My First Bead Soup Blog Party Reveal... :)

Hello everyone, sorry for my late posting... :)
I just finished the soup at 3 a.m in the morning so,,, ;p (fyi it's GMT +7 here)

Here's is the wonderful beads, Melissa had sent me... :D

the beads

the vocal and the wonderful clasp

(you can check my last post here for more information about the soups) :)

Here's what I make from the soup Melissa Trudinger sent...

Due to the time, I only made one because I was too busy (and lazy) preparing my event : INACRAFT (you can check here for more information about Inacraft) It's a very HUGE annual event for all crafters and artisans who live in Indonesia... :)
but I will soon make another bracelet or earrings using the other ingredients ;)

Here's what I do...

At first I just want to make it like this...

and I leave it over-night thinking about making it in the next morning... Then on the morning when I saw it, I feel that I want to make something more... And since I'm crazy about bead-embroidery right now... I tried to make a skecth for the focal... adding this and that...

Here's my sketch :)

So I made the focal...

After looking at it, I thought that something missing, so I decide to put some wire work, just for to add some 'spice' :)

Here's the focal after the 'spice'

Then I made the necklace, put some jump rings...

And the wonderful Sari fabric... ( I just tied the fabric to the jump ring)

And yay they're done :)

Another picture (taken and edited with instagram)

There... I hope you love it, especially my beadswap partner, Melissa... 

Thank you for sending me such a wonderful soup...

I'm open to any suggestion and comments, and anything you wanted to post...

Thanks...

Love,

Jane Pranata Lim

(27 April 2013 01:34 P.M)

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