Beaded Embellishments

As a teenager I bought loads of seed beads to make little bracelets and similar jewellery. I did do some when I was younger, but my interest quickly disappeared now leaving me with a large box of beads in about 30 different colours. I keep thinking that I must be able to incorporate them into my card making, but the results are varied.

I'll describe here one success story and one bad experience - lets start with the good!

This is my beaded felt flower design. I really like this and have had some great comments on it from friends and family. It was quite simple to make, but it did take some patience. The best bit is that not only does it use up my beads, but also the felt supplies that were given to me from someone who didn't want them (obviously not a true craftie - as it's a crime to throw anything out!).



On the downside here are my failed attempts at making beaded Christmas trees. The plan was to make three, with different coloured baubles, and put them in a row onto my card. As you can see they don't look very neat as I've not managed to get the corners looking sharp. Any ideas or tips from anyone? I tried putting wire through the beads - as in the bottom row, but it was really fiddly and the wire kept getting too weak and broke.


More design ideas to come soon so don't forget to check back regularly!