Friday, April 12, 2013

Soup is Ready.....and Here are my Offerings!!

So today is the big unveiling day for the 7th Annual Bead Soup Exchange, and my exchange partner this year was the multi-talented artist/jewelry designer/bead maker Karyn Lewis BonfiglioClick here to see the beautiful beads Karyn sent me to work with, and you can see the beads I sent her.

This is a closeup of the pendant's "hangy dangy", which is comprised of black cord, silver chain, the silver focal medallion Karyn sent along with the beautiful hand-made polymer clay, glazed ceramic, jadeite blue and green beads that Karyn sent.  She also included the silver flower petal beads that are attached to the chain with a bright peacock-colored silk tie and some of my lampworked beads, 2 keys and some copper and silver beads.

Here's a shot of the pendant with 2 matching bracelets and 2 sets of asymmetrical earrings.  This was such a fun color combination to play with and no matter how hard I tried to stay away from bringing the ocean into the theme, I just had to add that double-shell centerpiece on the bracelet in the lower left of the photo. 
Here's a photo of the 2nd bracelet using the lovely silver clasp Karyn sent me.  It goes perfectly with the silver medallion centerpiece on the pendant, which sports an engraving of a Trumpet Vine flower! 
Please forgive the blurred photos of this closeup shot.  In addition to adding the shell centerpiece on the bracelet, I used copper findings with 2 Boulder Opal beads that really "came alive" when set next to the blue and green Jadeite beads. You can see a bit of the blue and green if you look closely!
This was a really fun exchange and I was blessed to have such a talented bead buddy to trade with.  Be sure to click over to Karyn's site to see what she made with the beads I sent, and then continue checking out the rest of the offerings by clicking 7th Annual Bead Soup Exchange - 2nd Reveal .

35 comments:

  1. Love the coloring and pairing of beads on each item. Love love the necklace :)

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  2. Nice cooking - you did a great job! I also saw a lot of beautiful paintings here - adorable art!

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  3. All of your pieces are beautiful but my favourite(s) are the two bracelets. Turquoise does match copper and silver. They're lovely. Have a nice day.

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  4. Wow, they are very pretty. I like that shell-look container in the third picture. Is that like a holder for these accessories?
    Thank you for sharing this with us!

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  5. LOL - I love your technical descriptions "hangy dangy"! Thanks for making me laugh this morning! :)

    Beautiful pieces - I don't think I could have stayed away from some reference to the ocean with that wonderful color scheme. Who am I kidding? I know I couldn't! Beautiful work, and I always love your lampworked beads, especially the spiral waterdrops.

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  6. Your necklace is very eclectic. I like it very much! I was scrolling down and saw your paintings...very awesome! You are a very talented artist in many ways! Thank you for sharing your talents!

    Cheryl

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  7. Super Fun and Funky! Love your style!

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  8. Oh, everything turned out so great! I love the mixed texture you created along the length of the necklace, and the wonderfully eclectic 'hangy dangy'. I wouldn't stop fiddling with it if I was wearing it. Wonderful! The bracelets are so pretty too, love the mix of color in them, and they look like they'd go perfect with just about everything. I think we were channeling the same muse, or muse sisters, on this swap, with our colors and silhouettes and texture. :D Thanks so much for being my partner!

    -Karyn B

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  9. Amazing work with your soup. The soft greens and blues are very soothing :)

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  10. Great jewelry!

    I’m in the third reveal. Can’t wait.
    http://vintagememoriesjewelry.blogspot.com
    kathy

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  11. I'm a blue girl at heart so this is all very appealing. Love the mix of textures

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  12. Love the turquoise and brown tones together! :)

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    1. I love all of it! I love that it's everyday wear type jewelry. You could give a bracelet/earring set to a good friend, and it would make great conversation if say, you were out for lunch together. This is the first batch where I would wear everything created for the BSBP. Brilliant work.

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  14. Could there be a more perfect palette for your beautiful, airy creations? I just adore (and would wear the heck out of!) both bracelets!

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  15. I do love mixed media jewelry. Wonderful thought out necklace! Kristin Oppold

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  16. ~such a fun eclectic piece...charmingly beautiful...much love light and blessings~

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  17. Gorgeous ideas in here, love the mixed media necklace! So original!

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  18. I love the necklace, so original!
    I love the color palette you used for your pieces.
    I'm on the 3rd reveal, what fun BSBP!
    ciao dall'Italia

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  19. Love all your pieces - especially the asymmetrical earrings! Great bead soup!!

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  20. Love the style of your jewelry. I really like the way you have used the fiber in the necklace. They go together very well. Great job!

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  21. Love how you put everything together! They are beautiful!

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  22. With Earth Day right around the corner, your bracelet is perfect!

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  23. these would be a great summer or beach look! hurry up summer!

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  24. Nice job with your soup! Very summery!

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  25. Love the colors, beautiful pieces!

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  26. Your pieces are all so great! I particularly like your necklace with all the keys hanging off it. (I have a thing for keys. . .you'll have to excuse me ;) ) You definitely created some lovely items.

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  27. That necklace is stunning! I am finding that I am really falling in love with talisman jewelry.

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