Beaded Cupcake
What you need:
1) Size 11/0 glass seed beads & Size 4mm Swarovski Crystal Bicones (Yellowish Brown)
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Size 11/0 glass seed beads & Size 4mm Swarovski Crystal Bicones (purple)
2) Beading string (0.25mm).
3) One long head pin, one 4mm or 5mm bead (to be the cherry on the cupcake) and
two insert beads, size not larger than 8mm (7mms and 8mms should fit well). |
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| Step 1: |
Cut a piece of beading string around one meter long.
- Add five yellow seed beads at the centre of the string and crisscross the string through the last added bead to form a 5 bead circle as shown.
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| Step 2: |
Continue to:
- Add one yellow crystal, one yellow bead, one yellow crystal, one yellow bead and one last yellow crystal on the left (black) string.
Crisscross the right (red) string through the last crystal added.
Continue to pass the black string (the one you used to add new beads and crystals on this step) through one old bead from step 1 marked A.
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| Step 3: |
Continue to:
- Add one yellow bead, one yellow crystal, one yellow bead and one last yellow crystal on the top (red) string.
Crisscross the bottom (black) string through the last crystal added.
Continue to pass the red string (the one you used to add new beads and crystals on this step) through one old bead from step 1 marked A.
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| Step 4: |
Continue to:
- Add one yellow bead, one yellow crystal, one yellow bead and one last yellow crystal on the right (black) string.
Crisscross the left (red) string through the last crystal added.
Continue to pass the black string (the one you used to add new beads and crystals on this step) through one old bead from step 1 marked A.
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| Step 5: |
Continue to:
- Add one yellow bead, one yellow crystal, one yellow bead and one last yellow crystal on the bottom (red) string.
Crisscross the top (black) string through the last crystal added.
Continue to pass the red string (the one you used to add new beads and crystals on this step) through two old beads from step 1 and 2 marked A and B.
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| Step 6: |
Continue to:
- Add one yellow bead on each side of the string (total of 2 - one on each string) add one last yellow crystal to crisscross both strings through.
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| Step 7: |
Continue to: (working only on one string at this step)
- Pass the top (black) string up through one old bead marked A.
Add one yellow bead on the same string.
Continue to pass the same string up through three old beads and crystal marked B,
C and
D.
Add one yellow bead on the same string.
Continue to pass the same string down three old beads and crystal marked
E, F and G.
Add one yellow bead on the same string.
Continue to pass the same string down three old beads and crystal marked
H, I and J.
Add one yellow bead on the same string.
Continue to pass the same string through three old beads and crystal marked
K, L and M.
Add one yellow bead on the same string.
Continue to pass the same string up through two old bead and crystal marked
N and O.
This is the base of the Cupcake.
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| Step 8: |
Continue to:
- On the bottom (red) string, add one yellow bead, one yellow crystal, one yellow bead and one last yellow crystal.
On the top (black) string, add one yellow bead and crisscross this string through the last crystal added on the red string.
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| Step 9: |
Continue to:
- On the left (black) string, add one yellow bead, one yellow crystal, one yellow bead and one last yellow crystal.
On the right (red) string, add one yellow bead and crisscross this string through the last crystal added on the black string.
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| Step 10: |
Continue to:
(working only on one string at this step)
- Add one yellow bead on the right (black) string and continue to pass the same string through one old crystal marked A.
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| Step 11: |
Continue to:
- Add one yellow bead on each side of the string (total of 2 - one on each string) add one last yellow crystal to crisscross both strings through.
Your piece should start to curve upwards after this step.
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| Step 12: |
Continue to:
- On the top (black) string, add one yellow bead, one yellow crystal, one yellow bead and one last yellow crystal.
On the bottom (red) string, add one yellow bead and crisscross this string through the last crystal added on the black string.
(This is a repetition of step 9)
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| Step 13: |
Continue to: (working only on one string at this step)
- Add one yellow bead on the left (black) string and continue to pass the same string through one old
crystal marked A.
(This is a repetition of step 10)
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| Step 14: |
Continue to:
- Add one yellow bead on each side of the string (total of 2 - one on each string) add one last yellow crystal to crisscross both strings through.
(This is a repetition of step 11)
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Continue the tutorial on page 2 of the beaded 3D Crystal Cupcake project!
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