Beading Arts

I'm trying to think of an occasion to wear it before I put it up for sale on he website ;-) I also need to think up a name... Technorati Tags: wearable art , beads , jewelry , necklace

Materials: Resin, Liquid Glass, or Diamond Glaze Bottle cap, picture to fit E6000 2 pieces of faux leather fabric, each 4x9 inches Bracelet blank Nymo O beading thread #8 seed beads #11 cylindrical seed beads, delicas other items to use as cabochons or to embroider with Tools: fine-point felt-tip pen beading needles fabric scissors measuring tape 1. Cut out a picture to fit inside of a bottle cap. Fill the cap with a thin layer of Diamond Glaze, Liquid Glass, or resin. When nearly dry, place picture inside and cover with a thin layer of the same glaze. Let it dry. 2. Trace around the bracelet blank to create an outer edge on one piece of ultrasuede. Secure the bottle cap cabochon to the fabric with E6000. When it has dried, begin to stitch around it. 3. When you have completed your embroidery, make sure there is a line of #11 seed beads around the entire outline of the bracelet. Cut the embroidery out, leaving about ¼ to ½ inch of extra fabric. 4. Using a t...

Paula Morgan, the beadwork guide at about.com, has reorganized all the free patterns into one great alphabetical listing ! Check it out ~ I particularly am interested in trying the wisteria earrings ... Technorati Tags: wearable art , beads , jewelry , necklace

I've been thinking about how much faster I'd finish things if I were doing art full-time. Then I thought about how blessed I am to be able to do art half-time! Technorati Tags: wearable art , beads , jewelry

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I didn't get as far as I would have liked yesterday, but I did make some progress on the bracelet portion of my new pieces. Rain, rain, go away Come again another day! (but not too soon) Technorati Tags: wearable art , beads , jewelry

It took me approximately 2 minutes to completely remove all the work that took 1-1/2 hours to do on the new bracelet. That's because I decided to use slightly different techniques with less bulky results. I'll probably write up the directions for this one when it's finished. Technorati Tags: wearable art , beads , jewelry

All the daughters of Eve Last night was the opening of our new show, "The Vessel," being held at WPI 's library gallery. The sponsoring organization is Central Mass chapter of The Women's Caucus for Art . What a nice group of people! Mike and I thoroughly enjoyed ourselves ~ even though he was just there for the food ;-) The show runs through the beginning of June. Technorati Tags: wearable art , beads , jewelry , necklace

Maybe both: Technorati Tags: wearable art , beads , jewelry , necklace

And it's totally easy to follow the directions too! Beading With Cabochons Technorati Tags: wearable art , beads , jewelry , necklace

Pretty cool, huh? Check out Fire Mountain Gems for these and other styles.

And it's finished, which makes me really happy! Giverny Technorati Tags: wearable art , beads , jewelry , necklace

...but I'm going to stick with it anyway :-) Technorati Tags: wearable art , beads , jewelry , necklace