A little bit of beading~ Tutorial Style

I've worked on a few small beading projects this week~ mostly to unwind at the end of the day until the sleepies could take over.  I have to admit that hasn't been much of a contest, and if I was playing in the insomniac Hall of Fame game I would probably go down in history as the biggest loser.    If you've ever awakened at 3 am with the imprint of a needle on your forehead trailed by a thread impression down your right cheek, you know exactly what I mean.

A friend mentioned last weekend that his daughter is really into black and red so when I came across these forgotten vintage beads in my stash a few days later I thought one would make a sweet gift from daddy.  It's simple, but I have a feeling she'll treasure it nonetheless.

(Erin, would these beads not have been perfect for the Monolith print?  Egads)

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I have been asked over the last few months to write a tutorial on how I create my flavor of bead embroidered pendants.    I'm working on it now so if you are also interested in learning the specific steps and techniques I use shoot me an email or leave a comment with your email address and I will let you know when it is finished. 

Dawn and Kristen have graciously agreed to give it a test drive and they will each be receiving a kit next week.  I am writing the tut with all skill levels in mind, and once I know it is sufficient for beginners I will make it available to everyone. 

Sample beginning:

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I haven't cleaned the beads from yesterday's torch session, so I think I'll wait and post them with the ones I make today and tomorrow.      Which will probably blow my mind.

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