Beaded flowers

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Today, beads have become one of the most versatile materials in the world of needlework. With its help, anyone can realize their talents in embroidery, modeling jewelry, and weaving various crafts. Any of the listed items can be used for interior decoration, given to loved ones for the holidays, and even sold. Flowers made from beads look especially interesting and attractive. Some craftswomen even make them look natural.

How to weave a flower from beads with your own hands

If you are just looking for a suitable craft that you can give as a gift or decorate your desktop with, you can pay attention to the master classes we offer. Those who are just exploring the world of beadwork should start training by creating simple products. Skilled needlewomen will be able to create complex models that will make them more beautiful and interesting.

The main thing you need to do before starting work is to purchase all the consumables. Of course, the beads themselves will be useful, and it is better if they are of good quality. Shades can be completely different, as well as textures.Both transparent and matte or one with a pearly sheen will be used. In addition, buy large size beads, bugles, bicone, and rhinestones. They are suitable for decoration and accents. Thin fishing line, monofilament, or wire will serve as the basis for volumetric products. You should always have scissors, pliers, wire cutters, needles, satin or paper ribbon at hand.

Let's start creating?

Lavender sprigs

To create you will need:

Czech beads No. 10 green - 200 g;
lilac beads No. 10 - 170 g;
wire - 0.3 mm;
wire - 1 mm;
ribbon;
scissors, pliers, wire cutters.

Weaving algorithm:

10 pieces are collected per wire. lilac beads, make a loop, a retreat and 4 more loops (with beads). The inflorescence should consist of 5 blue loops. You need to weave 6 more such elements.
Cut 40 cm from the wire, screw it to the top of one inflorescence, and secure it with wire. Then retreat 1 cm and attach the next one, repeating the action 4 times. Then they retreat another 4 cm and attach the inflorescence again.
Leaves are woven from green beads. To do this, collect 6 cm of beads onto the wire and twist them into a loop. You need a lot of leaves, their length should be different - from 2 to 5 cm. More voluminous ones are placed at the bottom of the stem.
After all the details are on the stem, it is entangled with tape. This creates one branch.
Decide for yourself how lush your bouquet will be. You can adjust both the length of the stems and the size of the inflorescences. You can actually make the branches portable or put them in a vase and fill them with plaster.

This way you will get a finished composition, for which all you have to do is find the most advantageous place in the room.

Algorithm of actions:

Any shape that could resemble a cactus is cut out of the foam base with a knife, covered with paint, and allowed to dry.
The spines are woven from beads and wire. To do this, string 10 beads onto it, close a ring, make a second one, pass through 5 beads and tighten. The result should be an oblong oval. You need to leave two ends of the wire, one 1 cm long, the second up to 4 cm.
Using the method described above, you need to weave two more rings and connect them together. The main fragment of the thorn is ready, it can be stuck into the foam base. The rest of the details are created in a similar way. How many there will be is up to you to decide. If you want the cactus to be fluffy, make a lot of preparations. If not, then 20–25 pieces will be enough.
For the flowers you will need yellow and pink beads. They consist of loops gathered into a bun. The size depends on the planned design. A medium bud can be made from 20 petal loops, a small one from 10–12. They, like thorns, are stuck into the base. So don't forget to leave a wire tail.

The finished cactus needs to be placed in a pot, filled with plaster, which is then painted over with black paint. And if desired, you can decorate it with leftover beads or other beads or rhinestones.

Rose

You can't do without the queen of flowers. To create it you will need the same beads (red and green), wire, threads, glue, a little plasticine, and a wooden skewer.

Algorithm of actions:

You need to cut a piece 30 cm long from the wire, form a loop so that one end is shorter than the other.
String 9 red beads on the base (its short part), and about 80 of the same shade on the long part.
Make three turns of wire around the base of the petal.To secure it, its ends are pulled through the elements located in the middle.
Four more petals are woven in a similar manner.
Afterwards, a 50 cm segment is measured, only the petal should consist of 5 turns, not 3. You need 8 such parts.
At the end, it is better to bend each element slightly - to give it more naturalness.
To weave leaves, measure a 20 cm piece from the wire. String 5 green beads on the short part, 40 beads on the long part, make 2 turns. There can be as many leaves as the master wants.
The skewer is wrapped with green thread, leaves are attached to it, and then a bud, previously collected from the petals, is attached.

As you can see, making a flower from beads is not so difficult. The main thing is to find a well-lit and comfortable place in the house where no one will disturb you.