A Hearty Serving of Soup

Today was my bead soup partner Shea's day to serve up her soup.  Go on over to her blog post and see the magic that she made with the soup ingredients that I sent her ... amazing.

Oh, and while I have you here, to all of my 20 whole followers (believe me, I'm thrilled to have that many followers that aren't family) have a wonderful weekend doing what it is that you all do to make you happy!

Bead Soup Revealed

What fun this was ... what a fantastic way to meet new artists and share our work.  First of all let me say that my photography skills just suck and they absolutely do not do this piece justice.  That being said, here is my finished piece for the bead soup project.  I received the lovely focal piece, silver and clasp from my partner and friend Shea.  I added the purple pearls and dyed quartz.  It really is lovely. Let's try a close-up of the pendant, shall we:

It's perfect, my skills as a photographer -- not so much.  Please come back tomorrow --I'm going to have my son take more pictures.  Until then, please visit Shea and see better photos of her lovely work.

Tasting Soup

 

 Thank goodness my bead soup party partner and friend Shea had the presence of mind to take and post pictures of the raw ingredients that we sent each other, or I wouldn't be able to post this teaser of the beautiful things to come next week when our final pieces are to be revealed.  The picture above are the beautiful ingredients that Shea sent to me.  This picture does not do her lovely Silver Clay pendant any justice at all.  It's absolutely lovely.  You will have to wait until next week to see what I stirred into these beads and what came out of the pot.  I've worn it already and received many compliments.  This is so much fun!!!

This photo to the left is a close up of a sampling polymer clay beads that I sent to Shea.  I'm thrilled that she's pleased with my work. Tune in next week for our finished pieces. 

Under the Weather

I had originally made this card for my dear friend Cynthia, who was, at the time, hospitalized battling a rare form of cancer.  I was at a fun weekend crop at Pages (my LSS) and had gone to see Cynthia during the lunch break.  It was to be the last time I saw Cynthia alive.  I cannot put into words what an angel Cynthia was prior to passing and can only begin to imagine the angel she is now.  I will miss her for the rest of my days. 

Joyful, Joyful, I am Joyful

If it's one thing that I have learned in my half-century of life, it's that life is made up of trials, tribulations and snippets of joy.  It's those joyful moments in time that we remember and that we should cherish.  This is a new card that I made, and it's filled with joy.  I am thinking of opening an etsy shop and filling it with my greeting cards.  Thoughts?

Soup that's Good for the Soul

When I stepped through my front door this afternoon after having lunch with my son, I spied a small, plain brown paper wrapped package on the arm of the couch addressed to me.  With an inner-squeal I opened with delight the wonderful package from my bead-soup party partner, Shea of gr8findings.etsy.com.  Such loveliness and beauty.  With only one email between us Shea managed to get all of my favorites into that little package, all the way down to my favorite flower.  How could she have known this?  I've decided that Shea is magic.  Stay tuned for more posts on my creative path with these wonderful trinkets and the big reveal on June 18 of all of the blog party pretties.  Until then, Shea, thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Bead Soup Party

Lori Anderson, over at Pretty Things is hosting another Bead Soup Party.  This time I am participating.  Click on her link to check it out.  What a great way for me to get back into blogging ...