Every year Carol Strand-Siebers hosts a
beaded face swap, last year was the first year in which I participated. What fun! I beaded up 4 faces and sent them off to be swapped out. All the faces I used were made from polymer clay, three of them by
Jennifer Martin, one (the witch) was a random purchase on EBay.
I glue the face to a square of Pellon peltex #70 or something similar and begin my beading. The faces are not too big - approximately 2 inches, so they bead up pretty quick.
Once the beading is finished, I glue the pin back to the Pellon, then add ultrasuede to the back - attaching the back to the front using a picot edge or something similar.
There is a great book,
Beading with Cabochons by Jamie Cloud Eakin. It covers, in depth, beading around cabs using different stitches and some nice edge stitches and finishing techniques.
The faces I received back in the swap were nothing short of stunning - - if you'd like to see them follow the links by clicking on the names of their creators:
Carol Strand-Siebers,
Connie Welch,
Monica Magness,
Lora Kinberger
