The soups Done! All this talk about soup, had me craving some Brunswick stew tonight, so before putting final touches on my piece, that's exactly what I had for dinner!Lori Anderson's Bead Soup Party starts today!! After viewing what I came up with, please visit Lori's blog and see the list of other participants. There were over 80 that participated, so may take a day or two to see them all. There were many talented designers participating and I can't wait to see their finishing pieces.
Lori was my bead partner and she sent me the following mix to create from. There were swarovski crystals..the cut on these were beautiful! a Diachronic glass pendant, some Czech beads, silver, bead caps and cat's eye.
I sketched out many designs, but I kept coming back to the beautiful pendant. To add too much to the design would take away from the center piece. So I decided to draw my inspiration from the pendant to come up with something eye catching, yet simple enough that the pendant would remain the focal. I settled on some gorgeous Biwa pearls and garnet chips. The pearl cut mimicked the line design in the pendant and the garnet pulled from the color. by twisting the strands together it created the twisted, abstract glass design above, and the pendant remains the focal.
AND...I remembered the pretty clasp this time!
Lori stomped me with the floral bead caps, but I'm going come up with something this weekend that utilizes them ..I must I must I must!! Leave me a note and let me know what you think, then remember to visit Lori's blog for more great designs!!
Lori stomped me with the floral bead caps, but I'm going come up with something this weekend that utilizes them ..I must I must I must!! Leave me a note and let me know what you think, then remember to visit Lori's blog for more great designs!!Unveiling the pot,
To see more of Dee's designs, visit her jewelry websit Runako Designs
55 comments:
Hi Dee...OMG! What a glorious necklace! You've done an amazing job with the beautiful supplies you were sent. Congrats!
I decided to start at the end of the list! What a pretty necklace. I'm a fan of pearls and that pendant Lori sent is gorgeous! Well done!
Brunswick Stew...I love Brunswick Stew! Your necklace is gorgeous! I just love what you did with all of the elements...and the two strands, how intricate. Lori made something wonderful with the beads you sent her too... This has been fun visiting "new" blogs like yours! :-)
I love it Dee. Great job with the colors.
What a great design!! The garnet is perfect with the pendant because it looks both black and red depending on the light. Great work!
How cool! I love the 2 twisted strands together with that pendant. Nice work!!
Beautiful! I love the way you used the gemstones. Nice touch.
I love black and white with one color element. I often go to pink or red like you have. Beautiful end result. I also love the beads you sent to Lori.
I love how you incorporated the biwa pearls into this piece! Gives me some great ideas of how to use my biwa pearls! Pretty! Pretty!
Dee....This is totally terrific! Love the use of the garnet chips picking up the deep color tone of the pendant with out making it too dark and then the twisting and mixing it up with the pearls, ans the silver beads to go with the clasp. That subtle echoing shape of the pearls to the pendant. Way cool!
The chunky stranding is perfect to keep up with the boldness of the focal. Super striking!
Stunning, Dee! I like how you let the pendant shine, with the necklace in a more muted supporting role (literally! LOL)
Also, you'll be posting that recipe for Brunswick Stew, right? Many years ago, when we visited Colonial Williamsburg, we had a fabulous lunch of the same at a local restaurant. Yum!
Love it--so dramatic!
BEAUTIFUL, Dee!!!
WOW, but you did good! I knew I sent something completely outside your comfort zone and was curious as to how you'd work with it. I LOOOOVE it! You really outdid yourself. Kudos!
Thanks for being part of the party! We'll do this again soon!
I love how you graphic strands of black and white play with the graphic focal bead. It's really a stunning necklace.
Love the color combo! So pretty!
Maria
You are welcome to stop by for a cup of "Spring" soup on my blog.
www.mariagrimes.blogspot.com
Wonderful work! Wasn't this a blast?
How gorgeous-You did a fantastic job with what you were given!! This makes me want to participate in the next one BADLY! LOL
It looks like you all had such a great time...I really have to check out everyone else and what they have made as well :)
That pendant has some great yumminess to it. I love keishi pearls, they are so fascinating! There is a movement and rhythm to this piece. As for the bead caps, they make great little earrings. Just pop in your favorite beads and voila! Thanks for sharing this heaping serving of great soup! Be sure to stop by and taste some of mine. Enjoy the day! Erin
This is a great piece. I think you are very right to draw the attention to the focal, but still adding some very nice necklace to it. Very cute, Dee.
Dee, that turned out really lovely! Such a great design.
Very elegant, Dee. I love it.
What a beautiful piece!!
Beautiful job focusing on the fab glass pendant! I love the texture of the dark and light that you combined in the strands. Good stuff!!
Gorgeous!! love that color combo and those pearls are perfect!
What a stunning design! I love how you've used the pendant with the beads.
Great necklace. I like how the black & white accent the focal pendant.
Dee, A stunning piece! The colors really work!! Great job!!
that pendant is gorgeous...nice job...
Great job Dee! So pretty!
The strands are great, such a nice combination with the pendant. Well done!
Great piece! The necklace does a great job of highlighting colors within the pendant without taking anything away from it...
The black and white strands make that gorgeous pendant even more stunning. Beautifully done!
Super design, sometimes you just have to listen to the beads.
Hasn't this been fun?
Emanda
www.ArtemisiaStudio.blogspot.com
Awww that is really very lovely! Quite a stunning pc!!!
beautiful! The dark and white accent beads really make the color of the necklace stand out. Thanks for sharing!
That is an amazing work of wearable art! Wow!
Very beautiful The desing is stunning and I love the focal bead
Love the way you used that gorgeous glass pendant. Wow.
Great focal! Those pearls were an excellent choice to highlight the pendent!
In Beads and Happiness,
Suzann Sladcik Wilson
Beautiful! You put a lot of thought into your design. Love the twisted strands!
What a striking piece of jewelry... a huge statement. I love it.
Lovely necklace :D
That is a stunning necklace! I love the different colors and textures, and the exotic feeling your necklace has, beautiful work!
P.S. I was also a Senior Girl Scout and have many fond memories of campouts and meetings!
This is beautiful! What a great pendant and your choice of garnet and pearls really sets it off:)
What an awesome design! But, what else would you produce? Lovely.
Love this piece! I have alot of black and white in my closet so I think I could wear this everyday! Gorgeous!
OOooooo.....pretty!!!
The pendant really "pops" in this necklace! You did a wonderful job with it! Cheers :)
Oh...I love this piece! Great job...the addition of the stick pearls really makes the piece imho :)
You did a beautiful job of highlighting that gorgeous pendant! Excellent! :)
You did such a lovely job with Lori's soup. I like how you highlighted the pendant too.
Really beautiful, Dee. I love the way it is so three-dimensional with the pearls projecting from the piece. Very playful but seriously dramatic!
Love the texture of this necklace! Wonderful work!
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