Beaded Flower Newsletter 12/27/15

I usually wait a day or two to post my newsletter here after sending it via the mailing list. That's so subscribers have first chance at any sale items or special offerings. This is one of the newsletters I missed. New Tutorial! Tembleques - Beaded Flowers of Panama Click for details Tembleques are beaded flowers that make up the headdress of La Pollera, the national costume of Panama. These techniques may look like the basic French beaded flower or loop techniques but they're quite different. You'll also recognize the Victorian technique with some interesting variations. The tutorial is 29 pages with detailed photos showing each step. Five petal techniques with variations are shown as well as how to assemble a hair ornament. Featured Web Site Perlentiere is a German bead forum site. Perlentiere means Bead Animals but the site has sections for Flowers, Trees, and Other Plants and of course, beaded animals.

Beaded Flower Newsletter 12/10/15

I usually wait a day or two to post my newsletter here after sending it via the mailing list. That's so subscribers have first chance at any sale items or special offerings. This is one of the newsletters I missed. New Patterns! I'm introducing a new technique with a pattern for a leaf and a flower. This technique is found on vintage beaded flowers and on beaded flowers made in China. I call it the frame technique because you first form the shape, i.e. frame, of the leaf or petal with 22-gauge wire. Bead rows are strung horizontally with each row on a separate 26-gauge wire. Detailed instructions including templates for 4 leaves and the flower and bead counts are included for the leaf and flower above. Beaded Flower Frame Technique Designed by Caren Cohen Spoon Chrysanthemum Designed by Rosemary Kurtz Fire Rose Designed by Rosemary Kurtz Lily Designed by Rosemary Kurtz Featured Web Site Fire Mountain Gems has an extensive design gallery and beaded flowers are well represented. I scrolled through all the home decor designs to find the beaded flowers for you. So here they are! Title Designer Memories of Paradise Julie Miyashiro Christmas Amaryllis Julie Miyashiro Christmas Amaryllis Andrea Victoria Paradiso My Fair Lady Yuki Tachibana Everlasting Delbert Luper Cherry Blossom Tree Donna Millett Nature's Simplicity Gui-Ja Yang Christmas Wreath Terry Petty Rose and Lily Bouquet Takemura Hiromi Sunflower Svetlana Sapegina Tribute to Kate Nancy Rocknich Ranunculus Asiatics Takemura Hiromi The Cosmos Bunch Gui-Ja Yang Geranium Svetlana Sapegina Sunflower Hiromi Takemura Royal Bouquet Nancy Rocknich Purple Majesty Takemura Hiromi Sweet Pink Beaded Plant Gui-Ja Yang Bonsai Tree Gui-Ja Yang Victorian Summer Jessica Dowell May Flowers, Calla Lily Bouquet Fen Li Charmed Christmas Tree Elaine Hammer After Midnight Christmas Tree Mary Harrison Tranquil Cherry Blossoms Amy Gaspard Marigold Bouquet Albina Manning Spring Floral Bouquet Jacalyn A. Gilligan Springtime Dance Kim Wade Green Spring Fen Li Crimson Passion Fen Li Christmas Tree Elaine Hammer Christmas Tree Jacalyn Gilligan Cattleya Orchid Judith Black Beaded Flower Pot & Flowers Kim Wade

Beaded Flower Newsletter 12/7/14

I usually wait a day or two to post my newsletter here after sending it via the mailing list. That's so subscribers have first chance at any sale items or special offerings. This is one of the newsletters I missed. Featured Web Sites Crystal Beaded Flower Sconces on ebay These are the simplest of beaded flowers being a loop around a large bead. Click through all the photos and you will see details. You could use 4mm Swaorvski to make the loop around a 10mm with a Swarovski flower margarita for the center. I've seen sconces and chandeliers similar to this in thrift shops. And I've purchased several candle stands with curliques to adorn with beaded flowers. Even if the quality is less than stellar you can easily spray paint it to hide the flaws. Fashion Colorworks 2014 had 2 gorgeous beaded flower entries in the Beaded Objects And Accessories category. Poppies Bouquet Stand by Hiromi Takemura and Teacup Poodle Mini-sculpture by Yuki Tachibana.   Christmas Beading There's plenty of time to make beautiful holiday decorations! Beaded Garden has a page just for Christmas flowers on the left menu under Holidays. Victorian Poinsettia Instructions by Nancy Binkley are very detailed creating a large flower for great impact as a holiday decoration. French Poinsettia by Dalene Kelly uses a little used technique that gives a lovely shape to the bracts. 3 Sizes of Poinsettia Instructions for 3 sizes are included. Be sure to click on the thumbnail to see an arrangement I made from the different sizes. Thsi pattern uses the basic petal so is perfect for all levels of flower beaders. Poinsettia Napkin Rings by Lise Flyman Thimble Poinsettia by Marj Noga Thimble Christmas Trees by Marj Noga There's also a Christmas Leaf Brooch (Lenni Cramer) and a Red & White Dragonfly (Lise Flyman).