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Lamb on felt, beaded with seed beads, glass flower and leaf beads, drop beads, tole painting andSwarovski rivolis from A Grain of Sand.
Framed beaded wall art using seed beads, Swarovski rivolis, fabric paint (tole painting), glass flower beads and drop beads from A Grain of Sand.
This is made from an ostrich egg. It’s all beaded, the beads are glued onto the egg. This is a gift for my daughter. Takes about 40 hours of work into these eggs. I cut the egg with a dental drill that hooks up to a compressor.
This is a jewelry box made from an ostrich egg. I cut the egg with a dental drill, it’s a very high speed drill. Lined the inside of the egg and attached the hinges. Then I bead the egg, I used AGOS beads, they are so uniform in size and I loved working with them. This is a gift for my daughter for Christmas.
Glenda was made using size 11/0 Japanese Seed Beads, Triangle Beads,with a Swarovski Crystal Pearl for her head, as well as Vintage Czech Size 14/0 Seedbeads in White Opal,and Vintage Czech Size 14/0 Seedbeads in Coffee Time from A Grain of Sand. She stands a little over an inch tall, and will soon have more friends than just her sister the Wicked Witch!
This is a 16" crazy quilted block made for an auction to benefit the American Alliance for the Quilt (Crazy for Quilts). Vintage French sequins and vintage Czech bugle and seed beads purchased from A Grain of Sand were used as embellishments.
These wedding or special occasion handkerchiefs were embellished with vintage faux pearls and C-Lon from A Grain of Sand. The lace is hand crocheted using crochet thread onto purchased embroidered handkerchiefs. Amethyst C-Lon was used as an accent for the lace on one handkerchief.Other stitches used for the lace were single, shell, and picot.
This is a wire scarf was made with 20mm vintage faux pearls from A Grain of Sand. Smaller glass pearls have been added for variety and faceted glass beads for sparkle.