Vachonesque Bead Creations

Hand Beaded Amulet Purses and Beaded Jewelry

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* * Update: September 1, 2006 * *

Hi, I'm Karen.

Hopefully, in the next few weeks, I will be transferring my web page to a new site at Comast.net, until then:

Update 9/1/06 - In the next few weeks a few new purses will be added including a Chris Manes design, several mini purses, a few beaded bracelets and more and every so often I will again be selling a few on Ebay.com. Until then:

Below are pics of all the hand beaded purses or other miscellaneous pieces of jewelry I have done.
A few I still have, others have found new homes. Hopefully the pics won't take too long to load for you.

Originally I was going to put descriptions for each of the items below, but the old saying "a picture's worth a thousand words" seems to work here, so if you're curious about or interested in anything you see, just email me at the address at the bottom of this page and I'll try to answer your questions. I can recreate certain pieces if you are interested and a few of these below may still be available, just check with me. Also check ebay.com under the seller name RoseIsland, I might have a few different purses up for sale now and then.

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Purse on left is made with Garnet red fiber optic seed beads and small ladybugs. Purse in middle is made with 8/0 delicas and tube fiber optic beads. Picture on right shows a purse done with 8/0 delicas in white and clear ab. Fringe has white ab glass leaves. I call this last one Winter Ice (the ab effect gives off hues of blues, pinks, purples, etc.)

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Purse on left is made with aqua blue fiber optic seed beads and two stone scarabs. Middle purse's body is made completely of purple fiber optic beads. Purse on right is made with 8/0 delicas of cream a/b and gold lined gold opal and frizzle top fringe is made of goldlined delicas.

Purse view on left shows a purse made with small glass seed beads (cream, light & dark pink and yes, even though you can't see it, very light green on each side of pink stripes). A facetted fiber optic bead helps to hold flap fold down. Seed beads in necklace along with cream satin seed beads. View on right shows flap fold up.

A sweet little purse, tiny, for an ornament, total length about
6 1/2". 3 cut purple blue seed beads.

Kitty Kat Purse with Fiber Optic fringe (colors don't show of pink, lt. green, green, purple, ivory), two small glass cat faces on necklace and a small sterling silver mouse hiding at the bottom of the necklace.

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Both purses above are done in Delica Size 8/0 beads, Pink AB on left with pink fiber optic beads in trim, Crystal AB on right with vintage opal glass beads in trim.

Mini bottle amulet purse done in delicas, matsuno seed beads, miracle beads, vintage purple opal glass and crystals.

Chevron design in 8/0 Delicas, Purple, Green and White AB with amethyst glass hearts dangling on fringe and one big heart on front with a little heart dangling from that.

My first try at beading a bottle with all Miyuki Delicas (SL Blue Zircon, SL Lt. Blue, Opaq White AB) and assorted fringe beads. Necklace is 3 strand braided blue scarabee seed beads and metallic blue seed beads)