Beaded scissor case. Fabric-covered rigid board (likely paper) in a cone shape. The front of the case is brown pile velvet with a beaded organic design in greens, light blue, orange, pink, red, and white, with gold sequins. There is a double strand of multi-coloured beads attached near the top at...

Small ornamental beaded holder made of fabric-covered paper board(?) with loop of thin red ribbon attached at top. The body of the holder is shell-shaped, wider at the top with a scalloped edge, narrowing in and then fanning out slightly at the bottom edge. There is a raised rigid band of beaded ...

Beaded cloth bag. Small vase-shaped bag with dense beading on both sides depicting a floral motif in pinks, blues, yellows, white and clear. The beads are stitched on to a black pile velvet fabric. There is red fabric sewn around the edges, and there is a fringe of clear beads hanging in loops fr...

Square pin cushion with scalloped edges. The front is slightly worn red velvet pile with a heavily beaded motif of alternating birds and flowers in clear beads around the sides. Each of the four birds has a black bead eye. In the centre, the words "FROM NIAGARA FALLS" is embroidered in clear bead...

Five-sided Seneca style beadwork pouch. The front is beaded with designs in solid light blue and yellow beads at top, and clear, translucent green and metallic brown. Two rows of white beading outlines the central design. Some shiny red fabric is apparent around the side and bottom edges.

Small red, rectangular cotton twill purse, decorated with clear beads. The back has a very heavily beaded perched bird design, with the leaf or blossom pattern continuing onto the front flap. The purse handle is made from a single strand of beads attached at both sides; the edges are all covered ...

Boot-shaped fabric pin cushion with a small pouch at top. Beige velvet front, heavily covered in floral beadwork patterns, with different types of beads and some brown sequins; the flowers and leaves appear to have been sewn onto paper first. The edges of the boot are covered in spirals of clear ...

Diamond-shaped pin cushion with beadwork. The front has "DEAR MOTHER 1937" beaded, with each line beaded in a different colour - dark blue, white and then yellow. There is one short multicoloured beaded loop at the top, and nine looped along the bottom edges. The cushion edges are finished with w...

Small beaded clamshell-shaped pin cushion that opens like a clamshell. The top of the cushion has heavy beadwork in a geometric motif of three circular shapes connected by two lines in clear beads with three black tubular beads at the centre of each circle, close to the scalloped edge. The words ...

Beaded pouch made of black felted wool(?) edged in ruched black silk(?), and heavily beaded with flowers and foliage. The bag's shape is rounded with two scalloped flaps that fall to either side of the opening. The inside of the pouch is lined in black silk, and the underside of the flaps in felt...