All Glued Up - Bead Embroidery

Here is the result after gluing the beaded Lacy's stiff stuff to the brass blank. I also glued the deer leather to the other side of the brass blank. After trimming the leather and the Lacy's stiff stuff, I whipped stitched the deer leather to the Lacy's stiff stuff. ( Yes, I did break a needle sewing through the deer leather) You can use Ultrasuede, I just have lots of deer leather. The strings through the piece in the picture are for finding holes later when I need to connect the chain to the embroidery. The brass blank was made with two holes so you can attach a chain to the finished piece.

I am probably going to used root beer and topaz colored size 11/0 beads for the chain. I will be doing a spiral type chain to attach to the bead embroidery.

Bead Embroidery Class Preparation

I am so excited because a bead embroidery class that I am taking is this Saturday. The teacher told us to get some cabochons ready that we would like to use in the class, so I have picked these two. I have chosen a picasso jasper and a rose quartz cab. These cabochons have been glued to Lacy's Stiff Stuff using E6000 adhesive. As you can see by the picture, I have a design that I might try to use with the brass blank that I purchased. I plan on using colors that will match and compliment the picasso jasper ( probably 11/0 and bugle beads). As far as the rose quartz goes, I am planning on making a keychain with it using bead embroidery.

I plan on doing much bead embroidery in the future because it is so beautiful. I will post a picture after the class to show how much I got done in the four hour class.

Cabs from the Show

Here are the cabochons I bought from the Jewelry, Gem, Mineral, and Fossil show today. I didn't spend too much money. The most expensive cab was $5.00. I plan on using these in bead embroidery projects and making key chains using bead embroidery. I will post a picture once I make something with these.

Picture: blue glass, cross stone, labrodorite, rose quartz, and various agates.

Cabochon Collecting

I got more Christmas shopping done tonight...YEAH!!!!

While drinking a margarita, I pulled out my cabochon collection. I have been collecting cabochons for a year and haven't made anything with them yet. I am taking a bead embroidery class next month, so I have decided to use the Picasso jasper in my work. As you can see, I have three pieces of Picasso jasper here. I will be using one of the oval pieces.

I might collect more cabochons this weekend as the Jewelry, Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show is coming to Nashville, TN this weekend at the fairgrounds. I would like to learn to cut cabochons in the future.

Photo: Peanut Wood Agate, Leopard Skin Agate, Regency Rose Agate, Turquoise, Picture Jasper, Biggs Jasper, Picasso Jasper. Collected from past Jewelry, Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Shows and EBay.com.