Beaded Calendar dolls

Here is my year long commitment to create one doll per month. Each doll is 3" tall and have been mounted on a wooded block. What a great time I had with this challenge.

Beaded Journal Project

This is a portion of my completed year long commitment to Robin Atkins, Bead Embroidery Artist. I beaded one butterfly per month and assembled all into one bound book. I used Coptic stitch to bind the butterflies together. On the outside cover is a metal butterfly.

Beaded bracelet

Doozy of a Druzy. The focal bead is an enhanced Druzy Crystal. I've used peyote stitch around the Druzy. Snaps are hidden under the Druzy as the closure. The band is done in Delicas with a small strip of Delicas for accent.

Beaded Pendant

Leapin' Lizard. Bead Embroidered pendant using size 11 seed beads measures 4 inches in length. The focal beads include a marquis shaped blue topaz from my NY friend, Bunny and polymer clay "lizard tail" made by Linda Roberts of San Diego. I love the complex design Linda achieved in the tail. Thank you Bunny & Linda for the inspiration!

Book arts

Herringbone Stitched book. See the ways the threads cross, hence the name of the stitch.

Beaded Art Doll - August

This is the last doll in a series of 12. I love the fox face. It is called Beesh ligaii ma-e (Sterling Fox, Navajo). This doll took extra long to bead as I used brick stitch for the entire piece. It has a Southwestern feel and features coral & turquoise in it.

Bracelet

A 2-drop peyote base filled with Swarovski crystals on top. It shines at every angle possible!

Beaded Journal Page - August

A big woo hoo for the last butterfly of the year. I used a stitch that gives the butterfly lots of texture. The next challenge is to bind all 12 butterflies into a book format.

Necklace

This is titled "Snake in the Grass". The pouch is done in brick stitch with Paua swirl on the front. There is a squiggle fringe and square stitch strap. On the strap is the snake with some leaves hanging from it.