Time For A Giveaway

I made a pair of earrings as part of the Bead Soup Swap but I don't wear earrings (don't have my ears pierced at all I just love making earrings). So I decided I wanted to do a giveaway to find them a new home where someone would actually wear them. After all the lovely comments I received about them since I first posted the picture I knew I had to give them to someone so who wants them? 

They are made using silver plated studs, Irish waxed Linen Cord and Labradorite Gemstones (thank you to Ana for sharing these with me).

So for a chance to win all you have to do is comment on this blog post. Its that simple. One comment per person will be counted. I will use random.org to pick a number and whoever commented in that position wins the earrings. Of course this is open to anyone around the world. I will post a blog announcing the winner on May 31st (giving 3 weeks to enter) at 11.30pm Irish Time and the winner has a week to get in touch with a mailing address. Entries must be in by 10.30pm Irish Time on May 31st to guarantee you are included in the draw. It may be helpful to follow the blog so you don't miss the announcement. You don't have to share the giveaway but feel free to do so if you would like. I love when new people stop by.

So that's it. Get commenting.

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Bead Soup: The Big Reveal

The day has finally arrived to reveal what I have made with the beautiful beads I was sent by Ana of Acbeads. I found myself struggling a little bit at first as there was such a variety of beads that I honestly didn't know where I was going to start but finally I decided to break up the beads into different sections and ended up making four different pieces. 

As a reminder of what Ana sent to me click here to see all of the photos. And click here to see the soup that I sent to Ana.

So my first piece is a pair of earrings. I made these using the Irish Linen Cord and Labradorite Chips. I love the simplicity of them. I didn't want to loose the beauty of the Linen Cord or the Labradorite. 

My Second piece is a bracelet made using the large glass bead, blue mother of pearl discs and blue wooden beads along with the clasp from Ana's packet. I used my own seed beads and freshwater pearls along with some rose quartz that I still had from last years packet form the Bead Soup Swap. (I knew I would find something special to use the last few in eventually.) I love that this bracelet is so neutral coloured with just a pop of strong blue.

My third piece is another bracelet. I made this piece using the Labradorite Chips, Shell and clasp from Ana's packet. (If you haven't noticed I'm a little bit in love with the Labradorite now). I finished off this bracelet by just adding some seed beads that I already had in my stash. The colour is perfect with the Labradorite I think. This is my favourite of the 2 bracelets. 

My fourth and final piece is a necklace. I started by using the beautiful Focal pieces that Ana sent along with (again) the Labradorite Chips on the beautiful blue Linen Cord. I added a small copper bead on either end to tie in the copper chain and clasp from my own stash. I knew as soon as I seen these focal pieces that I would be using them with copper somehow. It is my favourite metal and I knew the colours would all suit each other. I would never normally use cord and chain like this but I'm so happy I tried it out. I think the Linen Cord is soft next to the beautiful clay beads before the harsh metal. 

I think the necklace is by far my favourite of all four pieces I have made and I cant wait to wear it over the summer. Its a nice new piece to add to my collection. 

So that's all the pieces that I have made. Please click here to see what Ana has made using the beads I sent to her. Also click here to see the list of all the participants of the Bead Soup Blog Party. I can't wait to get around all the blogs and see what everyone has made. 

Thanks for stopping by. Feel free to leave a comment below.

If you want to win the earrings above then click here to enter.