What on earth does Project Runway have to do with beads and the Bead Soup Party? They are both inspiring, that’s what. I have been hooked on Project Runway for years, and the new season nine has started. I don’t design clothing, and sewing is really not my “thing,” however, this show always gets my creative juices flowing. Did you see the first episode? The designers,(who are competing for some big prizes, by the way) were woken up very early in the day, told to keep on their pj’s or whatever they slept in, grab a bed sheet, wrap up in it if necessary for modesty, and follow Tim Gunn out onto the streets of New York City. They walked over to the design workshop and were given the challenge: Design something using only what you slept in last night, and the bed sheet (they could dye it if they wanted). Some of them slept in boxer shorts, or funky tee shirts, or itty bitty tank tops, or you name it – and these creative people turned their sleepwear and a sheet into potentially award winning outfits! Wow! I loved watching the process, and the final results were in most cases amazing. Check it out here: http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/project-runway
Bead Soup Party is like that: We participants don’t know what beads we’ll receive (we could hate them, they could be bad, bad, colors, the focal could be just blah, whatever) – yet rising to the challenge of making something wonderful out of materials we might usually never give a second glance to is such fun. I love seeing what other participants come up with, as well as seeing what I can come up with. Inspiration? Yes, big time.
So, go on over to Lori Anderson’s web site and sign up to participate in this design challenge. Watch this space to see what transpires with the beads I ship away and receive in return.
Meanwhile, here’s a little inspiration of my own – a recent necklace I made for the show in Ruidoso. Enjoy!
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