Butterfly Brooch -- Flower Brooch

Here is some bead embroidery I've been doing. I bought some fabric called Buckrum, and embroidered with beads after sketching an image. They are pretty quick to make, I usually sit and listen to TV while I do it.

On the back I am going to glue a piece of felt and a pin, so I can wear it on my jacket.

You could also use these to sew onto quilts, wall hangings, or glue them to a chopstick and use them as plant pokes.




On the butterfly, I used transparent beads and on the flower, I used opaque beads.

These were my first attempts. Next time I will color in the corresponding colors on the buckrum, such as green on the leaves, before I bead them. That way you won't see the white buckrum between the beads.

Amulet Bags

I thought I would show you a couple of other things I have made with beads. These are two Amulet bags I made for my sisters. The Dragon Amulet bag was given to my older sister who collects dragons and wizards and the Butterfly Amulet bag went to my younger sister.

These were made by using the even-count Peyote style of bead stitching. I added the fringe and handles after the bags were made. I really enjoy this style of stitching. These were made using sized 11 seed beads, but you can use this style of beading using any sized beads, even pony beads. I made an American flag using pony beads, for the "first ever" Peyote stitch I did. It has a few gaps here and there, and maybe someday I will post it!! (MAYBE......LOL!)