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Little Snowflakes Dance

This beautiful small heart is easy to make,  lot of my customers got this present from me some time ago.  Do you already embroider it? No? Let's start!  Here is step-by-step illustrated master-class how to embroider this small beauty :) Feed threat to needle using thread feeder.  Do not hold thread feeder like this: This is right way to hold thread feeder: Tie usual knot on the end of a thread. Use short thread for one operation, around 40 cm (15") to avoid thread twisting. Pick one bead by needle and start from corresponding mark on canvas. You may use a thread of one color for multicolored beads, it's not necessary to use a thread colored same as beads.  I'm using red thread because the main color of this picture is red.  This is semi-cross stitch chart. Very soon you will get the surface like this: This is how the back of canvas looks like. You will have a lot of knots :) Actually you may start to embroider from any convenient place at canvas. You may st...

Like this adorable cat? Want him? He is not for sale :) This cat is printed on silk canvas and its finished not framed size is 13 x 17 cm (5 1/10" x 6 7/10" ). Embroidery technique - line stitch - easy for even very beginners. You can frame it for wall and room decor or sew to a t-shirt, pillow, laptop cover, etc. to have this inimitable piece of art being shown to your friend and to all around :) Well, so how to get it? Buy any bead embroidery kits from our shop for amount $150.00 (shipping cost not included) and get this amazing bead embroidery kit for free! Good luck!

Let's do it!     One seed bead fit one stitch (symbol) on the canvas.      And finally you will get...

I decided to visit annual Handmade-Expo 2012 in Kiev. It wasn't bad idea :) I was thrilled by great variety of manufacturers of beading embroidery which is very popular in Ukraine today. There were a lot of exhibition rooms with sparkling finished pieces of real art. I felt myself obliged to take couple videos to show them to you. This first video is about my favorite manufacturer at the moment. Their beaded embroidery kits are of high quality printed fabric canvas with great color selection of beads. Traditional cross stitch sewing technique is familiar to many craftsters so it's really easy and fun to bead these canvas to get amazing results you may see at the video. Believe me, you will get really great, unique and inimitable wall decor picture for acceptable price!  Next manufacturer is new to me but I fell in love with them immediately :) Their beaded embroidery mainly beaded in round using I guess feather stitch. They are notable by whole surface beading which creates ...

Source: about.com  The universal language of flowers crosses any cultural boundaries, interpretations or meanings. The feng shui use of the flowers symbol is based on the same universal feeling that flowers evoke in all humans - a feeling of beauty, grace, and a delicate, alive sensuality. Alive flowers are sure the best choice for your home, as they bring a strong healing energy; but images of flowers or high quality silk flowers are often used in feng shui, too. Peony . One of the most sensual flowers with a delicious scent, the peony has long been used in feng shui as a cure for love & romance. This especially applies to a couple of pink peonies. The symbol of peony is often considered a metaphor for female beauty. Some feng shui masters do not recommend having the image of a flowering peony in an older couple's bedroom in order to prevent affairs with younger women. Take your kit here :)