Saturday, April 08, 2017

Bead Peeps Swap and Hop (3rd Edition) Reveal!


It's been a tough go on these bead reveals - I've been out of town for work a lot, and there has been no time to torch, meaning I mostly had to pick from my existing stash.  It's been kind of a fun exercise though, as I think the limitations mean that I have been more creative than I otherwise would have been.

My partner is Divya Narasimhan, who blogs over at Jewels of Sayuri, and lives in Chennai, India.  All though I'm only in Canada, most of the bead swaps pair participants outside of the US with others outside of the US, so I'm always excited to see where my next partner will come from.  Divya is very active in the Bead Peeps group, and offers up lots of inspiration and thought provoking ideas, so I was excited to see what she would send.

She included lots of locally made components and lots of colour!  I sent her an entirely monochromatic bead soup, so the two sets of components could not have been more different.

First up, a bracelet featuring one of two toggle clasps that Divya sent - I added seed beads to complete the toggle, dig out a bunch of seemingly random lampwork that was at the bottom of the bead box, and added a few wood beads to mirror the texture of the clasp.


Next up, another bracelet with some of the painted wooden beads that Divya sent.  I added a few of my handwoven beads, some vintage German glass and a metal focal to compliment the beads that I picked out of the soup.
 And lastly, two pairs of earrings - one pair with the green glass drops that Divya sent, along with some cloissone from the local bead shop, and a pair of handmade lampwork headpins with the glass galaxy beads that Divya provided. 
I had great fun working with all the colour in this soup!  More with the other beads soon.

13 comments:

ChristinaMarieH said...

I really like the earthy tones in the first bracelet and the summery feel to the second one. Both are very pretty!

Becky Pancake said...

Hi Karin, My favorite of your designs is the second bracelet. The beads that you chose to accent Divya's painted wood beads accent them really well. Good job usiong your swap beads.

CraftyHope said...

Oh yeah, your mixes were definitely at opposite ends of the spectrum. I like the designs you made with yours. That first bracelet is my favorite. I like the way you used the toggle bar in it. The colors are so nature-inspired. So soothing!

Unknown said...

Looking at your gift I imagined a few things I'd combine. Then I scrolled down and saw the simply beautiful things you created. Bravo! Far beyond what I could see. The bracelet with the painted beads is fabulous.

Nelly May said...

What a beautiful stash you got. And I love what you did with it, especially those beautifully balanced bracelets.

Linda A. said...

Gorgeous work! I LOVED your bracelets...so pretty and classic! Well done!

Divya N said...

Lovely Creations Karin, you have come up with such unexpected yet beautiful color - material combinations that I must take note of. It was great partnering with you and thanks for the wonderful introduction about me.

Anonymous said...

I love the way you used that large toggle-so clever! Beautiful pieces!

Unknown said...

The bracelet is so lovely!

bairozan said...

I love every single piece, the combinations of beads you came up with are fantastic! I totally can't pick a favorite, they all are gorgeous!

freebird7100 said...

Adore all the big beads! Such a tactile bunch of jewelry! Love them all

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Tanvi said...

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Also, you have the honor of displaying the badge on your blog.

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Anuj