A special thanks to Mary Tosch for graciously sharing her directions for making beautiful beaded stilettos with our readers!
It was so fun to meet her in person, and her generosity just blew me away. Not only did she gift ME with one, but the two gals traveling with me, Fran & Nancy were also recipients of her giving spirit!
I did upload Mary’s directions as a PDF file, and you can click HERE to print it.
The photos and wording below are all Mary’s!
Materials:
-Turkey lacers, available at the grocery store
-Glass beads with holes largeenough for the lacer to fit
-Spacer beads metal or glass
-Aleene’s Jewelry & Metal Glue
-Needle nose pliers, round nose pliers
-Wooden clothes pin
- Magic Eraser
1. With round nose pliers, close the loop at the top of the lacer.
2. Starting with a small spacer bead, try different arrangements of the beads
until you find one you like. Once, you are satisfied, you are ready to glue.
3. A very small amount of Aleene’s Jewelry & Metal glue is needed for each
bead. I put a tiny dab between the loop and bead, then slide the bead into
position.
4. Add another a dab of glue, then slide your bead up snug against the previous
bead. Continue in this manner until all your beads are glued in place.
5. Using the wooden clothes pin to hold the stiletto upright, allow the glue to dry
completely, about 24 hours. There may be a white residue when the glue has dried.
6. Use the magic eraser to clean the residue off the beads.
7. If the bottom bead comes loose from use, place a dab of super glue between it and the prior beads.
Thank you Mary!! I love my stiletto, and I think these will make quick easy and beautiful gifts for quilting friends and family!
Thank you so much for the sharing of these directions. Grandma Cindy
ReplyDeleteThank you Mary for sharing your lovely stilettos and for showing us how to make one of our own! So generous.
ReplyDeleteI really need one of these and I love to shop for craft supplies at the grocery store. Off to check my bead stash....
Bonnie, thanks for introducing us to Mary!
What a GREAT idea! Thanks to Mary for sharing her wonderful idea.... I will be making at least one as soon as I can get some turkey lacing do-hickeys!
ReplyDeleteHow cool is this! Great idea for gifts,..can't wait to make myself one!
ReplyDeleteThank you both for sharing. They are lovely. I will make at least one for sure. It is a lot prettier than my bamboo skewer.
ReplyDeleteThat Mary is one clever lady! What a great idea, think I may need one of those myself! So generous of her to share, and of you Bonnie to introduce us all to Mary.
ReplyDeleteFaye in Maine
Thanks so much for sharing. Now I know what a stiletto for quilters is!
ReplyDeletelove the tute, thanks Mary!! i hoard beads too!! i'll add turkey lacers to my grocery list! :>)
ReplyDeleteWow, what a special lady to share her craft. They are beautiful and seemingly easy, if you know what I mean!
ReplyDeleteEasy, beautiful and functional Christmas presents for my quilting buddies! Woo Hoo! Thanks for sharing such a great idea. I'm a bead horder too.
ReplyDeleteLOVE these. Does she sell them on any site?
ReplyDeleteLove this! Many thanks to Mary for sharing!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty. And so easy. Thank you for sharing this pic and pattern. I know what I'll be doing this weekend for my quilt buddies.
ReplyDeletecarol
Guess who will be buying some Turkey Lacers at the store next time I go out... Thanks for sharing Mary's Tutorial.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mary, for the wonderful tutorial. Thank you, Bonnie, for sharing Mary with us. Can't wait to try this.
ReplyDeleteNow to go and visit at Mary's blog. . .
Thank you so much Mary for the wonderful tutorial. I was looking in my jewelry findings for a stiletto and did not find one. Clever idea!!!
ReplyDeleteLovely! i think a crimp bead would hold them at the end too! I am gonna try if I can find these Turkey Lacers!
ReplyDeleteI love using stiletto'swhen I sew..I am lost without it. Can't wait to make one of these for a spare. Thanks for a great tute.
ReplyDeleteAll the turkey lacer things I saw today were "L" shape on the end, not a circle. Then I remembered my cake tester had a circle end, but couldn't find any at all at Walmart. Guess I have to keep looking for some with the circle end. They are beautiful!! I thought about skewers, but the shaft is too thick and I don't think the beads would fit and they are way too long.
ReplyDeleteThank you Mary for sharing your tutorial and thank you Bonnie for publishing it.
ReplyDelete~Jillian in North Dakota
Oh my gosh! Since I saw the picture of these on your blog, I have wanted one and now I have instructions on how to make them. My quilting friends will all be getting one this fall, as I am unable to join them when they go to Pacific International and I want them to think of me when they use them.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mary and thank you, Bonnie for all you share.
Anna in IL
Wow they are so pretty...thanks for sharing the tutorial....
ReplyDeleteI went out to Walmart right away got some Poultry Lacers - and I made 6 of them lickety split.... Not sure how to post a pic but they are awesome and the crimping a bead idea worked awesome. Had to use a bigger metal bone shaped bead and i scored the lacers with my snippers to help give this bead something to grip onto. This way too all the beads above my crimped bone bead all can move freely and can not fall off @ all! I will try to snap a photo of this file and post to my blog page - THANX sooooooooo much!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI have been admiring these and now I can make my own to gift my quilty buddies. Thank you, Mary, for so kindly sharing with us.
ReplyDeleteHere are the ones I made last night
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Off to buy more big holed beads - squeeeeeee!!!
Your post had brought much joy to so many of us. Thank you for sharing! I am out to buy turkey lacers!
ReplyDeleteThese stilettos are awesome, Mary. What a treat and gift you gave to Bonnie. And then, Bonnie for sharing your tutorial on making the stilettos. I am not good at this kind of art/craft work, but I am certainly going to make them for my quilting buddies for their Christmas gift. Again, thanks Bonnie for being out there and finding wonderful ways we can be enriched by your sharing all your works, contacts and quilting with all of us. Bravo, to both of you.
ReplyDeleteI cannot find the turkey lacers anywhere, been to 3 grocery stores
ReplyDeleteeveryone is too young to understand what iw ant-LOL
but these are so beautiful
I can't find them either - I look everywhere I go. I did find 1 pack of the L shaped ones. Boo Hoo! :(
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tutorial anyway.
I showed these to a "beading" friend, and she made me one! Thanks for the tutorial! I love mine, and my friend is now making plenty for friends and family!
ReplyDeleteBonnie and Mary,
ReplyDeleteI posted earlier that I was going to make these for friends attending PIQF this fall. Well, tomorrow, I am gluing 22 of these things in preparation for getting them mailed before I leave for Des Moines on Wednesday. Thanks for sharing, both of you. I'll try and post pics on my blog.
Anna in IL
I found some turkey lacers at the Dollar Tree & then went to Jo-Ann's & bought some beads that were on 50% off. Well, the hole in the beads is not big enough to slip on the turkey threader. How can I know if beads will fit BEFORE buying them? I love these & want to make some for gifts.
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