Soups have arrived!!!

It seems that my main focus this month has been the Bead Soup Blog Party that is hosted by Lori Anderson on her Facebook group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/BeadSoupCafe/!  The whole premise of the party is that Lori (who by the way, has tirelessly put this thing together through a debilitating, painful illness that she has been suffering with for some time now! Cudos to Lori!) pairs up all 500+ of the party goers with a partner. The idea is for the 2 partners to get to know each other a little & then each partner gathers up what would be her "best" focal, clasp & beads, along with stringing material & findings (if you're so inclined), while keeping in mind what your partners style is so that you can send her the opposite or at least something different then what she would be used to working with & package it all up purty & mail it off to her! I so love this idea!!! And apparently so do alot of other people. Lori's Bead Soup Blog Party's have become rather a big deal in the beading community & I am soooo thrilled to be a part of!

My partner is Leanne Loftus of http://firstimpressiondesign.blogspot.com/! Leanne works for the school district in Central Pennsylvania as a Payroll/Human Resources Administrator.  She loves making jewelry & meeting others who love the same! She's a busy mother who makes sure that she makes the time for her creative outlets, jewelry design, knitting & scrapbooking. We didn't get a chance to talk too much but she's very prompt & generous as you can see in the soup that she sent me...

Psst! Don't tell Leanne but this is actually right up my alley! Gorgeous! I can smelling the broth simmering as we speak! And, here's the soup that I sent to Leanne:

All the fixins for a yummy soup!

I Made The List!

Yahoo!!! What's all the excitement about? Well, I did make the Bead Soup Blog Party list of participants!!! You can read all about the party  at http://lorianderson-beadsoupblogparty.blogspot.com/! My name is on the list of the first 490 participants!!! This thing is huge! It spans the globe! Lori Anderson & her husband have been working overtime organizing lists, notifying participants & I can't even imagine all of the things that need to be done to make this work! I am so thankful & I'm truly honored to be a part of  The 8th Annual Bead Soup Blog Party! I have some work to do as well! I wonder who I'll be partnered with? I have been gathering gorgeous beads & components that I haven't actually separated into individual soups yet but I can't wait to start playing! 

I've ordered some Swellegant Metal Coatings & Patinas & I'm eagerly awaiting their arrival! Ugh! I'm the most impatient person when it comes to waiting for something that I'm excited about! I've been wanting to try them for some time now & I finally took the plunge & bought them. Because I'm on such a tight budget I decided to make, or I should say try to make my own components (bead caps, etc.) that I would actually want to be some type of a precious metal, with polymer clay & these Swellegant Metal Coatings. As soon as they arrive, I'll get busy & I'll document the process. Who knows? Hopefully it's be a success!  So today, I think I'll leave you with this:
                                                                  

Numero Uno!

Happy Sunday!
It's another cold & somewhat dreary day here in Md.  I'm so over winter at this point but, IT'S not over so I'll just keep trudging along!  I'm super excited today for several reasons: 

a)This is my first post on my new blog!!! 
b)I've got some gorgeous new earrings to show you!!!
c)It's the sign up day for the 8th Annual Bead Soup Blog Party!!! This will be my first year participating in this event & I can't wait to get busy with it! 

I have to admit that I'm a little bit scared about this whole blogging thing! Me, a blogger? What if I don't have anything to talk about?  Although that's highly unlikely, I do hope that I have something to say that someone else wants to hear! Well, not hear really,  it's got to be interesting enough to make you want  to sit and spend some of your valuable time and read it! That's a big challenge! I certainly plan to do my best! 

As I said, this will be my first year participating in Lori Anderson's Annual Bead Soup Blog Party! I'm sure you've heard about it!  Please check out her Facebook Group,  https://www.facebook.com/groups/BeadSoupCafe/!   I am delighted!

I've been working on some new earring designs lately that will be available for purchase as soon as my shop is open. I'll be keeping you up-to-date with that.  Here's a preview:

Banded Agate Amethyst Rounds,Oxidized Copper

wire & chain 

Earrings

Have a GREAT day!

Lecia