Beaded Windowscreen

Beaded Windowscreen
Beaded Windowscreen

Here’re the results of a recent experiment. I got a roll of fiberglass windowscreen at Lowes Home Improvement for about $5.00. I did some “beadpoint” using glass seed beads, Nymo beading thread, and a graph I enlarged from the Cross-Stitchers Club. I’m pretty pleased with the results, but it was really hard to photograph. The beads are very reflective.

I’d planned to put the piece in a tinier hoop and fix it as a suncatcher. Unfortunately, you can see the stitching when the light hits it a certain way. I am developing Plan B!

The Perfect Bead Scoop

The Perfect Bead Scoop
The Perfect Bead Scoop

I stopped by the new JoAnn store in Mooresville a couple of weeks ago (I am thrilled about it!) and looked for a bead scoop. There was a set of three small “sugar scoop” looking ones for $5.00. Surely, I thought , I must have something at home that would work better. I rummaged through kitchen drawers and found it! This eighth of a teaspoon measure does the trick and cost me nothing!

Pocketbook Posy Fix

Pocketbook Posy Fix
Pocketbook Posy Fix

When I discovered that the center of my white daisy had fallen out, I back-tracked all the way through the Belk parking lot and store. No luck! So, I found another smaller white daisy, took it off the stem and popped it into the the center of the first one. Now held in place with glue, I like it just as much, and maybe more since it’s a little different from the other two!

Needle Nut!

Needle Nut!
Needle Nut!

I couldn’t resist this at Dollar General today. $10.00 is a lot for needles, but it does include that nifty sewing kit. I’ll report on the usefulness of the needles after I’ve tried them out.

Everything I’ve done with needle and thread this weekend has had to be ripped out. I give up. I’m moving on to glue!