Saturday, April 13, 2013

Soup's On!

My Bead Soup partner, Patti Pruhs, sent me gorgeous beads of faceted moonstone rounds, onyx, vintage rhinestones, silver spacers and a hammered silver box clasp.  Check out that fabulously huge faceted sea opal focal that Patti soldered, it's stunning!
I really wanted to do this pretty soup justice, so I decided to create a necklace that looks royal and rich, befitting the color combination that Patti chose.  I created an asymetrical scroll sterling bail from which I hung the focal, look how that opal glows!
 
I created sterling silver curly-q links and wire wrapped the onyx, moonstone, and vintage rhinestone rounds, as well as a few of my own rhinestone spacers.
 
Thank you Patti for being my partner!  I hope you enjoyed my necklace and please hop on over to our hostess Lori Anderson's blog for the list of  Bead Soup participants. Thanks Lori, you've done it again!
 
 
 
 
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41 comments:

  1. Juli CannonApril 13, 2013 at 12:16 AM

    Girl~ that necklace rocks the casbah. You did immense justice to your soup and have created a stunning showstopping necklace.

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  2. MargaretaApril 13, 2013 at 1:29 AM

    Such a lovely necklace!

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  3. PrządkaApril 13, 2013 at 2:27 AM

    What a gorgeous and very unique work! It really looks royal and rich:)
    Congratulations!

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  4. ShymeApril 13, 2013 at 3:46 AM

    Lovely necklace!!

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  5. UnknownApril 27, 2013 at 6:59 AM

    YOu achieved your goal of a rich looking necklace and you really showcased the lovely pendant

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  6. Cindy CimaApril 27, 2013 at 8:44 AM

    gorgeous focal - love the necklace you created with it - great colors!

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  7. VSApril 27, 2013 at 5:45 PM

    A beautiful necklace with a stunning focal... Fabulous soup my friend!!!

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  8. BlueAntiquitiesApril 27, 2013 at 7:22 PM

    Fabulous wire work and I love the placement and color arrangement of the beads. I got side tracked on your Etsy site with your new work, so cool! I think I need to come visit! Laura : )

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  9. UnknownApril 28, 2013 at 5:53 AM

    Oh my....your opal necklace just took my breath away. Opal is my birthstone. This necklace will appear on my faves list to be published later today.
    kathy

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  10. MagsApril 28, 2013 at 8:47 AM

    That's a beauty! Lovely design.

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  11. giteApril 28, 2013 at 8:49 AM

    Wow, what a eyecandy. Love the way you brought the stones together
    Have to catch one more view
    Greets Gite

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  12. Lori AndersonApril 28, 2013 at 11:33 AM

    I absolutely love how it glows! Beautifully done!

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  13. bailaoraApril 28, 2013 at 2:49 PM

    super work with wire! congratulations!

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  14. Barb FernaldApril 28, 2013 at 4:44 PM

    I love the asymmetry of the design. This is a really pretty necklace!

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  15. Karen MitchellApril 28, 2013 at 5:31 PM

    Lovely wire work! Great combination of stone and wire, really gives it a rich and elegant look.

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  16. Clayworks by Lisa BoucherApril 28, 2013 at 6:42 PM

    Oh wow! Opals are my favorite stone, so this definitely caught my eye. Great wire work and I like the bead combined with the focal. Fabulous necklace design and you really made it shine!

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  17. PiPaApril 29, 2013 at 1:52 AM

    I love your wirework, especially love silver and darker stones together - and moonstone is amazing

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  18. Nelly MayApril 29, 2013 at 2:52 AM

    What a gorgeous necklace. Just perfect.

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  19. Three Beads And a StringApril 29, 2013 at 6:54 AM

    Sharon, you blew me away with what you designed. It's stunning!

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  20. Just BeadsApril 29, 2013 at 11:20 AM

    Very nice necklace. Especially I love your wire work. The combination of moonstone, black and silver works great!

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  21. KepiApril 29, 2013 at 3:46 PM

    Love it, so gorgeous!

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  22. PennyApril 30, 2013 at 12:04 PM

    Your necklace is so elegant and opulent! Love the opals!

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  23. UnknownApril 30, 2013 at 12:24 PM

    Beautiful necklace with great wire work. classic look.

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  24. la mar de bonitaMay 2, 2013 at 11:17 PM

    Great wirework, Sharon! I love moonstones and the way, you combinate them with silver and black beads is beautiful!

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  25. TerriMay 3, 2013 at 7:25 AM

    Really Sou-er! Love the colors too. Fantastic!

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  26. ManekiMay 5, 2013 at 12:15 PM

    Very pretty necklace -- great job!

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  27. ACBeadsMay 9, 2013 at 6:57 AM

    The bead soup included very beautiful beads and you did them justice: it's a gorgeous necklace.

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  28. AnonymousMay 9, 2013 at 5:25 PM

    Beautiful necklace. The focal bead is so pretty, and your wire work is perfect with it.

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  29. UnknownMay 9, 2013 at 9:12 PM

    Beautiful necklace...great colors. I really like the swirls you used as links.

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  30. Becky PancakeMay 11, 2013 at 12:31 PM

    Good job Sharon. Your necklace is beautiful.

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  31. CraftyHopeMay 21, 2013 at 2:32 PM

    Oh. . .very nicely done. I like that you kept the color palette simple to let the beauty of the stone shine through. Just beautiful!

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  32. ChristineMay 27, 2013 at 5:42 PM

    Gorgeous! Your wire work is amazing!!

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  33. Angara JewelryJune 4, 2013 at 6:16 AM

    Congratulations for creating that lovely and exuberant necklace. You've done complete justice with all the gemstones. Love the wire work and that stunning opal.

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  34. UnknownMay 15, 2014 at 3:11 AM

    you did a great job! What a great wire working! Love it! Hugs, Doris

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  35. sheilaposterMay 15, 2014 at 5:34 PM

    I can see that necklace on a barbarian queen

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  36. UnknownMay 15, 2014 at 7:19 PM

    Such a beautiful piece. I loved reading about your inspirations in your other posts too.

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  37. gelfling50May 16, 2014 at 5:09 PM

    You did a great job of creating an elegant design. I know your patner is thrilled. Very very nice work. Ty for sharing ....bye for now I must ...hop along....lol

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  38. AnonymousMay 28, 2014 at 9:03 PM

    Really like that bale for the focal. A very elegant piece!

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    I am extremely impressed along with your writing abilities, Thanks for this great share.

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  40. Web Developers DelhiMarch 26, 2015 at 3:29 AM

    Awesome work.Just wanted to drop a comment and say I am new to your blog and really like what I am reading.Thanks for the share

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