Saturday 3 March 2012

Finally! It's March 3rd!

Happy BSBP Reveal Day everyone! Since there are 199 other blogs to visit, I'll do my best to be brief and not ramble as I'm prone to do. I'd hate for fatigue to set in so soon :-).

So to recap, these were the beads I received from my partner Hajer, who works primarily with seed beads. Hajer, btw, was busy with her university exams during much of February. 
She sent some beaded rings she'd made, seed beads, glass and ceramic beads. I rarely work with seed beads and have never used bead-woven components in my designs, so I was initially stumped as to what to create. I was also worried about what to do with that egg-like ceramic bead, which was a little larger than what I'm used to. 


Since I didn't have a clue as to what to make, I set Hajer's package aside and didn't touch it for a couple of weeks. But clearly, my subconscious must have been working overtime, because when I started making my pieces about 2 weeks ago, they came together pretty quickly. Which is rather rare for me. I'm a great one for agonising and over-thinking designs. 


I made 4 pieces in total. Below are 3 of the pieces - a necklace, a stretch bracelet and a pair of hoop earrings. 
Hajer sent me such a truckload of beads that I used very very little of my own stash - just some beading wire, crimp beads and covers, stretch cord, artistic wire and some gold seed beads with an iridescent finish. The pieces are all very simple. I think my brain registered the bright colours and decided "hmm, this calls for something summery and casual and non-fussy". I think the pieces are something you'd wear on a beach holiday - with a tank top and a  long, white floaty skirt.


The 4th piece turned out quite, quite different. It involved this guy below:
He's all big and tough and kinda scary looking. Well, I don't know what came over me, but I turned him into this:
I know, I know. Christmas is over and Easter isn't here yet. I was really aiming for a Faberge egg feel but my execution wasn't as great as my idea :-). In making this ornament/decorative item/watchamacallit (which features Swarovski crystal flatbacks, and lucite leaves and moonglow beads), I learned that glue and tiny crystals are not my best friends and that I also need to have a better relationship with wire. That said, I think I like this piece best. It's the oddball out of all the items I made, and the most flawed. 


Well, that's it from me! Thank you for reading all the way through - I'm sorry I wasn't as brief as I said I would try to be. I'd like to thank Hajer for being such a generous partner, and many many thanks also to Lori Anderson for putting this wonderful blog party together. It took an enormous amount of work and what with all the pain she's been in these past months, this BSBP was really a superhuman effort on her part. So, thank you Lori! I had such a fun time playing and can't wait for the next BSBP!


Now, let's go visit the others, shall we?


Hostess, Lori Anderson


Special Book Sneak Peeks, Cindy Wimmer
1.  Adlinah Kamsir (Singapore) (<-- you are here) and Hajer Waheed (Kingdom of Bahrain)
2. Adrienn Lukacs (Hungary) and Agata Grygiel (Poland)
3.  Agi Kiss (Hungary) and Carolien Muller-Genger (the Netherlands)
4.  Agnes Asztalos (Hungary) and B.R. Kuhlman
7.  Alicia Marinache (Canada) and Dita Basu
15.  Bonnie Coursolle (Canada) and Fay Wolfenden (Canada)
16.  Carmel McGinley (Australia) and Tracy Stillman (Australia)


21.  Cheryl Brown (Canada) and Diana Ptaszynski
22.  Christina Stofmeel (the Netherlands) and Eva Kovacs (Hungary)
24.  Cilla Watkins (Canada) and Elaine Robitaille (Canada)
25.  Sabrina Straub (Switzerland) and Kathy Combs


32.  Dee Elgie (UK) and Joanne Lockwood (UK)
33.  Dian Hierschel (Germany) and Eniko Fabian (Austria)
37.  Doris Stumpf (Germany) and Eszter Czibulyas (Hungary)
39.  Elke Leonhardt-Rath (Germany) and Marjolein Trewavas (UK)


41.  Erika Nooteboom (the Netherlands) and Giorgia Rossini (Italy)
43.  Evelyn Duberry (Canada) and Gaea Cannaday
45.  Ginger Bishop (military, Okinawa) and Martina Nagele (Germany)
48.  Helene Goldberg (Australia) and Karen Vincent
54.  Joanna Matuszczyk (Poland) and Julianna Kis (Hungary)
55.  Joanne Tinley (UK) and Michaela Pabeschitz (Austria)
65.  Kristina Johansson (Sweden) and Penny Neville (Canada)
66.  Krisztina Erlaki-Toth (Hungary) and Nicole Keller (Germany)


76.  Lori Finney (Canada) and Marie-Noel Voyer-Cramp (Canada)
78.  Marta Kaczerowska (Poland) and Milla Starchik (Canada)
83.  Michelle Jensen and Sandra Young (Canada)
92.  Rosa Maria Cuevas (Mexico) and Tejae Floyde
93.  Sabine Dittrich (Germany) and Sally Russick
95.  Shanti Johnson and Tracy Mok (Canada)
97.  Sonya Stille and Traci Zeller (Canada)
98.  Stefanie Teufel (Germany) and Tania Hagen (New Zealand)

137 comments:

  1. Woohoo - you're my first BSBP viewing as today is still the 2nd where I am! First, I love your summery set - it'll go with all kinds of summer dresses, beach wear and lunches with the girlfriends. Now that green bead....I've been waiting for that. You did NOT dissapoint me! Oh, no contrar....I love what you did with it. LOVE IT! Never in a million years would I have come up with that. Now that I've seen something made with those flatbacks that I admire so I must get some - it's just brilliant!

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  2. I love the Faberge egg necklace! So unique!! Lime green and turquoise is one of favorite color combinations!!

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  3. OH so pretty! Love that you went simple and let the colors do the talking!!! Great sets of fun jewelry!

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  4. I love the summery-beachy feel to the first three pieces :) Your Faberge Wanna-be-Egg is kinda cute. I like how you refused to be intimidated by it and tried something totally outside the box :) Well done!

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  5. Like that 4th piece so much. Looks like some kind of seed pod.

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  6. I LOVE the Egg Necklace! Never thought a simple pebble bead can be dressed up to look like that. Very interesting! I am reminded of a ladybird and flower theme. Nice.

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  7. That 'egg' piece is quite splendid! It is very fresh and original - very well done. I like the summer set too - it's light and sunny and it'll make a walk on the beach glamorous and special.

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  8. I love your egg. Very, very original. You have made some beautiful pieces.

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  9. I think your egg is my favorite, too! Sometimes the ones we think are the quirkiest are the most interesting. I love your creative ideas of gluing those crystals to a simple stone. I was attempting to use some crystals from my stash and realized they were flat backs! So now you've give me ideas... thank you! Love everything you made.

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  10. What a cool idea--a Christmas ornament. Actually, if I'd been lucky enough to be in the party, I was hoping to do an ornament too...great minds think alike. right? I guess there's always next time. You did a great job on your soup!

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  11. I like the oddball faux Faberge egg - imperfection is what creates character :)

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  12. All your pieces are so creative! I love the necklace with the woven seed bead circle and the creative solution you came up with for the "egg" bead. Great work!

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  13. Such an inventive use of that ceramic bead! Very cool.
    Wasn't it fun to try new things? :)

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  14. Adlinah these are pretty!
    the idea of the ceramic bead is so creative, I think it looks like cactus!
    congartulations for these great pieces!

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  15. Wow! Green necklace is the best, but I adore all of your work ;)

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  16. So cute! I love your egg! Beautiful!

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  17. I love what you did with your soup! Your post was quite fun to read, as well.. you had me in stitches!

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  18. I love what you did with your soup! Your post was fun to read, too! Quite humorous & you had me in stitches! Great job :+)

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  19. your egg necklace is such a unique presentation--fabulous job!

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  20. Really kewl interpretation of Faberge style egg! And necklace with seed bead circle! Way fun & totally rocks!

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  21. Lovely pieces, I think your faberge egg was really cute!

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  22. Hej, what a great idea! I'm sure: your egg-necklace will be a new fashion trend. Very creative!

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  23. Wow, you made soem great pieces!

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  24. You did a great job with your soup! I love the egg.
    Deb x

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  25. I haven't used seed beads very much either. I love what you did with the beaded rings. You have inspired me to give peyote stitch a try!

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  26. I love your pieces, you did a great job with the egg! Very original!! :)

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  27. Ii really love what you did with the seed beads. The links are clever and cute ... but you addition of crystals to the "egg" is wonderful!

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  28. Really nice mix of pieces. I, too, really like what you did with the ceramic bead. It's a great idea to embellish something like that, I don't think I'd ever have the courage:) Congrats!

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  29. What a colorful mix of beads you received. You did a fabulous job on turning them into jewelery, especially since you don't normally use them. My favorite is that 'watchamacallit' ornament. It's gorgeous, and I love the idea embellishing it with crystals.

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  30. Love your designs Adlinah! Wow! The watchamacallit is just beautiful - very creative. Your necklace, earrings and bracelet are so pretty - love the spring/summer colours :) x

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  31. I love the last necklace, just perfect :)
    I'm a partecipant from Italy, I'm trying to visit all of you.
    this was really a great experience!
    ciao ciao

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  32. I think I like the ornament best too! And I hear you about trying to glue flatback anything to smooth items... I've had some disastrous experiences there.

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  33. Holy COW but you rocked that ceramic bead. Audible gasps when I scrolled down. It DOES look like a Faberge egg and I am gobsmacked by how cool it is. VERY creative!

    I love the other pieces, too, and totally see them as you described, with a summer dress.

    Thanks for playing (and THANK YOU for the gift, it arrived yesterday!) I hope you'll join me again in the summer!

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    1. I find it too funny that the one piece that I had doubts over is the one most people really like. Thank you for the very kind words and for letting me play at this party. I had a fantastic time and will definitely try to play again this summer. Good to know also that the gift arrived safe and sound; all the effort you put into this BSBP was very much appreciated!

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  34. I LOVE the "egg" necklace! The others are nice too but the "egg' is a real stand out!

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  35. Your pieces are great. You are spot on with the beaded pieces being perfect for the beach in the summer and your necklace with the egg is fabulous. It is obvious you had a lot of fun with this party. Great job.

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  36. I know it can be a stretch when you don't work with a particular medium but you really did yourself proud. And that Egg! LOVE!

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  37. Your Faberge "egg" is fabulous!! And I think my favorite also. I wouldn't have thought you were a seed bead virgin! The other pieces are also very cleverly constructed, I especially like the necklace. Bravo!

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  38. Really like all your pieces..way to create outside your box..My favorite is the egg with the dots!!! great focal and way to create!! :)

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  39. That egg sure works for me, to heck with Faberge! :-)Love your pieces, and congrats on your successful entry into our seed bead world! Thanks as well for your comment on my blog pieces! Such fun!

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  40. Love the beaded rings and what you did with them. But that egg, how interesting, very cool and unique. Great work!

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  41. Your pieces are great - I love your egg - it really is fabulous and fun. Way to go trying something totally new!

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  42. Wow! I think I like the "egg" best too, it is just so cool!! The others are fun too and those earrings are cute! .....but that egg just wow! :D

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  43. I really like the egg ornament/whatchamacallit. What will you do with it? That would be a great key chain.

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    1. It might just stay an ornament to be hung near my desk. But I really like your idea of a key chain. Might try that. Thanks for commenting!

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  44. Wow! I love that necklace you made. I can see that one on the beach too. And I think you did fantastic with the large egg as you described it. Fantastic!

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    1. Thanks so much! People really do like that funny little thing I made - I'm glad.

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  45. Love all the pieces but think the egg is my favorite. How creative!

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  46. Wow! That big guy turned out to be the most stunning pendant. I love what you did with all your soup but your favorite is also mine!

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    1. Thanks Sally! I'm really starting to love that big guy. Popped by your blog and I think you made beautiful jewellery. Hope you play in Lori's summer party.

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  47. Oh, they're all wonderful, but how cool and brave of you to attach the flatbacks on that big ceramic focal. Love the way it turned out!

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  48. Great work. I love the final piece.

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  49. The egg necklace is fun! I love how the soup forced you into a different zone then you are used to...You pulled it all together very nicely :)

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  50. 'Faberge egg feel but my execution wasn't as great as my idea :-)'....? I beg to differ, it's brilliant and quite beautiful! You obviously have great vision. All of your creations are lovely :) x

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  51. I love the "watchamacallit" egg! It is my favorite too. I love your creative idea to make it look like a Faberge egg. You did a great job with your soup ingredients. Have fun hopping!
    Cheers!
    Lori

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  52. Love the colors! Great focal (egg) too! Suzette

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  53. SO bright and summery! I love all of them but I have to say, the faberge egg is divine! I instantly thought that when I saw him, not so tough now, eh?!

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  54. love them... particularly love what you did with the stone bead, so much creativity...gorgeous...

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  55. Pretty! I absolutely love the bead woven rings you were sent - they are so cool! And I agree - that egg is my favourite too. Amazing first soup to visit (after my partner's :-))!

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  56. Lovely beaded pieces. The egg is my fav. Very creative.

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  57. You did a great job with your soup mix. I love the egg made from that ceramic bead.

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  58. mary s in seattle4 March 2012 at 03:36

    Wow - can't believe you think the egg is oddball or flawed! I think it's a brilliant idea and it looks fantastic!

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    1. Well, he is flawed, but aren't we all? I'm glad you think it was a good idea - thanks for your comments.

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  59. Beautiful work, but I really think what you did with making that focal into an egg is really awesome! Really neat idea! :)

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  60. How cleaver are you with what you did! I love the way you handled the big scare bead - LOL. It was an incredible choice.

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  61. Ok, I tried to comment but I think it disappeared so sorry if you get duplicates. I think your designs are beautiful! What you did with making that focal into a faberge egg is awesome! Such a neat idea! :)

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  62. I think you did a great job. Good for you for stepping out of your creative comfort zone! I really like the ornament you made. It's nice to step out of our comfort zones once in a while!

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  63. That Faberge egg is really some eyecatcher!

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    1. Glad you like it! Thanks for popping by and commenting.

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  64. Your egg is really unique. I think you used the ceramic bead in a great way. Well done!

    Ambra

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    1. Thanks Ambra. I hope you play in Lori's summer party - I saw some of your work on your blog - great pieces!

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  65. Such lovely summery pieces! I love what you have made, and the "egg" pendant is great. I've started following your blog.

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  66. Gorgeous designs, I just love your faberge egg - a very clever idea!

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  67. Your pieces created from your bead soup came out beautifully and I love love what you did with the large green bead. So creative!
    I would love to visit Singapour some day, I have a close friend who lives there and know what a beautiful country Singapour is!

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  68. All of your creations are adorable, fun and spring like. I don't think your ceramic bead looks like easter or christmas, it was very clever to add the crystals and I think it looks fun!

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    1. Thanks Mary! Adding the crystals was a chore, I tell you, but it turned out fine in the end since a lot of people are loving that little 'egg' / 'seed pod'.

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  69. I love what you did with the egg! So totally unique

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    1. Thanks Shaiha. I was tempted to not show the egg but I'm glad I decided to include him in the end.

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  70. I really loved all your pieces. I haven't done much with seed beads either but all these are really gorgeous.

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  71. What a great idea with the ceramic bead. I often pass up large beads like that because I don't know how to spice them up.I will have to use your creative idea sometime too.

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  72. I love what you have done here! Very creative technique on the last piece! I think it is awesome!

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  73. just beautiful, love what you have done!

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  74. Very creative use of your materials, I like the "egg" very much.
    Happy hopping

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  75. I really like your "egg" piece, but I think it looks like a seed pod. Clever to use the flat back crystals to add texture and color.

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  76. I love what you did with the green ceramic bead! It reminds me of a dragon egg!

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  77. You were given some truly unique pieces to work with and did a great job with them. Love that you pushed the creative boundary with your "egg" piece!

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  78. Love what you made! Seed beads intimidate me!

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    1. Oh they intimidate me as well. But I gave myself a good talking-to and was able to make something with them. Thanks for popping by and commenting!

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  79. Love what you made and I like how you added the crystal flat backs to the focal. That was a great idea!

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  80. I love it when the subconscious works it's magic! Your "whatchamacallit" is ingenious too! I love it all! :)

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  81. WOW, you did a great job. I really like the necklace, it has a great 'flo'!! ~KM

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  82. Beautiful jewellery -- I love what you did with that "egg"! Really creative and eye catching. And I really like the colours in that necklace. Fab job!

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  83. I love the last piece you made.i actually have a similar focal nead here at home and have been hoarding it. What a creative idea you did with the piece.it does remind me of a faberge egg! Great job on the bead soup.

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  84. Great job! And I can totally relate to the seedbead stuff. Got some too and don't work with regularly. Anyway, that made it even more interesting!

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  85. What beautiful creations you made with a difficult pallet. I would have been stumped with the large ceramic bead, the ornament idea was just perfect!

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  86. Love your egg ornament, sometimes things are more charming when they are not perfect it adds character. Lovely designs.

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  87. very well done! it is so great that you were experimental with the final project - i love the wire cage...

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  88. Love the colors in your soup, so summery. I thought the Faberge Egg idea was great, very creative. Great Job!

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  89. I love the egg, and didn't notice any wonkyness in the wire work.

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  90. I love the way you used the large green bead! So pretty, and so creative. Great job stepping outside of your comfort zone!

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  91. I love what you did with the big scary eggy piece! I've always wanted to buy one of those beads because they can be really pretty but, like you, I have no idea what to do with them! You did a great job!

    And I love the bracelets you made! So pretty!

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  92. The Faberge egg piece is very cool! And an extremely clever idea! After all Easter is just right around the corner! Great work on all four of your pieces!

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  93. I love all your pieces, they are all so beautiful. But the amazing work you have done with the egg bead made me say 'wow' when I saw the picture of the final necklace. Truely very creative.

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  94. Ok, I can't get over how you transformed the rock into the egg. Would have never in a million years thought of that trick.

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  95. I think you did a great job with the soup ingredients Hajer sent you! All of your pieces are lovely, but I am definitely partial to the 'egg' necklace - it is so unusual! Fantastic job! :)

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  96. Your very own Faberge egg. How cool is that?! Good job!

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  97. What colorful cuteness! They're all fabulous and the last one makes me think of a ladybug! :-) Great job!

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  98. Beautiful jewels and the egg was really excellent idea!

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  99. Love the direction that you went with the faberge egg! so beautiful!

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  100. So pretty! Love that last necklace!

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  101. Love your creations! Those beaded rings are really cool but I would have had difficulty figuring out what to do with them - you did a fantastic job!

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  102. I absolutely love your last piece!! Great job! :)

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  103. I love the whatchamacallit - it ROCKS!

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  104. Love them all but, the last one reminds me of a cactus for some reason.

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  105. Beautiful designs. Wonderful beadwork too. I really like the pendant on the fourth piece-very unique!

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  106. Lovely creations! I really love the beaded rings you had to work with and how you used them!

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  107. Really wonderful pieces. I would never know that you don't use seed beads! I love your earrings, would totally wear them. I love your creativity with the egg! Brilliant. Congratulations!

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  108. You were quite prolific with the bead package you got. I loved all your writing and particularly like the wire wrap you did on the focal. Great job.

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  109. How cool is that Faberge egg!!! Soo unusual. And I love the way you used the rings with the bracelets.

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  110. Beautiful creations!! Love the wire-wrapping you did on the focal. I would not have thought of that...excellent work!

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  111. What a wonderful creation you made or rather creations. I would have had a hard time with that soup.

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  112. I think your designs are great! I love the "egg", your right he is wonderful! Good job. Sonya

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  113. For being stumped you did very good!! Love your "egg"

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  114. Seeing your completed pieces is not what I expected to see after seeing your stash...wonderful job, and I do especially like your Faberge egg! What a clever idea to place it in a wire cage =)

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  115. What a great way to showcase the pieces that you were sent. The Faberge egg is definitely my favorite, mostly because it was an outside the box design that I never would have thought to do.

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  116. Oh my! Your final piece is so creative!!! I love it when our brain goes in overdrive and sends us right outside the box! That's when exciting things begin to happen. I really love the summery feel to your other pieces as well...I'd wear them in a heartbeat! ;)

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  117. Beautiful work, love the way you created the egg.

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  118. Great job on them all, but I absolutely LOVE that last piece you made!

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  119. That Faberge Egg is very cool! You show us the best way to turn it out as beautiful jewelry. Thank you... you are such talented artist!

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  120. I can just picture the outfit you described with your pieces, perfect! The Faberge egg is a very cool piece as well!

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  121. I love what you did with the big giant bead!

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  122. You really made some fun pieces! It's great that they came together so quickly for you. As far as the egg one, I really like your idea behind it and your go for it attitude. I don't know if I would have had the courage to alter a bead like that. You did a wonderful job with this challenge. :)

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  123. Wow! I love what you did with your clay bead! Good job for thinking outside the box and being brave! It looks like a little bloomed pod!

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  124. Ohhh...!!! I like your egg! It's so unique and awesome job.

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