What a crazy day! My bead soup partner eMailed me this morning, bummed that the package she sent me & was tracking somehow wound up in Ireland! She was
hopping mad about it & very apologetic, too... but I assured her that I wasn't worried, it wasn't her fault & that I work well under pressure. :o) So, Lesley was putting together another batch of soup ingredients when I arrived home to find a package from her!! LOL. Seriously. Thank goodness one of my kids was home to sign for it! Anyway, whew. :o)
I was so excited to get this package open, especially since neither of us was expecting it!! This is what I found...
How sweet are those handmade boxes??? I just love them.
Lesley included a nice note that pointed out a few of the ingredients that were handmade, but not by her, including their website & such. I think that was an awesome touch! Check out the beautiful ribbon from www.sowzeredesigns.com and the awesome textile beads from www.etsy.com/shop/cornishpebbles! These textile beads are just yummy... they will be fun to work with. Look @ the rest of the blue ingredients... seed beads, ceramic spacers, leather cording & those fabulous gemstones!
In the 2nd box, I found these treasures. Wood, ceramic, glass, stone beads..... oh so yummy. These are just gorgeous together. FABULOUS, Lesley!!
Here's my 3rd box of ingredients.... all bronze, all incredible! Lesley made the focal & toggle clasp w/ BronzClay & the other clasp w/ bronze wire. What a beautiful focal, Lesley... it's just lovely & no, it's not too large! Just right. :o) TWO handmade clasps... both so unique on their own... nice. Some bronze jump rings & some bronze chain. Oh, this is going to be fun!!!
Here's the whole mix of ingredients together.... don't they make just a lovely soup?? Perfect, Lesley... you did an amazing job, I can't wait to see what fabulous piece(s) I create.
Needless to say, I want to use it all because it all works so well together... it's all a little daunting... doing this soup justice... me, a beadmaker.... but that's what this Bead Soup Blog Party is all about, right?? Knocking us out of our comfort zones, challenging us.
Okay... I'm up for the challenge! It's going to be fun... right?? ;o)
Till then....
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