Before the holidays we will add another bracelet to our collection of bijouterie. For the New Year we will make a bracelet out of green and amber seed beads.
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Santa's sleigh
Recently we made reindeer and sledge, and earlier - Santa Claus and Snow-maiden. Now we will collect all these items into the Santa's sleigh.
Decorated Christmas tree
The New Year and the Christmas are coming, so today we will make a Christmas tree decorated with Christmas balls and garland.
We will need:
- for Christmas tree:
- seed beads #8 of three colors: white, light green and dark green,
- wire 0.3 mm in diameter,
- for Christmas balls:
- round beads of different colors of 8 and 10 мм in diameter,
- seed beads of the same colors as of round beads or just of a white color; these beads should be a little bigger than a threading hole of the round beads (I used seed beads #10),
- bead caps,
- wire 0.2 mm in diameter,
- for garland:
- drop beads #8 of two bright colors (I used drop beads of blue and amber colors),
- wire 0.2 mm in diameter.
Beaded 3D snake
The next 2013 year in the Chinese zodiac is the year of the Snake, so today we will make a large 3D snake out of beads. This snake can be a wonderful New Year gift, so you can give it as a present to your friends and family members. Everybody for sure will like it.
Christmas bells
We continue making products of our "winter" series and today we will make Christmas bells out of beads and wire. These bells will be with fir-tree twigs on the background and with a bow-knot.
To make these bells we will need:
- size 8 seed beads of five colors: yellow, red, white, light green and dark green;
- three round beads 6 mm in diameter of garnet color;
- wire 0.2 mm in diameter.
Sledge
In order to make a beaded team of Santa Claus, today we will make a sledge.
We will need:
- size 8 seed beads of three colors (I used seed beads of pink, brown and green colors);
- a piece of wire 0.3 mm in diameter 1.7 m long.
As the base pattern for this sledge we will use our pattern of a rocking chair.
Christmas socks
Today we will do another New Year's composition - traditional Christmas socks for gifts framed by a wreath of twigs.
Beaded Snowman
We continue our "winter" series - today we will make a beaded snowman. This snowman can be used, for example, as a Christmas toy.
Snowflake
Winter is getting closer, and today we will do another product of "winter" series - a beaded snowflake.
We will need:
- seed beads #10;
- round beads 6 mm in diameter;
- bugle beads #3;
- 130 cm of wire 0.3 mm in diameter.
Snow-maiden
Today we'll do another product of our "winter" series and for the coming New Year holidays we will make a beaded Snow-maiden. It can either be used as a Christmas tree decoration, or in various combinations with other beaded Christmas figures.
We will need:
- seed beads #8 of seven colors: blue and white for clothes, beige for a face, yellow for hair and braids, turquoise for eyes and bows, one orange bead for a nose and two pink beads for lips,
- one white round bead of 6 мм in diameter,
- wire 0.3 mm in diameter.
Bracelet in a "spica" technique
Today we will learn the technique of weaving the chains similar to a spike. Such a chain can be used in various products, but we will make a bracelet out of it.
Rocking chair
Today we will make another piece of furniture - a rocking chair.
We will need
- seed beads of #8/0 size of two colors (I used seed beads of blue and green colors);
- a piece of 70 cm in length of wire 0.3 mm in diameter.
Beaded candy
We continue making various beaded items using the technique of making beaded beads that we learned earlier. Today we will make a beaded candy.
For the each candy we will need:
- a 8 mm round bead;
- size 10 czech seed beads of two colors (for the tutorial I used seed beads of blue and yellow colors);
- two seed beads size 8 of a similar color to one of the colors of small seed beads;
- thin nylon fishing line (0,2 mm thick) and a beading needle.
Beaded cherries
Today we will make beaded cherries. You can use these cherries as a decoration or as a keychain.
We will need:
- two 8 mm round beads (preferably of red or cherry color);
- size 10 czech seed beads of green and cherry colors;
- thin nylon fishing line (0,2 mm in diameter) and a beading needle.
Beaded Bead
Today we'll cover a round bead with seed beads, and so make a beaded bead. There are many different ways of making beaded beads, but we will use, perhaps, the easiest one.
We will need:
- a round bead 8 mm in diameter;
- czech seed beads size 10;
- thin nylon fishing line (0,2 mm in diameter) and a beading needle.