Poodle

We have already got a few tutorials on beaded dogs on our site, but there are so many dog breeds that I can't stop making them.

Today we will make one more dog, a 3D poodle.

We will need:

- size 10/0 seed beads of two colors: the main color and black color. Out of the main color beads we will make the dog's head, ears, body, legs and tail. You can choose any color you like as the main color. It can be white, brown or apricot color and even light blue as mine. Out of black color beads we will make a nose and eyes, so we need only three such beads;

- wire 0.2 mm thick.

Goat in right angle weave

 

Today we will make a three-dimensional goat in the technique of right angle weave.

We will need the following materials:

- size 8/0 seed beads of four colors: the main color for the head, neck, body and legs (I made a few goats of different colors; a white one looks pretty good, but for the tutorial I chose seed beads of blue color to get contrastу photos), black color for the eyes and hooves, gray color for the horns and one red bead for the nose;

- a filler for the head and body (there are plenty different fillers: sintepon, holofiber, cotton wool, etc.; you can use any kind of filler you've got available);

- fishing line 0.3 мм (you may use any kind of thread for beadweaving you prefer to work with) and two beading needles.

A mouse with a piece of cheese

 

Today we will make a composition of two beaded things. They are a mouse and a piece of cheese. For making them we will use the technique of 3D beading on two segments of wire.

We will need the following materials:

For making a mouse

- size 8/0 seed beads of three colors: white (the main color), pink (for paws and tail) and black (for nose and eyes);

- wire 0.2 mm thick.

For making a piece of cheese

- size 10/0 seed beads of three colors: yellow (the main color), golden (for cheese "holes") and brown (for cheese "crust");

- wire 0.2 mm thick.

Oak twig with acorns

Today we will make a beaded oak twig with acorns.
We will need:
- size 8/0 seed beads: a few shades of brown, gray, yellow and green colors;
- wire 0.3 mm and 0.2 mm thick;
- brown thread.

Monkey - the sign of the 2016 year

We continue our seasonal series of beading tutorials on winter and Christmas beadworks. As you know, the 2016 year is the Year of the Monkey in the Chinese zodiac. We already have a tutorial on a flat beaded monkey in brick stitch on our site and today we will make another monkey, in the technique of 3-D beading on two segments of wire.

We will need:
- size 10/0 seed beads of four colors: red, pink, black and white;
- wire 0.2 mm thick.

Stretch bracelet in 3D beading technique

Today we will make a bracelet using the technique of 3D beading. This bracelet is very elastic, therefore it does not need a clasp. It stretches easily when being put on the arm and takes its usual shape instantly after that.
To make this bracelet we will need:
- size 8 seed beads of two colors (I used seed beads of turquoise and yellow colors);
- nylon fishing line 0.2 mm thick and two beading needles.

Bull

Today we will make a beaded 3D bull with a bell on its neck.
We will need:
- for the bull - size 8 seed beads of four colors: gray, black, dark-gray and brown;
- for the bell - size 10 seed beads of two colors: yellow and green;
- wire 0.3 mm thick for the bull and 0.2 mm thick for the bell;
- thin nylon fishing line and a needle for cross-linking of the finished beadwork (if necessary).

Raspberry

Today we will make beaded raspberry, a twig and berries.
We will need:
- size 8 seed beads of reddish-pink color,
- size 10 seed beads of green color,
- wire 0.2 mm thick,
- green thread for winding the twig,
- a basket or a bowl which we’ll fill with berries.

Hare

Today we will make another beaded animal in the technique of 3D beading; it is a hare.
We will need:
- size 8 seed beads of white, black and pink colors;
- wire 0.3 mm thick;
- thin nylon fishing line and a needle for cross-linking of the finished beadwork (if necessary).

How to read and follow a beading pattern. Detailed analysis of a beading pattern for a pig

Today we will learn how to read and follow a beading pattern. We will make a beaded 3D pig, analyzing its beading pattern step-by-step.
We will need:
- size 8 seed beads of three colors: pink, pink-gray and black;
- wire 0.3 mm thick;
- thin nylon fishing line and a needle for cross-linking of the finished beadwork (if necessary).

Dachshund

Today we will make another beaded dog; it is a dachshund.
We will need:
- size 10 seed beads of brown and black colors;
- wire 0.2 mm thick;
- thin nylon fishing line and a needle for cross-linking of the finished beadwork (if necessary).

Wolf

Our mini series of beading tutorials on 3-D forest animals comes to its end. Today is the final tutorial; we will make a wolf.
We will need:
- size 8 seed beads; I used seed beads of grey, white and black colors, but if desired, you can do without white color and weave a wolf out of gray beads with black nose and eyes;
- wire 0.3 mm thick;
- thin nylon line and a needle for cross-linking of finished figure (if necessary).

Fox

We continue our series of beading tutorials on 3-D forest animals. Today we will make a fox.
We will need:
- size 8 seed beads of orange, white and black colors;
- wire 0.3 mm thick;
- thin nylon line and a needle for cross-linking of finished figure (if necessary).

Bear

We receive a lot of requests to make a series of tutorials on weaving beaded 3-D forest animals. In fact, there already are a few products at our site that make up such a series, for example, a hare, a hedgehog, a squirrel, a bullfinch, an owl and a reindeer. In order to make this series more or less complete, we should make a bear, a wolf and a fox. So we will gradually make them, and today we’ll start with a bear.
We will need:
- seed beads #8 of brown, white and black colors;
- wire 0.3 mm in diameter;
- thin nylon line and a needle for cross-linking of finished figure.

Horse

Today we will make a horse out of beads. It can be a perfect New Year gift to your family and friends as the Horse is the sign of the coming 2014 year in the Chinese zodiac.
We will need:
- size 8 seed beads of three colors; I used light-yellow, grey and black colors;
- wire 0.3 mm thick;
- thin fishing line and a needle for cross-linking of finished figure.

Goldfish

Today we will make a goldfish out of beads.
We will need:
- size 8 seed beads of three shades of yellow-orange colors (I used pink-orange, bright-orange and yellow colors);
- two size 8 seed beads of black color;
- wire 0.3 mm thick;
- thin fishing line and a needle for cross-linking of the finished item.

Beaded 3D heart in CRAW

To make a heart in the beading technique of cubic right angle weave (CRAW) we will need:
- size 8 seed beads of red color,
- nylon fishing line 0.3 mm thick and one or two beading needles (depends on the stringing method you are going to use).

Jellyfish

To make a jellyfish out of beads we need:
- size 8 seed beads of two colors (I used two shades of orange color),
- size 6 seed beads of one color (I used an amber color),
- 90 cm of wire 0.2 mm thick.

Swan

To make a beaded swan we need:
- size 11 seed beads of three colors: white, black and red;
- wire 0.2 mm thick,
- thin fishing line and a needle for cross-linking of the finished item.

Peacock

To make a beaded peacock we need:
- size 10 seed beads of nine colors: brown and dark-green for body, orange for claws and beak, black and beige for eyes, light-green, yellow, blue and purple for tail;
- size 3 grey bugle beads (instead of bugle beads you can take seed beads of grey or white color);
- 6 mm white round beads;
- wire 0.2 mm thick. Choosing a wire, check out that it could pass through the dark-green beads 6 times, otherwise take a thiner wire or beads with bigger hole;
- thin fishing line and a needle for cross-linking of finished object.