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Julia

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.

Keychain with Sagittarius (Zodiac sign)

The current year comes to its end and also comes to an end our series of keychains with zodiac signs. Every month throughout 2013 we did one keychain with the zodiac sign of the month. Today is the turn of Sagittarius, it is the last keychain in the series.
We will need:
- size 8 seed beads of nine colors; I used the seed beads of white, green, light-blue, pink, brown, red, dark-blue, brown-green (Khaki) and grey colors,
- nylon line 0.25 mm thick (you can also use thiner nylon line) and two beading needles (as usual, you can do with one needle only).
For beading we will use the technique of brick stitch.

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.

Birch

For making a beaded autumn birch we need:
- size 11 seed beads of a golden color;
- wire 0.2 mm thick for basic weaving;
- aluminum or copper wire 1.5-2 mm thick for the base of big branches and a trunk of the tree;
- white thread for winding the branches and trunk;
- black felt pen for painting the birchbark;
- a pot into which we’ll place the tree.

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.

Guitar

Today we will make a beaded guitar that can be used as a keychain. For making it we will use the technique of square stitch. We have already used this bead weaving technique for making an Easter Egg.
For making a beaded guitar we will need:
- size 10 seed beads of four colors (I used seed beads of brown, light-beige, black and yellow colors),
- nylon thread and a beading needle,
- a piece of thin plastic or pasteboard that will be used as a gasket between two guitar decks.

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.

Narcissus

To make a beaded narcissus we need:
- seed beads of white, yellow and green colors (I used size 8 seed beads to get a big flower, but you may use smaller seed beads, for example, #10 size),
- wire 0.3 mm thick,
- green thread for stem winding.