French beaded silver leaf earrings

by BeadFloraStudio // January 13, 2018 // Comments off

Don’t these beaded silver leaf earrings look like little frozen gems? Hello, my beadiful people! It’s so cold outside here in Wisconsin that I’m turning into an icicle. I am soooo not made for this world. I decided to make... Continue reading →

French beaded lilac bud earrings – beginner

by BeadFloraStudio // January 7, 2018 // Comments off

Level: Beginner Techniques: Continuous Loops, Wrapped loops (jewelry making techniques) Hello my beadiful people, I’m so excited to share with you this project. I’ve been working on a few collections of jewelry and I’m sharing a simple sneak project here with you.... Continue reading →

How to make French beaded flowers: Continuous technique

by BeadFloraStudio // December 31, 2017 // Comments off

Level: Beginner Technique: Continuous Loops, Continuous wrap-around loop In this technique reference guide video, I’ll give you instruction on more beginner French beaded flower techniques. I’ll cover three of the continuous techniques. If you’ve been following me for any amount of... Continue reading →

Intermediate French beaded flower basics

by BeadFloraStudio // December 17, 2017 // Comments off

Level: Intermediate Techniques: Basic Frame/Split Basic I will show you how to do more advanced techniques in making French beaded flowers! This video tutorial shows the intermediate techniques: The Split Basic. With this technique, you’ll reduce the amount of wire... Continue reading →

French beaded silver poinsettia pattern/tutorial

by BeadFloraStudio // December 10, 2017 // Comments off

It’s that time of year to make the Christmas projects! Here is a silver poinsettia arrangement tutorial for you. This is a free pattern and tutorial video. A pdf and a kit with printed pattern is also available for purchase.... Continue reading →

French beaded Christmas tree – beginner

by BeadFloraStudio // November 5, 2017 // Comments off

Level: Beginner Techniques: Basic Frame, Continuous Loops It’s time to start thinking about your Christmas projects! Here is a free video tutorial for a beaded Christmas tree. The downloadable pdf is available with bonus patterns for the ornaments and star. Purchasing the... Continue reading →

French beaded rose – intermediate

by BeadFloraStudio // July 5, 2016 // Comments off

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 butterfly tutorial – hair clip and brooch – intermediate

by BeadFloraStudio // March 5, 2016 // Comments off

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 // Comments off

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 →

French beaded cherry blossoms, beaded flowers

French beaded cherry blossoms tutorial – beginner

by BeadFloraStudio // February 2, 2016 // Comments off

French beaded cherry blossoms – beginner tutorial 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... Continue reading →