In this blog post, Charlotte, our designer, shows you how to make bracelets featuring beaded fruits and flowers. The different designs are actually very simple in terms of beadwork, so anyone can follow the instructions.
Flowers and fruits have been popular choices for small beaded details on earrings, necklaces and bracelets for a long time. And with their colourful and playful look, they can add a fresh twist to your jewellery collection! On Smyks.com, you’ll find a huge selection of seed beads and other small beads in a wide variety of shades. This really gives you the chance to get creative and give your little motifs the colour and shape that suit your taste!
The delicate and simple bead designs featuring flowers and fruits are a lovely reminder of some of the trends we saw in the 90s and 00s – with kitsch, bright colours and a playful vibe. This style traces its roots back to style icons like Barbie and the stars of the Disney Channel, and is linked to the feeling of being a child of that era.
Check out Charlotte’s various tutorials on fruit designs and create your own jewellery featuring all your favourite fruits!
Bracelet with Bunches of Grapes
We used the following components to make this bracelet:
Miyuki seed beads, size #11, luster salmon
Miyuki seed beads, size #11, light green
Miyuki seed beads, size #11, dark puple, silver-lined
approx. 1m FireLine, 6LB, black
2 closed jumprings, 5mm, gold-plated steel
1 open jumpring, 5mm, gold-plated steel
2 crimp beads, gold-plated metal
1 lobster claw clasp, 9mm, gilded steel
First, you string a crimp bead and a closed jumpring.
Then, you sew back through the crimp bead.
Pull the crimp bead all the way down to the ring.
Flatten the crimp bead with chain-nose pliers and cut off the excess thread.
String 20 salmon-coloured beads.
String 2 green beads + 1 purple + 1 green bead ...
... and sew back through the first green bead in order to form a circle.
Tighten the thread.
Sew through the next green bead.
String 2 purple beads and sew through the purple bead.
Tighten the thread. String again 2 purple beads ... sew through the next green bead...
... and continue through 2 green beads ... 1 purple bead ...
and the next purple bead.
String 3 purple beads and sew through the next purple bead.
Tighten the thread.
Sew through the next purple bead ... the green bead ...
.... and the green bead next to it.
Tighten the thread. The first bunch of grapes is done. String 20 salmon-coloured beads and sew the next bunch of grapes in the same way. Continue like that until the bracelet has got the right length.
To finish the bracelet, you string a crimp bead and a closed jumpring. You sew back through the crimp bead and flatten it.
Then, you cut off the excess thread.
Fasten a lobster claw clasp to one of the rings with the help of an open jumpring.
Now, the bracelet is done. Optionally, you can add a chain extender to make the bracelet adjustable.
Bracelet with Mini Strawberries
We used the following components to make this bracelet:
Miyuki seed beads, size #11, light mint
Miyuki seed beads, size #11, fir green
Miyuki seed beads, size #11, luster red
approx. 1m FireLine, 6LB, black
2 closed jumprings, 5mm, gold-plated steel
1 open jumpring, 5mm, gold-plated steel
2 crimp beads, gold-plated metal
1 lobster claw clasp, 9mm, gilded steel
First, you fasten a closed ring to one of the thread ends (as explained in the first example). After that, you string 20 mint-coloured beads followed by 2 green beads + 1 red bead + 1 green bead.
Sew one more time through the first 3 beads (see picture).
Tighten the thread.
String 3 red beads ... and sew back through the red bead in order to form a circle.
Tighten the thread.
Sew through the green bead directly opposite...
.... through the green bead on top ...
.... and the green bead underneath.
Now, you string a red bead and sew through the next red bead.
Skip one red bead ... and sew through the red bead next to it.
String a red bead and sew through the next green bead.
Finally, you sew through the green bead on top.
Tighten the thread. String 20 mint-coloured beads and assemble the next strawberry in the same way. Continue like that until the bracelet has got the right length. Finish the bracelet in the same way as shown in the first example.
Bracelet with Tiny Flowers and Cherries
We used the following components to make this bracelet:
Miyuki seed beads, size #11, Turquoise Blue Picasso
Miyuki seed beads, size #11, fir green
Miyuki seed beads, size #11, carnation pink
Miyuki seed beads, size #11, crocus lilac
Miyuki seed beads, size #8, matte red
(You can also use luster red size #11.)
approx. 1m FireLine, 6LB, black
2 closed jumprings, 5mm, gold-plated steel
1 open jumpring, 5mm, gold-plated steel
2 crimp beads, gold-plated metal
1 lobster claw clasp, 9mm, gilded steel
First, you fasten a closed ring to one of the thread ends (as explained in the first example). After that, you string 20 turquoise beads followed by 2 green and 2 red beads.
Sew back through the 2 green beads in order to form a circle.
Tighten the thread. The first cherry is done.
String 20 turquoise beads and then 2 green beads + 1 pink bead + 1 green bead.
Sew back through the first 2 green beads and the pink bead.
Tighten the thread.
String 1 pink + 1 lilac + 1 pink bead ... and sew back through the first pink bead in order to form a circle.
Tighten the thread ... and sew through the next pink bead.
String 3 pink beads ... skip the lilac bead and sew through the pink bead next to it.
Tighten the thread.
Continue through the next pink bead...
.... the green bead next to it ....
... and the green bead beside that one.
Tighten the thread. Continue like that assembling alternately cherries and flowers until the bracelet has got the right length. Finish the bracelet in the same way as shown in the first example.
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