Nanas’ Artsy Fartsy Crafts

12/21/2025

12/21/2025

I finished my Co**ha necklace and matching earrings a few weeks back. The earrings from the top bead to bottom of the longest fringe is about 3 3/4 “ long. The necklace is 20” around. The set is hand bead embroidered and hand strung by me. The co**ha pan dulce cabochons are my own creations made with polymer clay. The beads are a mix of glass and Preciosa crystals.

12/03/2025

Finished these earrings: Bead embroidered around my hand-sculpted co**ha pan cabochons. I made the cabs with polymer clay. Added bead fringe and ear wire.

08/07/2025

Made more polymer clay cabachons for my bead embroidery. I’m still new at this, experimenting and perfecting my skill. The 1st “cab” is my replication of Mexican pottery. The 2nd reminds me of the sunset in Arizona ( may bead this for a special person). The 3rd is a nopales cactus with the cactus pear fruit. I might make another with a reddish background. And the last with purple and yellow roses. Everything is hand sculpted. I did not use cutter shapes. The roses are also hand sculpted. I don’t know if I should bead embroidered these for pins or pendant necklaces. I am open to your thoughts on these.

07/17/2025

Bought this stone cabochon at a bead store in Arizona. It was an unusual mix of stone chips but it called to me. I bought some seed beads and a strand of Carnelian stone beads. I also made some polymer clay beads to kinda of mimic the cabochon and another bigger bead for the toggle. I learned to make the toggle connection watching YouTube videos. Here it is all done.

07/13/2025

Here are the beads I made. I usually sculpt with my polymer clay (Fairy houses, Ornaments), decided to try my hand in making beads and cabochons for my bead embroidery. Beads and stone cabochons are expensive. I’ve been watching many polymer clay bead artist ( .artist, , Teresa Selgado, , Donna Kato and many more). I think I need more practice in making flower canes, Natasha beads,and cabochons. I even tried “clay” embroidery. That’s the 3 red ones with yellow roses a small white flowers. Those I’ll make into earrings and a pendant. Thanks to the many polymer clay artist I learned from and to the polymer clay community.

07/12/2025

Made some polymer clay beads to use in my bead embroidery

07/05/2025

Finished a bead embroidered avocado. It’s about 3” tall and 2 1/4” wide. Jasper stone for the pit.

07/04/2025

Bead embroidered barrette I made for myself

06/09/2025

Money crowns I made for our two middle school graduates. Look out high school, here they come.

12/23/2024

This years ornament theme is reindeers. My granddaughters did most of these.

11/26/2024

If you guessed avocado you are right. 🥑 Almost done with it. Just need to add the pin and backing then bead the edging