Beh-Whee Beads

NOT FOR SALE- Here's a squash blossom I repaired, cleaned, & polished & a shell necklace I repaired & restrung for 🖤🤍🩷🤍🖤 Before I worked on it, it was completely unwearable, as both the outer strand & the strand toward the clasp snapped apart, leaving some silver beads missing. It was also tarnished. But I replaced the lost silver beads, replaced the clasp, cleaned, & polished every single piece of silver, restrung it all together & now it looks brand new! 🌟 I also restrung her son's shell necklace since the string snapped in the middle of the it & cleaned every single individual heishi bead, & gently polished the shell centerpiece. Both are ready to be worn again! ✨️ I am incredibly happy with how they both came out after all the hard work I put into them! Heur'kem/Ha'wuh/Dawa'eh for your love, trust, patience, & support tutu Janice! 🙌🏼🙏🏼 I'm happy you & your family get to wear them once more & that I was able to get them to you before the dances🌻🌈

NO LONGER ACCEPTING REPAIRS INDEFINITELY. THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN GIVEN QUOTES ON JEWELRY REPAIRS ARE THE EXCEPTION.

Squash blossom & shell necklace repaired, cleaned, polished, & restrung by Aarika Beh-Whee ⚒️🌪✨️ clasp and jump rings on squash blossom soldered by me 🧑🏽‍🏭

Squash blossom made by artist with insignia 'LS'

Shell necklace made by unknown artist

NOT FOR SALE- Here's a ring I repaired for Doris 🤍💙🩵💙🤍 Before I worked on it, the ring band was completely smashed flat, making it completely unwearable & the ring was tarnished gray. So I carefully reshaped the ring band, & cleaned, sanded, & polished the entire ring & now it's ready to be worn again! ✨️ Heur'kem/Ha'wuh/Dawa'eh/Gracias Doris & for your support, trust, and patience! 🙌🏼🙏🏼 I'm glad I was able to repair this ring! 🌻🌈

NO LONGER ACCEPTING REPAIRS INDEFINITELY. THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN GIVEN QUOTES ON JEWELRY REPAIRS ARE THE EXCEPTION.

Ring repaired, cleaned, sanded & polished by Aarika Beh-Whee 🤌🏼⚒️🌪✨️

Ring made by an unknown artist

I had the honor to bead a choker/bracelet for Siena East for the premiere of in NYC! ❤️‍🔥 This piece is made with turquoise, sterling silver beads, larimar, & abalone teardrop beads ✨️ I am incredibly pleased with how the choker/bracelet came out; it really added a pop of color & brings attention to Siena's beautiful face! ❤️ Paired with the handmade button chain by from & the O-ring & chain goth l heels, all styled together by 🤌🏼💫 Heur'kem/Ha'wuh/Dawa'eh/Gracias for your trust, patience, love, & support! 🙌🏼🙏🏼 Making this piece for you was an absolute joy! 🌈🌻 Congratulations again as always! 🥂

Special thanks to my sib .omi for modeling the bracelet/choker in the photos I took! Ee pean num 💚🩶🩵🩶💚

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NOT FOR SALE- Here's a wild horse ring I made for 🩶🤍🤎🤍🩶 This sterling silver ring has a beautiful Wild Horse stone centerpiece which both Luke & I picked out, complimented by sterling silver decorative bezel & wire ✨️ The ring band also had the same decorative wire found along the stone, which to me, really brings the whole look of it together ❤️‍🔥 Heur'kem/Ha'wuh/Dawa'eh/Gracias Luke for your continued support, trust, love, & patience! 🙌🏼🙏🏼 I'm hope you enjoy wearing this ring just as much as I have enjoyed making it! ⚒️ I look forward to making more jewelry for you! 🌻🌈

Wild Horse Sterling Silver Ring is silversmithed by Aarika Beh-Whee 🐎⚒️

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From last month during Pathways weekend 🤎🌅 Definitely had a lot of fun; got to meet meh-meh Gary Farmer at Pathways Arts Festival! 🤩 He gave me a CD to give to my dad who is a huge fan of him (photo 15) 💜 Also had a good time with my friends who either slayed at all the markets they were selling at, or were just enjoying supporting other indigenous artists 🤸🏽 Saw a lot of cool art, including the rad wheatpaste art in Santa Fe at SWAIA (photos 17-20) 🔥 Put together some great outfits for each day too which really brought the whole experience together lol I hope y'all had as much fun as I did that weekend!!! 🏄🏽

[1-8]: Day 1 at Pathways (which for me was Saturday). Shirt in those photos is from . Hat from .Chain made by me, snake ring made by me. Bowguard made by my friend

[3]: Only photo I took of myself at SWAIA. But I was there both Saturday & Sunday.

[9-13]: Day 2 at Pathways (Sunday). Shirt from Creeping Death. Hat from Zuni's in Isleta Pueblo. Earrings made by .Woven bracelet made by .Photos of me taken my Ahbedoh 📸

Braids wrapped in curb chain braided/assembled by me ⛓️

[15]: Gary Farmer & the Troublemakers CD 🎶

[16]: Sinners watch party with my friends 🎸

[17-20]: Wheatpaste art I saw while at SWAIA in Santa Fe ❤️‍🔥

Today marks the 345th anniversary of the Pueblo Revolt 🏹❤️‍🔥 It is important to acknowledge that it wouldn't have ever happened if it wasn't for our q***r, trans, 2spirit folks, & women who also helped organize it, & fought for our existence, which severely gets overlooked. To this day, we are the backbone of our pueblos; life bringers in our communities & I hope all pueblo women & 2spirit kin always remember that & keep that fighting spirit strong ❤️ Because with how things are going on in the world right now, we're gonna have to revolt again, most likely in our lifetimes. For all my pueblo relatives, I hope you are able to do something special to commemorate this day & honor the sacrifices our people made for us to be here 🌈🌻🤎

Me & my sib after we danced for Seama Feast Day in Laguna ☀️ & yeah I know we forgot to take our aprons off, we were tired 😂 Much love to y'all from us in Tiwa lands 🪶