Beaded spider pillow

[sweets4ever]

This was my first beaded or embroidered anything and with the advice of kittykill (thank you so much!!), I think it turned out A-okay!   

I didn't make the pillow it self. 

[Mary Bell]

This is wonderful!! I like it very much...

A few weeks ago I visited a Frank Lloyd Wright house and in it they had reproducitons of the kind of embroidery that was in houses at the time. I was incredibly inspired by some of it but my favorite was a pillow of a spider and web and blossoms.  == What I like here is your spider - the web glistens with dew but the spider is wonderful - I think I am going to have to make a spider pillow!!

[gnizitigid]

Really liked it......good work

[IMIS]

Please tell me how you do it!!!!! I LOVE IT!!!!

[kittykill]

I love this pillow so much!!!! The hanging spider is so awesome!!! You did such a great job!

[Mrsblocko]

I love this!  Great idea for the dangling spider.  I'm wisting you!   

[teapotdnky]

Oh wow! The colors, design and execution are all stunning!

[sweets4ever]

Aww!!  You guys!  What great comments *blush!*

Please tell me how you do it!!!!! I LOVE IT!!!!

Oh...there isn't much to tell!  As far as the beading, I lightly drew out the web design, sat down with a pile o' beads & went to town for a few hours in front of the TV   I strung three & made a stitch, 3 more & stitch, over and over and over.     I'm sure it would be best to do a single bead at a time, but in this case it gave the web a jagged look that suited it well! 

The spider is a bit more to explain, but I've seen tutorials for them on Craftster before and there's no sense in me creating a good, solid wheel!     I searched "beaded spider" and found this one for ya... 
Not exactly how I did mine, but it'll do!    http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=111418.0
This one is almost exactly the same as what I did! http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=111418.0

[LaughingLark]

That pillow is absolutely gorgeous!

What did you use to mark on the velvet?

[Avian Flight]

that looks sooooo cool! i've never seen anything like it before (or if i had it was tacky). great job!