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Creative Techniques for Making 30 Beautiful Blooms
French beading is a simple yet lovely art, beautifully described here and illustrated in color with more than 70 close-up, how-to photos that show the intricacies of growing a garden of 30 flowers with delicate seed beads. Forty additional illustrations present the exact bead placement for each particular flower part. Just string the beads on wires and bend them into realistic, three-dimensional shapes; a helpful introductory section covers all the basics.
You can indulge your creative passion almost anywhere--and the nicest thing is, they last forever. Construct a budding dogwood branch, frame a mirror with wisteria blooms, or make a holiday wreath of holly and gold-tipped pine cones. A gallery of vintage pieces illustrates the rich history of the craft.
Carol Benner Doelp began beading 10 years ago. Carol shares her passion with an ever increasing number of bead lovers by collecting vintage beaded flowers, doing historical research, teaching hands-on workshops, and writing about the art. She's won many awards for her designs and thrives on encouraging the creativity of other beaded flower makers.
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