My soup partner is Lissa Hanna from LH Beads in Florida. She sent me beautiful beads including lampwork ones made by her, and a very challenging focal piece that pushed me to create beyond my comfort zone. I also don't buy many beads in brown so the color palette in my piece was something challenging for me as well.
I tried different things when it came to framing this awesome sliced seashell focal piece. It did not have a hole at the top. I decided to make this tear shaped sterling frame from 16 G wire and soldered it together. I then wire wrapped the shell around the frame.
The connector at the top of the frame is a clasp. I tend to be very symmmetric in my designs and could not get away from this but I love the final result. And the clasp she sent me: I just adore it!! I am a sucker for unique clasps and this one is no exception.
Thanks Lisa and I love how you cooked the bead soup I sent you!!!!
1. Adlinah Kamsir (Singapore) 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
5. Alesha Conklin and Becki Mendivil
6. Alice Peterson and Carol Dillman
7. Alicia Marinache (Canada) and Dita Basu
9. Amanda Tibbetts and Andrea Trank
12. Ann Sherwood and Diane Welte
13. Barbara Bechtel and Kerry Bogert
14. Barbara Lewis and Cat Pruitt
15. Bonnie Coursolle (Canada) and Fay Wolfenden (Canada)
16. Carmel McGinley (Australia) and Tracy Stillman (Australia)
17. Cassie Donlen and Deryn Mentock
18. Cathie Carroll and Janel Dudley
19. Cece Cormier and Morwyn Mullins
22. Christina Stofmeel (the Netherlands) and Eva Kovacs (Hungary)
23. Christine Damm and Deb Brooks
24. Cilla Watkins (Canada) and Elaine Robitaille (Canada)
27. Cory Celaya and Rhea Freitieg
28. Courtney Breul and Dana Hickey
29. Cynthia Abner and Jennifer Boreck
30. Cynthia Tucker and Jean Peter
31. Debbie Goering and Heidi Post
32. Dee Elgie (UK) and Joanne Lockwood (UK)
33. Dian Hierschel (Germany) and Eniko Fabian (Austria)
34. Diane Cook and Lyn Foley
35. Donna Bohler and Lisa Lodge
36. Donna Millard and Kiersten Giles
37. Doris Stumpf (Germany) and Eszter Czibulyas (Hungary)
38. Elisabeth Auld and Eva Sherman
39. Elke Leonhardt-Rath (Germany) and Marjolein Trewavas (UK)
40. Ema Kilroy and Laurie Keefe-Cecere
41. Erika Nooteboom (the Netherlands) and Giorgia Rossini (Italy)
42. Erin Grant and Jean Wells
43. Evelyn Duberry (Canada) and Gaea Cannaday
44. Genea Crivello-Knable and Heather Powers
45. Ginger Bishop (military, Okinawa) and Martina Nagele (Germany)
46. Heidi Kingman and Lori Greenberg
47. Helen Kemp and Lisa Wangeman
48. Helene Goldberg (Australia) and Karen Vincent
49. Jamie Hogsett and Jeannie Dukic
52. Jennifer Justman and Kari Carrigan
53. Jennifer Tough and Lorelei Eurto
54. Joanna Matuszczyk (Poland) and Julianna Kis (Hungary)
55. Joanne Tinley (UK) and Michaela Pabeschitz (Austria)
56. Julie Anne Leggett and Kelley Fogle
57. Karen Hess and Linda Landig
58. Karyn Bonfiglio and Kathleen Lange Klik
59. Kashmira Patel and Kat White
62. Krafty Max and Sandra Miller
63. Kristen Latimer and Pam Ferrari
64. Kristie Roeder and Lea Avroch
65. Kristina Johansson (Sweden) and Penny Neville (Canada)
66. Krisztina Erlaki-Toth (Hungary) and Nicole Keller (Germany)
67. Lara Lutrick and Lisa Suver
68. Laura DeMoya and Lisa Hanna
69. Libby Leuchtman and Melanie Brooks
70. Linda Koch and Rosemarie Cowit
71. Lisa Chapman and Menka Gupta
72. Lisa Liddy and Marion Simmons
73. Lori Anderson and Marcie Abney
74. Lori Bowring-Michaud and Mary Govaars
75. Lori Dorrington and Maria Rosa Sharrow
76. Lori Finney (Canada) and Marie-Noel Voyer-Cramp (Canada)
77. Lynn Bennett and Mandi Ainsworth
78. Marta Kaczerowska (Poland) and Milla Starchik (Canada)
79. Mary Harding and Shannon LeVart
83. Michelle Jensen and Sandra Young (Canada)
84. Nan Emmett and Nicole Valentine-Rimmer (Canada)
85. Nancy Boylan and Suzette Bentley
86. Natasha Lutes and Patti Vanderbloemen
87. Pam Hurst and Rebekah Payne
88. Patty Miller and Sara Rhoades
91. Rochelle Brisson and Shannon Chomanczuk
92. Rosa Maria Cuevas (Mexico) and Tejae Floyde
93. Sabine Dittrich (Germany) and Sally Russick
94. Sandi Volpe and Sarah/Saturday Sequins
95. Shanti Johnson and Tracy Mok (Canada)
96. Skylar Brez and Theresa Buchle
97. Sonya Stille and Traci Zeller (Canada)
98. Stefanie Teufel (Germany) and Tania Hagen (New Zealand)
99. Stephanie LaRosa and Vonna Maslanka
100. Terri Wlaschin and Wendy Blum
Beautiful necklace. Bold and delicate at the same time. Makes we wish it were summer! Love the starfish clasp.
ReplyDeletelove the way you framed that shell..beautiful necklace
ReplyDeleteThe lampwork is pretty, and I love your design...the starfish clasp is just too cute!
ReplyDeleteThat frame is beautiful and very creative. I like the necklace - it is very delicate and makes me sigh for the summer now :) And the clasp is just the touch to make this all fun and happy!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful necklace! I love what you did with framing the seashell focal! Very cool! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool focal! I love your necklace. Great job.
ReplyDeleteCool necklace! Wonderful work.
ReplyDeleteI love the pendant and I think you did a wonderful job!
ReplyDeleteI hope you'll join me again in the summer!
Thank you again Lori!!
DeleteI have learned so much in this challenge and hope to participate in the summer as well.
Thanks, Laura
Wow, that is so pretty! I suddenly want to go to the beach.... Lovely :) x
ReplyDeleteLove the necklace. It's very natural & beachy. Interesting treatment of the focal.
ReplyDeleteI love how you framed the focal. Really makes it stand out.
ReplyDeleteLove the warm and earthy colors. As cool as the focal is I'm not sure I could have figured out what to do with it, good job!
ReplyDeleteOooh, I love that dramatic focal! Even if it's out of your comfort zone, you really did it justice. I love seeing artists really pushing their boundaries and trying new things!
ReplyDeleteA very exraordinary desing - I like it!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful necklace. Love the shell bead - wow, that is so cool. I never would have thought of that. Great job!
ReplyDeleteThank you ladies so much!! You are all a source of inspiration for me
ReplyDeleteI am a big fan of earthtones, and I think you rocked this design! Understated, elegant and earthy. A great combo!
ReplyDeleteLove the frame around the focal piece - great necklace!
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job with that focal bead! Beautiful necklace!
ReplyDeleteLaura - you did a wonderful job with your soup ingredients! I am so impressed with the wore wrapping you did with the focal shell - so unique and creative. Beautiful job! :)
ReplyDeleteThough your soup was a bit of a challenge for you, it really turned out beautifully. I adore that shell focal and the framing around it is neat. Nicely done!
ReplyDeleteWOW! Totally impressed with how you treated the focal! Brilliant! Such a pretty and natural looking necklace!
ReplyDeleteI bet this challenge was hard. You did an awesome job!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful necklace. I love how natural looking it is. It will make a great piece to wear with so many outfits.
ReplyDeleteOk hanging a shell slice upside down is a new one for my eyes. Well done! As a gal who's lived within walking distance of a beach for the last 11 years I really thought I'd seen it all in shell jewelry. Thank you for proving me wrong.
ReplyDeletethat is one cool design! I have not used many shells, this one would have given me trouble. You did it good!@
ReplyDeleteThat would have flummoxed me. You did an awesome job!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great focal! I love how you've used it.
ReplyDeleteGreat necklace, I love how you solved the issue of not having a hole in the top of the pendant. Your frame idea is just perfect!
ReplyDeleteSonya
beautiful focal, I like your necklace
ReplyDeleteciao dall'Italia