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8 Gorgeous Beaded Hoops and Loops Earrings Tutorials

Hoop earrings have been popular for thousands of years. The picture below of a young girl wearing hoop earrings is from a fresco painted in Ancient Greece dated about 1650-1625 BCE.

Today we have all kinds of variations on the hoop style. Shown here are my favourites. Be sure to check out the designers' shops because they all have much more to offer!

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Adorable Beaded Chubby Amigurumi Animal Charm PDF Patterns by asleepycreative

South Korean beader, asleepycreative, has only been on Etsy for just a short while. But her adorable beaded chubby animal charm patterns are already a big hit. Such small amigurumi charms can be jewelry as pendants or earrings. However they are a hot trend as they can also be for keychains and as bag charms.

Anka said :

I started the project "sleepy clouds" because I wanted to reconnect with my inner child through cozy hobbies. My favorite are beading, clay art, paper craft, and I want to start sewing, too. Expect to see patterns for these crafts in the future! :)

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Beaded Fringe Earrings Pattern, Design Temples and Software by kowshop

I spotted a pair of beautiful beaded fringe earrings featuring bees on a friend not long ago. It was a gift from her friend. I think many of you love making fringe earrings. They are quick to make and more importantly can sport many themes.

Check out Ukrainian bead artist kowshop's wonderful range of brick stitch beaded fringe earrings designs. She has lots of animal inspired designs, especially cats!

Be sure to check out her store as she offers both beaded earring templates and a software program to help you design your own!

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Soothing Bead Embroidery Abstract Art Patterns by ALIFERA

Feeling a little stress? One of the most soothing things to do is crafting. Something easy, even mindless. Even better if the preliminary work has already been laid out and all you have to do is, simply do!

I was so impressed by the bead embroidery abstract art patterns by Latvian embroidery artist, ALIFERA. Just watch how she creates the hoop art beaded designs shown above and below. Her abstract line design collection include both bead embroidery and just embroidery.

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5 Beaded Drop Jewelry Tutorials | How Umbrellas Were Once Made

We had a very wet spring this year, that and the cool weather delayed gardening for many. So rain drops are what inspired this post. When rainy days keep us indoors, there are always some lovely beaded drop beadwork jewelry tutorials to enjoy.

First up is the Swarovski crystal raindrop beaded pendant tutorial (shown above) from Isabella of bead4me. Here's where you can get the Swarovski 6022 xirius crystals .

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Beautiful Japanese Beaded Jewelry and Other Making PDF Guides

Many of us love the Japanese esthetic - beautiful and often simple stunning designs. Be sure to check out the numerous PDF book guides from SunsetCuriosity. Currently on sale! Books are really cost-effective as you get many patterns for one low price.

Several craft types are covered including beadwork, tatting, embroidery, felting, sashiko and more. The largest section is crochet.

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5 Elegant Beaded Tennis Bracelet Tutorials for Special Occasions

Lots of people love narrower beaded bracelets which I like to call tennis bracelets. They're usually not too showy and quick to make. But there are always the special occasions when you want to wear something more elegant. So here are 5 lovely examples to inspire you!

First up is the gorgeous cRAW bracelet pattern shown above, created with 24K gold plated beads and complimented with a stunning crystal clasp. The designer is Cynthia Newcomer Daniel of JewelryTales.

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Pretty Beaded Triangle Jewelry Patterns by MadebyShila

I have featured many of Hungarian beadwork designer of MadebyShila before. But this time I want to highlight just her triangle inspired work. She is versatile as she can go from designs which lean on clean lines like the contemporary pendant tutorial above to more statement looks.

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Fun Beadwork Jewelry Designs by RenovatiobyLuciela

I have featured Maria and Mihaela of RenovatiobyLuciela's fabulous beadwork before. If you haven't come across this mother and daughter team's work, you must see their stunning beadwork combination bracelet and clasp tutorials!

They also offer a great many other marvelous peyote beadwork bracelet designs. But the focus of this feature are some of their fun designs! Shown above and below is their beaded balloon dog charm! I love how the colourful dots and outline of gold beads elevates the design! Looks really good on a plain leather bag.

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More Gorgeous Bead and Leather Bracelet Jewelry Tutorials and Kits by BarbSmithDesignsDIY

I've raved about BarbSmithDesigns before including her fabulous supply store, BarbSmithDesignsDIY, for tutorials and kits. This Arizona artisan creates stunning bead and leather bracelets.

This time, I am paying homage to her narrower designs. They are just as lovely as her wider ones. I love how she uses a lot of turquoise and silver combinations which is not surprising, considering where she lives.

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Whimsical Beaded Jewelry Patterns by ChuArtCorner

I first featured Czech designer, Anna of ChuArtCorner's beadwork tutorials before. Who could resist her beaded cat head pendant patterns? Well, she has more!

One of her most popular designs is the beaded cow pendant one as shown above. She also has a mushroom and pomegranate designs which will suit those who like small 3D pendants. Her flat rectangle beaded designs are also delightful.

Hers is a relatively new collection. Anna is working on more designs so stay tuned!

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Gorgeous Beaded Fireworks Inspired Tutorials | Amazing Drone Shows

Today, we enjoy fireworks as a celebratory treat. Fireworks were invented during the Song dynasty in China (960-1279 CE). Fireworks were made possible because gunpowder (one of 4 great Chinese inventions - the others were compass, paper making and printing) was also invented there, originally for medicinal purposes.

Here are some gorgeous beaded fireworks inspired tutorials and patterns. They cleverly capture the colourful patterns of real fireworks. First up are the 3D fireworks peyote star designs shown above by French beader, DiMarcaOnline.

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Beaded Zipper Bracelet Tutorials Using Precision Spacer Beads by ACLPatternsandMore

ACLPatternsandMore has a cool beaded zipper bracelet tutorial (shown above) which is a must see. The trick is the use of precision spacer beads in platinum colour to simulate the zipper teeth. These beads are uniformly flat with useful dual holes. You can get these beads from ACLPatternsandMore . They come in different colours!

They also have a couple of other cuff bracelet tutorials for that sleek look!

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Amazing 3 Size Seed Bead Sorter,Organizer and Portable Storage Containers by OnAStringAU

No matter how tidy we are as beaders, most of us have bead soup collections either in a large container or on our bead mats. Having to spend time separating them into their relative sizes (and colours) is such a chore which is why bead soup bowls exist!

I got really excited when my pal Rocpoet tipped me off on Paula of OnAStringAU's amazing 3 size combination bead sorter, organizer and portable storage containers. The set shown above is their 3D printed round one, complete with a lid and a pourer on the bottom section.

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Illusion Jewelry and Patterns | Genius Movie Stunts from the 1920's

Illusions are clever tricks to fool us into the realm of impossibility. Magicians have long entertained us this way. Jewelry designers also have a whole slew of creations which make us take a second look and in some cases, wonder how they did that!
Illusion jewelry based on near invisible fishing lineshave been around for a long time. This requires very neat gluing of pearls or beads. Really gorgeous when done well as shown in this six layer floating pearl necklace, shown above, by PearlFans.

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8 Pretty Beaded Earring Stud Tutorials

Like dainty jewelry? Using up bead stashes? No time to bead anything larger? Those are all excellent reasons to check out this collection of pretty beaded stud earrings!

Diana Balogh of DiasJewelryShop has a few lovely designs. Shown above is her spring flower stud earrings pattern.

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5 Beaded Multi- Layered Beadwork Necklace Tutorials

Have you tried wearing multi-layered necklaces? The necklaces deliver much more pizzazz when grouped together.

The necklace design which first caught my eye is the lovely tutorial shown above by hobbylandarltd. Gold and black is such an elegant combination.

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Fun Beadwork Tiny People and Doll Tutorials

Ukrainian artisan, Miroslava

The wonderful linked people beaded choker tutorial shown above by Ukrainian artisan, Miroslava of KeychainbyMirami888 was what inspired this feature. She also has a kit available.

Over the years, I have collected various people or doll tutorials - see the links at the end for more wire and metal work people inspirations.

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8 Fruit Inspired Beadwork Tutorials | How to Make a Bergamot Trinket Box from a Real Orange

Fruit themed designs are always popular. There are some who even make jewelry from real fruit - see this past post which also covers the difference between freeze drying and dehydrating.

However, this collection celebrates the beaded kind! Use these tutorials not just for jewelry like earrings and pendants, but as charms for bags and keychains. Or even as ornaments as you can see from the beaded citrus fruit slices shown above by Anna of BeadedFlowersDesign.

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Pretty Beaded Jewelry Patterns by Bingobeads

I am really pleased when I come across a beadwork instructor who creates pretty designs which stand out. This latest find is German bead artist, Bingobeads.

At a time when many of you are trying to use up smaller lots of beads, some of her designs will help you do just that. The geometric kite earrings design above as well as the quilt inspired bracelet below are excellent examples.