Eva Barkman Designs

Sometimes you want to do bead embroidery, but you don't have a gemstone cabochon...or maybe, supplies didn't come up in the financial lottery this month, LOL. With a little imagination, you can find things to use. Buttons of many types can be used...like a regular button, vintage button, fabric button and Czech glass buttons. I've been keeping in the back of my mind that stash of polymer clay that I have put up for a rainy day. [ 128 more words. ]

https://evabarkman.wordpress.com/2016/01/29/using-fabric-buttons-as-cabochons-in-bead-embroidery

Using Fabric Buttons as Cabochons in Bead Embroidery Sometimes you want to do bead embroidery, but you don't have a gemstone cabochon...or maybe, supplies didn't come up in the financial lottery this month, LOL.  With a little imagination, you can fi...

http://www.amazon.com/Beadwork-Embroidery-Bohemian-Necklace-Pendant/dp/B016FHNXAA?ref=hnd_adp_ap_10

Beadwork Bead Embroidery Bohemian Necklace with Flower Pendant Lovely purple, lavender and navy blue glass seed beads are bead embroidered around a fabric flower button pendant. Tiny gold beads are embroidered into the center of the flower for an added touch. The back of the pendant is covered with brown ultrasuede. Two shades of the purple beads are beadwov...