Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Bead Soup Blog 2013 A Fairy Tale

As all good fairy tales began, it was a happy time.  A joyous occasion on which I once more was participating in the Bead Soup Blog Party!!  and then...

Dun Dun DUN!! (that was the key in of sad music)  I got a promotion I was working really hard for.  I had been watching, studying and 100% sure this would be a cake walk!!! Well you know the best laid plans of mice and men are easily lead astray right??  Boy oh BOY!!

I was excited!!!  I packed up a little bit of this and a little bit of that and a bit of love from Maebeads (why yes I do love to 'borrow" stuff from her while I am playing at her house and give it away to unsuspecting deserving people on occasion) Thus this is the box I mailed out  
There of course had to be something inside so HERE is what I put inside the box!!
                         



I was a bit behind because I had already received this bunch of luscious goodies so a trend had been set in my mind.  I was worried about work which WAS NOT turning out to be a cake walk and was so very, very much more than I could ever have imagined.  I went overnights for a week while my youngest son learned that contrary to what the Top Ramen packet says, WATER is not a optional item.   We have bought a new microwave which will be installed umm. sometime before I die I am sure!!

Anyway I kept taking the pieces sent to my by The Blue Bottle Tree  (or Ginger) or should that be Ginger? and all I could see was the sea..
                           


Deep aqua bottomless secret cove with a buried ship sea!! There just didn't seem to be a way to make it appear as I wanted.   The first attempt broke.  The second attempt looks like a preschooler was turned loose with the wire. I kept taking it to work.  I kept looking, staring.  I felt so damn useless at work,
I was so THANKFUL every time posting was delayed.     I felt horrible being grateful!!

I was failing at something I wanted to achieve so badly.   I was coming home and sleeping, I was going to work and crying.  I let them make me so angry I couldn't function all creativity just was draining out of me. I was cleaning the house, I was stressing about the kids (why cause their going to do what their going to do at the ages they are) I was freaking out about the refinance we wanted to do...

Yet I ended up with the most beautiful piece I have ever done..   Well possibly!

  I love how it turned out.  The metal is all copper that I stripped down with a bit of Ammonia and then ran through some liver of sulpher.  The interesting part is that the wire touching the clay when dragged though the LOS just didn't really take any coloring so I am buffing a bit more of the LOS off so that the metal has all the stages of coloring on it.   The round copper circle has been embossed with that cool Vintaj Big Kick and it was CUT with it too.  Hmmm!!







How's that for being able to use new toy's in a project.  I tried the paints by Metal Me This but they didn't get me the color I wanted at this time and the butterflied didn't look right.

Metal Me This  Patina
Good thing I still had a sheet of copper left at the end so I could try one more time!! 

I planned to use the clasp I was sent with this bracelet but I just can't get it to look right!




So hopefully I haven't messed up any chances I ever get to play again and I hope you guys really like the pieces I got done!!  I need you guys to keep me in the game!!

I hope that you enjoyed your visit and the background into how I made what I did!!

and don't forget to check EVERYONE who played here  Party Players!!

17 comments:

  1. What perseverance, and what a beautiful result! Good luck on the new job!!

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    1. Hahahah Should have skipped the new job and just stayed with the relaxation of my old job. The new job made me crazy and I ended up stepping right on down. Not before they drove me nuts though. I did learn that pressure can work in your favor! Thank you for looking and leaving a comment

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  2. Love this necklace! You did a great job, Arlene. Hope the big M is treating you a little better, and that you're breathing a little easier. Christie

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    1. Let's hope this year goes a little easier. 3 time is the charm and all right?

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  3. Oh Arlene, this is just gorgeous. You certainly gave my beads a fantastic new home. Well done!

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    1. so all my comments disappeared some where I am not sure where. I am really glad you liked it. I was worried I wouldn't do your work justice

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  4. Love your necklace ,and the beautiful beads .

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  5. Beautiful designs llove the copper and it did remind me of the dark sea

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  6. Ooh love that first necklace! What a great pendant! Love it.

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  7. Beautiful creations, lovely tale!

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  8. Love your necklace, especially all the little dangles around the beautiful pendant.

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  9. Sounds like you really have a lot going on. I know how that goes sometimes. Your necklace is GREAT! And I'm sure those other pieces will turn out equally beautiful when they're completed as well. Wishing you all the best!

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  10. That necklace is fabulous. Love the story, love the wonderful dangliness of it. Well done!

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  11. This is a beautiful design that enhances Ginger's spectacular beads!

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    1. you are so right!! Ginger did send me spectacular beads~~

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  12. I had to laugh out loud about the ramen...that had to be a wake up call!

    I'm going to try the ammonia then LOS on chain. How long do you leave it in?

    I'm so glad your piece made you happy...and no more ramen, right?

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    1. LOL we still don't have a microwave from that event. How sad is that?? Now ramen is made on the stove.. :) I'll do a quick blog on the LOS hints I found and tried. There is a couple others for making copper different colors as well...

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