tip tuesday: just bead it!
Perhaps the hardest part of trying something new is simply knowing where to start. Maybe you have a tube or two of beads on hand and would like to bead on fabric. Find a patterned fabric and follow the design. Try a handful of beads in the centers of some pretty flowers, or sew on beads for dimensional eyes.
On the left is my Calico Kitten block from my Dear Diary Quilt with E-beads for the eyes and nose. On the right is my Laguna Beach brooch. The printed fabric is beaded with size 15 seed beads and tiny garnet gemstone beads following the foliage and waves printed on the fabric.For more tips about beading on fabric for jewelry see my new book, Fast, Fun & Easy Fabric Cover-Button Jewelry. (Check this post for a coupon code good for a free Kurumi Mini Lanyard kit with book purchase.)
Love the brooch! Some of the only hand stitching I will do is beading. Love the sparkle!
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