Making a French Beaded Flower Wall-Hanging
I recently made a French Beaded Wildflower Bouquet for my wall! Come learn about my process in making this piece.
I recently made a French Beaded Wildflower Bouquet for my wall! Come learn about my process in making this piece.
Hello bead friends! I think most of us have run into a situation where we thought we had enough wire to complete a component, but it turned out that we didn’t. Maybe you estimated incorrectly, or maybe you used a lot more wire than the designer, or didn’t realize there wasn’t enough wire left on …
How to Add in New Working Wires to French Beaded Petals Read More »
Hey bead friends! I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned in at least one of my previous posts that I was working on video demos for the techniques taught in my Intermediate Course on the “Learn” page of my website. And it’s finally time for that video series to start! I will be teaching 7 techniques in …
Learn French Beading – Intermediate Techniques Video series starting now! Read More »
Hey bead friends! I’m finally back to announce the publication of my whole collection of Jolly Holly – which was an exploration of various methods for making filigree-style French Beading components. Each filigree design uses a different combination of French Beading techniques. And, it’s finally available! I was trying my best to get this collection …
My Full Collection of “Jolly Holly” – PDF and Video Class – Plus my new bead drawers! Read More »
For this month’s blog post I thought it would be fun to look back at some of the flowers I made in the first few years of my French Beading journey. I think it’s important for beginners especially to see how the pros start out. We are all a bit messy in the beginning. It’s …
Hello bead friends! Back in May I started making a bunch of French Beaded Clematis to prepare for a bead-along in the Seed Beads and More Facebook group. Some of you may have seen me post pictures of my finished projects on my Facebook or Instagram. I designed my Clematis to be a flexible pattern …
French Beaded Clematis PDF + YouTube Video Class Read More »
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 …
The video classes system on my website is finally fixed, and that means I can finally announce the release of my newest design! If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you might remember seeing me post images of these two Camellias that I made for my mother and mother-in-law as Christmas presents. You might …
New French Beaded Camellia Pattern + Video Class Read More »
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 …