Leather and Pearls

 

Do you love the combination of elegant pearls with rustic leather?  Check out these necklaces selected from Beadwork magazine.  So many great ideas! Mine is the bottom center necklace entitled "Casual Elegance"  This pattern pack is available at Interweave.

Here's my photo of the necklace. Carved soapstone, coco wood rondelles and large hole pearls are strung on leather and hemp twine.  It's so fun and easy to do.  Try your own version of this necklace or use the same ideas and make a bracelet or earrings.

Happy beading!

Make a Spring necklace

 Hi friends!

Thanks for stopping by.  I'm excited to show you my latest published design in the Spring 2021 issue of Beadwork magazine.

My latest design, Flower Garden, is in the Fast and Fabulous section of Beadwork under the theme of Fresh Flowers.  My design features a pendant from Golem Design Studio with a lotus design in fresh greens and pinks.  I picked up the colors of the pendant in the beads I used for the necklace in Swarovski crystals, Czech glass and pressed glass flowers.  

Why not try one of the flower designs in Beadwork for spring wear?  There are lots of beautiful ideas like leather flowers, a Japanese Garden-inspired necklace and a pendant made from quick cure clay.  You can get your copy here.

Koala Set in Plastic Canvas Needlepoint

 Hi Everyone,

Here is another set that Herrschners has just released to their website.  Look for this set on the Herrschners website under plastic canvas needlepoint.

See, I don't just do Christmas!  You might think so after the gnomes, Santa's toy shop and the woodland Santa.  This was a fun set to design.  I hope you enjoy it!

Santa's Toy Shop

 Hi Stitchers!

Ready to get a head start on Christmas?  Here are some of my new plastic canvas needlepoint designs just released by Herrschners.

These are a set of designs with a Santa's Toy Shop theme.  Here's the wallhanging.

And, the tissue cover:

And, coasters:

Yes, I designed a lot of Christmas this year!  Gnomes, a Woodland Santa, and a Toyshop set!  I hope you enjoy them.

Woodland Santa

Merry Christmas!

This is one of my favorite designs that I created this year.  It's available on the Herrschner's website now.  I thought it was the perfect Christmas card.

Wishing you all Happy Holidays and all the best in the coming year!

Terry

Gnome for the Holidays

 Hi Everyone,

I'm happy to be celebrating with Fairfield on their 80th anniversary.  Congratulations, Fairfield!  Eighty years is quite an accomplishment.  If you have been creating anything quilted or stuffed, no doubt you have used their wonderful products.

For the occasion, I created a Gnome for the Holidays with Fairfield™ Poly-fil®. 

This little gnome is easy and fun to make.  You can get the whole family involved in making it.

It's no-sew except for the nose, and you can use glue there, too, if you like.  He's built on a recycled coffee can.  Felt, flannel and fleece are the easiest fabrics to use, but any remnants you have will work.

You will need:

Coffee can

Fabric to cover can

Fabric to make hat

White felt, scrap green felt

Large white pom pom, small red pom pom

Hot glue and glue gun or tacky glue

Sewing thread and needle

And, of course:  Fairfield™ Poly-fil®

Here's how I did it:

Cut fabric to cover the can and glue.  I used red and black flannel.  Cut it so it fits the can under the lid.  You'll be covering up any edges, so don't worry if it's not totally even.   I used hot glue, but you can use tacky glue also.

Cut a beard from white felt and glue to the center of the can.  The shape won't matter much, because you'll be gluing fiberfill over it.

Use the lid on the can and trace a circle on felt for the nose.  Using a running stitch about 1/4" from the edge, gather the felt into a ball.  Tie the threads and trim.  Stuff with fiberfill and shape the nose.

Glue fiberfill to the white beard.  Glue the nose in the center.

Cut a hat from a rectangle of red fleece using the circumference of the can plus one inch by the length you will want for the hat.  I used about 20" for the length.  Starting about 1" from the bottom, shape the rectangle into a long triangle.  Lap over the edges and glue.  The hat should be a little bigger than the can so you can pull it down over the edge of the lid.

Glue some fiberfill to the top of the lid.  This will add shape to the hat.  You can add as much as you like.

Add glue to the edges of the lid and glue inside the hat.

Cut out holly from felt and add to the hat if you like, or use any other decorations.  Bring the pointy end of the hat together and glue to a large pom pom (or more fiberfill!)

Now, fill the can with cookies, candy or small gifts and give it to your neighbor!

Fairfield™ generously sent me the Poly-fil® used in this project.  Thank you!

Reindeer and Gingerbread House Gift Bags

 Hi Stitchers!

Here are a couple of fun holiday designs for you!

Hope you enjoy them!  I designed them for Herrschners.  Look for them in the plastic canvas section!