7th Bead Soup Blog Party - Reveal

Welcome to the 7th Bead Soup Blog Party, third reveal!

For the seventh time, Lori Anderson decided to organize a blogging party, where participants from all over the world exchange their sets of beads. This time, the play was attended by 541 people!

My partner was Colleen Vinthagen from Sweden. Here's what she sent me: 

topaz beads, lepidolite rondelle, pearls, agate, pyrite, carnelian ovals, ceramic daisies and clasp she made.

I sent her the following set of beads:

felted pebbles, ceramic blocks and button, crocheted ovals, czech glass...

If you're wondering what Colleen made with them, please take a look at her blog.

I liked a lot beads I recived from Colleen, but I wondered a long time what to do with them. I had a void in my head, ideas didn't want to come. I wanted the best use of beauties she sent me. And suddenly it snap:) This is the result:

First design - a bracelet with beautiful, big ceramic daisie as a main part. 

 

I fastened flower by chain with seed beads, then added yellow topaz rounds, lepidolite rondelles and blue fire agate rondelles all from Colleen. I separated them with miyuki seed beads. As closure - a wire clasp Colleen made.

Then I made earings with the same daisies and topaz rounds. I just added ceramic discs, copper chain and seed beads from my own stash.

And finally I made another bracelet.

I used blue fire agate rondelle, lovely yellow carnelian faceted ovals and antique bronze rondelle pearls Collen sent me. From my own collection I have chosen palm wood beads, orange coral, copper chain and ceramic heart as a pendant.

I am very pleased with the final results. I really like colour scheme especially in the last bracelet.

Lori, thank you for organizing the great party! Again!;)

And Colleen, it was a pleasure to be your BSBP partner! Ha det sa bra!

If you want to get to know the rest of the participants, HERE'S a list.

Reveal of the 6th Bead Soup Blog Party

Welcome to the big reveal of the 6th Bead Soup Blog Party!

The hostess Lori Anderson partnered me with very talented lampwork artist from Canada Evelyn Duberry.

I recived from her amazing stash of lampwork beads.

I decided to create four pieces.

The first one was bracelet with golden clasp, glass focal and other lampwork beads from Evelyn. I added

turquoise discs, wood beads and seeds.

Then I made a pair of earings. I used orange lampwork ang gold rings from my partner with purple howlite rondelles, czech glass bicones in deep blue shade and green seeds.

Because I love all kinds of different bracelets, I made another two;)

With help came very fun and easy to make technique from  Thea Jewellery.

And once again I used Evelyns beautiful lampwork. From my own stash I added yellow wood beads, copper jump rings, little murano glass beads, czech glass and turquoise.

Thise time it was the bigest BSBP with three reveal dates. You can find the whole participants list right here.

Thank you so much Lori and Evelyn for beeing a part of wonderful and creative fun!

Czaszka

Bransoletka dla pani Kamili.

Bransoletka z motylem...

...który przypomina o niedawno minionym lecie.
Tą kolorową i optymistyczną bransoletkę wykonałam z koralików szklanych, lampworków oraz drewna. Centralnym punktem. który przyciąga wzrok jest płaski koralik drewniany, pomalowany przez Olfę. Bransoletka ma 20 cm długości i zapina się na ceramiczny guzik. Przy zapięciu wisi "charm'ancki" motyl, również ceramiczny. Cena: 40zł

Bead Soup Blog Party REVEAL

Welcome to the 4rd Bead Soup Blog Party!

Here are six(!) pieces I made from beads Courtney sent me:

First one is the necklace with clasp, focal and yellow/green faceted stones I got from my partner. I added fresh water pearls, metal chain, cotton lace and two scrapbooking paper cupidos on each side of the focal.
Necklace is simple, but elegant.

Then I made earings from beautiful lampwork beads. I added swarovski crystals in cyclamen opal color, olive czech glass beads and antique brass bronze chain.

And now the bracelet. It's actually the first one piece I made;) Lampwork beads are from Courtney and from my own stash are: red seeds, turquoise cube and copper rings. Butterfly charm is ceramic and wood hook is from Popcorn Tree.

Another set of two bracelets. Courtney sent me those wonderful vintage glass buttons and whole strand of blue lampwork rounds. I just fixed it all together making beaded wrap bracelets using waxed cotton cord.

Another beautiful white/blue lampwork bead I used as a closure in popular wrap bracelets. They're made of leather and cotton cord and ball chain.

And the last one wrap bracelet with vintage glass button from Courtney and seed beads, green leather and yellow cotton cords.

I am very satisfied with the results. I got so many beads from Courtney for the future creations:) Thank you Courtney so much for our swap!

And a BIG thank you to Lori Anderson for incredible organisation! She was able to put together 362 people (the list of participants is here) from 21 countries (you can see the map here). And everybody makes jewelery! That's amazing!
See you next time in February!

U nowych właścicieli...

... znalazły się:

*bransoletka w energetycznych kolorach

*naszyjnik i kolczyki do kompletu wykonane dla Asi z kaliszmade.blogspot.com

*naszyjnik z ceramicznym guzikiem dla pani Elżbiety

*kolczyki dla Olfy

*broszka dla Oli

*broszka z bawełnianych koronek i ozdobnym guzikiem

Fairy Tale / Spring Bead Swap

Welcome to the completely new Bead Swap with Fairy tale/Spring theme!

Lori Anderson, who came up with the great idea of another bead swap, paired me up with Norma Turvey from moonlitfantaseas.blogspot.com
Norma sent me the most floral/spring coloured package of beautiful beads. I got lucite and glass flowers, crystals, a dragonfly, a frog and a butterfly charms.

I decided to make two necklaces.

I started with tiny glass bottle, filled with dried flowers from my wedding bouquet...

...then added some sparklies and glass and lucite flowers from Norma...

...copper chain and cotton lace...

...and created romantic necklace in pastel colours.

Another nacklace i wanted to dangle just a little bit more;)

I've chosen a frog, glass leaf, glass bottle with some hidden beads inside, decorated with lucite flowers and crystals...

...to add more forest look, I picked oak tree wood hook from Popcorn Tree...

...and little romantic touch with cotton lace..

...and came up with a necklace in adjusted length.

Thank you Norma for the beads I received. I love them all!
Lori, you are the best! Thank you for hosting this bead swap. It was great!

If you would like to see everyone else's creations, please visit their bloggs:

Lori Anderson, Pretty Things

Rebecca Anderson, Song Beads

Courtney Breul, Beads By Breul

Loretta Carstensen, Designs by Loretta

Evelyn Hall, Dragon Lady Evelyn

Sandy Richardson, Sandy's Coloring Box

Dana James, Dana's Jewelry Design

Tara Plote, Newbie Beader

Christine Brandel, A Hot Piece of Glass

Lisa Sittniewski, Alterity Art

Joanna Matuszczyk, Filcowe (you're here)

Jenni Connolly, Jenni Bead

Geneva Collins, Torque Story

Elisabeth Auld, Beads For Busy Gals

Sally Russick, Wireworked

Mary McGraw, MK's Creative Musings

Norma Turvey, Moonlit Fantaseas

Erin Prais-Hintz, Treasures Found

Stephanie Haussler, Pixybug Designs

Shai Williams, Shaia's Ramblings

Johanna Rhodes, Fire Phoenix Creations

Sandi Lee James, Do Be Do Bead Do

Sweet Addy Designs
Valerie Norton, Hot Fused Glass

Brzozowy

Kolejny naszyjnik ze skarbem ukrytym w szklanej buteleczce.
Tym razem w fiolce zamknęłam korę i gałązkę brzozową. Koraliki szklane nawiązują kolorystyką do biało-szaro-łososiowej kory. Koronka jest bawełniana w lekko beżowym odcieniu. Całość wisi na miedzianym łańcuszku, który zapina karabińczyk. Naszyjnik ma długość 58 cm, a buteleczka 3,5 cm wysokości. Cena: 47zł

Zaległości

Oto kilka zaległych zdjęć prac, które już dawno znalazły nowych właścicieli.

*papierowa girlanda z ważkami do przyozdobienia domu

*kolczyki filcowe z 1 i 1/2 kulki

*kolczyki w energetycznych kolorach z cynamonowej serii

*kolczyki z drewnem, turkusem i szklanymi koralikami

*kolczyki ze szklanych koralików

Dla pani Kamili

Naszyjniki i kolczyki wykonane na zamówienie pani Kamili.

Szafran z cynamonem

Kolejne kolczyki z cynamonowej serii.
Tym razem połączyłam drewniane kulki w ciepłym odcieniu żółtego z koralikami szklanymi i miedzią oraz cynamonem, który fajnie dynda;) Długość kolczyków bez zawieszek 3,7 cm. Cena: 30zł

Pomarańcza z cynamonem

W roli pomarańczy - koraliki drewniane;) oraz miedź, cynamon i kolorowe koraliki szklane. Długość kolczyków bez zawieszek 5 cm. Cena: 30zł

Szary z dodatkami

Podobnie jak w poprzednim naszyjniku, szara wełna stała się bazą dla bardziej wyrazistych kolorów. Czerwony koralik jest z ceramiki, żółte kuleczki to drewno. Całość została nawleczona na woskowany sznurek, a za zapięcie posłużył guzik wykonany w niezastąpionej pracowni ceramicznej. Długość naszyjnika 60 cm. Cena: 55zł

Czekolada z dodatkami

Wełnę w kolorze mlecznej i gorzkiej czekolady połączyłam z malinową filcową kulką oraz waniliowym koralikiem z ceramiki. Do tego szczypta cynamonu oraz agat, drewno i miedź. Całość zawiesiłam na grubym rzemieniu, który zapina miedziany karabińczyk. Długość naszyjnika 60 cm. Cena: 45zł