The day is finally here!!! My fabulous and inspiring and hilarious partner Amy at Copper Diem sent me the greatest stash! She did not know it, but I have had an obsession with Vincent van Gogh since before I could talk. When I opened the package she sent me, all I saw was van Gogh, van Gogh, van Gogh! I think I may have shrieked. And I know I did a happy dance! All I added to the stash was 6 Swarovski crystals and the size 15/0 orange Miyuki seed beads.
The earrings were something fun and entirely unplanned. Both my daughter and I think they look like the banana plant that was once in her fish bowl.
Hop on over to Copper Diem and see what Amy made with the stash I sent her!
And after that, go see Lori Anderson at Pretty Things, the organizer of this fantastic event! See what she made and check out the entire list of 362 participants in this Bead Soup Blog Hop!!!
139 comments:
Gorgeous Christine!!!! You did a great job and I agree the beads are very Van Goghish. This is really beautiful and shows off your talent!
Eye-catching beauty!!!! I love that so much!
Wow, what a colourful necklace and the earrings are very funky!
Deb x
What a great job you did. Love the colors, the design, so care-free and fun.
What a great necklace! Definitely Van Gogh colours and patterns.
What an incredible necklace - love all the colors and textures! Great job!
Wow! Those colors are amazing! LOVE the design!
Oh so gorgeous! The colors are delicious!!! Love what you created.
Penny of Earthly Jewels
wow very colorful and creative!
Whooohooo, what gorgeous lovely bright colours..... wonderful work!
Such a carefree and colourful design, sure to brighten up any outfit.
LOVe, love, love!!! The colors and use of that focal are fantastic!!! ( and we had a banana plant and that's the first thing I thought of too!) lol beautiful work!
Gorgeous!!! The vibrant colors and the fun design is stunning! Beautiful work Christine! Love it!!!
Oh my gosh, look at all the vibrant colors! I love the necklace you made with the soup ingredients!
Beautiful! Nice job Christine
You know, this is really wild!
Wow Christine, I love your necklace it is very creative and yes Van Goghish! Those earring are so cute and bananas was the first thought that came when I saw them also.
Therese
What a fantastic necklace that is amazing!
This all looks so intricated and complicated to make a the same time!
Great job.
Love the bold bright colors and textures! Very Vincent Van Gogh
van Gogh-geous Color!!!
LOVE your Soup!!!
m.e. :)
Ok, craaa-zzeeeeey! I looked at the first picture and said to myself, "Cool, van Gogh meets Dali!" And then I read. Havin' a sib moment.
I love this up against the sundial. Great shot. Good job. I love what Amy did with your stuff, too.
...Continuing to make me proud!
Colorful artful and amazing !!<3
I gotta admit - the first thing i thought after i opened you page was "holy shit WOW!" That necklace is so awesome! I love all the details and how you caged those beads on the left! There are so many awesome details! And I am super borrowing your earring technique with the daggers. So clever and cute! You rocked it, girl!
Big, bright, bold and beautiful! Nicely done!
So very pretty !!
Very creative!!! Love all the colors you used.
Go van Gogh! Love your creations!
Enjoy the hop,
Emanda
http://artemisiastudio.blogspot.com/2011/09/bead-soup-reveal.html
Really boho cool! I love the components, the whole thing makes me feel like I'm on a train to Marrakesh!
How nice to have gotten beads that so inspire you. The earrings are very cute too, certainly banana like.
Absolutely fabulous and yes it is definitely a van Gogh piece. I think I'm jealous...lol.
You're so talented! Those are gorgeous pieces. I agree--Van Gogh, totally! Have you ever seen one of his paintings in person? The paint is soo thick, it's amazing. Beautiful work!
I LOVE all the color you've got in here. And, once you mentioned it. . .I did see the Can Gogh as well as the banana plant.
That necklace is extraordinary! Such fantastic work!! So pretty.
I am SO sorry for being late -- today our internet provider decided to crash. My stress level is through the roof, to say the least! They're still working on it, but it's like dial-up.
This is freaking amazing. I'm in awe. I just stare at this and I've shown it to my husband and I absolutely cannot and would never be able to do this. WAY to GO!
I hope you participate again!
Love, Lori
Wow! I love them! What a fun color combination to work with. It's really exciting and bright :)
Is that a clam stairing at me?? Or my imagination. What pretty and bright colors- I bet you wish Summer was just starting instead of ending with a piece like this you can wear!
Alice's Beads and Baubles
OMG what an absolutely fun and funky piece! I truly love it!!!!!!
A really playful and fun piece!
Great pieces! I love the colors and texture. So happy. Congrats.
oh very pretty, love the bright colours
beautiful work!!!
WOW...very lovely necklace. I dont know if I could have put this color combination together as beautifully as you have...
Wonderful! You have created a terrific piece of wearable art. I like your use of color and texture. Thank you for sharing your artistic process with us. Cheers!
Lori
Christine, how very beautiful! I love the colors (of course!) and the design is fabulous! Wonderful work!
Ooooh Christine, that is just fantastic, I love the colors and how you did the clasp, fantastic work!
What a great design. Definitely the centerpiece of an outfit.
Both very cheery creations - beautiful!
Those earrings are too cute! Love all!
What a fun piece! I love bright colors and your beadwork is amazing!
Wow what fun, vibrant pieces.. I love them both - those earrings are just too funky!
Karyn
Australia
Gorgeous bright, fun colors! Love it!
How fun. Love all the color. And your seed beads around the focal are great.
So pretty and fun! :)
Beautiful creations, well done!
Wow, this looks impressive - you really brought it all together with those red seed beads. I would not have thought that adding ANOTHER vibrant color could have had that effect. The necklace and the earrings make me think of a tropical garden! So beautiful.
That is just beyond stunning... I just love the color and the personality of your pieces. Brava, Christine!
wow, so bright and wonderful! great focal!
Whoa, neat creation!
What a cool, happy and colourful necklace, Christine ! You have done a brilliant job!
Geanina.
Fab. And I have been reading that Van Gogh is huge on the catwalks for spring summer 2012 :-) http://www.adorn-london.com/jewellery-blog/ss12-catwalk-trends/ and http://www.millionlooks.com/fashion-shows/spring-summer/wonderful-rodarte-spring-summer-2012-collection/
I love it! HOt hot hot! It looks great lying out on that sun dial too!
Those came out really sweet! The earrings look like little creatures of some kind. In a cute way. Nice work with the necklace!
I'm a huge fan of van Gogh as well. The necklace is so colorful and beautiful. Amazing job!
Awesome pieces!!! They remind me on my grandma's garden - and I mean it in a very positive way...! Colorful, chunky, juicy, full of life and good vibes!
WOW! Beautiful!
wow! I love the "fringe-y"parts w/ the blue teardrops, really fabulous pieces
such a fun a colorful set of jewelry you have created!! i love the liveliness of this set!
Wow! I love how creatively you wove everything together!
Love them!! What great colors, and I love your creativity!
Wow! As soon as the images appeared when logging into your blog, my mouth went open in awe.
What an amazing job you have done! And the colours are so Van Gogh and appealing!
Those poor earrings didn't stand a chance against that necklace!
Van Gogh is right! Perfect!! I think I have some Van Gogh images somewhere I may have to turn into pendants... ;)
very pretty, I love the yellow and the bright blue!
Christine! Oh goodness, this is lovely! It certainly does invoke a Van Gogh savoir faire! Love it :) And those earrings are just great.
On now this knocks my socks off! What a wonderful fun and beautiful peice youve made!! Wow you have made one of my most faves in this Soup! bravo!!
What a beautiful, cheerful pair of pieces! I feel like I've gotten my full dose of sunshine for the day - lovely work (and using the sundial for the pictures was perfect)!
Van Gogh indeed! Bold work...beautiful results.
Beautiful! Those of you who work with seed beads simply amaze me with your talent and artistry!
THe jewelry is so delicious, its edible.
Wow that focal I would have struggled with, it reminds me of a watermelon but you did a great job.
Oh how fun. It brought a smile to my face...such a cheerful piece.
So Van Gogh! I CRAVE those earring. I would so wear these
This is amazing. I love the design and the colors. I love that you are inspired by artists. This is art. Thanks for sharing. Cherrie
Very Van Gogh indeed...and a bit of Klimt. LOVE it, what yummy colors.
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Wow! What a colorful mix you had to work with :)I think I'd have been to intimidated >.< Excellent work!
Wow. Love the colours and the orientation of the focal - so unusual!
I am impressed with a capital I!!!!
the earrings are like little pumpkins still in growing stage :-)
Oh my, AWESOME! Love the colors, love the design. That really put a smile on my face. LOVE it!
I love all of your pieces! They are really wonderful. Especially like earrings, they are so fun!
Wow - that is pretty spectacular and definitely has an impressionist feel.
Oh, that cracked me up on the earrings! Yes, they do remind me of bananas, but they are also very cute. I've had a love affair with orange all summer, so I love the color combos in the necklace. Great job!!
Wonderful colors, what a vibrant necklace - yes,very Van Gogh.
~cryssT
Great work! Love the sundial as the background too! :)
Christine, yours is one of my favorite soups!! The color scheme and the execution is just magnificent! LOVE IT :)
Great use of the lampwork beads. Very unique and creative.
So summery, love all the bright colors and the banana earrings!! Fun- you made me giggle!!
Just beautiful! Very, very Van Gogh!
Great job. What fun colorful designs.
So true - a Van Gogh color palette. Nicely done; quite a statement piece.
I love the necklace, it is so colorful and HAPPY and the earrings are just too cute☺
Wow, very nice!
Really nice draping on the necklace. Great job.
Fun, fun, fun! What great pieces you've created. And you're right, the colours are very van Gogh!
Really awesome & very Van Gogh
I always think it's cool when you can transfer an image from your mind or piece of inspiration and create something from it....you have succeeded! Well done!
Very fun and creative design. You really made the color combination into a beautiful work of art! Nice job.
What a fun necklace. The colors are great as is the design.
Gorgeous necklace - wow with the style and colors!!
Very very cool! These colors are fabulous and Van Gogh for sure!! Gorgeous beads and spectacular designs!! Enjoy:)
Spectacular! What a fun necklace! Your design is wonderful. I see from your user profile you list Moscow as location. Вы говорите порусскй?
That is stunning!
Wow! Just plain stunning! So much texture and color - beautiful job! :)
Whoa, this is great! I love the blue droplets, everything goes together so nicely!
So colorful and really inventive Job well done!!
So colorful and fun! Love your necklace :)
Ingrid
Wrapped In Silver
Very nice. Well done!!
Love those colors, such a creative piece, I thought of bananas too when I saw your earrings. Great job!!!
I love your piece. I like your Van Gogh watermelon focal bead...with all the blue seeds floating around it. (At least that's what I see.) This is a very fun piece! It makes me happy just looking at it!
So cool! I can really see the Van Gogh coming through. Well done!
So fun & colorful - I love it! And the sundial prop is a great touch :)
Beautiful! Yes, that soup is definitely van Gogh. Love the strong colours and creative design! The earrings are very neat too. Fab job!
Love what you did with your soup! Very creative! Love the funky earings too!
I love Van Gogh too and the colors in your necklace are just fabulous and so uplifting.
Great! Beautiful colorful creation!
Hugs Doris
That necklace is so beautiful, Christine! Statement... glorious! What a great bunch of beads, but what you did with them is amazing. I think I would've been scared with all the color, but you created something that looks like it always belonged together.
What a fantastic piece! Totally wonderful and unique! Definitely Van Gogh inspired :) Wonderful!
Wow! Christine, this is so fantastic! I understand how you got that Van Gogh vibe and think following through on that was perfect. Truly creative & beautiful.
Oh wow! I love these wonderful vivid designs with such lovely weaving and form. I love the earrings too!
Those earrings are way cool! They look like some tropical flower...maybe even from another planet! The shapes and colors are marvelous.
That is some tasty soup! Enjoy the day!
Erin
How great is this?
My first thought was also van Gogh ☺, it is amazing beautiful.
♥ Manuela
Beautiful - very Van Goghish!
Beautiful bright primary colours, amazing creation. Very different.
Oh, wow, I LOVE the colors! And so right, sure reminded me of Van Gogh. The way you combined your elements is just beautiful and very happy. Wonderful job!
Eye-catching beauty!!!! I love that so much!
This is crazy good! Wow! Soup-er job!
Oh my! What an intriguing combination of bead soup! I just love your designs!!!
Great. Just great. How'm I gonna get the drool off my keyboard? Yes, indeedy, that is seriously Van Gogh-ish, and seriously beautiful! Christine, you did a wonderful job!
Wow. Colorful and funky. Very interesting visually.
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