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May French Beading Bead-along
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 questions, and chat. I’m in charge of the May class, and I’ve chosen a project that’s a little different, and I’m way excited! In the last few months I’ve gotten lots of emails and messages asking me for and about succulent patterns. Succulents were further down on my list of things to make. But… as I was trying to figure out what to present as a project for my month, our local nursery posted on Facebook that they had succulents for sale. So, we put on our masks and dragged our kids to the nursery…
Sweetheart Roses and Dendrobium Orchids
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…
French Beading Abbreviations
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…
Poinsettia Topiary & Miniature Daffodils
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…
French Beaded Christmas Ornaments & a January Class
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…
New Book for my French Beaded Christmas Wreath!
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…
How to Work with Multiple Bead Colors in French Beading
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…
A French Beaded Christmas Wreath
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…
French Beaded African Violets
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…
New Facebook Group and a Sale
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…
Starting Now! – Learn French Beading: Beginner Course Video Series!
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…
Learn French Beading: Beginner Course
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,…
Black Friday & Cyber Monday sale!
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,…
A Big Honkin Update!
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…
New French Beaded Stargazer Lily Pattern
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…
Comparing different types of embroidery floss for stem wrapping
I’ve just published a tutorial for wrapping your French Beaded Flower stems with floss. I’ve done a tutorial on this on my previous Lauren’s Creations website, but finally found the time to update it here. There is also more and…
Learn the art of French Beaded Flowers
