~bead soup goodies

i'm doing the latest bead soup as you can see from the right hand ad. 

i find it to be fun & challenging.

 and this week my soup partner Danielle so completely threw me for a loop with an amazing stash, 

so i'll definitely be returning the favor in the form of a finished piece. 

yum! see her blog here.

brass, rubies, vintage glass, agate. 

 got some ideas spinning in the head and getting ready to work them out soon, 

but the boards come first!

lustrous vintage glass pearls. knotting is in order perhaps.

 then today i made a purple pin.

and some components. enjoy!

always loven a challenge~

i decided to sign up for a bead soup swap at lorianderson-beadsoupblogparty.
always one just up for something new and exciting. imagine getting a bunch of beads and making something using the exact clasp and focal you are sent. other beads might come with, but gotta use the clasp and focal. no holds barred. add your own, add a friends, add kim. lol. cause she's awesome!
i'm excited! i've been paired with hannah of good river gallery and you can see her shop here. she is a seed beader with raw material that in my eyes speaks of the earth. so, onward and upward into a challenge.
here is my fav of hers

cheers y'all!