Showing posts with label prize. Show all posts
Showing posts with label prize. Show all posts

Saturday, 27 July 2013

My Bead Soup Blog Party Prize is here!

If you recall, my Sparkly Scrap Shell won the Out of the Box Award in the fabulous Ms Lori Anderson's 7th Bead Soup Blog Party. 



Despite the pain and medical horrors she's been through in the past months, Lori managed to find the time and energy to pick a selection of beads from her own stash and mail them off to me. 

This is what I received:



A bagful of beads wrapped in pretty packaging and a card.

I couldn't get past the pretty tissue paper the beads were wrapped in. 



Isn't it pretty? And such an unusual print too. I've put it aside in the hopes of using it in some of my resin experiments. 

And now on to the beads!




Lori sent a gorgeous collection of beads and findings that included gemstones, vintage lucite, handmade glass, polymer clay, glass, pewter and cotton. Here's a closer look without the plastic baggies.


You'll notice the Barbara Bechtel (Second Surf) key pendant smack dab in the pic. I've only ever drooled over her work from afar, so to actually own a bead of hers feels amazing. I am so very lucky! And it's all due to Lori's generosity - I can't thank you enough Lori! I'm going to have so much fun playing with what you sent. 

Friday, 17 June 2011

Woo hoo!

My giveaway prize from the very generous Gaea is here! The 'dream' ceramic link is even prettier in the flesh! And it's a lot bigger than it looks. I'm wondering if using it in a bracelet would be the best thing- it might just overpower my wee wrist :-). It would look outstanding in a necklace as well. Hmm....I'll have to put my thinking cap on for this. All I know is this. I'm much too selfish and much too taken with the link to use it in a piece that's meant for sale. Whatever I make will strictly be for moi. Yes, I'm selfish like that. Hee. Plus, it's the very first giveaway I've won.