Create 23 cute and clever bugs and little crawly critters out of beads, wire, and other craft materials with Bead Bugs! Each project is shown in step-by-step photos with clear instructions that anyone can follow. Variations of each project encourage the crafter to imagine all kinds of ways to make the bugs unique. Bead bugs and critters can be used in various ways—as ornaments, put on display, made into jewelry, made into mobiles, displayed in a terrarium, or framed in shadow boxes. In these pages, you’ll learn to create: - Dragonflies - Spiders - Butterflies - Hermit crabs - Scorpions - Sea horses - And more The possibilities are endless. Get your imagination crawling with this fun-filled book!

Build your beading skills with this step-by-step guide to capturing the delightful shapes and vibrant colors of beautiful bugs. Beaded Bugs features thirty fun, easy, and creative projects designed to help beginners learn new beading skills. Based on just six basic prototypes, the projects are graded by difficulty level, so you can start with a quick and simple butterfly before moving on to more complex bees and beetles. Each project includes full-color photos, illustrations, and step-by-step pattern instructions. The finished bugs can be turned into beautiful jewelry or adornments for key rings, cell phones, and more. The cute critters in Beaded Bugs are based on real species, and the book also includes a few fun facts on each bug to read as you bead. Beaded Bugs includes: * A tiny scarab beetle * A little ladybug * Beautifully detailed bees with intricately veined wings and striped bodies * Intricate and colorful butterflies, such as the peacock swallowtail * 3-D caterpillars and cocoons *And more!

Detailed photographs to guide you through the steps of making creepy bug and adorable creature projects, from dragonflies and honeybees to mosquitoes and centipedes.

Are you looking for the perfect bead-making guide to make amazing projects with children? Look no further! Creative Kids Complete Photo Guide to Bead Crafts starts with the absolute basics about bead crafting, beginning with bead types, then gradually introduces skills and techniques until kids are creating fantastic projects like bubble wands, bug sculptures, and belts! Amy Kopperude, author of Bead Bugs, will guide you and your children through projects. With over 300 photos and clear, concise instructions in language easily understood by grade-school kids, you're going to be creating crafty beaded projects with your child in no time! From zipper pulls and keychains to wind chimes and backpack clips, each project lists the skills that are needed, and projects are rated by difficulty, so kids can learn and grow as they develop dexterity and coordination. Your children will learn to craft beaded creations by making simple projects and building skills by practicing the essentials. Creative Kids Complete Photo Guide to Bead Crafts provides a sound foundation for a lifetime of creative enjoyment.

More and more sewists and quilters are adding embroidered details to their work. While there are a bevy of stitch dictionaries currently available, Bead Embroidery Stitch Samples goes beyond basic and traditional embroidery stitches to incorporate beads, allowing readers to create delicate and striking trims and embellishments. Stitch patterns range from elegantly simple single motifs, to complex all over patterns to three-dimensional designs. Along with step-by-step instructions are numerous examples of how to use and place the motifs on hems, pockets, cuffs, collars and handbags; or as home decor trim on pillows, curtains, or lampshades. Patterns emphasize beaded edgings and trims, as opposed to heavy, solid beaded fabric motifs found in other beaded embroidery books. Using nothing more than embroidery threads and simple beads, Bead Embroidery Stitch Samples offers beginner and advanced embroidery enthusiasts alike new ways to set their work apart.

Provides information on bead crafting, including bead types, skills and techniques, and simple projects for parents and their children to practice essential skills.