Posted on December 23, 2013February 1, 2020 by Rose

Free Christmas Beading patterns

All Lit Up Earrings inspiration project by Fusion Beads

All Lit Up earrings from Fusion Beads. Very cute – done in fringe stitch, and pretty darn quickly too. I don’t care if it is Christmas or not – you can’t start too early with your holiday outfits and jewelry!

Candy Cane Boulevard bracelet by Fusion Beads. — Candy Cane Boulevard bracelet by Fusion Beads

And to match you could make this darling Candy Cane boulevard bracelet.

There are hundreds of free retired projects available at Fusion Beads. They are retired because Fusion no longer carries some of the supplies but they still want you to have a go. Click on the Free Instructions with Supply list line to the right of the image and you can download the free pdf.

Holly Wreath bracelet Inspiration Project from Fusion Beads. — Holly Wreath bracelet Inspiration Project from Fusion Beads

The Holly Wreath bracelet above is not retired as you can purchase the supplies. However, the pattern is still free. This elegant bracelet will probably take you from now until next Christmas to make but once done you’ll have it forever.

Beaded Christmas ornament by Sayila. Free beading pattern. — Beaded Christmas ornament by Sayila

I know it doesn’t look like it but I originally wrote this back in December 2013. This year (January 2020) I accidentally deleted my blog and am picking up the best of the posts and re-writing them. This pretty Christmas ornament pattern was available when I originally wrote the post but has since been removed. Fortunately for us all I managed to keep the images and the tutorial so you get to make this bauble after all. You can thank Sayila for the pattern.

Sayila Mini Project Decorated Christmas ornament

Posted on May 27, 2013February 1, 2020 by Rose

Little Owl Charm from Heather Kingsley-Heath

Beaded Owl - pattern by Heather Kingsley-Heath. Image copyright © Rose Rushbrooke.

Some time ago I was invited by the Devine Ms M to join a local beading group. It’s HAYUGE fun and expands my knowledge and experience in all directions. And when I say all, I mean ‘all’. There’s nothing like a group of women of diverse ages and backgrounds to increase one’s awareness of the world, or of a particular subject.

The Divine Ms M generously gives us all a birthday gift when the moment arises. Last year she gave us our names woven into strips of peyote. I am ashamed to say mine is still ‘on the counter’, as one of my beading companions says. Right now I can spy it on my beading table awaiting its final metamorphosis into a piece of wearable jewelry.

This time around she found a pattern for the most yumalicious little owl pendant designed by Heather Kingsley-Heath. Each of us receives an owl stitched in our favorite colours as a birthday gift. When we saw the first one the rest of the group set up a cacophony of waaaahs. Translated: gimme, gimme, gimme, I WANT, I WANT. So embarrassing. We loved the little owl.

And apparently I was the whiniest of them all. Oh dear!

But how could I not whine? It’s so cute.

If you want a little owl of your own, head over to Heather’s website and buy the kit. And maybe something else too – there’s a little bird pattern……

Free Owl beading pattern by Rizzo Antonietta.

Here’s another little owl pattern if your single owl would like a companion. It’s a free step-by-step photo tutorial in pdf format, by Rizzo Antonietta. It is in Italian but the photos are pretty clear.

Peyote Path Meets a Brick Wall by Marilyn Earhart. — Peyote Path Meets a Brick Wall by Marilyn Earhart

And the Divine Ms M has a book out – Peyote Path Meets a Brick Wall.

Posted on January 14, 2013January 25, 2020 by Rose

Beaded Penguin

When this pattern from Bead and Button showed up I couldn’t resist it. My mother loves penguins – she calls them ‘pingwings’. I made one for her birthday.

The finished beaded penguin is just over one inch high. It has a little tail which means it can be stood up. If you were feeling really silly you could make two and have a pair of ‘pingwing’ earrings. Or make one for a pendant.

They make up really quickly so you can have one finished in an evening.

As I am a quilter I had plenty of batting scraps to fill the body. Fill it firmly so the body stands up straight.

The instructions are free, they are well written – at least I understood them! And there are diagrams to go with the text. The pattern was designed by Robert Jackson.

Download your beaded penguin pattern from Bead and Button magazine. You do need to be a subscriber to the magazine to download this particular project.