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Tassle Earrings – Heart's Desire Jewelry
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Evening Garden

Evening Garden by annmarie-xi featuring a green cocktail dress

Mansur Gavriel leather tote purse
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Chicwish green cocktail dress
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Blue fairy costume
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Open toe sandals
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Evening Garden Pearl Earrings – Heart's Desire Jewelry
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Bead Soup Blog Party - the reveal!

Here it is folks... the necklace that I made with the bead soup sent to me by Cristi Clothier.

I added in some freshwater pearls, vintage sugar beads, czech glass pendants and lucite rounds in the same color as the crystals. I had these other beads all set aside because I thought they would work well together, but never had the inspiration to make anything with them...until the bead soup arrived!

First I made a single strand necklace, but it felt a bit lacking to me, so I took advantage of the big holes in the fluted silver beads that Cristi sent me and the czech glass pendants by weaving another strand along side the first. So...what do you think?

If you would like to see the other bead soup creations by the rest of the participants, you can check them out here -


1. Lori, Pretty Things
2. Mallory, For the Love of Beads
3. Terri, Blooming Ideas
4. Cindy, Sweet Bead Studio
5. Lorelei, Lorelei's Blog: Inside the Studio
6. Kerry, Kabs Creative Concepts
7. Erin, Treasures Found
8. Jeannette, Jeannette Blix Wire and Metal Jewelry
9. Adrienne, Adrienne Designs
10. Nan, Spirit Rattles
11. Laurel, Rue's Daftique
12. Nancy, Beading From the Heart
13. Mary, MK's Creative Musings
14. Cassie, The Glass Beadle
15. Dot, Winchell Clayworks
16. Sharon, Sharon's Jewelry Garden
17. Lisa, Lo and Behold
18. Norma, Bead Dreams and Moonlit Fantaseas
19. Judith, Judith B.
20. Debbie, Prairie Emporium
21. Maria, Garden Path Beads
22. Susan, Kaplan Creations Jewelry and Glass Design
23. Melissa, Melissa Meman: Art, Love, Life
24. Marianna, Pretty Shiny Things
25. Lisa, Joolz by Lisa
26. Cristi, 2 If By Sea
27. Sandra, Marbella Jewelry Design
28. Maria, Greene Earth Originals
29. Barbara, Jewelry of Distinction
30. Leslie, Bei Mondi
31. Loretta, Designs by Loretta
32. Linda, Bella Bead Jewelry
33. Kathie, The Bead Cult
34. Patty, Plays With Fire
35. Nicki, Nicki's Reef
36. Anne Marie, You're already here :)
37. Mary, Mary Harding Jewelry
38. Jayne, Mama's Got to Doodle
39. Emanda, Artemesia's Studio
40. Whitney, Whitney Lassini
41. Marcie, La Bella Joya
42. Suzann, Beadphoria
43. Jen, Jen Judd Rocks
44. Julie, Credit River Art Glass
45. Janiece, J Birds Garden
46. Kate, Organic Odysseys
47. Laurie, The Mermaid Tale
48. Michelle, My Crazy Crafty Adventure
49. Sue, Sue Beads
50. Janeen, Janeen 365
51. Nancy, The Rabbit Muse
52. Kristie, Artisan Clay
53. Regina, Regina's Writings
54. Tari, Pearl and Pebble
55. Lyn, Lyn Foley
56. Beth, Sunshine Daydreamz
57. Cathryn, Chile Cats
58. Emma, Fred Bean's Nook
59. Connie, Cetta Cheese Chatter
60. Juli, Jul's Beads
61. Julie, RockerJewlz
62. Libby, LibbyLeu and Glass Too
63. Melanie, Earthenwood Studio Chronicles
64. Katie, My Life and My Beads
65. Zuleykha, Zuleykha's Polymer Clay
66. Rekella, Me But a Little More in Depth
67. Ricki, What's New at Ricki Voges Design
68. Lisa, Lucid Moon Studio
69. Jo, Daisychain Jewellery
70. Lynette, Rock Hill Designs
71. Lynne, Island Girl's Insights
72. Chas, One Woman's Haven
73. Chas, One Woman's Haven
74. Ruthie, Rose Works Jewelry
75. Elizabeth, Turquoise Sky
76. Maire, Maire Dodd
77. Janet, Singing Woods
78. Eileen, Dorset Hill Beads
79. Julie, Miss Kitten's Jewels
80. Joann, Jo's Jewels
81. Patti, PJ Clark Designs
82. Mel, Kookie Designs
83. Erin, Every Heart Crafts
84. Dale, Flights of Fancy
85. Dee, Runako Designs

Bead Soup!

My bead soup package arrived from Christi who writes the blog - 2 if By Sea . I love the color mix of ruby crystals, silver fluted rounds, silver pearls and fossil jasper focal bead.

Check back on Feb. 10, when I will reveal the finished project using this beautiful collection.

Chocolate Kiss Necklaces

Looking for a sweet treat for your valentine? A gift that melts her heart, but not in her hand? How about a gem chocolate kiss necklace?

Available in smoky quartz on a sterling silver chain (small and large) or whisky quartz on a 14k gold-fill chain.
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I was honored to see that that Erika at MyShoppingConnection.com likes these necklaces enough to feature them in her Gifts She'll Love article. Thanks, Erika!



If you would like any help in selecting a jewelry gift for your valentine, feel free to contact me and I will be happy to offer you advice - info@heartsdesirejewelry.com

Happy New Year & Bead Soup party

Happy 2010 everyone! I'm excited for all the possibilities this new decade opens up and looking forward to all the new experiences it will bring.

One of the new experiences I will be trying out right away is a Bead Soup Party being hosted by my talented jewelry making friend, Lori Anderson on her blog Pretty Things.

By participating, I will exchange a "party pack" (set of supplies to make a necklace) with another jewelry artist. I'll make up a design using the elements in my party pack and post a picture of the results here.

I love the idea of this challenge becuase one of of my new year's resolutions is to explore my creativity more and this sounds like a fun way to accomplish that. Check back on Feb. 1 to see what I have made :)

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