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How to Make a French Beaded Butterfly Hairpin  More Recent Articles  Search The Beading Gem's Journal How to Make a French Beaded Butterfly Hairpin French beading is a relatively easy bead and wire technique. But it requires stringing on lots and lots of beads onto a wire spool. You can speed up all that bead stringing with a bead spinner. The wrapping of these beads is a breeze because you don't really have to count the number of beads you need.  Just watch this pretty french beaded butterfly hairpin tutorial and see what I mean  - Part 1 and Part 2. The tutorial is by Fen of Bead Flora Jewels makes gorgeous French beaded bridal bouquets. I wrote about her work before. This is a lovely largish butterfly which can also be adapted for a brooch or a pendant.  Anyone willing to try this technique with much smaller beads?  It will be daintier if you could. Also consider using different approaches for the butterfly body and antennae.  I would certainly try using fewer larger beads for the body.  If you are going to alter the antennae, check that any redesign will not snag hair!     Before You Go: How to Make French and Victorian Beaded Flower Tutorials Easy French Beaded Flower Bobby Pin Tutorial Easy Beaded Barrette Uses Beading Wire and Crimp Beads ______________________________ Original Post by THE BEADING GEM Jewelry Making Tips - Jewelry Business Tips           Share Your Comment! Share Your Comment! Related Posts Advanced Copper Wire Woven Jewelry Tutorial Inspirations All in One Wire Rosette Earrings Tutorial How to Patina and Protect a Wire Wrapped Copper Pendant   • Email to a friend • View comments • Track comments • More Recent Articles Use Your Odd Beads to Make a Garden Chime or Suncatcher How to Patina and Protect a Wire Wrapped Copper Pendant Chess Bargello Earrings Tutorial Uses Up Scrap Polymer Clay How to Make Flower and Leaf Imprint Resin Tiles Paper Cut Jewelry by Sarah Trumbauer Winner of the Professional Foldforming Techniques Craftsy Class Giveaway Endless Leather's $50 Giveaway | Stitched Silk and Leather Cord Feature   Contact Me • Past Issues • Join This List • Unsubscribe     Click here to safely unsubscribe from "The Beading Gem's Journal." Click here to view mailing archives, here to change your preferences, or here to subscribe • Privacy Email subscriptions powered by FeedBlitz, LLC, 365 Boston Post Rd, Suite 123, Sudbury, MA 01776, USA.