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Bead Soup Blog Hop, Native American Jewelry, Stones and Bones Jewelry Designs, Susan Nelson Bowie, Suzann Sladcik Wilson
By Suzann Sladcik Wilson
Welcome to the 8th Annual Bead Soup Blog Hop! This year I was paired with the amazing Susan Nelson Bowie of Stones and Bones Jewelry Design in Atlanta, Georgia. You can see her work here. Susan is First Nation Musogee Creek and honors her Native American roots by designing with Mother Earth in mind and spirit.
The beads that I received from Susan had such a natural feel to them. What I liked is that they seemed to represent the three elements. The earth was represented by the jasper stones, wooden beads, and the bear bead. The green fresh water pearls were for the water. The sky was symbolized by the copper bird beads and the feather focal bead.
As you can see, the elements blended together perfectly to create this Earth’s Treasures set. For the center piece, I wanted to combine the symbolic elements that Susan had sent me. After doing some research, I found out that in Native American culture that the bear represents strength and bravery, the bird is totem for creativity and peace, and the feather symbolizes trust, honor, and wisdom. My hope is that the person who wears this necklace would benefit from all three totems.
I really enjoyed designing with these organic treasures. Would love to hear from you in the comments, which are on the top right hand corner of this blog. To see what I sent Susan and see what she made, click here. To see all of the participants in the Bead Soup Blog Hop and see their amazing creations, click here.
Here are some of the other Bead Soups that I have made:
Thanks for stopping by! Happy Beading!
Tandra Boyer said:
so very pretty!The greens are gorgeous, and the focal is amazing! great job!
Beadphoria said:
Thank you, Tandra!
mtrudinger said:
Beautiful, what a lovely set! You’ve really done your soup proud!
Beadphoria said:
Thank you so much!
Kokopelli said:
This is an awesome soup with all the totems/symbols included. I especially love the bone feather and the bear, as I’m drawn to these totems. Well done!
Susan Nelson Bowie said:
I am honoured by your work…Beautiful !!!
Beadphoria said:
I am so glad that you like it, Susan! Thank you for the fun soup to play with!
Marcia said:
wonderful necklace
Beadphoria said:
Thank you, Marcia. You made some amazing pieces from your soup!
Regina said:
Lovely, well put together. Nice job.
Beadphoria said:
Thank you, Regina!
Marjolein said:
Lovely necklace!! Well done!!
Beadphoria said:
Thank you, Majorlein!
Michi said:
Hmhmhm, love theat earthy tones – that’s a beautiful necklace, Suzann!
Beadphoria said:
Thank you, Michi! Yours turned out beautiful, too!
Cece said:
Nice ensemble. Actually lusting after a few of the beads that were in your soup too.
Beadphoria said:
Thank you, Cece! Glad you enjoyed it!
Candi said:
Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous!!
Beadphoria said:
Thank you, Candi! Happy that you liked it!
Val Tilghman said:
Oh I love the feather focal!! how fabulous……beautiful designs and love the symbolization 🙂
Beadphoria said:
Thank you, Val!
windbent said:
Great organic feel to your design. Good job.
Beadphoria said:
Thank you, windbent!
Kumi Fisher said:
Lovely set you created!
Beadphoria said:
Thank you, Kumi! Your designs are beautiful!
Terri G. said:
Cool elements…. a real organic artsy feel to the set! Soup-er!
Beadphoria said:
Thank you, Terri!
Sharon Driscoll said:
Beautiful necklace and so earthy a feel to it.
Beadphoria said:
Thank you, Sharon! That is exactly what I was going for.
craftyd said:
Beautiful set, love how you used the focal!
Beadphoria said:
Thank you, CraftyD!
Jean A. Wells said:
Love that earthy soup and love what you did with it. I especially like the way you layered the focal feather. Great job. Jean
Beadphoria said:
Thank you, Jean. I felt the layering gave the focal more interest.
Monique U said:
What a wonderful design, Suzann!
Beadphoria said:
Thank you, Monique!
Mags said:
Earth’s treasures indeed! I love your necklace.
Beadphoria said:
Thank you, Mags!
Kandice Seeber said:
So very pretty! Balanced and beautiful – I love it. 🙂
Beadphoria said:
Thank you, Kandice!
Lea Avroch said:
lovely necklace!
Beadphoria said:
Thank you, Lea! Really enjoyed your soup, too!
Andrea said:
I really like the organic earthy-ness (is that a word?) lol it has. Very calming. Beautiful piece.
Beadphoria said:
Thank you, Andrea! I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Alisa said:
I love the thought process that you put into this as well as your design!
Beadphoria said:
Thank you, Alisa!
Jenny said:
Lovely pieces 🙂
Beadphoria said:
Thank you, Jenny! Your pieces are lovely!
vovsjewellery said:
Such lovely work well done!
Beadphoria said:
Thank you so much!
Molly Smith said:
Oh my Suzann, this set is gorgeous! I love the design and all the details. Enjoyed reading your explanation re the meaning of the stones. Now, over to go look at what you sent to Susan. (Also, your photos are fabulous!)
Corrie Lyn said:
Your creations are beautiful. Very meaningful.
Elisabeth said:
Beautiful work!
Barb Fernald said:
Gorgeous! I love the colors in your soup!
jaelsjewels said:
You combined the elements of your soup beautifully.
alainnjewelry said:
very organic. combining your whole soup into one piece couldn’t have been easy, but you make it look like it is!
Guusje said:
Oh MY! Stunning!
CJ Bauschka said:
Your soup has all the qualities of nature, the greens, the brown tones, the feel of the earth is calling out to me. You did an awesome job of putting it all together. Great use of all your soup.
J R said:
Love the feathers and the birds. They just fly with the colors and composition. Beautiful work!
niky said:
What a lovely title earth treasures set, you put alot of thought into these pieces and that really shows!
Beadphoria said:
Thank you, Niky! I sure did try!
Karin G said:
You created a beautiful and meaningful set of jewelry. I enjoyed reading about the symbols and references as a background of your creations which make them even more interesting.
Marti c said:
I love work like this, it really means something! What a blessing to the receiver!
Carol said:
I love your earthy bead soup and you put it all together perfectly!
Tammy Adams said:
You created a spectacular set with your soup. Everything goes together so well without seeming overly matchy.
Kelly Morgan said:
Really nice job. I love that you highlighted the feather as that was the first thing my eyes went to in the soup picture!
Shaiha (@Shaiha_) said:
What a beautiful necklace! it truly honors all of the totems.
Lori said:
Great set, I love how you put it all together, very balanced!
apolymerpenchant said:
What a beautiful soup! You used excellent design to bring it all together is such a way to honour those ingredients, it’s really stunning.
Christine Hansen said:
Suzann – you turned a lovely soup into a lovely ensemble! I adore the way you used those tiny fetish beads to embellish the focal of the necklace. Beautiful!
Divya said:
Been seeing a lot of totem inspired pieces in this blog hop, guess that is the new trend
patty johnson said:
What a cool soup! I really love what you did with it…sweet piece!
Eleanor Burian-Mohr said:
Like how your pieces tell a story. Awesome job!
Fay wolfenden said:
Very organic.. love the green great job
kepirasmussen said:
Such a stunning necklace, absolutely love it.
Kay said:
What a gorgeous soup and a wonderful necklace you designed with it. I love the tribal feel to it and the earth symbolizisms. in it. Very nice.
Becky Pancake said:
Great job using your soup. Your beautiful set does give off a natural and earthy vibe.
ile said:
Nice necklace … well done!
Jasvanti Patel said:
Your set is so beautiful, I really love what you created with your bead soup.
Alenka said:
Love what you’ve made, the necklace is beautiful with all those colors that go together perfectly and the earrings are so cute!
Alenka
Dana Hickey said:
That was such a gorgeous soup she sent you and you most definitely did it justice. Gorgeous!
inspirational bracelets said:
SO natural and organic! Really love all the set
Karen Mitchell said:
Gorgeous earthy necklace, love it!
Adlinah said:
I love the symbolism of the necklace. Truly beautiful and meaningful.
Lori Anderson said:
AWESOME! I love the feather!
Thanks for participating over the years!
Dorota said:
earth-tone set-elegant and so creative! superb!
Robin Kae Reed said:
This is a really beautiful set!!! Very natural and earthy but more…it has a lot of depth to it!!! Great job! Have a Blessed Day!!!
jlwoolverton said:
Wonderful earthy set! Great work.
Dyanne Everett-Cantrell said:
I love the rich green color of your soup! The feather is a great focal for your soup!
Linda A said:
I just love that you added the little birdie to the feather. It gives the feather a softer edge and not quite so masculine. My $.02 =)
Linda A.
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Carmen said:
I love the bead soup you received! the colours are not very typical but they worked out wonderfully in your creation. very nice matching set.
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Silke said:
Beatuful set. Wonderful colours and great designs. I really like it.
Debra Gibson said:
Very earthy! Great set! You did a great job with your bead soup !!
CraftyHope said:
I could totally see that soup taking a different twist and not be so natural-feeling. However, I like that you held on to it and created a fabulously unique set. Well done.
Janice said:
Very well named, it is a treasure to be sure! I enjoyed your explanation on the meaning of the stones. Fabulous!
krafty max said:
Love it!! The ‘feather’ bead just adds to the look, terrific job!! ~KM
Louise said:
It’s a great necklace with your awesome soup!
annodarte said:
Beautiful necklace!
Marica Zammit said:
Oh I love those beads!!!! Just gorgeous. I especially love the feather focal. Wow!
And your set is simply stunning! Love how you used the little bird in the necklace 🙂
Dini Bruinsma said:
Stunning beads, stunning jewellery. Lovely♥ intense colours and a playful design make this a special – almost a bit ‘ethnical’- set!
Rosantia Petkova said:
What an ambitious task to combine all the elements in one set! It is beautiful, balanced and striking at the same time and its symbolism is impressive!
Dawn said:
I love the colors and the designs are simply gorgeous.
Kelly said:
One of the reasons I like blog hops and this one in particular is that I often see combos of colors in a way I hadn’t before. I wouldn’t think to combine them the way you did, but of course now that I see your piece, I know it works. And it works very well. Nicely done!
tesoritrovati4800 said:
I love the theme that you were able to pull out of your rustic and organic ingredients. I just happened to see your soup from 2013 and that also included a feather! What a coincidence! Thank you for sharing your talents with the world! Enjoy the day! Erin