Rare Blue Beaded Persian Cat Pin/ Pendant

Finally something for cat lovers! This week, I worked on a new item - a beaded Blue Persian Cat pin!

For this project, I tried something new - Nicole's BeadBacking. I discovered this product on Etsy, and decided to give it a shot. It is a little less expensive and it comes in every color of the rainbow. This material is similar to Lacy's Stiff Stuff, but it seems much stiffer. It was easy to cut out the shape of my cat, but when I started beading, I wasn't sure I'd like it. After working for awhile, it became softer, but still offered the support my beadwork needed. Overall, I think it is much stronger/ tougher than Lacy's. I really like it a lot!

For my cat, I stitched together several layers of bead backing, then used a combination of size 15 & size 11 glass seed beads in several different shades of blue & gray. I don't make cats very often, so it was quite a challenge!

After my first layer of beadwork was complete, I layered quite a bit of fringe to accentuate this cat's long beautiful hair. The fringe actually moves when you touch it, revealing more beadwork beneath. How do you think he looks?

This pin is currently listed for sale on Etsy - you can see more photos there. I really like how this cat turned out - It looks great as a pin, but it really makes a unique pendant! I plan to make him in all different colors! :D