Hello and greetings to everyone in this wonderful Hive community. In today's post, I鈥檒l show you step-by-step how to make a sunflower pendant using seed beads. This pendant is a perfect project if you want to create something that is both simple and beautiful; it makes a lovely gift or a charming decoration. I invite you to follow along with the process and see the final result.
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Materiales/Materials
- Un pedacito suficiente para el colgante de hilo chino color verde
- 16 cuentas amarillas
- 24 cuentas marrones
- 64 mostacillas amarillas
- Nil贸n transparente
- Tijera
- Un tapa nudo
- Un broche o gancho
- A piece of green Chinese knotting cord (sufficient for the pendant)
- 16 yellow beads
- 24 brown beads
- 64 yellow seed beads
- Clear nylon thread
- Scissors
- A crimp cover
- A clasp or hook
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Paso a paso
Step by step
Paso 1/Step 1
I started by stringing three brown beads, followed by a fourth bead through which I threaded both ends of the nylon cord in opposite directions so it formed a cross shape. Then, on one side of the nylon, I strung four brown beads and passed the cord back through the first of those four beads to form another cross; I repeated this process on the other side of the nylon.
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Paso 2/Step 2
After forming the cross on the other side, place another bead in the center鈥攖hreading it through so that it connects the other pieces鈥攖hen add one bead to each side, and finally place another bead to close the shape. It will end up looking like a diamond.
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Paso 3/Step 3
Now, on one side of the nylon thread, string three beads and pass the thread through the corner beads of the diamond鈥攅ffectively wrapping the three beads around the shape鈥攕o that the center of the flower takes on a rounder form.
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Paso 4/Step 4
Next, I started making the sunflower petals: I placed a medium-sized yellow bead, then eight small yellow seed beads, and finished by adding another medium bead鈥攎aking ten beads in total. I left a one-bead gap between petals; this way, when moving to the next petal, I looped the thread through the next bead to keep the petals secure.
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Paso 5/Step 5
Since the sunflower was ready, I moved on to preparing the hanging loop; I鈥檓 using Chinese cord, so I attached a cord end cap and fixed the small hook or clasp to it鈥攖hen I simply attached that to the sunflower, and it was all set.
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Resultado final
Botton line
What did you think of the process of making this brooch? Let me know in the comments what you would make it for, or if you think it鈥檚 a good gift idea. Thanks to everyone, and I look forward to seeing you in the next post.
The photos in this post are my own. The images were edited using Canva. The photos were taken with my Infinix Smart 7 phone. The content was translated using Firefox Translator.