6 Tips for Faster & More Beautiful Beading!

6 beading tips and secrets

  I hear many people are intimidated by beading, because it looks super time-consuming and difficult to do 🙁   But people who love decorating with beads say, beading is fun, relaxing and meditative 🙂   So what makes such…

How to Sew On Rhinestone Chain Beautifully

How to Sew on Rhinestone Chain Beautifully

  When I make beaded appliques, I like to mix in a rhinestone chain. 🙂   Rhinestone chains are great for defining the shape of the applique, which is a big plus for dance costumes. (Vague shapes don’t show well on…

How to Sew Beads in a Straight / Curved Line

How to Sew Beads in a Straight or Curved Line

  If you’re in my Applique Making course or if you’ve read my decoration tutorials, you probably heard me saying, “It is important to make a clean outline.”   I truly believe an applique will look beautiful with a clean…

How to Make Beaded Appliques in 5 Easy Steps!

How to make beaded appliques in 5 steps

  Beaded appliques are perfect for decorating your dance costumes with… or even your evening dresses or bags!   They make everything look so fine and polished! 🙂   And so they come with high price tags.   Can you…

DIY Beaded Tassel

DIY Beaded Tassel

Whether they are made of beads, yarn, embroidery floss…. I LOVE tassels! 😀 They are so charming, and it’s fun to watch them sway and jiggle on dance costumes! 🙂 In my last tutorials, I shared with you the beaded…