My turtle

Commercially available turtle form (but have no idea where I got it), it's stuffed with sand. Beaded with size 11 seed beads using embroidery, brick stitch, and peyote. Design was on the fly, pattern original. The top of the shell flips up although it's attached at the top center. Top was completed first; underneath done later. Completed Feb 2006.

It's very heavy although it's small. Fits in the palm of my hand. A fun piece to do because I had to think on the fly while trying to figure out the pattern without a pattern.