Check out 10 unique ways to use bugle beads in your beaded jewelry making, and get new inspiration for this challenging bead shape.
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Learn how to make long beaded earrings using seed beads and thread! These long dangly earrings have lots of movement and can be made with any small beads!
You will need: Preciosa Seed Beads - click here Craft Supplies and Findings - click here
I love when I get the chance to try my hand at a new crafting skill, and this year I have found a new love for beading and jewelry making! If you missed it, we shared a fun post a few months back on how to make beaded hair clips, check it out below: DIY Checkered Beaded Hair Clips Well ‘tis the
The 12th in a series of peyote animals. Make a single chicken, or a pair of cute earrings. It takes about 50 - 60 minutes to make one. This sculptural peyote chicken is constructed around a big oval bead - similar to the way beaded beads are made. The pattern contains comprehensive visual and written instructions. At each step, the diagrams and words work together to make the project fun and easy to understand. Method: 1] Begin on the base of the chicken & work up the body row-by-row towards the head. 2] Insert the core bead when the chicken is half made.
Michelle Leonardo’s Ouroboros Dragon Cuff graces the August/September 2018 Beadwork cover. This edgy cuff with a freeform peyote stitch dragon head clasp was a design challenge, requiring plenty of stops and starts.
Braiders are very demanding! It seems that they want to be able to achieve ever more complex effects with their kumihimo and what I love about braiding is that it always rises to the challenge of these demands. Just a few years ago many techniques were deemed impossible, but now they are commonplace. This is […]
With this collection of free beading patterns, you can craft your own jewelry to match any outfit or make an impressive gift for any occasion. You will find beadwork patterns for necklaces, bracelets, holiday jewelry, and more. Skill levels range from beading patterns for beginners to advanced beading projects. ---------- If you love these projects, be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to get amazing craft projects like these delivered to your inbox every day! ---------- BONUS Free Craft Video: Before you get started, learn all about the Different Types of Beads.
Thinking about learning how to bead on a loom? Make sure to read these 10 bead looming tips from Interweave's Tammy Honaman to get started.
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This is the BEST list of Perler bead patterns! Find over 100 patterns for characters, princesses, superheroes, animals, and more.
With three stands of seed beads, bugle beads and chain, this delicate and lightweight seed bead bracelet is perfect for summer!
Bead crochet is a great technique for making jewelry. Read more about what it is and what you need to start in this article!
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JUNE 2021 - This Collection was Midsommar inspired and included some incredibly special hat pieces from milliner Celina Kane based in Minneapolis, Mn. Sensational florals by wild thyme floral Photos by Rubinski Visual
Free jewelry making tutorials, craft ideas, design inspirations, DIY, projects, tips and tricks and trends
JUNE 2021 - This Collection was Midsommar inspired and included some incredibly special hat pieces from milliner Celina Kane based in Minneapolis, Mn. Sensational florals by wild thyme floral Photos by Rubinski Visual
Do you want to make your own jewelry using DiamonDuo beads but you're not sure where to start? Use this list of ten tutorials to get you going!
Making beaded fringe earrings top tricks and tips. My secret to how to make beaded fringe earrings lay flat and straight quickly and easily.
There are many ways to make jewelry, for example, you buy beads at a craft store and string them together with string. Well that's making jewelry but instead
Free beading earrings pattern with starry night design.
Summer has officially begun and so has the heavy rotation of of playful, summery accessories – most favorably, jewelry. I’ve been collecting African trade beads, pearls and shells for almost a decade, so when I…
Making beaded fringe earrings top tricks and tips. My secret to how to make beaded fringe earrings lay flat and straight quickly and easily.
I am SO excited to show you how to make bead crochet jewelry today! This free crochet tutorial will show you how awesome bead crochet is!
See beading diagrams, instructional videos and project tutorials for the most popular and fundamental bead weaving stitches. Once mastered, slight modifications and variations of these standard stitches can be made to create new patterns. Tip: Click on the "Filed in" tags at the top of any article to find similar topics. Note: Some free beading patterns are available to newsletter subscribers only! Learn more and get on the list. Basic Bead Weaving Stitches, Project Tutorials & Instructional Videos Many of our jewelry making projects involve bead weaving seed beads and other...
Julie Rofman is one of our very loved designers that we carry here at bluboho! We have admired her since day one, not only because her pieces...
Advance your beadweaving skills and create stylish jewelry with the 10 Quick amp Easy Bead Weaving Patterns eBook Youll get to explore 10 beginnerfriendly beadweaving designs using techniques such as rightangle weave peyote stitch netting kumihimo and many more
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Adding sequins and beads to a felt project makes it sparklier, prettier and envokes a vintage charm! This is our guide to the perfect technique for neatly sewn sequins and beads. Let's talk about the most important tool when working with beads and sequins -the needle. Finding the right needle for tiny beads can be tricky! It must be delicate enough to fit though a small seed bead and strong enough to stitch through felt. It must also be easy to thread! Our favorite option is by Tulip. The needles by Tulip have a great feel in the hand and the gold eye keeps the needle in great condition! Sequins don't need a bead to stay in place but the thread will be visible, which can look messy or distracting on the final project. We prefer to top our sequins with a single bead. It adds dimension to the project and keeps things sparkling clean. To add a sequin and bead, thread a single strand of floss or thread and come up from behind the felt. Add a single sequin and then a bead. Bring the the needle back through the sequin center (skipping the bead opening) to secure. TIP: Thread your needle with a single strand of floss (or thread). Once threaded take the two ends together and knot. This knot will make it much easier to secure that first stitch and keep you from losing the thread! I love the look of stacked sequins and beads but I may love accenting with individual beads even more! The beads look like a dusting of glitter. To finish the star for a hair clip, whip stitch an identical, undecorated star to the back. Add a pinch of stuffing prior to stitching closed. Secure to a hair clip.
Inspired by mathematics, linguistics, colour and philosophy, Camille Laddawan's art practice is both personal and universal.
Explore contemporary beadwork designs when you make a beaded kaleidocycle along with Meredith. The pattern and instructions are free!
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Julianna Avelar shares 5 tips on bead looming that she has learned in her many years of designing jewelry on a bead loom.