BSBP - First Reveal

7th Bead Soup Blog Party - First Reveal! AND my Goofed up Design AND "My Challenge Reveal"


Without further words, let me show you the soup which my partner Lori Bowring Michaud sent me, and the pieces I created with it. Then I will show you a design I created first and took apart. Why? See the pics and then I will tell the story behind! After that I will show you what I had created with the duplicate of the soup I had sent her!

The soup Lori sent me!

I created a necklace and 2 pairs of matching earrings(One with my components and other with hers!)

BSBP:  Necklace

I used two stoneware beads with a primitive pattern from my stash to reflect mud / earth element, without which no living thing - human or otherwise, can bloom! And also, for me it shows the raw and extremely realistic life, where I am blooming right now. A little personal connection there! 

Pendant handmade by Lori, with a custom bail by me.

                           

Matching Polymer Clay earrings by me. Used metallic silver and copper effect clay to match the pendant she made.

The almost stud-like earrings, paired with the necklace.

The below one shows a more ornate and long earrings, for a dressed up look!

Lucite leaf and swarovski crystal earrings.

And now, a bit of details into the handmade loop from which the 'garden' "Flourishes"(My word for 2013!)

I added a little garden with a pool concept on top left side of the 'Bloom' pendant by making a loop in copper, wire wrap it on one side with swarovski crystals to resemble water droplets shining in the sun and the other side with the lucite flowers. I added a little detailed golden swan charm and a glass butterfly in purple, to add interest! I used blue waxed cording  to make it feel like water. 

Some more...

Now, I will show you what this necklace looked like in my first attempt!

Here:

Well, it looks good. But it had a design flaw. When I wore it, the lampworked disc beads would never lay flat! Sometimes one lay flat, and one lay perpedicular to the body, making the design look lopsided!! But I am happy I took it apart. Now its wearable, and wont get to the dark corners of a jewelry box! You can see the long earring here also, but the final one has some crystals as addition, if you noticed!

And now, my version of the soup I sent to Lori!

I must say I went wild here!

The only difference is: She got an 'OM' pendant instead of the Budha! I also used a piece of polysilk (NOT SILK - my experiment) wire wrapped with twisted copper, in the focal section.

More details:

The FOCAL - a lovely tassel too, with tiny danglers out of  coral and beetel  nut discs.

The CLASP - Handforged and completely wrapped- colorful!

The wire-wrapping on the chain

A little forged and stamped bar by me, an element to add to the theme. The other side says SEEK. I have stuck the metal bar onto stamped polymer clay.

The other side of the bar component. Aubergine colored clay, to match the polysilk ribbon I had.

The custom bail, with a silver headpin, to add some mystery. 

Agate bead - orange 

Agate bead - Yellow

The overall idea behind the design was - Seek and it will "Reveal". More aspects of this necklace is yet to be included, but the more you look at it, the more gets revealed, than I had told you. Exactly the same way we look into our own souls. Or our loved ones' souls. SEEK WISDOM!

Hasnt it been my loooooongest post ever????? But hope you enjoyed!

Lets also check out what others did with their soups at Pretty Things Blog.