Soup Is Simmering!

I received my bead soup from my partner Leslie Wayment the other day, and she received mine yesterday! Leslie was very generous and I already have ideas percolating! Here is the lovely stash she sent to me:

I will NOT procrastinate this time in designing my piece(s) for the hop. I tend to do that, and I'm not sure why. This time I will finish ahead of time! I had pulled some beads out the other day for another project I'm working on (Miss Erin's Simple Truths Celebration Blog Hop) and found a length of chain I forgot I had that will go perfectly as part of one of the designs.

Here is the soup I sent to Leslie:

I had several different soups pulled together and didn't know which direction to go in. I finally settled upon this pendant;I've had it for a number of years and I love it - swoon! I bought it directly from the artist - Dustin Tabor.

Dustin was visiting Stephanie Sersich's studio 5ish years ago and she had an open studio evening. It's always so nice to be able to make a purchase like this directly from the artist. It's why I'd really like to make it to Bead & Button one day. I also included some lampworked rounds by Adriana Sauceda (I'm not sure that she's still making beads), along with drilled sea glass by me and vintage lucite - moss green cubes and grape moonglow button rounds, a SS toggle clasp and a length of moss green silk ribbon from my favorite bead store The Beadin' Path. I can't wait to see what Leslie makes with her soup!