Art by Golders ~ WIP

Shortly before Christmas, artist and Facebook friend, Golders DeWitt (FB page), sent me a message: Would I be interested in beading one of her works of art? Tell me more, I responded as I gleefully rubbed my little hands together in anticipation. She sent me photos, approximate size and very few directions. (I liked that last one a lot.)

        Earlier this month, the art-on-fabric arrived, in duplicate. Golders had included one for me to keep for myself! …. I have already discussed, at length, the possibilities for this second piece with my mother (master quilter lady). It may eventually become the centerpiece of a quilted and beaded wall-hanging…but I digress ….

        Prepping fabric for beading:

1.  Hand-wash with a mild detergent and dry flat

2.  Iron with low heat and trim edges

3.  Sew together with 100% cotton batting and linen backing

4.  Lightly press again and hand-stitch opening closed

5.  Select seed bead colors and 4mm glass pearls





 

Fish & Fowl: WIP

My current work-in-progress is another fabric block from Tuesday Rose on Etsy.

I call this one Fish & Fowl. The large fish has been beaded with orange, green, yellow and  crystal seed beads. The sun, which was very fun to bead, has yellow, orange and crystal seed beads. I will also bead the birds, flowers and leaves.

This pillow will be completed and for sale in my Etsy shop soon.

Orange Crush (Work in Progress)

One of my favorite colors is orange and if you stop by my house you'll see the proof.  I don't paint the walls, but I have splashes of orange here and there in candles, flowers and -of course- pillows.

When I saw the orange octopus quilt block available from Tuesday Rose on Etsy, well...I sent for it immediately. And now I am creating a beaded pillow of an Orange Octopus with whom I've aready developed a crush. He's very sweet and bright and colorful; and apparently he's spoken for because dangling from one tentacle is a pretty diamond ring (soon to be beaded) for his lady friend.