I just signed up for my first bead soup blog party!  Since its done by lottery this time, I hope I get in.

This idea is from Lori Anderson who has already hosted six of these blog parties and has written a book about the results.  Its called Bead Soup:  34 Projects Show What Happens When 24 Beaders Swap Their Stash.  Its available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.  I got it downloaded to my Nook.

Here’s how it works (taken from Lori’s Blog)…
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First, you must have a blog! 
Second, no, you do NOT have to make your own beads!

Sign up on her blog from January 25-27.  www.BeadSoupBlogParty.com

Once you get a partner, you’ll then send that person a Party Pack:

There was a variation that Kalbach Publishing Company promoted when Lori’s book first came out.  A number of bead stores donated bead soup to Kalmbach.  They, in turn, sent the bead soup out to participating artists.  My bead soup arrived from Eva Madzsar Sherman & Grand River Beads

I used her lovely beads and added a whole bunch of own and came up with this piece.

We’ll see if I can come up with something I’m as happy about in this next blog party!