Whimsical Mermaid Stuffed Ornament

This handmade stuffed ornament features an embroidered mermaid holding a pearl, and bead accents in her hair....now on the online shelves of Craftique Redux!  She can hang on a Christmas tree, or just from a cabinet knob all year long....

I'm a Leo Whimsical Beaded Ornament Art Doll

According to most horoscope descriptions of Leo's personality, they demand attention.  This whimsical art doll ornament can be hung on a cabinet knob or Christmas tree, or even tucked onto a shelf.  Find it at Craftique Redux....

Cat Elf Ornament Cover

This beaded ornament cover features four different feline elves wearing striped hats and collars with bells; the tutorial is available at http://stores.lulu.com/busycrowstudio

Beaded Christmas Ornaments

Usually I don't think about projects that are only 'good' for part of the year (such as Christmas ornaments) -- after all, I figure if you put that much work into a project, you want to sanely display it all year long. But since I will be holding a Beaded Ornament class soon, I have become quite hooked on creating these beaded beauties, and trying to figure out new ways with different bead stitches to get them done. This photo shows just a basic "banner" style, but I've got some modern 'brick stitch', traditional netted, and square stitched types almost finished also...