RAINBOW HEART: My Bead Soup Party Reveal

Well its Bead Soup Reveal Day and by some stroke of good fortune I have met the deadline. As you know by my previous posts I have bitten off a little more than I can chew in the number of projects I have signed myself up for. So with all that has been going on I only got my soup started on Thursday the 17th, which I got completed yesterday during the day (Isn't amazing what you can do under pressure). The weather has not been cooperative though and so I have been impatiently waiting for the sun to shine so I could take some photos, which in between the scattered showers today I was able to do when the sun peaked out momentarily. .
So anyway lets get down to the reveal, as I previously shared with you before, my bead soup partner this time is Johanna. She sent me the beads and clasp pictured below, in all honesty pink is not a colour I wear or generally work with, so the challenge was on.
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I started first by creating a pendant focal piece with the large heart shaped bead. Using linked eye pins I attached four bits of silver coloured chain which I topped of with one of Johanna made lampworked beads.
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I really wanted to inject some colour into the design (mainly because I don't really own and pink coloured clothing), so I added some etched glass beads of various colours, to one side of the necklace.
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I also really enjoy adding fibre to my designs so to complement both the coloured and pink beads I added a double length of pink rat tail cording and a double length of multi thread fibre cording (but I also wrapped it in very fine pink beading wire to keep it from unravelling), the multi thread fibre cording also had threads of the colours of the bright glass beads. Which I hope will help to balance the piece.
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I only used one side of the clasp in the design because the other half was missing a hole (see pic to the right) so I could not easily attach it to the necklace (and remember I was kinda running out of time). I hope at a later stage to find away to attach it to the necklace.

So that was the design process, I am please with the outcome and I wore it yesterday and today when I went out with the girls. I asked others I met to give their opinions on whether the piece worked well with all the differing components and mostly everyone liked it, though I think it was case of they thought its quirky nature matched my general style. So still not sure of its public appeal.

I wore it with two differing single colour outfits and found because of the multi colour beads it easily matched what I was wearing both times. So I can happily say it will be worn quite a bit, so thank you Johanna for the beads you sent me and thanks as well to Lori the Bead Soup Party Host for organising another satisfying party.

OK! OK! enough of my waffle hear is the piece in its entirety...

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Here is my Bead Soup Reveal titled:

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Rainbow Heart

Well what do you guys think, is it back to the drawing board?

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Now the Party is to last all week long and so there will be reveals on the participating bloggers over the next 8 days (see the list below).

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Visit Lori's blog for the participant's links and to see which number they are in the list. There is also the Bead Soup Party button, which incidentally will link you back To Lori's page, so if you get lost while you blog hop, clicking on a Bead Soup Button on the other participants blogs should take you back to Lori's original list and links, you can also check out the flickr group's link for all the photos of this and the previous bead soup party.

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Thanks for popping by and I hope to see you all again soon, here's wishing everyone a great blog hopping week! :)

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Here are the days of the varying reveals:

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Saturday, June 19th - blogs 1-13
1. Lori, Pretty Things
2. Lorelei, Lorelei1141
3. Norma, Moonlit Fantaseas
4. Beth, EB Bead and Metalworks
5. Katie, KatieBead
6. Kimberly, Bahama Dawn
7. Debbie, Prairie Emporium
8. Lisa, Joolz by Lisa
9. Kate, Tropical Blonde
10. Janet, Singing Woods
11. Julianna, Juls Beads
12. Erin, Treasures Found

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Sunday, June 20th - blogs 14-26

14.Jen, Jen Judd Rocks

15. Kella, Me But a Little More In Depth (Thats Me)

16. Emanda, Artemisia Studio

17. Marie, Skye Jewels

18. Loretta, Designs By Loretta

19. Stacy, Sissy and Jack's

20. Joanna, Filcowe

21. Diane, Diane Hawkey

22. Marianna, Pretty Shiny Things

23. Anna, The Laughing Raven

24. Marcie, La Bella Joya

25. Lois, Que Onda Q'town?

26. Jayne, Mama's Got To Doodle

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Monday, June 21st - blogs 27-36

27.Lisa, Alterity

28. Dale, Dales' Flights of Fancy

29. Melanie, Kookie Designs

30. Christine, A Hot Piece of Glass

31. Nancy, Beading From the Heart

32. Laurel, Rue's Daftique

33. Sandi, Do Be Do Bead Do

34. Nicki, Nicki's Reef

35. Virginie, ViviBijoux

36. Janeen, Wild Vanilla

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Tuesday, June 22nd - blogs 37-47

37. Filomena, Pink Velvet Bird

38. Lyn, Lyn Foley

39. Tari, Pearl and Pebble

40. Rebecca, Song Beads

41. Regina, Regina's Writings

42. Nancy, The Rabbit Muse

43. Whitney, Whitney Lassini

44. Maria, Garden Path Beads

45. Michelle, Life in the Bead Lane

46. Ann, My Critical Eye

47. Lisa, Lucid Moon Studio

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Wednesday, June 23rd - blogs 48-59

48. Nan, Spirit Rattles

49. Amy, Copper Diem

50. Malin, Beading by Malin de Koning

51. Anne, Gardanne Glass Lampwork

52. Alice, Alice's Beads and Baubles

53. Barbara, Second Surf

54. Amanda, Articulations

55. Heather, Humble Beads

56. Melissa, Melissa Meman, Art, Life, Love

57. Kate, Organic Odysseys

58. Patti, PJ Clark Designs

59. Stefanie, Stefanie's Sammelsurium

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Thursday, June 24th -- blogs 60-71

60. Carol, Carol Bradley Designs

61. Wanda, A Frayed of Fibers

62. Diana, Vintage Blue Studio

63. Marieke, Marieke's Blog

64. KJ, Silver Parrot

65. Maire, Maire Dodd

66. Shannon, Miss Fickle Media

67. Dana, Dana's Jewelry Designs

68. Charlene, The Bead Dreamer

69. Elisabeth, Beads for Busy Gals

70. Cathryn, Chile Cats

71. Missy, Melissa Rappaport

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Friday, June 25th - blogs 72-84

72. Cindy, Cindy Dolezal Designs

73. Valerie, Hot Art

74. Courtney, Beads by Breul

75. Johanna, Fire Phoenix Creations

76. Shea, gr8findings

77. Julie, Pryce Designs

78. Jeannie, Jeannie's Blog

79. Patricia, Verre Design

80. Christa, Adventures of One Beady Woman

81. Heather, My Muse

82. Susan, Night Beader at Large

83. Sonja, Drachenei

84. Jennifer, Glass Addictions by Jennifer

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Saturday, June 26th -- blogs 85-97

85. Melissa, One-Eared Pig Beads

86. Rebecca, 2SistersBeadwork

87. Karyn, Releases by Rufydoof

88. Denise, Bling on the Blog

89. Doris, Glaszwerg

90. Megan, Churchy & Her Sailor

91. Jo, Daisychain Designs

92. Jen, VanBeads Jewelry and Design

93. Kristie, Artisan Clay

94. Jess, Vintaj

95. Suzann, Beadphoria

96. Sharon, Sharon's Jewelry Garden

97. Michelle, bMichelle

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