MY BEADWORK

I am from the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona. I was also the "Miss Gila River" in 2010. In 2013, they celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Miss Gila River. The MGR committee wanted a gi...

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I think one of the pieces I like to make are earrings. They're so easy and quick to make. A pair usually takes me anywhere from 30-45 minutes to make depending on the design and size. Here are a ...

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I know I have been MIA for a long while.. but i will start getting back into the beading tutorials and also posting on here.. I haven’t been posting because you know, life happens..let’s see....

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This is the crown that I made for the Jr. Miss San Carlos Apache Independence Day.  In San Carlos, they have their own Apache Independence Day, June 18. My friend Lanea had asked me to do ...

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I also make Shawls..  There are two shawls here..  The turquoise one below is one that I made in High School (like 2008, maybe) for this one lady.  My Native American Adviser needed ...

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My sister Marlenda graduated from College, and my brother had the great idea to give her an Eagle Feather! and he asked me to bead the tip, like totally last minute lol... First, I made some roo...

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Yes, I can Sew! :D I sewed this contemporary O'odham skirt for a friend, Marissa who competed in the Miss Indian World Pageant! Its black with neon colored basket designs and water design... It ...

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I made this Beaded Crown for the Miss Indian Cesar Chavez High School Pageant.. Its a pretty simple design, all white.. Their mascot is the Pegasus. So I did their own Pegasus, the one that is...

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So as you may know, I make beading tutorials on YouTube. MY very first one, nearly a year ago, was on a Medallion. Well, this guy, DJNativeSun on youtube, made a medallion from that.. And here i...

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Sooo I realize that I have been MIA for like 3 months..  SORRY! But I am back.. I haven't really gone anywhere haha just haven't had much time to make any beading tutorials because I star...

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This is my most recent creation, the Missy Mt. Turnbull Crown.. I made this in 2 days! And a total of like 21 hours. This crown stands 5 inches tall, and is about 22 inches long.. The people ask...

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This is my sister Dawn's jewelry for her necklace.. It's not totally complete, but I thought I'd post it up :) The style is 3 circles top is biggest, bottom is smallest.. I still got to edge t...

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My mom asked me to make something for her co-workers' birthday.... these are what I came up with...

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This is a lanyard that I did for a lady at my mom's work. She knew what she wanted, but she didn't know how she wanted it. She left that up to me! :) I had a loooooot of time to work on this, and...

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Medicine Pouch Tutorial

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 Here are a couple of medicine pouches that I made. Look out for the upcoming YouTube video that shows how to make them :) Hope you like these!

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OKAY! A while back, on my Earrings 3 tutorial video, I had a little drawing winner thing going on to win earrings like the ones in the video tutorial. Here are the three lucky individuals.. 1....

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An order was made for Keisha, she is graduating from ASU and wanted some things added to her previously beaded cap. I made the school letters and her name. The edges and feathers are work that t...

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This is an order for Mella. Her daughter is graduating from ASU this week. Really cool thing is that Mella contacted me on Facebook because she had seen the YouTube videos.. I thought it was cool...

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***OKAY***  YOU were directed here from the  YouTube Video,  How to: Bead Native American Beadwork, Earrings, 3 ... for more information on how to win these earrings... There wil...

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How to: Bead Native American Beadwork, Earrings, 3

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I made some earrings today! This will be my next YouTube tutorial.. 

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December! This is probably my favorite time of year! First of all, this is the time when the temperature starts cooling down in the Valley, its mid 50's, its cold to us lol.. Secondly, this is th...

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Supplies & Materials for Beading WATCH THIS!!! I made this video for all who are wondering what supplies & materials for Beading.  1. BEADS - Beads come in all shapes, and all sizes and i...

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These are layered beaded necklaces that are a more contemporary form of necklaces that my people wear. I made a lot of them, as well as a couple pictured here that were made by my mom and sister....

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