Holiday Beading

Sparkly Snowflake

Admin — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:11:21 GMT

Melanie Novak created these sparkly snowflake ornaments using instructions by Sandra D. Halpenny in the October 2006 issue of Bead and Button.

Santa Earrings

Admin — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:11:02 GMT

Mary E. Heimerman has made many pairs of these seed bead Santa earrings for friends. She found the design in Beaded Images by Barbara Elbe.

Ornament Covers

Admin — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:10:43 GMT

Laurie Silva makes (and teaches) beaded ornament covers. The red-and-green one shown uses brick stitch. Laurie notes that designer Deb Moffet-Hall creates many banner-style ornaments.

Geometric Star Ornaments

Admin — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:10:24 GMT

Karen Nicholson created these geometric star ornaments using bugle beads.

Flower Pin

Admin — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:10:05 GMT

Karen Nicholson created this beautiful peyote-stitch flower pin after seeing the Star-Topped Magic Wand by Sylvia Becker.

Tabasco

Admin — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:09:46 GMT

Debra Pyeatt created this unique beaded gift for an uncle who loves his Tabasco sauce!

Earrings

Admin — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:09:27 GMT

Joanne was inspired by a pattern by Barbara E. Elbe that she found on Barbara's website. She combined two patterns into one, since she is giving the earrings to a woman who likes long earrings.

Holiday Necklace

Admin — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:09:06 GMT

Capitola Girl has been making gifts for family and friends for the past few years. This holiday-inspired necklace features Russian serpentine, African bone beads, beet-red fossil beads, and green ceramic spacers.