How to get started with French beaded flowers (French beading)

by BeadFloraStudio // May 29, 2022 // Comments off

What are French beaded flowers? French beaded flowers, also known as French beading, are flowers made from stringing beads on wire and then shaping them into the various units (petals, sepals, stamens, petals, etc) and then assembling the units into... Continue reading →

Technique: turning spare French beading units into jewelry

by BeadFloraStudio // March 31, 2021 // Comments off

When I make French beaded flower jewelry, I usually make all the “units” on one continuous wire so that it can be easily converted into jewelry. There are certain techniques that can not be easily made on one continuous wire... Continue reading →

The only lacing method you need

by BeadFloraStudio // February 23, 2021 // Comments off

If you make French beaded flowers, then you probably have a love/hate relationship with lacing. It’s not the most fun thing to do but it’s necessary to make your flowers look nice. I started advising people to use this modified... Continue reading →

French beaded peach blossoms, beaded flowers

French beaded flowers: Peach blossoms – Technique Project #5

by BeadFloraStudio // August 4, 2020 // Comments off

French beaded flowers: Peach blossoms – Technique Project #5 PART 1 In this week’s project, I will be showing you how to to make small French beaded blossomed flowers using a continuous technique that gives you the look of using... Continue reading →

Technique Project #4: Summer Blooms – French beaded flowers

by BeadFloraStudio // July 21, 2020 // Comments off

French beaded flowers project: beaded summer blooms We are now onto Project #4 and we’ll learn three new French beaded flower techniques today! Beehive Double Split Basic Triple Split Basic Watch part one of the video>> For the cover project... Continue reading →

French beaded flowers: bead and wire yellow tea rose

Technique project #3, how to assemble French beaded flowers

by BeadFloraStudio // July 14, 2020 // Comments off

In today video, I will show you how to assemble a French beaded flower with a smooth and slim stem. One of the things that I do differently when assembling beaded flowers is using thread instead of wire. Thread is... Continue reading →

Technique Project #3, Yellow tea rose

by BeadFloraStudio // July 7, 2020 // Comments off

Technique Project #3 Yellow Tea Rose – In the last couple of weeks, we’ve delved into beginner French beading techniques. While this yellow tea rose is a little bit more complicated than the last two projects, it’s still a beginner... Continue reading →

Beginner tips on how to be more successful at making French beaded flowers

by BeadFloraStudio // June 16, 2020 // Comments off

Beginner tips on how to be more successful at making French beaded flowers So you’ve decided that you are finally taking the plunge to make French beaded flowers! And you’ve watched my videos on what beads and wire to use... Continue reading →

French beaded flowers Bead-a-long

by BeadFloraStudio // June 9, 2020 // Comments off

Last year was an exceptionally crazy year as my book was published, teaching at the Bead & Button show and among other things, I didn’t do a proper bead-a-long. There was a small one on the French beaded flowers facebook... Continue reading →

how to string beads on wire

by BeadFloraStudio // March 31, 2020 // Comments off

I made a video on how to string beads on wire many years ago. I made an updated video with with more tips on how to string beads onto wire and a bonus idea. I also partnered with Lauren Harpster... Continue reading →