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Keo
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Indigenous Artist, @Keohimori's dedicated bead blog
Kanien'kehá:ka | 32 | she/her
Store: https://okwarikowaoriginals.com/
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Keo @keosbeads.bsky.social · Apr 27
She:kon! Keo here! I am a digital artist and beader!
I particularly love raised beadwork and peyote.
I mainly make medallions and earrings but items will vary.
I’ll also upload my indigenous artworks from time to time as well. Thank you~!
The store I own with my mother here: okwarikowaoriginals.com
A round raised beadwork medallion. A cream colored flower and 3 strawberries are connected by delicate vinework. The beads sit on top of black velvet, edged in gold rope stitch. Made with 11/0 seed beads. A pair of flat stitch strawberry earrings. Made with 11/0 delicas A white suede oval is beaded with a skydome pattern, a raised rope stitch surrounds the edge of the oval. A spiral fringe hangs below adorning the bottom half. Made with 11/0 delicas and 11/0 seed beads A beaded medallion of the strawhat's jollyroger. 3 inches in diameter made with 11/0 delicas. A beaded rope, tubular peyote, made with 11/0 seed beads is clasped to the top.
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keosbeads.bsky.social Keo @keosbeads.bsky.social · May 27
Strawberry themed earrings <3
#beadwork #indigenous #earrings #stawberry
A pair of earrings. A golden strawberry themed cab sits in the middle, surrounded by pink, red, white and gold 11/0 delicas. A daisy edging with 11/0 seed beads The same earrings but with one flipped over to show the back. The backing is made with pink vinyl and has a golden fingernail post.
August 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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keohimori.bsky.social
Also! Look what I made myself for my birthday~~~!
They were meant to be earrings but they turned out to big and were too heavy ;;3;;
Made them into keychains instead :D
#beadwork #indigenous #katakuri
2 Pieces of beadwork. Both are beaded donuts with Katakuri centered cabs. One is white and the other is pink. Made with a mixture of 11/0 delicas, 11/0 seed beads, short bugles beads. Edged with rocailles and sequins.
August 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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keohimori.bsky.social
ALSO ALSO!!! Im just giddy with how this is turning out and wanna share my work so far~~!
It's going to be a pin when it's done :D
An unfinished piece of beadwork. It’s a simple chibi of Katakuri. 11/0 delicas are being used.
August 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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keosbeads.bsky.social Keo @keosbeads.bsky.social · May 6
Making more beads for the road :>
Classic pow-wow earrings~!
35$ usd + shipping (dm if interested <3)
#beadwork #indigenous #earrings #purple #wolf
Purple earrings with wolf print cabs, sequined edging, made with 11/0 seed beads Same purple earrings but one is flipped over to show the backing. The backing is a glittery purple with fingernail post hooks.
June 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Hope everyone is having a great day! I am just 4 orders away from hitting my monthly goal!! I have lots of great beadwork available in my Etsy shop! Head to beadworkbykay.etsy.com to check out what's available and help me reach my goal!
May 21, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Made with glass seed beads, glass rhinestone banding, faux leather, and locking bar pin

🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍⚧️

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#Trans #Pride #LGBTQ #Beadwork #TwoSpirit #Indigenous #Native #IndigenousCreatives
A beaded trans pride flag pin edged in white rhinestone banding on a white background
May 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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First attempt at making my pins this year and though I do like the outcome, I felt like is wasn't as ornate as I wanted it to be. Still pretty~!
#beadwork #raisedbeadwork #indigenous #flower #pin
a raised beadwork flower. It is pink and made with 11/0 seed beads
May 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Raised beadwork pins.
I make these every year for my son's teachers/aids as a thank you for always taking care of my baby <3
#beadwork #raisedbeadwork #indigenous #flowers #pins
3 pins made in the same style in various colors [pink, blue, purple]. They are flowers with raised beadwork petals. They all have mirror cab centers , various rocailles and sequins. Made with 11/0 seed beads.
May 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Strawberry themed earrings <3
#beadwork #indigenous #earrings #stawberry
A pair of earrings. A golden strawberry themed cab sits in the middle, surrounded by pink, red, white and gold 11/0 delicas. A daisy edging with 11/0 seed beads The same earrings but with one flipped over to show the back. The backing is made with pink vinyl and has a golden fingernail post.
May 27, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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keosbeads.bsky.social Keo @keosbeads.bsky.social · May 6
Love these tbh, I'm pretty tempted to keep them >wRaised beadwork is good medicine =u=
100$ usd + Shipping (dm if interested <3)
#beadwork #indigenous #raisedbeadwork #earrings #strawberry
A pair of earrings. White raised beadwork flowers sit ontop of a golden mirror cab. The beads surrounding the can mimic the look of a strawberry. Made with 11/0 delica beads The same pair of earrings but with one flipped over to show the backing. The backing is glittery green with golden fingernail posts.
May 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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keosbeads.bsky.social Keo @keosbeads.bsky.social · Apr 28
First time using porcupine quills! I'm quite please with how these came out ;;w;;///
#beadwork #indigenous #earrings #quills
A pair of turquoise heart shaped earrings. The center is made of porcupine quills arranged up in down making a teethlike pattern. Edged with turquoise sequins. 11/0 seed beads were used.
May 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Love these tbh, I'm pretty tempted to keep them >wRaised beadwork is good medicine =u=
100$ usd + Shipping (dm if interested <3)
#beadwork #indigenous #raisedbeadwork #earrings #strawberry
A pair of earrings. White raised beadwork flowers sit ontop of a golden mirror cab. The beads surrounding the can mimic the look of a strawberry. Made with 11/0 delica beads The same pair of earrings but with one flipped over to show the backing. The backing is glittery green with golden fingernail posts.
May 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
keosbeads.bsky.social
Making more beads for the road :>
Classic pow-wow earrings~!
35$ usd + shipping (dm if interested <3)
#beadwork #indigenous #earrings #purple #wolf
Purple earrings with wolf print cabs, sequined edging, made with 11/0 seed beads Same purple earrings but one is flipped over to show the backing. The backing is a glittery purple with fingernail post hooks.
May 6, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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This one was for fun more than anything else!
A giant "candy" corn lolololol
#beadwork #indigenous #keychain #corn
A comically large corn keychain. Made with multicolor pony beads and leather.
April 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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First time using porcupine quills! I'm quite please with how these came out ;;w;;///
#beadwork #indigenous #earrings #quills
A pair of turquoise heart shaped earrings. The center is made of porcupine quills arranged up in down making a teethlike pattern. Edged with turquoise sequins. 11/0 seed beads were used.
April 28, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Raised rope stitch earrings!
#beadwork #indigenous #earrings
A pair of monochromatic earrings. A gradient of white to black raised rope stitch surround a white cab. Edged with black and white sequins. 11/0 beads were used.
April 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Been making stuff for this upcoming pow wow season :D
A 24 inch tubular peyote necklace~!
#beadwork #indigenous #necklace #peyote
24 in tubular peyote necklace. Made with 11/0 seed beads using traditional colors (red, white, black and yellow)
April 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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keohimori.bsky.social
#PortfolioDay pt2! This time with my beadwork *u*//

I'm Keo and I am also kanien'keha!
I was taught to bead by mother and she was taught to bead by her mother and so on. One day I plan to teach my own child how to bead~!
We are still here!
Posted Below is a mixture of older and newer stuffs!
An earring and necklace set. It was a collab I did with my mother where she made a matching ribbon skirt to go along with it. A purple raised beadwork medallion A gift for a friend who is Hidatsa-Mandan. This was also a medallion~! A pair of strawberry earrings.
April 8, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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keohimori.bsky.social
Forgot to show this baby off~!
A white on white Iroquois raised beadwork medallion!
#indigenous #beadwork #raisedbeadwork #medallion
A white suede oval is beaded with a skydome pattern, a raised rope stitch surround the edge of the oval. A spiral fringe hangs below adorning the bottom half.
March 29, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Finally finished :D
#beadwork #indigenous #medallion #onepiece #strawhat
A beaded medallion of the strawhat's jollyroger. 3 inches in diameter made with 11/0 delicas. A beaded rope, tubular peyote, made with 11/0 seed beads is clasped to the top.
March 19, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Finished these beauties as well~! Getting prepped for pow wow season!!! *u*//
#beadwork #indigenous #earrings #shoulderdusters
March 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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I'm so pleased with how these came out!! So cuuuute ;;u;;//
#beadwork #indigenous #onepiece #luffy #strawhat
March 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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I also made my own flat stitch peyote of Katakuri but am unhappy with the design >3<;;
So I gotta tweak it and remake it~ not sure if it'll be a pin or giant earrings or just art lol
#beadwork #indigenous #onepiece #katakuri
March 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Made this gift for a very close friend! Super proud of how this piece came out, I worked really hard on it~! >w#beadwork #art #indigenous #beads #medallion
December 25, 2024 at 5:41 PM
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Raised beadwork medallion I just finished! It looks good in pictures but even better in person!
It is for sale, so if you're interested please dm :)
#rasiedbeadwork #mohawk #haudenosaunee #beadwork #medallion #indigenous #okwarikowaoriginals
November 19, 2024 at 6:18 PM