Sunday, January 17, 2016

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


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