Treee of Life, goldtone wire
and light turquoise stone chips.

The Altar Goddess, stitched and beaded. A break from Trees of Life and Bird Nests. But why break they are so fun!!

(Coming soon.)

Beaded ribbon bracelet. That nasty doll isn't getting all my attention.

Little Hummer's beak

I guess figuring out how to make the little guy's beak was my biggest challenge. I wanted to make something that looked right but was not too sharp, as it is to be worn as a pin. Also it needed to be well anchored so it wouldn't slide out, or pull out easily.
I ended up forming polymer clay over an eye pin. I set it into place and anchored it by stitching through the eye over and over until it was holding fast. Hope this solution will be of help to someone else who needs to anchor a beak!

Little Hummer pin

Rainbow Fairy

Partially done fairy, using paint (acrylic fabric paint including irridescent and pearlescent) cotton floss and seed beads. I do not know the name of the artist who did the painting that originally inspired this. I loved the radiant yet soft colors so wnated to see what I could do with it. It changed considerably when I sketched it but I tried to stay true to the colors. Now I am trying to figure out what it will be. I'm not a quilter but think maybe this will be stitched onto a darker background fabric and see what happens from there.

Little Star Ornament

http://www.beadingdaily.com/freeprojects/holidays/Little_Star_Ornament_347-1.html?ET=beadingdaily_blog:e528:2110a:&st=email

The above link will take youto a great tutorial for making a bead embroidered star ornament. Use the above directions as a starter to go off on your own. It is a great tutorial.
thanks to Amy Clarke Moore and Beadwork magazine.