Party time! (2)

As I mentioned in a previous post I am participating in Lori's Bead Soup Party and I have received my beads last week. Over the weekend I managed to take pictures :)

This is what Dita Basu sent me:

Pretty, isn't it?

There are some beautiful wood beads, in very bright happy colours:

Beads in my favourite colour - turquoise:

A couple of black & white Krobo beads - I had to search for them and find more: they are handmade in Africa, from recycled glass, through a labour-intensive process; each bead is manually painted and re-fired (for more info read Krobo beads):

A couple of wonderful toggle clasps: one in gun metal, very well in-tone with the upcoming Valentine's day:

and one in sterling silver:

They both match an idea I have - however, they're both too beautiful to use only half of the clasp... they'll most likely end up in another idea :)

As for the focal - I got not one, but two!

A polymer clay disc from Laurel Stevens graciously embellished with flowers (thanks you, Terri from Beads2Die4 for the info):

And last, but definitely not least, a jade donut in amazing colouring:

And all together, again:

Thank you, Dita!

Now... to the 'drawing board' :)

The result - on March 3rd!