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8 Beaded Christmas Figures to Make for Festive Decor | Nutcracker Ballet Highlights

It's not too early for Christmas designs! Indeed, we need to get cracking as beadwork takes time. Some readers have contacted puzzled as to where they could get to the patterns I feature. Just follow the links which are underlined.

The first in this collection of beaded Christmas figures is this fantastic brick/peyote stitch Christmas animal trio tutorial from BeadwhispererPattern.

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8 Gorgeous Beaded Christmas Ornaments Tutorials by LindaCreations4U

No, it is not too early for beaded Christmas ornament tutorials. In fact, people have been searching for such patterns since JUNE. I kid you not. Perhaps it is because beading takes time and effort so one must prepare early.

Some people have been stumbling on Pennsylvanian beader, Linda of LindaCreations4U's tutorials back then. No wonder as she does gorgeous work including her jewelry tutorials which I wrote about in this past post.

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Beautiful Beaded Jewelry Tutorials by AriaMagicalJewelry

Talented designers like Romanian bead artist, Roxana of AriaMagicalJewelry come up with so many beautiful beaded jewelry tutorials that it is very hard to select just a few to showcase!

She has a number of lovely snowflakes and mandalas which can double as pendants or Christmas ornaments. Also notable are her pretty and dainty bracelets as well as her brooches. Truly magical indeed.

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Adorable Christmas Cat Crochet Amigurumi Tutorial | Season's Greetings and Happy New Year

I wish everyone, no matter what festival or special day you celebrate, a wonderful one all this year and next. For those who celebrate it, Merry Christmas!
The adorable Christmas cat amigurumi crochet tutorial above by Ukrainian designer, Maria, of StudioWowToysUA will delight those who own cats, some of whom, have a certain affinity of brightly decorated Christmas trees with disastrous results! Check out Maria's store for more wonderful tutorials.

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Quick Yarnbusting Crochet Christmas Ornament and Stocking Stuffer Amigurumi Patterns

Yarn stash? Urgent need for some quick stocking stuffers? Then you should have a look at this group of adorable crochet Christmas ornament and stocking stuffer amigurumi patterns! Perhaps one will catch your eye? Also see beaded Christmas ornament tutorials in the links below if you are not so much into crochet.
First up is the hot mug of yummy goodness design for the Christmas tree shown above. The designer is Estonian artisan, Nadia of MiniCrochetZoo.

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10 Funny Holiday Gift Ideas | Early Black Friday Cyber Monday Deals are Here!

It's THAT time of year when deals become sweeter everywhere, online and offline including my humble little shops, beadinggem (supplies) and CraftaGems !

Some of my favorite gifts I've received over the years are the funny ones. Check out my favorite humorous holiday gift ideas here and see if they tickle your funny bone too! Not your cup of tea? See Etsy's Holiday Hub for some gorgeous inspirations for awesome Black Friday/Cyber week discounts - the early deals are already here.

Shown above is the set of gag gift bags which can surely bring a chuckle or two before the discovery of beautiful gifts inside. They are available from Offensive Crayons which is based in Nevada.

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10 Fun Christmas Beaded Christmas Earrings Patterns

Some of the most fun jewelry to wear for the holiday season has got to be earrings. They are relatively easy and enjoyable to make. So here are ten great suggestions if you need some gift ideas. Bonus if you already have the colors in your stash.
First up is Kim Graham of MyHeartoftheHills' wonderful Christmas gnome earrings, shown above, for 2 drop brick stitch.

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10 Beautiful Handmade Christmas Ornaments to Inspire

Crafters are an amazing breed. Their creativity and flare for handmade designs using a variety of techniques and materials never fail to impress. Shown here are some of my favorites - a list I found incredibly hard to put together because there were so many outstanding designs to consider. Please also see the links at the end for tutorials if you would rather make your own Christmas ornaments.
Many of the designs I chose are of animals which show these creators' love of nature themes. Shown above is a beautifully painted wooden cat ornament above - the short video in the listing shows how steady and swift the artist's hand as Yuliia of UkrGiftsShop works her magic.

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Handmade 3D Mandala Wire and Bead Jewelry, Fidget Toys and Ornaments by MerakiSphere

Remember the wire mandalas from the 1990's which were fun to manipulate into many different designs? Well, they are back with the handmade work of Canadian wire artisan, Cyrus of MerakiSphere.

He makes them out of different colored beads with tarnish resistant brass and stainless steel. He is incredibly skilful at his craft. He can put one together blindfolded as you can see from his video in one of his listings. Cyrus uses dozens of lengths of wire for each design.

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7 Lovely Guardian Angel Macrame Tutorials for Christmas

I was amazed how popular macrame angels were when I first wrote about them. So here are more beautiful angel tutorials to inspire. They do make really calming and peaceful ornaments and wall decor to gift or to have in the house. You could use thinner threads and attempt some of these for small jewelry or keychains.

First up is the macrame angel pattern above which is from Italy based designer, Tatiana of MacrameSphagettiP.

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Romantic and Elegant Beadwork Christmas Bauble Ornament Tutorials by AndreaCatherineJewel

Not overly fond of the plain round Christmas baubles? Then dress them up with beadwork! Some really romantic and elegant beaded Christmas ornament tutorials you should see are those by Michigan based bead artist, Cathy Andrews of AndreaCatherineJewel. I have featured this talented designer before here.

She uses pearls, crystals, rivolis, and other beads to great effect. She often creates swags and netted effects. Some of them use specific stitches like the double St Petersburg or RAW. Cathy also offers tutorial sets.

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Awesome Beaded Christmas Ornament Patterns by SplendidBeadsBklyn

I first featured Maryland based Valeriya of SplendidBeadsBklyn several years ago. She is a gifted bead artist who creates really pretty beadwork designs. Now it's time to focus on her awesome range of beaded Christmas ornament patterns.

Her very creative mind has come up with several Santa Clauses alone. Shown here is just a few from her collection. Some of her ornaments are clearly meant for hanging on Christmas trees. But they can also be mounted into picture frames as shown by the dog with a Christmas hat design.

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Lovely Beadwork Jewelry and Home Decor Patterns and Tutorials by BeadingButterflyShop

I am not at all certain why North Carolina based bead artist, Kassie Shaw, of BeadingButterflyShop named her shop that way. I'd like to think that she is so creative and accomplished, she is able to flit like a butterfly from different styles, beadweaving stitches and from beginner to really advanced designs.

I featured her before but like a lot of talented and productive designers, I love to circle back and showcase the other designs I missed before.

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Pretty Beaded Jewelry Tutorials by Tiszi

Szabóné Csiby Hajnalka of The Netherlands, goes by Tiszi which I assume is her nickname and also the name of her shop, Tiszi.

She creates some really pretty beaded jewelry tutorials which are great if you love using different kinds of beads. Her mandalas and earrings are my favorites. I like how she often uses very small seed beads to "outline" her designs such as her Christmas bell earrings.

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Beaded Ornaments and Bracelet Tutorials and Patterns by ellygator

Florida based Elly Pieper of ellygatorbeads is a seasoned beadwork designer who has been honing her craft for over 20 years.

She explained:

With a background in art history I have always been fascinated by ethnic, Celtic and Pacific art. I also love experimenting with symmetry patterns and with tessellations.

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Guardian Angel Chain Mail Tutorial | Season's Greetings to One and All

Each year I take the opportunity to wish all my readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. These season's greetings are heartfelt for each and every one of you no matter what festivities you celebrate in December and throughout the year - be it Hanukkah, Bodhi Day, Kwanzaa, Eid al-fitr, and so on.
Shown above is a wonderful guardian angel chain mail jewelry tutorial . The talented British designer is Kat Thorpe of ShimmeryMoonMaille.

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5 Snowman Jewelry and Ornament Tutorials | Raymond Briggs' The Snowman

Do you want to build a snowman? You don't even need any snow or have to go out in the cold. Check out these ornament and jewelry tutorials for inspiration!
I like this first tutorial which is a wire ornament (shown above) from Joceyln of Fantasia Elegance. The design is made from a single length of thick wire - see the tutorial listings for the supply list. Her Youtube channel is here.

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Quick Beaded Christmas Ornaments and Tea Light Cover Patterns by BeadWithBugs

Want to make some lovely small Christmas ornaments and tealight covers? Canadian beadwork designer, Kim of BeadWithBugs has just the seasonal patterns you need! Her designs may be small but they are delightful.

My favorites are her puffy pods, gnomes and Santas! Kim also offers some lovely tea light covers in different heights and patterns.

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Lovely Angel Wire Ornaments and Tutorial by AngelicEleganceShop

Tis the season! I have found some lovely angel jewelry and ornaments before, but those made by Virginian Debra Havens of AngelicEleganceShop lives up to the name! Her wire angels and other ornaments are delicate, almost like they were sketches.

I love how she made the central angel with beads, wire weaving and wire coils. Debra also makes poinsettias, a simple Christmas star, candle holders, garlands as well as a clever manger in her signature style.

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8 Beautiful Christmas Bell Ornaments and Jewelry Tutorials | Carol of the Bells

The earliest bells were made of pottery in Neolithic China over 3,000 years ago. Metal bells later followed. Bells were initially small. They had utilitarian uses such as animal collar bells, chariot bells and as handbells to alert people. Exodus in the Bible mentions small ornamental gold bells on the robe hem of the high priest in Jerusalem.
Bells eventually got larger and were used in churches and temples around the world. The bells were also chimes to indicate time - very useful in times when few people had personal timepieces. The traditional bell metal is usually bronze with about 20% tin. This alloy is also used for the finest Turkish and Chinese cymbals because it gave a pleasant tone. But the bell's tone is mainly due to its unique shape.
In the days when transportation of large bells was difficult, bell pits used to be dug on site so that the bellfounding or bell making process could be carried out close to where it was needed. A furnace was built next to it.

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