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Feb
2
Leonie Hartley-Hoover of Stitching with Attitude created this remarkable art quilt as a donation for Foto/Fiber 2012, which benefits the American Cancer Society. She calls it Love You to the Moon and Back. I call it crazy quilting meets modern …
Feb
2
Nancy Eha, The Beading Queen, has posted a new video in her series of free tutorials. This one is about the beads and tools you need for successful beading because, as Nancy says, ” To do the job right, …
Jan
29
Chris of Ella’s Craft Creations has put her own spin on SharonB’s TAST challenge. She intends to make a beaded mandala each week highlighting the week’s TAST stitch. The first two are shown here. She says,
I do hope that
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Jan
29
I wish I were Megan Noel‘s valentine. Then maybe I’d stand a chance of owning her Soul Mates beaded dolls and the handpainted, velvet-lined box where they live. Find out more about this beautiful creation at Megan’s blog post…
Jan
28
Ina of Let’s Learn Embroidery kicks this week’s TAST challenge up a notch by creating a beaded cretan-stitch flower. And she shows us how it’s done. See her tute.
Jan
27
Wow. Larkin of Bemused, Boggled, and Bedazzled created this jewelry box in response to a challenge from Bead Design Studio magazine. She says,
We were each provided with a ceramic “cabochon” and four coordinating “lentils” as the start of our
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Jan
18
Robin Atkins of Beadlust gives us a close-up look at some of the incredible beaded quilts created by her brother, Thom Atkins. The quilts are art in every sense of the word and, appropriately, are on exhibit now at …
Jan
14
Nancy of Bead Creative takes us step by step through the process of adding a beaded image to an art quilt, crazy quilt, or other needlework project. If you need a brush-up on how to stitch the beads to the …
Jan
14
Beads can add a sparkly finished edge to a textile work, but spacing them evenly can seem impossible. Luckily, Janet M. Davies of JMD Designs has a quick and clever trick for pulling this off. See her tutorial.
Jan
9
I have to share just one more handmade Christmas ornament. This beaded felt bell by Hearty Craft is perfect in every way–so unbearably sweet that I want to eat it. See close-up views at her blog post.
Dec
30
The Lone Beader gives us a little insight into her process by describing the general steps she followed to create this awesome husky brooch. See her blog post.
Dec
11
This sweet little beaded heart, created by Yesteryear Embroideries, is actually a pocket for delivering a small gift. I think it would be perfect to hang on the Christmas tree each year with a small surprise inside. And I …
Dec
11
Chris of Themeaparty.com has guest posted a tutorial on whip up for creating a dear little felt stocking embellished with beaded snowflakes. You could also use the snowflake patterns–free on the post–on ornaments or other Christmas crafts. See the tute…
Nov
28
Lyric Kinard shows how to make a handy knot to stabilize beads. See the video on her Lyric Art blog.
Nov
24
The 2012 Bead Journal Project will kick off soon. Join other stitchers around the world in making a work of beaded embroidery each month for a year. The project’s site says,
The main emphasis is to give an impression about
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