Bead Soup Ingredients

Yesterday, my Bead Soup parcel from Laurel Steven came, and my response was pretty much 'Wow'. Here's a picture of what my lovely soup partner sent:

I'm no good at recognising stone/semi-precious beads (the only ones I have are amethyst chips from two years ago!), but whatever they are specifically, these creamy-tan nugget beads and green rounds are stunning; they feel lovely and weighty in the hand, and have beautiful subtle colour variations. Accompanying them are little brass fillegree beads (to the right) and some pretty green glass beads too, as well as a length of brass chain, a handmade brass clasp (seen in the centre of the brass spacer beads), and best of all, a stamped heart focal. Most of the materials are ones I haven't worked with before, and to be honest, they're awesome; I completely understand the attraction of Vintaj and Trinity now that I have brass in my hands (feel free to laugh at me if it's not brass but something else - whatever it is, I love it) *G* Thanks Laurel