Sale – French beaded sunflower pdf/video course

by BeadFloraStudio // February 17, 2022 // Comments off

French beaded sunflower Since I posted the first design process video in December, many of you have been impatient to start my French beaded sunflower pattern. However, this French beaded flower pattern is comparable to writing another book so it’s... Continue reading →

Beginner mistakes – taking apart my first flower

by BeadFloraStudio // February 2, 2022 // Comments off

French beading mistakes This year marks my 20th year in making French beaded flowers. Like you, I started somewhere. My teacher was Dalene Kelly as I found a free tutorial on her website (no longer up) and made the rose... Continue reading →

French beaded flowers: beaaded summer flowers, echinecea, brown-eyed-susan, and daisy, "Bead Flora: The Revival of Beaded Flowers" book

French beaded flowers: beaded summer wild flowers kit

by BeadFloraStudio // August 18, 2020 // Comments off

French beaded flowers: beaded summer wild flowers kit Next week, we will start the French beaded summer wild flowers cover project bead-a-long! Take a look at this video to see what is all in the kit. It comes with everything... Continue reading →

French beaded peach blossoms, beaded flowers

French beaded flowers: beaded peach blossoms Technique Project #5 Part 2

by BeadFloraStudio // August 11, 2020 // Comments off

French beaded flowers: beaded peach blossoms Technique Project #5 Part 2 Last week, we worked on the petals for the French beaded blossoms using the technique I developed called the continuous split basic. This week, we will work on the... Continue reading →

French beaded flowers: beaded summer blooms

by BeadFloraStudio // July 28, 2020 // Comments off

French beaded flowers: beaded summer blooms – Technique Project #4 Last week, we worked on the Petals, Calyx, and Center…and this week we’ll work on the leaves and assembly. Techniques: Scallops And look, in less than one week’s time, Tracy... Continue reading →

French beaded flowers: bead and wire yellow tea rose

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 →

Technique project #1 – Introduction to French beading (Spring Blossoms)

by BeadFloraStudio // June 23, 2020 // Comments off

Starting today, I will be releasing a series of patterns/videos from my book. I hear over and over from people that would love to start making beaded flowers but are intimidated to start without being in a classroom with a... 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 eucalyptus pattern plus lacing tip

by BeadFloraStudio // May 26, 2020 // Comments off

Do you make French beaded flowers but find that you need some fillers for your beaded flower arrangements? Today, I will show you my beaded eucalyptus pattern. For the free French beaded eucalyptus pattern and instructions, watch the video: I’ve... Continue reading →

replay of presentation of French beaded flowers at Loose Bead Society

by BeadFloraStudio // November 18, 2019 // Comments off

I mentioned awhile back that I did a presentation at the Loose Bead Society on August 19th at the New Berlin Public Library. There were some technical difficulties with their computer and projector so the slides didn’t show as they... Continue reading →