On the way to Saskia...

 

Yeeaaah, my Bead Soup for Saskia is on it's way!

I hope she'll like it.

 

When it's wrapped it looks like this...

 

And unwrapped...

 

 

it's a puzzle!

 

Look at her beautiful glass work! Really lovely♥ isn't it?

 

 

 

 

The 8th Bead Soup Blog Party - organized by Lori McDaniel Anderson

Wow, I'm really looking forward to this Amazing Event again... it's
my second BSB Party, and I'm very curious to 'meet' my
new partner for this year. A clasp, a focal and some matching beads are
very important ingredients to cook a good soup, as I understood!

But I really still have no idea about the rest of Bead Soup I'm going to
send. To her, or maybe it's a him, this time?
Just one more day and I'll know it.

What a job, pairing almost 500 persons in 3 different categories.
Lori, thank you so much, working on that hard conditions
and take care!

*************

And now -March 2nd-  I know who my partner is...
tadatadaaaaatada... It's Saskia Letta from Switzerland!

And HERE's the link of her weblog,
enjoy all the beauties she's designing and making!!! In
my next blog I show some pictures of her ♥work...
Please take a look!
 

 

 

 

 

Winter Forest
the 11th BSC Non Blogger - Blogger Challenge

 

For the 3rd time I'm the hostess in this Challenge. And it was not easy

to decide which picture to choose as an "Inspiration" for all

those talented women in the Bead Soup Café  @ Facebook.

I decided to pick a painting made by me, Winter Forest...



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And then the whole thing started, so many amazing creations were shown.

I have - have - have to blog about it!!!

Take  a look at all those ♥wonderful♥ pieces of  art work, and... enjoy!
The stories on the weblogs about 'The Making Of' are very interesting,
the whole creating process can be followed.

Asri N. Wahyuningsih

Lili Krist
♥Lili's Weblog♥

Dolores Raml

 

Sam Siegel

Ema Kilroy
♥Ema's weblog♥

Esterina K. Jagiella

 

Shalini Austin
 Weblog = coming soon... (-:

Claire Fabian

Kelly Hosford Patterson
♥Kelly's Weblog♥

 

Marde Lowe

June Searcy-Josten

June Searcy-Josten

Marlene Cupo

 Christina Miles

♥Christina's Weblog♥

 

Robin Kae Reed

Toltec Jewels


Toltec Jewels

Toltec Jewels

 

Krafty Max
♥Find her weblog here...♥

 

Isn't it amazing?
The pictures, the weblogs, just everything!

 

And the Winner is....Kelly Hosford Patterson.

Congratulations Kelly!!!

 

This is the PRIZE, have fun with it!

 

Into the Forest Blog Hop - Reveal Date January 11th.

 Forest Walk

I ask my husband -who has no idea about this blog hop- what his first association

is when looking at this bracelet… He mentiones the name of a small forest

located close to where we live. Okay, right! Mission accomplished J

 

I decided to take a walk (-: and enjoy all those lovely shades of green. Our winter is
mild this year, no snow, no ice, with a lot of sunny days until now!
There are even some dried up brambles there, when you take a good look.
And  lots of brown coloured dead branches with dried up 'golden' leafs.
A perfect concept for my design...

The focal used as a centrepiece is made by Shaterra, she is 'on Etsy'.
I used some of the Czech glass beads from the bead kit sent by Lisa Lodge
(our ♥lovely hostess) in my design. The glass beads are made by me,
the semi-precious leaves were in my stash for years!

In my bracelet Forest Walk, you find the sunbeams (a bit on the right side) 
and all kind of different forest flora greens with a  hint of purplish red for
some berries in my glass beads…

 

Enjoy my and your virtual Into the Forest Fun!

 

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Dear Lisa, thank you so much for organising this hop.

 

Have fun dear visitors of this blog, when hopping to the results of
the other participants. Here’s the list:

 

Your hostess:  ♥Lisa Lodge♥  A Grateful Artist

Melissa Trudinger  Bead Recipes

Kathy Zeigler Lindemer  Bay Moon Design

Eleanor Burian Moore The Charmed Life

Jo-Ann Woolverton  It's a Beadiful Creation

Chris Eisenberg  Wanderware

Christine Stonefield  Sweet Girl Design

Carolyn Lawson  Carolyn's Creations

Janine Lucas  Esfera Travel Blog

Jasvanti Patel  Jewelry by Jasvanti

Shaiha Williams Shaiha's Ramblings

Kay Thomerson  Kayz Kreationz

Karla Morgan  Texas Pepper Jams

Veralynne Malone  Designed by Vera

Toltec  Jewels Jewel School Friends

Christie Searle Murrow  Charis Designs Jewelry

Molly Alexander  Beautifully Broken Me

Monique Urquhart  A Half-Baked Notion

Janet Bocciardi  Honey from the Bee

Dini Bruinsma Angaza by Changes ♥you are here!!!♥

Heather Richter  Desert Jewelry Designs

Christina Miles  Wings n Scales

Elizabeth Engriser Bead Contagion

Alice Peterson Alice Dreaming

Alicia Marinache All the Pretty Things

Catherine Yvonne King Catherine's Musings

Alice Craddick  Alice's Beads and Baubles

Ema Kilroy  Ema K Designs

 

Happy in Facebook 's Bead Soup Café...

 

Yeahhhh, I won the 10-th Non-Blogger & Blogger  Challenge!
And do a happy dance!

 

Esterina Mestoko Jagiella choose a picture made by a friend of her
to challenge 'us' BSC-members. We were a group of 20 participants.

It is an amazing picture.

With lovely warm colours, you really wished to be there, in the ocean...

 

Well, this is what I made, a necklace and a bracelet.

 

My Sea Garden.

 

 

There were a lot of sweet reactions: Toltec Jewels / Rita beautiful - Love the natural coral.   Alison Baird - Lovely colours,  they are so perfect :-D   Sam Waghorn - Really love the combinations Dini, really captures the picture.   Veralynne Malone - Love the colors....you really captured the moment!   Esterina Mestoko Jagiella - Love all those beads.. the colors, the shapes.. different elements perfectly matched to bring out the dynamic joy from the sea.   Dini Bruinsma The necklace found a new home yesterday ;-)   Robin Kae Reed - This is just wonderful Dini!!! This is the first chance i have had to see it and I am not in the least bit surprised that it is sold!!!   Kelly Hosford Patterson - Gorgeous as always Dini ! You certainly do have a knack for those color combos. Love the big chunky coral.   AC Beads - This is a gorgeous set! The shapes and the colours of the photo have been perfectly captured in the pieces of jewellery. Well done.   Stephanie Gard Buss - :-) Love the colors!   Louise Maccormick-Glazier - Love how the colors reflect the photo.   Sisi Quilt - Love the colours   Shalini Austin - It reflects the colours from the picture so well!   Robin Showstack - Beautiful!     Thank you all so much for the likes, comments and votes! ======================================= En reacties van mijn Nederlandse ♥ FB-vriendinnen♥  Annie Eekma, Lucy van Pijkeren, Armande Borghardt en 32 anderen vinden dit leuk. Suzanne Beekhuis - Mooie creatie Dini! Olga Klinkenberg - Prachtig Dini Dini Bruinsma- Dank jullie wel, hij was héél snel verkocht… Suzanne Beekhuis -  Des te beter :-) Lia Steffens Jansen - Mooie combi, zo met de inspiratie foto erbij!! Janka Krol - Gefeliciteerd Dini Janny Loosman - Heel mooi gefeliciteerd !! Jann Schenk Heideman - Wat mooi Dini, die combinatie van kleuren die weer zo prachtig terugkomt, complimenten! Ina Hospers - als iemand een prijs verdiend....zeer terecht dat je die hebt gewonnen!   Nelly Bakker - gefeliciteerd!   Inka Wijnands - Erg mooi!    Wies Voesten - Prachtig, Dini: proficiat! Trijnie van Kalsbeek - Terecht een prijs gefeliciteerd... Cobie Reuvers - Wow goed van jou, gefeliciteerd. Bedankt allemaal voor de likes en de reacties!