mirrors on beadwork

[short apache girl]

i see so many beautiful beaded hair ties rossettes etc with mirrors. I have been having the little cirlce mirrors for about 4yrs now and i don't know how to apply them on with beadwork with out it looking tacky. So if any one could help that would be great. I wanted to apply them to circular circles that r used for croche but i wanted to use it as front dagger on my belt also maybe for the back too. does anyone know how i could decorate the plastic circles that r use for croche. I thought about putting the croshe yard and then the mirror in the center. just need some advice. Do i glue the mirrors on bead work? Just cluess about the mirrors. i am traditional so don't know much about contemp. lol

[Czechy]

Mirrors are best attached before doing the beadwork. Use a heavy glue meant for holding stones and heavy items, like E6000 cement to glue on the mirrors. After it dries, you bead around the mirrors. I suppose you could do the same thing with yarn stitching too. Attaching mirrors on top of beadwork, would look like an unplanned afterthought. Much better to place the mirrors first and then bead around them.

[Czechy]

Oh I forgot to say to be careful with the gluing. You don't want any extra glue to ooze out from the edges of the mirrors. It is impossible to get a beading needle through dried glue. Trust me on that one!

[Eagle Plumes]

I agree with Czechy.. I see placeing the mirrors first a must ,I find it way easier.. The gorilla glue I use GROWS lol as I always say a lil bit gos a long way, just make sure the back is totally coverd in glue so it dont pop off. I also use the E6000 it to can get amite gooey and needs to be applied with great care. I also clamp for a few hrs or apply some sort of pressure, for earings and rings I use a clothes pin to clamp while it dries makeing sure your mirror does not dry to the clothes pin lol thats my been there done that ..

[short apache girl]

I agree with Czechy.. I see placeing the mirrors first a must ,I find it way easier.. The gorilla glue I use GROWS lol as I always say a lil bit gos a long way, just make sure the back is totally coverd in glue so it dont pop off. I also use the E6000 it to can get amite gooey and needs to be applied with great care. I also clamp for a few hrs or apply some sort of pressure, for earings and rings I use a clothes pin to clamp while it dries makeing sure your mirror does not dry to the clothes pin lol thats my been there done that ..

Thank you very much. That was very helpful. I just hope my project comes out right. any thoughts about the plastic croche rings? I am thinking about crowie shells and then the mirrors in the middle.

[Eagle Plumes]

Im drawing a complete blank on what a croche ring is/looks like lol..

[short apache girl]

Im drawing a complete blank on what a croche ring is/looks like lol..

ok sorry i don't have a picture. but i will explain what it looks like. Its white plastic round with holes in it for the croche yarn to go through it. thats the best i can describe it. so i thought tying crowrie shells on the the plastic thingys lol and putting mirrors in the middle. there is no way to bead on it. or different color yarn on it. don't ask me why i bought them. i don't even croche. I just had an idea when i saw them about 4 yrs ago.

[wyo_rose]

Those are plastic canvas circles, not really anything to do with crocheting, except you do use yarn.

What you should do is fully finish them with the yarn, whether you do cross stitch, needlepoint, or just running the yarn around in a cool design, then glue your mirror on after that.

[Eagle Plumes]

Ah ok what kept going threw my mind was the lil stitch counter my sister n law uses for her knitting lol.. I have a shell top and I have lil brass rings that are flat . I strung that first few gun metal beads ,C shell then skipd the shell and came back up threw my beads,disk and came out the back of my velvet and tied it off. Not sure if thats the route your wanting to go but that is how I did my shells.

[short apache girl]

Those are plastic canvas circles, not really anything to do with crocheting, except you do use yarn.

What you should do is fully finish them with the yarn, whether you do cross stitch, needlepoint, or just running the yarn around in a cool design, then glue your mirror on after that.

Thanks so much. I figured it would be a quick way to make a lil boys dragger or womens or belt.

[short apache girl]

Ah ok what kept going threw my mind was the lil stitch counter my sister n law uses for her knitting lol.. I have a shell top and I have lil brass rings that are flat . I strung that first few gun metal beads ,C shell then skipd the shell and came back up threw my beads,disk and came out the back of my velvet and tied it off. Not sure if thats the route your wanting to go but that is how I did my shells.

what is a shell top? ok so bead, shell, bead shell. shell circles on the top of your dress? i thought of doing that for my cape for my jingle dress. I really need to make a regalia for my 2 sons. I just so need to get started. I would like some ideas if u have any. i sure thank u!

[Eagle Plumes]

Ah geeze I just noticed that I postd that last reply in the wrong thread lol soo sorry

Shell top is my cowie shell top I wear its a 2 piece outfit.