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 →

French beaded rose brooch pin – video

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

I introduced some very exciting projects and techniques in my book, “Bead Flora: the Revival of French beaded flowers.” One of the projects is this beaded rose brooch. I use continuous techniques so that the whole flower is made on... Continue reading →

Lace-as-you-go method

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

I’ve posted before on all of the lacing methods. And one of the things I keep hearing over and over is how some people have problems lacing petals the traditional way. Some people just can’t seem to do it. They... 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 →