Bead soup has reached Bahrain!

Finally! My partner Hajer emailed me yesterday to let me know that she's received the bead soup I sent. I was so relieved. I was really starting to worry that the beads might have gotten lost in transit. 


Since Hajer is in the midst of exams, I'll be posting the pics of the beads on her behalf. So here's what I sent:

All wrapped up in little baggies. I probably went overboard with the bubblewrap.

I was aiming for a bead soup of various materials so I included glass, wood, ceramic, metal and even rubber. Hajer says she likes that I sent her such a mixed bag of beads - I'm glad she isn't too mad at me. I told her I picked cheery, bright colours because I wanted to send her a little bit of Singapore where we almost always have blue skies and green grass. That lampwork focal was just right for my bead soup -  it's one of four beautiful focals by Susan Farley that I've been hoarding. I can't wait to see what Hajer does with what I sent. 

What I've been up to

I'm not a girly-girl, never have been. I wear way too much black and usually run screaming from anything pastel. But I like pretty things - my fetish for beads attests to that - and lately, I've been leaning towards designs that are...well, sweet.

This features ceramic pink hearts from White Clover Kiln on Etsy. I was going to keep it simple and just add ear hooks but then I got sidetracked by some Swarovski crystal pearls. So what was a girl to do? I took them, added some lead-free pewter frames and voila.

I'm working on a matching necklace. The heart charms were part of a set that included a larger pendant. I'm sticking to the pearls and pink hearts theme and will probably add some silver beads or chain or something. Or I might decide on something else. I'll let you know.

And then, there's this:

Purple's one of my favourite colours so I finally made something with these pretty lavender lampwork rondelles from a glass artist I found on Ebay.

Other WIPs:

The blue ceramic link is from White Clover Kiln again and I'm planning on making it into a bracelet for myself. The red glass bead with the Bali silver (and I actually got it in Bali - how about that?) bead cap is going to be a charm that I plan to string on either a chain or leather cord. Something casual and everyday that's still pretty. Maybe I'll do a whole collection of these simple everyday charm/pendant necklaces. The last is a beautiful focal bead from Etsy artist SKHolt. I've been hoarding it and 3 of its siblings for longer than I'd like to admit. But i think it's time to start making it into a piece of jewelry. It deserves to be worn instead of being cooped up in my bead box.