Tag Archives: French beaded flowers
Improving a Beaded Flower Workspace
In my last post, I promised to talk about my workspace for creating French beaded flowers and Ganutell. I still plan a post on avoiding back strain, etc., but this mention generated some emails requesting informaton on some of the … Continue reading
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Back to Beaded Flower Basics
Always a great place to start! Going back to the basics is hardly a new idea, but it makes sense. In learning any craft, I think it’s important to build a firm foundation … I’ve always believed that we must … Continue reading
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Ganutell …… What’s a Ganutell?
Don’t worry, most people have never heard of Ganutell … it’s the art of making flowers from wire and floss. Actually, I’d never heard of it myself until I came across it while learning to make French beaded flowers. I … Continue reading
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French Beaded Flowers – a brief history
Beaded flowers have been crafted for centuries. The French beaded flower technique is only one of several, and it is not exclusively French, but is believed to have been born in France and in Italy, and was popular throughout Europe … Continue reading
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A beaded flower blog??!!
I did not expect I’d be doing a blog!! I’ve always thought of blogs as just a communications tool for posting personal news and photos of the kids for friends and family. I’ve recently discovered that this is … Continue reading
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