Seasons Blog Hop

Lisa Lodge, of A Grateful Artist, is hosting another wonderful blog hop.

I've taken part in several of Lisa's blog hops and have loved each one.  Lisa grabs beads from her bead table, mixes them into wonderful bead soups and sends them to the participants.  I enjoy receiving a surprise soup and Lisa's mixes are always beautiful.

 This time around, the theme is "seasons."  Lisa said we can interpret this to mean seasons of the year or as seasons of our lives.

Here is my soup:

The clay beads are from Tree Wings Studio.  Rebekah makes beautiful beads and if you would like some for yourself, check out her etsy shop.

The first thing I noticed, though, were the shell beads.  I loved the shapes and the colors and immediately thought of walking along the beach in the summer.

I tried several different things, but settled on a spiral rope with a bit of a twist .. or fringe.

I love the way the shells look in the fringe.  I'm not sure if they look like they are buried on the beach, but they look comfortable nestled in the fringe.

I used a bead from Lisa's soup to create a clasp.

I am sad that I didn't incorporate Rebekah's beads, but I will hopefully use them in a future project.

Lisa, thanks again for a wonderful bead soup and blog hop.

Please take some time and visit the rest of the participants.  I know you won't be disappointed.

Lisa Lodge, Grateful Artist (our host)

Kathy Zeigler Lindemer, Bay Moon Design

Cassi Paslick, Beads: Rolling Downhill

Stephanie Sanner Haussler, PixyBug Designs

Leah Mifflin Tees, My Beady Little Eyes

Karin Slaton, BackStory Beads

Audrey Belanger, Dreams of an Absolution

Lori Jean Poppe, Lorillijean Creative Corner

Karla Morgan, Texas Pepper Jams

Christine Stonefield, Sweet Girl Design

Eleanor Burian-Mohr, The Charmed Life

Alicia Marinache, All the Pretty Things

Veralynne Malone, Designed by Vera

Kay Thomerson, Kayz Kreationz

Mary Govaars, MLH Jewelry Designs

Toltec Jewels, Toltec Jewels for Jewel School Friends

Lennis Carrier, Windbent

Erin Kenny, Beadifultherapy

Tanya Goodwin, A Work in Progress - you are here

Cilla Watkins, Tell Your Girlfriends

Renetha Williams Stanziano, Lamplight Crafts

Christie Searle Murrow, Charis Designs Jewelry

Sierra Barrett, Giraffe Can Has

Melissa Trudinger, Bead Recipes

Shirley Jones Moore, Beads and Bread

Dawn Horner, Northern Adornments

Charlene Bausinger Jacka, Clay Space

Tara Plote, The Newbie Beader's Blog

Candida Elkins Castleberry, Spun Sugar Beadworks

Miranda Ackerley, Daze and Days