Here are the results ... a piece I call "Twilight."
The pearl strands are hand-knotted. Labradorite makes another appearance, as does some patina work on a flower bead cap (learned from Shannon LeVart). Love the beryl beads and rhinestones with Nancy's companion piece on the other side of the necklace as a counterpoint.
I felt incredibly "rich" wearing this the other day in the studio after I had just finished it ... with my sloppy mock turtleneck with food stains on the front. The drape of the necklace is incredible, which I owe primarily to the hand-knotted pearls. I am in love with this piece ... really! And, I owe it all to Nancy, for providing me with such rich "ingredients" for my Bead Soup. It is delicious!
Please check out the other Bead Soup Partiers at Lori's Blog.
124 comments:
Barbara, WOW-- you did wonderful things with that focal. It is so elegant and rich with detail. I have trouble with over-ornate components but you worked with it so creatively, adding luxurious and yet simple components in layers of color and shape. Excellent job!
Beautiful! I love the color combination...truly a unique piece!
Awesome Barbara! I love that you flipped the focal turned it into a three strand! Brilliant!
Barbara: Wow, and, aahh, Wow :-) !
Truly beautiful Barbara. I'm definitely participating in the next bead soup party.
Beautiful Jackpot piece Barbara !!
nice to turn that focal around like that and hand knotting I may try that ...looks great!
"Rich" is absolutely the right word for you piece. It's fabulous! I never would've figured knotted pearls along with that mix of wire wrapped stones but I looooove it. Of course, Nancy always inspires cool stuff!!! Have a great party day.
Love the combination of all the things you put together! The design is fabulous!! You rock!! xo Michele
Barbara...it is stunning! You know I felt the same way when I put my piece on =) I had NO idea I would love it sooooo much!
Yes, hand knotted pearls are the best, and do "fit" around the neck like a glove..
Just gorgeous Barbara!
Barbara... this is so beautiful. I love it. And the photos are fantastic. I am sure Nancy is thrilled!
goodness me! that focal is unbelievable!
really love the way you showed it off!
beautifully done, Barbara!
OH! MY! GOODNESS!
I don't have more words. It's just...aaaaaahhhhh!
WOW OH WOW OH WOW! The necklace is stunning! I love everything and I wish I had the words to type down to say everything I feel as I am looking at the necklace. WOW! That about sums it up.
Beautiful. I love the colors and the composition.
Beautiful necklace!! Love the colors and the drape. Hand knotting what a great idea.
Clever, girl, turning that focal to make a 3 strand necklace. The pearls are an especially nice touch.
So elegant! I love how the design of the focal is echoed in the floral bead cap. Bravo!
Beautiful!
I also like how you flipped it around.
I love the combo of brass,pears,crystal and porcelain~!
The porcelain round on the side of the silver chain was my favorite surprise.
Cilla
That is SPECTACULAR!!!!
A wonderful new antique creation!!!
m.e. :)
Wowza!
Stunning - That focal is stupendous!
A rich vintage inspired piece. Must be fabulous to wear! I love your enameled beads on Etsy, I hearted your shop a while ago. Great job, you go girl! smile, Virginie ViviBijoux.com
what a lovely piece Barbara! Smiles!
I like how you thought about which way to turn the pendant. There's nothing more fun for the creative mind than versatile focals and other jewellery parts that one can use in so many different ways.
Very pretty necklace with soft colours that add a sort of vintage feel to it.
Beautiful!!! You did a great job with your soup! :)
Very pretty! Great work!
Wonderful piece. I love how you turned the focal into a three strand necklace. Great work:)
Such an elegant necklace and I love the vintage feel it has. You incorporated so many beautiful pieces and they work nicely together.
wow, you knotted the pearls! I'm a beadweaver and that seems really detailed to me. Nice work!
Oh my what a lovely necklace. I'm sure you do look awsome with it on, it's beautiful.
WOW I would feel lucky too! And I am in love with this necklace too!
Barbara! That is truly stunning!! Flipping the piece was brilliant!
It's true, you really did hit the soup jackpot ~ Beautiful work putting it all together! I'm glad you showed some close ups of the beads and wire work. Really gorgeous.
wow,love the necklace!
Love what you did! I totally see what you mean about "most would go this way, so I have to that". I'd be wearing it around, food stains and all too if I were you!
That's a great piece!
Very pretty! I like the way you turned the focal. :)
Wonderfully created! Love the rich statement you made with the piece!
Enjoyed looking around at your other blogs! Gorgeous enameling!
It truly is delicious!You are so talented...great soup recipe!! This has been so much fun...can't wait for the next party to begin:)
Gorgeous and unique!
Very rich...who would notice food stains when you are wearing a piece as grand as this???? Not a single person! :) I love the final flower drop with the rhinestone piece - such a unique touch!
An amazing piece with amazing components - great job!
beautiful. love the colors.
Gorgeous, there's so much going on in that necklace yet the colors are very soothing.
Simply stunning! Cheers!
Wow, that's a great piece! I love the dropped piece, very nice!
Dang it I lost my comment! Basically I just gushed about how the focal look awesome "that way". Good soup lady!
OH! I love the colors, the wire work, the connector, the pearl drop. Spectacular!
My eyes are starting to ache but I am so glad I went hopping to one more blog and found this gorgeous and unique piece. That ceramic piece is stunning and you really added a beautiful color palette to it. Very tasty soup!!
Hello Barbara, just getting started hopping really after a full day of lacrosse and basketball...and I wanted to head straight over to see what you cooked up! WOW! You made such a stunner here! This is so incredibly beautiful - a real show stopper. I can see why you would be proud to don this one whether you are out to a nice dinner, or in your studio in a food-stained top. :-) I especially love the detail like the hand-knotted pearls. That is the icing on the cake.
my goodness....simply beautiful! i love your wire work. truly special!
Very creative to flip the focal. I like how you think I am always thinking of that but it never turns out like yours! This necklace is stunning.
Shannon C
I clicked on your name with high expectations and awww that is a Centerpeice if I ever saw one!
Just beautiful Barbara. And who could go wrong with Nancys focal. Yours really is a show stopper!
Janet xx
gaspingly gorgeous! you have "it"!!!
This bead soup sings..beautifully designed!
Pretty design! Cool beads!
Love what you did with your bead soup, that was truly a fabulous focal, stunning!
Deb x
OMG, I want to steal this. But that would be rude. I LOVE the pendant. LOVE the triple strand. LOVE it all. So. Much. Wanting. Sigh.
(no really. would it be rude to snag that off your neck next time I see you? ok ok ok.)
LOL, Lori! I have had so much fun today! Thank you, thank you, thank you for organizing this huge event! xo
This is stunning! I love the focal! This is a great piece, it kinda has a 1920s vibe. I've never seen anything like this piece, and that's great - it's truly unique. Love it :D
WoW! Barbara, this is excellent! I love how you flipped the pendant and all the color you have incorporated into your necklace.
You and Nancy are a great team ...I love what you did with these beads and components! Beautiful!
wow - you did strike it rich with that soup! Fantastic pieces you created!
Wow Barbra, this is one beautiful necklace! I really love it.....
That is TOTALLY stunning. The focal is to die for and I love how you turned it around. The combination of knotted pearls and chain, just beautiful, love everything about it.
Jenni
What a beautiful piece! I love the focal...gorgeous colors throughout the piece!
Barbara, WOW! You did a fantastic job with your Soup. I love that focal!
I love how you used the focal and the different strands you used - incredible!
A real head-turner! Lovely work that makes a statement.
Oh goodness, I am only echoing everyone else when I say that flipping that focal was ingenious! And the way the whole necklace turned out...gawjus, dahlin'! Simply gorgeous indeed!
What a stunner! Love all the details and how you positioned Nancy's pendant. And I bet it would look fab with your PJ's, too!!
That is a magnificent necklace, elegant and romantic! What a great design by flipping the focal.
This is absolutely luscious - I can totally see why you'd feel rich wearing it! It's so luxe!
Oh my! That is stunning!
#209 here...love it, beautiful focal piece, great designing...
What a gorgeous piece Barbara - just beautiful!
Love your out-of-the-box thinking here - wonderful work, Barbara! This is truly a stunning necklace.
What a beautiful necklace I do love that focal great way to use it too!
Jackie
I'd wear this! Fabulous design Barbara!
Gorgeous piece!!! Unusual and breathtaking!
That is awesome. You make good soup!
I will give you the super AWESOME award. Great beads amazing work!!!
what a wonderful focal! you've done it justice!!
absolutely love it! Love the bead capped pearl and all the others pearls bring such richness to the design...stunning!
Oh my gosh that is stunning. Just beautiful! I love Nancy's components and I love what you did with the one she sent you. I don't know if I would have even thought of turning it that way but it makes a great multi strand necklace focal. LOVE it!!
Love your ingenuity in creating such a beautiful piece with such unique components. Well done!!
I love how you put everything together, love the colors!
I bet no one would notice a sloppy stain covered mock turtleneck if you were wearing THAT gorgeous thing around. I probably would have struggled with that focal too, but DAMN! You rocked it. Fabulous job ;o)
This is a STUNNING piece with an old-time feel. GORGEOUS!!!
beautiful and love that focal. Loved your work and I'm off to check out some more of you eye candy.
First off, I love, Love, LOVE that necklace! I love the ambiance of old world feel with a touch of modern. It's very pretty! I really like how you set off the focal! Excellent! Many thanks!
That focal instantly reminded me of wings and so I love that you placed it in that position, very eye catching! Lovely piece! Look forward to participating in the next bead soup since I missed this one, so much fun to see!
That is an amazing use of the focal piece and I love the triple strands. This is one of my top ten soups :)
What a statement your necklaces makes, very majestic. Love the combination of beads and the technique, and not to mention the focal.
Beautiful! Love the way you hung the pendant "that way"... the knotted pearl strand is great and all the other details make this necklace very elegant. Great job!
Oh wow, Barbara, your necklace is just stunning!! Nice job.
I love the way you discussed the quandry one gets in when presented with things we normally aren't drawn to. I loved what you did with your soup. Beautiful.
Hi, I'm new to blogging but not jewellery, your piece for the BSP is beautiful. I'd really appreciate if you took time to leave a comment on my blog someday.
So beautiful friend, I love this necklace & what you did with your SOUP! Simple Stunning!!! ;)
Thanks for sharing...
Susie
Beautiful work! I love how you balanced the multi strands.
absolutely stunning! fabulous job with your soup-i love it!
sarabeth
what a wickedly awesome piece.
Fantastico! I love that you turned the focal upside down like that - it never would have occurred to me, but it looks smashing :)
Barbara...I love everything about this necklace! Gorgeous:)
your piece is exquiste, full of romance and imagery!
Very elegant...love the focal..
A stunning necklace indeed! Intricate work, elegant and very creative. Glad to be in this group with you!
Gorgeous focal component!! Your necklace is STUNNING!
You hit the jackpot indeed! What a stunning focal. I absolutely adore what you have created... just stunning. Well done!
Karyn
Australia
Wonderful Necklace, I love the direction you used for the focal,it worked out well with the points down so you could hang things off them. This is a beautiful design, love the double strand as well.Great Bead Soup!
All I can say is...Oh. My. Goodness. I LOVE this necklace. It's funky, it's classic. You did a wonderful job with all of the different elements. Bravo!
Bead Happy!
Michelle
Stunning composition.
Funny...but the first word that came to my mind before I read a word was "rich!"
That Nancy... she really knows how to glaze the heck out of something. I love what she does! Hand knotting? Wow! Your ideas are many and your talent runs deep. This is something special. I think that you deserve a night out with a special someone to wear this necklace!
Thanks for sharing.
Enjoy the day!
Erin
Love the cream and green together, very rich and dreamy. Beautiful necklace and what a great partner to have. I love what you sent to Nancy too.
your piece looks stately and elegant. great idea for the triple strand.
alice'sbeadsandbaubles
Very elegant! Beautiful work by you both :)
It's a beautiful necklace. You really did a fantastic job with your soup. It looks like you really put a lot of time and effort into this necklace (hand knotting those pearls) and IT SHOWS! Fantastic.
Hot damn that is incredible!
This is utterly incredible! I love the color palette and the unexpected design. Gorgeous, gorgeous. Marvelous work!
Very pretty! Love the design work and the colors...
Wow! I think and Nancy really were an inspired match...you have both come up with fantastic pieces with each other's soup. You've really made that cool focal work - it is gorgeous but would definitely be a challenge for me! You've done an amazing job.
Wow...this is one gorgeous necklace, I love everything about it. Good Job!
Gorgeous necklace! I kept meaning to come here and tell you what a pleasure it was to meet you in Tucson, too. You're obviously very passionate about what you do and I admire you!
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