Take a peek at the goodies I received from Kayla Potega, my partner for the July 2012 Bead Soup Blog Party. Kayla from The Eclectic Element creates lovely jewelry featuring up-cycled vintage beads and findings. I love the fact that her designs are 90% recycled materials, even elements of her packaging is up-cycled. Based on her eclectic style and vast collection of vintage materials, I was excited to see what she would send.
I was delighted when I opened the package from Kayla, so many wonderful vintage items to play with! The goodies are spread out on my bead bench so I can think about how I will use them in my Bead Soup design. I want to really challenge myself this time, so in preparation for the event, I outlined 10 ways
(see them here) to improve my experience and grow as a designer.
Just look at all the treasure Kayla sent!
I removed the individual bags to reveal the materials I will use for this challenge. The idea is to work outside our comfort zone to design a jewelry piece using the beads selected by a partner. Kayla's selection for me included fabulous textures and shapes... there are so many great items, I don’t know where to start. The clasp is really wonderful and I have several focal beads to choose from.
Check back on July 28 when my finished design(s) will be revealed. I will also post a list of the other participants so you can hop around to the other blogs and see what they have created using the beads they received. Cheers!
See Kayla's Etsy Shops Here:
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I'm so glad that you enjoyed your bead soup! Since this is my first, I was so worried whether I was going to include to little so I just threw in a little bit of everything :)
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see what you do with it either!
I also just wanted to thank you for your patience with my situation-I was FINALLY able to take pictures and blog about the soup mix you sent me today.
There are so many different ways that I can picture this soup coming together. I am really looking forward to seeing your interpretation.
ReplyDeleteLooks great! That bracelet is fantastic, I love it. I'm not surprised you decided to keep it for yourself.
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