Drum Roll Please…..
Ta Daaaa! Here it is, my Sharon Palac necklace! I had so much fun making this necklace. The glass accent beads were custom made just for this piece. I have already worn it to work and all the ladies (and even some of the guys) were drooling over it. Hope you Enjoy!
This Bead Soup project has been so inspiring, insightful, profitable and downright fun! I hope we do another one real soon. Here is the list of extraordinary designers that participated. Please visit as many blogs as you can!
Sharon, Sharon’s Jewelry Garden (My Partner)
Elizabeth, Turquoise Sky
Maire, Maire Dodd
Janet, Singing Woods
Eileen, Dorset Hill Beads
Julie, Miss Kitten’s Jewels
Joann, Jo’s Jewels
Patti, PJ Clark Designs
Mel, Kookie Designs
Erin, Every Heart Crafts
Dale, Flights of Fancy
Dee, Runako Designs
Lori, Pretty Things Blog (Our Host)
Mallory, For the Love of Beads
Terri, Blooming Ideas
Cindy, Sweet Bead Studio
Lorelei, Lorelei’s Blog: Inside the Studio
Kerry, Kab’s Creative Concepts
Erin, Treasures Found
Jeannette, Jeannette Blix Wire and Metal Jewelry
Adrienne, Adrienne Designs
Nan, Spirit Rattles
Laurel, Rue’s Daftique
Nancy, Beading From the Heart
Mary, MK’s Creative Musings
Cassie, The Glass Beadle
Dot, Winchell Clayworks
Lisa, Lo and Behold
Norma, Bead Dreams and Moonlit Fantaseas
Judith, Judith B.
Debbie, Prairie Emporium
Maria, Garden Path Beads
Leslie, Bei Mondi
Loretta, Designs by Loretta
Linda, Bella Bead Jewelry
Kathie, The Bead Cult
Patty, Plays With Fire
Nicki, Nicki’s Reef
Anne Marie, Heart’s Desire
Mary, Mary Harding Jewelry
Jayne, Mama’s Got to Doodle
Emanda, Artemesia’s Studio
Whitney, Whitney Lassini
Marcie, La Bella Joya
Suzann, Beadphoria
Jen, Jen Judd Rocks
Julie, Credit River Art Glass
Janiece, J Birds Garden
Kate, Organic Odysseys
Laurie, The Mermaid Tale
Michelle, My Crazy Crafty Adventure
Sue, Sue Beads
Janeen, Wild Vanilla Designs
Nancy, The Rabbit Muse
Kristie, Artisan Clay
Regina, Regina’s Writings
Tari, Pearl and Pebble
Lyn, Lyn Foley
Beth, Sunshine Daydreamz
Cathryn, Chile Cats
Emma, Fred Bean’s Nook
Connie, Cetta Cheese Chatter
Juli, Jul’s Beads
Julie, RockerJewlz
Libby, LibbyLeu and Glass Too
Melanie, Earthenwood Studio Chronicles
Katie, My Life and My Beads
Zuleykha, Zuleykha’s Polymer Clay
Rekella, Me But a Little More in Depth
Ricki, What’s New at Ricki Voges Design
Lisa, Lucid Moon Studio
Jo, Daisychain Jewellery
Lynette, Rock Hill Designs
Lynne, Island Girl’s Insights
Chas, One Woman’s Haven
Ruthie, Rose Works Jewelry
Susan, Kaplan Creations Jewelry and Glass Design
Melissa, Melissa Meman: Art, Love, Life
Marianna, Pretty Shiny Things
Lisa, Joolz by Lisa
Cristi, 2 If By Sea
Sandra, Marbella Jewelry Design
Maria, Greene Earth Originals
Barbara, Jewelry of Distinction
Whitney, it is stunning! I love how you took the iridescent colors of Sharons focal and incorporated them into your beads, a stunning partnership! I can see why all were drooling!
WONDERFUL!! Such a rich color theme, I love the lampwork glass paired with that pendant! Reminds me of fire, just gorgeous!!
This necklace glows from those amazing colors. a very well designed necklace!
Whitney, the necklace is stunning…the lampwork is gorgeous!
This piece is so very beautiful and sophisticated.
Just lovely!!!!These beads are so amazing and the colors are fabulous:)
That is gorgeous! Just wonderful! What terrific colors!
Thanks for being a part of the party — we’ll do it again soon!
Wow…I love the colors, so rich and elegant together.
A partnership made in heaven! I can’t imagine a better turn out with a collaboration like yours. Wonderful!!!
Wowzers! Those colors are devine! Great design work, just yummy!
So pretty! Very creative!
You are welcome to stop by for a cup of “Spring” soup on my blog.
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Outstanding job on this artsy piece. Great colors and very cool focal. What a great soup party!
This is simply striking! I love how it all blends together, yet each bead is its own highlight! Great job!
I love how you hung the pendant with that simple silver ring. Beautiful!
Hey Whitney, you really did a fabulous job with all the beads! I love how your lampwork beads accentuate the colors in the tree focal- love it! Come take a look at what I did with your beads!
I know it has already been said, but ‘rich’ was the first word that came to my mind also. such beautiful colours
Wow! Fabulous! The piece is stunning. Wasn’t this fun??
Emanda
Those glass pieces really set off the focal! Great job!
What a great design!!! Sharon’s focal is fantastic but you really treated it right with those awesome bits of glass!!!!
that focal is stunning
work work really makes it stand out.
Drool worthy…. just beautiful!
Great focal bead and the beads you added are amazing. A spectacular piece.
Now this is a very stunning pc one of the most distinctive Ive seen! Really lovely lovely!!
Sharon’s focal piece is so incredible & the way you paired it w/ your lampwork beads is PERFECT. This is a fantastic piece, Whitney, just wonderful.
I really love the warm and earthy color palette here! Very elegant!
Thanks for sharing this heaping serving of great soup! Be sure to stop by and taste some of mine. Enjoy the day! Erin
Whitney, I love everything about this necklace!! The colors, the stunning accent beads the design everything!! Truly a piece of art, the compliments you received do not surprise me it’s wonderful!!
Wow!! What a great focal piece! The beads that you made to go with it are just perfect for it. I can easily see why everyone was drooling, I am!
This is fantastic. I love how you added your lampwork with the focal.
I loved this necklace at first glance, but I loved it even more when I saw what was in your party pack and how you combined it with items from your own stash. Very creative and colorful!
The necklace is gorgeous! Your lampwork beads are AMAZING! You did a beautiful job complementing Sharon’s pendant.
It’s been said, but…rich and colorful it is!! All the colors compliment each other so well!
That focal bead is to die for! I love that you custom made lampwork that accent it so well. Beautiful necklace! Love it.
stunning design!
Whitney, your necklace has something mystic. I think your accent beads match this pendant perfectly. I wish I would have the skills, equipment and capability to make my own lampwork beads. Wonderful.
What a stunning focal you had to work with! I really like how you hung it from the circle link and the mix of beads you used. Beautiful work!
I really love this, especilly he colors, very nice
Beautiful colours and beads!
Wow! seeing your necklace and reading your blog reminds me of the tropical flowering tree known as the ‘Flame of the Forest’ or the ‘Flamboyant Tree’, just like the focal bead, and the other beads you have used. Gorgeous!
GORGEOUS!! I would wear that in a minute. YOu did a great job of letting the glass beads really shine through! Enjoy your fantastic necklace.
Your focal is gorgeous, and you did an amazing job with it. Love the clasp too! Great work!!
I love the colors and the textures in this piece! Your photography is beautiful too! Thanks for sharing!
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Just beautiful!