Tag: embroidery

  • Thrifted rhinestones and beads

    I bought this wonderful, 3 1/2′ rhinestone chain at a thrift store. It’s tarnished and the rhinestones aren’t really sparkly – which makes it perfect for everyday wear, right? Perhaps from the 50s? It’s unsigned, so I don’t feel guilty about cutting it apart. Below is version three of a possible cuff. And here is…

  • Earring two of two

    I have a pair! And, the back: Not the perfect best color for the Ultrasuede, but it’s not horrible. I have active starts on two other beading projects. One involves rhinestones, and one does not.

  • Earring one of two

    These are gorgeous turquoise cabochons that I purchased last spring at a rock show. Really lovely work on cutting the cabs, book matched to mirror each other. Now, do I like what I’ve done enough to do the second one the same way? I think so!

  • American Indian College Fund’s “One Percent” campaign

    “I am a college student, but I am only 1%.” “Only 1% of college students are American Indian…Education is the answer.” Click on and enjoy this beautiful, thoughtful, beaded stop motion video.

  • Crazy lace agate

    Enjoy this beautiful stone – and ignore my lazy photography. This is a Mexican crazy lace agate cabochon, cut by my grandfather sometime in the 1950s to 1970s. I have several of the cabs he cut, but they’ve always been too special and limited for me to feel I could or should work with them,…