Beaded Bracelet Peyote Dogwood - 4/1/23
April 1, 2023--I'm hooked on working up beaded bracelets, and this time it's a peyote beaded one with a dogwood button clasp. I love the YouTube videos produced by Beads Gone Wild, the shop where I...
View ArticleBeaded Bracelet Pearl Bliss - 4/15/23
April 23, 2023--Loved working up this beaded bracelet designed by Beads Gone Wild called Pearl Bliss. It has lots of texture and I learned more techniques like ladder and herringbone stitches. These...
View ArticleRussian Spiral Necklace - 5/11/23
May 11, 2023--As I fall deeper into the rabbit hole of beaded jewelry making, I have another item to show off, so to speak. This time its's a Russian Spiral necklace using the pattern given me at a...
View ArticleRussian Spiral Bracelet - 05/15/23
May 15, 2023--I now have a bracelet to match the Russian Spiral necklace (see below). Matchie, matchie, I say. And I love how it sparkles and can be dressed up or down. I now see myself wearing...
View ArticleRozashi Daiya Variations Kit - Updated 5/27/23
May 27, 2023--I really enjoy Rozashi (which, in Japanese, means Ro - Canvas and Zashi - To Stitch). You use mostly a vertical stitch on a type of canvas where the horizontal threads are much wider...
View ArticleBeaded Starfish Pendants - 6/9/23
June 9, 2023--Currently I'm President of my local American Needlepoint Guild chapter, Delaware's Seashore Chapter, and I like to give the members little table favors when attending the chapter's...
View ArticleEnglish Wildflower Basket - 6/24/23
June 24, 2023--This English Wildflower Basket is a lovely painted canvas project designed by Kirk & Bradley. The stitch guide by Jinny Barney was published in the Needlepoint Now Magazine, 2019...
View ArticleMaster Needlepointer Program of ANG - Stage 2 - 6/26/23
June 26, 2023--I just received the results of my Stage 2 project for ANG's Master Needlepointer Program. This one was a doozy and required lots of planning on my part. I am pleased to have received...
View ArticleRehoboth Beach Museum's 11th Annual Needlework Exhibit - 7/5/23
July 5, 2023--Save the dates--Rehoboth Beach, Delaware Museum's 11th Annual Needlework Exhibition will take place September 16 through November 12, 2023. Flyer is in the link below. Plan on making...
View ArticleCoin Case Stitch and Zip - 7/29/23
July 29, 2023--This little "stitch and zip" coin case by Alice Peterson Co. was donated to Delaware's Seashore Chapter of ANG and I picked it up to stitch as a "travel" project. The front has a 14...
View ArticleScissors Case Lacy - Updated 8/12/23
August 12, 2023--The stitching is done and this little scissors case has been sewn together with a binding stitch and lined. It's rather cute, if I say so myself. Now I need a beautiful pair of...
View ArticleRozashi Three Hana - Updated 8/13/23
August 13, 2023--Done. All I need to do now is "starch" the back with Nori (rice) paste to ensure the silk and metallic threads don't come loose, then make it into a hanging ornament.The last time I...
View ArticleBracelet Beaded Treasure - 8/18/23
August 18, 2023--Loved working up this beaded bracelet called Treasure or Mix It Up designed by Jill Wiseman. It used five different Czech 6mm glass pearls randomly placed on a "bed" of 8 mm seed...
View ArticleName Tag for EGA Brandywine Chapter - 8/27/23
August 27, 2023--Completed the stitching of this little project quite some time ago and finally "finished" it into a name tag today. The design is by Linda Reinhardt and the instructions and kit...
View ArticleOrnament Holight Light Green - 8/29/23
August 29, 2023--Just completed the stitching of Holiday Light Green Ornament designed by Susan Portra. This is the 16th and last of her ornaments that were published in Needlepoint Now Magazine....
View ArticleBracelet Beaded Berry Band - 9/5/23
September 5, 2023--I loved beading this bracelet since it's the first time working with Czech tiles and superduo beads. The bracelet, called Beaded Berry Band, is a free pattern designed by Deborah...
View ArticleBracelet Peyote Marrakesh - 9/18/23
September 18, 2023--I just finished peyote beading this beautiful bracelet kit designed by June Wiseman of Jill Wiseman Designs. The written instructions were wonderful, and if you need extra help,...
View ArticleBracelet Beaded Tiffany - 9/19/23
September 19, 2023--Won 2nd Place Ribbon in the Beadwork category at Rehoboth Beach Museum's 11th Annual Needlework Exhibition in Rehoboth Beach, DE. So pleased.June 7, 2023--I just completed this...
View ArticleBeaded Bracelet Peyote Silk Flowers - 9/19/23
September 19, 2023--Won 2nd Place Ribbon in the Beadwork category at Rehoboth Beach Museum's 11th Annual Needlework Exhibition in Rehoboth Beach, DE. So pleased.April 20, 2023--Another bracelet worked...
View ArticleGame is On Checkerboard - Updated 9/19/23
September 19, 2023--Won an Honorable Mention Ribbon in the Canvaswork/Needlepoint category at Rehoboth Beach Museum's 11th Annual Needlework Exhibition in Rehoboth Beach, DE. So pleased.February 5,...
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