Wild daisies on Bead & Jewellery magazine

by BeadFloraStudio // April 1, 2017 // No Comments

Level: Beginner Techniques: Continuous Loops,  Basic frame Wow…it’s been awhile since I’ve updated. For the better part of last year, I was working on a few deadlines. Most notably, one of of them being my 3rd child.  He’s 4 months old now!... Continue reading →

French beaded rose – intermediate

by BeadFloraStudio // July 5, 2016 // No Comments

Level: Intermediate Techniques: Basic Frame, Scallop Update: 8/22/2018 As I was scrolling through my posts, I realized I didn’t publish this blog post back in July 2016. I was a bit pregnant and scattered-brained. I’m backdating this post so that it will... Continue reading →

French beaded mini tulip pot – beginner

by BeadFloraStudio // April 10, 2016 // No Comments

Level: Beginner Techniques: Basic frame Here is a quick beginner project that will get you in the mood for Spring! A mini beaded tulip pot that is perfect as a Mother’s day gift or teacher’s gift. It’ll brighten any space especially if... Continue reading →

French beaded butterfly tutorial – hair clip and brooch – intermediate

by BeadFloraStudio // March 5, 2016 // No Comments

Level: Intermediate Techniques: Continuous Wrap-around loops As I’m developing new patterns, I focus on cutting down the bulk of wires especially if I’m making hair accessories. This French beaded butterfly was born out of this to make a light weight butterfly... Continue reading →

French beaded fantasy flower hair clip/brooch – beginner/intermediate

by BeadFloraStudio // February 14, 2016 // No Comments

Level: Beginner to Intermediate Techniques: Continuous Loops, Continuous Wrap-around loops, Lacing Here’s a fun beginner to intermediate project.  What makes this an intermediate project is the lacing involved. You can find the tutorial here. Unlike other beaded flower hair clips, this is... Continue reading →

Fantasy wildflowers remix

by BeadFloraStudio // February 12, 2016 // No Comments

This is part 3 of the Fantasy Wildflowers design. For the initial design, I didn’t do anything to the stems as I didn’t want to add another layer to the beginner project. I decided I wanted to floss the stems... Continue reading →

French beaded cherry blossoms tutorial – beginner

by BeadFloraStudio // February 2, 2016 // No Comments

Level: Beginner Techniques: Continuous loops, Continuous Wrap-around loops The story of these cherry blossoms went a little like this: About 10 years ago, I wanted to make a life-sized cherry blossom tree. I made a lot of cherry blossoms…and decided I want... Continue reading →

How to make french beaded flower hair pins – beginner

by BeadFloraStudio // January 11, 2016 // No Comments

Level: Beginner Techniques: Continuous Wrap-around loop Learn how to attach a simple beaded French beaded flower onto a bobby pin. Use various colors for bright and colorful hair flowers. Watch the video below for full tutorial.     MATERIALS (for one... Continue reading →

French beaded mini poinsettia pot- free tutorial

by BeadFloraStudio // December 11, 2015 // No Comments

The holidays are just around the corner and I made this mini poinsettia pot just in time! It would make a cute gift and brighten up any office. Level: Beginner to Intermediate Techniques: Continuous Loops, Basic Frame, Beaded stem Materials... Continue reading →

Fantasy wildflowers free tutorial

by BeadFloraStudio // November 12, 2015 // No Comments

Level: Beginner Techniques: Basic Frame, Continuous Loops This flower pattern was designed with the complete beginner in mind to teach the most basic techniques. The flower is not too complicated for the beginner to make. And once all the flowers are combined,... Continue reading →