Meet my Bead Soup Partner plus Check out my New Stash!

All week I've been waiting for the mailman to show up with a package and today! Yaaay! he finally did! But before I show you all my new stash, let me tell you a bit about my Bead Soup Partner.

Astrid Boyce is an active lampworker, wire worker and metalsmith.  She loves to design jewelry and has a special passion for Russian and Ukranian beadweaving.  Quite a multi talented lady! Or perhaps a touch of artsist ADD Astrid? I don't think she'll mind a bit of teasing as her sense of humor comes thru loud and clear on her blog. I literally LOL'd when I read her blog post about sneaking out and getting her ears pierced at age 16....

And now, so I don't keep you in suspense any longer, here's my new bead soup stash...

TaaaDaaa!

If it wasn't so durn hot in my studio, I'd probably be working with my new beads already, but the muse insists on being inside, AC on high, mint choclate chip icecream at the ready. Yes, she is a demanding thing, but I have to placate her cuz she has all the good idea's....sigh...