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Bead Soup

My bead soup arrived from my partner, Krista Quantrill! It only took a week to go from Canada to Pittsburgh, and mine only took a week to get to her.  We mailed them on the same day, and they both arrived on the same day - that's too funny!

Here's what she sent me.  The focal is a really cool ceramic greek focal, there's wood, swarovski pearls, copper rice beads, two very cool patinated copper beads, the patinated clasp and really cool czech blue-green melons.  I love the soup!  Can't wait to get started!

We both happened to send our soup in pink packaging, really funny coincidence again!

This is the teaser shot I published a few days ago:

And here's what I sent to Krista:

Another funny coincidence, we both sent the same color scheme!  I'm looking forward to seeing what we both make out of our soup!

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Niky Sayers said…
Both really lovely looking soups love the colours
February 21, 2013 at 5:59 AM
Kaybree said…
This is going to be fun! I have so many ideas. I'm glad we're in the last reveal - I will have lots of time to play with my pretty soup!
February 21, 2013 at 7:47 AM
Kathleen Lange Klik said…
I love what you sent and received-both are fantastic soups! Great color palettes too. I look forward to seeing what you create.
February 21, 2013 at 8:26 AM
CraftyHope said…
That's really funny that you sent the same colors. Of course, I don't mind at all. That shade of blue is divine and I know you will work wonders with it.
February 27, 2013 at 10:08 AM
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