The Beads Are Here!!!!!!

Yesterday, I received my Bead Soup 7 from Jelveh Johnson.  She is a lampwork artist and I mean she is an ARTIST! 

She made a set of beads for me in beautiful greens and beiges and I LOVE THEM! In fact I love everything she sent. 

 First, I saw two beautiful purple
jewelry boxes.  I could only imagine
what would be inside......

 These are the beads she sent.  They all look like focals to me.  They are GORGEOUS!  So many possibilities.....

 She sent several sterling silver pieces. 


The sun clasp is beautiful and I don't have anything like it in my own stash.

 Here is a beautiful Hill Tribe heart pendant and a sterling clasp.  It is very unusual and I love it too.

There are four gold corrugated oval beads.

The ivory beads are stone and those are beautiful ivory freshwater pearls.
Of course, I love these.

 She included a tagua nut button and some coral disc beads.  Yep, love these too.

And this is the entire soup - all together.

AIN'T IT PURDY!!!!!!











I haven't made an official announcement, but I am going to be the featured designer in the September, 2013 issue of Bead Trends.  I am working on the 10-page layout and as that deadline is April 1, I have to complete that before I start on this.  I have so many ideas for these beads and I can't wait to get to work on them.  Of course, as always, my personal goal will be to use all of it -- at least as much as I can.......


Jelveh, I love everything you sent -- ESPECIALLY those lampwork beads.  Your work is so beautiful.  They have such clarity and depth and texture.  Wow!!!!!

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SENDING ME SUCH A WONDERFUL SOUP!!!!!!