Darlene Pfahl
Beadwoven Jewelry



Over the years I have sewn, knit, tried counted cross-stitch, done watercolor painting,  arranged flowers,
made artificial trees, but nothing has been as satisfying as creating off-loom beaded jewelry.  

    

The pieces shown below are bead embroidery, fabricated with semi-precious gemstones
attached to a backing material and stitched around with tiny, seed beads of many shapes and colors. 
The piece is then backed with leather.

     
                     

   A couple of years ago I was coerced into making a pair of earrings.  That necessitated a trip to a bead store. 
An hour and many dollars later, I departed the store with a very, small bag of gorgeous beads. 
It was great fun creating my own jewelry quickly with the large, beautiful beads.  

                        

 Then, a magazine article about working with tiny seed beads caught my attention. 
I immediately made a trip back to the bead store for a supply of little tubes of colorful beads. 
I discovered mind-boggling racks of many sizes of seed beads. The array of choices was overwhelming.
Thank goodness, the magazine had stipulated just what I should buy for my project.



Back home with needle, thread, beads and a pattern written in what seemed a foreign language, I set to work.  
The hours flew by.  A gorgeous bracelet was taking shape.  I was hooked! 
Nothing could be more fun than stitching tiny beads one at a time into beautiful necklaces and bracelets.

 Custom orders accepted.  Let me make a very, unique piece of jewelry to accent your favorite outfit.

To see more of Darlene's works, visit www.lakesidejewelry.etsy.com