Saturday, February 25, 2012

Artfully Meandering: My bead soup!

So sorry for the delay in posting. I am semi-settled in Kansas. I'm finding I like it here! A new adventure, a new state and a beautiful home with a basement (I'm grateful for this feature in Kansas!) set up as my art studio. 

So, let me catch up a bit on the Bead Soup Blog Hop. Here is my gorgeous soups of green goodies from my partner Cynthia Abner over at Created Treasures. It turns out we are fellow "lovers of green" and I ended up sending her a green-yellow-earthy mix. 




This is a necklace I'm keeping for myself... the beads are so pretty! She sent me a gorgeous glass focal with copper clasp. In the soup, we have jade, crystal, shell, and copper. I have a few versions laid out and just have to hunt down some key ingredients...like bead wire...in my boxes. I just have a few boxes left to unpack (my wonderful mom came and help me unpack most of my boxes!). But, my jewelry stuff is a mess. I can't find my wire cutters right now. But, find it I will!

So, here is some information on the upcoming Bead Soup Blog Hop and the participants. Blog Hop starts next Saturday, March 3. Come back then for the Big Reveal of everyone's soup results... can't wait!


Hostess, Lori Anderson


Special Book Sneak Peeks, Cindy Wimmer
1.  Adlinah Kamsir (Singapore) and Hajer Waheed (Kingdom of Bahrain)
2. Adrienn Lukacs (Hungary) and Agata Grygiel (Poland)
3.  Agi Kiss (Hungary) and Carolien Muller-Genger (the Netherlands)
4.  Agnes Asztalos (Hungary) and B.R. Kuhlman
7.  Alicia Marinache (Canada) and Dita Basu
15.  Bonnie Coursolle (Canada) and Fay Wolfenden (Canada)
16.  Carmel McGinley (Australia) and Tracy Stillman (Australia)


21.  Cheryl Brown (Canada) and Diana Ptaszynski
22.  Christina Stofmeel (the Netherlands) and Eva Kovacs (Hungary)
24.  Cilla Watkins (Canada) and Elaine Robitaille (Canada)
25.  Sabrina Straub (Switzerland) and Kathy Combs


32.  Dee Elgie (UK) and Joanne Lockwood (UK)
33.  Dian Hierschel (Germany) and Eniko Fabian (Austria)
37.  Doris Stumpf (Germany) and Eszter Czibulyas (Hungary)
39.  Elke Leonhardt-Rath (Germany) and Marjolein Trewavas (UK)


41.  Erika Nooteboom (the Netherlands) and Giorgia Rossini (Italy)
43.  Evelyn Duberry (Canada) and Gaea Cannaday
45.  Ginger Bishop (military, Okinawa) and Martina Nagele (Germany)
48.  Helene Goldberg (Australia) and Karen Vincent
54.  Joanna Matuszczyk (Poland) and Julianna Kis (Hungary)
55.  Joanne Tinley (UK) and Michaela Pabeschitz (Austria)
65.  Kristina Johansson (Sweden) and Penny Neville (Canada)
66.  Krisztina Erlaki-Toth (Hungary) and Nicole Keller (Germany)


76.  Lori Finney (Canada) and Marie-Noel Voyer-Cramp (Canada)
78.  Marta Kaczerowska (Poland) and Milla Starchik (Canada)
83.  Michelle Jensen and Sandra Young (Canada)
92.  Rosa Maria Cuevas (Mexico) and Tejae Floyde
93.  Sabine Dittrich (Germany) and Sally Russick
95.  Shanti Johnson and Tracy Mok (Canada)
97.  Sonya Stille and Traci Zeller (Canada)
98.  Stefanie Teufel (Germany) and Tania Hagen (New Zealand)