Beaded fabric pieces

Working on a few odd scraps of fabric I had already machine stitched and machine embroidered ... adding some tiny beads and tiny french knots .. I was aiming for the effect of water here.

Sorry two of the photos uploaded sideways !

Background is made up of strips of fabric stitched together with a wavy machine stitch.  I used different colour threads and also stitched down some lengths of a variegated blue yarn.

Fabric pens and embroidery

I have just recently started using this technique and am pleased with the results.
First, I draw a design onto cotton fabric using fabric pen.  A laundry marker is really useful for doing black lines if they are required.
After leaving the design to dry, I then embellish the image with hand embroidery and beads stitched on by hand.
So far I have used this for small pieces ... just a couple of inches square.
I think there are endless possibilities!