Beadwork @ Imagination Design!

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	This was done in 1998 on my way to MacWorld in Boston, MA. It was done on a denim shirt with cotton thread (should have pre-washed the shirt!). The seed beads were cheap craft store beads (Nicole Crafts Brand, I think). The pattern was traced onto Tear-Away 14 count and then stitched to the shirt. This picture was taken March 2005 after years of wear and machine washing and drying. After all this time, the only real "damage" is to the stem where the beads are coming loose.
	This piece was also done in 1998, photographed in 2003. It was inspired by the Cleopatra mini-series. The beads were, again, the craft store beads and the thread in this case was Stren fishing line. Many of my early projects were done using this fishing line. It has been borrowed by several people over the years and, as you can see, it has also held up well.
	This was a start of the Sunset Tapestry pattern by Brenda Whitehead. I didn't care for the original color schemes so I changed it to shades of blue and I did it in brick instead of peyote (simply because I couldn't recall how to do peyote at the time). I used cheap craft store beads and now use this piece as an example why I prefer Japanese beads.
	Oriental Butterfly cross stitch pattern by Dimensions. I saw the pattern and thought WOW and was going to loom the whole thing (ambitious) and decided to just bead the butterfly. The sticks at the top and bottom are polymer clay and the coin is a jade coin. The framing was done at Peace of Thread in Penndel, PA.
	The pendant is a borosillicate glass bottle from Just Beads auction site (sorry, don't recall the name of the artist). The necklace is netted weave with cat's eye beads.
	Three hair combs. Beaded elastic chord between two hair combs. Other color combinations available.
	Business card case, two-sided. The side shown on the left has the Lithuanian flag on the top part and Vytis (the white knight) below it. The side shown on the right is to represent H&R Block. It was made for a friend of mine who manages the Lithuanian Music Hall and works for Block.
	I was on a business card case jag. This was also done in peyote stitch using matte black beads and emerald silver-lined for the eyes. Made for someone quite fond of her black (really chocolate brown) cat.
	Sample for my French Beaded Flowers class. Class schedule will be posted as it becomes available.
	The full name of this piece is "Salome of the K'Tain Tribe Wins Immunity" because I was watching Survivor as I worked on it. It was made to wear to my sister's wedding and has subsequently been awarded a first place, jewelry under the name "Happy Harvest"
	I took a class in tubular bead crochet at The Bead Cellar. In order to make it easier for myself, I used black, clear, and silver-lined beads, size 8/0 and red pearl cotton. With the cotton being so different color from the beads, it was easy to not loose my place. The teacher was Leslie Pope of Twisted Sistah and was a very good teacher!
	Lady Slipper Orchid made in the French Beaded Flower technique. The "cup" of the flower is done in peyote stitch as a basket and was attached separately. Beaded netting decorates the pot.
	This is a necklace I made for my mom for Mother's Day. It was coordinated to go with her mother-of-the-bride outfit for my sister's wedding.
	This is a pearl and gold crochet bracelet (unfinished sample). This was a "sweat shop" project the summer of 2004 (I'd rather not say how many I made) which gave me the finances to go to Bead & Button 2005. I also feel very comfortable teaching tubular bead crochet now.
	This was done specifically for the Holiday Sensations contest and was awarded a first place, decorative under the name "Let's Give Thanks" The leaves are done using peyote, square and right angle weave, the rose is done using french beaded flower technique, and the ear of corn is done using herringbone weave with the leaves done using the same technique as the rose.
	Another group I belong to is BookCrossing, an international book swapping group. The logo is black and bright yellow (didn't photograph well) on a black baseball cap. The pattern for the logo is available as a free download. You may not sell the pattern or what you make with it, but feel free to make it for yourself or as gifts.
	A lighter cover done in peyote stitch using 15/0 beads. The pattern is a modified version of Charley Hughes' Chinese Dragon. It was picked out from a collection of dragon designs from bead-patterns.com to be done up as a cover for a Bic© lighter.
	These are two beaded spheres based on the Japanese art of Temari (wrapping a base in thread in designs). The ball on the left was beaded with 11/0 beads, the one on the right used 15/0 beads. They were done for a contest sponsored by Tambrook Bead and Trade and used all Toho brand beads.
	This is the lovely Klia pet. I had, on a lark, draped a strand of carnelian about her neck. She was very pleased with it so I made her her own. It is carnelian, amber Austrian crystals and 6 crackle glass beads (because it was for her 6th birthday). As you can see, she was quite pleased with her present.
	This is a proposal for the 91FM fund drive in support of the program You Bet Your Garden. Approval is still pending, though I will accept orders and proceeds will go to benefit public radio.