LeslieAnne

Helen Blanchard US inventor received 28 patents 1873-1915, 22 for sewing machines & tech, & a pencil sharpener. Patent No.141987 introduced buttonhole stitch. Blanchard over-seaming-machine could simultaneously sew & trim knitted fabrics. b. #OTD 25 Oct 1840 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_B...

I made a tubeworm! #PeyoteStitch #3Dbeads #seedBeads #BeadArt #DoArt #Handcrafted Connect on my newsletter at 3dbeads.art to subscribe 🎉 all creative & mindset

#cat hiding unsuccessfully. Apparently she thinks if she's under the sheet no one can find her?

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I finished something".🫣 Made a bag to carry groceries in from the car. Don't much like the plastic ones they sell. #sewing #handcrafted #recycle #upcycle #Craft Jeans from thrift store. Lee is helping to model. Extra wide straps for comfort. Yay me!!🎉❤️😀 May have to make several more for presents.

Working up pics for the website. #Starfish #3Dbeads #peyoteStitch #RAWstitch #SeedBeads #SeedBeadSculpture #SeaSlug

Taking pics to put on my website. #PeyoteStitch #SeedBeads #RivoliCrystal #3Dbeads #beadednecklace #BeadSculpture #DoArt #RAW

I'm making stuff, but can't seem to get a picture. So here's a picture of my very messy work tray. Someday I will post a before and after. This is in the middle. #SeedBeads #3Dbeads #peyoteStitch #RAW #OCDatwork #art #craft

Beautiful sunrise a few days ago walking the dog in the morning... #mindfulness #nature #beauty #womansbestfriend

Evening sky a couple of days ago. Scottsdale Arizona #nature #clouds #mindfulness #beauty

My amazing friend Jaylene and I spent time together yesterday at a fundraiser for #FreshStartWomensFoundation. We talked about losing our Moms. She bought this centerpiece from our table and gave it to me. It's huge and gorgeous and my Mom would have loved it. Hug your mom if you can!❤️

Weekend run up to the mountains. Escaping the heat here is always a good thing. Penstemon (pretty sure) near Payson Arizona. #nature #flower #wildflowers #ExploreArizona but be safe and carry lots of water!

Moss! #theJungleBox in Phoenix is the most fun place to go! You can see tiny dart frogs, buy houseplants, and even take a class to build your own vivarium. I have to ration my visits. Otherwise I would spend all my money there. Oh, and the people are SO nice❤️

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Happy National Dog Day! Puppies visited work from the Humane Society today, so I got puppy kisses. Lee isn't jealous, though ❤️

#ArizonaHumaneSociety is the place to adopt a pet. Sushi is settling in nicely. #kitty #cat #InCharge . Now we just have to get past her urge to beat the dog up. She's 6 pounds. He's about 40 pounds.🫣

Our dog Lee. #NorwegianElkhound #Silliness He's a clown

Just pitiful. #dog #NorwegianElkhound #WomansBestFriend Our dog Lee

Yes I am #starfish obsessed, apparently. Been making these off and on for 3 years now #3Dbeads #RAW #PeyoteStitch #SeedBeadSculpture

Yesterday morning. Walking the dog for a few minutes before work. Sunrise in Scottsdale Arizona. We seldom have clouds, and when we do it's always spectacular! #nature #mindfulness #breathe

I got a new tattoo! (Okay it's a temporary one)

❤️ I'm lucky living where I do...❤️

Wow, what a busy weekend. Took Lee to the river for water play. The Salt River is VERY COLD. Forgot that. Swam 1/2 mile at the pool this morning. Spent time beading, cross stitching and crocheting. Here's the cross stitch WIP. I love this color printed pattern. Am I lazy?😂🎉

Cherry shrimp. This is the baby, it's about 1/4 inch long, the damn crop cut out the adult at the bottom of the photo. Ah well. #aquarium #aquaria #nature Yes, the roots are a bunch of cuttings from my houseplants taking over every available spot in our apartment.

Probably shouldn't start a new project. Doing it anyway. We'll see what happens! #beads #BeadArt #3Dbeads #OCDworks #ArtIsTherapy

Flowing Springs near Payson AZ. #nature #trees #RedRocks

Lee and I ventured up to Payson this morning to spend some time in the quiet. Birds, tiny minnows and crawdads, dragonflies, butterflies. Needed that. Did a little cross-stitch and a little embroidery too. #nature #trees #DogMom He found a cow pat to roll in, but thankfully it was dry.🎉

Barrel cactus. #3Dbeads #PeyoteStitch #RightAngleWeave #SeedBeads #ArtIsTherapy #OCDatWork

Measured the hatband about a hundred times. Put it down 2 weeks ago to reset my brain. Came back to it and started attaching it to the hat and... Voila! 3 inches short! #SeedBeads #peyotestitch #fringestitch Dontcha just hate that 🫣 Ah well TGIF.

Earrings in process... To coordinate with the necklace and hatband. #peyoteStitch #RightAngleWeave #SeedBeads #3Dbeads

Took dog to the Salt River early to practice water fun. He actually swam a bit by himself! #dogmom #nature #birds 28 bird species recorded in my Merlin app but no photos:( Saw a vermilion flycatcher 😀

Seed beads & bugle beads. A necklace I recently found that I had forgotten I made. Working on the matching hatband now. #BrickStitch #Fringe #SouthWestStyle

Almost half way!#BrickStitch #3Dbeads #SeedBeadFringe #BeadedHatband #Size10SeedBeads #OCDworks #SeedBeadArt

#starfish in 3Dimensions. Can't remember if I posted this one already. About the size of a quarter. #CubicRightAngleWeave #peyote size 10 seed beads. Happy holiday weekend!

Cleaner cherry shrimp doing his/her job. Guppy cruising past. These little critters are entrancing and distracting! #aquarium #freshwater #pets #nature

Making progress finally! #seedBeads #peyoteStitch #RightAngleWeave #Stars #3Dbeads Filling in the background. Personal Master's piece... #ArtIsTherapy

Can't decide. Sea anemone? Cactus? Tiny spiky monster who needs to open his eyes? #3Dbeads #peyotestitch #RightAngleWeave #3Dart #ArtIsTherapy for those of us with OCD, especially.

My #cherryShrimp #aquarium #aquaria #tinyPets

New aquarium. Started as a place to put my cuttings. Got 3 teeny shrimp to eat the algae. Here's one. About 1/2 inch long? #pets #shrimp #aquaria #aLittleCrazy

Mosses, tillandsias and IDK what else. From my recent trip to Costa Rica. Go see La Paz Waterfall Gardens! Spectacular... #moss #CloudForest #tropical #PuraVida

Teeny tiny jellyfish - earrings. Writing up instructions for my step by step tutorial. When I decided to do this, I had no clue how involved it would be to create directions that are actually useful #seedbeads #peyote #RightAngleWeave #delicaBeads #3Dbeads #MakeYourOwn #ArtIsTherapy

Lee. Our dog. That face. #NorwegianElkhound #BestFriend

#CostaRica #YaGottaVisit #Butterfly #ButterflyGarden #Mariposas Recent trip to San Jose CR Incredible place, people, plants, culture Go!

#costarica #yagottavisit #butterfly #butterflygarden #SanJoseCostaRica #mariposa Butterfly Pavilion at the Costa Rica National Museum! Holy smokes, what an amazing place. Planning the next trip already

#moss #tillandsia #costarica #fern #nature Photo from recent trip to Costa Rica. Incredible place, plants, people and art.

Jardin de las Mariposas at the Museo Nacional in San Jose Costa Rica. CR is serious about protecting their natural resources. Did you know that university is free for any citizen? And the people are absolutely lovely ❤️ Recent trip

Pods! From a pattern by Helena Tang Lim. Super fun to make! #delicaBeads #seedBeadArt #3Dbeads #beadSculpture These are not as complicated as they look! The hardest part is finding the acrylic beads to bead around!

#Beadwork #BeadArtist #3DBeadwork #DimensionalBeading#RightAngleWeave #Peyote #WIP A Constellation of Crayola stars - slow but some progress. Attached to silk & buckram for structural support. Building the background, one #SeedBead at a time!