Dempsey Designs Beadwork

Diné Navajo basket-inspired beaded earrings✨

Featuring rich olive green, raspberry matte, metallic blue and metallic purple beads. These handcrafted earrings blend traditional inspiration with bold color & modern style. Created with care by Dempsey Designs Beadwork. 🪶

🖤❤️ Work in Progress ❤️🖤

Current beadwork project: a black & red beaded medallion featuring an MMIW centerpiece. This piece will be part of a matching set with red beaded earrings.

Can't wait to share the finished piece soon! ✨



📍 Newport, Oregon 🌊

✨ Powwow this Saturday at PSU! ✨

Join us May 2nd at the PSU Viking Pavilion (downtown Portland) for a full day of culture, dancing, and community.

🪶 10 AM – 11 PM
🪶 Portland State University Viking Pavilion
🪶 Grand Entry: 11 AM & 6 PM
🪶 Dinner: 4:30 PM

Come support amazing local Native vendors & enjoy the powwow vibes. Everyone is welcome!
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🤍 teal, black & white beaded earrings, made with the Diné (navajo) basket design style 🪶

A little dark, a little spark, all heart 🖤✨️

yellow & black beaded earrings with a shimmering center 💛

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💟 support these amazing artists 💟

🎉 Join us Feb 7th, 2026 at Place to B (1661 SE 3rd Ave, Portland, OR 97214) in the Central Eastside for the FIRST Indigenous Marketplace of 2026! 🛍️✨

Over 50% of the artists at this event will be NEW ARTISTS in the Indigenous Marketplace program!!!! AND WE ARE SO EXCITED TO WELCOME THEM!!!

Support Indigenous & Black artists, shop handmade originals, and celebrate community! 💪🌿🪶
Mark your calendar, or if you have a PIM calendar this event is already on your calendar!!! LOL

🗓️ Sat, Feb 7 - 10AM-3PM
📍 1661 SE 3rd Ave, Central Eastside
🚌 Take TriMet: Bus lines 6, 15, 70 or MAX Orange Line to nearby stops (SE Grand & Morrison area), then short walk!
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🛤️ Visit the Indigenous Safe Ways booth
💰 Bring cash!

Stay tuned for even more exciting event details!!!

Becoming a vendor for any Indigenous Marketplace event requires a vendor application that is only processed once a year on January 15th, with no late entries or exceptions. Participation in Indigenous Marketplace events is restricted to those who have completed this process and received official approval. Link: https://forms.gle/1JaPaJyhUsPjdfX66

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Dempsey Designs Beadwork is an Indigenous-owned small business creating handcrafted beadwork rooted in Diné (Navajo) culture & tradition. Founded in 2017, the business offers beaded earrings, necklaces, medallions, popsockets, and custom pieces that blend cultural meaning with contemporary style.

Each piece is made with care, love, intention, respect & good medicine.

Bold, intentionally handcrafted Indigenous art rooted in Diné tradition; made to be worn, seen, and honored. 🪶