Log In or Sign Up
Log In with
Log in to an existing account

1

Love this project? Add it to your favorites!
Share:

About
Published over 1 year ago

This is a bead embroidery project based on the scarab beetle amulet found in King Tut's tomb. It uses a scarab focal, seed beeds and bugle beads on a Pellon backing with wool felt facing.

This is a unique, one of a kind piece of beadwork. It uses a combination of techniques: bead embroidery, bezel-set beaded stones and focal, and fringing. It was not made from a commercial pattern. This type of beadwork can be done by anyone with patience and imagination to produce a myriad of different works of wearable art. The pattern for the shape was cut from a piece of posterboard and drawn onto the beading fabric with a sharpie. The larger focal elements were placed and glued then bezeled with peyote stitch. Then filling in the other empty spaces was based on photographs of a gold and precious/semi-precious stone inlaid piece of ancient Egyptian grave goods. Bead colors were chosen to attempt to re-create the original inlay of lapis, malachite etc. A purchased closure was used to finish.

Tags


Crafts

Vintage Inspired Collar

Vintage Inspired Collar

Oldy but a goody

♥ 56
Collars With Attitude 100% Recycled 100% Unique By Bo Bu Couture

Collars With Attitude 100% Recycled 100% Unique By Bo Bu Couture

Rechic - worthy of a catwalk !

♥ 28
Diy Miu Miu Cat Collar

Diy Miu Miu Cat Collar

A pretty collar without the price tag.

♥ 24
Place Mat Shape Necklace

Place Mat Shape Necklace

Shape necklace out of a place mat

♥ 18
Suffolk Puff Necklace

Suffolk Puff Necklace

Love it!

♥ 15
Tweedle Dum & Tweedle Dee Collar

Tweedle Dum & Tweedle Dee Collar

The sun was shining on the sea, Shining with all his might: He did his very best to make The billows smooth and bright--

♥ 31

Comments

 

Recent Favorites


martha I.
solmaz.jahanbakhsh.9
Sally R.
carrie j.
Alex B.
midd
Melinda K.
Georgie
Mirror & M.
Hypergraphia
Birgit
glimmerllama