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  • May French Beading Bead-along

    April 11, 2021 / 2 Comments

    I will be teaching a little class in the “Learn how to make French Beaded Flowers” Facebook group in May. This is a group that Fen Li and I run to help others learn the art of French Beaded Flowers,…

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  • Sweetheart Roses and Dendrobium Orchids

    March 16, 2021 / 1 Comment

    I’ve been working on a custom wedding bouquet, and I’ve finally finished the first two  flowers for it – hot pink sweetheart roses, and orange dendrobium orchids! The bouquet has a tropical theme, and I’m excited about some of the…

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  • French Beading Abbreviations

    February 1, 2021 / No Comments

    BF, CL, CCL, BR…. While working with French Beading patterns, you will often come across techniques, shapes, and other parts of a pattern that have been abbreviated. I talked a little bit about these in my Learn French Beading: Beginner…

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  • Poinsettia Topiary & Miniature Daffodils

    January 7, 2021 / 1 Comment

    I mentioned in my last blog that I was working on a larger Christmas-themed project, and I gave a little sneak peek at it. Today I can share the whole thing! This is my brand new French Beaded Miniature Poinsettia…

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  • French Beaded Christmas Ornaments & a January Class

    December 24, 2020 / No Comments
    French Beaded Christmas ornament Bauble 1 by Lauren Harpster

    Merry Christmas Eve! I’ve got a couple quick announcements to share in today’s post.  Firstly, last year I worked on lots of designs and prototypes for Christmas ornaments made using French Beading techniques. I wasn’t planning on publishing any of…

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  • New Book for my French Beaded Christmas Wreath!

    August 12, 2020 / No Comments
    French Beaded Christmas Wreath by Lauren Harpster

    I almost can’t believe this is really happening, but my “French Beaded Christmas Wreath” book is finally, actually published! It feels like I’ve been working on it for years, but I think that’s just because this whole year feels like…

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  • How to Work with Multiple Bead Colors in French Beading

    August 1, 2020 / 1 Comment

    Bear with me, you guys, this is a long post with a lot of information. We’re going to take a look at the complex issue of shading patterns in French Beading. I’m only going to cover the basics here. We’ll…

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  • A French Beaded Christmas Wreath

    June 25, 2020 / No Comments

    I finished a long-time project this past week – my French Beaded Christmas Wreath! If you have been reading for a while, then you probably remember that this was a one-a-day project that I made all the pieces for in…

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  • French Beaded African Violets

    May 11, 2020 / No Comments
    French Beaded African Violets by Lauren Harpster

    This past week I realized that it was teacher appreciation week. I few years ago I decided to start a personal tradition of making gifts for my kids’ teachers to show my appreciation. Last year I made Mini Orchids, the…

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  • New Facebook Group and a Sale

    April 9, 2020 / No Comments

    Hello my beady friends! The world has gone a bit bonkers, so I hope this post finds you all doing well.  I just wanted to write a quick-ish post this week to let you all know about a new Facebook…

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  • Starting Now! – Learn French Beading: Beginner Course Video Series!

    February 29, 2020 / No Comments

    I’m dropping by today to announce the official launch of my Learn French Beading: Beginner Course video series!  If you missed my last blog post, please go back and read that to see all the details of what this course…

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  • Learn French Beading: Beginner Course

    February 2, 2020 / No Comments
    Learn French Beading: Beginner Course by Lauren Harpster

    I am beyond thrilled to finally be able to publish information about this project that I’ve been working on (or trying to work on) for over a year.  I promised you guys Beginner Course video series with practice flower patterns,…

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  • Black Friday & Cyber Monday sale!

    November 29, 2019 / No Comments

    Hello wonderful beady friends! Just dropping by to announce my Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale for this year. You can get 30% off any order by entering the coupon code “cybersale” at checkout. The sale will go through Monday,…

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  • A Big Honkin Update!

    July 13, 2019 / 2 Comments
    French Beaded Christmas Wreath progress picture - Lauren Harpster

    Hello dear blog readers! This is a really big blog post, and I do apologize for dumping so much at all once. It’s been a wild few months and I’m finally getting a few minutes to update my blog with…

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  • New French Beaded Stargazer Lily Pattern

    April 8, 2019 / 2 Comments
    French Beaded Stargazer Lily pattern by Lauren Harpster

    Hello there beadiful people! Just popping by really quick to announce the release of my newest pattern – my French Beaded Stargazer Lily.  This wasn’t originally in my plans. I’ve been trying to record videos for a course, but so…

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New Facebook Group!

Come join a brand new Facebook group led by myself and designer Fen Li – Learn French Beading. Connect with other French Beaders as we all learn together!

 

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