These dinky little beads measure approx 10mm and are made by weaving seed beads around a wooden core. In this tutorial I will guide you through the process of creating a beaded bead row-by-row. With colour step-by-step photographs this tutorial is suitable for beginners.

You'll need:

Size 11 and size 15 Japanese seed beads (Miyuki or Toho)

6mm wooden beads

A needle and beading thread.

Measuring 12mm in diameter these Small Beads are created by weaving seed beads around a wooden core.

In the tutorial I will guide you through the process of creating a beaded bead row-by-row. With colour step-by-step photographs this tutorial is suitable for beginners.

You'll need:

size 11 and size 15 Japanese seed beads (Miyuki or Toho)

8mm wooden beads

A needle and beading thread.

Measuring approx 14mm these gorgeous beaded beads are made by weaving seed beads around a wooden core. In this tutorial I will guide you through the process of creating a beaded bead row-by-row. With colour step-by-step photographs this tutorial is suitable for beginners.

You'll need:

Size 11 and size 15 Japanese seed beads (Miyuki or Toho)

10mm wooden beads

A needle and beading thread.

These beautiful beads measure approx 16mm and are made by weaving seed beads around a wooden core. In this tutorial I will guide you through the process of creating a beaded bead row-by-row. With colour step-by-step photographs this tutorial is suitable for beginners.

You'll need:

size 11 and size 15 Japanese seed beads (Miyuki or Toho)

12mm wooden beads

A needle and beading thread.

These beautiful beads measure approx 16mm and are made by weaving seed beads around a wooden core. In this tutorial I will guide you through the process of creating a beaded bead row-by-row. With colour step-by-step photographs this tutorial is suitable for beginners.

You'll need:

size 11 and size 15 Japanese seed beads (Miyuki or Toho)

15mm wooden beads

A needle and beading thread.

Measuring 24mm in diameter these Colossal beads are created by weaving seed beads around a wooden core. In this tutorial I will guide you through the process of creating a beaded bead row-by-row. With colour step-by-step photographs this tutorial is suitable for beginners.

You'll need:

size 11 Japanese seed beads (Miyuki or Toho)

20mm wooden beads

A needle and beading thread.

Measuring a finished 29mm in diameter these Titanic beads are created by weaving seed beads around a wooden core. In the tutorial I will guide you through the process of creating a beaded bead row-by-row. With 28 colour step-by-step photographs this tutorial is suitable for beginners. 

You could incorporate one or more of these into a bold necklace or turn them into a display for your home, making several in co-ordinating colours to suit your room. Beads of different sizes look amazing displayed in a dish!

You'll need:

size 11 Japanese seed beads (Miyuki or Toho)

25mm wooden beads

A needle and beading thread.

Measuring a finished 34mm in diameter these Jupiter beads are created by weaving seed beads around a wooden core. In the tutorial I will guide you through the process of creating a beaded bead row-by-row. With 34 step-by-step colour photographs this tutorial is suitable for beginners.

You could incorporate one or more of these into a bold necklace or turn them into a display for your home, making several in co-ordinating colours to suit your room. Beads of different sizes look amazing displayed in a dish!

You'll need:

size 11 Japanese seed beads (Miyuki or Toho)

30mm wooden beads

A needle and beading thread.

This is a tutorial to create one of these wonderful Fairground Attraction pendants, reminiscent of the glorious ferris wheels at the fair.

In the tutorial I will guide you through the process of creating a pendant row by row. The comprehensive instructions are 5 pages long and have 23 step by step photographs. I now include instructions on how to make a looped bail and also include basic instructions on how to turn it into a necklace with faux suede thonging.

The finished pendant measures 1¾" (4.5cm) in diameter.

You'll need:

One 4mm Czech firepolish crystal
Small amounts of size 15, 11 and 8 Japanese seed beads
4mm Japanese cube beads
3.4mm Miyuki drops
Beading needle and thread
Sharp pair of scissors

These beautiful Starlet earrings are quick and simple to make using easily sourced materials that all us beaders have in our stash. A great way to use up those left over beads, the finished Starlets measure 1" across, point to point (2.5cm). The tutorial includes comprehensive step by step instructions and along with clear colour photographs is suitable for beginners and experienced beaders alike.

You'll need:

4mm firepolish crystals

Size 11 Japanese seed beads

A few size 15 seed beads

Needle and beading thread

These pretty Moonflower earrings are so quick and simple to create using easily sourced materials that you'll want to make a pair in all your favourite colours! This design can also be adapted to create a slightly larger flower for a pendant. You can also change the type of crystals to achieve different looks using the same design.

The tutorial includes comprehensive step by step instructions and along with clear colour photographs is suitable for beginners and experienced beaders alike.

You'll need:

Size 11 Japanese seed beads

Faceted crystals (the crystals I've used in the main photo are 8x6mm rondelles)

A needle and braided or bonded beading thread (like Fireline or Wildfire)

Jump rings and ear wires

In this tutorial I will show you how to make one of these beautiful flower pendants, which uses a combination of bead embroidery and bead weaving. Complete with colour step-by-step photographs, this tutorial is suitable for beginners and experienced beaders alike.

The instructions show how to make one of my Black Eyed Susan flowers but the colours can be substituted to make many other flowers. The size of the finished pendant is 6cm/2½" in diameter.

You will need:

Small cabochon or button
Size 11 Japanese seed beads
Needle and beading thread
Small amount of Lacy's Stiff Stuff or extra heavyweight interfacing
Small amount of Ultrasuede or felt
Glue

A fabulous beading pattern of blood spatter on white. In a compact 5 pages you will receive the list of beads you need, a large numbered and coloured graph plus a word chart.

The finished design measures just over ¾" wide and 7½" long, is stitched in 2-drop peyote and uses just two colours.

It does not include instructions for either peyote stitch or finishing, only the design itself.

A fabulous Union Jack/British flag bracelet design! In a compact 5 pages you will receive the list of beads you need, a large numbered and coloured graph plus a word chart.

The design itself measures 1" wide and just under 6¾" long, is stitched in even count peyote and uses three colours.

It does not include instructions for either peyote stitch or finishing/adding a clasp, only the design itself.

A swirling Vortex design which would look great in any colour combination. In a compact 5 pages you will receive the list of beads you need, a large numbered and coloured graph plus a word chart.

The design as it is measures 1" wide and 7" long, is stitched in even count peyote and uses two colours.

It does not include instructions for either peyote stitch or finishing, only the design itself.