Beaded brooch tutorial

How to make a beaded brooch!

Like this one.

After school on Tuesday's I go to Guides and we made

one of these each and I thought it

was a good idea that you might like to know how to make them as well.

All you need is:

*9 safety pins

*some beads

This is my pattern for the beads using squared

paper with the width

and the hieght which is written down for you.

First start by threaing 6 beads using the same colour

onto a safety pin and close it.

Copy the picture so that all of the beads and their colours are on the right safety pin.

and in the right order.

Do two of each as shown. You will have one safty pin

left over thats a good thing.

Sepparate the curvey end of the safety pin

so it looks like this.

Then twist the first beaded pin over the now opened curvey end of the empty safety pin.

Do this to the first 4 pins that you put beads on.

So that it looks like this!

Repeat  the pattern above so that you end up with half a flower shape.

When its finished it shoud look like...

...this.Now all that is left to do is to pin it to a top or

a coat or even on your

handbag!

This is what it should look like pined to a summer

dress.And there you have it a

home made beaded brooch! Quick and easy.

My Creative Workshop Trip

I went to a workshop at the lizard

and created these little pieces of art work.

I realy enjoyed making these.

This is what I have created from that

trip.A christmas card for

2012's christmas. I think home cards are

better than shop bought.

Thanks for looking at my blog so far.

Little Mouse - Sketchbook

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This is my sketchbook!

I have had it for some time and I'm half way through the book.

It's plain on both sides with white stitching around the edges

and I painted the side of the paper as well.

I'm only showing you my favourite pictures and drawings from my sketchbook.

This is the first page of my sketchbook the theme is Shapes

and fancy lines in different colours.

In the left hand corner there is something

that looks like a pig when it's

actually a swirl.

These round pictures are made by using a compuss

and colouring pens.

My favourite is the double red,purple,pink

and yellow flower.

This is my midnight woodland pastel

drawing.

I have no idea why I drew purple trees

but it looks effective.

I saved the best till last!

This is my most favourite picture in the whole of the book.

It's made by melting crayons [with a match] and

letting the wax drip on the page.

And thats my sketchbook...

My NEW blog.

Welcome to my new blog

The Mouse Cottage Crafts.

  My Mum (Indigo Blue Designs) is helping me to set up my own blog to keep a record of the things I make and as a little crafting diary.

It is going to take some time to have it properly set up but the Easter Holidays gives me a chance to start it.

Back soon.