Kristal Wick
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The holidays are rapidly approaching as they do every year, same place, same time. Why am I always blindsided by this joyous gift-giving season? Am I alone here, or are you with me my beady peeps? In case you can relate, here are some special free beading patterns I selected particularly for the holidays. Of course, you can create and wear them all year-round, but with a few color changes, you could make each of these beadwork desings especially for Aunt Gerti or your BFF (after you make one for yourself). I'm excited to share these 5 FREE Beadwork patterns with you-stitch along with me!
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Lauren Gross's Gift Box Necklace project is simply adorable. This will be my first attempt to do anything with peyote stitch other than cuffs. What a fun alternative, and you know this necklace will stop traffic with the unique seed bead design. |
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Fresh Twist by Doris Coghill would make a lovely holiday-inspired adornment, perfect for office wear as well as festive partying. A simple, yet elegant beadweaving design featuring a large-holed focal bead that could be just the missing piece of your holiday wardrobe.
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Crystal Radiance Brooch by Tina Koyama is a great piece to wear or decorate your tree with! I thought these would make great dual-purpose gifts for my friends this year. I'll do them in each bud's favorite color palette and hang a pretty ribbon from the pin back so they can hang it on the tree when they're not wearing it.
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Triple strand anything delights me, and Nancy Sathre-Vogel's Sumptuous Spiral necklace is no exception. This looks fun and very addicting to make! I love the colors, and the toggle just screams "make me, make me."
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Tatiana Van Iten's Snow Fairy Bracelet is stunning. What a beautiful winter-ice bead pattern using right-angle weave, flat peyote stitch, square stitch, and fringe. Perfect to wear all season, this would make a great choker necklace as well.
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All these seed bead projects have lovely pictures, and all the steps for you to make each and every one! I might have to try them all. Join me, won't you?
Come bead with me.
Creatively,
