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How cute is this guy? He was made by talented artist Shari Smith McDermott, and I added a raku leaf by my friend Amy Mealey of Xaz Bead Company. I wish you could see more of the detail on Shari's owl and more of the color flashes on Amy's leaf!
I didn't want to lose any of the owl by bezeling over him, so I used epoxy to attach him to a deep felt backing: a thin piece of black felt over top of a cut out thick piece of felt so that he nestled in. To do the beaded surround, I followed the same procedure as for this heavy piece, Davy Jones's Lock.
Here are some links to other tutorials you may find helpful:
Square stitch bail Chapter 3 of Every Bead Has a Story
Butterfly bail
Open-center triangular bail
Further instruction on making bead embroidered pieces can be found in Every Bead Has a Story, where the first chapter is free to download.
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