Welcome to Bead & Blossom!

Hello! I am Lauren Harpster – bead designer and author – and welcome to my brand new website dedicated to teaching the old art of French Beaded Flowers. 

Follow along with me and learn how to make realistic flowers out of tiny glass seed beads and wire. 

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Learn the Art

Learn how to make French Beaded Flowers with my free tutorials! 

Free French Beaded Flower tutorials by Lauren Harpster
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Blog

Read my blog for more French Beading tips, the latest Bead & Blossom news, and inspiration. 

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Practice your French Beading skills with  my Flower Patterns! 

French Beaded Azalea Pattern by Lauren Harpster
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Latest YouTube Video

Free French Beaded Flower Tutorial - Globe Amaranth by Lauren Harpster

My most recent Youtube video is a full-length master course for making French Beaded Globe Amaranth. A free PDF that goes along with the video course is available for download in my shop. 

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