I was hoping to have a new video class for my Camellia design published this month, but the system I use to provide video classes released a new version that was causing problems with the automatic order flow and other things on my website so I was a little nervous to publish it. If you …
How I choose beads From Photos for French Beaded Flowers Read More »
This was not the post I was planning on putting up this month, but recent events in the world and in my personal life have left me with a bit of mental blockage. So I figured I’d take some time to re-photograph some of my older pieces that have been sitting around my house. I’ve …
Hello my beady friends! Welcome to a brand new year. I’ve got lots of fun plans that I’m hoping I’ll have time to pull together this year. Life just seems to keep getting busier, so we’ll see how much I can do. First fun thing this year is a bead-along! If you remember a blog …
My French Beaded Christmas Tree pattern was originally published in my first book, “Christmas Collection,” in 2017. I have now produced a full-length video class to teach the design from start to finish! I’ve altered the assembly from the original pattern to include a couple more stem wires, added an option to pot the tree, …
“Immortelle” is a French word that means “everlasting.” In the world of French Beaded Flowers this term refers to the beaded Mourning Wreaths – or Couronnes de Mortuaire – that were popular in Europe during the late 1800’s to the early 1900’s. These incredible creations were large beaded flower displays that were usually used as …
I’ve been so busy beading things lately. Unfortunately, I haven’t been very busy finishing my beadwork lately. So I made a goal to get something finished this past weekend before I start drowning in unfinished projects. I handed my husband our puppy and our three kids and told him I was going to work and …
I recently finished a custom ordered French Beaded Wedding bouquet with a tropical theme! It was such a fun and challenging project. I’ll put some pictures of the finished bouquet at the end. Someday I will teach how to make wedding bouquets, though it will probably be in a book. But for now I wanted …
Happy July, everyone! This is one of my favorite months. I’m not too fond of summer because it gets freaking hot here (100+ F) and I sunburn very easily. But it is my birthday month, so it feels like I have an obligation to love it anyways. Before I jump into the main topic of …
If you’ve been following me for a while then you know that I have a lot of bead spinners. I collect them. I’m not entirely certain why I’m obsessed with them, but I am. After someone in our Facebook group posted a picture of their cute cupcake bead spinner (from a children’s beading kit), I …
How to improve your bead spinners – Plus several new patterns! Read More »
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, and so others who enjoy the art can come together to share their work, ask …
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 flowers and foliage I’ll get to make for this project. These rose petals were modeled …
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 Course, but since some questions have come up in the Facebook group, I figured I’d …
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 Topiary, a different sort of Christmas tree. It is 16 inches tall (not including the …
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 them this year since they still need some work. But, I while I was working …
French Beaded Christmas Ornaments & a January Class Read More »
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 multiple years already and it’s only August. Alrighty, so the book is available as a …
New Book for my French Beaded Christmas Wreath! Read More »
