Hi everyone, sorry I'm a little late to the party ... had some technical glitches.
My partner for this years BSBP is the lovely Sarah Strover of Beaupepys who sent me a beautiful bead soup. Unfortunately in my eagerness to play with beads I forgot to take a picture of it in its entirety lol.
I have to apologize in advance for the somewhat crappy pictures - we've had a lot of rain here and my indoor lighting is terrible ... actually you can see the raindrops on the display bust in the pics lol.
I only got a chance to make the necklace out of the set that I had planned - sadly allergy season hit me hard this year and the new meds keep sending me to sleep, but hopefully when I figure out a decent routine on these things I can finish up the rest of my ideas =)
I love the focal Sarah sent - the bead weaver in me sort of wanted to bezel it but I do that all the time and wanted to use the BSBP to try new stuff so I went with an illusion cord necklace (never done one in my life before). I only added some little O bead spacers to the lovely selection of vintage glass and gemstone beads Sarah sent.
Here you can see the gold pearl accented box clasp and the vintage glass coffee bean beads also from the soup ... and the raindrops that made photographing anything a pain lol ;)
Sarah also sent some lovely pairs of lampwork glass beads, carved bone beads and lampworked chillies that I planned (still do) to make into earrings ... sorry I'll have to come back and add some pics of those since the rain was coming down too heavy - the poor things would have been swimming lol.
Thanks to Sarah for the great bead soup and to our fantastic hostess Lori Anderson =)
Head over to Pretty Things for a list of all the participants and links to their bead soup reveals.
Lynn, that's absolutely divine - so simple and elegant!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for the beads you sent me and the fun I had with them, too :)
Oh - I love the way your illusion design sets off that focal and the beads! I'm sure the rain was annoying, but it's actually kind of cool and works with the illusion design! :)
ReplyDeleteBest of luck for some sunnier weather soon!
Nice work. Great idea on the illusion necklace. Very unique.
ReplyDeleteVery, very pretty, am always glad to learn a new technique!
ReplyDeleteThat is a lovely necklace!
ReplyDeleteHope you feel better soon. Great use of illusion wire in your necklace. Fab!
ReplyDeleteOoh a floating necklace! Its the first I've seen this hop and it's lovely! Sometimes less really is more!
ReplyDeleteSuch lovely work well done!
ReplyDeleteYou made a very pretty necklace. It's great you tried a new technique and made it work.
ReplyDeleteLove the illusion necklace. such a stunning way to showcase that pendant. Hope your allergies clear up soon and you can make more to show us all.
ReplyDeleteA lovely necklace Lynn, very elegant!
ReplyDeleteJackie
Cool design! I have not seen this effect very often. Very nice.
ReplyDeleteOh man the weather really was conspiring against you! I took an anti-histamine once and fell asleep practically instantly so I'm glad I don't have seasonal allergies. It is a great necklace!
ReplyDeleteI like how the illusion style of the necklace makes the focal the centre of attention. Great work!
ReplyDeleteWhat an elegant necklace! It is so well balanced and beautiful!
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job with your soup. I hope you feel better soon!
ReplyDeleteso subtle projects, elegant!
ReplyDeleteNice use of the focal bead. It really stands out with the way you designed the necklace. I hope to see your other designs once the weather is better for photos.
ReplyDeleteLove that focal bead and I love the way those little bead groups just seem to be floating like magic around the neck. Sorry you have been under the weather. It can't last forever. Thank you for visiting my blog and leaving a comment.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely love how you did that. I have tried in the past and could never make it work correctly. Great job.
ReplyDeleteBoo for allergy season, I get it in spring and autumn (fall). I love that focal and love the elegant way you showcased it.
ReplyDeleteick for allergies, yay for you! I do like a pretty illusion necklace and yours is definitely that!
ReplyDeleteThe design you chose works beautifully, Lynn :) Nice to see you chose a new technique to make the challenge more interesting :)
ReplyDeleteA very pretty design, you accented the focal very nicely. Hope your allergies clear up soon!
ReplyDeleteGreat designs. I love that you did illusion style necklaces. xo Genea
ReplyDeleteYour necklace has a lovely vintage feel to it, beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI love the simplicity and elegance of your necklace. The focal bead is so beautiful and you've chosen the right design that highlightens it.
ReplyDeleteAna
Illustion necklace looks fabulous.
ReplyDeleteVery delicate and pretty .
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful necklace, I love the way you made the focal practically the entire necklace, it captures all the attention by using the illusion technique! Wonderful!
ReplyDeleteVery delicate and inspiring piece, looks like beads are floating! I hope your allergy gets better - I am lucky it only hits me in the eyes so nothing too bad.
ReplyDeleteooo! I love that illusion necklace, it just floats on your neck! very feminine.
ReplyDeleteWhat a dainty little necklace - it's so cute! Your piece is priceless and honestly - it's the only one I've seen so far using illusion cord. That's impressive!
ReplyDeleteDon't apologize for your skills or what you feel is a lack. Your photos are beautiful and frankly - I've seen MUCH MUCH worse. Have some confidence! =) Trust me - there are a WHOLE LOTTA worse photos than yours! You have a bright photo, clean background, it's in focus and shows details - what else do you need? =)
Linda A.
http://fromTheBeadBoard.blogspot.com
http://cherryOnTopDesign.co
I love it - I have played with illusion cord and didn't expect a single-strand will look so good! I have seen so many things in the BSBP that I never dared try and this is one of them!
ReplyDeleteLove the illusion necklace. Great job.
ReplyDeleteYou did a fabulous job with that illusion necklace. I can't believe it's your first, it looks flawless!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely love your illusion necklace, so beautiful. Great job!
ReplyDeleteHey Lynn, long time no see! What a beautiful necklace did you create! Elegant and feminine!
ReplyDeleteReally Soup-er! Yep I'm still hopping! Don't want to miss a thing!
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