Andrew Thornton's Thursday Giveaway

Can you imagine calling all of these beautiful beads and components your own?  It's easier than you think.  Hope on over to dear Andrew Thornton's blog and they can be yours -- it's just as simple as leaving a comment on this post.  When will I host a giveaway?  When I reach 30 followers, I will give away 30 of my polymer clay beads to one lucky reader.  Tell your friends, become a follower -- it will be fun!  Have a blessed day.

Wait til you see this candy .... SWEEET!

It's Jody's Birthday and she's giving away presents.  Go on over to her blog inkedinspirations, follow the directions and you could win some really cool stuff.  Like this:

Rings & Things Blog Partner!!!!!!!!

Rings N' Things has simplified their blog partner program and Dave Robertson's email came today saying that this simplification has made me, yes, you read that right, me a Rings & Things blog partner.  Take a lookie see to the left, right there at my little badge.  I couldn't be more thrilled.  Now, go forth to R&T and buy, buy, buy!

Bead Soup before the Party

Bead Soup Necklace
Originally uploaded by SandiLeeDesigns

Before I went to the wonderful Bead Soup Party, I made this mutli-strand necklace of my own bead soup mix. It is 6 wonderful strands of mixed up pearl, gemstone and brass goodness.

First she throws us a party, then she gives us a present...

The Bead Soup Party is over.  Lori over at Pretty Things did such a wonderful job matching us all up and posting this and that.  Now she is hosting a giveaway on her blog of the pendant that she made with part of her soup.  Go take a look and put your name into the hat for this beautiful pendant:

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.