Jul7

Let’s Have Soup!!

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Let’s Have Soup!!

My Soup is here!! MY SOUP IS HERE!! I was so excited when I saw the Muscle bring in the mail today-a package from my bead Soup swap partner, Gretchen, of ArtFoodLodging!! Since I had visited her blog and her shop, I was really eager to see what kind of Soup Gretchen would send! We have many similar tastes, as you can see in this awesome steampunk necklace-one of my favorites! It totally reminds me of the wedding on the beach in Surfside, TX last year, when Jake found that scary doll…………. LOVE!!!

And this rockabilly bat necklace! Hello?? Does it not have my name written all over it?!

I was going to try and be good and wait until I got dinner finished, and the kitties cared for, but the more I thought about it, the less I could resist it and I decided to take advantage of the fact that they were upstairs in my Craft Room still painting. I carefully slit the box edges, lifted the lid, and slowly unwrapped the layers of tissue paper. As I beheld each little pouch, I was so overcome with the generosity and thoughtfulness of Gretchen, that my eyes teared up. Such incredible little treasures, such amazingly beautiful beads, bits, buttons, and laces!! I love anything vintage!! I love the Gothic feel to the entire Soup!

Make sure you click on the pictures, to get a bigger, better close up view!

As you can see, I almost forgot to take an initial picture, before I unwrapped everything! I was so excited! Like a little kid on the Christmas! Then I felt the items deserved a great presentation:

Click on the picture to see if full size!

The colors, the actual pieces themselves, all just so inspiring! I have SO MANY IDEAS!!!!!!!! I will treasure anything and everything I make from this Soup for the rest of my life. Here are some close-ups:

I absolutely LOVE these! I am 3/4 Polish, 1/4 German and LOVE anything to do with either heritage! Treasure!

Sweet little German dolls!!

Does this not just scream “American Gothic”?? I am so in love with these laces and trims!

Gorgeous feathers! I wonder what type of fowl they’re from? Pheasant, maybe?

LOVE that these are on this old card!! Vintage ribbons.. I absolutely love them! The colors are great! And “Sweet Pea” at the top? Love it, because that’s what I call my little Valerie..

These rings are just too awesome for words. I love the re-purposing aspect of it, and they are just a truly neat thing to have! I already have ideas for these as well!!

     
And last, but most certainly not least, this beautiful silver clasp!! And extra piece! I love it. I cannot wait to start doodling out ideas, and am VERY thankful Gretchen and I are in the last group. There is just so much I want to do to honor every piece she has generously sent me!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                    So there you have it! Thank you, Gretchen, for such a wonderful Soup! I am so moved! And thank YOU, Lori Anderson, for your wonderful matching, and all your time and dedication in making this, my first Bead Soup Blog Party, so exciting and happy!
Stay tuned for August 25th, our Big Reveal Date! Until then, happy beading. =^..^=
P.S…. I humbly apologize for the overuse of exclamation points
in this post. It simply reflects my true excitement!

8 Responses

  1. I am so happy you liked the soup I cooked up. I love old odd bits and some people find them a little too odd, so I wasn’t sure how you’d react. Can’t wait to see what you make!
    The soup you sent me was Delicious!

  4. That is my DREAM SOUP right there!!!
    Omg!! I was just looking for those little dolls too!
    Youre so lucky!
    I cant wait to see what you make 😀

  7. Wow what a treasure trove, indeed lucky that you’ve got lots of time to play with this loot. Looks like fun times ahead!