tree

Make a cute holiday pin, ornament, or pendant.

Select a handful of crystals and go to work!
designed by Diane Schroer
stepbystep

[1] Cut 1 yd. (1.4 m) of
monofilament cord, and,
using permanent markers,
color one tip black and
the other tip red. Center a
color A 4 mm bicone crystal
on the cord.
[2] With the black end, pick
up two As. With the red end,
pick up one A, and cross
through the second A picked
up with the black end (figure,
ab and aabb).
[3] Working in cross-weave,
repeat step 2 twice (bc and
bbcc). With the red end, go
back through two beads as
shown (ccdd).
[4] Continuing with the red
end, pick up five color B
4 mm bicone crystals. Go
through the second B picked
up (ddee). Pick up three Bs,
go back through the B you
just went through (eeff), and
continue through four Bs and
two As as shown (ffgg).
[5] With the black end, pick
CROSS-WEAVE TECHNIQUE
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MATERIALS
one tree 1
3
8 x 1
3
4 in.
(3.5 x 4.4 cm)
8 mm star or other accent
bead
4 mm bicone crystals
49 color A
8 color B
78 assorted 4 mm accent
beads
325 size 110 or 150 seed
beads
monofilament cord, .010 (i.e.
Supplemax or Illusion Cord)
pin-back finding (optional)
E6000 adhesive (optional)
Future Floor Wax (optional)
G-S Hypo Cement
2 permanent markers, black
and red
Happy holidays
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up three As. Cross the red
end through the third A just
picked up (cd and gghh).
[6] With the red end, pick up
four As, and go through the
first one again in the same
direction (hhii).
[7] Pick up two As, and go
through the next A on the
previous row (iijj). With the
black end, cross through
the second A just picked up
(de).
[8] Repeat step 7, reversing
the black and red ends (ef
and jjkk).
[9] With the red end, pick up
two As, and go through the
next A on the previous row
(kkll). Pick up four As, and
go through the first one
again (llmm). Pick up an A
and go through four As as
shown (mmnn). With the
black end, go through two As
so your cord ends are exiting
opposite sides of the same
bead (fg).
[10] With the red end, pick
up three As, and go through
the next A on the previous
row (nnoo). Pick up two As
(oopp).
[11] With the black end, go
through two As as shown
(gh). Pick up four As, and
go through the first one in
the same direction (hi). Pick
up two As, and go through
the next A on the previous
row (ij).
[12] With the red end, cross
through the second A just
picked up (ppqq). Pick up
five As, go through the second
one in the same direction,
and continue through three
As as shown (qqrr).
[13] With the black end, go
through two As (jk).
[14] With the red end, pick
up three As (rrss).
[15] With the black end, go
through the third A just
picked up. Pick up two As,
go through the next A in the
previous row and the A you
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b
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DESIGNERS NOTES:
If you want to stiffen the beadwork, dip it in or
brush it with Future Floor Wax.
To make a pin, add only one seed bead above
the star, and sew back through the star before
continuing. Stiffen the tree with floor wax, and glue
a pin-back finding to the back of the beadwork
using E6000 adhesive.
just exited (kl). Pick up two
110 or 150 seed beads, the
8 mm star bead, and 11 to
13 seed beads. Sew back
through the 8 mm, two
seed beads, and A you just
exited (lm).
[16] Use the tails to add
colorful bulbs as desired
using one or both of the
following methods.
Exiting an A, pick up a
4 mm accent bead. Pass the
cord through the next bead
thats parallel to the one
youre exiting, going in the
same direction (photo a).
Exiting an A, pick up a
4 mm accent bead and a 150
seed bead. Go back through
the 4 mm, and continue
through an adjacent A
(photo b).
[17] Secure the tails with
a few half-hitch knots
(Online Basics)
between beads, dot
them with G-S
Hypo Cement,
and trim. w
Diane Schroer is a life-
long crafter. Contact
Diane at diane@bodacious-
beadery.com. To see
more of her work, visit
bodacious-beadery.com.
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