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Tue, Oct 20 2009

Making beaded flowers

Technique Tuesday!

The exact bead counts will depend upon whether you decide to use Delica beads or the rounder Czech seed beads.  Both are size 11/0s, but the difference in shape means that you’ll be able to fit 16 base row beads (and therefore 16 full sized petals) if you use Delicas.  If you chose to use Czech see beads, you’ll only be able to fit 14 around the circumference of the 8mm bead center.

Materials & Tools

8mm crystal beads
Delica or Czech seed beads
Nymo thread, size O
Beading needle

Step-by-step instructions

flowers

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Comments

  1. By Jenny Lawson

    Beautiful!!

  2. By Jeannie

    Cyndi, These are sooooooooooo pretty. I just look. I don’t attempt because I’d have a big beaded mess. Thanks for sharing your talent with us.

  3. By tagorous

    Hi Cyndi I have tried your beaded flowers. I am quite pleased with it. I think like everything it needs a bit of tweeking here and there. Thankyou for this great tutorial.

  4. By haifa

    dear Cyndi
    i have been contemplating about french beaded flowers for such a long time,always felt intimidated by the complexity…or so i thought.i’m not very good with needles…a lot into wire.but your instructions are so clear.you are so generous sharing your expertise…promise i will give it a try….and show you …if anything worthwhile comes out.
    thanks again
    haifa shawwa
    jewelry designer since 2000.