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Saturday, September 17, 2011

BEAD SOUP BLOG PAR-TY-YIPEE!!

Good Morning Everyone!!
     What is the saying the 36th time is the charm??? I sure hope so!! I am experiencing technical difficulties!! I tried to set my blog up to post at 5:00 a.m. this morning and all heck broke loose. I must say Blogger and I do have a love/hate relationship- and-  I do get hiccups-and-  of course my blog had to choose Lori Anderson's Bead Soup Blog Party to get those hiccups!... Well let's hope this will all be  behind us and my blog will save and I will be able to post it...NOW ON WITH THE SHOW:
     
          Welcome to my Bead Soup Party Page!! The hostess of the Bead soup blog Party is the  wonderful and ever-so-helpful Ms. Lori Anderson! Being a newbie to the party I cannot say enough about how well executed, and easy to follow everything has been. You can follow this link and it will take you to all the other participants of the party and their lovely creations: http://lorianderson-beadsoupblogparty.blogspot.com/
              Now let's talk about that necklace up there!! This is the necklace I made with all the ingredients my  BSBP partner, Anitra sent me. I decided to Crochet all the beads into a necklace and then wrapped the Crocheted beads in Burgundy Greek Leather And  Varigated Hand Spun Silk. I made a Lariat Design with the toggle clasp Anitra Sent me, and accented the toggle with the focal bead and some beaded charms that I made.I  made a charm out of the butterfly Anitra sent and included it half way down the toggle Accent.
              My partner Anitra is From North Carlolina , and I had a great time getting to know her and becoming friends with her during this whole creative process. You can find her blog at: http://www.leelucreations.blogspot.com/.
.....ok now, I am going to stop while I am ahead because I almost lost this whole thing again while trying to add a photo of Anitra's beads when she sent them to me. I will post that photo seperately.
                       THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR VISITING!! 
You can visit my shoppe at: http://www.clarityofpurplesage.artfire.com/ ( I am in the process of revamping and restocking so please check back within a week for all new Fall additions !! :)

65 comments:

  1. simply gorgeous soup Liz....delicious! :)

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  2. Love how eclectic and colorful the necklace is. Great job!

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  3. Nice necklace, rich in pastel colours - I like it!
    Greetings, Michi

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  4. The crochet idea was brilliant! Nicely done!

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  5. Awesome! 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

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  6. Wonderful powerful colorful work! One of my favorites! Yours Doris

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  7. Your creation is so beautiful. Awesome in other words.
    Be Blessed to be a blessing

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  8. Pretty necklace! You did an awesome job!

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  9. So glad you finally got it to post- You have a beautiful piece. Nice how the long dangles bring it all together. I really like the yellow in it as well.

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  10. I love that necklace! Pretty! Also love to read about beaders getting known each other and becoming friends. I guess that's what this party is about!

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  11. what a fun and colorful necklace - so nice to see you on this blog hop!

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  12. so sorry to hear about the techincal difficulties, I would have loved to see closeups of this beautiful necklace

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  13. Beautiful mix of colours and lovely construction and design too. Bravo!

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  14. What a prety, bright and bouncy piece. Fun!

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  15. Love the variety of sizes and shapes of beads that give such rich texture to your lariat. Wonderful with that great focal!

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  16. Bead crochet! That's a cool technique I have yet to try! I love what you did and admire and respect the time it took. Lovely!

    I hope you join me next time!

    Love, Lori

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  17. Looks like you made it!! Looks great! :)

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  18. That is so pretty. The dangles on the focal really draw attention to it. And I like the way you wrapped the necklace with the leather and silk. Very nice touch.

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  19. I have a love hate relationship with all technology and I love bead crochet. Beautiful piece.

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  20. Very unique. Need more pics so we can the details! Great job.

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  21. I have never done bead crochet, looks very cool! Love the soup!

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  22. so lush & beautiful, well worth the wait!

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  23. Just lovely. The colours are beautiful, too. ;-)

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  24. Such pretty colours, and a lovely necklace.

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  25. Excellent job in getting it all to work together :) I hope you'll add some detail shots once you get blogger cooperating again ;)

    And don't worry, you weren't the only one having issues getting your blog to post on time >.< ;)

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  26. The necklace is beautiful...wish the photo was larger.

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  27. What a happy necklace you created -- nice job!

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  28. What a fun and colorful piece! At first I thought the focal was a rainbow and floral spider!! I"m almost convinced that it is the more I look at it.

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  29. Ok, when you get over hating blogger, please post more close ups! I have yet to do bead crochet, and I'd love to see your technique up close. The colors are wonderful!

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  30. This is at least the second bead crochet I have seen. Intriguing! I amy put that on my "to learn" list! Thanks for sharing!

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  31. Such a cool necklace! Love the crochet! the colors are awesome!!

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  32. Now isnt your necklace just wonderful!! Just lovely!!

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  33. I'm having a hard time getting a good look at your piece in the picture but from what I can tell, I REALLY like it. There are some great, bright colors in the necklace and it is quite full of texture and interest. Very cool!

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  34. I really like the design of your necklace. I'm a big fan of lariats, and yours would be perfect with just about anything - beautiful!

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  35. The little accents of red and yellow really makes the necklace pop! I love that you added the red cord through the length of the necklace too. I'm a big fan of lariat style necklaces.

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  36. Lovely colourful necklace! I like your mix of techniques and materials in this one. Great job!

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  37. Very colorful and festive. I love it!

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  38. So very colorful! My post didn't publish either when I told it to...ugh! Then when I got it posted, I waited all day on Saturday with no comments. Finally Lori emailed me and said that my comments box wouldn't open!!! I finally got that working too. Ah well!

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  39. Very cool necklace. Love the intricacies :)

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  40. What a fun, creative, and unique piece! Love!

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  41. What a fun and bright piece you made.
    Love it!

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  42. Gorgeous necklace! I love the way you have assembles it! Like it dances around the neck. Soup-er job!

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  43. I have never tried bead crochet and I am not sure it's that easy. It seems a lot of work! Your necklace is really well done!
    Ambra

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