Beading

This is the last in the series of bracelets done on grosgrain ribbon---I think. The pearl shapes are surrounded by number 10 seed beads. The edging is picot stitch with smaller yellow beads. The buttons are a couple more from my collection of old buttons. There is a mirror type thing behind the metal to make the shine.

Beading

Here is the bracelet I made for Christen Brown's class at www.joggles.com It's based on shank buttons and gave me a chance to use some of my collection. The shanks are not removed, so the buttons are not hurt in any way. These are old buttons. I really enjoyed the class. She's a good
teacher.

Beading

This is a new bracelet done on a grosgrain ribbon and using snaps to overlap and close it. I like that kind of closure and feel it is more secure. The gray mother of pearl buttons determined the design. The edging is picot stitch.

Beading

This is the bracelet I made in a class taught by Christen Brown at www.joggles.com

It was a lot of fun and has given me ideas for many more. The focal beads were from when I worked for Aardvark Adventures in N. California. Sadly, the business is no longer.

Beading

I finally finished it!!!!!!!!!   This is a project I worked on off and on for several years I think. It would get put aside for other things and be forgotten. First, I beaded around 5 white and gray cabochons. Then I cut them out and tried to find a way to join them together. Finally, I just put them on felted wool cutting out the wool to match the outline of the piece.

 

The cord is the spiral beading that is flexible but strong enough to support the centerpiece.

More and more people in my group are starting to have problems putting on necklaces that join in the back, so here is an alternative. The snap is on the main piece and the end of the right side of the cord-most people seem to be right handed. I'm pleased with it and mostly glad it's done.

Bracelet

I did another bracelet on the child's loom I have. I keep thinking of variations and don't know when this series will end.

Beading

I just had to make another woven bracelet. The idea this time was to create a base and bead the heck out of it. Once the base was made, I liked the regularity of it and how it showed the hand painted thread, so the beading will have to go on another one.

Bead Journal Project

Here is the April Bead Journal Project. It's a glass piece on Ultrasuede which is stitched to the batik background. The stitching follows the lines in the glass and extends them.

Woven Bracelet

I had planned to only make one bracelet after taking the Woven Bracelet class at www.craftsy.com but here is a second. The Thread Studio http://www.thethreadstudio.com/ had sent me a hand painted rayon thread that goes from orange to fuchsia. I used Perle cotton #8 as the warps and size 8 seed beads in the piece in two types of pink/fuchsia. The slide is made of pink size 11 seed beads in peyote stitch.

Bead Journal Project

 Here's March for the Bead Journal Project. I always think of spring then, so I picked the spring green and turquoise batiks to use.

The cabochons are glass blobs like you use in vases. They needed the tear drop shaped beads at the bottom to balance them. The hand stitching is to frame them.

Bracelet

This is a bracelet I made after watching the Woven Bracelet class at www.craftsy.com The threads are Perle Cotton and cotton that I dyed. I like the slide closure, because it makes the bracelet easy to take on and off and fits a variety of wrists. It was my friend's birthday. She wears a lot of red and can't wear the metal jewelry, so this was perfect.

Class

This is the final block for the Seed Bead Botany class from Nancy Eha at www.QuiltUniversity.com  I don't think there's many spaces I could add more to. I will use what I learned on other things. It was a good class. I keep the background piecing plain and in light colors, so the beads would show better.

Class

I've almost filled my Crazy quilt block with beaded flowers and fruit from Nancy Eha's class at www.QuiltUniversary.com  It's been a  lot of fun and soon I'll take a picture of it to post. Now I need to figure out what to do with the block. Any suggestions?

Class

www.QuiltUniversity.com is the host of my class with Nancy Eha. We did berries and grapes as well as the flowers and vines. It's a lot of fun and takes less time than you would think.

Class

 Here's another flower I beaded for Nancy Eha's class. This is probably my favorite.

The beaded Feather Stitch reminds me of sea weed.

Bead Journal Project

Here is the Bead Journal Project piece for February. The focal piece is a button Sue Bleiweiss made and sent to me. It's beautiful and inspired the hand stitched lines done with perle cotton. I mounted it on two colors of Ultrasuede then beaded on and around each.

Class

I'm taking a class at  www.QuiltUniversity.com

 from Nancy Eha called Seed Bead Botany. We are doing flowers and vines.

These are two of the flower examples. It's fun to do.

Thanks to everyone who comments. They mean a lot to me. We've been having a medical "event" with my husband. When I come home from the hospital, tired and stressed, then have to walk and give attention to the 5 month old puppy, it's a real lift to read the comments. He's OK now but more dr. appts. Don't you love it that they call everything an "event" now. Like changing the name is going to make it easier to deal with.

Bracelet

This is a bracelet I did after watching the Woven Bracelet class at www.craftsy.com  The threads are Perle Cotton and cotton that I dyed. I like the slide closure making it easy to take on and off. Also, it fits a variety of wrists. It was my friend's birthday. She wears a lot of read and can't where metal jewelry, so this was perfect.

Beaded Purse

I just finished the beaded purse from a class at www.joggles.com given by Christen Brown-an excellent teacher.  I did change the finishing method, because I'm determined to make use of all the supplies I have here and try not to buy new ones-RIGHT! Like that's going to happen. We are so into the wonderful things that are available.

It was interesting to learn a new way to put beads on fabric-much more like beading jewelry. The strap was made by finger crocheting rattail cord.

Felt, Beading

I enjoyed the Bead Journal Project so much that I have kept doing small felted pieces--maybe for a book, although they are all a little different in size.

This one was felted with roving that was blended. Then I did Stem stitch and Chain Stitch by hand using Perle Cottons in several sizes. The center is a button form covered with felt and beaded. It has some Angelina fibers in it.

Thanks for commenting on my Journal pages of the last blog. I'm finding that just doing pages is feeing. However, as you can see, I'm not much of a word person. That will be the challenge.