FPF: Flower Trellis

This pattern was squirreled away for sharing but I modified it to use as a background for one of the Bead-it-Forward squares (see post from June 2nd).  Today it gets to stand on it’s own.  It’s a repeating odd-count peyote pattern, 17 columns wide, and takes 5 colors.  When you get to the bottom, start back at the top and work until the desired length. Maybe a bar clasp or a bird- or leaf- shaped button?

Click the image to enlarge and right-click to save to your hard drive. Have fun and Happy Beading!

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FPF/BIF: Create a Square

Free Pattern Friday is here again. Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to design a butterfly square for Bead-it-Forward. I know some people suffer from brain freeze when asked to make a pattern (I still have that problem from time to time) so I’ve made a graph with a butterfly outline.

Choose your favorite Delica colors to fill in the butterfly and add a background – it can be a solid color or you can get creative: flowers, trees, vines, clouds, etc.  Feel free to modify the shape of the butterfly, if you want!

Would you rather stitch than design?  Here are two charts that I made for examples.  Click the images, right-click and save to your hard drive.

The beaders at Bead-it-Forward would love to see, and stitch, your artwork if you would like to share a link in the comments.

Have fun and Happy Beading!

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FPF/BIF: Neon Butterflies

The 2018 Bead-it-Forward theme is butterflies. With that in mind, this week’s free pattern is a peyote stitch butterfly square. It is 1-1/2” x 1-1/2” (28c x 21r). I still had neon colors in my pattern software but you can choose any colors you like.

If you are participating in Bead-it-Forward, don’t forget to check the website or the Facebook page, as Amy has changed some of the information.

If you are not a participant and would like to join in, here is the link to the new website. You can also find the group on Facebook.

Enjoy and happy beading!

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FPF: Bits of Neon

I was in a neon mood today but you can use any colors you like or even work it in two colors. This odd-count peyote bracelet pattern is 13 beads wide and repeats. When you get to the bottom, start back at the top and work until the desired length. Your choice of clasp.

Right-click image to save to your hard drive.

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FPF: Bars & Stripes

Things have been off-kilter at my house since the beginning of the year and I haven’t had much creative energy for beading.  My mojo finally reared it’s head and I’m starting to get a few ideas again.  I designed this odd-count repeating pattern in black and white.  It is worked in 1- and 3-count peyote and is 17 Delicas wide.  When you get to the bottom of the chart, start back at the top and work until the desired length.

I liked the pattern enough to keep it and then decided to see how it would look in shaded colors in place of the white.  I used red/violet, wine and rose.  Independence Day will be here soon and it would look good in red/white/blue also.

This chart is too small to work from but it will show you how it will look, turned on the side, while you’re stitching.  Maybe a picot border in black 15’s and a bar clasp to finish?

If you work the pattern, I would love to see a photo.  Happy beading!

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Helena’s Heart

A couple of weeks ago Helena Tang-Lim graciously shared a free pattern, called Wrap Around My Heart, on Marcia DeCoster’s Bead Love blog.  I thought it was beautiful and had to make one.  This is my variation.  Helena’s pattern calls for 3mm fire polish beads. As frequently happens when I decide to work a pattern, I didn’t have enough and had to substitute something else.  I did have lots of 2mm and got carried away with them – I even added them to one side of the heart.

I attached the strap a little differently to make it reversible.

I liked it so much that I started another heart.  Maybe a pendant this time.

Bead-it-Forward has a New Home

The Bead-it-Forward website has moved to a new home!  You can find it here.