My bead soup was sent to me by Ruth Szapa from Wisconsin. The beads she sent were wonderful and very thoughtful.
The beads came in a box with Bead Soup hand painted on the top.
And each group of beads was separated by squares of beautiful, colorful fabric.
I finished most of the jewelry pieces but really wanted to do something with the fabric, so I decided to make some bangle bracelets. I made the bracelets from 10 gauge copper wire and covered them with 3 of the 4 different fabrics and then wrapped the fabric with some 22 gauge wire. The leaf component on one bracelet came from the bead soup as well as all the beads used as dangles on all the bracelets. I tied some of the fabric on two of the bracelets so the design could be seen more clearly. I really like these.
My favorite beads are these little "cherry" beads. Many of the beads Ruth sent were representative of Wisconsin. Some of the beads in the bracelets above are glass and rocks from Lake Superior. These little cherry beads represent Door County cherries.
These little cherries begged to become dangle earrings. I put them on some chain so they would looks like they were hanging from the tree...ready to pick. Yum! Yum!!
The necklace below uses the lovely red and cream beads (pictured with the cherries above) from the
soup as well as one of the tin disk focals.
I added the hook from the soup to the tin piece so it doubles as a focal
and a clasp. I added some mother of
pearl beads from my stash and some red glass beads. I added some leather to one side and some
copper connectors I made to the other side.
I added some of my favorite chain to the back. The necklace can be worn long or as a choker.
On this piece, I used the cute little owl focal piece with
the leaf connectors from my soup. Can
you see how the leaf connectors match the leaf designs in the owl? To keep with a forest theme, I used some
wood, seed and nut beads from my stash.
I’ve had some of these beads for YEARS….it was great to use them. I strung this on some cord I’ve had
(again…for years) doing some knotting in between some of the designs. The toggle clasp came from the bead soup as
well.
These earrings use the blue czech glass beads Ruth sent me. I made the earwires from 18 gauge sterling
with patina.
I still have lots of beads left over. I've already started a bracelet using the Green Bay Packers beads she sent me. Fortunately, I have a friend that is from Wisconsin and her birthday was yesterday so I can give the bracelet to her. Being a 49er fan, I certainly can't wear it. LOL!!
One last picture of all the beads Ruth sent. And then you can move on to visit all the other artists.
Please visit as many of the other participants as you can. They are all so talented.
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Alicia
Marinache
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Amber
Dawn Goldish
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Barb
Solem
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Bev
Breisinger
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Birgitta
Lejonklou
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Breana
Fry
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Brenda
Sue Lansdowne
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Bridget
Torres
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Carol
Dee Myers
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Carolyn
Chenault
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Cassi
Paslick
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Cece
Cormier
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Cheryl
McCloud
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www.cherylmccloud.blogspot.com **you are here**
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Cindy
Wilson
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Crystal
Thain
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Cynthia
Riggs
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Dana
Hickey
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Dana
James
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Darlene
Fortier
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Deana
Hager
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Deanna
Cox
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Deb
Brooks
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Debra
Behrends
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Denielle
Hagerman
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Denise
McCabe
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Diana
Frey
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Diana
Welte
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Dini
Bruinsma
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DiYana
Alcalde
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Dolores
Raml
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Donna
Millard
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Dot
Lewallwn
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Duane
Clark
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Dyanne
Cantrell
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Eleanor
Burian-Mohr
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Elisabeth
Auld
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Elizabeth
Owens Dwy
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Emily
Greer
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Enikö
Fabian
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Erin
Grant
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Eva
Kovacs
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Eva
Sherman
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Gina
Hockett
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Grace
Rotenberg
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Gretchen
Nation
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Hannah
Rosner
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Heather
Davis
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Heather
Marston
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Heather
Powers
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Ingrid
McCue
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Jacqueline
Marchant
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Jan
Petek
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Janeen
Sorensen
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Jane-Michael
Stallings
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Jasvanti
Patel
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Jayashree
Paramesh
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Jayne
Capps
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Jean
Yates
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Jennifer
Cameron
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Jennifer
LaVite
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Joan
Williams
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Jodie
Marshall
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Judy
Riggs
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Julie
Anne Leggett
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Kat
Barron Miller
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Kathy
Lindemer
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Kim
Hora
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Kim
Houston
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Kim
Sparks
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Krafty
Max
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Kris
Lanae Binsfeld
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Krista
French
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Kristen
Stevens
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Kristi
Harrison
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Kumi
Fisher
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Laren
Dee Barton
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Laura
Bracken
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Laura
Demoya
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Laurie
Hanna
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Laurie
Keefe-Cecere
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Lea
Avroch
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Leanne
Loftus
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Lee
Anne Messerschmidt
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Leslie
Schenkel
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Linda
Anderson
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Linda
Djokic
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Linda
Murphy
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Linda
Sadler
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Lisa
Liddy
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Lisa
Suver
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Liz
DeLuca
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Liz
Engriser
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Lola
Surwillo
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Loretta
Carstensen
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Lori
Anderson
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Lori
Bergmann
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Lori
Bowring Michaud
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Lori
Poppe
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Lori
Schneider
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Lyn
Foley
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Maddison
Langford
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Magdalena
Sikora
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Mallory
Hoffman
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Marcella
Austenfeld
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Marcy
Lamberson
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Maria
Clark
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Maria
Rosa Sharrow
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Marianna
Boylan
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Marie
Covert
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Marti
Conrad
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Mary
Ellen Merrigan
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Mary
Harding
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Molly
Alexander
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Nan Emmett
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Niky
Sayers
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Pam
Chesbro
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Pam
Farren
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Pam
Sandy
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Pam
Traub
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Pamela
Gangler
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Patricia
Buchanan
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Patricia
Johnson
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Patty
Miller
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Paula
Hisel
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Peggy
Gabrielson
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Perri
Jackson
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Rachel
Baron
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Rachel
Stanley
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Rain
Hannah
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Rana
Wilson
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Renetha
Stanziano
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Robin
Reed
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Rochelle
Brisson
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Rose
Rushbrooke
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Ruth
Szapa
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www.trudicrufus.blogspot.com **My partner**
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Sally
Russick
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Sandi
Volpe
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Sandra
Pendragon
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Sandy
Richardson
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Sarah
Small
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Shannon
Hicks
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Shari
Replogle
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Sheila
Daniels
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Sheila
Davis
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Shiraz
Biggie
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Shirley
Moore
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Skylar
Bre'z
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Staci
Smith
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Stacie
Florer
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Stacy
Pomerleau
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Stephanie
Weiss
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Sumi
Rani
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Susan
Sheehan
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Suzette
Bentley
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Tamera
Norris
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Tracy
Choy
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Tracy
Stillman
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Valerie
Norton
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Holliday
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