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- Jun 22, 2015
Tutorial on Making a Flower Brooch with Seed Beads and Pearl Beads
Summary: Are you wondering how to make a special flower brooch? I just made a beaded flower brooch with seed beads and pearl beads. You can also try one with other beaded flower patterns.
With seed beads and pearl beads, you can start today's beaded flower brooch easily. What's more, once you learn the simple technique you will be able to create as many crafts as you like in other seed bead flower patterns.
What will be needed in the DIY beaded flower brooch project:
6mm White Pearl Beads
2mm White Pearl Seed Beads
Flower Brass Brooches
Glass Facted Bicone Beads
2mm Pink Seed Beads
Tiger Tail
Scissors
How to make the beaded flower brooch?
Step 1: Make the first white petal
1st, prepare a long tiger tail, slide 8 white seed beads and fold the wire into halves;
2nd, cross the wires thread a seed bead, slide 8 beads to each wire and then cross the wires through 2 primal seed beads as pictured and tighten.
Step 2: Finish the 3 white petals
1st, continue sliding about 16 seed beads to both wires, cross the wires' ends through a seed bead and tighten;
2nd, repeat the process to make the other 2 petals;
3rd, wrap the wires up and add an 8mm pink pearl in the center.
Step 3: Make 6 pink petals
1st, make a basic pink petal as making white petals in step 1;
2nd, add about 12 pink beads to each wire and cross the wires through a seed bead to make a larger pink petal;
3rd, slide 7 glass beads and 7 seed beads alternately to a wire, wrap the petal and cross the wires through a glass bead, a seed bead and a glass bead in sequence and tighten;
4th, go ahead to make the other pink petals.
Step 4: Joint the petals
1st, wrap the wires up to joint pink petals;
2nd, insert the white petals to the center.
Step 5: Add a fringe to the flower
1st, prepare a long wire, slide 4 pink beads, a white bead, 3 pink beads and a glass bead in sequence as shown in the picture;
2nd, thread the wire to the beads to make a flower fringe ;
3nd, add a flower brass brooch to the bottom.
I finished my beaded flower brooch! It's so nice!!
It's really a great idea to make the beaded flower brooch a gift for friends. Now, just make it and try other seed bead flower jewelry you prefer, such as a necklace, a bracelet or a bouquet decoration. Just do it if you have learnt how to make a brooch with beads.