have some phenomenal work!

Teaser..

So, the bead soup blog party blog hop (what a mouthful!) (http://lorianderson-beadsoupblogparty.blogspot.com/)    is just days away, and I thought I'd post a little teaser on my progress and project. It has come together quite well, and I must say I'm very excited for the reveal. It's a slight deviation from my normal projects. I'm sticking to a few colors, rather than the full spectrum, and am trying to limit the intricacies within my project to move faster and complete on time :)

I've gone with a somewhat Southwestern theme, as inspired by the beautiful focal bead that my partner sent  me. I'm also exploring different shapes and combinations. It's turning out to be a very geometric piece.

I can't wait to see what the other participants have cooked up, and I hope you will come back and blog hop with me to witness firsthand the amazingness!

YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY!

HOORAY! I've been invited to participate in Lori Anderson's bead soup blog party! (http://www.prettythingsblog.com/) I'm so excited! Lori was the inspiration and motivation for me starting this blog, and now I have a creation assignment to look forward to! Once completed, it will be showcased right here, exclusively for you, on my fabulous blog! This project is perfect for me, because due to class and applicaitons, I've been somewhat lax in making any jewelry. Now, I have an assignment and I'm hoping it will be the catalyst to get my ass in gear and use some of the gorgeous beads i've been hoarding. Plus, it will get me focused on creating and away from checking on my applications every 15 seconds.

speaking of hoarding...Brian (my handsome honey) is incredibly supportive. However, he does not fully understand my need for beads. Anytime there is a bead store where we are or are going, I desperately want to visit it. I want to peruse and purchase. It's an addiciton that I like to call "my need for creation." I think that sounds better than "bead addiciton." I'm curious if other beaders / jewelry makers have the same affliction...so I pose this question to you....are you a bead / supplies /materials hoarder? do you suffer from this creation contagion? If you have a chance, comment and let me know.

Well, I suppose I should get back to my other duties and obligations....Have a great day!