2026 craft goals

Fancy dancing breastplate.

Guitar strap

All of Lisa Shepherd's designs feature her custom-made Metis floral beadwork. Every heirloom piece is hand-stitched, hand-beaded, and a unique piece of Indigenous Canadian art.

On July 8, 2014 I made some changes to this posting. Non-Native purses have been around since at least the 16th century. They are known by many names; among them the pocketbook, the purse, chatelaine, the handbag, and the reticule. There was also a man’s travelling bag called a handbag or satchel, although this was a piece of luggage but during the 19th century, the term “handbag” came to describe a larger version of a woman’s purse. The earliest handbags that were designed for women...

1870s dress before repair

Dusty rose. traditional women’s dance regalia with a beautiful Jackie Traverse fabric with purple cotton and pink ribbon. measurements - dress length 49 inches bust 40 inches hip size 60 inches with 6 inch slits at the bottom -belt with ties, 28-40 “ long & 3.5” inches wide - leggings 12.5” long & 14” wide on top ( calve) 11” wide at bottom (ankle) - bag, 17” long with strap and 9.5” wide 4 piece beautiful matching beadwork, which include: hide necklace with medallion, earrings, braid...

Women’s Iroquois style raised beadwork moccasins

Uteiminana bolo tie 🍓💜 NFS #beadwork #floralbeadwork #beadedjewelry #indigenousart

Oneida tribe

This purple breastplate necklace measures 19 1/2" long with a extra 4 1/2" dangles. Composed of dusty rose pink and plum baroque vintage glass beads, vintage metallic grape lucite tapered beads, vintage agate faceted beads, a blend of both vintage and modern 6MM and 8MM faceted glass beads, tile beads, fiber optic beads, brass beads, bone spacers, one leather spacer, bone hair pipe, Sacajawea coins and a cut out Sacajawea coin on the center piece.

Dentallium

Dress by Catherine Black Horse, “Old Holy Beaver Woman,”, Seminole. Amazing!