French Beaded Globe Amaranth – New Video Tutorial with PDF
Earlier this year I made a large arrangement featuring lots of bright and colorful flowers. One of those was the Globe Amaranth, or as I like to call them, spike ball flowers. Many people asked if I would publish a…
Let’s Talk About Bead Spinners (and a DIY bead spinner tutorial)
Many types of Bead Spinners One of the questions I am asked frequently is about Bead Spinners. Specifically, which ones are the best and what I recommend, so I figured I should just go ahead and do a full blog…
French Beaded Moth Orchid Pattern and a French Beaded Bezel
In my last post I shared pictures of a custom Orchid plant that I made and mentioned that I was going to be publishing the pattern soon. I finally got it up! It took longer than I anticipated. It’s 22…
My Very Last Custom Orders
Hello there wonderful readers! I am here today with pictures and details about my final two custom orders. First, let’s talk about the Phalaenopsis Orchid. My customer wanted me to remake a live orchid that was given to her as…
A HUGE Order
Yes, I’m doing a second blog post today. I need to get caught up and I’ve finally managed to carve out some time, so please bear with me. I’ve been working on this custom order since February, and it’s a…
Peach Blossom Study
Today is a good day, because I finally get to update my blog. Forgive me, I’m actually going to publish two blog posts today, since I’m trying to catch up. For this post I thought it would be fun to…
Continuous Basic Frame
Wow January has gone by way too quickly. But guess what I’ve got for you guys!? That’s right, it’s a new video tutorial. 🙂 This time I demonstrate a technique of my own invention, which I am very proud of,…
Cheers to the New Year!
For those of you who have been reading my blog for a while, you know I like to post some reflections and goal planning for the new year. This past year was a difficult one for me. I had a…
French Beaded Scallops Video Tutorial
Intro I promised you guys a video demonstration of Scallops, and I’ve finally managed to get a semi-decent one made. Yay! Making videos is something I’ve wanted to do for a long time, but it’s a difficult thing for me…
A Wedding Bouquet, A Failure, and a New Pattern
Hello my dear readers! I hope this post finds you all in good health and spirits. I’ve been posting about a custom wedding bouquet that I’ve been working on, and then I forgot to come back and post the finished…
On Making Miniatures
Introduction Most beaded flower artist tend to make their flowers life-size, so I thought having a “tips” post on making miniature sized flowers would be fun and different. However, I haven’t made very many miniatures myself. Most of my work…
A Few Teasers and a Mini Tip!
I’ve been quiet on purpose this time. The last couple of months I’ve been working on a rather large project, probably one of the largest things I’ve ever made (if measuring by mass) but I can’t post pictures here yet…
An Introduction on Designing French Beaded Flowers
One of my most favorite parts of French Beading is the design work, making a brand new flower from scratch. The whole process excites me. For me, at least, if it’s not challenging, then it’s not fun. So, when…
Custom Miniature Rose Vine Piece
I’m going to quickly update about this last piece I’ve finished. My series of Tips will start next week as I am completely exhausted and haven’t had a chance to gather all my thoughts (or what’s left of my thoughts…
Tulips, Lilies, and Roses! Oh My!
New Pattern! First up, I did publish a new pattern and then got so busy that I forgot to post here about it… This one actually features two patterns for two different types of Tulips – Standard and Peony Tulips…
Learn the art of French Beaded Flowers
