Helpful info when working with Seed Beads...

Here are some websites that I found with helpful seed bead and beading information:

(bracelet above was made by me using a twisted tubular herringbone stitch and 8/0 seed beads)

The Scoop on Seed Beads : info on what seed beads are, finishes, types...etc

Beadopedia: great resource for all types of beading

Seed bead info from Answers.com: has a great size chart

Beading instructions for use with seed beads: has great beading thread size info

The Bead Shop: has great free beading tips and techniques

bead-media.com: beading needle info

Shala's Beadwork and beadedimages.com: great sources for graph paper

Beads East: has my favorite beading tutorials

Rojagato designs blog: info on tubular herringbone

Happy Beading:)

Finally, Some Buttons!

Just added to my Etsy shop:

Ookie the Owl and Mushroom Friends Polymer Clay Buttons

In the Flower Garden Black Rose Polymer Clay Buttons

In the Flower Garden Gold Rose Polymer Clay Buttons

More new beads...

I made a few more rose/leaf sets. These would be great for making a matching necklace or bracelet and earrings....Or use them all, like I did in my Flower Garden Romance necklace:)

In the Flower Garden Teal Rose with Leaves Polymer Clay Beads

In the Flower Garden Coral Rose with Leaves Polymer Clay Beads

In the Flower Garden Black Rose with Leaves Polymer Clay Beads

A few new bead sets:

Here are a few new bead sets just added to my Etsy shop:

Rain Rain Go Away Girl, Cloud and Raindrop Polymer Clay Beads

To Grandma's House Girl and Apple Polymer Clay Beads

In the Flower Garden Purple Polymer Clay Beads

Flower Garden Romance

Is a good name for the new necklace that I just added to my shop...because I am in LOVE with it! It is so feminine, romantic and pretty.

Flower Garden Romance Polymer Clay Rose Necklace

Doodle Stitching Away...

So...I received my Doodle Stitching book, and I really like it! It gives really good pictures and explanations of the different stitches and their uses. The projects inside were all very inspiring as well. I give it a thumbs up:)

Here is what I have been stitching up:

The pictures show the back of a denim jacket (I plan on giving away as a gift). I got the idea to embroider the back of a denim jacket a while back after reading a post on casserole blog. Also, the design on my jacket was inspired by a free embroidery pattern that I found on Andrea Zuill's blog. There are so many inspiring blogs out there! Thanks for all of the great ideas!

My little artist

This is a picture that my 5 year old son Charles drew. He got to ride in a fire truck with my husband in our town's 4th of July parade yesterday.

He is becoming quite the little artist!

Here he is at the parade:

Hope that everyone had a fun and safe 4th of July!

Hair Bows

Here are some cute bows that I made for my girls to wear in their hair tomorrow for the Fourth of July.

They are really simple. The striped one was just tied in a bow, then attached to a hair band. The other two were almost as easy...

American Flag Earrings

Here are the American Flag earrings made from my pattern in the previous post.