Hello Friends,
I can’t believe its been 8 weeks since my last blog post. I need to get better about updating! It’s been a very busy Spring here in the loft and at home. But, I am ready to get back to work updating the website, including the store and current projects that I’ve been working on. I also want to plan another giveaway here in the next couple of months.
But today! We are going to talk about seed beads artwork. Specifically earrings. I have sewn with beads since the 2nd grade. I made a few earrings throughout grade school. And some through middle and high school. It wasn’t until about 6 years ago I decided to get more serious about it. I was a stay at home mom and both kids were in school. I thought I could probably make a little bit of money by being creative. I decided to reach out to a friend and ask to share a table with her at the World Eskimo Indian Olympics in July of that year. And she graciously obliged! I made about 5-6 pairs of earrings and prepped the few paintings that I had, loaded up my car and off to the Carlson Center I went. I spent 3 full days there. I sold maybe three pairs of earrings, I was discouraged but I definitely learned a lot.
At first, my designs were pretty simple. Nothing too complicated. I started to search Pinterest and found inspiration there. A lot of my earrings were very similar to what I found online. But as time wore on, I branched out, stretched my creative brain and added designs of my own. I know there is controversy with straight up copying some other artists beadwork. I find inspiration in other artist work, and if I see a design I like, I’ll use that pattern but change it up to my own little flavor! Lately I’ve really been like the more simpler patterns and more tribal looks. I have a couple like that and in the photos, you can probably pick them out.
I love painting and photography, and I think I’ll continue to expand those two art forms, but sewing earrings will always be an outlet for creating beautiful things. I feel a connection to the past. It helps to center me when I’m feeling overwhelmed. And I hope I can pass that same feeling and connection to my daughter.
Check the store for these earrings.
In the coming weeks and months, watch for the series in regards to sewing with seed beads. Ill post how-to’s, color and bead selection and so on. It’s a fun topic for me to talk about and I love sharing with others what I’ve learned.
Be sure to check out the store here on the website for the earrings photographed in this blog.
My next blog: Travel! Its always fun to see new places and meet new people! Come and see what I’ve done and where I’ve gone in the past month!