Beaded snowflake

We have already got a few tutorials on beaded snowflakes and today we will make one more snowflake.
We will need:
- bugle beads #3 (I used bugle beads of silver color);
- seed beads #10 (I used seed beads of white color);
- round beads 4 mm and 8 mm in diameter (I used 4 mm round beads of light gray color and 8 mm round beads of light blue color);
- wire 0.2 mm thick.

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.

Snowflake of bugle beads, seed beads and round beads

We continue our seasonal series of beading tutorials on winter and Christmas beadworks. Today we will make one more snowflake.
We will need:
- bugle beads #3 (I used bugle beads of silver color);
- seed beads #10 (I used seed beads of white color);
- round beads 4 mm in diameter (I used round beads of light gray color);
- wire 0.3 mm thick and 1 meter long.

Beaded monkey in brick stitch

Holidays are coming sooner than you think! Maybe, it’s time to think about Christmas? As you know, the next 2016 year is the year of the Monkey in the Chinese zodiac. That's why today we will make a beaded monkey. It is a simple beadwork that can be made rather quickly if you have some experience in brick stitch bead weaving. This monkey, for example, can be used as a Christmas decoration or you can give it to your friends and family members as a Christmas gift. Everybody for sure will like it.

We will need:
- size 8 seed beads of six colors; I used seed beads of brown, pink, white, gray, red and black colors;
- nylon fishing line 0.25 mm thick and two beading needles (as usual in brick stitch, you can do with one needle only).

Small Christmas wreath

Today we will make an easy-to-make Christmas decoration - a small Christmas wreath out of seed beads, bugle beads and wire.

We will need:
- bugle beads size 3 of green color;
- seed beads size 8 of three colors: green, red and yellow;
- wire 0.2 mm thick.

Snowflake of bugles

Today we will make another snowflake of beads and bugles.
We will need:
- size 3 bugle beads (I used bugle beads of light blue color);
- size 10 seed beads (I used seed beads of light green color);
- larger size seed beads (I used seed beads #8 of light blue color);
- wire 0.3 mm thick.

Sprockets

Today we will make beaded sprocket. It is an original but simple beaded product.
We will need:
- Czech seed beads; I made a few monochrome sprockets out of seed beads #8 of yellow, light-blue and light-green colors, but you can make them multicolored,
- nylon line 0.25 mm in diameter and two needles for beadweaving (as usual, you can do with only one needle).

Snowman in brick stitch

Today we will make one more beaded product of “winter” series - a snowman. It is a simple product that can be made rather quickly if you have some experience of weaving in brick stitch. This snowman, for example, can be used as a Christmas decoration.
We will need:
- seed beads of six colors; I used the seed beads #8 of white, green, brown, blue, orange and black colors,
- nylon line 0.25 mm in diameter and two needles for weaving (as usual, you can do with only one needle).

Christmas wreath with fir cones, bells and a horse

We continue our "winter" series of beading. Today we will make a Christmas wreath of  spruce branches with cones, bells and a symbol of the 2014 year - horse.
We will need:
- bugle beads # 3 of green color,
- seed beads #11: of green color for spruce branches and of yellow-brown and grey colors for cones,
- seed beads # 8: of yellow and orange colors for bells with a bow-knot and grey, brown and black colors for a horse,
- three beads 6 mm in diameter of garnet color,
- nylon line 0.25 mm in diameter and two needles for beadweaving (you can also do with only one needle),
- wire 0.3 mm in diameter (you can take a thinner wire for bells or use the same wire),
- thick aluminum or copper wire of about 2 mm in diameter for a base of the wreath,
- green thread for winding the wire.

Horse in brick stitch

As you know, 2014 is the year of the Horse in the Chinese zodiac. We already have a tutorial of how to make a beaded 3-D horse at our site and today we will make another horse out of beads. For beading we will use the technique of brick stitch.
We will need:
- seed beads of three colors; I used the seed beads #8 of grey, brown and black colors,
- nylon line 0.25 mm in diameter (you can use a little more thin nylon line) and two needles for weaving (as usual, you can do with one needle only).

Conifer cones

We continue our "winter" series of beading. Today we will make a conifer branch with cones.
We will need:
- size 11 seed beads: I used seed beads of yellow-brown and grey colors for cones and light-green color for needles;
- wire 0.3 mm thick;
- brown thread for winding the branches.

Snowflake of beads and bugles

Today we begin another "winter" series of beading. The first product in the series will be a snowflake out of seed beads and bugle beads. It can be a beautiful Christmas decoration for your home as well as a perfect gift to your friends and family.
We will need:
- size 10 seed beads of two colors (I used white and grey colors);
- six seed beads of a large size (I used size 5 seed beads of an amber color);
- size 3 bugle beads (I used silver color);
- 140 cm of wire 0.3 mm thick.

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.

Christmas ball ornament cover

Today we will make an original but easy Christmas ball ornament cover; we will cover a Christmas ball by a beaded net. With some experience this item can be made very quickly, just in one evening.

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.