My partner in this party was Birgit Klughardt of GitesBeads from Berlin in Germany. We've had a little troubled beginning as my package with the bead soup for her got lost (and then magically appeared after a month), but we've managed to work it out well. Let me remind you what she sent to me:
As you can see - a bright and very challenging bead soup! I've made five pieces of jewellery and still have some beads left. Be prepared to see a lot of orange!!!
The first part of the soup I started to work on was the gorgeous bead-embroidered pendant. It has so many details and it's so rich by itself, so I wanted to keep the other parts quite simple. And it called beadweaving to me so loudly I couldn't go fo a different approach. I had some very hard moments with it and tried several options, but then finally decided for this (click on the pictures to enlarge):
When I've seen the lampwork flowers for the first time I knew I would use them to make earrings. So I did.
I've strung some butterfly seed beads on a memory wire, made eyepins and leaves from polymer clay and assembled all togehter. I've also put some transparent green seed beads between the leaves to make them more prominent lying apart one from another and not just fall down vertically.
I've played with the beaded beads, cellini spirals and ruffles for quite a long time changing their use for several times, but at the end they found their place in another two pairs of earrings.
and the last one
There was still the beautiful clasp waiting to be used - for a necklace or a bracelet? I've had two pieces in mind, but at the end I've made only one:
I've combined the white ribbon with light orange cotton cord, making macrame knots around it for a more bohemian style.
I've had an issue with my left eye for the last two weeks and couldn't work much, but I'm pleased with the results. Hope you leave a comment and let me know what do you think about.
To remind you what I have sent to my partner Gite:
Please go to see what she has made - by clicking here.
And then you are invited to visit the blogs of the other participants in the third reveal of this party - the complete list with the links is available here.
Be happy and enjoy hopping,
Alenka
90 comments:
I adore bright colors, and your soup is gorgeous. The pieces you made are beautiful...I'm a big fan of orange, too....I LOVE the first necklace.
I love the last pair of earrings.. Great job.
Love your creations! The earrings with the flower lampwork glass beads are so pretty! The Open Your Heart necklace is definitely unique. Looks like you have fun.
Good morning :-))
Alenka, you did such an amazing and wonderful job. Cant say which one i love more. Your beadweaving is excellent! Congratulation.
And it is so different to that what I have imagine.
Hugs and thanks a lot Gite
You made my day!
Good morning :-))
Alenka, you did such an amazing and wonderful job. Cant say which one i love more. Your beadweaving is excellent! Congratulation.
And it is so different to that what I have imagine.
Hugs and thanks a lot Gite
You made my day!
Beautiful bright colors! Very lovely.
I think your creations and designs are awesome ty for sharing with us all....I was in first reveal
http://jaacquelinesjewels.blogspot.com/2013/03/bead-soup-blog-party-reveal-is-here.html
Wow, so colorful pieces! I'm smitten in the lovely blossom earrings. You've made a wonderful soup, Alenka.
What a colourful and delicious soup! Very envious of the lampworked flowers, they made very pretty earrings. Also love the pendant you made from polymer clay
Wow! Orange would have really challenged me, but I love what you did! The lampwork flower earrings are my favourite. Stunnning!
Lovely designs. I like the zesty orange colours so vibrant and cheery!
Such a fun and colorful mix Birgit sent you! Very nice work on all of your pieces. Makes me feel like spring is finally here!
Alenka, you are so ltalented! I love what you did with your soup. All the pieces a so beautiful. You really have an amazing eye for design....never mind your mad skills with your technique!
You rocked it out! Beautiful designs. Loving the tulip earrings and the necklace...and the...well all of it. Terrific!
Gorgeous work! love the open your heart necklace. It's unusual and very detailed. It has made my favs list to be posted tomorrow.
kathy
Beautiful pieces!
Lovely work. Love the heart necklace!
So nice and sunny jewelry! The Open-your-heart-necklace is my absolute favorite, not only because I like the pendant, but putting it together with various materials is so fresh and beautiful.
I love everything you made, the colors are so much fun! I especially like the sweet lampwork flower earrings!
Beautiful pieces, and I love your polymer clay heart :-)
OOOOOH! Rose earrings are great!
WOW! Alenka your designs are outstanding and very creative. All of your pieces are great. You showcased the bead embroidered focal perfectly. Your lampworked flower earrings are Sooooo cute. I am in awe of your polymer clay work. The open your heart pendent is awesome. I am proud to say I own one of your beads. I have your blog on my desktop and visit regularly.
Amazing pieces, all of them, but my favorites are the flower earrings, they are really really so cute!
Wow, you received your favorite colors, that was great! You did an amazing job with your soup and I am so impressed with your polymer heart. Excellent job!
vibrant and so tropical!! love what you created!
What a fabulous soup you've made my friend!! I just adore the flower earrings, they are so sweet!!
Bright fun colors! All of the pieces look great, but I adore the first pair of earrings! The polymer heart is perfect with the clasp. How clever!
Wow! Just wow!! I'm in awe. Your designs are so beautiful. I love them all but am especially drawn to thos fantastic lampwork glass bead earrings. They are so pretty! And the last necklace (open your hear) w/the polymer pendant you made yourself is stunning!! Great soup for sure!!
Love the bright colors - you did an excellent job with your soup! Those earrings are all too cute!
Wow! You have got challenging but lovely soup, and made wonderful pieces of it. So bright and happy colours. Both of the necklaces are stunning, but especially I love those tiny earring roses. :)
Love your creations, really cooking with color. Beautiful!
Job well done!!!
Every single piece you made from your beadsoup is fabulous!
I especially love the rose earrings.
Beautiful work! Love the use of color!
Beautiful work and great use of the materials! and I love the colours!
You received beautiful ingredients, and your finished pieces are bright, beautiful, and very wearable. I love them all!
Incredible, I love each piece you made, the turquoise and orange necklace wow, the lampwork earring incredibly wow, the last two pairs and earrings and the last necklace are beautiful. I love your polymer work, just beautiful. Great job!
Beautiful! I just love the tulip earrings
What beautiful colors. They work so well together. Great job.
What a fun bright soup! I adore those flower earrings, so whimsical. And your macrame! Wow. My sister does micro-macrame too and I am in awe of that tiny work.
Love how you used your soup, such fantastic beading, the combinations are stunning.
Ohhh, what wonderfully colorful and bright summery pieces! I love them all, but the necklace with the heart is certainly my favorite. I love that focal!
Alenka, first of all thank you for your comment and for letting me know the Captcha verification was on - I thought it was off. About your creations, I have to tell you I am partial to orange as it is one of my favourite colours. I love both necklaces but your second is the top: I find it so fresh and modern. Have a great weekend.
How beautiful. I especially love the polymer clay heart and matching necklace!
Gorgeous! Love the heart necklace.
Wow, what lovely things you have done with your soup, such pretty pieces.
I love the first orange necklace... so bright and cheerful! Your last bohemian style necklace is stunning....love your open my heart bead.....unique and fun.
Congratulations on your bead soup!
Such bright and happy colors! The flower earrings are just too cute and the zippered heart.... is just amazing! Wonderful job all!
Beautiful designs. Love the bright summery colors!
Lovely refreshing style... your colours are fab!!
My favorite piece is the flower earrings. I love the little leaves you made. Great work!
what a lovely soup! and love what you did with it!
I love, love, love those colors! The orange with all those colors is so crisp and happy!
Great pieces, my favorite is the pair of earrings with the lampwork flowers although the necklace is really neat too.
I love your first necklace. What you are making with polymer clay is adorable.
The "open-your-heart" necklace is so much fun. Great job!
Sabine
What a bright cheery collection of jewellery! You did an awesome job with your soup. I thought each piece was my favourite until I saw the next one, and the next and the next. You have mad beadweaving skillz and your polymer clay beads are the bomb! Love, love love the open heart focal bead you created and the final necklace.
I don't like orange, but I love your first necklace!
ciao dall'Italia
I admire you seed headers! Such lovely and intricate work. Love the colors, they just pop.
Soooo droooling seeing yours =) beautiful...and I love the colors too.
Goodness! You made some amazing pieces. That first necklace is fabulously inspired. As well, I really like the way you used the memory wire in the flower earrings to give it a little curve. What a really neat idea! Excellent work all around.
the open your heart pendant is amazing!
All of your pieces are beautiful. I love the first necklace it's gorgeous!
Such wonderful beadwork - I am always in awe of seed beading. Beautiful!
Lovely summer pieces, great work!
Stuning pieces! I love the first necklace, so vibrant!!!
Your beadweaving is wonderful. Those rosebud earrings are fabulous!
Fab jewellery! My faves are the first two creations: the necklace because of the geometic design and happy colours, the flower earrings because they're just adorable and evokes summer feelings. Great job!
Awesome - my favourite colours - orange and green!! Love it!
Bright and beautiful colors indeed, and you made them work together so well...and loved your heart zipper pendant too! All of the color just says spring is finally here :)
Alenka, All of the creations are so full of energy ! I really like the first necklace. Great soup mix and wonderful results.
Hi Alenka,
I love the first necklage - but all Your pieces are wonderful! I'll following Your blog now, have a nice time!
Wohooo, that colours, that great colours! So nice designs, I think I couldn't make a choice if I have to take a favourite. Very well cooking, my dear!
So cute all around!! I love the knotted whimsy of the last necklace and the colors all around are so happy and bright! I have never done seed beading, so I would have been lost on that! Great job!
Amazing work! I love the colors and designs and pictures. My favorite is the 'open your heart' necklace...very creative.
I really really like the open heart necklace, but you know that I'm partial to the mixed media stuff :)
What fab, fab, fab colors in this soup! Love the necklace you made.
Ohh your soup and your pieces are so much fun - yummie!
Beautiful! Such bright colors! And I too love the earrings and the heart pendant you made. So pretty. Great Job. Thanks for sharing!
Nice job with your soup. I really love the use of color in your designs.
love the colors..... they are bright and lovely.....very cheerful.... and the designs are amazing....
Love the colors very much... very bright and cheerful.... and the designs are lovely.....
They make me think of summer! Beautiful designs!
Great fresh colors! I love your "open your hard" pendant! Great work! Hugs, Doris
I am always amazed and anyone who can make a beaded bead. I love what you have done with this soup! I could not choose a favorite, I really do love them all!
I had to leave my computer suddenly so I can not remember if I left my comment for your designs or not. So I will just make sure I let you know just how stunning your necklaces are. I love the focal in both pieces. I have to say you did really well with all of that orange. Great work!
Wow you really put your talent to the work. All your designs are very nice.
Love all the pieces you made from your soup. That clay zipper pendant is absolutely adorable.
Wow! I think I need to say that again : Wow! You've created some stunning pieces with your soup. Those delicate little flower earrings are to die for.
Great great pair of lampwork earrings... you cooked an ♥amazing soup
Gorgeous colours & so much work - I can't imagine creating such lovelies with tiny seed beads! Great job :)
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