Bead Soup Swap - Round 3

[Tero]

oohhhh I would LOVE a button swap. All of the buttons I sent in this round are from Germany I have a crazy stash and wanted to share. So happy you liked it all

[Dragonflower]

Oooh, button soup! I'd love that too. 
I have major swap anxiety now that I've seen all these great packages. 

[babiestarlite13]

I got my package from Disposableactor yesterday!!!    On to the goodies!


The "dawn" set, with some of my favorites on the envelope.  And let me tell ya, I don't usually like paper beads, because well...... they look like paper beads, but the ones she sent are beautiful!


The "twilight" set.  look at the skull bead!

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All sorted and ready to be used....


And my extras.  Hemp, buttons, pin backing, wire, earring rings, and enough sterling kidney wire for 30 pairs of earrings!


Thanks so much Disposableactor!  What a great package!!!!

[hotty_blond2000]

april again- your very welcome, glad you liked everything.

the saphire blue teardrops were part of a large package from Joanns.com- Blue Moon Frosting collection (glass pearls).

Definitely a favorite of mine also.

[Tero]

Finally have a moment to get the pictures up from the wonderful package I got from disposableactor

She sent the best package, thank you so very much. She shared some very special bead with me, some from jewelry given to her from her husband on their honeymoon, some from a special friend, some of her personal collection she has been building over the years. I was very touched that she would share such special things.

On to the pictures. First the whole soup.



It was really neat as she did a sea package and a shore package. Such thought she put into it all.



The sea goodness...I was blown away by the crystals that she spoiled me with.



The shore treasures. I have never gathered orange beads before, having them now has opened up some new ideas for me.

There was also a HUGE PILE of sterling silver earring hoops and hooks. And as if all of that wasn't enough she made me this really beautiful bracelet



I can not imagine the time it took to do all of those tiny beads. I love the colors though and have worn it twice since I have gotten it.

Thank you so very much for all that you did.

Much Peace to you and yours

[Tero]

yeah.....just checked the mail and I have my package from DragonFlywer too Going to open it and play right now. Hopefully will have pictures up by tonight.

[Tero]

OK two post in a row. OMG !! Dragonflywer sent me the coolest package too. I have been sorting this whole time. LOVE IT.

first the soup in all its glory



Then one of my favorite extras. I laughed out loud. She really did some stalking to come up with this. It is a baggie full of MOP buttons but the outside of the baggie says  kompundophiliacs unite. I am pretty sure I spelled it right. LOL OMG so funny.






Some really beautiful focal beads. The two grey ones are just stone and I really like them. SO simple and pretty. Almost the whole soup is stone but these are like river rocks stone.


Then she made me this really beautiful pendant necklace. I love it!! Thank you so much !! She said in her note she was unsure about it but I think it is beautiful.



Everything all sorted out and ready for projects.

I have some more close ups in my gallery if anyone wants to take a look.

http://www.craftster.org/pictures/showgallery.php?ppuser=124569&cat=500

Those of you who hop over there will notice that I took a picture of her hand writing because she has the prettiest handwriting I have ever seen.

Thank you so much for everything. I love it all and cant wait to get to make it all into jewelry.

Much Peace to you and yours

[DizzerSpinninRound]

Ohhhhh boy! I have TONS of pictures! Are you ready?

Jennieingram:
























My son wondering if I was done yet...













April Again:





























Wow!Apparently the large bead collection I thought I had was nothing in comparison to what you all have!

Thank you both SO much "^.^"

[april again]

I am glad you like your bracelet..for every shell connector on the bracelet I broke about 4 more...the language was most foul at my craft table 

[jennieingram]

Goodness I love how fast this round is, being all U.S. shipping.  12 out of our 18 packages have been received already!  That's 2/3 already done!  Way to go Bead Swappers!!!

I also received from april again today!  She sent an absolutely lovely package and I'll try to get pictures up before bed tonight.  (Sadly Wednesdays suck for me because I work 9:00-5:00, then I have to go back to work from 7:00-10:00, so I have very little time at night.)  Ok, I'm going to try to snap some pictures now, before I head back, so I get edit and post when I get home!