Hello beady friends! I’ve got some exciting news today. Four years ago I started a design for French Beaded Freesias as part of a custom order. But, I wasn’t 100% happy with the design at that point, and after that particularly difficult order I didn’t have the mental energy needed to come up with better …
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’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 …
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 …
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 all the new things that are happening. New Technique Tutorial! First off, let’s talk about …
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 many things have gotten in the way and prevented my progress on that project. It’s …
Hello my dear readers. Just a quick blog post today to talk about my newly released French Beaded Rose pattern. One of the first patterns I ever published was for a rose. I retired that design when I moved from Lauren’s Creations to Bead & Blossom, because I’ve been wanting to redesign it forever. I’ve …
I finally finished my November project! If you remember from my last post I was working on an arrangement of French Beaded Paperwhites. I actually grew some paperwhites to study them. These flowers are traditionally grown indoors around the holidays, so it was easy to find some bulbs at a local nursery. After reading several sources …
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 pages long and has 96 pictures. That’s a lot of pictures and pages for a …
French Beaded Moth Orchid Pattern and a French Beaded Bezel Read More »
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 pictures here. This is one of my favorite pieces I’ve ever made. It has some …
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 (aka Double Tulips). The patterns were so similar that I figured it would be easier …
A big thank you to everyone who purchased the Hydrangea and Lily of the Valley patterns I published last time. I do greatly appreciate your support, and I hope you are enjoying the patterns.My friends, last night I was finally able to publish “Beaded Berry Collection” on my website!! After so many months of work, …
