Category: Things I love

• Beads and felt

  

  I love working with these simple materials. Seed beads and felt. Thread of course, or there is not going to be a way to work them together !! Beads, thread and felt. My favorate medium, and then sequins, but those I have posted a lot on, today is all about beads and felt. I have…

  stephiesbeadsandbaubles

  February 17, 2014

  Things I love

  beaded cross, beaded heart, beading, beading felt, beads, beadwork, cross, felt, heart, I love beads, I love felt, seed beads, vintage felt, working with felt

• Felt heart pins continued !!

  The other day I posted about my felt beaded pin. I made another one yesterday and then decided I would share pictures of the original ones while I was at it. I started beading with seed beads around 22 years ago. I started with just a few colors, one of those plastic boxes with 20…

  stephiesbeadsandbaubles

  January 21, 2014

  Things I love

  beaded hearts, beads, bridal beadwork, hand bead work, hand beaded heart pins, hand beaded hearts, hand made hearts, handmade pins, heart pins, love beads, love sequins, pins, seed beads, sequins

• Valentine heart beaded pin

  I decided to get out my seed beads and sequins and make a little Valentine pin. I made some years ago and just loved them so I wanted to make a new one and put it in my Etsy shop. I have so many more sequins than I did 2o years ago and knew I…

  stephiesbeadsandbaubles

  January 19, 2014

  Things I love

  beaded felt, beaded heart, beaded Valentine pin, beading, beadwork, embellishing felt with beads and sequins, felt, felt with beads and sequins, flower sequins, layered sequins, pink felt, pink seed beads, posting, seed beads, sell, sequin flowers, sequins, store, Valentine heart, Valentine pin, white flower sequins, white sequins

• Merry Christmas !!!

  This is a picture of our tree a few years ago, Childproof plastic ornaments, but still really pretty !!! I wanted to wish everyone a wonderful and Merry Christmas today before things get crazy around here !! Its Christmas eves, eve and I am baking cookies and getting ready !! Tonight and tomorrow  will be…

  stephiesbeadsandbaubles

  December 23, 2013

  Things I love

  baking, Christmas, Christmas cookies, gifts, holiday baking, jewelry, making Christmas gifts, making gifts, Merry Christmas

• Christmas cookies

  We try every year to make Christmas cookies with our grandkids. I make the dough before hand as it has to chill and then we let little fingers decorate them and they all take some home !! This year due to our son-in-law just being home from overseas and our  other son in-laws parents being…

  stephiesbeadsandbaubles

  December 18, 2013

  Things I love

  baking cookies, Christmas, Christmas cookies, Christmas traditions, decorating cookies, holiday baking, making cookies with grankids

• Winter Wonderland !!!

  Here in the Dallas metroplex we have been coated with ice for a couple of days. I got to have so much fun with my camera, so I have some pictures to share with you !!! Some  of them are from our own yard , and some around town, but it was so fun playing…

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  December 7, 2013

  Things I love

  cold, ice, ice pictures, icy weather pictures, my photos, photos, pictures, pictures of ice, signs, snow

• Some new beaded baubles I found

  My husband and I went out to our favorate thrift shops the other day and I got some wonderful things and I am excited to share them. I found this magnificent dress, so striking !! I thought it needed repair, but where I thought there was damage, it was just seams. some of the sequins…

  stephiesbeadsandbaubles

  November 25, 2013

  Things I love, Uncategorized

  beaded, beaded bracelet, beaded necklace, beads, bracelet, dress, findings, fun treastures. Thrift store finds, glass beads, glass pendant, hand beaded, neckalce, pearl purse, pearls, seed beads, sequins, striped beads, vintage beaded dress, vintage dress with sequins and seed beads

• New baubles and beads for me !!!

  My dear friend Feather texted me to let me know that Fire Mountain gems was having a huge sale. Man, were they !! I spent a bunch but got a ton of great stuff and wanted to share it with you.  The sale is still on through the next few days, so check it out,…

  stephiesbeadsandbaubles

  November 1, 2013

  Things I love, Uncategorized

  75 cent sale, beads, bracelets, cross penants, crosses, dyed shell beads, lots of goodies, necklaces, peacock pendant, pearls, pendants, plastic beads, seed beads, sequins, sequins and seed beads, shell pendants, stone beads

• Fairy names

  For fun I went to a site called The original fairy name generator !!  A good friend shared her fairy name on facebook with the link, I had to try it !! I have always loved stories about fairies and sprites and elves so what  a fun thing to do !! Here is the link…

  stephiesbeadsandbaubles

  October 10, 2013

  Things I love, Uncategorized

  fairies, fairy name, fairy wings, folklore, fun site

• Playing with felt.

  Felt is one my favorite mediums to work with. I love to bead it, sew it, paint on it . It is a fun fabric with some many wonderful colors and patterns available now a days. I was looking for something yesterday and found some felt pins I made years ago and thought I would…

  stephiesbeadsandbaubles

  September 25, 2013

  Things I love

  apple, beads, embellishing felt with beads and sequins, felt, felt with beads and sequins, ghost, handmade, painting felt, pins, pumpkin, sequins, turkey, working with felt