Brody...you make me smile!

"Dragon Flies in the Garden"

This embroidered pin was created for the Brucemore Art and Garden Show. It features a large glass Czech Dragonfly with embroidered metal zipper teeth and Miyuki beads . It really glows with color! The show is this Saturday from 9-4pm. I will be in the same location as last year--The Courtyard, Area 6.

New Designs-Brucemore Bound

These are two new necklace designs featuring metal zippers and antique buttons.  Both necklaces are long and have a nice weight to them.  Many of the buttons are of rare celluloid composition. ( I also love the sound they create!)

My Goddess Pin is Brucemore Bound...
The Brucemore Art and Garden Show is this Saturday August 25 9am-4pm.

New Pendant

Football...it won't be long...

New Work...

I am getting ready for the Brucemore Art and Garden Show. This is a new embroidered pin created with vintage metal zipper teeth, seed beads, dagger beads and some new crackled stone disks.

A Finshed Embroidered Necklace Using Metal Zipper Teeth, Seed Beads, Antique Buttons...

There is one seat left in my Zipper and Beads Embroidered Cuff at the Bead and Button Show! The other Zipper Teeth and Beads bracelet class has sold out-but you can still learn the basic technique in this class!

What a cute dog!

Zipper Teeth Embroidered Cuff

Here are two different color combinations of a class I am teaching at the Bead and Button Show this June. They are made out of metal zipper teeth and various glass seed beads---also some cabochons and/or sequins for additional embellishment. There are still 5 spaces available in this 3 hour class (B121695) if you are interested-I'd love to share my technique with you! Click on the photo if you'd like a closer look. (My other class-which is an all day class also featuring metal zipper teeth is currently sold out.)

Working tonight on a new kit for the Bead and Button Show...shades of blue beads with metal zipper teeth...Click to enlarge.

New cuffs recently born...

Here are two cuffs ...similar technique, but very different looks! Click on photos to enlarge. The project will be offered as a new class through Bead Haven in March. AND, you'll be able to finish this project during class-Yea!! (Metal zippers and fibers will be provided complimentary by me!) More class details to follow from Bead Haven!!!

New cuff, in progress...

Dakota, you make me smile...

Milwaukeee B&B Show 2012

So honored that one of my classes (upper right hand corner B121695) is on today's Bead and Button Show advertisement in the Bead and Button newsletter! My bracelet features embroidery with metal zipper teeth and beads. I'm featured in this ad with projects by Lisa Nivan Kelly, Nancy Cain, and Kathryn Bowman! I will be teaching the above bracelet class on Fri. June 8, and my other freeform cuff on Sun June 10. There are 3 spaces left for the Friday class if you're interested! I would love to see you and share this fun technique with you. There are SO many possibilities with the technique!