Bead Embroidery Cuff Bracelet

In an attempt to experiment a bit more as an artist, I decided to try to make one of the more interesting designs, a bead embroidery cuff.
I've avoided making one as I never really felt like I would have anywhere to wear it.

BUT, should that stop you from trying something new? Naaaaaa =)





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Right side








I used some stiff felt to make the base and a brass blank to give it support. The back is lined with a nice light gray ultrasuede. It is a rather weighty cuff, but it does get a lot of notice.

New Beadweaving Links Added

I'm in the process of adding links to the side bar of all the beading blogs I stumble upon.

I am endless fascinated by beaders in far off lands (well, far from me). You'll notice several blogs are written in non-english languages. It's a pity I can't understand what they have written, but the beadwork speaks for itself.

Some say that math is the universal language.....I like to think art is.

So, take a trip and check out some of the blogs on the side bar...you won't be disapointed!

Woven Crystal Bracelet and Right Angle Pendant

Playing around with my picture set ups and some crystal pieces. Using a rather interesting diaginoal netting technique, I whipped this bracelet up using 2ab clear, satin ab blue, and a satin light topaz with matte ab grey delicas. Far from my usual colors....

A bit of an interesting right angle weave for ya. A Fairy Ring. Some ab clear seed beads, opal, tanizanite, and ab tanzanite crystals to finish it off.

I'm trying to decide if I should put these two up for sale on etsy.....not sure if it would be worth it or not....granted, I havn't been doing much with the etsy site as of recently....

More Beaded Dolls

Opps, didn't realize I had already posted about Willow....so how about two ladies that took a journey out across the country.... River and Leaf....

I had made Leaf first, and had put her up for sale, to have the lady who found her ask if I had any other beaded goddesses for sale. I had yet to list River, but something compelled me to send her a picture of her, and she responded that she had to have both...that they were sisters and she wouldn't dream of seperating them.
So I packed both of them up, and off they went across the country to live in Washington. Sometimes I wonder how it would be to take all these journeys myself.

Random Beadwork

Another beadwork piece from the past. A bit of freeform peyote and netting to form an organic looking cuff bracelet. I do love to do freeform work, but I have issues with my tension. If I'm not paying attention, I tend to pull things way too tight. Most of my freeform pieces end up standing up by themselves.


And one of my early, early beaded spiral lariats. Somehow, this piece has followed me through several life changes and moves across states and has survived for years intact. I never wear it. It just gets tossed from one box to the next.