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Saturday, December 21, 2013

Beaded Belts


Since I have had so much fun beading recently, I thought I would start another project.  My velvet dress  was not labor intensive enough for me, so I added beading to the mix! 


For this belt, I decided on simple linear rows of beads.  All the preparation needed was a few rows of lengthwise basting to keep things on track.


These beads have been living in my beading box for an eternity - I believe they originally came from a garage sale lot that my mom picked up.  Pink is one of my favorite colors, but for beading projects, I usually gravitate toward purples and blues.  This seemed like the perfect opportunity to use pink!


To help tie in the fabric for my velvet dress, I added a flower (which also covers the closure).  First, I penciled the design on paper. 



Two flowers were cut out of paper, one of which was trimmed down.  This process was repeated until I had four different sizes.  This templates were then used to trace on scraps of velvet.


A bit of Fray Check was dabbed along the edges and the pieces were layered one on top of the other.


To finish things off, I added a few beads at the center before attaching the flower to my new belt.

4 comments:

  1. Very cute. Trying my hand at beading is on my to-do list for next year - you make it look so easy!

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  2. Splendidly pretty! I love the soft, sweet, yet also earthy, colours at work here.

    ♥ Jessica

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