Earrings and More...yay!

Nope, sorry.  Not another pair of earrings.  Instead, i did something new today!  It was slow enough at the shop that i sat in on Melissa's afternoon stitching class.  Today's project was to bezel set an object working in tubular even-count peyote . 

Tracy had a ceramic piece on which her mom had painted a lady's face...Christie had a funky green goddess face...Melissa used a thick cut amethyst cabochon...and i picked a Czech glass button that was very pretty and not too big.  I wanted to finish during class time so i reined in my usual urge to take on too big a project.

How fun is this technique!  Using red 11/0 Delica seeds in an opaque luster finish and leetle teeny 15/0 brown metallic seeds, it took me all of the two hours to make the peyote stitched bezel and bail.  And i did the whole thing by myself!  woot!

Supplies:
Czech glass button with wire shank
Ultrasuede or Lacy's Stiff Stuff
glue
11/0 red opaque luster Delica seeds
15/0 brown metallic seeds
#10 beading needle
Fireline

Cut the wire shank off the button and glue the button to the Ultrasuede.  I used Hypo-Cement and would recommend using something else as the button came loose early in the going.

Begin by outlining the now-flatbacked button with the Delicas.  Then usetubular even-count peyote to build up the sides of the bezel as desired.  Lastly, use the 15/0 seeds to cinch the circlet.  Trim the backing being REAL careful not to cut any threads.

Bring the thread to the top of the piece and create the bail tube, setting it so the finished piece will hang in the desired manner.

A website with good directions on how to actually do this is here.  And...tada!  My first but definitely not last peyote stitched bezel.  How cute is this!!!!

Bead well, everybody.  Wherever you are!