July 2021 French beaded dogwood bead-along

by BeadFloraStudio // July 1, 2021 // Comments off

Hello! It’s time for another bead-along! The project we’ll be working on is the French beaded dogwood. This is a project that will be in my 2nd book coming out this Fall. In addition to hosting this in the Learn... Continue reading →

French beaded baby's breath gypsophila, French beaded flowers

new pattern: French beaded baby’s breath (Gypsophila)

by BeadFloraStudio // June 8, 2021 // Comments off

If you’ve been waiting for a French beaded baby’s breath pattern, here it is! Many of you have been asking and I took a moment away from my book projects and designed this baby’s breath pattern. Baby’s breath PDF You... Continue reading →

Challenge: design French beaded wild sunflowers on the spot

by BeadFloraStudio // December 22, 2020 // Comments off

During the Fall, I found these wild sunflowers and wanted to record myself doing a flower study and design the French beaded flower on the spot. Step 1: Flower Study I start out by drawing approximately where the flowers and... 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 small sunflowers part 4

by BeadFloraStudio // May 5, 2020 // Comments off

We are finally at the final part here! Here’s a review of what we did this past few weeks. Part 1: The design process Part 2: Petals Part 3: Sepals and in today’s final lesson, Part 4: The centers, leaves,... Continue reading →

French beaded daisy for kids

by BeadFloraStudio // September 24, 2019 // Comments off

I was invited by the Waukesha Public Library here in Wisconsin to teach a class for children 10 to 12 years old on September 28th. I have never taught children before, but I was excited to accept the challenge and... Continue reading →

what’s new! How to make overhead video tutorials and Loose bead society

by BeadFloraStudio // September 23, 2019 // Comments off

Hello friends! It’s been quite a busy summer. On August 19th, I had a presentation at the Loose Bead Society at the New Berlin Public Library. I had a facebook live which you can watch here for now <<Watch Here>>.... Continue reading →

French beaded pink magnolia by Fen Li Bead Flora Studio

French beaded pink magnolias

by BeadFloraStudio // June 28, 2019 // Comments off

The French beaded pink magnolias began two years ago when I asked a friend if I could have a sample from her magnolia tree. Then last year, I got another sample from my neighbor. I finished the sample last May... Continue reading →

Bead Flora: The revival of French beaded flowers

by BeadFloraStudio // February 8, 2019 // Comments off

Hello friends! My book, self-titled “Bead Flora” was live on February 1st! It has been such an emotional roller coaster getting it up. Within three days, it went from ranking 500 plus under Beadwork to #45 on Amazon. Very exciting!... 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 →