This peyote stitch beadwork was inspired by the Yellow Buttercup photo @shasta posted here It was sooo pretty I just Had to bead it :) This is a Macaw Feather, wrapped with white Bighorn Sheepskin...beaded

These are such beautiful feathers, I love working with them... So, same colours still, just a different style, with variations on the scheme. This one is wrapped in an Elk split, and has a Grouse feather

I decided to keep on the same colour scheme, so we will see how many different designs I can make with the same set of beads :) This one is a Heritage Turkey Feather, wrapped in Willow Elk or if the designs

26 beads around seems to happen often with feathers, and since last time I did Fire, I decided to do Ice this time :) This is an airbrushed Goose feather, wrapped with deertan suede. It was fun to bead

So I lied...I am using a feather to show how to do Peyote Stitch, because this feather also takes 26 beads. Why is that important? because it is only divisible by sections of 2...and that stumps so many

One more feather beaded :) And I thought I should do some photos on changing threads, because a few people have asked me how recently. I will not use the feather to show the first few rows of Peyote because

I have the first of many beaded for this year...I really like these colours with this design. Macaw feather... Wrapped with lavender Deerskin... Seed beaded with Peyote stitch... I hope you enjoyed! Thanks

These take a bit longer to bead than planned, because life keeps getting in the way, so four will be it for now. So now I need to get back on track keeping the shops filled. Dying silks, cutting leather,

I finished bottle 2, and had a little mirror that was perfect on the cap...I really like how it turned out... Then the green and white one that I meant to make before... and I have one more almost finished.

This is a simple project that is awesome for learning fringe cutting. I use a small very very sharp pair of scissors...because cutting fringe is not as simple as is appears it would be. Leather does not

I finished beading the first bottle, and onto the second. Bottle 1 Bottle 2 ( It was going to be white and green, but the beads talk and this is what happened :) So I am off to bead the cap, and then onto

I am sooo excited, because once wrapped these bottles take 72 size 11/0 beads...That means, endless possibilities in design!! This one is done in Peyote stitch, but gourd will work well too. I think these

I only got 2 beaded, and then the medicine bottles arrived and stole the show ;) So I will have one small needle case left blank. That will be good in case someone asks for a custom one. But here are the

I just got in a half gross (72) 20 ml amber glass medicine bottles, so tonight I am prepping 12 for beading by adding the braintan leather. :) First I make a paper pattern, and cut one in leather to be

Beading patterns, is all about math...Gourd Stitch (as I call it) is based in sections of 3. There is Peyote Stitch which is a basic 'one up - one down' pattern. It looks like laid bricks when done...and

These do take a while to make, as all beadwork does...but I Love to see them finished. They can be found in our Etsy shop if you would like one... I have 3 more short cases to bead later, and some long

Just a quick update...I really like the way this design came out, so have decided that since they are tonal I will make the rainbow... (sorry about the blurry photo :O )

I am working on some peyote and gourd stitch needle cases, and then some feathers hopefully. In progress now...Size 11/0 Miyuki rounds over Braintan deer, on a wooden case. They look like this finished.